Report: Verizon iPhone will Have New Antenna

Yawn....

Um...... Not sure what Verizon needs a iPhone for. They already have plenty of Android based phones that are sky rocketing in popularity.

Apple sells the iPhone in more places than just America. Aren't there other countries out there with carriers that use CDMA besides the U.S.? My point is, even if Apple is making CDMA iPhones, doesn't mean they're coming to America much less Verizon. Heck, maybe Sprint wants the iPhone, did anyone think about that?

Doubt Sprint wants the iPhone much either, considering their newest phones are capitalizing on 4G.

Bigger screen? 1.2 GHz processor? Sounds more like Verizon will carry the speculated 7" iPad mini W/O At&t's exclusivity contract. Makes a lot more sense with their Android line-up for Q1 '11

Can you hear me now? Uhhh.....NO

No, not really. The world is mostly GSM.

Because it sells perhaps? Android surpassed the IPhone not because it was more popular but because it is on a bazillion different handsets on all carriers vs IPhone just being on one crappy carrier. I work for a company that does business worldwide and the users in other countries experience non of the crap we get here in the US with the IPhone. Verizon or Sprint or whoever ends up getting the IPhone will see a huge sales regardless of the Android devices. IPhone sells on AT&T despite them having a Android device, it will do the same on Verizon.

Don't believe any of the items mentioned in this article. Verizon passed on the iPhone the first time around because Apple would not except the phone being changed in any way for the carrier, in fact the carriers had to change to meet Apple's demands. And that was when Apple had zero clout in the phone industry. They certainly aren't going to except demands from Verizon now that they have all kinds of weight to throw around.

Maybe a 4GS?

Why would any carrier want to carry a phone that has such reception issues and then have it compete against its droid and other smart-phone devices makes no sense. Let the doomed iphone4 stay with at&t. Maybe an iPhone5 would be a better choice for the carriers, knowing they would have a functional device, especially since CDMA only uses 2 frequencies instead of the GSM's 4.

Verizon is a business, the more great phones they have the more customers stay with the company. Also, this article clearly says that it will have a different antenna setup. It is not like Verizon makes the phones they sell. They make money on some of them and others they done, they sell them to get more contracts. I know a ton of people that bought the IPhone 4 and plan on jumping ship from At&t to move to Verizon once it is available. I know another ton that are just keeping their current IPhones until Verizon gets it and then will upgrade. People are dissatisfied with AT&T's service more than the device.

Actually, no.

Why would any carrier want an Iphone, hmm, for subscribers and new customers. 8 million Iphone 4s sold worldwide in a couple of months is why, any and all carriers would want the Iphone.

well lets hope verizon doest get robbed like the way at&t did when they buy the devices from apple and hope to recoup the costs over the contract-length. ugh $600bux or somethings like that. and if verizon wanted to make their own fone they would have audiovox do it! lol

http://www.mobileisgood.com/servic [...] ology_id=2 seems there are CDMA providers in most of the world to me.

What are you talking about? Android is more popular exactly for the reasons you state and more.

The 4G doesn't exist, so it wouldn't be a 4GS. When will the public understand that the iPhone 4 is a 3G phone?

"Coming early 2011 Verizon iPhone4 with newly designed antenna AND LTE!".... if that advertising line turned out to be true AT&T will lose 50%+ of it's iPhone users. What it all boils down to is business. Verizon knows it was pretty stupid to pass on the iPhone the first time around they won't make that mistake again. I hate Apple but as I said...it's a business. Public line "in the immediate future"....behind the scenes I'd bet $100 it's a WHOLE different story. I bet Verizon is pounding on Apple to break their contract with AT&T because they know SO many people are unhappy and they have a prime opportunity to steal a TON of subscribers from AT&T.

Will people keep holding it the "wrong" way? Guess people should be able to hold phones the way they want it!

Because the iPhone is a better device?

So they're fixing some of the things that are wrong with the iPhone 4

-Faulty antenna
-Slow, underclocked CPU
-Small display

It's catching up to the latest Android devices in many areas, though Android still leads in terms of customization ability and flexibility as well as the sheer number of options available - any screen size from 2.x inches to 5", physical or virtual keyboards, many different designs and brands etc.

1st gen iPad owners really got screwed.. they only got 256MB RAM, a low resolution display and now if these rumors are true, the iPhone will even have a faster CPU despite the smaller size.

"Because the iPhone is a better device?"
hahaha... the iPhone is more popular to non-techs and form-over-function-types who buy it as a fashion statement, status symbol, bling factor. Easy to use? everybody agrees on that. Technically superior? only fanbois/grlz wishful thinking.

With so important specs that differ, how is this even an iphone 4? Sounds like a tablet of some sort.
And I would take an Android open tablet any day over a closed iOs system.

Boy if this is true Verizon will really look like idiots after bad mouthing the iPhone. Reminds me of how the company that made Bobcat's always talked up wheels over tracks....then offered tracks on their machines and say how much superior they are for better traction and stability. The sad part is that people will ignore the hypocrisy and buy from them anyway.

the advantage of GSM is that you can swap SIM cards at will if you have an unlocked phone. I always do that instead of getting expensive roaming or expensive international usage added to my line.
CDMA... not so easy. Even with an unlocked phone, you still have to go to a carrier and ask them to register your phone on their network... not feasible.
That's why most of the world has GSM. They travel or have multiple carriers in their countries, and one could easily swap their SIM with a prepaid one on the spot if needed and more cost-efficient.
But again, in most of the world, you can actually own the phone, instead of just getting a loaner from the phone company, like in US. Of course, it costs more upfront, but an unlocked phone is really yours. Here in US, even to get your phone unlocked from a phone company is a pain in the elbow. I mean, has anyone tried to go into an ATT store and ask for an unlocked iPhone ( or any other phone, for that matter)? Go ahead and see what happens.

Anyone find it strange in this article that it seems like Verizon is dictating terms to Apple? I find that hard to believe personally.

but..but.. steve said there was nothing wrong with this iphone?

Not at all .. Im just waiting for the onslaught of 3 way lawsuits that are about to commence .

http://www.edepot.com/iphone.html

iPhone Secrets site above states that there were more problems than just antenna. Faulty camera, proximity sensor, and discoloration of LCD.

The iPhone on Verizon would sell a million units on day one. There's no way they could produce enough of them. If they released the iPhone on Sprint, Verizon, and t-mobile it would re-take the most popular smartphone OS in under one month. Guaranteed. There are tens of millions of potential sales just waiting on rival carriers.