Comments on: Verizon, ya we dissed da iPhone http://gigaom.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Quora http://gigaom.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/#comment-595023 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:44:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/#comment-595023 Why did Verizon reject the first iphone?…

It was widely accepted that the initial AT&T- Apple deal included a monthly payout from AT&T. This was very very unlike traditional carrier-device vendor deals, and required a significant shift in thinking and perspective on part of a carrier to accept…

]]> By: krisi sawyer http://gigaom.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/#comment-133259 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:38:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/#comment-133259 i feel that wpple should join with at&t and cingular because of the iphone and i dont understand why it is not…are they ever going to make an iphone for cingular?

]]> By: Jay http://gigaom.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/#comment-133258 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:38:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/verizon-rejected-iphone/#comment-133258 AT&T is a brand name known for Quality (I am sure Apple knew about the name change during the talks) Apple is a brand known for Quality.
Verizon is known as that company with a nerd that says “can you hear me now?” Verizon’s service is better? I guess that depends on where you live and what service you are using. I have had ATT Wireless/Cingular for nearly 10 years and the service has been outstanding.

Anybody that had any knowledge about the telecommunications industry knew that once the SBA – AT&T merger was announce that AT&T would be the name and soon Bell South would fold in and Cingular would become a single company with the AT&T name (remember Cingular already owned the AT&T Wireless name – AT&T WIreless was a separate company from AT&T and used the name under license). These mergers created the largest land line and wireless company in America.

I believe the Verizon talks where more likely a fall back position or a bargaining chip. I am sure Steve wanted the iPhone to be on the number 1 network and it is.

AT&T has much more to offer than does Verizon in the terms of financial ability to support network growth. Remember Verizon Wireless is a joint venture so there is a partner to satisfy also. Lets see that partner is Vodafone – seems they intend to offer the iPhone in Europe from recent news. Make of that what you will but I can’t imagine Verizon Wireless rejecting the deal and Vodafone accepting it. I would think Verizon got beat out by AT&T.

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