Sprint Commits to Buying $20 Billion Worth of iPhones, To Get Redesigned iPhone 5 Exclusively?

[JeremyWesley]

Thats What Ive said for weeks, you cant find any evidence of the iPhone 5 in Manufacturing because they are not making it yet. its not going to be available until LTE chips are ready. Why would Apple waste all this extra time for a silly little S.

 

[Adidas Addict]

Maybe Sprint have exclusive on contract but the sim-free handset will be available from Apple.com like usual. Win Win

 

[Time Less]

man, i hope sprint doesn't get the 5 exclusively. what a kick in the nuts to hear that rumor. i'm content with my att fan account.

 

[Jbrumz85]

Lol exclusive to sprint? And the crazy rumors continue....

 

[djrod]

So Sprint sells the IPhone 5 and AT&T sells the cases ?

 

[TimUSCA]

Apple sells more iPhone units outside the United States than it does inside. So why is every article about iPhone 5 focused on US networks and technologies that are rarely seen outside that country?



Sorry, you've lost me. How does another carrier offering iPhone decrease the number of potential sales that Apple can make?

Apple's sole aim is to sell as many of these as possible and make as much profit as possible. Do you honestly believe Apple considers users who are "stuck on contract" when they choose to release a new phone? You signed the contract.

Sorry, as Arn pointed out, I'm confused. BGR has reported that this means Sprint exclusivity for the iPhone 5 while AT&T/Verizon get the iPhone 4S.

Perhaps that's where I'm getting lost.

 

[applefanDrew]

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Ridiculous. Sprint is not getting some exclusive iPhone compared to all other carriers in the world.

 

[Nachoconqueso]

Sprint doesn't have an exclusive. They are however praying that the iphone will save their company.

 

[cajun67]

I have to wait until Q1 to get an iPhone 5 on AT&T? Insert Darth Vader voice here:

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

 

[HeezyBear]

I could be very wrong, but isn't Sprint shifting away from WiMax in order to adopt LTE?

 

[GorgonPhone]

sooooooo the bottom line to this BS is NO IPHONE 5 WITH LARGER SCREEN TOMORROW???

 

[Gregintosh]

Has Apple learned nothing from their experiences? A 3 to 6 month head start is okay, I guess, but an exclusive agreement longer than that will cost them some business and frustrate fans stuck with other carriers.

 

[.11]

Guys it's BGR, and we know about their reliability/track record

 

[Peace]

Doesn't Verizon have the same amount of LTE coverage as Sprint ? If not more.

This doesn't make any sense. No more sense than MR posting varying reports over the past 4 days.

One day. No iPhone 5

Next day iPhone 5

Next day No iPhone 5

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I'll just wait until tomorrow and keep my blood pressure down.

 

[AHDuke99]

This would be the stupidest thing Apple could ever do. Surely this is pure speculation. What incentive do they have to limit sales to Sprint?

 

[djrod]

Maybe Sprint have exclusive on contract but the sim-free handset will be available from Apple.com like usual. Win Win

That's what I hope

 

[ghsDUDE]

If Sprint got exclusivity to the i5 I would quit getting any Apple Phone product.

Straight ******** to previous customers.

I'd totally go Android if this happened.

 

[gigapocket1]

Heres the report that i stated would come before 1 pm. That contradicts what was said earlier...

 

[Sparty23]

If that's true... PURE BULLS**T!!!

I'd rather NOT have a redesigned iPhone 5 if that's the case. I will NEVER switch to Sprint no matter what. There's no way this is legit.

Tomorrow cannot come any slower.

x120203

I would be absolutely pissed off . It's going to be my first iPhone and there's no way in hell I would switch to Sprint just to get it. A lot of people would be up in arms for this. I've had my days with Sprint and they by far were the worst. I can't see Verizon letting this go by.

 

[jav6454]

I can see Sprint being cut in, but not exclusively

It'd be the whole AT&T debacle all over again, but with a Sprint focus.

 

[kjjnk]

So you're telling me they're going to give Sprint (who's currently working on an LTE network) a WiMax exclusive redesigned iPhone and then they are going to release an LTE iPhone in the first quarter of 2012 for Verizon and AT&T a few months after they release the 4S?

... LOL, tell me when hell freezes over.

 

[Gregintosh]

So Sprint sells the IPhone 5 and AT&T sells the cases ?

Thats how Apple can "spread the wealth around"

 

[CWT1965]

At last credible confirmation that there will be a redesigned iPhone 5 launched

Champagne is still on ice but this has come from a world famous news source as opposed to the bedroom bloggers.

 

[DotCom2]

Gawd!
I can't wait until tomorrow for all this to be over!

 

[thaytis]

I don't see this happening... but if it were to happen, I'd be extremely ticked off at Apple. I waited in line on the first day for iPhone 1, and if iPhone 5 is exclusive to Sprint.... it would be a slap in the face.