Im sure many of you have heard rumors of the iphone coming to verizon. I have read so many different theories of what will be happening with the phone. They say its coming out on a certain date, but they say that it is just a "rumor" that verizon will carry the iphone. This frustrates me because before I came to Valley City, I had an iphone with At&t but had to cancel my plan because it didn't work here. I really enjoyed having that phone because it was easy for me to check email, call, text, etc. It really is a "smart" phone. On this website it says that Verizon's CEO Ivan Seidenberg says that the company has told apple they want to carry the iphone. The CEO cited in a recent Wall Street Journal report that apple was working on a version of the iphone which will be compatible with Verizon's network.
As of right now, At&t has the rights to the iPhone in the United States, they have not said anything on the speculation of the new iPhone model. Verizon wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the U.S and has been aggressive in marketing phones based on googles android operating system. Apple made the iPhone to be compatable with the GSM networks while other phone carriers such as Verizon, Sprint, and Nextel are all on CDMA networks.
The wait for the iPhone may be a long wait according to CNN due to the production of the iPhone compatibility with CDMA networks and the exclusive contract At&t has with the apple company. One other setback to the iPhone in the Verizon network is you will not be able to use your headset or have your phone on speaker and surf the web. This is one thing that I loved when using my phone because whenever I would talk to someone, I could go on the internet to say for instance, check what time a movie was, or look for places to eat. We have all seen the commercials with Luke Wilson showing himself talking on the phone and going on the web at the same time, this is very good use of the phone, i believe.
Personally, I feel that if the iPhone were to come to Verizon, I would purchase it because that is how much I really liked that phone when I had it. One setback to the iPhone is having to pay the monthly talk and text bill plus the use of internet which for me was $100 added a month.
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I have been very interested in this story for a long time now. Ever since I got an IPod Touch I have wanted to get an IPhone. I could not believe AT&T was the only company that could carry the phone. I think Apple would make a lot more money if they had their phone available to many companies. Hopefully the IPhone will become available here in the near future, because I would definitely buy one. The phone has so many advertisements in the media around here that many people would purchase one.
ReplyDeleteI have recently talked with the Verizon store in Fargo and they too have talked about the iPhone coming to them as well. The only reason AT&T has the iPhone is because of a licensed agreement with Apple. That agreement is up at the end of year. The only problem with the iPhone is it requires the 3G network and at this point Verizon has no towers up in North Dakota with that capability.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Presticon, i cant believe apple hasnt broadened thier horizon in companies, Apple would make way more money.I also agree with Cuypers, we dont have 3G coverage in North Dakota yet. I feel that verizon needs to get on that, like rite meow. The iPhones are awesome and i cant wait to get one.
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