Verizon to Finally Get iPhone

[BreakABone]

The phone has been announced.
Out next month

[Bube]

How will this be any different than the iPhones already out there?

[Professor S]

So, Steve Jobs couldn't roll out of bed to announce the biggest phone on the planet coming to the biggest/best service provider on the planet? What an ass.

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by Professor S

So, Steve Jobs couldn't roll out of bed to announce the biggest phone on the planet coming to the biggest/best service provider on the planet? What an ass.

It was probably political. Imagine Jobs walking on stage and saying, "We have a big announcement. The iPhone is available on Verizon and now you have a choice of carriers. Isn't that great?" AT&T would throw a fit over Jobs implicitly taking a dump on their network (even if it's deserved).

As for me, I'm due for an upgrade, but I'm waiting until June when Verizon rolls out the LTE network and (probably) the iPhone 5 launches. As it is right now, the Verizon iPhone won't be able to do voice and data at the same time. And I like being able to email people or check movie times while on the phone. Hopefully that will be fixed in 6 months or so. I really think Verizon jumped the gun on this one.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Xantar

It was probably political. Imagine Jobs walking on stage and saying, "We have a big announcement. The iPhone is available on Verizon and now you have a choice of carriers. Isn't that great?" AT&T would throw a fit over Jobs implicitly taking a dump on their network (even if it's deserved).

I think Verizon will merge with AT&T within a few years. AT&T is going to lose a TON of business, and Verizon will need the network to accommodate their new customers. With Sprint and smaller providers available, there shouldn't be any anti-trust issues.

[Vampyr]

While I'm envious of the coverage and new speed that could provide, such a huge corporation in this industry scares me in terms of net neutrality. :\ ATT is already trying to destroy it.

[Neo]

Originally Posted by Bube

How will this be any different than the iPhones already out there?

Only 3G, can't use voice and data at same time, and I'm assuming won't be able to sync with itunes.

[Bube]

How is being 3G only different? That's how my iPhone is, I can't use voice and data at the same time.

And about not syncing with iTunes, wtf!?