http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/01/verizon-iphone-no-longer-a-myth-available-in-february.ars

yep

1/11/2011 11:56:32 AM

Finally, the truth.

1/11/2011 11:57:47 AM

can't wait that long, guess it is a droid for me

1/11/2011 12:04:27 PM

w00t. generation old hardware. Give me dual-core, LTE and android

1/11/2011 12:05:13 PM

is it going to be 4G?

1/11/2011 12:05:39 PM

nope. just 3G

1/11/2011 12:05:53 PM

then it's worthless. I agree with your previous post

1/11/2011 12:06:32 PM

1/11/2011 12:42:40 PM

I don't care if its only 3G its got to be better than what I am going through with AT&T and my current iPhone. I am not worried about 3G or any of that to me it's about being able to sit in my house on my couch and use my phone without having to sit in one spot by a window just so my phone can get service.

[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 12:49 PM. Reason : ]

1/11/2011 12:44:55 PM

AT&T Market Share, Q1 2011. Also Q2, and Q3 and possibly Q4.

1/11/2011 12:55:20 PM

it begins

1/11/2011 1:00:54 PM

AT&T about to go bankrupt.

1/11/2011 1:02:37 PM

doubtful. Verizon is about to piss a lot of people off by ditching annual upgrades, NE2 discounts, and backing off the worry free guarantee from 30 to 14 days starting Sunday.

1/11/2011 1:05:11 PM

^ awesome, I start at Verizon tomorrow.

1/11/2011 1:07:30 PM

^my sister wants an iPhone 4

1/11/2011 1:08:58 PM

And ATT will now have more server room free with everyone going to Verizon so I'm sitting pretty over here (until my contract ends and I go to Verizon)

Plus Verizon isn't global, ATT is

1/11/2011 1:13:53 PM

^^^ I'm jealous. I interviewed with them, but they put the position on hold.

^^ I guess I will be having to make a decision now....Droid X or Iphone4. So ready to get rid of this damn Blackberry Storm.



[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 1:16 PM. Reason : ^]

1/11/2011 1:15:42 PM

^ neither. WAIT til summer

1/11/2011 1:16:31 PM

What's coming in the summer???

1/11/2011 1:17:07 PM

Me

1/11/2011 1:18:50 PM

HTC Thunderbolt, Motorola Bionic, LG Revolution, Samsung Somethingoranother

All will be LTE and you can use your newly discovered skype on them. And NC should have decent LTE coverage by year end with Wilmington, Raleigh/Durham, Fayetteville and Greensboro getting turned on.

Those will probably be out before summer and I'm sure verizon has some others up their sleeves.

1/11/2011 1:19:22 PM

^ WANT

ALL OF THEM!

1/11/2011 1:21:04 PM

I got the droid 2 and love it. It's smaller than the iphones and droid x, so I can put it in my pocket if I need to.

1/11/2011 1:21:05 PM

Are there any Verizon Windows Mobile 4G phones?

1/11/2011 1:22:29 PM

WP7? not right now. They're "supposed" to be coming by June but who knows if they'll have LTE support

1/11/2011 1:24:50 PM

^ Hmmm...thanks for that! I guess I'll hold on to this POS Crapberry a lil' longer then. So many options........geeeez!



[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 1:27 PM. Reason : ^]

1/11/2011 1:26:44 PM

Im buying it.. 3g only or not. Hate my droid incredible. I got a free upgrade anyways.

Whats the consensus here.. Worth a extra $100 for the 32gig?

1/11/2011 1:29:44 PM

^ i'd go for the 32GB version, you accumulate lots of apps, some of them rather large. Plus, the iPhone 4 probably has the best mobile camera out now, so you might find yourselves taking lots of pics/vids.

And it looks like Apple managed to convince Verizon not to put it's crapware on the iPhone, like they do for all the other Verizon phones (that they also print their stupid logo all over):

Quote :

"Apple's own Phil Schiller assured the press that Verizon would not be loading up the device with crapware, too. "We want the experience to be the same for every iPhone user. So there are no special Verizon Apps preinstalled," Schiller told Ars. "AT&T offers customers some apps via the App Store. I'll let Verizon comment if they are working on anything for that.""

[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM. Reason : ]

1/11/2011 1:31:02 PM

i'll be getting one when my phone contract expires in oct or nov.

[Edited on January 11, 2011 at 1:33 PM. Reason : ^ that is excellent news.]

1/11/2011 1:32:46 PM

It probably wasn't too hard. More of a "if you want our phone, you'll keep your fat fingers off of it"

1/11/2011 1:33:12 PM

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/01/pics-of-the-new-antenna-wifi-sharing-prefs-on-verizon-iphone.ars?comments=1#comments-bar

Some pics there of the subtle differences between the 2 phones.

1/11/2011 1:34:34 PM

get off my HSDPA

1/11/2011 1:37:39 PM

Quote :

"Plus Verizon isn't global, ATT is"

you're an idiot if you're still using AT&T service when you're out of the country.

1/11/2011 1:41:28 PM

Quote :

"When asked if the new CDMA iPhone is exclusive to Verizon, Cook called the deal "multi-year" and "non-exclusive." That means the other major CDMA carrier in the U.S., Sprint, could also offer Apple's smartphone, if it were to reach a deal with Apple. Of course, the non-exclusive deal also leaves open the possibility of a future GSM iPhone offering compatibility with the fourth-largest carrier in the U.S., T-Mobile. T-Mobile's U.S. network relies on different frequencies in the AWS 3G spectrum, supporting the 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands, while AT&T supports 850MHz and 1900MHz. The current iPhone hardware does not support the 1700MHz frequency, meaning a modification of the hardware would be necessary. Another possibility could be regional wireless provider MetroPCS, the fifth-largest carrier in the U.S. Like Verizon and Sprint, it too operates a CDMA network."

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/non_exclusive_apple_verizon_deal_could_allow_iphone_on_sprint_t_mobile.html

So... maybe other carriers might get the iPhone 4 soon too? This would be huge for Apple...

1/11/2011 1:53:39 PM

i can only find upgrade prices

what's the price if you are not eligible?

and i'm not eligible until october...should i just wait and see if a new version comes out by then?

1/11/2011 1:59:06 PM

I think they're usually around $5-600..

1/11/2011 2:01:52 PM

^^I would wait. The newer version would be 4G

1/11/2011 2:05:12 PM

why is every smart phone that isn't an iPhone so ugly

1/11/2011 2:27:19 PM

I can't figure out why everyone went and made huge phones that don't fit in your pocket and feel like they're going to break if you sit down once you finally do get it shoved in there.

1/11/2011 2:34:05 PM

yeah, I'm not really too fond of the 4.3" screen size of the 4 upcoming lte phones. I have the Fascinate and the 4" screen on it is probably as big as I'd go. Too bad the Atrix is going to AT&T instead of Verizon.

1/11/2011 2:38:06 PM

Do you wear chick's pants?

1/11/2011 2:45:40 PM

Lol no but i have gained some weight recently

1/11/2011 2:47:01 PM

Quote :

"you're an idiot if you're still using AT&T service when you're out of the country."

You can unlock an AT&T iPhone and plug in a SIM from another country. You couldn't do that with a VZ iPhone.

Quote :

"^^I would wait. The newer version would be 4G"

I would be absolutely floored if the iPhone 5 was a 4G phone.

1/11/2011 4:22:42 PM

yeah, you know they won't add that until they're like a year behind.

1/11/2011 4:35:33 PM

apparently they moved the volume and mute buttons so you cannot use ATT iphone cases... FUCK YOU APPLE. thats just some miniscule bullshit that did not need to be done. Hopefully otterbox/scullcandy are on their shit and make a new case asap

1/11/2011 7:04:56 PM

^i too just read that report. Money-grubbing fags is why I refuse to buy their equipment. Knowing them they'll release the 4S about Xmas time and I'll be LTE compatible with no change internally - just a software flash.

1/11/2011 7:14:45 PM

i dont think the iphone 5 is 3g from what ive read. they are just switching the video stream to use panels rather than wifi and fixing some bugs

1/11/2011 7:19:38 PM

and its not available until feb 10th and that is only if you preorder through their website

1/11/2011 7:20:26 PM

Quote :

"I got the droid 2 and love it. It's smaller than the iphones"

Someone needs to get out their tape measure.

1/11/2011 7:34:57 PM

I have the droid x, biggest phone out there to my knowledge, and I have no issue with its size. Then again I'm 6'3" so I suppose my pockets and I are probably larger than your typical nancy-boy

1/11/2011 7:54:15 PM