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Verizon iPhone More Likely When 4G Networks Arrive in 2010
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Wow, you know I think that's the first AT&T fanboy I've ever seen. I wonder how he feels about the lack of MMS/tethering now from AT&T. Ahahaha.
It makes sense. It would be the 4th generation iPhone running on a 4th generation cellular network.
Hence, iPhone 4G
iPhone--> iPhone 3G--> iPhone 3Gs--> iPhone 4G
Hence, iPhone 4G
iPhone--> iPhone 3G--> iPhone 3Gs--> iPhone 4G
Will any of the four carriers have anything remotely close to a 4G network by June 2010?
i hope so... but i highly doubt it.
ATT might cause i herd somewhere their 3g towers can become 4g with just a firmware upgrade or something.
alas, i can only hope.
No the firmware update is to bring the current max of 3.6 MBs to 7.2 MBs. LTE is a complete hardware overhaul on the front end and back end of AT&T's network.
Verizon recently said they plan on launching their LTE network in 20-30 markets starting in the second half of 2010, with complete nationwide coverage by late 2013 or early 2014.
So by 2013 we'll have had six more iPhone updates.
Yeah. That gives Apple PLENTY of excuses to upgrade everything else about the phone.
Assuming storage continues its current rate of increase, the 2013 iPhone will have 512GB of storage. The processor could very well be 1.5 GHz, and a dedicated (built into the CPU?) graphics processor could be possible.
Bluetooth 3.0, Dock Connector upgraded to USB 3.0 speeds, and 802.11n Wi-Fi are also possible. I'm not joking about these.
You kidding? Of course not. AT&T isn't so stupid as to actually give customers features that phone manufacturers promise.
I never used MMS before moving to At&t for the 2G launch, but now that I don't have it, STILL. I want it so bad.
Back to topic, I don't think Verizon will get the iPhone anytime soon, AT&T is breaking company records left and right, if I were on AT&T's board, I'd give Apple whatever is necessary to keep exclusivity of the iPhone.
As someone mentioned, by the time 4G is rolled out on a large basis the iPhone will blow most if not all other smart phones out of the water (some will say it does now) so in turn would draw more people to AT&T.
AT&T needs to invest more into there network, if they expect to keep Apple. Soon there won't be a "simple phone" out there.
Back to topic, I don't think Verizon will get the iPhone anytime soon, AT&T is breaking company records left and right, if I were on AT&T's board, I'd give Apple whatever is necessary to keep exclusivity of the iPhone.
As someone mentioned, by the time 4G is rolled out on a large basis the iPhone will blow most if not all other smart phones out of the water (some will say it does now) so in turn would draw more people to AT&T.
AT&T needs to invest more into there network, if they expect to keep Apple. Soon there won't be a "simple phone" out there.
I agree. I really don't think ATT is ready to give up the iphone exclusivity deal with Apple. The iPhone is their crowned jewel.
I thought 802.11n in a handset was already possible now? Why on earth they didn't include it in the 3GS is beyond me.
To wit:
MacBook Pro, 802.11n WiFi card:
And on 2G, 802.11b/g iPod touch, same AEBS:
802.11n comes very close to saturating the total bandwidth of my connection, whereas G is nowhere near that.
I hope they include an N chip in the third gen iPod touch, but something tells me that isn't going to happen.
802.11n comes very close to saturating the total bandwidth of my connection, whereas G is nowhere near that.
I hope they include an N chip in the third gen iPod touch, but something tells me that isn't going to happen.
G is 54 Mbps and N is 540 Mbps, so unless you posted the wrong pictures, G is fine.
it will not be up yo at&t anymore. If apple wants to expand and grow sales they will try to make a deal with verizon or other carriers why just sell a million iphones every time they come out with a new model or go to another carrier and get 3x that amount of new eligible customers that have been waiting for the iphone.
If this does happen at&t will lose customers guaranteed.
Because Verizon represents 300 million people and AT&T, et. al. represent 7 billion people?
What is wrong with having a CDMA2000 version of the phone? What is Apple loosing?
I just mean that if apple makes a cdma version of the iphone there will be a lot of new eligible customers? The only thing apple can do for att is just keep supplying new models and hope existing iphone customers keep on upgrading to the new ones.
I think the AT&T exclusivity of the phone will most likely come to an end hopefully by next year. It is all up to Apple, AT&T has no control what so ever.
I think the AT&T exclusivity of the phone will most likely come to an end hopefully by next year. It is all up to Apple, AT&T has no control what so ever.
Verizon's LTE rollout will be starting in a year or two, making a non-exclusive iPhone 4G possible (and rather likely). Now, whether or not a Verizon customer would WANT a iPhone 4G is another issue because if Apple doesn't put in CDMA radios, there's no fallback network or voice capability (Verizon stated they would be using LTE for data). That and all the LTE networks need to be built from scratch. So so much for Verizon's "superior network".