Following Verizon Wireless CEO, Dan Mead's remarks regarding the short lines on Verizon's iPhone 4 launch day, Mead also indicated that Apple will eventually offer mobile products that can use Verizon's Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G network.
This lines up perfectly with the speculation earlier this month that Apple was working on an LTE iPhone...
Proving that they do have something against Apple, the fine folks at Consumer Reports have refused to give the Verizon iPhone their official recommendation. After testing the Verizon iPhone for antenna issues, Consumer Reports determined that the same "antennagate" issue that plagued the original iPhone 4 on AT&T also plagues the CDMA version of the iPhone.
Despite the Verizon iPhone being generally well received by the public and press, the stubbornness of Consumer Reports prevails with their verdict of judgement.
We'd seen iPhones being destroyed by blenders, baseball bats, and microwaves, but this one sets a new standard.
How much do you have to hate AT&T to go that far out of your way to make a point? I guess you have to hate them very very very, very much. The sad part of this video is that the poor iPhone being destroyed has nothing to do with AT&T's service...
AT&T is now showing its 4G coverage map on its website. The cites/areas listed on the map only reflect the places that have undergone a complete backhaul upgrade for 4G speeds. This 4G rollout is apart of AT&T's new promotional campaign to show off its 4G capabilities.
Since the iPhone was made available on Verizon, AT&T has had to find another way of attracting potential customers. This 4G stunt is obviously part of AT&T's new strategy to show that it doesn't really have awful coverage...
What an extraordinary flip-flop. Now AT&T has bad things to say about Apple's App Store? Where was this public bemoaning over the past few years? Where was the outcry while AT&T was reaping the financial benefits of an exclusive relationship with Apple in the US?
Now that Apple has diversified its portfolio with the advent of the Verizon iPhone 4, AT&T's CEO is caught waffling on his love...
Yesterday, we posted a data speed comparison, comparing AT&T and Verizon networks. While Verizon seemed to do better than AT&T in every way (in the San Francisco area, at least), it looks like the Verizon iPhone has some shortcomings as well.
Although we missed it, it seems that Apple had posted a comparison chart last week, detailing the differences between the GSM and CDMA versions of the iPhone. This comparison chart solely focuses on how the GSM and CDMA versions of the iPhone handle calls...
Now that Verizon carries the iPhone 4 on its CDMA network, there is a new way to compare iPhone data speeds with AT&T's infrastructure.
People have been comparing the Verizon and AT&T iPhone's data speeds, and CNET has posted a very detailed comparison of how the two networks compete with each other on the iPhone. The results weren't that surprising; Verizon seemed to do better than AT&T in almost every way...
Just like we reported a couple weeks ago, AT&T has started offering 2 extra GB of data to anyone with the tethering plan, which is tied to AT&T's DataPro plan.
The tethering plan will remain at $20/month and DataPro will also keep the same pricing of $25/month. In short, you get more for the same price...
Giddy about how many customers AT&T will lose now that an alternative carrier is available in the US? You're not alone.
Mobile Ad Firm, Chitika, has established a live tracker that tracks the number of Verizon iPhone's that currently access its ad network via cellular signal.
Right now, that total stands at 3.6%, which likely means that there are a little over one million Verizon iPhone's currently in use...
Yesterday AT&T started sending text messages to its iPhone customers, offering them 1,000 bonus rollover minutes. After waiting a few hours for my SMS to come in, I kinda forgot all about it until I saw a tweet from TUAW's Victor Agreda confirming AT&T's "gift".
Don't you think AT&T has been very generous lately? First they offered unlimited data to some special customers, then they changed their texting plans to give us more for less, then they gave 20% off iPhone accessories and 2GB of free data to tethering customers, and finally, they are offering free mobile to mobile calling to some of their customers.
If I didn't know any better, I'd think that AT&T is trying to prevent us from switching to Verizon...
New details have surfaced about AT&T's upcoming changes to their voice plans, including detailed eligibility requirements.
In a report yesterday, we informed you about the new 'Mobile to Any Mobile' plan that AT&T has rolled out this morning.
Boy Genius Report has acquired an official AT&T memo detailing the requirements that customers must meet in order to be eligible for the new voice feature...
Verizon has been stealing attention away from the iPhone's original carrier, and it looks like AT&T is doing all it can to keep disgruntled customers from jumping ship.
500,000+ Verizon iPhones have already been pre-ordered, and the device just became available for purchase on Apple's site.
Needless to say, AT&T is definitely feeling the heat from its new competition, and it's doing everything it can to ensure that customers don't cross over to the dark side...