Verizon iPhone 4G Release Date Confirmed - Announcement 1/11/11 Available 2/3/11

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The Wall Street Journal and other sources have confirmed that the Verizon iPhone will become availible to the market this coming February 3rd, 2011 (2/3/11). Verizon Wireless is hosting a private meeting for the Press in New York City on 1/11/11 (January 11, 2011) @ 11am. I've even seen a copy of the letter inviting the Wall Street Journal. AT&T is going to experience a huge shift in a loss of customers and Verizon is going to be selling the iPhone like hotcakes. I personally will be buying one of the new Verizon iPhones and will be ditching AT&T very quickly. Some experts are even going as far as saying this will be a 4G iPhone and will be the only 4G iPhone availible to the market. I want to know what your thoughts and concerns are. Please feel free to leave a comment below and let me know what you think. For four years, since Apple introduced the iPhone exclusively on AT&T, Verizon customers have wondered when they would get one to call their own.

The long wait may soon be over. Verizon Wireless is expected to announce Tuesday morning that it will start selling a version of the popular smart phone that will run on its network. And the device could be available in a few weeks, according to published reports.

If the speculation is correct, then there's the potential for millions of new iPhone sales. That's because one of the main consumer gripes about the existing iPhone has focused on the quality of calls using AT&T's network. Many analysts expect Verizon to sell a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 that will work on Verizon's existing 3G network.

Here, a look at a number of unanswered questions swirling about that could impact how fast consumers snap up a Verizon iPhone, including the potential structure of Verizon's data plans and whether Verizon iPhone users will be able to talk on the phone and go online simultaneously — a feature that Verizon's network doesn't support for other smart phones.

How many customers are likely to buy an iPhone on Verizon Wireless' network?

Carl Howe, an analyst for the Yankee Group, expects Verizon to sell 16.5 million iPhones in 2011, with more than half — 9 million iPhone purchases — coming from Verizon's own subscriber base. He estimates Verizon will steal just under 2 million customers from AT&T's customer base (AT&T has more than 20 million iPhone subscribers).

Will the design be identical to the existing iPhone that runs on AT&T's network?

It's unclear what the Verizon iPhone will be called. Analysts say the design will remain the same. The only difference will be a key communications chip inside and the network software. That means if you have an AT&T iPhone and want to switch to Verizon, you'll have to do more than just pay an early termination fee: You'll also have to buy a new iPhone.

Will Verizon's iPhone Run On Its New 4G Network?

It's very unlikely. Most analysts expect Verizon to sell a CDMA iPhone because that's the technology used for the vast majority of phones on Verizon's network. That means the iPhone would run on Verizon's existing 3G network, rather than on the new faster 4G LTE network that Verizon launched in December. AT&T plans to launch its own LTE network later this year.

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[TheRecoveringBanker]

@TheSarebear92 Thanks, I made this video before the announcement, thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

[TheSarebear92]

its going to be on the 3g network not 4g

[TheRecoveringBanker]

@TheRaBiiDs Yeah this video was BEFORE the official announcement. Thanks. Also, if your a current Verizon Customer, you have to upgrade an existing line in order to order the iPhone 4 on Feb 3rd, you cannot open a new line, even if you have exisiting lines. Stupid, because I have a Verizon Account with my Wife's phone on it, and they won't let me add a line and order the new one early, has to be an upgrade. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting.

[TheRaBiiDs]

its not coming out feb 3rd...feb 10th silly but on feb 3rd you can preorder it

[TheRecoveringBanker]

@N17771 I'm going to be camping out as well. I have a Verizon Store by me that really far from other cities, and therefore I don't think I will have to wait. Thanks for commenting, and don't forget to subscribe.

[N17771]

Yes, it is true... Verizon usually launches new phones on Thursdays (Feb. 3 is a thursday) and also Apple makes their employees work when the stores will be overly crouded (AKA NEW IPHONE)... I'm going to camp out for mine!