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Verizon Wireless warming to Apple partnership

article published on 29 April, 2009

According to BusinessWeek, Apple and Verizon Wireless are in talks to offer iPhone-like devices to the market. The report cites two people familiar with the matter, claiming that Apple has produced prototypes of two new devices and that discussions stretching back six months included Apple CEO Steve Jobs. One of the sources who saw the devices described one as an "iPhone lite". The other ... [ read the full article ]

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NewsIAm
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_ 		30. April 2009 @ 17:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If I was AT&T I would be doing everything possible to keep the iPhone from also going to Verizon. It's the one thing they have that sets them apart in a big way. On the other hand...this would be huge for Apple allowing them access to a huge number of customers that are stuck in their Verizon contracts. In the least bit like the article says, all of this talk is making AT&T very nervous and could get them to accept a less than stellar deal just to keep the iPhone. Check out this video here about where Verizon sits right now.
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connectr
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_ 		30. April 2009 @ 23:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The ONLY reason to use AT&T is the Apple iPhone. In So Calif. AT&T's coverage is so crappy that the iPhone is what keeps them in the market. If you noticed Verizon had huge sales of the Storm. And the Storm II is coming in October (according to http://www.Cnet.com).

What I find really irritating is the fact that I cannot buy a phone and use it with any phone company. I really would like to try the Android, but Google hooked up with the most dysfuntional phone carrier in T-mobile.

One of these days .......
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KillerBug
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_ 		1. May 2009 @ 04:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by NewsIAm:
 ...It's the one thing they have that sets them apart in a big way.
- That's not true, they have their terrible customer support, poor coverage, high costs...

AT&T is why I still don't have an iPhone.
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kubapolak
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_ 		1. May 2009 @ 18:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am waiting as well. I would not get att service just to get an iphone. The service s.....
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blueboy09
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_ 		2. May 2009 @ 06:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
damn it verizon! as if we need to see iphone users mockingly say 'can you hear me now, good!' (rolls eyes/sarcasm) - BLUEBOY
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