Verizon announced that it will be finally offering Apple’s iPhone on its CDMA Network at the media event held earlier today at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
Some luck folks who got a chance to play with the CDMA iPhone after the media event have provided some interesting details about Verizon iPhone.
Mobile Hotspot:
As we had reported earlier, Verizon iPhone can be used as a mobile Hotspot so users can use iPhone’s 3G data connection from up to 5 devices. The settings for Mobile hotspot are available via the Settings app (Personal Hotspot) as you can see from the screenshot below:
It will be interesting to see if Apple releases a software update that will bring this feature to GSM iPhones otherwise it will be one of the major selling points of Verizon iPhone. Verizon didn’t provide any details about the data plans. It is speculated that Verizon may offer the standard data packages, which includes unlimited data for $29.99 per month.
It will also be interesting to see what pricing strategy Verizon adopts for the iPhone. Macrumors reports:
Hotspot data pricing, however, remains unknown, as the carrier currently charges users of many of its smartphones an additional $20 per month for a separate 2 GB data allotment for personal hotspot use, although some devices such as those from Palm include a 5 GB hotspot allotment with no extra monthly charges.
iOS 4.2.5:
The demo units were running iOS 4.2.5 while the latest version that is currently available for GSM iPhone users is iOS 4.2.1. We will have to wait for sometime to find out that Apple will release the same iOS version for the GSM or CDMA iPhone or they will be different. iOS 4.2.5 could probably bring the mobile hotspot feature to GSM iPhones.
Tweaked Antenna Design:
Apple has tweaked the design of the antenna system for the CDMA network. The antenna break points have moved from top to the sides of the iPhone. It looks like the change in position is to accommodate CDMA's different communication frequency rather than to fix the reception issues that were reported after the GSM iPhone 4 was launched.
Folks from Ars Technica report:
Ars contributor Chris Foresman reported that bridging the remaining gap on the Verizon iPhone (using the "death grip," he says) did not result in any kind of CDMA signal attenuation. He also placed a call while death gripping and said that there was no noticeable signal loss.
No SIM Card Slot
The CDMA iPhone does not get a SIM card slot like the GSM iPhone as CDMA technology doesn't need the use of a removable SIM-card like GSM technology.
You can checkout the hands-on video with Verizon iPhone below:
What do you think? Tell us your views in the comments.
[via Macrumors]
First. Nice though!!
I wanna know where figgen Verizon put their STUPID “check mark” logo on the iPhone. I hate Verizon.
Verizon is not great and the fact that the iPhone 4 is without simcard sucks, it has no resale value plus you cannot use it when you go to other country. I hate CDMA networks.
You can use CDMA in other countries. True, the list of countries is short (at about 40), but CDMA does roam internationally.
I just need to unlock my iPhone 4
hello any body home?
iphone 4 has sim card slot for GSM model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Iphone4 also have CDMA model2: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) with out sim.
verizon use ipone4 not iphone5
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
woff woff bend over i show you big tart
Slow down and make some sense every one of your posts are just mindless ramblings.
LOOKS like Dean is having a bad day, his english and stuff like that doesn’t make sense LOL
double pawned and owned
flyez boy you suck
you don’t know how to read american
iam not write english.lol
verizon iphone4 o.s 4.2.5
is the same my iphone4 os 4.2.1
lol
i don’t know how to read american? your english sounds like “Google translator from dipshit language to english” ha ah ha ha i just owned u for life. now get off online forever kid.
CDMA was shutdown 5 years ago in Australia. CDMA is rubbish
you made a mistake and said antenna was removed from top to the sides when it should be “from the sides to the top
Verizon is rubbish
Can’t wait for all the fools to rush over to the dark side to free up the congestion on AT&T
Is this site going to be named ‘iphoneverizon’ instead of ‘iphonehacks’
I’m from UK and come here to read hacking news – not Verizon.
Roll-on 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak!!
I fucking agree I’m tierd of seeing all this verizon bullshit everytime I go on this site I just want an untethered jailbreak and unlock for iPhone 4.
I agree at 100%. Enough this Verizon Bull$#!€€ !!!
you all goto be stupid come to this site and don’t
know how to untethered jailbreak and unlock for iPhone 4.has been unlock it done over 6 month ago.
verizon iphone 4 mean unlock all cdma network
sprint verizon and all korea japan cdma.
It’s Sooooo sad to hear every iPhone user cry and scream they need a jailbreak and unlock for their iPhone. What a bunch of stupid Fucks, god when will you people learn you have no freedom out the box, that’s why I switched from the iphone 3g to my HTC Evo 4G, after the last few updates I get a day worth of battery life on moderate usage. So sad for Verizon tho, I can call and surf on Sprints network with my 12mbs 4g, and I’m always in a 4g area, and it don’t drain my battery at all like all you iPhone and wp7 users keep thinking when THE EVO 1ST CAME OUT. Oh and my iPhone was Stolen and restored to the firmware and had any at&t sim card in it, but lost my Evo and it can NEVER be used on another carrier, that’s the benefit of CDMA.
ur HTC evo MAY HAVE more freedom but the android OS sucks! i had an HTC and to be honest u dont have much choice of applications and games!
and even if they did..i wouldn’t go back.
iphone is the only phone where u can actually download cracked apps and games for free! that’s the best part of it!! ya u can “root” ur android but i haven’t seen any cracked apps for it!
your HTC Evo it make of plasitic
juck give me free or any body. it trash no body want.why only work for you.couse you stupid
iphone4 make of the best of thing.
not plastic like HTC Evo .
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/
iphone4 for tmobile is best for me. cheap cheap cheap.
if you don’t know what time is it
is 1-11-11
wake up
Just spoked to At&t reps to cancel my contract but then they said Iphone 5 will be available in May for At&t. What do guys think?????
HA apple and AT&T hav been ripping ppl off is the USA from the start! Ova here in Australia we have had the iPhone with at least 5 networks from day one and we get it for $0 with better plans than ppl get in the USA.
Lol my first iPhone was pre-paid and cost me $250
Btw our $ is the same as the USA’s
good luck in australia bud.soon all ur providers will be under water hahah!
We’re not underwater! No Hurricane Katrina here, and when we do have floods our state and federal governments cooperate to mount rescue efforts – no racial tension, no tantrums!
Yeah dumbass, but WE are Americans that live in America. Best damn place in the world! At least we don’t eat wallabees, dingos and emus over here! Best of all, dudes dont go around callin each other ‘mates’. WTF man! Why call another dude your mate?! LMAO. stupid aussies!
If you think the best damn place to live is where corporations leech your blood while your government isn’t allowed to “interfere” in a “free market”, then YOU are a dumbarse – that’s arse, not ass, an ass is a donkey! Dumbarse!
Of course you don’t eat sustainable, low fat meats like wallaby, dingo and emu – because you FAT-arse Americans are eating greasy fries and fatty meat all day – that’s why you’re all so obese!
We are all mates in this country… well, sortof – but trust a dumbarse shallow American not to understand the true value of mateship.
LOL – and remember, it was the AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH ORGANISATION “CSIRO” THAT *INVENTED* AND *PATENTED* WiFi – all your WiFi belong to AUS!
Aren’t all Australians descendants of prisoners?
No. In fact, very few Australians are descendants of prisoners. Go read your history books.
U.S.A blows chunks Canada FTW!
Lol if I was near there I would be piss but I’m like 2000km (or 10,000 hands to u’s) from there and sick of hearing about it, but I’d take my chances with water any day ova u gun crazy cowboys
All the complaining bout Verizon so what.. if u dnt like it y u piston on a Verizon blog.. n u wonder y I has all about Verizon iphone cuz its a iphone website not att only.. anson.glad Verizon is getting it ima buy it.. Verizon has 3g all around me and att doesn’t have 3g nowere near me.for 150 miles and with their 4g will be very slow growin sein as att barely has 3g and Verizon is all over
I agree with you. Verizon has better service, I have an iphone 4 with att and at least 50 or 70 % of my calls fail. I used to have Verizon and never had this problem. I will be switching to verizon soon!!
If you switch to verizon, you must be a USA pet, never get out of the country and be able to use your phone. Verizon sucks.
why is this owner of http://www.iphonehacks.com deleting comments on here???? that is so low.
that’s why i mostly go to redmondpie for all latest news.
watch the faggot that owns this site is going to delete the above comment.
THIS COMMENTS IS DIRECTED TO http://WWW.IPHONEHACKS.COM
one reason i like this site and so does others is because, people like posting “first” comments.
and also when people argue and debate.
DON’T BE A….BY DELETING COMMENETS. IT FUCKING PISSES PEOPLE LIKE ME OFF.
Is everyone forgetting, competition is good for the consumer. It doesn’t matter whether you like At&t or Verizon, the fact that iphone isn’t exclusive to one carrier means you’ll be getting more for you’re buck when they duke it out over pricing and features.
flyez boy you suck
you don’t know how to read american
iam not write english.lol
verizon iphone4 o.s 4.2.5
is the same my iphone4 os 4.2.1
lol
cool but IMHO… AT&T iphone is way better.
1. When iphone first came out, it was for AT&T.
2. Finally no more rumors to be heard since it is out (although I don’t ever plan on switching because I will stick to AT&T).
3. All you AT&T that really wants to go to Verizon needs to jump ship now and get on the Verizon ship. Don’t come here complaining that reception sucks because you will get low receptions in certain areas.
1 thing for sure. CDMA iPhone will lose its resale value. Suckss!
NO resale is a sad thing for the Verizon unit.
I don’t give a damn. As long as more people leave and free up att’s network, im a happy man
Quick question why are people arguing over the iPhone on verizon or AT&T? , can’t we all just be glad we have choices, look I’ve been an iPhone user since day one and upgrade every year, the iPhone is an amazing device and has come a long way, people have been complaining since the start an have gotten used to complaining so they just find new reasons to complain year after year…well enough is enough iPhone is now on AT&T and verizon…if you hate AT&T go get the verizon version if you hate verizon stick with AT&T or get the AT&T iPhone. So stop arguing over stupid subjects and be mature,
Oh and by the way I see iPhone bashers on this website all the time I don’t get why they are on an iPhone website if the hate the iPhone so much….. Well whatever hope verizon peeps are happy and hope AT&T peeps can stop complaining and switch if they find the network horrible, personally I have never dropped a call or had any issues with my iPhones so I’m very happy and I’m sticking with AT&T plus iphone5 comming out soon and I’m getting upgrade elgibility so I can’t wait:) hope you all have good days and be happy and go get an iPhone and try it out trust me you won’t wanna put it down lol:)
indeed, this site sucks, because the owner is a pussy female who likes to delete comments.
haha off online….try offline
get off online…? Go ahead and try offline
will we ever see this in the uk?
So where is the Christmas Jailbreak??
fuckers unlock this for sprint
I agree with you a billion % this site sucks as his mommas old wrincked pussy…!!!
Its gonna be shut down if this fucking verizon n other things they will show everytime better you follow @musclenerd and @redsn0w_testers on twitter to get the first news directly from officials
Or you can directly go to the dev team blog site
http://blog.iphone-dev.org/redsn0w
Fuck this site..!!
this is part of 4.2.5 and will be on all iphones not just verizon