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Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Out of curiosity, does anyone seriously know who these "analysts" are and what their job actually entails?

Every quarter the publicly-traded tech companies hold earnings calls. After the company gives its spiel, it allows the analysts to ask questions. These calls are open to the public, and I suggest you listen in on one for a company you know well; the questions you hear will tell you pretty much all you need to know about these analysts.

Care to describe more?

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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If it doesn't actually happen on Tuesday, I will refuse to get my hopes up ever again.

There are times when I seriously get confused, did I buy an iPod Touch or an iPhone?

Calls between me and other iPhoners just end up in a sometimes hilarious tennis match of dropped calls and callbacks.

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No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)

Is it GSM+CDMA or CDMA only?

I don't know the answer to that. Sorry.

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Looks like all the "groundless" speculation was dead on. A Verizon iPhone has been predicted for a long time, and we knew that there was an exclusivity contract with ATT whose term had to be met, but the claims of vapor have gone up in a puff of smoke. I know of several people who wanted iPhones but refused to give up Verizon's cell network for ATT. The biggest gap in cell network satisfaction--based on the word of m…

It wasn't speculation. It's been worked on for at least a couple years. Asian manufacturers leaked info way back in last winter. It's been in the works a long time.

It was almost released this last summer but there were network capacity concerns and radio problems.

There are different prototypes with different & hybrid radios but I'm not sure which is going to show up Tuesday, but I'd wager it's CDMA only.

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