Phillips reports, “Others cite the looming threat of a Verizon iPhone to explain what Macquarie analysts call the AT&T’s ‘incredibly generous upgrade offer.’ Macquarie analysts write: “AT&T’s accelerated upgrade policy came in more generous than expected, likely to lock in as many existing iPhone customers as possible ahead of a possible CDMA iPhone launch in late 2010/early 2011. AT&T customers whose upgrade eligibility comes in 2010 will be able to apply for an upgrade as soon as the phone launches.’ Collins Stewart analysts also suspect that a CDMA iPhone have prompted AT&T’s upgrade policy. ‘We would not be surprised if this move signals AT&T’s attempt to lock in as many current iPhone users as possible, before it is possibly offered at other carriers or on other technology platform (such as CDMA).'”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
Ain’t. Gonna. Happen.
Not before the contract with ATnT runs out anyways.
Seriously, this rumor needs to just go away.
Verizon has as much of a bulls eye on it as Dell as far as Apple is concerned.
Exactly what I was thinking yesterday!
Here we go again with the Version.
Hmm it makes perfect sense
I was planning on purchasing an iPhone 4 on day one. However, given AT&T;’s reduced data plans, I will wait to upgrade from my 2G iPhone. I will jump to any carrier that offers unlimited data.
I have unlimited data now, I do not want to lose it. I do not use 500MB every month, but when I am traveling, I sometimes get to 1GB. However, if I had 3G, I would use more data.
Granted I will pay more, but that is my prerogative. I do not like overages and surprises.
Here we go with the Verizon again.
I’d rather have the occasional dropped call than Verizon’s crappy 3G network. When my girlfriend needs to get on 3G, she reaches for my iPhone. Her Android phone (contract lock-in) on Verizon is just shit.
There’s a reason AT&T;wants to lock in as many iPhone contracts as possible before year end.
It may be Verizon, and/or other carriers. But, for Apple, it’s to their advantage to have the iPhone available on as many carriers as possible.
You can bet there’s going to be another carrier announced in January 2011.
I’m over this rumor, who cares? I agree with the others Verizon is a target just as Dell,Google,Microshit. Etc.
I wish these yahoos would give it a rest.
It will happen when it happens, if it happens at all.
Which will depend on
1) Verizon abandoning their 20th century CDMA technology and getting on the 21st century bandwagon of GSM, LTE, and other more globally used technologies.
2) Getting their corporate head out of their corporate asshole. They do not rule the world, Apple does. Apple will dictate the terms of the relationship between Apple and Verizon, and Verizon and the paying customer.
I came here to post:
“What is there like an iCal event scheduled to automatically post this rumor every week?”
But…
I gotta say that this is the most credible and sensible iteration of this rumor I’ve ever seen.
Personally, I’m not sure I would switch to Verizon. They’d have to really make a lot of improvements to other aspects of their service because where I live connectivity with AT&T;has really improved recently.
I’ll see when/if we get there. For now, I’m planning on camping out for the iPhone 4, and will use it with AT&T;. If a Verizon iPhone comes out with improvements to Verizon’s service, I may consider switching, and it won’t be that big of a deal if Verizon offers the same (or better) subsidy.
Here we go again,,,,and at this point who cares
The CDMA phones being created are for the market in China. Boatloads will be sold there. Verizon had it’s chance, and reports have told us that the ATnT contract runs through 2012.
Ain’t. Gonna. Happen.
Trying to decide which is more annoying.
1) Never ending Verizon rumors.
2) People bitching non-stop about never ending Verizon rumors.
Leaning towards #2. Ya, definitely #2.
Can’t ya’ll see Verizon in the title? And yet, you click anyway just so to can bitch and moan?
I don’t have any particular complaints about ATT that I couldn’t have about any other carrier.
I do hope that there are other iPhone carriers soon though.
The market needs competition.
I don’t see Verizon getting the iPhone. First, they are firmly in the Android camp. Second, Verizon’s network would suffer as much as AT&T;’s except it would be a slower suffering. Third, you can’t make a call and be online at the same time.
What is more likely is that T-Mobile and/or Sprint will get it
the cdma version in these “reports” is more likely intended for CHINA, which mirrors the US in ratio between GSM/CDMA (unlike the rest of the world). 700m subscribers and growing.
“generous upgrade offer”?!?
What are they smoking? AT&T;has ALWAYS had early upgrades on iPhones. The EDGE iPhone could be upgraded 12 months early when the 3G one came out. The 3GS also could be upgraded 12 months early if you had an expensive plan, and 6 months early if you had the cheapest plan. There’s NOTHING new with the 4G upgrade. They’ve always had early upgrades.
Think about this, folks. Why would ATT change their iPad data plans so soon after launch? Those data rates were unprecedented when announced. I would imagine that Apple and ATT were negotiating those late last year. Apple pushed for them and got them by extending the iPhone exclusive with ATT. But Android started to take off in the first half of this year. Verizon finally has some phones they can market. They aren’t iphones, and we all know the only reason Android sells at all is because of the network. So now Apple wants to end the exclusivity with ATT. That’s why they changed the rate plan (they couldn’t before because the rate plan was part of the agreement with Apple — Apple wanted unlimited data). ATT will get exclusivity for iPhone 4 for a few months, then in the fall — just before Christmas — Verizon will get it. Android will curl up and die.
I agree with Joe Architect, the CDMA they are hearing is most likely TD-SCDMA which is China’s homegrown 3G version. This is still big, because that is used by China Mobile, the largest wireless carrier in the world, which has over 500M customers.
I talked to a guy who said this is a lock to happen. That guy was homeless and was peeing on the side of a van when he said it, but hey…he said it.
It seems a reasonable assumption to me…
The only time we will see an iPhone with multiple US carriers is when the 4G/LTE networks are up and running. Before that, it’s just a pipe dream (no pun intended).
Jesus, will this stupid debate EVER end ?! They just announced the new phone, it hasn’t even been RELEASED yet, and we’re already back on this… I wish to god there were an option to ignore every article on this site that mentions iPhone and Verizon in the same headline. ESPECIALLY ones that end with a question mark !!!
Substitute another GSM carrier for Verizon and I might believe it.
Verizon announces a switch to GSM and I might believe it.
Why would Apple bother to make a CDMA phone.
SPRINT maybe?