iPhone coming to Verizon AND Sprint, or just Sprint???

[schweb]

I think that depends on where you are in the US. I hear good things about T-Mobile in big city's.

FWIW, I loved T-Mobile; I had them for a very long time. Great service, awesome coverage in metro areas and along highways (which face it, is where like 90%+ people are ever going to use their phones), fairer pricing. I would honestly go back to them in a second if they had the iPhone.

Though that might be true... Still all the reports of an iPhone that has been unlocked for use with T-Mobile in the US confirms that you can only use it on their EDGE network not 3G due to hardware differences. I could be wrong, or that could have changed with the 3GS but that's what vie heard. Their service could be great, but would you real use an iphone in this day and age with EGDE only?

The iPhone 4 for sure, and maybe the 3GS, now supports the 2100mhz band which is one of the bands T-Mo uses for 3G so that's an interesting twist. Makes me wonder why Apple would add that now unless they were planning to give T-Mo the iPhone soon.

For all the hooplah around Verizon or Sprint getting the iPhone first, I still say, as I've said from the beginning, it will be T-Mo. T-mo already uses GSM and now that iPhone 4 supporting almost all necessary bands, there are almost ZERO hardware challenges to bringing the iPhone to T-mobile. It's going to take an entire rework of the iPhone to make it work on Verizon or Sprint.

I'm predicting we'll see T-Mo with the iPhone end of this year or early next year...and I think AT&T knows it which is why they let all the iPhone people upgrade early this time to lock them into new two-year contracts with higher ETFs.

Who are you kidding? Everybody and there brother already has the iPhone, What cheap carrier is going to get it? Verizon, Sprint? any other carrier that gets the iPhone the pricing will be right on par with At&t.

I'm not so sure I agree...it depends on who gets it. Verizon, despite all their own back patting and their over vocal fanboys, is still a traditional Bell corporate focused behemoth. They've shown no willingness in the past to really price any different than their arch-nemsis AT&T. Other than cell tech, they are pretty much the same. In that case, yes, I think the pricing would be the same.

However, both T-mobile and Sprint have been more than willing in the past to enter the market with disruptive pricing schemes and I would expect them to do the same if they really wanted to gain iPhone market share. I will say that I think without either Sprint or T-mobile's past aggressive pricing ideas, we would be paying much more right now on AT&T and Verizon.

 

[bargsbeer]

However, both T-mobile and Sprint have been more than willing in the past to enter the market with disruptive pricing schemes and I would expect them to do the same if they really wanted to gain iPhone market share. I will say that I think without either Sprint or T-mobile's past aggressive pricing ideas, we would be paying much more right now on AT&T and Verizon.

That does make sense Sprint and Tmobile both have really cheap unlimited plans. And in doing so both Sprint & Tmobile have been able to get the exclusivity on some really nice phones.

 

[chscag]

I agree. We were AT&T users for several years before switching over to T-Mobile. In our work we're on the cells for long periods of time. With our AT&T plans we were running out of air time even with roll over. With T-Mobile I can use triple the amount of air time for all our cells on the same account than I could with AT&T. And do it all for less.

And as far as Verizon is concerned, they're worse than AT&T in my opinion. We use Verizon FIOS as our ISP and also have FIOS cable TV. Their package prices started out being modest when they first brought FIOS in to this area of Texas. But after several years, they raised prices more than 30% for the same service. And.. their customer support is terrible.

Regards.

 

[Lifeisabeach]

All the rumors were pointing to it happening last week, and last year, and the year before and so on. They are all just rumors and until something actually changes they will be just that.

Thus the reason this thread exists under "Apple Rumors and Reports". ;D

 

[Kash]

The iPhone 4 for sure, and maybe the 3GS, now supports the 2100mhz band which is one of the bands T-Mo uses for 3G so that's an interesting twist. Makes me wonder why Apple would add that now unless they were planning to give T-Mo the iPhone soon.

iPhone 4 supports 850, 900, 1900, and 2100MHz. The problem is that devices need more than just the 2100MHz band to work on T-Mobile 3G, they also require 1700MHz, which the iPhone 4 does not support. I'm thinking 2100MHz was added more for the overseas markets than for the possibility of it coming out for T-Mobile.