Verizon getting iPhone?
 

I heard on the news today that Apple was talking to Verizon again. Can anyone confirm that this is the real deal this time? I heard that Verizon will possibly get a new version of the iPhone.

If so this is great news, I love my iphone, but im sick of AT&T

IIRC, AT&T did not get a renewed contract with Apple. so that would mean the Iphone is in the open market now, not locked with a certain provider.

this is only if what I've read is true.

last month Apple signed with AT&T again because they could not work out a deal with verizon. apple wanted to much power over the service

It will be interesting to see this unravel.
Considering Verizon did not want it in the first place because Apple want full exclusive rights and control over Apps/media/etc. Though I think in the past few years Verizon has realized that is not the way phones are going.

Even if it does go to Verizon, us iPhone users sick of ATT will have to buy a new iphone anyways when switching to Verizon since it uses CDMA :(

Does T-Mobile has iPhone too? I'm fine with AT&T even that I don't have an iPhone but was thinking about getting one soon.

What problems are you guys having with AT&T?

I hate Verizon btw! Very Poor Customer Service and more expensive than AT&T.

T-mobile does not "technically" have the iPhone. You can purchase an iPhone and run it on T-mobile by jailbreaking it, but you only can get EDGE since 3G is different.
The issue with AT&T currently is slow network transfer speeds, low call quality, anything else that has to do with data transfer. This is not a huge issue in smaller cities, but in the larger cities where the iPhone user count is off the charts and data usage is still growing it limits what you can do.

Basically, iPhone traffic has crippled AT&T's 3G networks in large cities. In smaller cities/twosn, AT&T's 3G coverage is abysmal to begin with. I've experience poor call quality, dropped calls, inability to connect calls, and recieved texts and other data updates hours after they were sent.

Yep, my iPhone gets signal pretty much anywhere in Phoenix...

Anywhere ACCEPT MY APARTMENT COMPLEX!!! :mad:


5 bars at the streetlight, as soon as I pull in my complex, 1 bar... searching... No Service...

It will blip signal at times, but as a standard, 1 conversation will drop at least 4 calls, and texts take up to an hour or two to show up... :shakes head:

I went to the ATT store to see what the problem was, and I was directed to an ATT App called: "ATT Mark The Spot"

Its a free ATT app that you can use to send ATT a message saying what the problem is you have, and how frequently it happens. You'll then get a text message reply saying they recieved it. The idea being when they get enough responses in a certain area that they'll look more closely at their coverage and where to position new towers. Not that its an immediate fix, but it gives that cover of them trying to make things better... :ugh2:

verizon wireless has #1 customer service... you probably just had a bad apple when you called them.

I've had no problems with at&t and my iphone, but I have never had data before on a phone, so I'm sure verizon may be faster and better, but its better than what I had before with verizon, which was just a phone that was a phone only.

The contract between AT&T and Apple has ended. iPhone will be coming to other carriers shortly. This move will force AT&T to improve their network so by the time the iPhone is available on other carriers, it won't matter.

The one thing people also forget is, no carrier in the US covers as many users as AT&T does. Not saying Verizon will fail also if they get the iPhone, but if as many people as they estimate jump Verizon is going to be hurting soon.

And Verizon will become the new blacksheep like ATT is now... :ugh2:

The beauty of America, its one big game of Tag. Its just a matter of who's 'It' right now...

Wrong! Verizon does have more subscribers than AT&T. Same thing was said after Droid came out but Verizons 3G is better then ever.

Well, first the iPhone has a lot more subscribers in the US versus the Droid currently. Second, AT&T is currently the largest network by 0.5 million users (plus or minus per day). Verizon also has no phone which competes equally in network traffic as AT&T does; the Droid is a start but is no where near the usage yet.

Yes there are more iphones out there then droids but verizon has more subscribers than at&t. Also everyone I know that has a Droid exceeds 1GB a month easily. I have never come in under 4GB a month and have peaked 9GB. That is a lot above what my iphone friends use, 500MB or less. 3 of the 9 people that I know that have droids exceed 3GB a month. My droid uses 500MB a month on just the background tasks such as syncing email. They are definitely not in the same usage league, droid is used a lot more. Ask your friends. If you don't know too many, ask people on forum and find out for yourself.

People that get droids are tech savy and live and breathe this stuff. Most iPhone users are people who are not tech savy enough to use a more complicated smart phone, and therefore aren't as enthusiastic about using it.

Ummmm, I have plenty of people who use both iPhones & Droid and you are forgetting one factor, the youth. I probably do 1-3GB on my Droid but I did 3-6 on my iPhone (actually got a call from AT&T about it). The younger generation using the iPhone is going through data more so than they do at home on a standard computer, it is a big shocking. Yet when you think about all the simple, stupid, apps the iPhone has which need to call back to a server then it adds up. Droid users use a lot of data but the number of iPhone users plus the usage of their phones is staggering compared to any other phone on the market.

Also, Verizon only has a few solid phones which are big data usage phones. AT&T has many top phones, besides the iPhone, which use a lot of data but are in smaller numbers. And you are correct, Verizon jumped up on AT&T because of the Alltel purchase, I neglected that info. Also note, the iPad is soon launching and while not 100% 3G device, I can bet a good 40-60% of owners will be on 3G more than wifi.

You added to your quote, actually this would be the opposite effect as you think.
Tech users do use a lot more data, but actually do it through other means. Netbooks, tablets, etc. which many are still on a data service provider but might be on other networks through a company, while your non-tech user will use the iPhone more to do everything. I prefer pulling out my netbook then using my Droid if I can, mainly because my netbook is a lot more powerful and more customize to do quicker interactions online & off.

In this area they SUCK! I did had Verizon for over 2 yrs until they dropped the service in PR. They also dropped connection/signal/towers when they sold it to another local company. I need communication down there, especially during vacation. ;)

So far me AT&T!