I don't think the iPhone is going to Verizon, But i do hope Apple makes the 5th-Gen iPhone better than iPhone 4 (witch i skipped), Or i'm going to the android side.
*WHOOSH*Have you even used a Verizon Android phone?!?! You're clueless. They no longer treat the smartphones like that.
And you can't blame the way advertising is done on Verizon, this is how those manufacturers and almost every other manufacturer works. They give the retailers a certain amount of advertising funds to create their own ads. This is very common in the advertising world. Apple is unique in this case and I don't see any reason why Verizon wouldn't be fine with that. It's not Verizon trying to control the advertising, it's just how the industry works in general. You really don't know what you are talking about.
Edit: And I think Verizon would give in on the one area they are most persistent about....the logo. If the rest of the world sells the phone with no logo, Verizon will realize they will need to do the same.
*WHOOSH*
The main thrust of my post was about the advertisement. Are you seriously that clueless? You basically confirmed everything I said but you insist on spinning it in a pro-Verizon slant. V-Cast store is coming to the android phones on Verizon. They might keep the google android store but it will be relegated to another screen by default. Android is "OPEN" for carriers to customize and screw up. Most "NEW" android phones cannot be "ROOTED" when sold through Verizon.
The openness of android has nothing to do with the end user unless if you "ROOT" the phone.
I laugh at you Americans who are stuck with what we had a few years ago when Bell and Telus were still on CDMA exclusively and the only carriers for the iPhone were Fido (owned by Rogers) and Rogers. What is really sad though is that so many of you don't realize how bad you have it. Your wireless internet is slower and you have no direct competition.
I laugh at you Americans
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I don't think the iPhone is going to Verizon, But i do hope Apple makes the 5th-Gen iPhone better than iPhone 4 (witch i skipped), Or i'm going to the android side.
I have to resort to laughing when other people completely ignore the reality of how products are advertised but you go ahead and bury your head in the sand pal. It still does not change reality.Mistake #1.
This dismisses the entire post.
Next.
Who uses CDMA? I thought everyone had adapted to the GSM system with (Micro) SIM cards by now.
Mistake #1.
This dismisses the entire post.
Next.
Apple working on a 5th gen iPhone? No way! I thought they'd skip a year or two...![]()
Who uses CDMA? I thought everyone had adapted to the GSM system with (Micro) SIM cards by now.
Over a half billion subscribers use CDMA2000 worldwide.
Re: branding. I used to think that Verizon would simply include a branded sticker or case that the customer could add.
Now I think instead that a Verizon / CDMA phone would be differentiated by something noticeable, like a special color combination or body shape.
That would allow it to stand out without needing a Verizon logo, and Apple could easily justify doing this for a special CDMA or LTE or world model.
Is it any wonder that AT&T gave "generous" subsidized prices on iPhone 4 this year? They know that their time is up and want to keep more contracts signed.
Good thing I skipped iPhone 4. Can't wait for iPhone 5!
Why aren't more people focusing on this point?
What is really different about this round is the moves AT&T made to secure 2-year contracts with all thier iphone users when the iPhone 4 was released.
This and this ALONE IMO proves without a doubt that you will see a non-ATT iPhone within the next 6-9 months.
ATT offered accelerated subsidized iphones for everyone with increased fees for early termination.
I mean to me it's right there screaming at you. If there wasn't going to be a non-ATT iPhone, exactly what motivation is there for ATT to forfeit that revenue?
They're already hard at work to make the next iPhone WORSE than the previous one!.... i do hope Apple makes the 5th-Gen iPhone better than iPhone 4....
there would be no reason.
There will be another carrier but it could be t-mobile or sprint.
The fact that apple needs to expand in this country is one we can all agree on with who is just the question. Android sucks but when it is the only ballgame offered it kicks butt compared to blackberry. I myself have a droid because ATT has searching for service at many locations i go to. I am told by ATT that this will be fixed by the end of the year with there massive 3g push they are underway with right now.
Question?
Do you really want an iphone that can only surf the web at a top speed of 1.5 megabits or an iphone that can surf at 7 megabits.
I know which i would pick if the cancer would just make it happen cough ATT cough. Verizon has a poor network for data always have always will. They are the voice guys I never use minutes any more skype fring etc have taken there place data is the new ball game and ATT is going to be sitting pretty when that day shows up. LTE is for the dogs there is no voice component and it does not stack near as neatly with CDMA as it does with GSM.
Looks like it's not gonna happen, folks. Just read this article with the heading below:
Amid iPhone-to-Verizon rumors, Apple, Verizon spar over video, music, and retail sales
Source: http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/07/verizon-apple-fight-vcast-retail/