US carriers signal launch iPhone 5s inventory will be 'grotesquely' low

Seemingly confirming rumors that Apple will not be able to provide adequate inventory of the iPhone 5s this weekend, a new report reveals that carriers are facing "grotesquely" low inventory for the device's launch.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 85

Sprint counters T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, with own early upgrade program

America's third-largest wireless carrier may be late to the party, but Sprint will reportedly launch its own early phone upgrade program just in time for the arrival of Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 19

AppleInsider's guide to preordering the iPhone 5c

Tonight at midnight, Pacific time, Apple's lower-cost iPhone 5c will become available for preorder, but figuring out just where to get the colorful new iPhone can be a hassle. AppleInsider has put together a round-up of which carriers and retailers will be opening up access for early-adopting consumers.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 24

Verizon, Vodafone part ways in $130 billion US wireless unit deal

In the second-largest acquisition in history, Verizon Wireless will pay $130 billion to Vodafone to buy out that company's stake in their joint venture, leaving America's largest carrier in full control of its own operations.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 16

Verizon asks Obama to intervene in Apple v. Samsung case, prevent impending iPhone ban

Verizon's top lawyer penned an editorial this week asking President Barack Obama to prevent the U.S. International Trade Commission from barring the sales of some older iPhones.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 47

Verizon's sales suggest Apple may have sold 34.7M iPhones in June quarter

iPhone activation figures from Verizon, the largest carrier in the U.S., suggest that Apple could have sold as many as 34.7 million iPhones in the just-concluded June quarter.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 30

Verizon announces Edge, its own early smartphone upgrade program

Joining similar offerings from rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, Verizon on Thursday unveiled its new Edge smartphone upgrade program, offering subscribers the ability to upgrade to a new handset after six months.

Sam Oliver 12 years ago 18

Apple's iPhone accounted for 51% of all smartphone activations at Verizon in Q2

More than half of all smartphone activations in the second quarter at Verizon, the largest wireless provider in the U.S., were accounted for by Apple's iPhone, the carrier announced in its earnings on Thursday.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 52

Verizon may debut more frequent device upgrades with supposed 'VZ Edge' no-contract plan

A purportedly leaked training document from Verizon reveals America's No. 1 cellular carrier may debut an enhanced subscriber plan dubbed "VZ Edge," which will shorten the period customers have to wait between device upgrades.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 14

Verizon could owe Apple $14 billion off iPhone sales shortfall

Verizon has sold more than 10 million iPhones over the last several months, but a new report finds that the nation's largest carrier could still wind up owing Apple billions of dollars for failing to meet expectations.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 93

Report of Apple throttling iPhone, iPad speeds on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint mistaken

Just a day after a developer wrote a blog entry maintaining that Apple was intentionally limiting cellular download speeds for iPhone and iPad users on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, the claims have been withdrawn and his mistake in understanding how carrier bundle files has been explained.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 25

Apple reportedly throttling iPhone and iPad cellular data speeds for top three US carriers (U: nope)

A website dedicated to providing iPhone carrier hacks claims to have discovered code in versions of Apple's iOS that suggests the nation's top three carriers are purposely throttling iPhone and iPad data speeds for all customers.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 103

Verizon Cloud iPhone backup software launches on Apple's App Store

Verizon this week launched a new iPhone application for its subscribers that gives access to the carrier's cloud-based syncing and backup service.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 16

Verizon confirms $100 iPhone 5 for featurephone customers [u]

Verizon has confirmed to AppleInsider that the carrier will indeed be offering the iPhone 5 for just $100, but only to select customers as a promotional effort to encourage smartphone adoption.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 17

ESPN interested in subsidizing mobile data plans to ensure users can stream video

With iPhone owners restricted by capped data plans on the largest U.S. carriers, cable sports network ESPN has expressed interest in potentially subsidizing those data plans to allow users to stream video without worrying about overage fees.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 23

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