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Hotspot feature for the iPhone 4 via Verizon to cost $20/month
MacWorld reportsthat the previously announced hotspot feature that enables iPhone 4 owners on Verizon to create a wi-fi network with support for up to 5 devices will be available for a $20 charge on top of a users monhtly bill. The $20 add-on will let users consume up to 2GB of extra data a month. […]
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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A leaked memo from Verizon and obtained by Engadget reveals that the nations largest carrier will no longer offer entry-level capped data plans for smartphone users and will instead require new iPhone 4 owners to pay $30 for unlimited data. Previously, Verizon offered smartphone owners a $15 data plan for $150MB of data. AT&T, […]
Continue reading...Verizon launches first ad for the iPhone 4
Friday, January 21, 2011
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Verizon pre-orders for the iPhone 4 begin on Feb. 3 and will be available in stores starting on Feb. 10. With d-day just weeks away, Verizon yesterday unveiled an iPhone 4 ad, all the while, nary an Apple device is seen in the advert.
Continue reading...Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg on the CDMA iPhone
Friday, January 14, 2011
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In an interview with Bloomberg, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg discusses the forthcoming arrival of the iPhone, how the carrier is planning to deal with an onslaught of data while also shedding some light on how the CDMA iPhone came to be Regarding their network preparedness: We’ve prepared greatly. We’ve observed everything that’s gone on with what they’ve […]
Continue reading...The Verizon/iPhone deal behind the scenes
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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With the Verizon iPhone deal now set in stone, Bloomberg delves into the behind the scenes dynamics that ultimately led to the two tech companies striking a deal. As intimated by Apple Marketing VP Phil Schiller, the technological hurdles involved in creating a CDMA iPhone were not insignificant. Verizon and Apple began cooperating on a […]
Continue reading...CDMA iPhone involved more than 1,000 prototypes
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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As if you really needed more proof that Apple insists on perfection, Apple Marketing VP Phil Schiller explained to All Things D yesterday how much work went into building the CDMA iPhone. While one might assume that installing a CDMA chipset in place of the GSM chipset found in all other iPhones might be a quick 1-2 […]
Continue reading...iPhone on Verizon coming on February 10; can function as a wi-fi hotspot
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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And it’s official folks. The iPhone is coming to Verizon. A short while ago, Verizon’s Lowell McAdam took the stage with Apple COO Tim Cook and announced that a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 will be available for pre-order starting on February 3 and in stores on February 10. Pricing is the same as it is on […]
Continue reading...iPhone subsidies may cost Verizon $5 billion in 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Bloomberg reports that with Verizon poised to announce the availability of the iPhone on their network, the nation’s largest carrier may end up spending anywhere between 3 and $5 billion in subsidies, temporarily eating into their profits int he process. “You basically write customers a $400 check,” said New York-based Hodulik, who rates parent Verizon […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone owners will be offered unlimited data plans
Monday, January 10, 2011
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Diverging from AT&T’s relatively new tiered data plan, the WSJ reports that Verizon is planning to offer users the option of an unlimited data plan, a potentially risky proposition given how data intensive iPhone owners as a collective tend to be. Verizon Wireless has been beefing up its network and believes it will have no […]
Continue reading...Verizon to announce arrival of the iPhone tomorrow
Monday, January 10, 2011
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One day, folks. In one day Verizon will make an announcement that will usher in the end of AT&T’s exclusive right to sell the iPhone in the US. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon will announce the inclusion of the iPhone under its umbrella this Tuesday at a press conference in New York […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone launch set for February 3 – Rumor
Friday, January 7, 2011
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Well the cat’s out of the bag. Hot on the heels of a report that Apple has prohibited retail employees from taking vacation time in February comes some sleuthing from BGR suggesting the iPhone on Verizon will launch on Feb. 3. BGR has confirmed with a source close to Apple that the company has blacked […]
Continue reading...Apple to unleash iPhone on Verizon by Valentine’s Day – Rumor
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
For the past 3 and a half years, AT&T has enjoyed a monopoly on iPhone sales in the United States. Indeed, the US remains the only country in the world where a single carrier enjoys iPhone exclusivity. But all that’s poised to change in 2011 when Verizon, the nation’s largest carrier, will start selling the […]
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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