Smaller CDMA iPhone coming to VZW Q3 2010????
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Hmmmm, interesting. I wish it wasn't smaller tho. Hopefully that part of the rumor doesnt pan out.
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Franlkly after plaing around with the Android platform, i-Phone may be ready to be a has been platform much the same way the Razr was by the time Cingular lost exclusivity. Since it's more of an open source platform, Android could eventually have hundreds of thousands of apps. Since all carriers are going to have Android phones, the community could be much, much larger and applications could be much, much more robust.
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I agree, But for right now, apple is king and has a major leg up in both marketshare and mindshare. I think with some of the android devices being released apple will need to step their game up in a hurry or find a way access verizon's 80 million customers...
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Once Verizon finally began selling Razrs they still sold quite a few despite the V3c being a POS and the V3M only slightly better. If they get an iphone there will still be those (like me) who buy it despite it no longer being a "cool" phone. So thy should still get it.
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I'm not buying the "it's open, it's better" line of logic. And I've contributed heavily to four open source software projects.
While the open development environment of Android seems to have its benefits, that doesn't mean the applications will be sold in the same open environment. I have yet to be convinced that Verizon is going to permit users to really do what they want. It would be nice if users could buy directly from developers, but I have to believe Verizon is going to want their vig in both the application store and in fees to register applications for sale. I am pretty certain Verizon will make it very difficult to buy applications outside of their own marketplace. If this turns out to be true, "open" means nothing for most ...
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While the open development environment of Android seems to have its benefits, that doesn't mean the applications will be sold in the same open environment. I have yet to be convinced that Verizon is going to permit users to really do what they want. It would be nice if users could buy directly from developers, but I have to believe Verizon is going to want their vig in both the application store and in fees to register applications for sale. I am pretty certain Verizon will make it very difficult to buy applications outside of their own marketplace. If this turns out to be true, "open" means nothing for most ...
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No. Open is open. Verizon getting in bed with Google means accepting Android without conditions. So yeah Google Voice and all other applications they might prefer to see go away are in there. Of course, they will still push their VZW branded apps as well, I am sure.
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I remain a very big skeptic of Verizon's claims of being "open". This after I waited two years for Verizon to get off their big fat asses to approve the Telular CDMA terminals for use on their network. I guess my assurances that I was bringing aboard 600 new lines per month wasn't enough motivation. I offered to give them a device for testing, as if the manufacturer wasn't after then enough already.
AT&T won that one.
AT&T won that one.
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No. I doubt that is ever going to happen. I thought we were discussing Android platform being open. Verizon is not going to let you bring CDMA handsets from other carriers anytime soon. I only see that occurring via force from the government.
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I do not know if this is legit or not, but I will NOT be upgrading ANY of my lines. I am going to save my pennies for TWO new iphones.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/report ... »
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/06/report ... »
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Look at that thing, definitely not an apple product. Apple wouldn't ever make anything that ugly.
If they do make a CDMA model it will either be exactly like the current iPhone or will be based to look more like the old school nano's ( second gens ) but with a full size screen.
If they do make a CDMA model it will either be exactly like the current iPhone or will be based to look more like the old school nano's ( second gens ) but with a full size screen.
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It doesn't exist yet. If it does, then we can stop hearing people complaining that the iPhone isn't on Verizon. If it does happen, then I wonder if Verizon will have capacity to handle all the users that would use the iPhone.
Even T-Mobile users would benefit too, as long as Apple makes an iPhone with AWS, since the version make for T-Mobile Germany isn't compatible with T-Mobile USA for 3G.
Even T-Mobile users would benefit too, as long as Apple makes an iPhone with AWS, since the version make for T-Mobile Germany isn't compatible with T-Mobile USA for 3G.
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read the article. It's interesting, but I would hope that some company "leaking" that information would actually give it to journalists who knew how to do basic research.
an iphone for verizon is inevitable, but I don't think they'll ever make one with a smaller screen, unless there is a physical keyboard.
an iphone for verizon is inevitable, but I don't think they'll ever make one with a smaller screen, unless there is a physical keyboard.
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This is all very interesting; I think we all knew that Vz would get something from crApple sooner or later. They just can't get the iPhone as sold on AT&T until that agreement ends. In the meantime they will have to do with an applelite, as it were. The article is right, customers will hold off buying something expensive now if they think they will be able to get an iphone later. Still, for all it's magnetism (my own brother has one, for crying out loud) I'm leaning toward the HTC Preadator; I think they are on the come.
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