1. 4G or 3G, World phone or CDMA-only?
2. What features [if any] distinguish the Verizon iPhone from the iPhone 4?
3. Details, details, details (costs, preloaded apps, etc.)?
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She picked details, details, details as a question they need to answer? That’s some fine journalism right there!
What is this ‘journalism’ you speak of?
He/she needs to do their job or watch the event later to get the answers, I s’pose.
You’re about to find out
Those aren’t the three questions Ina needs answered….
“preloaded apps”? They don’t know apple very, do they?
Is she Olga’s sister?
Steve Jobs has gone a long way to show businesses that Apple is a “Good Partner” with this in mind
1) CDMA iPhone 4 will be added to the Verizon network with no exclusive partnerships perks networks will compete on service and plans
2) in June a new IPhone 5 will be distributed to all carriers on an equal basis
2)
…”2. What features [if any] distinguish the Verizon iPhone from the iPhone 4?”
Most likely, NONE. Among over one hundred carriers around the world that currently carry iPhone, there is not a single one selling an iPhone with specific, distinguishing features (compared to others). Unlike virtually EVERY other phone out there, iPhone is the ONLY mobile device that is IDENTICAL on every carrier that has it. Verizon, being just one of over hundred carriers, has no reason to be any different, despite how much our American readers here think of it.
The big issue for me would be simultaneous use of voice and data. If this is not possible I would unfortunately have to stay with AT&T. So far I’ve heard that it won’t be.
Where are all the VZ iPhone doubters now? You know, all the ones who would spam the MDN board everytime there was VZ iPhone info leaked? “CDMA iPhone not coming–Apple has a 5 yr contract etc” or “Iphone..coming to VZ since 2007”. They seemed so knowledgeable. Wha hoppen?
I’m surprised ATD didn’t find a way to say “Android is open” in that fluff piece.
Oh wait, the byline wan’t Mossberg.
@nebo they haven’t announced anything yet have they?
…Where are all the VZ iPhone doubters now?
Still here. Still skeptical. You could have read my still skeptical response yesterday. And day before that. Unfortunately, these days, it seems like Verizon is the only thing MDN seems to report on (Verizon Daily News, anyone?), and it just doesn’t make sense to repeat the same post in every thread.
As I say (every day), we’ll see what happens today, but I will be the first to admit I was wrong about those rumours. If I end up being right, I’m sure I won’t need to come back and gloat (there will be others who will). You have to admit, after the first Verizon rumour appeared almost 4 years ago (as soon as the original iPhone was announced), they kept coming and coming. After four years, it becomes quite easy to dismiss them.
Let us wait and see. Only a few more hours, folks!
@Predrag
I left my hat out on the doorstep to marinade just for you last night. It should go well with the fillet mignon with a dash of cranberry sauce.
Weren’t u the genius who predicted there would be no CDMA iPhone?
@nebo
That’s what’s bugging me – that “5 year exclusive” contract Apple has with AT&T. That would make the contract valid until summer of 2012 wouldn’t it?
Contract to be broken now? How will AT&T react? Unless they are paid off by Apple. (or bought out)
Why is predrag such a douche? America wants to know…
“1. 4G or 3G, World phone or CDMA-only?” CDMA only.
“2. What features [if any] distinguish the Verizon iPhone from the iPhone 4?” None; you will call it an iPhone 4 as well.
“3. Details, details, details (costs, preloaded apps, etc.)?” Most likely same as the AT&T iPhone; same pricing for the phone and no preloaded apps except for the built-in ones. Probably an introductory phone price discount from Verizon.
Elaborating a little bit on question one….. It would be a lot of thecnical hassle having both kinds of radios in one device, it would increase the phone price, and greater battery draining would also be a major factor to not having both kinds of technologies.
…”Weren’t u the genius who predicted there would be no CDMA iPhone?”
No. That was someone else (actually, several other people). CDMA is very cheap to make, and that has been done before by many others. No need to re-invent the wheel there. In my opinion, CDMA was never the reason why Verizon wouldn’t get it. I had always claimed that Apple simply did not NEED to get another US carrier, since it wasn’t really able to satisfy demand on the existing carrier. As long as iPhone 4 was sold out in most stores, there was no point in making it available on additional carriers.
As I said, we’ll see in a little while, and I’m ready to admit I was wrong, if that turns out to be the case.
I can’t possibly see what makes 3monkies call me a douche. What part of my posting(s) has offended you personally, so that you feel compelled to offend me personally?
Davey…
Crikey…. this is like the 1000th time I have to write this in the last several months(perhaps I should program a hot-key for it)
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The contract was rewritten to allow for a locked down and subsidized plan when the 3G was released.
No one outside apple and AT&T know the details of that contract (nothing about it was never made public, including the time limit)
Although we can take a guess at the length of the revised contract can’t we
(and I have even used that joke before) <sigh>
Uncle Fester’s Cousin:
You may be right about re-writing of the contract, but that happened in the first year of the iPhone, i.e. before June 2008. Later in 2008, court documents related to that class action suit (the one about the iPhone exclusivity) revealed that the 5-year agreement was still in place.
Even if the subsidy model has been re-written, it appears that the terms of the agreement were NOT changed, and it remained a five-year agreement. This only means that either Apple themselves (unlikely), or Verizon (much more likely) paid the necessary monies to terminate that exclusivity agreement early.
And on the occasion of the announcement of that iPhone 4 on Verizon, I hereby officially admit I was wrong to be skeptical. Whoever feels the need to rub it in should feel free to do so. In my defense, we sure HAVE been hearing this Verizon iPhone noise for four years now. I’m glad it is finally over.
Let’s now focus on the fallout from this on the American mobile market space.
Well, the first significant one will be no concurrent data and voice. So, as we’ve heard here from many posters, it’s a deal breaker (you can’t talk on the phone and look at maps, web, Google Earth, Yelp, FourSquare, Zagat, etc).
How much of an actual deal breaker will this be for the masses remains to be seen, but likely not all that much.
@ Predrag
No I-Told-You-Sos here. We’re all one big happy family again. =)