Topic: Verizon
Apple nearing CDMA iPhone 4 deal with China Telecom
02/17/2011, 06:02 pm
Speculation that Apple may expand its CDMA iPhone 4 launch globally beyond Verizon Wireless now has backing evidence indicating that a deal with China Telecom is nearing completion.
Apple details GSM, CDMA iPhone differences, AT&T CEO disparages App Store
02/16/2011, 09:02 pm
Apple has posted a support document detailing the differences between GSM and CDMA iPhones, and the AT&T CEO criticized Apple's App Store business model, touting instead an interoperable carrier-driven HTML 5 application store.
Rumor: Initial sales of Apple's Verizon iPhone 4 below expectations
02/16/2011, 12:02 pm
A new report that purports to show initial sales of the Verizon iPhone 4 claims that device's launched failed to meet the expectations of both Apple and Verizon.
Verizon iPhone 4 activation steps buggy but functional
02/15/2011, 06:02 pm
Activation of the new CDMA iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless hasn't run into show-stopper problems, but the process is still working through some initial growing pains.
Verizon pushes iPhone 4 with FiOS TV, Internet, phone bundles [u]
02/14/2011, 07:02 pm
To promote its FiOS TV iPhone remote control app, Verizon Wireless is offering new buyers of its TV, Internet and landline phone packages a $200 reward card that can be applied to the cost of an iPhone 4 (or any other smartphone), plus a $5 to $20 monthly discount on their plan.
Apple begins shipping Verizon iPhone 4 web orders one week early
02/12/2011, 01:02 am
Apple has started shipping the first online orders for the new Verizon Wireless iPhone 4, a week earlier than it initially estimated.
Briefly: AT&T loyalty minutes, shareholder proposal, Verizon iPhone traffic
02/11/2011, 09:02 pm
AT&T is offering 1000 rollover minutes to loyal customers in hopes of staving off defections to the Verizon network, and an Apple shareholder voting proposal calling for a majority vote to reelect board members has gained support from three prominent advisory services. Also, a new carrier tracking service estimates Verizon iPhone network traffic already accounts for more than 3 percent of all US iPhone-based traffic.
Apple's Verizon iPhone 4 launch deemed a 'yawner' due to strong preorders
02/11/2011, 09:02 am
The lack of sprawling lines in stores for the launch of the iPhone 4 on Verizon this week shouldn't be a major concern to investors, one Wall Street analyst believes.
Verizon iPhone 4 launch healthy, not 'blowout'
02/11/2011, 02:02 am
First day retail store sales of the Verizon iPhone 4 were reported to be an indication of healthy but not "blowout" demand, with most stores still reporting inventory towards the end of the day.
Apple quickly releases iOS 4.2.6 with bug fixes for Verizon iPhone 4
02/10/2011, 09:02 pm
On the day of the iPhone 4's release on the Verizon network, Apple has released an update to the smartphone's software to resolve a bug that affects the accuracy of Personal Hotspot data reporting.
Verizon brings iPhone 4 to several new states
02/10/2011, 06:02 pm
Some customers in Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska are getting their first taste of Apple's revolutionary iPhone, which has only finally become a viable option there now that Verizon Wireless is carrying it.
Apple's CDMA iPhone 4 components cost $171, $16 cheaper than GSM phone
02/10/2011, 04:02 pm
An analysis of the components inside Apple's new 16GB Verizon-compatible CDMA iPhone 4 has found a $171.35 bill of materials, suggesting Apple has reduced the cost of its handset when compared to the GSM model released in 2010.
Survey of first Verizon iPhone 4 buyers finds limited AT&T cannibalization
02/10/2011, 03:02 pm
A small survey of 40 Verizon iPhone 4 buyers on launch day found that just 8 percent were previously AT&T customers, compared to 18 percent with Sprint and 13 percent with T-Mobile.
Varying accounts report modest lines for Apple's Verizon iPhone 4
02/10/2011, 12:02 pm
Lines of customers looking to buy Apple's new Verizon iPhone 4 were contrastingly profiled as either noteworthy or "laughably short," but a smattering of anecdotal reports largely suggest smaller crowds than for the debut of the iPhone 4 last year.
Arrival of Apple's iPhone on Verizon predicted to disrupt 1M Android sales
02/10/2011, 09:02 am
With Verizon the strongest carrier for the Google Android mobile operating system, the arrival of Apple's iPhone on the largest network in America is expected to displace around a million Android handset sales in the first quarter of availability.
AT&T counters Verizon iPhone with new 'Mobile to Any Mobile' offer
02/09/2011, 11:02 pm
Faced with the prospect of losing customers to Verizon Wireless when the carrier and Apple launch the iPhone 4 Thursday, AT&T has announced a new feature that allows unlimited calling to any mobile number.
Walmart will also sell Apple's Verizon iPhone 4 at 600 stores
02/09/2011, 10:02 am
In addition to Apple, Verizon and Best Buy retail locations, the new Verizon iPhone 4 will also be on sale Thursday at 600 select Walmart stores across the U.S.
Sales of Apple's Verizon iPhone predicted to top 1M in first week
02/09/2011, 09:02 am
Despite the fact that the new Verizon iPhone 4 is essentially the same as the model that went on sale 8 months ago with rival carrier AT&T, Apple is still predicted to top a million sales of the highly anticipated handset in the first week.
Apple Store relaunches with new Verizon iPhone 4
02/09/2011, 03:02 am
At midnight, Apple replaced its "be back soon" notice with an active online storefront offering the new iPhone 4 on both US carriers: AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
Apple granted patent where carriers bid to provide service to iPhones
02/09/2011, 01:02 am
A patent recently granted to Apple could wrest power away from the wireless carriers by creating a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) system that would allow networks to bid against each other over wireless services provided to iPhone users.