Verizon iPhone 4 • Hacker News Board

I'm wouldn't be so sure of Apple's phone pipeline... The iPhone4 is still high spec and without much competition. Why not sell as many as possible then drop the next one at a better time?

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by TomOfTTB » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:28 PM UTC

bho wrote: post #10

I'm surprised that there's no LTE. Isn't Verizon's new network supposed to be up and running soon?

Tim Cook's (non)response (via TechCrunch's live blog)...

Will not comment on the roadmap." No promise of a new CDMA iPhone in summer. Tim Cook: We chose CDMA because the LTE chipsets forced some design concepts that we would not make.

When will be able to see an LTE-enabled iPhone? A. We're not commenting on unannounced product.

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by ayb » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:29 PM UTC

Since Apple normally releases new iPhones in June, does this mean the Verizon iPhone 4 will be obsolete in less than 6 months?

It will be lame if Verizon has the iPhone 4 and then AT&T gets a new GSM-only iPhone 5 in June.

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by arthurschreiber » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:29 PM UTC

adolph wrote: post #8

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What do you mean? How can Apple release the next one when they haven't even released the white one yet?

I think it's very unlikely that there will ever be a white version of the iphone 4, anyway.

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by ben1040 » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:29 PM UTC

TomOfTTB wrote: post #4

Pretty much what everyone expected. The same phone on Verizon's CDMA network. The only a few things I noted were... 1. You can use it as a WiFi Hotspot 2. Redesigned antenna (obviously) 3. Verzion isn't getting the 3GS (which is probably why AT&T was so quick to drop it to $49)

I wonder how AT&T will respond to the hotspot feature. Here's hoping they relax a bit on tethering plans.

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by hvs » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:30 PM UTC

redial wrote: post #7

Is it both CDMA and GSM or just CDMA?

It needs a different antenna configuration for CDMA, so I'm guessing that it doesn't support GSM.

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by mey » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:31 PM UTC

TomOfTTB wrote: post #4

Pretty much what everyone expected. The same phone on Verizon's CDMA network. The only a few things I noted were... 1. You can use it as a WiFi Hotspot 2. Redesigned antenna (obviously) 3. Verzion isn't getting the 3GS (which is probably why AT&T was so quick to drop it to $49)

Incoming calls will interrupt data activity. (Will interrupt hotspot)

ArsTechnica has an excellent live blog going of it. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/01/liveblog-of-veri...

Re: Verizon iPhone 4

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 4:31 PM UTC

ayb wrote: post #15

Since Apple normally releases new iPhones in June, does this mean the Verizon iPhone 4 will be obsolete in less than 6 months? It will be lame if Verizon has the iPhone 4 and then AT&T gets a new GSM-only iPhone 5 in June.

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