“We all know that Verizon started testing their 4G network earlier this year and that Verizon plans to roll out their LTE network on the 700 MHz spectrum sometime next year,” FoneFrenzy reports.
“My sources have confirmed that Apple and Verizon have been testing a CDMA iPhone on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Yes, you read that correctly, Verizon and Apple have been testing the first 4G phone on Verizon’s 4G network,” FoneFrenzy reports. “The tests have been taking place for the last couple of months but with no confirmation on the release date.”
FoneFrenzy reports, “It would make good fiscal sense for Apple (and Verizon) to release the first CDMA iPhone right here in the United States running on Verizon’s new 4G network, with announcement expected in 2010 at Apple’s WWDC.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JB” for the heads up.]
It will only work if it’s “snappy”.
It will never happen.
I was under the impression LTE would merge techs – CDMA and GSM.
I guess I was wrong.
The Droid Commercial flies directly in the face of this rumor. That or Verizon’s marketing department made a career ending mistake.
Why would Apple make a phone for the Christian Medical & Dental Association?
I thought 4G LTE wasn’t CDMA anymore.
Just a thought.
If true, though, look for Apple’s iPhone sales to go through the roof in the U.S. and for A T & T’s numbers to take a hit.
Peace.
Olmecmystic
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@ManMan is right. Steve Jobs does not forget.
And besides, the commercial may be produced by Motorola, but it was co-announced with Verizon and http://www.droiddoes.com redirects to a verizon-operated site.
It’ll be a cold day before Verizon gets a 4G iPhone. . . They’ll have to kowtow all the way up to Cupertino, hat-in-hand.
Does Verizon LTE remedy the extremely lame limitation of CDMA that you can’t use voice and data at the same time? Until that is addressed, I’m sticking with AT&T;.
AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN!!! It doesn’t line up with Verizons latest
anti-Apple and AT&T;ads and Steve already gave them first chance,
and now it doesn’t line up with AT&T;relations. Sorry!
Verizon needs something to “compete” with the iPhone until it gets the iPhone. Thus, Droid.
Verizon will get the iPhone. Steve may be upset at Verizon, but they have too many potential iPhone users to ignore forever. It’s too smart of a business move not to do.
Also, don’t forget that the reason Verizon doesn’t have the iPhone already is that Apple was trying to get a share of the monthly revenue. Once other countries shot down this arrangement, Apple gave up on it and moved to a conventional subsidized phone model.
I’d buy one if it’s is a true 4G!
Sorry, but that site is not reputable and there is no reason for us to believe their “sources”. Verizon will NOT get the iPhone for quite some time, if ever. Apple should stick with AT&T;and open it up in the U.S. to include T-Mobile. That would give people at least a little more choice without having to build a whole new phone to support their network.
The commercials making fun of their own phone will be interesting. Schizoid.
@ Bunsen Honeydew —
The way I understand it, the phone needs an alternative signal to fall back on for when the LTE network is unavailable, similar to the way a 3G phone will use Edge when 3G is unavailable.
If the iPhone were to operate on an LTE network, that has CDMA running behind it, that would make the phone very unreliable in areas with poor LTE coverage, as is guaranteed to be the case, at least initially, and in “lower priority” areas.
I don’t think Apple would be put off by Verizon’s latest Droid ads. Business is business. Apple and Verizon aren’t partners today. But if there is money to be made, they will gladly partner up.
I’m with ManMan and HMCIV on this one. I call bull.
Anybody that thinks Verizon is going to get the iPhone doesn’t understand the technical differences between GSM and CDMA. GSM is a far better technology, which is why it dominates worldwide.
There won’t be a CDMA version of the iPhone. LTE or not, Verizon would be going backwards technically.
Is there a map for that?
There’s more than one way to advertise a new product. No way in hell Verizon launched that campaign knowing that a Verizon iPhone was right around the corner.
I think this person simply has a source with dated info. Yeah, there WAS a CDMA and/or LTE based iPhone in the works for Verizon but the deal fell through for some reason. Happens all the time where a source is working with old information and plans that have since been changed.
From what I understand LTE is not a CMDA based technology, and certainly has nothing to do with CDMA phones as currently implemented by Verizon and Sprint. LTE can, however, seamlessly pass between LTE and CMDA or GSM networks if the phone has the proper hardware. That is a given because Verizon will be living with an LTE / CDMA mixed network for quite a while. In the meantime, AT&T;will be living with an LTE / GSM network for quite a while as well. The question is, will Apple create an LTE / GSM phone that will work on Verizon’s LTE network only.. or will they try to create a phone with LTE / CDMA / GSM in it so that it will work on all networks. CDMA /GSM phones already exist, this is how RIM is able to sell a “world phone” on Verizon.
“It would make good fiscal sense for Apple (and Verizon) to release the first CDMA iPhone right here in the United States running on Verizon’s new 4G network….”
Umm yeah, release the antiquated CDMA phone in the US 1st . . . that’s because it’s one of the very few countrys that still has a viable working CDMA network, cause Verizon hasn’t gotten around to upgrading it to GSM like the rest of the world.(I belive there is a decent amount of CDMA in China as well.)
I see it coming to T-Mobil before Verizon.
If the iPhone doesn’t come to Verizon, it will be due to there not being a deal between Apple and Verizon. When Verizon does start the 4G network, it will only be in select markets. Devices on their network will have to fall back to the CDMA network when 4G isn’t available. Unless Apple allows Verizon to cripple the iPhone, I will be in the line for the first iPhones.
Verizon is the new Microsoft. Fsuckups.
Apple will never do a deal with those asswipes
@itpromike
I didn’t know you couldn’t use voice and data at the same time with verizon.. I do know that if I get a call I cannot text someone while on the line or it hangs up… but my friend on verizon can talk to me and text others while still on the line.. so as far as I know… you can use both at the same time with verizon.. maybe with at&t;too but not with the iphone.
@ x. U r right I don’t believe apple would restrict it’s phone jus to be on verizons network… Besides that vzw is bashing iPhone in two comercials!!!