[Howie J]

I'd love to see the iPhone come to Verizon. Don't mind my Blackberry and the Storm looks cool, but would love an iPhone. I agree that they have to back off on their control freakish ways to be successful with the iPhone. My BB GPS is crippled and I'm not payin' 10 extra bucks a month for VZ Navigator. Maps function works fine.

Here's my Verizon/Apple rumor/speculation/story that I heard about why the original deal didn't go through: VZ wanted to sell the iPhone the same way they treat every other phone (i.e. the more contract you sign up for, the cheaper your phone gets) and Apple wanted to stick to a price point. VZ said, "We'll do what we want with it," and Apple said, "no, you won't. Thanks for playing"

Howie J