Verizon iPhone – My Thoughts
So you’ve probably heard the rumor by now that the iPhone might go to Verizon once Apple’s exclusivity contract with AT&T expires later this year. A lot of people were disappointed that Steve Jobs didn’t say one word about the iPhone during the iPad event on Jan. 27, 2010. While discussing rate plans for data support for the iPad he said that it would only be available on AT&T. This led people to believe that there will never be a Verizon iPhone.
So here are my thoughts:
Verizon will get the iPhone sometime in Q3 of 2010. That announcement will probably not be made until June. Announcing a Q3 release Verizon iPhone would be a really bad move for Apple at this time. Many iPhone users love their phone but are not satisfied with AT&T’s lack up data network support. So if a Verizon iPhone was announced in January, iPhone sales would plummet until the Verizon iPhone were released. This wouldn’t make for a good Q1 or Q2 for Apple.
There is also some talk that Apple is waiting for Verizon to roll out its much anticipated LTE network which will commonly be referred to as 4G. This transition from the current CDMA network to the new LTE network will of course take some time. I’m not exactly sure if the iPhone which will eventually go to Verizon will first be a CDMA compatible iPhone or if Apple will wait to release a LTE iPhone on Verizon.
So just because Steve Jobs kept on topic with the iPad on Jan. 27th… doesn’t mean that the iPhone is never coming to Verizon. All previous versions of the iPhone were announced in June. There is no reason to suspect otherwise for the 4G iPhone.
That’s the way I see it… I could be wrong.
I hope it's true. People keep saying to me over and over again I should get an iPhone. I said I'll never own one until Verizon gets it. I know that Verizon is more expensive than most other carriers, but that doesn't matter to me. I want my stuff to WORK and with Verizon it just works.
I'm with you. I don't really care about the price because, like you said, I want my stuff to WORK! I'm currently not under contract with Verizon anymore because I've had the same old BB Curve for a long time. They want me to upgrade but I'm holding out. Not switching to AT&T to get an iPhone has been really hard. I've almost caved a couple times… but I'm staying strong. (doing posts like this one helps me keep my paitence)