We certainly won’t be breaking any news here today sharing the announcement from Verizon that they will begin selling a 3G CDMA version of the iPhone beginning February 10th. There will undoubtedly be lines around the block in cities across America to finally be able to use this phone on a more stable and far reaching network. How much longer the Verizon network will be the envy of the other carriers of course remains to be seen, once millions of iPhone users start making bandwidth demands on Verizon’s 3G network.
At the same time, there is an interesting story on Gizmodo today telling Verizon subscribers to wait a little while before jumping onto the iPhone bandwagon. We have linked that post here. For those who don’t want to link over, we have two very good reasons to hold off (for now).
1. The iPhone coming out February 10th is 3G. It will not be support Verizon’s new 4G LTE network. Last week at CES, a handful of new Android sets were showcased that were able to use this significantly faster network protocol….the one that will eventually become the standard for all mobile phones on the Verizon network within a few short years.
2. Since the iPhone first launched on AT&T in 2007, Apple has released a new model every June. More than likely Apple will have a shiny new model this coming June to show us all, and those who buy in February will pay a steep early adopter tax of a 2-year contract on a phone that will be made obsolete within four short months. We have no inside track with anyone at Apple, but we don’t see Steve Jobs and the forward thinking designers at Apple sitting still and letting Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and Nokia corner the 4G market, while Apple sits on the sidelines.
