Anyone here any details regarding applications? Will we finally be able to download any BREW application, click on live links in the WAP browser? If so this is a step in the right direction.

Verizon has been losing a lot of customers (myself included) by handicapping devices, making objectionable terms of service changes, etc. for years now, and is finally getting half a clue. Huzzah for them.

How many users have already switched to HSDPA and have no intention of going back to CDMA when we can now rearrange devices and carriers with a simple SIM card swap, as well as having nearly-worldwide roaming?

@Mike Whalen, my experience does vary :)

I’ve been consistently getting better HSDPA (1.8 Mbps version) performance than EVDO (Rev. 0 version) in the last 2 cities I’ve lived in (SF and Seattle)…

I don’t know about HSDPA (3.6 Mbps) and/or HSUPA vs. EVDO (Rev. A), though.

I can also browse the web and talk at the same time on the same device (simultaneous data and voice since WCDMA and GSM use separate radios).

I can swap devices on a whim by simply swapping my SIM card, ad I can use my devices abroad!

The only advantage I see with EVDO is overage within the US (outside of major urban areas).

>>>Current iPhones made by Apple use the GSM standard

Argh. I keep forgetting about the different bloody OTA methods. Thanks.

Hey, I’d happily switch over to GSM if I got the same *experience in data throughput, signal strength, available, etc.

*your experience may vary

Oh look! Verizon (and recently Sprint as well) are discovering what GSM has been all about for 20 years…

Except you don’t need to even certify a homebrew GSM device – you just need to insert your SIM card.

Taht being said, I applaud the CDMA carriers finally getting a clue :)

I see it as a plus. One of the many criticisms leveled at Verizon is that they take too long to bring new phones to market. I certainly remember the days where it seemed like Verizon would keep a Treo in testing for a couple of years before they released it. They’re faster today, so they are responding to market pressure to keep up with “cool phones.”

I see this as another way to speed up the integration process. Of course, the devil is in the details. If, for instance, the manufacturer has to demonstrate a marketing plan for the phone or if Verizon requires it be sold in Verizon-owned retail or kiosk only, then that could be a deal-breaker for many.

One thing’s for sure: They never stop working me over … I mean, for me.

So, jailbreaked iPhones will work on Verizon? (Lacking visual voicemail, of course.)

Verizon doesn’t presently support CDMA SIM, which is in my opinion that major contributor to their network being so closed.

Prior to my iPhone i had been using various nice GSM SIM phones I’d bought in Hong Kong on the at&t network here in North America.

If Verizon starts using CDMA SIM then all they’re doing is catching up with at&t/t-mobile. *yawn*