Verizon iPhone dreamers

[kdarling]

Interesting report on Appleinsider about this today.

"Verizon, in those earlier discussions, balked at Apple's requirement that Verizon not allow its retail partners to sell the phone, people familiar with the discussion said at the time," the report said. "Verizon also declined to give up its ability to sell content like music and videos through its proprietary service, these people said."

Sounds like they've added on a content-sales myth that didn't exist in their original article back in 2007 on this topic:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/01/29/verizon_passed_on_exclusive_5_year_iphone_deal.html

The reason I say it's a myth, is because Verizon didn't bother with such sales to their smartphone users back then. There was no Windows Mobile or Blackberry VCast store at the time.

Smartphone users were totally on their own in 2005 when Verizon was approached by Apple. It wasn't until years later that Verizon started selling apps, and even then it wasn't mandatory to use their store.

 

[w00master]

Totally saving this thread for later.



iPhone on VZW is inevitability. Maybe not in 2011, but eventually it will happen.

If you don't believe me, just look at the other markets in the world. Multiple carriers, at this point this is the *only* way Apple can create growth.

People keep on talking about LTE. Guess what folks, these phones will *still* have to be backwards compatible to CDMA. Do you honestly think Apple is going to wait 10+ years for this? If you do, I'd LOVE to smoke what you're smoking.

w00master

 

[Geckotek]

That’s unfortunate for you.

VZW < iPhone January 7, 2016. You saw it here first.

Wait....have you switched over to the "Verizon is getting the iPhone" camp?!?!

 

[Mr. Incredible]

I honestly believe, that the iPhone is coming out in June 2011. I am, at least, more sure about it now, than I was over a year or two ago.

Reason being is this, if Verizon passed on a 5 year deal, and Apple and AT&T signed the contract in Mid (June?) 2006, than that would mean that the 5 year Contract would end in June 2011.

With all this news on Apple testing the iPhone for Verizons CDMA network, the hold-off on the White iPhone 4, and rumors about the Verizon CEO being a private meeting with Apple before the January 5th Keynote, and with the Verizon CEO speaking at the start of the Keynote, just makes me feel that Apple really is going to release the iPhone for June 2011.

Verizon's LTE network should be out in full force by then, and should be able to handle the Data coverage of millions of new iPhone users.