The moment you’ve been waiting for is here. Apple’s iPhone is finally available on a network other than AT&T. Not only that, but it’s coming to Verizon, “America’s most reliable network.” At a press event today at 11am EST, Verizon finally spilled the beans. You can already check out Verizon’s website for more info on how to get your very own Verizon iPhone.
The phone will be officially available early in February. If you’re already a Verizon customer, you can pre-order your iPhone 4 for February 3rd. The Verizon iPhone becomes available to everyone else on February 10th. You can get a 16GB for $199 with a 2yr contract and a 32GB for $299.
Verizon says they have been working with Apple for a long time on this. They have beefed up everything from their network to their inventory systems. It remains to be seen if Verizon can handle the demand for the iPhone and its data-hungry users. Verizon says they look forward to working with Apple in the future, which probably explains the “It Begins” wording on the pre-order site. Also we can probably expect a 4G LTE version some time in the future, but they refused to make an official comment on such a device.
Are you getting a Verizon iPhone?
Update: This is a CDMA device, so you cannot talk and surf the web at the same time just as with other CDMA devices. This is one of the points of attack we will probably see from AT&T as they battle it out with Verizon. On the same note, AppleInsider reports that this CDMA iPhone is a multi-year, non-exclusive device for Verizon. This means that Apple could offer it to other CDMA carriers. Sprint, for instance.
The Verizon iPhone is pretty much identical in features to the existing iPhone 4. The killer feature being pushed is the ability to use the phone as a WiFi hotspot to connect up to 5 devices.
via Verizon Wireless