Verizon 3G?

nceencee
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in iPhone edited January 2014
I'm sure I'm wrong, but I thought that, one of the reasons Apple didn't go with Verizon, was the lack of a 3G network?



There is a full page add in our local paper saying "join the largest 3G network in America" - Join Verizon.





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    samabsamab Posts: 1,953member
    40.5 million Verizon Wireless subscribers have a 3G phone (page 7).



    http://investor.verizon.com/financia...08Bulletin.pdf



    In fact, Verizon has 1.5 times the number of 3G subscribers than Vodafone's ENTIRE European operations (which includes UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and 5-6 other European countries) --- page 10.



    http://www.vodafone.com/etc/medialib...r_08_FINAL.pdf
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    sammicksammick Posts: 416member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ncee View Post


    I'm sure I'm wrong, but I thought that, one of the reasons Apple didn't go with Verizon, was the lack of a 3G network?



    There is a full page add in our local paper saying "join the largest 3G network in America" - Join Verizon.





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    Apple didn't go with them because they wouldn't give Apple the complete control of the phone,



    that Apple demanded---Verizon tends to cripple features on phones and then charge the



    customer for using the features, like porting photos to your computer, or using GPS--all requiring



    extra charges and also because Apple wanted at the time a piece of each monthly charge and Verizon wouldn't give it to them---



    ATT (Cingular) at the time was in dire straits ----and agreed to Apple's terms
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    mr. memr. me Posts: 3,221member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sammick View Post


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    ATT (Cingular) at the time was in dire straits ...



    Oh, really!
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