iPhone 4G?

[Bryancd]

Try living out west. I can make calls from the middle of Grand Canyon on Verizon! AT&T's coverage out here is spotty.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Try living out west. I can make calls from the middle of Grand Canyon on Verizon! AT&T's coverage out here is spotty.

What he said.  You watch those Verizon commercials, they ain't lyin.  The coverage is about as good as those maps say they are.  At&t has never really impressed me but whatever.  I guess Apple takes what it gets. 

King

[Bryancd]

 I guess Apple takes what it gets.  

King

Well, it's not like that. Apple isn't a cell phone carrier, they wanted to have an exclusive contract with one of the carriers to 100% support the iPhone when it was released. AT&T gave away the farm to Apple to get that and it's worked out great for the iPhone and great for AT&T. The subsidies offered by AT&T back to Apple allowed Apple to bring the iPhone to market at a price point where they knew they could get the volume they wanted. Apple could have gone with anyone they wanted, they are in the drivers seat on this.

[Rico]

Well it's looking more and more like this phone is the real deal.  Or at least an Apple next gen iPhone prototype.  Because their legal department has asked for it back now.  Read on...

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175839/Apple_demands_missing_iPhone_s_return

[Bryancd]

It's the one GIZMODO has that's real, the pic is different though from the one Med's posted, it looks pretty much like the current one.

Wait now they have the same picture. The one I saw on CNBC this morning looked different.  ???

[billybob476]

I think it's the same one. It was found inside a case that disguised it as a 3GS.

[Bryancd]

I think it's the same one. It was found inside a case that disguised it as a 3GS.

Ahh, that would make sense, that's what I saw this morning, then.

[Bromptonboy]

Verizon's coverage is great, but I have to avoid the whole CDMA thing - so that our phones work when we go to Europe.

[Feathers]

I'm not sure how intrested to be in this. My contract is effectively up in a month and while I want to get hold of the multi-tasking elements of the new OS 4.0, I'll wait and see the full detail of what this offers over the 3GS before I commit to one or the other.

(A free 3GS appeals as my next phone if the new one doesn't offer anything significant)

As for the Verison thing - it doesn't surprise me that support takes such a time. The difference in numbers between GSM and CDMA take up across the world makes it relatively predictable. It surprises me that anyone introduces CDMA support first!

[Feathers]

Now I'm out of contract on my current iPhone, I'm warming to the new one even without any hard and fast detail. A 'free' 3GS on contract would still make more financial sense though....

[Bromptonboy]

Now I'm out of contract on my current iPhone, I'm warming to the new one even without any hard and fast detail. A 'free' 3GS on contract would still make more financial sense though....

More financial sense yes....but......
Since you are not a Scot, I am smelling a case of upgrade-itis - I recognize the symptoms since I suffer from them as well!  :)

[Feathers]

Now I'm out of contract on my current iPhone, I'm warming to the new one even without any hard and fast detail. A 'free' 3GS on contract would still make more financial sense though....

More financial sense yes....but......
Since you are not a Scot, I am smelling a case of upgrade-itis - I recognize the symptoms since I suffer from them as well!  :)

Absolutely. I just need to sell the idea on to the rest of the family :(

[Bromptonboy]

Jobs also invited Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to the stage to announce a new, free Netflix application for the iPhone.  Hastings said the Netflix app for iPad has been among the most popular apps in Apple's App Store, and number one in the entertainment category.

"It's been a tremendous success for us," Hastings said.  "It's our fastest growing platform."

The Netflix iPhone app will be available starting this summer.

[Feathers]

The Netflix iPhone app will be available starting this summer.

...for those in the US only, no doubt.

[billybob476]

woops...looks like some network trouble during the demo. Heads are going top roll.