Comments on: CDMA iPhone Order Suggests Imminent Verizon Launch

By: JD

JD — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:19:49 +0000

Yeah, but if you have a CDMA iPhone, you can’t use it when you travel overseas — as the rest of the world uses GSM. As bad as AT&T is, at least with my unlocked iPhone, I can use it when I go to Europe!

By: Darrell Etherington

Darrell Etherington — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:21:44 +0000

Poor choice of words, but not technically incorrect. Updated with clarification nonetheless. Thanks for the spot!

By: Josh MacDonald

Josh MacDonald — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:47:15 +0000

Fair enough MacRat, but you have to be surrounded by quite a US marketshare of CDMA users : )

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:45:50 +0000

Your story is incorrect.

Verizon IS selling the iPad, but they’re selling it as a bundle (the 16GB WiFi-only version) with their MiFi portable wireless device.

Verizon is NOT selling iPads that will work on their network natively, nor are they selling the 3G versions.

By: Appleofyoureye

Appleofyoureye — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:33:52 +0000

GSM? Yea for now…LTE is the next platform after GSM and all carriers are slowly moving toward it. Verizon, ATT, etc.

By: MacMan

MacMan — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:26:23 +0000

I am with Verizon and this would be awesome, so I am hopeful, however….I will believe it when I see it.

By: MacRat

MacRat — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:53:18 +0000

“(and GSM) exclusivity”

Exclusivity? 90% of the gobal market is GSM.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:49:00 +0000

The iPad isn’t really being released on the Verizon network, though. They are just selling the WiFi version of it and packaging it with the Verizon MiFi.

I am hoping the rumors of a Verizon iPhone are true, though.