Apple, AT&T extend iPhone exclusivity pact?

32. fairisfair posted on 06 May 2010, 19:52 0 0

No real surprise here. VZW will get the iphone, but in LTE 4G version. They are not going to go thru the nonsense att did. customers calling in for forced early upgrades. Why launch the iphone on VZW after all this time, only to be on the older network? VZW iphone will be here on 4G in the spring of 2011. This seems to make the most sense.

38. YouLostTheGame posted on 06 May 2010, 22:13 0 0

It's not as if once LTE gets launched, VZWs CDMA network will be obsolete. It will take at least another 2-3 years before LTE will be the new "blanket" of coverage, taking completely over from CDMA. I like the idea of an LTE iphone, but it will only be useful in a 30 or so markets, unless Apple makes it a dual CDMA/LTE. Call me crazy, but I still think a CDMA iPhone would still be very viable before LTE is standard.

68. Kiltlifter posted on 07 May 2010, 20:02 0 0

Lol who cares.... the only reason AT&T isn't losing more subscribers is because of the iPhone. Let it open to Sprint and T-Mo. VZW has proven it doesn't need the iPhone.

69. DonkeyPunched posted on 08 May 2010, 08:02 0 0

Guys, open your eyes. It's obvious it isn't coming to other carriers. Many have hoped for a while, but I don't see it happening soon. These rumors have gone on for a while and raised potential hope, but it's always false. We should just stop creating more rumors and just wait for it to be announced. Eventually, in a month, another article will come out and talk about a verizon iPhone. Just rely on Google and forget about an iPhone till they themselves say something.

79. iHateCrapple posted on 08 May 2010, 15:57 0 0

Agreed with DonkeyPunched

84. BlackberryUser posted on 09 May 2010, 15:08 0 0

Of course it will be CDMA/LTE. The idea is that it will offer LTE in addition to CDMA.

86. jhoots posted on 10 May 2010, 11:07 0 0

yea and if this rumor is true it will be iphone killer 2.0 leaving it exclusive..

8. Mateo8326 posted on 06 May 2010, 15:53 0 0

Verizon customer are committed to the android, so let ATT have there iphone no big deal

12. JeffdaBeat posted on 06 May 2010, 16:21 0 0

I think in everyone's mind on Verizon, Droid is the best thing Verizon can do until the iPhone comes out. I think if the iPhone did come to Verizon, a lot of those Droid loyalists will quickly move over to a new device.

13. uncman100 posted on 06 May 2010, 16:21 0 0

AGREE! ANDROID IN MY OPINION HAS A LEG UP ON APPLES OS, ALSO THE ANDROID DEVICES ARE "INCREDIBLE" THE ONLY WAY A iPHONE GETS FUN AND INTERESTING IS IF YOU JAILBREAK IT. THAT'S WACK B/C YOU VOID YOUR WARRANTY....DROID DOES!!!

19. Sellcell posted on 06 May 2010, 17:17 0 0

In the last Month Android has grown from about 30k apps to around 50k apps and rising. What's so special about the iPhone, what can it do that Android devices can't do? Right now it runs on one of the smallest 3g networks and in a lot of places the network is getting over used so they're asking people to cut back on their data usage, hence their network isn't big enough. Another thing to think about is how much money Apple is missing out on by not having it's phone compatible with all 4 carriers.

27. jtucker1987 posted on 06 May 2010, 18:34 0 0

I have to disagree with you saying crappy 3g. You have to remember that service always depends on where you live. I get great reception with 3g in my area and download speeds are much faster than Verizon around here. No dropped calls nor do I have any trouble connecting to the internet. There are probably places in the country where Verizon doesn't have good service and same goes for Att. Where I live, Att is good and Verizon is tolerable. It all depends on where you live.

29. wade1968 posted on 06 May 2010, 18:44 0 0

agree if it wasn't for jailbreak apple wouldn't sell the Iphone and Ipad in the large numbers they do

31. E.N. posted on 06 May 2010, 19:40 0 0

Wasn't there a developer that came up with an app for the android market to browse good apps because 33% of them was junk or something? If you have mostly free apps in the market, the apps probably aren't that great as a whole. And there are some technical people who prefer android over iPhone even if it does come to Verizon, but the majority still think that the Droid is a shorter name for Android.

43. BLikens1619 posted on 07 May 2010, 06:34 0 0

And how many iPhone's were sold before there were any talks about jailbraking? The numbers were still staggering.

61. DOGIEFRESH posted on 07 May 2010, 18:21 0 0

Apple has no love for Slow-rizon wireless, the Ipad was the perfect example....!!!!

70. DonkeyPunched posted on 08 May 2010, 08:21 0 0

Wow, some people just don't have anything intellectual to say, but instead decide to post meaningless comments. @uncman100 - what's the percentage of iPhones, iPods, and ipads that are jail broken? Don't assume. Many people have absolutely no clue what jail breaking is. Also, considering how you talk about jail breaking, how many people root their google phones because they too aren't good enough? And if you do that, it also ruins your google warranty. @sellcell - really? Androids apps are increasing, bur so is their crappy selection. I can't find many useful apps on my nexus one. On an iPhone, it's nice to be able to edit pictures, view email easier, other high quality apps. Name a few 3D game on the Google Market? Oh, and were you one who was asked to cut back on your 3G use? Where do you get your facts from? You're comments are so biased and flawed, it makes people look stupid. We have freedom of speech, but it doesn't always have to be used. And apple missing out because they aren't on other carriers? Uh, not really. They pretty much created the game between everyone and are just laughing at how hard it is to roll out updates to all the different Android phones there are. At least they back their products up. Yes, iPhone 2G won't get an update, but it's been 3 years? That's understandable. How long has the G1 been out? Where's it's updates?