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Apple likes to stick with those that stuck with them from the beginning.
I hope im wrong, but we all have heard rumors like these before and still nothing...]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
This would be great news if true...

Well, I guess I better start my training on how to "Properly Hold it"]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Thats the one thing I like about AT&T. You can talk and surf at the same time GSM.
My GF Sprint, she cant do that. She has to get off the phone to surf or do anything else.]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
Apple has a CONTRACT with AT&T. It has nothing to do with "liking" them. Why would Apple want to limit themselves to one carrier? How does that serve Apple's needs? The iPhone is available on multiple carriers in every country except the US. It's painfully obvious that being limited to AT&T is not by Apple's choice.]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
Sounds not like Apple to introduce one of their biggest sellers AFTER christmas. That's just bad marketing. I don't believe it.]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/I hope you are correct sir, and im wrong, believe me.

But Apple wont let it go that easily. Apple is not dying to go to another carrier.
Reason: Apple likes to keep their devices scares (spelling). If EVERY carrier had it and every user had/has it, then it will no longer be a "SPECIAL" phone as they put it.
Just my 2 cents...]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
people have been claiming this

im starting to think if this is becoming a baby unicorn]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
Really, Apple was FORCED into the deal? It's IS Apple's choice. Had they wanted to, they could have only done a 2,3,4 year exclusivity deal, but they did 5 years as reported on this very site and as verified by the court documents ALSO reported on this very site. Why does Engadget NEVER mention of refer to these past stories when creating yet another iphone to verizon article.]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/I agree with you in some way, but remember, Apple is very Loyal to their (cant remember the exact wording here).
Apple approached Verizon at first, and they laughed in Apple's face when they first saw the iPhone.
Now, why would Apple want to go with someone that laughed in their face at first?
Apple is VERY back-stabbing (maybe wrong word here) type company. If you did something wrong to them, they love to just laugh at you later when they do become HUGE, and Apple is BIG now...]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
I didn't know Bloomberg trolled Engadget. :P]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
Hmmm, I didnt know that. I always thought that you could not do that due to their networks not being GSM.
My mistake there. Never mind that feature then lol...]]>Jun 29th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Just my 2 cents...]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
Thank you, Captain Obvious...but if those out there who are REALLY desperate to drop AT&T weren't savvy enough to see through the 'generous' offer AT&T made for everyone to upgrade early and recognize it as a ploy to keep people from jumping to Verizon as soon as the iPhone turned red, I think they deserve to be stuck in dropped-call purgatory a few more months...]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
I hope NOT. I'm enjoying my droid incredible on a network that isn't clogged yet. Stay on the blue team and leave us red guys out of it.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/why would anyone want the iphone 4 on verizon when a new one will come out 5 months after the iphone 4 gets relaunched?
no thank you.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
The iPhone is on Multiple GSM carriers worldwide. So if anyone is to get the iPhone other then AT&T, its going to be T-Mobile, Not Verizon.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/There's been rumors since the first iPhone to answer your rhetorical question :)]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
Don't forget, I was bailing your butt out while you were still only a 4 foot tall cliche'.

Now, if only I remembered where I put those sweet leg rockets I used to have...]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/I just don't see Apple doing a CDMA phone. You can not use them overseas unless you make them a "world" phone with both CDMA and GSM. I have to question if Apple would every do that since it is so un apple like to have two different radios in one phone.
Second AT&T has made it very clear that the iPhone is their star phone. Verizon has spent a lot of money pushing Droid and Droid does.
I do not think Verizon will drop Droid for the iPhone after spending all that time and money building the Droid brand name.

]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
I doubt the truth on this one. Remember the iPad? It was nearly a Verizon gadget and AT&T's name never surfaced. Well, guess what, its AT&T after all.

Why would Verizon carry the iPhone 4 in January when the phone is already more than half its product life by then (hello iPhone 5 or 4G in June). If this is a new phone, it breaks its own life cycle to the detriment of the millions of existing iPhone 4 owners. Apple's not going to do that. Remember when Apple was forced to refund money in 2007 when it reduced the price of iPhone 2G a few months later. It's not going to repeat that costly mistake.

Another thing, the phone is exclusive to AT&T for another 2 years or so (5-year exclusivity).

I am going to bet this is one of those stories again just to psychologically prevent people from buying the iPhone and therefore signed on to AT&T for another 2 years knowing that there is hope for an iPhone with a different carrier.

Droid people should be suing Verizon and Motorola now or ask for refund knowing that their phone is now obsolete in context with the Droid X/2. I think Verizon and Motorola purposely introduced that phone very abruptly even though the Droid has not even been on the market that long just to prevent people from caving in to their iPhone lust.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
I personally know a high Apple exec. who is traveling to China in the 2nd week of July to help finalize CDMA chip production designs for a new V-phone (per my source). I can't say 'January' is incorrect, but my source says a launch of a V-phone will likely be in the fall-Q4 sometime.

PS. When does apply usually announce new iTouch updates? (Sep)

PSS. Shy would apple launch a new phone after the holidays anyway? That doesn't make sense.

PSS. Don't shoot the messenger, just passing along info directly from the horses mouth.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
There is a good chance it will come out. Hopefully Verizon has implemented some good LTE neworks (with backward compatibilities) in order the iphone 4 to work. Could very well be a GSM/CDMA hybrid phone. ]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/We're on the Green team BTW.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
The iPhone already isn't special nor scarce (nor would they WANT it to be scarce, as more users means more App sales, duh). Already, "everyone" seems to have one. It's not special, never was.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
You can on 4G (where available), bud. :)]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/That's not backstabbing. Definitely the wrong word for that :P]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
One reason I've not gotten one is because it's on AT&T and they know that many feel that way.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
How was it Apple's choice? The other carriers turned them down, AT&T was the only place left they could do it at all. AT&T demanded a 5 year contract, that wasn't Apple's idea. So unless your idea of "choice" is "release it on AT&T or don't release it at all", you're wrong.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/bullshit. steve jobs is gonna talk about how he single-handedly miraculously boosted cell tower reception and data speeds overnight.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/Jun 29th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
No. It is not in Apple's BEST INTEREST to stay on one carrier, and it never was. Apple can make a lot more money if the iPhone is on multiple carriers. Suggesting that Apple actually WANTS to be on only one carrier is completely ridiculous.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/In all your years of owning a cell phone, how many times did you talk and surf the web at the same time?]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
I'm sure it's more for contractual reasons as opposed to marketing reasons. I'm sure Apple would want to sell it as soon as possible. ]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/verizon-iphone-in-january-claims-bloomberg/
This is the only time that a Verizon iPhone is possible because by the end of 2010, Verizon will have their LTE network up and going so I can definitely see Apple making an announcement. If Verizon doesn't getting after getting their LTE network up.... then damn. The US is screwed.]]>Jun 29th 2010 4:49PM