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Looks like all the "groundless" speculation was dead on. A Verizon iPhone has been predicted for a long time, and we knew that there was an exclusivity contract

by ellyagg 16y ago

Looks like all the "groundless" speculation was dead on. A Verizon iPhone has been predicted for a long time, and we knew that there was an exclusivity contract with ATT whose term had to be met, but the claims of vapor have gone up in a puff of smoke. I know of several people who wanted iPhones but refused to give up Verizon's cell network for ATT. The biggest gap in cell network satisfaction--based on the word of mouth in my circles--is between those two. Now that this is happening, iPhone is sure to maintain a permanently substantial market share down the line; not as high unit sales as Android devices, but more than enough to finance continued development of what I consider to be the best value for a phone on the market, which is all I care about.

callahad 16y ago
> the claims of vapor have gone up in a puff of smoke. Really? Sure, it's finally happened, but people have been predicting a Verizon iPhone "next week / month / quarter" for, literally, years. It was practically inevitable, seeing as Apple has no ideological qualms with multiple distributers in other countries.
- eli 16y ago
  If I recall correctly, Verizon was Apple's first choice for US carrier, but refused to play ball with Apple's (admittedly unprecedented) demands.
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InclinedPlane 16y ago
Speculation has hardly been groundless. Apple had an exclusivity contract with AT&T for some time, it was obvious that they'd branch out to other carriers after they were free from that restriction, and Verizon is the most logical choice due to their coverage, infrastructure, and existing user base. Granted, the breathless speculation without any shred of firm evidence about a Verizon iPhone on X date has been silly and annoying, but the fact that there would be a Verizon iPhone eventually has always been an incredibly logical step.
runjake 16y ago
It wasn't speculation. It's been worked on for at least a couple years. Asian manufacturers leaked info way back in last winter. It's been in the works a long time. It was almost released this last summer but there were network capacity concerns and radio problems. There are different prototypes with different & hybrid radios but I'm not sure which is going to show up Tuesday, but I'd wager it's CDMA only.

by ellyagg 16y ago

callahad 16y ago

> the claims of vapor have gone up in a puff of smoke. Really? Sure, it's finally happened, but people have been predicting a Verizon iPhone "next week / month / quarter" for, literally, years. It was practically inevitable, seeing as Apple has no ideological qualms with multiple distributers in other countries.

eli 16y ago
If I recall correctly, Verizon was Apple's first choice for US carrier, but refused to play ball with Apple's (admittedly unprecedented) demands.

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InclinedPlane 16y ago

Speculation has hardly been groundless. Apple had an exclusivity contract with AT&T for some time, it was obvious that they'd branch out to other carriers after they were free from that restriction, and Verizon is the most logical choice due to their coverage, infrastructure, and existing user base. Granted, the breathless speculation without any shred of firm evidence about a Verizon iPhone on X date has been silly and annoying, but the fact that there would be a Verizon iPhone eventually has always been an incredibly logical step.

runjake 16y ago

It wasn't speculation. It's been worked on for at least a couple years. Asian manufacturers leaked info way back in last winter. It's been in the works a long time. It was almost released this last summer but there were network capacity concerns and radio problems. There are different prototypes with different & hybrid radios but I'm not sure which is going to show up Tuesday, but I'd wager it's CDMA only.