Yet Another iPhone Rumor
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EXCLUSIVE: Verizon’s iPhone rumored to be LTE device; coming right after Christmas
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 09:42 AM EST
According to a source we believe to be familiar with the matter:
• Verizon held management training for iPhone sales last week
• Verizon had functioning iPhones (LTE-capable) in management hands for the training sessions
• Formal announcement coming right "after christmas", was
• The formal announcement of the iPhones Verizon debut is coming right after Christmas; "Apparently ATT's final demand so as to maximize ATT's Christmas iPhone sales"
• The Verizon iPhone will be immediately available upon formal announcement
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EXCLUSIVE: Verizon’s iPhone rumored to be LTE device; coming right after Christmas
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 09:42 AM EST
According to a source we believe to be familiar with the matter:
• Verizon held management training for iPhone sales last week
• Verizon had functioning iPhones (LTE-capable) in management hands for the training sessions
• Formal announcement coming right "after christmas", was
• The formal announcement of the iPhones Verizon debut is coming right after Christmas; "Apparently ATT's final demand so as to maximize ATT's Christmas iPhone sales"
• The Verizon iPhone will be immediately available upon formal announcement
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When most leaks come from corporate sources (who get information way ahead of time) or big box stores.
I get more up to date information, as a retailer, about the going's on of Verizon by reading the internet than I do from eroes or official training.
I get more up to date information, as a retailer, about the going's on of Verizon by reading the internet than I do from eroes or official training.
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I call bull*Bleep* on this rumor.
"Verizon agreed to take 100% responsibility for security, so all the devices will be in their hands until the official announcement date, and they will then distribute thru channels in massive manner (hence early stockpiling)"
No way.
" The new iPhone is an LTE device and that fact - the only "LTE iPhone," exclusive to Verizon - will be the main marketing theme; i.e. "For the new '4G' (cough) verizon network" that Verizon has already started promoting"
You mean that LTE network that cannot hand-off to EV-DO for data devices? Who really wants to hear constant whining from early adopter/iphoners? Not me. Apple had better make sure Verizon's LTE network can handle data devices and maybe even o...
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"Verizon agreed to take 100% responsibility for security, so all the devices will be in their hands until the official announcement date, and they will then distribute thru channels in massive manner (hence early stockpiling)"
No way.
" The new iPhone is an LTE device and that fact - the only "LTE iPhone," exclusive to Verizon - will be the main marketing theme; i.e. "For the new '4G' (cough) verizon network" that Verizon has already started promoting"
You mean that LTE network that cannot hand-off to EV-DO for data devices? Who really wants to hear constant whining from early adopter/iphoners? Not me. Apple had better make sure Verizon's LTE network can handle data devices and maybe even o...
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Well, they didn't make sure of that with AT&T, and see how that went.
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I remember when the media was a buzz with the talks Apple and Verizon had. Well, we know why they had those talks: Apple wanted to bring the iPad to Verizon so people could use Verizon's wifi service with their iPad devices.
The whole iPhone on Verizon thing is just old. Will Verizon get the iPhone? Eventually, but probably not until 2012 at the earliest in my opinion.
I have told people this in person many times: until you see a press release from Verizon and Apple, don't believe any source or speculation about the iPhone coming to Verizon.
The whole iPhone on Verizon thing is just old. Will Verizon get the iPhone? Eventually, but probably not until 2012 at the earliest in my opinion.
I have told people this in person many times: until you see a press release from Verizon and Apple, don't believe any source or speculation about the iPhone coming to Verizon.
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So very true. This is something that I've been saying in person and online for years. You can't call it official until one of the two official players speaks up.
The problem is, though, that news organizations like the Wall Street Journal create news out of conjecture. Then, because it was in the WSJ, the article is picked up through retransmission (the news business' "feed"), to be presented in your local newspaper or on your local news station. And once it gets to your local area, it's presented as if it's actual news.
Rumors, in general, aren't necessarily false when they get around. But the same rumor over and over again, with a history of being false, is a lot less likely to be true.
For instance. A year and a half...
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The problem is, though, that news organizations like the Wall Street Journal create news out of conjecture. Then, because it was in the WSJ, the article is picked up through retransmission (the news business' "feed"), to be presented in your local newspaper or on your local news station. And once it gets to your local area, it's presented as if it's actual news.
Rumors, in general, aren't necessarily false when they get around. But the same rumor over and over again, with a history of being false, is a lot less likely to be true.
For instance. A year and a half...
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The reason the Motorola rumor never re-surfaced was BECAUSE it became a reality. As soon as the VZW begins selling an iphone THAT rumor will cease as well.
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It's so much more than just that. I started hearing rumblings of something that became Droid months before I knew anything about it. It did come to be, sure. The same happened with Storm.
But the iPhone is vastly different. The same rumor surfaces from time to time. If a round figure of rumor turning into fruition is about six months, then the Verizon iPhone should have been out years ago. Instead, we're teased - even assaulted - by Verizon iPhone rumors time and time again, with no indication that the rumor will become truth. That makes it very different from Droid, Storm, Nexus, and the whole lot.
Yes, the rumors will end when Verizon has an iPhone - that's logical. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen this ...
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But the iPhone is vastly different. The same rumor surfaces from time to time. If a round figure of rumor turning into fruition is about six months, then the Verizon iPhone should have been out years ago. Instead, we're teased - even assaulted - by Verizon iPhone rumors time and time again, with no indication that the rumor will become truth. That makes it very different from Droid, Storm, Nexus, and the whole lot.
Yes, the rumors will end when Verizon has an iPhone - that's logical. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to happen this ...
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I remember when I finally decided that I was tired of getting upset with customers for constantly badgering me about the iphone. It was around the time that I actually got to work with my cousin's for a few hours. The rampant iphone rumors exist because so many are desperate for it to become a reality. I suppose Verizon should be flattered but yes I remember the frustration of hearing that iphone question constantly.
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Verizon and Apple never even confirmed that there ever would be an iPhone for Verizon's network.
All of the rumors were based on two things: 1. AT&T's exclusivity ending in 2011 and 2. Immense consumer dissatisfaction with AT&T.
All of these reported rumors site an un-named source "close to the negotiations" which should tip people off that it's not a legitimate source, thus discrediting the whole article. People need to stop and actually analyze these reports because a good analyst will see right through the garbage and see this for what it really is: false reporting.
All of the rumors were based on two things: 1. AT&T's exclusivity ending in 2011 and 2. Immense consumer dissatisfaction with AT&T.
All of these reported rumors site an un-named source "close to the negotiations" which should tip people off that it's not a legitimate source, thus discrediting the whole article. People need to stop and actually analyze these reports because a good analyst will see right through the garbage and see this for what it really is: false reporting.
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Because I tell people, that until Apple and/or Verizon announce it nothing is definate, However, there are a lot of rumors out there. If you would like, I could put you name on our list and as soon as it is confirmed, I'll call you. That way I can hopefully claim that customer before anyone else does, or if they announce it won't happen in 2011, I can call them and convert them to another phone. Either way, I have a chance at that customer first. 😁
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