"We've known this since Tuesday" I hear you snicker. Well give me a break, I just started this blog today guys. I was following the press coverage live though and I'm now going to give you the most up to date information on the Verizon iPhone 4. Just as I and many other media outlets expected this is not a new iPhone, it is simply a CDMA redesign of the one currently on AT&T. They decided not go with an LTE design because Apple is not a big fan of early adoption, so you're still tied to a 3G network.
The price points for the phone are exactly the same as they are on AT&T ($199 16GB version, $299 32 GB version) and no pricing on the plans has been announced at this time. The Antenna has been slightly adjusted and this has affected the placement of both the ringer switch and volume buttons. Early reports suggest the Antenna problems that plague AT&T users is almost nonexistent, though we will need to wait until the unit is out in the wild to officially confirm this. Verizon has interestingly chosen to include the ability to make your iPhone a hotspot for other devices (no pricing has been announced for this feature) and AT&T is said to be looking into doing this to match. As with all good news there must also be a little bad new, right? Well here it is, since the Verizon iPhone uses CDMA technology you cannot have simultaneous Voice and Data streaming. Put simply this means while talking on your phone you cannot surf the web, watch videos, or download data. If this isn't a problem for you then take the plunge! Join Big Red in their endeavor with Apple. I know I will as soon as my bank account allows me.
Verizon iPhone 4 Page
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