The rumors that Apple and Verizon are working on agreement to bring the iPhone to the Verizon network seem to be gaining momentum.
AT&T’s exclusive deal with Apple for the iPhone will expire in 2011. Verizon is hoping to sign a deal to add the iPhone on Verizon’s network which currently has more the 80 million subscribers.
I, for one, never considered buying an iPhone because I have been a happy Verizon customer for many years and never considered leaving for AT&T. Switching networks is a lot more of a pain than switching phones within that network. I went with the Apple iPod touch
The USA Today article mentioned that Verizon obviously has a lot to gain in the deal, AT&T obviously has a lot to lose in the deal, and Apple would gain a lot by having more potential customers. At the end of the article they mention one way that Apple would gain would be people that have been unhappy with the AT&T service and switch to Verizon would have to buy a new phone which would be even more sales for Apple.
So, you will not be able to just switch your SIM card. The AT&T network uses the GSM Network whereas the Verizon network uses CDMA. Now that the cell phone companies have agreed to use the Micro USB format for the chargers, maybe we could get them to work on a universal network protocol to make it easier for customers to keep a phone when they switch providers.
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