Verizon Ever going to get the iphone?

[Spooner]

anyone?

 

[waggy]

i have read rumors that they might be getting it next year. But its doubtfull

 

[Platypus]

No, and they just signed a deal with Google and will be releasing android phones in the next few weeks. That pretty much cements the deal of it never happening along with their new ad campaign.

patience, good phones will finally be on VZW soon.

 

[Crono]

With Google deal and Storm 2, I doubt it.

 

[DingDingDao]

If they ever do, they'll cripple it. Verizon UI, pay-to-unlock GPS, WiFi-less, data push-blocked.

<--Verizon customer, leaving after contract expiration in December

 

[alm99]

Yes, next June.

Is that what you wanted to hear? That is what I want to hear.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
If they ever do, they'll cripple it. Verizon UI, pay-to-unlock GPS, WiFi-less, data push-blocked.

<--Verizon customer, leaving after contract expiration in December

they've already released updates that unlocks the gps on the omnia, touch pro and the storm. also with the exception of the storm those phones have wifi. and the storm 2 is coming out which has wifi. and the pda phones they've released since then have had wifi, the touch pro 2, ozone and imagio. and they have android phones coming, and not only that they're going to allow wifi tethering link.

besides they dont need the iphone, the touch pro 2 is a godsend. it was awesome taking the train yesterday listening to music, playing poker, talking to friends on fb chat, tethering on my laptop wirelessly all through my phone. and my gmail messages show up on my phone quicker than on my gmail notifier with gmail push. also a 5-minute call to verizon and my phone is sim unlocked so i could make calls on this phone using at&t/t-mobile (just no 3g data, only edge) domestically or use a prepaid sim in another country. no complaints here whatsoever.

 

[hanoverphist]

i like my omnia.

 

[blackangst1]

The iPhone on Verizon? Doubt it for a couple of reasons. First, Apple's deal with AT&T is, for now, until June of 2010. Second, many rumors and blogs are reporting that deal will extend another 3-5 years. But, there are also whispers of Verizon getting it next year also, sooo. You also have to remember Apple courted Verizon initially to be the exclusive carrier for iPhone, but Verizon balked at Apple's terms, so theres still some wounds to heal there.

And last but not least, Apple will need to remanufacture the iPhone for Verizon, as it's CDMA and not GSM.

Possible, but I wouldnt count on it.

 

[akugami]

Will the iPhone come to Verizon? Short term, no. Long term, possibly. People forget that Verizon is upgrading their systems to LTE later on which would presumably (big assumption) use SIM cards. It is also not out of the question for Apple to release the iPhone for multiple carriers (ATT & T-Mobile) as they've done in Canada.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
If they ever do, they'll cripple it. Verizon UI, pay-to-unlock GPS, WiFi-less, data push-blocked.

<--Verizon customer, leaving after contract expiration in December

Shizzle.
Verizons problem isnt their phone selection, its what they do to the phones they have.
I'm leaving them this month. Will go with a Tracfone for a bit until something comes along at T-mobile that interests me. They might not have the best coverage, but they charge reasonable prices and dont punish their own customers.
And in my area the coverage is fine anyway.

 

[pm]

I think that there will be a June 2010 launch of an LTE iPhone on Verizon but it's purely a guess...

 

[alm99]

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
If they ever do, they'll cripple it. Verizon UI, pay-to-unlock GPS, WiFi-less, data push-blocked.

<--Verizon customer, leaving after contract expiration in December

Shizzle.
Verizons problem isnt their phone selection, its what they do to the phones they have.
I'm leaving them this month. Will go with a Tracfone for a bit until something comes along at T-mobile that interests me. They might not have the best coverage, but they charge reasonable prices and dont punish their own customers.
And in my area the coverage is fine anyway.

Ha, I did the same thing this month and went with Page Plus Cellular. I was paying $150 a month for two lines. I now pay $70 for the two lines and get the same service.

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: akugami
Will the iPhone come to Verizon? Short term, no. Long term, possibly. People forget that Verizon is upgrading their systems to LTE later on which would presumably (big assumption) use SIM cards. It is also not out of the question for Apple to release the iPhone for multiple carriers (ATT & T-Mobile) as they've done in Canada.

I agree. But in that case (ATT/T-Mobile) theyre both GSM, so its not aq big trouble. Going to Verizon will require a complete remanufacture on Apples part for CDMA.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: akugami
Will the iPhone come to Verizon? Short term, no. Long term, possibly. People forget that Verizon is upgrading their systems to LTE later on which would presumably (big assumption) use SIM cards. It is also not out of the question for Apple to release the iPhone for multiple carriers (ATT & T-Mobile) as they've done in Canada.

I agree. But in that case (ATT/T-Mobile) theyre both GSM, so its not aq big trouble. Going to Verizon will require a complete remanufacture on Apples part for CDMA.

LTE is 4G GSM.

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: akugami
Will the iPhone come to Verizon? Short term, no. Long term, possibly. People forget that Verizon is upgrading their systems to LTE later on which would presumably (big assumption) use SIM cards. It is also not out of the question for Apple to release the iPhone for multiple carriers (ATT & T-Mobile) as they've done in Canada.

I agree. But in that case (ATT/T-Mobile) theyre both GSM, so its not aq big trouble. Going to Verizon will require a complete remanufacture on Apples part for CDMA.

LTE is 4G GSM.

My mistake then

 

[Bateluer]

I'd rather Verizon focus on launching their Android phones rather than waste any time getting the iPhone. Its overpriced and I don't fancy surrendering all control to Apple.

 

[Krynj]

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
If they ever do, they'll cripple it. Verizon UI, pay-to-unlock GPS, WiFi-less, data push-blocked.

<--Verizon customer, leaving after contract expiration in December

Shizzle.
Verizons problem isnt their phone selection, its what they do to the phones they have.
I'm leaving them this month. Will go with a Tracfone for a bit until something comes along at T-mobile that interests me. They might not have the best coverage, but they charge reasonable prices and dont punish their own customers.
And in my area the coverage is fine anyway.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be THE phone to have on T-Mobile when it comes out next month. I'm a VZW employee/BlackBerry nut, and the Bold 9700 is one damn nice phone. I wish we were getting it so badly, but the Tour with the OS 5.0 is great. Before I was a VZW employee, I used an unlocked Bold on T-Mobile, and I loved that phone so much. But the improvements in 5.0 make on my Tour as snappy and useful as my Bold was. It was hard going from a Bold to a Tour, but again, 5.0 made all the difference.

If you're a BlackBerry guy, the Bold 9700 is shaping up to be the best BlackBerry on the market.

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: Krynj

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
If they ever do, they'll cripple it. Verizon UI, pay-to-unlock GPS, WiFi-less, data push-blocked.

<--Verizon customer, leaving after contract expiration in December

Shizzle.
Verizons problem isnt their phone selection, its what they do to the phones they have.
I'm leaving them this month. Will go with a Tracfone for a bit until something comes along at T-mobile that interests me. They might not have the best coverage, but they charge reasonable prices and dont punish their own customers.
And in my area the coverage is fine anyway.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be THE phone to have on T-Mobile when it comes out next month. I'm a VZW employee/BlackBerry nut, and the Bold 9700 is one damn nice phone. I wish we were getting it so badly, but the Tour with the OS 5.0 is great. Before I was a VZW employee, I used an unlocked Bold on T-Mobile, and I loved that phone so much. But the improvements in 5.0 make on my Tour as snappy and useful as my Bold was. It was hard going from a Bold to a Tour, but again, 5.0 made all the difference.

If you're a BlackBerry guy, the Bold 9700 is shaping up to be the best BlackBerry on the market.

I disagree. The Nokia N900 will be

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
I'd rather Verizon focus on launching their Android phones rather than waste any time getting the iPhone. Its overpriced and I don't fancy surrendering all control to Apple.

Jailbreak and you have full control, and as far as 3rd party apps, the Android OS will never have even close to as many. Between official apps, and Jailbroke ones I can do anything on my iPhone. I just used it to Logmein to a clients PC to fix a problem. Android will be good one day but Verizon needs to focus on what would sell, and that's the iPhone.

 

[Rottie]

I wish Apple would made a deal with Tmobile instead of FVZW. If Apple made a deal with VZW I am leaving iPhone.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: Rottie
I wish Apple would made a deal with Tmobile instead of FVZW. If Apple made a deal with VZW I am leaving iPhone.

Any particular reason why? If it stays as the same phone, just on a new network, I fail to see the downside.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: TheStu

Originally posted by: Rottie
I wish Apple would made a deal with Tmobile instead of FVZW. If Apple made a deal with VZW I am leaving iPhone.

Any particular reason why? If it stays as the same phone, just on a new network, I fail to see the downside.

He obviously doesn't like Verizon which is funny cus AT&T is the worst of any of the nig networks.

 

[akugami]

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: blackangst1

Originally posted by: akugami
Will the iPhone come to Verizon? Short term, no. Long term, possibly. People forget that Verizon is upgrading their systems to LTE later on which would presumably (big assumption) use SIM cards. It is also not out of the question for Apple to release the iPhone for multiple carriers (ATT & T-Mobile) as they've done in Canada.

I agree. But in that case (ATT/T-Mobile) theyre both GSM, so its not aq big trouble. Going to Verizon will require a complete remanufacture on Apples part for CDMA.

LTE is 4G GSM.

My mistake then

Sorry, probably should have stated in my own post that LTE is 4G GSM as helpfully provided by DivideBYZero.

You can bet Apple is going to look long and hard at a future AT&T contract with the way the recent Google Voice inquiry is going down. Steve Jobs is a control freak maniac and you can bet he's not happy that AT&T essentially said Apple as at fault. If we read between the lines Apple was just following contract terms dictated by AT&T for certain app approvals. For AT&T to sell Apple out has got to be eating at Jobs's insides.

That is why I thought it was highly likely that there was a chance of Apple contracting the iPhone to Verizon or T-Mobile at some point. Obviously Verizon would need to have their 4G network up and running with good penetration before this happens. T-Mobile would need to just plain improve their network.

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: TheStu

Originally posted by: Rottie
I wish Apple would made a deal with Tmobile instead of FVZW. If Apple made a deal with VZW I am leaving iPhone.

Any particular reason why? If it stays as the same phone, just on a new network, I fail to see the downside.

Cuz Tmobile is very cheaper and Tmobile LOVES deaf/hearing impaired people