I’m Dreaming of a Verizon iPhone
Published: 1 year, 7 months ago (Dec 31, 2008) in Sci/TechTags: apple, iphone, verizon · Print This Post · Leave a Comment
With a multitude of rumors preceding next week’s Macworld 2009 expo, I started to wonder what type of product Apple could release that would be “perfect” for me. Having been heavily engrossed in the field of technology, I’ve come across my share of gadgets over the years; however, all of them seemed to lack a handful of features I sought. Apple has mastered the art of fulfilling consumer demands, but there’s still one thing which comes to mind…
A Verizon iPhone. Yes, this implies that I really do appreciate what Apple has done for the mobile phone industry with its phenomenal product, but I don’t appreciate AT&T/Cingular’s hit-or-miss service. Yeah, I know Verizon had the opportunity to be iPhone’s exclusive provider, but that’s all in the past. It’s somewhat encouraging to see what a quick Google search turns up for this rumor. What I want now is the following:
- iPhone “CDMA” with at least 16 GB of internal storage
- No nonsense from Verizon (ie, disabling the wi-fi, tampering with iPhone’s OS, etc.)
- A reasonably priced data service
As far as features the iPhone itself is missing, well, a QWERTY keyboard would be nice. 
But that’s a virtual impossibility as the company has promoted its touch-keyboard interface to a point where it doesn’t make sense to turn back now. Maybe a 3.0+ megapixel camera, copy and paste functionality, and multi-tasking ability. Haha, yeah, I’m being unrealistic at this point, but remember, it’s my “dream” phone. 
So what would you want to see come out of Macworld 2009? The rumored iPhone nano? Upgraded desktop computers? Possibly a netbook, quad-core MacBook Pro? Steve Jobs’ answer to the meaning of life?
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Published: 1 year, 7 months ago
I want an iPhone, but am still repulsed by the lack of QWERTY and camera. I recently got a Blackberry 8820, and it also doesn’t have a camera! A near $500 phone without camera is ridiculous. I am still waiting on the next generation iphones to finally reach T-Mobile. I think it is absurd how America is so behind in quality cell phones compared to Europe and Japan. They have the best phones, most with 5 to 8 megapixel cameras. The FCC makes it hard on cool phones to be quickly available to the public. For example, Nokia still makes the best phones, and here, Nokia is made to look like a crappy cell maker. The Nokia N96 is better than Apple’s iphone by a long shot.
Published: 1 year, 7 months ago
You’re absolutely right man. Those Nokia “N-series” phones are something else (as are their price tags, lol). But being a T-Mobile user, you at least have the option to jailbreak/unlock an iPhone 3G for yourself. In my opinion, Verizon has the best network but the worst phones… ugh… hopefully 2009 will show some interesting “breakthroughs.” If not, we might all have to wait for LTE (aka, “4G”) networks to become mainstream.
Published: 1 year, 6 months ago
OMG! Rishi..I think verizon actually has THE BEST options of phones! If you look at what tmbile offers vs. what Verizon offers, verizon has mostly touch screen, and boy do they have good ones! When the voyager came out, besides the iphone it was prob. one of the only other touch screens..and now..although i like the iphone, i LOVE the blackberry storm!
Published: 1 year, 6 months ago
True, a lot of Verizon Wireless’ (VW) new phones have touch screens and some cool features; however, VW does an awfully good job at crippling their handsets by loading their cruddy utilities on it. The Blackberry devices and smartphones they offer all run on their own operating systems (Blackberry OS, Windows Mobile 6, etc.), so fortunately they’re immune to VZ’s phone-crippling-plague.
I myself purchased an LG Voyager last Christmas hoping that it would at least “rival” the iPhone. A few months later, I got an iPod Touch, and wow, there was a night/day interface difference. Assuming the iPod Touch really is an “iPhone without the phone”, Apple can beat the socks off of any Verizon touch screen device to date… especially after the App Store’s coming.
Fortunately for us VW users, the company is voicing its intent to deploy the upcoming LTE mobile communications technology starting in 2009. By the time all of their network is transitioned over, AT&T/Cingular should also be well on their way. Finally, the two largest wireless providers will share a network protocol, and that’ll just increase competition. Let them compete, so we, the consumers, can be rewarded with better phones, more features, and better prices.