iPhone 4G?

[Rico]

Exactly.  And files sizes are only going to get bigger in the future.  So, they have to expect this type of usage is going to be there.

[billybob476]

Yeah at top quality and hour of HD netflix is around 1.7 gigs (of course it depends on the movie and the capabilities of your connection). I watched 3 seasons of Mad Men in a month and busted my 60GB cap by a gig or two a few months ago. I'm now on a 75GB plan.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

As I see it, we are the mercy of the IPs who are crying foul at the "overload" to their systems and trying to charge people more for the service when they don't actually need to.  It worries me because we are their mercy and they could probably get away with it too....I mean, AT&T and Verizon are doing it to our smart-phones, (charging by the GB) they are probably wondering why they can't do it to our computers.  

*sigh*.  

King

[Rico]

As long as there is competition in your area there's only so much they can push on you.  This holds for computer internet providers and cell phone carriers.  But, if you live in an area with only one option you might get pinched a bit harder.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

As long as there is competition in your area there's only so much they can push on you.  This holds for computer internet providers and cell phone carriers.  But, if you live in an area with only one option you might get pinched a bit harder.

That's the problem, there is a lack of overall choice/competition.  And with IPs being bought up by bigger companies, that list is growing shorter...

Anyway, nothing we can do at this point but wait and hope that everything works out.  Or start our own IP :)

King

[KingIsaacLinksr]

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/07/verizon-iphone-sales-broke-500-000/

Phew, that is a lot of pre-orders. 

King

[Rico]

Looks like the Verizon iPhone 4 includes a new antenna design and a few other upgrades.

A closer look inside the new CDMA iPhone 4 for the Verizon network in the U.S. has revealed a new antenna design said to allow improved reception, as well as a different, integrated GPS chip.

iSuppli this week posted "early results" of its teardown of Apple's new CDMA iPhone 4. The market research company found that while Apple retained the fundamental integrated antenna and enclosure design for the CDMA variant of the iPhone 4, the new CDMA version "employs a dual-antenna design that takes advantage of antenna diversity to improve reception."

When the GSM iPhone 4 shipped on rival carrier AT&T's network last summer, users found that covering the bottom left corner of the handset could result in some signal loss. The issue gained a considerable amount of media attention, most of which died down after Apple gave away free cases to phone buyers for a limited time.

Still, the issue prompted multiple competitors, including Verizon, to poke fun at the controversy. Verizon mocked the iPhone 4 antenna issue with a full-page ad in The New York Times last July to promote its Droid X handset, noting that the phone had a "double antenna design" that "allows you to hold the phone any way you like."

iSuppli's teardown also discovered that Apple has eliminated the use of a discrete GPS chip, which was previously supplied by Broadcom. Instead, the new CDMA iPhone 4 utilizes the integrated GPS functionality found on the Qualcomm MDM6600 baseband....

full story:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/08/apples_verizon_iphone_4_has_improved_antenna_integrated_gps.html

[billybob476]

While this is good news, they would have had to redesign the antenna regardless considering the phone also now has a CDMA antenna.

[Feathers]

While this is good news, they would have had to redesign the antenna regardless considering the phone also now has a CDMA antenna.

Yes. It says nothing about having redesigned the GSM variant as well. I assume that will wait for the '5'.

[Meds]

iphone 5 is rumoured to be announced in July, that should have a few of the old problems sorted.

[Rico]

Tech writer Robert Scoble has a pretty fair review of Verizon's iPhone and how it compares to AT&T for him.

All the other reviews you've seen are from journalists who received Verizon iPhones from either Verizon or Apple and didn't have to pay for them. I had no such loaner, so had to do the honorable thing: I bought one and used it for a week now. It cost me about $250 because I already ahd a Verizon account. Here's my report.

PROS FOR VERIZON

1. No dropped calls. My AT&T phone had six drops in same time, at same places I've used the Verizon at.

2. A wider coverage area in SF area. I've been several places where AT&T just refuses to work, like on Devil's Slide, or in some places in downtown San Francisco (on second street, for instance) but Verizon hasn't failed yet.

3. Demonstratably clearer voice quality, even when an AT&T phone is used on other side. This is amazing, too. The voice quality is just much better with EVERY call. Not a single call has sounded worse (I asked lots of my friends to call back on my Verizon number). This is so drastic a difference that I've now switched my voice to Verizon permanently.

4. Data worked more places. It was interesting, but lots of places in SF I can't use data. I don't know if it's an overload problem, or a signal problem, or what not. But when I hit one of those spots, like near second street and mission, I pulled out my Verizon phone and it had a great data signal and worked fine.

5. Wifi hotspot out of the box. This rocks, because now my kids can use the iPads in the back seat of the car. Yeah, I know, all you Android users and Palm users have had that for months, if not years, but glad to see iPhone users are finally getting that capability. That said, Verizon is charging something like $40 a month more for that. Yikes.

AT&T PROS

1. You can use Voice and Data at same time on AT&T. This is definitely something that bugs me, but it hasn't bugged me as much as I expected. For one, most of the time when I use voice I'm at home and have access to wifi, so this problem doesn't happen there (when I'm driving I rarely use voice and data together, which is most of the time when I use voice). But it is a problem and you'll have to decide for yourself which is more important, great voice quality and no dropped calls or the ability to use voice and data together.

2. International usage. I'll be in Amsterdam in six weeks, and AT&T works there, but I don't think the Verizon phone will.

3. Data speed. Yes, overall, AT&T is faster, but usually that doesn't matter for me. Why? I could only tell in some spots when I had strong AT&T signals.

So, which one wins?

Well, for me, Verizon does. Why? Because it more consistently worked with both data and voice. But with the caveat that you stay in the US and that you don't care about using voice and data at the same time.

Luckily, I have both an AT&T and a Verizon phone, so I have the best of both worlds, but that's a luxury very few of you can afford. Personally I hate AT&T and how they have treated most of us iPhone users the past three years. The quality of service just hasn't been close to what it needs to be for the charges they are getting.

Good luck!

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-week-with-my-verizon-iphone-pros-and-cons-2011-2#ixzz1EVT9yilS

[Rico]

Looks like a white iPhone is still coming...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/225295/apple_white_iphone_4_is_real_and_late.html

[billybob476]

annnnnnd it is official...this is kind of random to me.

White iPhone Arrives Tomorrow

CUPERTINO, California—April 27, 2011—Apple® today announced that the white iPhone® 4 will be available beginning tomorrow. White iPhone 4 models will be available from Apple's online store (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail stores, AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.

"The white iPhone 4 has finally arrived and it's beautiful," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "We appreciate everyone who has waited patiently while we've worked to get every detail right."

iPhone 4 is the most innovative phone in the world, featuring Apple's stunning Retina™ display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone resulting in super crisp text, images and video, and FaceTime®, which makes video calling a reality.

Pricing & Availability
White models of iPhone 4 will be available in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UK and the US, beginning Thursday, April 28 and in many more countries around the world soon. White iPhone 4 will be available for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model with a new two year agreement through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail stores, AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27iphone.html