neufuse Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 well it was just announced, so who's getting it? Verizon admitted also iPhone was on verizon's network for 2yrs now in testing.. at the event they are holding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 Still do not want one regardless of network VERY happy with my Original Droid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stetson Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 well it was just announced, so who's getting it? Barely announced, still waiting to see whether it's just CDMA or has LTE. I probably won't switch back to Verizon (left it back when they had no decent phones) until they get an LTE iPhone. Edit: This picture shows a slightly modified antenna band, it's the same part that leaked last week: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamiQuazi Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 iPhone 4 for Verizon will begin to sell next month, Feb. 10, 2011! Its on the Verizon Website already. Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 Apple COO with Verizon CEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 verizon is CDMA, if it turns out to be LTE, are these compatible with GSM chips? (sorry totally ignorant on LTE ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I guess it's good for americans... I never quite understood why it's been an ATT exclusive for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Author Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 verizon is CDMA, if it turns out to be LTE, are these compatible with GSM chips? (sorry totally ignorant on LTE ) Verizon is CDMA and LTE now, though LTE is a much smaller area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 but does LTE use a chip or is it embedded like CDMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Author Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 but does LTE use a chip or is it embedded like CDMA? if you mean a SIM card, yes it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Personally it's great news because about 90% of my income from my app is from the US... so if there's a chance to get more users it's a GREAT thing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stetson Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 verizon is CDMA, if it turns out to be LTE, are these compatible with GSM chips? (sorry totally ignorant on LTE ) Well, they're separate. You could build a CDMA+LTE phone (which is what the new 4G phones on Verizon are) or you could build a GSM+LTE phone. AT&T is planning to roll out LTE starting in 2012 I think, in which case they'd use the latter. Edit: Time Cook via Engadget: "We're incredibly pleased to give Verizon's customers the choice we've been waiting for. We've designed an iPhone 4 which connects to the CDMA network -- and it has all the features that you'd expect." Guess it isn't LTE, if it was they'd probably make a big deal out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 yeah sim card, sorry, slow morning, no coffee yet :p So does this mean the verizon iPhone can be unlocked to use with another GSM carrier? Edit: So i'm guessing the verizon iphone is CDMA+LTE, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Verizon so far hasn't allowed talking and data at the same time. I wonder if the iPhone will be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamiQuazi Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Release date of Feb. 10, 2011. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/iphone.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stetson Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 yeah sim card, sorry, slow morning, no coffee yet :p So does this mean the verizon iPhone can be unlocked to use with another GSM carrier? Edit: So i'm guessing the verizon iphone is CDMA+LTE, If the iPhone was CDMA+LTE then it would have a sim chip but you couldn't use it with a GSM carrier. If you used it with a GSM carrier that also had LTE then you could use it in LTE coverage areas but it wouldn't be able to fall back on GSM when out of those areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instant.human Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ah well I guess it's a good thing for you americans. We europeans enjoyed flawless iPhone reception for such a long time now... :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Author Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 Verizon so far hasn't allowed talking and data at the same time. I wonder if the iPhone will be able to. that was a CDMA limitation, you'd need LTE for that I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/iphone.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Author Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 verizon is claiming facetime will work over the cell connection, so no wifi needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamiQuazi Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 It will also become a personal hotspot allowing for up to 5 devices to connect to. Currect Verizon customers will preorder on Feb. 3rd while everyone else waits for the 10th. 16Gb iPhone 4 - $199 32Gb iPhone 4 - $299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instant.human Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 You guys get mobile hotspot + Facetime over cell? WTF? Me wants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted January 11, 2011 Author Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2011 I think this is verizon saying shut up AT&T we can do more then you can in a way with the hotspot stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralDogma Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Color me surprised. Was sure we wouldn?t see a Verizon iPhone until LTE was ready for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericnkatz Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I think this is verizon saying shut up AT&T we can do more then you can in a way with the hotspot stuff From what I understand the service plan will come at a premium though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 You guys get mobile hotspot + Facetime over cell? WTF? Me wants! Haha, can EVDO Rev A handle facetime over cell? I can't believe they announced this phone with EVDO rather than LTE. It's going to make Verizon look stupid side by side with an AT&T iPhone 4. Of course, there are areas where one carrier will have better service than the other, but in places where they both have good service, like where I live, the Verizon iPhone will be slow as dirt compared to the AT&T iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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