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ChAoTiCpInOy said:
Agreed.
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I don't agree, but I think I'm going to stop replying because I'm not sure that it's possible to agree. We are guessing the future and we will see what we will see when the exclusion period completes next year.

I will say that if I'm right and there is a CDMA iPhone next year, I intend to resurrect this thread to say "see? I was right." And, yes, I am exactly that childish. :)

And if you want to flip it around, and assuming you are as superficial as I am, you can resurrect this thread and I'll admit that I was wrong if there's no CDMA iPhone by next June... assuming any of us remember.
 
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Verizon's LTE is going to be in 25-30 markets in late 2010 FYI. That's the slated schedule which, obviously, can change. They're targetting 50-60 markets by the end of 2011. So you're wrong about Verizon's schedule. ATT will also be releasing LTE in 2011. So an iPhone capable of LTE in 2011 does actually make sense.

As pm says, it's all speculation so I can be completely off on my prediction of an LTE capable iPhone in 2011. Though I still will say that it's not as far fetched as you make it sound. I think it's entirely possible since there will be a burgeoning market for LTE in 2011.

I'm not going to argue that CDMA is a less used technology than GSM but what I can say is that speculation is rampant and many established publications such as the Wall Street Journal are reporting on a Verizon iPhone. It makes sense since Verizon is such a huge force in the USA as a wireless carrier that Apple is still interested in releasing a Verizon capable phone. However, any phone Apple releases, even if it's mainly for Verizon's LTE still has to be backwards compatible with Verizon's CDMA network.

And I think Apple at this point is a strong enough force in the smart phone market that they can persuade Verizon to accept the same hardware as AT&T. Say what you will but iPhone customers are a pretty loyal bunch and are only remaining with AT&T due to the iPhone and not because of AT&T.
 
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pm said:
I don't agree, but I think I'm going to stop replying because I'm not sure that it's possible to agree. We are guessing the future and we will see what we will see when the exclusion period completes next year.

I will say that if I'm right and there is a CDMA iPhone next year, I intend to resurrect this thread to say "see? I was right." And, yes, I am exactly that childish. :)

And if you want to flip it around, and assuming you are as superficial as I am, you can resurrect this thread and I'll admit that I was wrong if there's no CDMA iPhone by next June... assuming any of us remember.
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T-Mobile iPhone by end of 2010.
 
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ChAoTiCpInOy

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rudeguy said:
negative Ghost Rider.

Either answer my direct questions or don't.
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I explained how Apple has shown that they want to streamline their production. Having one back panel without the storage being shown. Having two production models one for CDMA and one for GSM does not make sense.

If you're getting all worked up about this. Just remember. I'm reacting to people saying that there's going to be a verizon iPhone.
 
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ChAoTiCpInOy said:
I explained how Apple has shown that they want to streamline their production. Having two production models one for CDMA and one for GSM does not make sense.
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Totally on the spot.
Add to that the fact that a CDMA version of the phone would require totally different internals and a separate production line (since there are no chips to date that support GSM and CDMA at the same time).
For the same reason I doubt that there will be a TMUS version of the phone, since TMUS uses totally different 3G frequencies from anybody else.

Apple picked AT&T because their 3G frequencies are amongst the most common in the world. With their current iPhone, they probably cover 75% or more of all 3G in the world.

... I'm interested whether Verizon will switch to a SIM-card based approach with LTE, since that is pretty much the established standard and has prevented business users, especially people that travel a lot, from getting Verizon phones, since it is impossible to pop in a local SIM card and thus avoid roaming.
 
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