This is what I also don't get. Somehow it does not make sense to release the iPhone4 (CDMA) now on Verizon. Even if I would be one of the people waiting for the Verizon iPhone (I'm not, I am one of the few that are happy with AT&T iPhone) - I would wait for the iPhone 5 - hey they waited for so long, what are a couple of weeks more?. But than, this might be a smart move by Verizon: might be easier to handle the new demand, many that can't wait get it right away, many (more) get it in June/July - would mean less sudden stress on the network and employees.
There will not be 2 Verizon iPhone releases within 6 months of each other. If Verizon announces an iPhone on Tuesday with a release in February, look for another Verizon iPhone to appear around 1 year later.
The only caveat to this is a potential world version that has LTE/GSM/CDMA on it. But this most likely won't come for a year or two.
The whole iPhone4 leak thing made Gizmodo a household word. I'd say being banned from Apple press events is totally worth it.
Agreed. There's no such thing as bad press.
Has nobody remembered that it was just Christmas. Where MANY MANY more iPhones were picked up. Is Apple really going to go back on these people and on AT&T and announce it this early in the year.
I would be fairly upset if I was AT&T and I spent millions on commercials and thousands of people all return their iPhones within the first 30 days. I still don't see this as an iPhone announcement because of this and also because it doesn't make (complete) sense.
Sure Apple is gaining millions of customers. But they are doing so on a dying technology that will be out the doors later this year and in nearly full force by 2012. Hey look that's also the year of the end of the AT&T Contract...I'm thinking this isn't iPhone on tuesday.... In the summer of 2012, prepare for the biggest iPhone ever. LTE on both networks, end of exclusivity. This won't be just Verizon and At&T that doesn't make sense either. Why would it be exclusive to TWO different companies with TWO different technologies.
Everyone demanding a Verizon iPhone on tuesday, prepare to be upset.
Also, just because Jobs is going to be there doesn't mean that a new iPhone is coming out. It could easily be a new iPad or something else..
A) Why would Apple care about the iPhones purchased during Christmas? Makes no sense. And not that many people will return. I'm sure there will be some returns, but not a significant number.
B) CDMA isn't dying. Revision a is only a couple of years older than HSPA. CDMA will be around for another decade.
Where are all the idiots that said the iPhone would "never" come to Verizon now. Come out, I got some crow for you. Truth is, once Jobs sniffs a dollar, he's already looking for a home for it in Apple's massive bank. He would never give up on bringing the iPhone to the largest carrier in the US. Simply dumb not to think so.
Let's not cook up that crow until Tuesday. There's that slim chance we are wrong.
That being said, there was no big launch event for the iPad on Verizon, why would they do one for an iPad 2....even if it had a CDMA/LTE chip added?
Verizon already announced all of their handsets and CES and had a big 4G debut.
What else is left?
Not necessarily. People will now look to a Gizmodo non-invite as evidence that a rumor is true.
Yep, Gizmodo is turning lemons into lemonade.
If the iPhone had launched on Verizon with exclusivity it would have had the same congestion issues that AT&T is having. There is no way any network could have expanded fast enough to handle the demand for iPhone. People can complain about AT&T but I think they have done a damn good job considering. Now, if I had the issues that some like yourself are having, sure, I would most definitely be sick of it and complain too, but my previous statements still stand. I definitely commend AT&T.
Wrong, you misunderstand what was happening to AT&T's network. These issues didn't really pop up with the original iPhone as it ran on Edge. The 3G was when the issues really started. Why? Because it used AT&T's still very new WCDMA network. (Forgive any errors in how I describe this next part as even I don't have a full grasp of exactly what happened. KDarling can explain it better.) When AT&T rolled out WCDMA, they relegated it to a single channel on the existing TDMA towers. Also, the reach of WCDMA is shorter than TDMA so placing it on the same towers left certain areas between towers uncovered by 3G. Verizon's 3G network was much more mature at the launch of the iPhone. They would not have suffered the same issues.
Also, some of AT&T's issues were due to some bugs in Apple's implementation of the WCDMA radio. This could have happened to Verizon, but not likely as Verizon is notorious for extreme testing of handsets to make sure they run well on their network before launching them.
The backhaul issues could have happened to anybody, I'll give you that.
What I find is that each carrier is superior in their areas where they also provide the local access circuits. Since AT&T bought BellSouth, they now access to quick and easy cell site backhaul in the SE (i.e. Atlanta). Same in their footprint in the SW, parts of the MW, and some of the West.
In Verizon local footprint (i.e. NYC), AT&T has issues getting backhaul installed to improve their network. I'm sure it works the same way for Verizon in where AT&T provides the local access.
Interesting thought. However, you'd think that would mean I get faster speeds here in AT&T's back yard. But I don't. The other day I was getting less than 500 Kbps. On an average day I usually get nothing better than my buddies on Verizon. I guess they don't put much focus on Dallas.
Price-wise it depends on multiple factors. I don't think Verizon has an unlimited data plan anymore. May be a consideration if you have AT&T and grandfathered unlimited data (with a soft cap of 5GB). Also, it's Verizon, so in regards to price, it'll be more expensive.
Yes, they still have an unlimted data plan. Who knows if they'll offer it to iPhone users.
I'm not against the idea at all. I am "against" the whole "AT&T sucks" type thing because I truely believe it would have happened to any of the service providers.
See my epxlanation above of why it wouldn't have and why AT&T's situation was unique.
