Full FeediPhone heading to EVDO/Verizon for 2009?
There are Apple rumors, and then there are Apple rumors. Some fade into the ether, some linger for what seems like years until…well, until they come to pass. The latest of these is the rumor that Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early as Macworld 2009 (guess they won’t be needing those reasons why Verizon is better than the iPhone).
9to5Mac reports that:
We’ve fielded a couple of tips (some more sketchy than others) about EVDO iPhones floating around Cupertino in the past, but today’s tipster seems a little bit more sure of himself. Besides having some Verizon insider credentials, he seems to know way too much about Verizon-Apple politics. According to him, Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early Macworld 2009. Negotiations between Apple and Verizon are ongoing but they expect to hammer out agreements by the end of the year.
Ah, so the tipster seems to “... know way too much about Verizon-Apple politics.” Must be true, then, eh? You sold me.
Weak rumor support aside, this is something I’d love to see come to pass, because I’m currently an AT&T subscriber for my iPhone. The prices are a bit ridiculous just for the premium of using the iPhone, so having some competition would hopefully lead to rate drops. If you’re looking for a ray of hope that this may actually come to pass, 9to5Mac has nine for you, shining through the dark, heavy clouds of AT&Ts service plan.
Read [9to5mac]
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I’m getting in line NOW!
Although, there is one thing in their favor: the iPhone doesn’t use Java, and neither do Verizon’s phones—they use Brew.
on September 30, 2008 at 10:20 AM - LINKQuite frankly, Verizon Wireless has long had the most predatory pricing structure in the United States, even as it led the way with expensive innovative services and its widespread broadband wireless services.
But, even all the positives which accrue to Verizon offering a CDMA iPhone aside, they are part of the problem: not the solution. There would be NO meaningful competitive advantage gained with a move to Verizon Wireless at all. It’s clear from past practice that their rate structure would be equal to or greater than that of at&t;.
If you really want to see carrier competition, instead push for the release of an unlocked GSM handset which would work with alternative carriers like T-Mobile, not a CDMA unit for use with Verizon and Sprint/Nextel. It is just not in its corporate DNA for Verizon to act in the best interests of its subscriber base, or consumers in general.
on September 30, 2008 at 11:31 AM - LINK