Apple May be Developing iPhone for Verizon?
Apple May be Developing iPhone for Verizon?
Posted 03/29/2010 at 10:55pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Now that Apple is just days away from entering the tablet market, Apple-philic rumormongers have returned to more humdrum things. They are now trying to sketch the outline of the next iPhone on their ethereal canvas. The Wall Street Journal has just taken all the speculation to an entirely different level altogether. It is reporting that Apple has not one but two iPhone models in the works, with one of them a CDMA iPhone for Verizon customers.
Verizon, the largest wireless provider in the US, operates a CDMA network as opposed to AT&T that relies on GSM technology. Even though the report quotes unnamed sources and is in the realm of speculation, the paper has so much faith on its tipsters that everything is presented with the conviction of indubitable truth.
But if rumors of a CDMA iPhone are indeed true, the smartphone would no longer remain an AT&T exclusive. Such a move would also put the smartphone, which accounts for a large chunk of mobile internet bandwidth, within the reach of 91 million Verizon customers. Also, lets not forget that there are more than half a billion CDMA subscribers around the world.
According to the report, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has been retained as the contract manufacturer for the next GSM iPhone, whereas Pegatron Technology Corp., an ASUSTeK subsidiary, has been given the task of mass producing CDMA iPhones. And it will begin producing them in September.
Neither Verizon nor Apple seemed willing to comment on the latest iPhone rumor. “There has been lots of incorrect speculation on CDMA iPhones for a long time. We haven't seen one yet and only Apple knows when that might occur,” a Verizon rep told the Wall Street Journal. Apple simply refused to comment.
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khend123
April 27, 2010 at 11:48am
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Caitlin
April 08, 2010 at 8:14am
I've had my iphone for almost two years. I can honestly say that I will NEVER buy a different phone again! This phone is amazing! As much as I would love to switch to Verizon, as long as AT&T is the only carrier for the iphone, I will continue with them.
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Keith E. Whisman
March 30, 2010 at 7:57am
Iphone is fucking gay. Android kicks ass. PC vs Apple and PC wins every time and yes Android = PC.
jlh304
March 30, 2010 at 7:10am
AT&T's contract with Apple is up in June 2010, and so far no one has heard about Apple renewing the deal.
ceator3571
March 30, 2010 at 6:38am
Well now what do I do?
My 2 year contract for my iPhone is up in May and I was going to buy the new iPhone coming out in June(?) for AT&T but now maybe a new iPhone for Verizon may be coming out in September(?). Hmmmm. I have no issues with coverage with AT&T in most (not all mind you) areas I am in with AT&T. Although I like the ability where I can be on the phone and surf at the same time. Of course I don't know for sure what both phones will have (service and hardware). I really do not want to wait longer then I have too but I don't want to buy too sooner either.
SillyElf74
March 30, 2010 at 12:41am
I just picked up an iPod touch 2 weeks ago, and while I love it, I ALMOST wish it was an iPhone. The device is so compelling and well built, that I was considering ditching my Verizon phone and switching to AT&T. I decided against it in favor of the more open Nexus one phone with the Android OS. While I would love to see an iPhone on my beloved Verizon, I just can't believe this rumor is true. We've all heard the iPhone/Verizon rumors before, and nothing came of them (and they were from reliable sources as well).
I can't wait for Apple to decide to break it's exclusivity deal with AT&T, so while the rumor is tasty for sure, I'm going with a more sure thing and will be picking up a Nexus One when it hits Verizon.
B10H4Z4RD
March 29, 2010 at 11:16pm
GREAT, now verizon is going to suffer the wrath of the iPhail.....i was going to get the nexus on verizon but i dont know if its going to be worth it now...
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