iPhone 4.0 Beta 4 Allows Longer Cell Provider Names

[OCDMacGeek]

I use an unlocked iPhone 3GS in Montana, where we don't have AT&T. My cell provider is called Cellular One. It always used to appear truncated, like Cellul... (or something similar).

On the new iPhone 4.0 Beta 4, the entire name appears: Cellular One.

I wonder if this has some broader meaning. What legit provider needed the longer name?

 

[Kahnyl]

TalladegaMobile?

 

[GoCubsGo]

I never thought this was a problem/desire of the new OS but hey, who am I to judge?

 

[brobert99]

Verizon... 🙄

 

[Kahnyl]

He right though. It would be one of those little things they'd probably fix after testing on a longer named network.

Whether that network is American or not is anybody's guess. They may be announcing a giant deal with some big carrier in India for all we know.


EDIT:

Verizon... 🙄

There has to a prize for this.

 

[Geckotek]

Verizon... 🙄

LOL

to be fair...and as previously mentioned....could be any carrier worldwide.

 

[grantsdale]

I use an unlocked iPhone 3GS in Montana, where we don't have AT&T. My cell provider is called Cellular One. It always used to appear truncated, like Cellul... (or something similar).

On the new iPhone 4.0 Beta 4, the entire name appears: Cellular One.

I wonder if this has some broader meaning. What legit provider needed the longer name?

China Mobile.

 

[boss.king]

I use an unlocked iPhone 3GS in Montana, where we don't have AT&T. My cell provider is called Cellular One. It always used to appear truncated, like Cellul... (or something similar).

On the new iPhone 4.0 Beta 4, the entire name appears: Cellular One.

I wonder if this has some broader meaning. What legit provider needed the longer name?

Probably for carriers outside the US. You guys are too quick to jump to Verizon as a conclusion and forget that the iPhone is offered in like 95 other countries around the world. Eg: here in NZ have 2degrees mobile

 

[Nickday89]

I doubt it was done for Verizon, when they could just use VZW instead...

 

[Geckotek]

Ok, I think we've had enough "it's not for Verizon" posts. We all get the point.

 

[Applejuiced]

Probably for carriers outside the US. You guys are too quick to jump to Verizon as a conclusion and forget that the iPhone is offered in like 95 other countries around the world. Eg: here in NZ have 2degrees mobile

Exactly.

 

[Nermal]

Probably for carriers outside the US. You guys are too quick to jump to Verizon as a conclusion and forget that the iPhone is offered in like 95 other countries around the world. Eg: here in NZ have 2degrees mobile

Although you'd have to be insane to use an iPhone on 2degrees at $0.50/MB 😛

You currently get the truncation with "Telecom NZ" too, so it'd be nice to see the whole thing there.

 

[xcrunner]

I doubt it was done for Verizon, when they could just use VZW instead...

I doubt they would. They've used Verizon Wireless on the Pre, for example.

 

[ravensfan55]

Theres a ton of carriers overseas whose tag gets truncated on 3.x and before. Vodafone, TeliaSonera, China Mobile are a few that come to mind.