Apple Making Verizon-Ready iPhone by Year End

[Jeremy Den Hartog]

Some good news for Verizon users who want to use iPhones. Sounds like they will be available by early 2011.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...6191649347572.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories

 

[Jason Foster]

LOL...you bet me to it....Gotta love an official news release on this. Hope it comes in time for chase season, and is at least as decent as the 3gs (4g isn't that special).

my news came via CNBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/39541145

I hope a Verizon iPad will be soon to follow.

 

[Chris Nuttall]

I won't believe it until I see it on sale. Every few months a news report comes along "citing multiple insider sources" that a Verizon iPhone is coming within "xxx months" or "early next year," and it never happens. The magical date comes, and nothing can be found.

 

[Jason Foster]

I won't believe it until I see it on sale. Every few months a news report comes along "citing multiple insider sources" that a Verizon iPhone is coming within "xxx months" or "early next year," and it never happens. The magical date comes, and nothing can be found.

It's easy to say. However, WSJ usually a little more reliable with it's sources.

 

[Jeremy Den Hartog]

I won't believe it until I see it on sale. Every few months a news report comes along "citing multiple insider sources" that a Verizon iPhone is coming within "xxx months" or "early next year," and it never happens. The magical date comes, and nothing can be found.

Only time will tell I guess...I'm happy with my Droid so I'm not to concerned either way. Looking forward to Mike's radar app for the Droid and then I will be good to go

The iPad would be pretty cool Jason. I've been considering looking into something like this though (since I don't have much money to play with):
http://www.chinavasion.com/hot-products/7mid-with-android-16-systerm/

 

[Scott Hammel]

It's easy to say. However, WSJ usually a little more reliable with it's sources.

Not necessarily. The WSJ has run this story a few times already earlier this year, and a few times last year and obviously none of those panned out. What makes me doubt this is that the article states Apple is readying a CDMA iPhone which really makes no sense. Why make a CDMA device for a network that is on the verge of abandoning CDMA technology in favor of LTE? If this were going to be a 4G phone, then it cannot be CDMA. My guess is that it is for some other asian markets that use CDMA. If I'm not mistaken I believe the largest carrier in China uses CDMA and have yet to get the iPhone, so my guess is that's what this is all about. But like others have said, time will tell.

 

[Scott Bennett]

I am excited to see a Verizon iphone however I know the WSJ can take things out of context first hand. I personally have been completely misquoted in the WSJ

 

[Darren Addy]

I'm a huge Apple fan, and I will probably become one of the last people on the planet to get a cell phone before the chase season in 2011 (hey! I pretty much hate talking on the phone and don't WANT to be contacted anytime anywhere) but even if I have the choice of an iPhone with Verizon, I have the feeling I'll be going with an Android phone. I'm also curious as to where the App Inventor will be by then. App Inventor has been described as Hypercard for Andoid (means nothing to those of you not old enough to remember Hypercard).

 

[Nick Nolte]

NYT in on the action now, too. Usually I meet these types of stories with skepticism, but there's a lot of big names throwing their weight behind these stories all simultaneously, so I'm more inclined to believe it is true. But, nothing generates rumors and buzz like an Apple product, so I'll believe it when I see it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/technology/09phone.html?_r=2&ref=technology

 

[Scott Hammel]

Not sure if this means anything for the 'iPhone on Verizon patiently waiting customer', BUT they did just announce today that the iPad will be sold through Verizon starting at the end of October. Looks like it will be bundled with a Verizon MiFi with various data packages. No contract either just like with ATT. Interesting, no?

Article Here

 

[Scott Bennett]

My Tweet on the subject from this morning....

Wondering if the #verizon #iPhone will be a #ipod touch with a standard cell phone attached? #ipad #verizonipad

 

[rdale]

Interesting, no?

No

Who wants to carry a MiFi around with them whenever they want to access the Internet?

 

[Jarrod Barnett]

I saw this yesterday when I hopped on to pay my bill.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/ipad.jsp

 

[Jim Hunt]

No

Who wants to carry a MiFi around with them whenever they want to access the Internet?

I suspect this is just to circumvent the AT&T exclusive agreement for now. The MiFi would be a good option if you had mutiple iPads/iPods (or even a traditional laptop) and wanted to be online.

I still think iPad 2 will so much better I am still going to wait.