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Verizon Sniffing Around iPhone 4G?

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Apr 17, 2009 a 6:30 am

According to the Wall Street Journal (via Apple Insider), Verizon thinks that technology may finally give them a chance for a second bite at this not-at-all proverbial Apple after all. At least CEO Ivan Seidenberg really, really thinks so.

iPhone, Skype, and Dumb Pipes: The Future of Cell Carriers

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Apr 9, 2009 a 9:43 am

Macworld has a great article up today about the arrival of Skype on the iPhone (and soon the BlackBerry) and what the widespread availability of VoIP (voice over IP) clients -- which eschew the traditional phone lines to send talk via data instead -- means for cell providers like AT&T, Verizon, O2, Rogers, etc. who've made tons of traditional money billing us all by the minute.

One common future seen for cell companies is that of "dumb pipes" -- like DSL or cable companies that provide bandwidth but few if any premium services. Verizon shows how far (and foolish) they'll go to avoid that fate:

Attack of the Super iClone: Nokia and Verizon Team Up for 4G iPhone "Killa"

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Mar 9, 2009 a 6:27 am

Our newest sibling site, NokiaExperts.com has linked up an article suggesting Nokia and Verizon's previous iClonic efforts were just generations one, and now they're preparing to transform and merge into... A Nokizon (Verkia?) uber-iPhone killer?

It seems that Verizon may have deep hard feelings against the Apple and iPhone exclusivity deal and appears to be making a deal with Nokia to create a 4G LTE (long term evolution) touchscreen device for the US market.

Verizon Asking Former Customers if They Would Have Stayed for iPhone?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 a 1:41 pm

Ouch. Don't know what else to say. Verizon told Apple they didn't want the iPhone so Apple went to AT&T (and the mostly GSM world still thanks Jobs for that). To make up for it, Verizon -- almost 2 years later -- rushed the BlackBerry Storm to market. Still, during the iPhone 3G's second quarter, it outsold the BlackBerry Storm in the US by almost 2 to 1 (1.9 million activations on AT&T vs. 1 million in sales on Verizon).

Verizon: We're Getting 4G LTE Too! Can Haz ur iPhonez?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 a 2:04 pm

You've told us and told us you want the iPhone on Verizon. There's two reasons that hasn't happened already. AT&T has exclusive rights in the US (Verizon, stupidly, turned down the iPhone initially), and the iPhone is a GSM device while Verizon runs a CDMA network (think Mac vs. PC). And, hey, Sprint can't even get simultaneous voice and data going on the Pre with CDMA/EVDO, okay?

Want Your iPhone on Verizon?

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008 a 8:55 am

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UPDATE: Verizon has just announced their 4G/LTE plans for end-of-year 2010, which may make their network compatible with future iPhone models. More details here.