NY Times Confirms Verizon iPhone for Next Year

[wirelessmacuser]

Look, I'm a fan of Verizon, but you really need to lay off drinking the Verizon kool-aid man.

Take a look at the recent financial outlook for Apple. Stocks won't be dropping, unless you're smarter than all the financial analysts out there. They just got a boost in their projections. I agree they need to continue expanding, but not to the degree of begging Verizon for anything. A CDMA iPhone could provide a 16% boost in sales of the iPhone based on projections I'm reading. But that includes both China and India with over 160 Milllion CDMA users in the Asia-Pacific market. Apple would do just fine without Verizon. And Verizon just fine without Apple. Neither needs to beg, but it's obvious from recent statements that Verizon want's an iPhone. Apple probably does too, but it's not like Steve to make a public statement like Verizon has been doing.

Great Post!

I have been a long time customer of both Verizon and AT&T. They each have their strengths and weaknesses. From my personal experience with two phones on each network (I'm a mobile / smartphone addict) I've found that the difference is not as great as some would like to believe.

There are areas in my state (CA) where each is the strongest, then some areas where they are nearly identical. Customer service is about the same with AT&T leading by a small margin, yet let's remember this is only my experience.

I'd like to see the iPhone placed with Verizon since that would give users that don't want to pay an ETF or wait for their contract to expire, an opportunity to buy an iPhone. It's an additional income stream for both companies and will buy Apple some time to recover from the bad publicity of the current iPhone. I know that many will argue there's been no impact, that iPhones are selling as fast as they can make them.. blah...blah...blah...

But the fact is, Apple is not invincible. The iP4 debacle was the kick in the pants that Apple needed for a reality check. They got off easy.

When your loved by nearly everyone, it's easy to coast and get fat and happy. That's what happened in my opinion. Jobs was dealing with medical issues (not his fault), the company was riding high on profits, and the iP4 got shoved out ahead of the Android wave on purpose. I truly believe Apple thought the antenna issue would go unnoticed.

The next gen iPhone is a terrific opportunity for Apple to demonstrate what they are capable of when they focus.

Cheers...

 

[SidewaysTakumi]

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Hey I just got word that Verizon is announcing in this month's bills that the iPhone is coming to their network. Anyone else seen this?

 

[ChocolateOne]

Jump on the "make believe" bandwagon. If your service is so bad with the iPhone and AT&T, why don't you switch carriers and quit complaining about it and posting stupid comments?

haha! so true....

 

[ajagor92]

Hey guys, just thought I'd chime in with something I've heard and see what ya'll think about it.

I live in Atlanta and the Senior VP of AT&T frequents my place of work with his family. They're great people and are always willing to help all of us out with free phones, etc.

I was talking to him a month or two ago and he told me casually that the iPhone was supposed to come to Verizon in March. Not sure how valid his information was but I do know that he just moved here a few months ago to take on this position.

 

[vastoholic]

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Hey I just got word that Verizon is announcing in this month's bills that the iPhone is coming to their network. Anyone else seen this?

Why don't you ask someone with a verizon phone bill? That's a pretty easy solid way to prove or disprove.

 

[charlituna]

Hey I just got word that Verizon is announcing in this month's bills that the iPhone is coming to their network. Anyone else seen this?

Verizon reps are on record saying that any announcement about the iphone would come from Apple, not them. So I doubt this 'word' to be true.

I suspect what anyone got was an announcement about the ipad which is about to go on sale at Verizon stores in a bundle with their MiFi

 

[Timeraner]

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T-mobile + average coverage + (almost) unlimited data plans = unlocked iPhone 4. If only I could afford more than an iPod touch.

Or, why not hack your way into an unlimited AT&T plan by claiming it as a non-smart phone? Dumb phone?

 

[charlituna]

Or, why not hack your way into an unlimited AT&T plan by claiming it as a non-smart phone? Dumb phone?

1. selection of a data plan is built into the payment software at the apple stores
2. i'll put down money that either a. ATT provides Apple with the IMEIs to use or b. requires Apple to provide the IMEI numbers for all iphones produced and what model each number is attached to.

The best you might be able to do is to data plan a non smart phone for a month or two before you get the iphone and get grandfathered in. But that's not guaranteed either

 

[SlamJam12]

Possibilities from the iPad going to Verizon

I thought if there was any possibility from the Verizon iPad prices, that the same may be implemented into the iPhone plans if the device goes to Verizon. It didn't seem many people were happy about the iPad plans on Verizon on a forum related to the 'iPad going to Verizon on October 28th.'

 

[charlituna]

I thought if there was any possibility from the Verizon iPad prices, that the same may be implemented into the iPhone plans if the device goes to Verizon. It didn't seem many people were happy about the iPad plans on Verizon on a forum related to the 'iPad going to Verizon on October 28th.'

The issue with the whole Verizon thing splits between folks pissed that you have to buy a second device (rather than it being a Verizon 3g ipad) and that the discounts are only if you buy the ipad and mifi at the same time from them. if you already have a mifi and get the ipad or have the ipad and get the mifi,no discounted rates.

 

[Timeraner]

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Or, why not hack your way into an unlimited AT&T plan by claiming it as a non-smart phone? Dumb phone?

1. selection of a data plan is built into the payment software at the apple stores
2. i'll put down money that either a. ATT provides Apple with the IMEIs to use or b. requires Apple to provide the IMEI numbers for all iphones produced and what model each number is attached to.

The best you might be able to do is to data plan a non smart phone for a month or two before you get the iphone and get grandfathered in. But that's not guaranteed either

Search for the forum, on this website, "New Data Plans to Unlimited"


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