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No, they would have to make a CDMA iPhone (CDMA band= Verizon, Sprint | GSM band = ATT, TMobile), which has been rumored for awhile without anything concrete to back it up.

The next generation of wireless will use LTE technology (at both ATT & Verizon), so when that network is more widely available (2011? 2012?), they could make one phone for both. However they would need to support the areas that do not have LTE yet, which is why some have speculated they would have a dual band phone.
 
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BuckeyeMac;1649309; said:
Everyone that I know that has/had sprint, has had nothing but bad things about the company. And that they have terrible coverage. Add the iPhone to that, and that's just asking for disaster.
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I don't know.... one of my close friends has Sprint for business and has no issues. In our small hickville hometown, he gets perfect service and I (on ATT) lose signal well before I get there. Pisses me off! So I'll switch when I'm up in June.
 
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I know tons of people with Sprint, they love it. One of my buds saw my phone and went and got the Samsung Moment because he wanted an Android phone but said Sprint was the best service he ever had. Then again, he lives and works in PDX which seems to be Sprints testing grounds.
 
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jwinslow;1649339; said:
No, they would have to make a CDMA iPhone (CDMA band= Verizon, Sprint | GSM band = ATT, TMobile), which has been rumored for awhile without anything concrete to back it up.
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One important feature of the Verizon BB Tour is that it can operate on either CDMA or GSM, allowing you to take your phone to Europe (where everything is GSM as I understand it).

Perhaps iPhone will go that route; makes sense if you want your phone to maximize portability. Let's face it, the ability to tie into a CDMA network would also help poor struggling AT&T iPhone users who can't get a signal in many areas.
 
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Without the knowledge to speak intelligently on the subject, it seems like a dual band 4G(en) iPhone would be a good lead in to the LTE/4G-network iphone.

Lte is what is replacing cdma and gsm, and will used by both big red and blue.
 
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BuckeyeMac;1650616; said:
No Verizon iPhone announcement :( ****
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No, but it does look like AT&T might end up getting the best Android phone to go, that would be a serious blow to Verizon.

Nexus One with AT&T 3G support unearthed in FCC filing | Google Android Blog

For better of worse, plenty of people are hoping to see a version of the Nexus One that has support for AT&T?s 3G bands. I say for better or worse because I am not really sure anyone wants to see AT&T grab another powerful Internet capable smartphone, but that said the AT&T coverage (at least in my area) is rock solid. Much better than T-Mobile.

Anyway, it looks like those hoping may get their wish for the AT&T capable Nexus One may be happy. A new FCC filing was recently dug up and it shows that a possible new version has support for ?3G on WCDMA Bands I, II, and V.?
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OCBucksFan;1652140; said:
No, but it does look like AT&T might end up getting the best Android phone to go, that would be a serious blow to Verizon.

Nexus One with AT&T 3G support unearthed in FCC filing | Google Android Blog
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Looks like AT&T will not be getting any Android phone in the near future. Whereas Verizon was very careful not to bash the actual iphone, but to bash the network, AT&T has chosen to go after Android.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQR67HXVt14]YouTube - AT&T TV Commercial: Luke Wilson Smartphone Switch[/ame]

I think it's safe to say that the NexusOne may be able to be activated on AT&T but it will be a cold day in hell before that happens.
 
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Read SD Cards on Your iPhone With ZoomIt - Zoomit - Gizmodo
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Remember all those clever iPhone peripherals that we were supposed to see with firmware 3.0? Well ZoomIt is among the first. It's an SD card reader for the iPhone and iPod touch. Used in conjunction with the ZoomIt app, the dongle connects through the iPhone's dock connector to load photos, music and miscellaneous files (like PowerPoint, PDF and anything else supported by iPhone OS) from an SD card.
If nothing else, it's a handy way to extend your iPhone's storage in a pinch, or simply backup your photos on vacation without lugging around a laptop (which is my particular reason for excitement here). You can pre-order the ZoomIt for $50 now. It'll actually be available this April.
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Looks like I'll be getting a nexus one...

More analysts say Apple and AT&T will extend exclusivity through 2011 (Phone Arena News)
Last week, we reported that Credit Suisse analyst Jonathon Chaplin was telling his clients that Apple was going to extend its exclusivity deal with the iPhone with AT&T through 2011. Today, two more Wall Street stock jocks told their clients the same thing. Vijay Jayant, an analyst with Barclay's Capital, noted how Apple had AT&T's back during the great commercial wars of 2009 with Verizon. And after Apple made AT&T the initial provider of 3G for the iPad, it would appear that any tears in the relationship between the two companies has been repaired. Jayant told clients, ""(The) launch of Apple's iPad on AT&T's network is a vote of confidence in AT&T's network by the equipment maker. While iPad sales are unlikely to materially impact wireless revenues in the short term, selecting AT&T to launch its second major communications product reflects Apple's bias for the global GSM platform and the prospects of AT&T's network capability. Moreover, it could suggest the iPhone exclusivity may continue, at least through the end of 2010."

Pacific Crest analyst Steve Clement agreed with all of the above arguments, and added that the carrier's decision to increase capital expenditures this year could be a sign that AT&T will be increasing bandwidth capacity to make sure that it can keep up with the growing sales of the iPhone as an AT&T exclusive in the U.S. Additionally, AT&T's guidance to analysts for second half wireless profit margins did not rise as would be the case if AT&T were to lose the iPhone exclusivity in the second half of 2010.

Barclay's estimates that the iPhone is 47% of AT&T's smartphone base which means that the Apple touchscreen device represents a lot of cash for the operator and is a very important part of the carrier's business. And while Barclay's and Credit Suisse both feel that keeping the iPhone exclusivity is a coup for AT&T allowing them to use the cash flow to fix the network problems that have haunted it, both see other U.S. carriers offering the handset possibly as soon as 2011.
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