I just wanted to write a quick blog post mentioning that today at 11:07AM, Verizon just announced in NYC that the iPhone 4 will be "available early next month" on Verizon.
The phone will be priced at the same rate it currently is for AT&T. $199 for the 16GB, $299 for 32GB AND mobile hotspot is included; up to 5 devices.
When asked when the phone will go on sale, Verizon said the following:
"On February 3rd our existing customers will have an opportunity to pre-order. On February 10th, everyone will be able to order online, in stores, or in Apple stores."
When asked if the CDMA iPhone is exclusive to Verizon, they said the deal was non-exclusive. So maybe the iPhone will also come to Sprint and other CDMA carriers in the future?
Since Verizon uses CDMA, you can't use voice and data at the same time (you can on GSM). Verizon also chose to use their 3G network over their newer 4G LTE network. Also, as with other CDMA phones, there will be no SIM card. There will also be no international roaming, so you can't use an American Verizon iPhone in Europe.
It’s the same iPhone 4 that came out last June for AT&T, which means this June AT&T will get the new iPhone 5 (one year refresh on Apple products). So the Verizon iPhone will be a year behind in hardware technology.
Although it's the older 3G network, and you can't use voice and data at the same time, I will still most likely be getting an iPhone on Verizon. I stated multiple times before why I hate AT&T for their past evils, so the Verizon iPhone (although somewhat limited) is welcomed by me. I will be enjoying my new phone when it comes out next month. However, I will probably wait until June when Apple announces the iPhone 5 and hope that it's for Verizon as well as AT&T. No point in rushing things if it turns out a 4G LTE iPhone for Verizon will be just around the corner, no is there?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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