Apple offered the original iPhone to Verizon, but they turned it down because of Apple's insistence on control of the device for updates, the need for visual voicemail, and the lack of carrier branding on the device.
So Apple went to Cingular, which became AT&T by the time the phone was released.
Verizon came crawling to Apple by the time they realized their mistake.
So Apple went to Cingular, which became AT&T by the time the phone was released.
Verizon came crawling to Apple by the time they realized their mistake.