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Verizon iPhone- supposedly in the system
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To go along with this, I do have a friend who works at the local call center here in Rochester. His supervisor just notified them that they are not allowed to use any vacation in January or February.
Pretty compelling fuel for the iPhone fire.
I work for Verizon and I can confirm this. Anybody who requests time off needs a damn good reason and is still not likely to get it.
As for seeing the phone in the system, I don't exactly have particularly high access but I haven't found anything.
That whole thing died a long time ago. Let it rest. Clearly you don't realize that you aren't the least bit funny.
A picture of the inventory system would be quite epic. Would set the tech news world alight. 
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I used to do Workforce Management for call centers, and a vacation freeze is not a sign of a big product release.
Verizon could be shutting down some call centers (outsourced or internal), or they could feel their 4G products at CES will be a big hit. You could work at a call center that they want to send more call volume to for whatever reason, usually because labor is cheaper where you are at vs another location. Verizon could be planning for a rough winter that will shut down sites, and your site is in a milder climate zone (we used to ramp up areas in the winter where they didn't see blizzards and ramp up areas in the summer that were outside of zones effected by hurricanes).
The thing about call centers is it's easier to over staff and send people home, than it is to under staff and get people to show up to meet service level goals. In a call center there are always lots of people lining up to be early released on slow days, but on an unexpected busy day nobody really wanted to come in even if we paid them extra. I guess that's what call centers get for mainly hiring college students.
Verizon could be shutting down some call centers (outsourced or internal), or they could feel their 4G products at CES will be a big hit. You could work at a call center that they want to send more call volume to for whatever reason, usually because labor is cheaper where you are at vs another location. Verizon could be planning for a rough winter that will shut down sites, and your site is in a milder climate zone (we used to ramp up areas in the winter where they didn't see blizzards and ramp up areas in the summer that were outside of zones effected by hurricanes).
The thing about call centers is it's easier to over staff and send people home, than it is to under staff and get people to show up to meet service level goals. In a call center there are always lots of people lining up to be early released on slow days, but on an unexpected busy day nobody really wanted to come in even if we paid them extra. I guess that's what call centers get for mainly hiring college students.
Interesting, thanks for explaining. I just also want to mention that haven't been working there very long (less than a year) and while this is he first time, nobody seems to be making a big deal about it.
I'm 99% sure it's nothing.
My cousins husband works for Verizon Wireless- I am not sure exactly what he does, or his seniority level or anything of the sort- but I did ask him about this and he said there is no iPhone in the system. He said the only thing new to the system is an HTC Android device and some Samsung device. I believe him, as he has told me things in the past which weeks later proved to be true. So, if you chose to believe him, there is no iPhone is Verizon's internal system.
Also, on that note, he has said there are no internal rumors of a January or February release. He said he has no information on it, so as far as he knows it is not coming.
Also, on that note, he has said there are no internal rumors of a January or February release. He said he has no information on it, so as far as he knows it is not coming.
Just texted him about that- he said he has not heard anything about not being able to take off. Again, I KNOW he's not at a retail level or call center or anything, he does work in a business office type work environment, so I don't know if it just wouldn't apply to him or what. But yeah, he hasn't heard anything about not being able to take off.
Here is a link to what I think the thread starter was talking about. Although, I don't know if PhoneDog is a reliable source however...
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/01/01/more-evidence-of-the-verizon-iphone-s-existence-emerges/
http://www.phonedog.com/2011/01/01/more-evidence-of-the-verizon-iphone-s-existence-emerges/
If it's real....
Apple would confirm it. I'm thinking false, for now. They will get it, but they'd announce it.
Apple would confirm it. I'm thinking false, for now. They will get it, but they'd announce it.
See above... We used to block vacation days all the time with no major product release scheduled. Plus it's far more common for the outsourced call centers to block vacation days. Convergys would always agree to take on more volume than they could handle so they would always deny vacation to their staff. Blocking vacation could just be an attempt to meet some contractual obligation.
That would be amazing if Verizon manufactured a white iPhone before Apple did. Especially seeing as Apple manufactures all iPhones. That would be a huge lawsuit if Verizon ripped of their design.
Did you mean AT&T?
Cool for checking. I'd assume that probably just retail employees would see a block though.
No, the CES 2011 was just an assumption. And the Valentine's day thing, it's not Valentine's day...it's sometime BY Valentine's day. And this is an assumption as well. The prediction has always been Q1.
And where did you read about Verizon iPhone cases? Most likely the cases will be the same. (But that's an assumption on my part).
Another troll thread about someone claiming to know someone with inside info.
Look at the history of his posts. He's not a troll.
To go along with this, I do have a friend who works at the local call center here in Rochester. His supervisor just notified them that they are not allowed to use any vacation in January or February.
Pretty compelling fuel for the iPhone fire.
Not really, we've had a very similar rumor (Verizon added new calling center sites/staff) before and it didn't pan out.
So the day before Jobs announces it, it doesn't exist; but when Jobs announces it the thing just magically pops into existence appearing in Jobs hand? No design work, no testing, no manufacturing?!?! WOW, that IS "magical"!!
The OP didn't claim to be talking about some online post. He says he has a direct source.
Why on earth would Apple confirm before their own announcement? Heck, they've failed to deny it for all these years as well. If there is anything Apple is known for it is their silence.
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Tech companies, Verizon included, aren't blind, and they've gotten wise to people taking snapshots of inventory screens. I would think that Verizon and other tech companies are beginning to get wise to people taking snapshots of inventory screens, and are enacting countermeasures.
In fact, I'm sure they're wise enough that, IF an iPhone should ever have to be put INTO Verizon's system, it can entered in there without specifically labelling it as an iPhone. Until they're ready for the rank & file to know of its existence, they can label it anything they want. It can be listed as "Revolutionary Device A" or "Android Killer," if they so chose. Or they could even completely mislabel it such that only those in the know would be aware that the "Samsung Galaxy AAAA" is really the codename for the iPhone.
Hypothetically speaking of course....
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Cool story, bro.
The rest of the world doesn't care about Verizon, Sprint, or any other of these closed, fascist providers anyway
Perhaps not, but a CDMA iPhone would be a boon to the other 313 commercial operators of CDMA networks across the globe, including those in China, Japan, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia.
I love how everyone always assumes the OP is lying and are complete dicks to him. Have there been trolls? Obviously. But the guy is just trying to spread info he heard. Is the friend talking about iOS? Very possible but lay off the guy damn.