The wait for Verizon iPhone is finally over. The device was announced at a press conference in New York. The device will start shipping starting February 10th (can be pre-ordered a week earlier if you are an existing Verizon customer). Verizon iPhone is identical to its AT&T counterpart but will be a CDMA device for now. There is no information on when the LTE version will be released. Here is the catch: Verizon iPhone lets users to create mobile hotspots, connecting up to 5 people with one device.

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Will you get one?

Many experts believed 2011 to finally be the year Apple iPhone would land on Verizon. According to rumors, that could happen as early as tomorrow. Verizon is planning to hold a special event to announce a new product/service on January 11th, 2011. Considering that Apple’s exclusive agreement with AT&T is done and with all the discussions that has gone on between Verizon and Apple, these rumors are more than likely true. Read the rest of this entry »

A year ago, it seemed as though iPhone owners would have to wait a few years for Apple to strike a deal with carriers other than AT&T. Verizon and Apple were far away at the time. Fast forward a few month, and Verizon iPhone is a virtual lock to be released in early 2011. According to Verizon, this did not develop out of the blue. Verizon claims that its decision to move to LTE has attracted Apple:

If the iPhone comes to us, it’s because Apple thinks it’s time. Our interests are beginning to come together more but they have to take steps to align their technology with ours,

said Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg. Many experts have had questions about Verizon’s potential ability to handle the load that devices such as iPhone will put on its network. Verizon sounds confident that its 4G network will handle a ton of load. While Verizon’s 4G network will offer better speed and QoS to customers, smart-phone shoppers may find it hard to sign up for unlimited plans in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

We have been hearing all kinds of Verizon iPhone rumors for a few months now. With Verizon selling iPad these days, there is almost no doubt that the company will go ahead with its plan to offer CDMA iPhone to its customers. Apparently, the company could be making changes to its wireless plans to grab as many AT&T customers as possible. Verizon’s unlimited data plans could be quite tempting for AT&T customers who still have not made up their mind about dropping AT&T.

Analysts are quite optimistic about the future of Verizon iPhone. All iPhone customers are familiar with some of the issues that AT&T has had to deal with in the past. The company simply was not capable of keeping up with iPhone’s load at time. Read the rest of this entry »

The world of smart-phone is about to dramatically change yet again with Apple putting the final pieces of the puzzle together to get Verizon iPhone to the market. Unlike the White iPhone, Verizon iPhone will be making its debut sooner rather than later. According to Fortune, Verizon iPhone will be released in early 2011:

Fortune has confirmed that a Verizon iPhone will be released in early 2011 …. Verizon, sources say, will sell its own version of the iPhone 4, which will work on Verizon’s CDMA-based 3G network. Unfortunately for globetrotters, the first version of the phone likely won’t be built to work outside the U.S.—it probably won’t carry a special chip that can turn it into a ‘world phone.’

Apple iPhone could face a challenge from Facebook phone. Facebook has denied it’s been working on a phone for the past few weeks. The company has invited the media for a “mobile event” that will be held on the upcoming Wednesday. While this could be just about a software update, many experts believe Facebook will disclose some information about is secret phone. It is not clear what Facebook could offer on that phone to topple Apple iPhone, but the device could get some traction with the right features.

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