Now that the Verizon iPhone is real, it’s nice to know that we’re all on the same page about its impact. At least I don’t see any conflict between the takes offered by Newsweek’s Dan Lyons and Dan Ruby of Chitika…do you?
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If You Can't Beat 'em, Sell 'em
Hey, remember when Verizon Wireless ran ads like these?
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How To: Prepare to Switch from AT&T to Verizon
[Note: This post republished with permission from our pals at Macworld.]
Has the flame fizzled out of your relationship with AT&T? Was it originally love at first sight, but now you’ve caught yourself eyeing that new iPhone Verizon just announced? Don’t worry, our love affairs with gadgets and wireless carriers are often fleeting, and the only thing at risk of getting hurt is your wallet. If you’re looking to switch from AT&T for Verizon’s new iPhone 4, here’s how you can do it.
I’ll try to answer a few general questions before we get into details. First, you should be able to bring your current phone number to Verizon if you’re switching from AT&T. It’s the law. You might even be able to bring your home phone number, too.
Also, as with all wireless carriers, if you signed a contract to get your phone for cheaper than its full retail price, AT&T charges an early termination fee (ETF) if you want to break that contract early. But whether you’re going to cut the AT&T chord or you’re a free spirit with no obligations, let’s start preparing you for a Verizon iPhone.
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Verizon iPhone Arrives: Is Android in Trouble?
[Note: This article republished courtesy of our pals at PCWorld.]
Ladies and gentlemen, the day has finally arrived: The Verizon iPhone is officially a reality.
No joke: Unlike the past 7.2 billion times the iPhone’s Verizon launch was absolutely, definitely confirmed to be imminent, Apple’s prized product is actually making its way to Big Red this go-round. The iPhone 4 will become available to current Verizon Wireless subscribers on February 3, with orders opening up to everyone else a week later.
Naturally, the Internet is brimming with reactions and predictions, many of which include the inevitable cries of “Sayonara, Android!” — a suggestion that the iPhone’s expansion will mark the end of Android’s impressive growth streak in the U.S. mobile market. Now, I know the tech world loves nothing more than finding a new reason to toss the hyperbolic “killer” label around (I’m still waiting for Facebook’s messaging service to deliver that final deathblow to Gmail, by the way), but let’s take a moment to put things in perspective.
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Verizon iPhone Won't Fit Many Existing iPhone 4 Cases
[Note: This post republished with permission from our pals at Macworld.]
Although the iPhone offerings from AT&T and Verizon may look the same, they’re just different enough that you’ll need to be careful when buying a case or similar accessories.
The big news of the day, of course, is that Verizon Wireless customers will soon—finally—be able to get the iPhone on their carrier of choice. And during Verizon’s big media event announcing the arrival of the iPhone, both Verizon and Apple emphasized that this was the same iPhone we’ve all come to know so intimately—thanks, in part, to controversies over the iPhone 4’s antenna design and back surface.
But it turns out there are a couple minor physical differences, and those differences are just enough to affect the Verizon iPhone’s compatibility with some of the thousands of iPhone 4 cases out there.
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The Verizon iPhone: It's a Verizon iPhone!
In the end, today’s Verizon “Latest News” event was pretty much what just about everybody expected it would be: the launch of the iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless’s CDMA network. (My best guesses about the event were mostly accurate, although I said I thought Steve Jobs would be here–Apple COO Tim Cook was instead–and Verizon hasn’t announced anything at all about data plan pricing, let alone whether unlimited data will be available. And the predictions of late-January availability were a tad off: Current Verizon customers will be able to pre-order on February 3rd, and everyone else will need to wait until the phone goes on sale on February 10th.)
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AT&T vs Verizon Wireless: The Imminent iPhone Showdown
I’m hanging out at a Starbucks across from the Verizon event until I can begin my live coverage (11am ET/8am PT). Let’s kill time with a silly little poll on how the existence of a Verizon iPhone would affect AT&T’s currently-thriving iPhone business:
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Eleven Questions About the Verizon iPhone. Assuming There is, Indeed, a Verizon iPhone
As I’m getting ready to liveblog Verizon’s “Latest News” event tomorrow at 11am ET/8am PT–join us at technologizer.com/verizon–I have a few questions about what we’ll learn. And a few semi-educated guesses, too.
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Coming on Tuesday: Verizon iPhone Event Live Blog Coverage
Next Tuesday at 11am ET/8am PT, Verizon is holding an event in New York to announce the Verizon iPhone. (Okay, all the company is saying is that it’ll share its “latest news”–but if it doesn’t relate to the iPhone, I know a lot of people who will be stunned.) I don’t know whether Steve Jobs will attend, but I will–and I hope you will, too, by participating in our live blog coverage. It’ll live at technologizer.com/verizon, and you can head there right now to sign up for an e-mail reminder.
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CES 2011: Iomega Does iPhone Backup, Boxee, and the "Personal Cloud"
Venerable storage company Iomega has made its CES announcements. They include a unique new iPhone/iPod Touch dock, two TV boxes that are the first ones to run the Boxee software since D-Link’s original Boxee Box, and Web-enabled updates to its network storage products.
Waitaminnit–what is a storage company like Iomega doing making an iPhone dock? Well, its new SuperHero is a storage device: The $69.99 gizmo packs a 4GB SD card. And when you use it with Iomega’s iPhone app, it’ll back up your contacts and photos as you charge your phone. (If you’ve got more than 4GB of stuff, you can swap out the included SD card and insert one of your own.) If you lose your data–or lose your phone, period, and get a new one–you can use the Iomega app to restore the data.