Yet More CDMA-Compatible (aka Verizon) iPhone Rumors
Once again Taiwan's DigiTimes is raising chatter about Qualcomm and Apple and CDMA compatible (or CDMA+GSM dual mode) iPhones, which of course brings Verizon screaming back into the rumor-mill.
This time, however, it seems that Qualcomm just really, really wants to work with Apple (who currently use a GSM-only chipset from rival Infineon), and a hybrid CDMA+GSM iPhone might not even be technically possible until 2011. (Though Qualcomm's new chipset reportedly does provide compatibility with the upcoming LTE 4G standard as well, which both AT&T and Verizon will be rolling out... eventually).
So, yeah, very little to see here until we see something real here...
[DigiTimes via AppleInsider]
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CDMA nooooo you shall not passssssssssss
I think you meant servant.
i LOLd cdma u shall not prevail
I don't believe a CDMA iPhone at all. I think Apple likes the simultaneous voice and data connections that GSM provides.
CDMA? I think that defeats one important multi-tasking which is voice-data.
Going for either Verizon on Sprint is like downgrading in terms of speed. We all wanted speed. Data when we need it. Not data after we hang up.
Perhaps they are after CDMA markets outside the US.
Yawn...
Never!!!!
Does anyone think Steve Jobs will make a deal with Verizon after they flipped him the finger with the Droid? Jobs has a memory like an elephant and can hold a grudge for a long time. Although he will use rumors to get a better deal with AT&T when they sign another contract.
The verizon nerds need to stop creating such fraudulent rumors.
4G!? Now what's that!?
People on this blog who rant on and on about needing Data at the same time as Voice constitute something like 1% of the user base of the iPhone. In the real world, virtually nobody does that.
Nobody on Verizon does this, so so it should be PLAINLY CLEAR, even to the most narrow minded, that they would NEVER miss data and voice at the same time.
So get over yourself. I've actually used voice+data maybe 5 times in all the time I've owned an iPhone. It is far from essential, never convenient, unless you enjoy putting your phone on speaker and sharing the conversation with everyone in ear shot.
Second: opinion makers on this blog who shale remain nameless, but who's initials are Chad Garrett GROSSLY over estimate the amount of work it takes to make an iPhone with a different radio.
People: Its a DROP IN CHIP replacement. ZERO Programming changes needed. Infineon (who makes the GSM radio chipset) already have this chip in their inventory, and would fall all over themselves to assist Apple to make this work by Noon Thursday. They already did this for the China market and the Korea market. Its Trivial. I suspect Apple already has CDMA/EVDO iPhones in the lab.
I'm not saying this rumor is any more true than the last 12 rumors. Just saying that its EASY, and nobody would miss voice+data on the putative target networks.
The iPhone uses WCDMA, which Qualcomm developed. I'd be surprised if this rumour isn't just a mix up about technologies.
I use voice and data at the same time pretty much every day but that's me.I like being able to use voice and data at the same time. But I believe that most iPhone users don't know that they might have that capability on there iPhone. Ps this is just my opinion!
Sorry icebike, I'm one of those multi-taskers too. I kinda like it.
Until something is actually announced by Apple it is still a rumor. Maybe we will hear more at MacWorld in Feb.
I use data during calls quite a lot. And I have lots of iPhone friends that also enjoy that capability on a regular basis. I, and they, would certainly miss that feature!
Also, have you heard of a thing called Bluetooth? You don't have to be on speakerphone to enjoy data usage on a call, silly.
Speaker phone? I use a Bluetooth and fiddle with data during almost every phone call. Most of time I don't need to, it's just something to do while I'm talking. But I'm very often asked if I've received files, etc... and it's so easy to just click the Mail icon, check, and respond. Nobody else hears the person on the other end but me.
P2Hero,Jason, cacti and fastlane...
Yeah, I get it that some people use voice+data.
Its just that this is something virtually no one does.
Most users don't know it exists, and wouldn't miss it.
And users NEW to the iPhone wouldn't miss it.
And users on Verizon wouldn't miss it.
So long story short, its NOT a show stopper for iPhone getting to Verizon.
I agree. The same way Google Voice won't be missed by 99% of users who don't know about it or need it. Yet, it's commented about here as if it's a show stopper, when in reality, it isn't even close, just as voice data isn't.
IceBike: I'd be willing to say very few people know Android exists either!
I'm willing to sacrifice voice and data for it to go to sprint.... I'm on sprint "meaning i cannot use voice and data" so i am used to it. And i would love it if the iPhone could come to sprint, and not have to change my perfect "at least for me" plan and price. Just my two cents here guys.