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Verizon iPhone- supposedly in the system

jer446 said:
Hey all,

Just wanted to get everyone's opinion on this one- my friend works at verizon and told me the iphone has been added to their systems. I normally would never believe this because I know steve jobs would never allow it, but this person has always been pretty reliable and honest, nor would he have any reason to lie. So what do you think, and if anyone works at verizon, can you confirm that the iphone is now in the system?
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Well do us all a favor and tell your buddy over there to snap a couple of those famous blurry pics of the system, confirming the iPhone is in fact, in the system.

You do realize it is fairly hard to believe you without any evidence, right?
 
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scaredpoet said:
gdjsnyder said:
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.
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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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I'm in no way saying my cousins husband is 100% correct. You may be correct, and there may be an iPhone in Verizons system, labeled differently. I was simply stating what I was told by a Verizon employee. Frankly, I'd be thrilled if a Verizon iPhone came, to end these threads of speculation. I don't want or need a Verizon branded iPhone, so I'm not jumping at this to be true. I was just throwing the limited information I had into the conversation.
 
Geckotek said:
What I find interesting is that Scaredpoet was preaching against a Verizon iPhone just a few months ago. You must have a source that's fairly trustworthy in your eyes for you to have changed your tune.
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To be clear: not once have I said there IS definitely a Verizon iPhone in the system. I'm just stating a potential (and, perhaps, a very likely) method for preparing for a Verizon iPhone without making it easy for people to confirm with inventory screenshots, as has been commonplace with past new phone launches. It stands to reason that the folks at Verizon would view an imminent launch as a contentious issue, given the... complex... nature of their past relations with Apple, and given Apple's... also complex... relationship with certain other carriers. So it's common sense that they would keep their cards close to the vest until the time is right.

And if you follow that common sense, certain... precautions, will likely be taken.

Let's just say, I just think it makes sense that the technology has finally gotten to a point where a multimode iPhone is possible, making it not-so-hard for Apple to make an iPhone available for Verizon without doing too much to diversify their production lines. If Apple were so inclined, and Verizon were willing, of course ;)
 
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scaredpoet said:
What tune have I changed? Not once have I said there IS a Verizon iPhone in the system.

Let's just say, I just think it makes sense that the technology has finally gotten to a point where a multimode iPhone is possible, making it not-so-hard for Apple to make an iPhone available for Verizon without doing too much to diversify their production lines. That's all.
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I may be mistaken, I haven't gone back to review your last few posts, but IIRC you have hinted several times in the past month or so that you have inside information leading you to believe that a Verizon iPhone is coming. I could be mistaking you for another poster...but I don't think so.
 
KSKENE247 said:
the verizon iphone is coming out soon. its been confirmed before on techmeme or one of those sites but im gunna laugh when verizon comes out with the white iphone before apple
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I'm laughing now. How is verizon coming out with a white iPhone before apple? Doesn't apple need to produce them first for verizon? Then apple will have it first
 
Geckotek said:
I may be mistaken,
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I believe sir, that you are. Especially since my posting activity has been far lower than normal between November 29 and December 26. Zero activity, in fact.

Given how this sort of thing is serious business, the sure sign that someone doesn't have reliable information is that they claim to have reliable information... because those that really do, aren't going to jeopardize their sources if they have any sense whatsoever. People's jobs would be on the line.

All I'm saying is, the time seems right, and I just have a good feeling that Verizon is smarter about keeping things under wraps than people might think.
 
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scaredpoet said:
I believe sir, that you are. Especially since for the past month or so, my posting activity here has been a bit lower than usual and I haven't been on here as much.

Given how this sort of thing is serious business, the sure sign that someone doesn't have reliable information is that they claim to have reliable information... because those that really do, aren't going to jeopardize their sources if they have any sense whatsoever. People's jobs would be on the line.

All I'm saying is, the time seems right, and I just have a gut feeling that Verizon is smarter about keeping things under wraps than people might think.
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Yes, the person I recall reading these posts from hasn't been posting much lately, but on the rare occasions they do they don't post anything tangible. It's something along the lines of "I can't say how but I can confirm..." just like your previous post did....before you edited it.

I reviewed your posts...and suddenly I'm feeling a bit like the guy worried about black helicopters overhead. For some reason it seems like some are missing?? I really don't think I'm imagining all this though. I'm pretty good with details. ;)
 
Geckotek said:
I reviewed your posts...and suddenly I'm feeling a bit like the guy worried about black helicopters overhead. For some reason it seems like some are missing??
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Apple doesn't make Black Helicopters. If they did make helicopters, I'm sure they'd be white.
 
I seriously hope they just release the dang thing soon; my financial portfolio is chalk full of Verizon shares -- and I'd love a (speculative) bump in price.

However, given their P/E ratio is above 200 at the moment, I'm not sure if it would even have an effect -- long or short term.

:cool:
 
gdjsnyder said:
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.
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You must also remember that a lot of companies black out months for training and other things that people who work for cell phone companies need. Most of the time this training is set aside for the first of the year because most people take their vacations from june-december.

As someone who plans training it makes sense, also this is what we do where I work. We black out Jan through march for inservice training, weapons requalifing, first aid/cpr etc. During those weeks we eat up a lot of overtime and spend the summer months burning it off our comp time.

Maybe this is why they are blocking out those months.
 
sk4prez2020 said:
Apple would confirm it. I'm thinking false, for now. They will get it, but they'd announce it.
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Apple may not necessarily announce it, in the UK, when o2 lost exclusivity, it was the new carrier that announced it, then it appeared on the apple site. the precedent is there for the carrier to announce, not Steve Jobs
 
andythursby said:
Apple may not necessarily announce it, in the UK, when o2 lost exclusivity, it was the new carrier that announced it, then it appeared on the apple site. the precedent is there for the carrier to announce, not Steve Jobs
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I agreed with you a week ago, then I came across a quote from the COO that said if it were to happen, Apple would be announcing it.
 
Geckotek said:
I agreed with you a week ago, then I came across a quote from the COO that said if it were to happen, Apple would be announcing it.
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where was this quote? i'm still pessimistic about apple announcing it. we're one of the countries that get's the iPhone the same time as the US, so I don't see why a new carrier in the US is different from here, O2 had exclusivity for 2 years, it was a big thing here, no prior announcement from Apple.
 
andythursby said:
where was this quote? i'm still pessimistic about apple announcing it. we're one of the countries that get's the iPhone the same time as the US, so I don't see why a new carrier in the US is different from here, O2 had exclusivity for 2 years, it was a big thing here, no prior announcement from Apple.
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He said this at a CTIA Press Conference on October 6th.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/100610-verizon-exec-iphone-news-will.html

At a press conference at the CTIA conference in San Francisco, Lowell McAdam, Verizon's president and chief operating officer, said to look for an announcement about a Verizon iPhone from Apple.

"This is one of those things that rolls out every few weeks whether there's a basis for it or not," he said when asked to comment on the story. "I can't give you any insights. But I think Apple is the one that has to make that announcement."
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this seems to be good enough proof

verizon_iphone_url.jpg


http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/02/veriz...:+TheBoyGeniusReport+(BGR+|+Boy+Genius+Report)
 
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I tend to agree, but MR just posted this morning that those domains were purchased back in 2008. Still, seeing that they are definitely owned by Verizon just makes me smile...
 
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