Verizon iPhone rumor mill cranks up on Apple CDMA order

Consumers are crazy about their iPhones. But Apple’s AT and T service earns their disdain. For years, this love/hate relationship has spawned Verizon iPhone rumors. Rumors surfaced again Monday quoting unknown sources about a Verizon iPhone release in January 2011. Stories about Verizon iPhone rumors are based on one dead giveaway – an order taken by Qualcomm from Apple for chipsets compatible with the Verizon network. A Verizon iPhone has been referred to as inevitable ever since Apple announced AT and T as its exclusive carrier in 2007. Resource for this article – Verizon iPhone rumors churn again with alleged Apple CDMA order by Personal Money Store.

Rumors are the basis for Verizon iPhone rumors

Verizon iPhone rumors are so common that most people pay them no mind. However, writing in Tech Crunch, Steve Cheney said the latest Verizon iPhone rumor is different. Cheney said he was confident that the rumors will finally become fact because of the DNA of Smartphone components that are traced through the supply chain. In plain English, this means there is evidence that Apple ordered a batch of CDMA chipsets from Qualcomm that will be used to manufacture a run of Verizon iPhones in December for January sale. Never mind that the scoop about the Apple/Qualcomm order comes from “sources with knowledge of the entire situation”.

Big sales forecasted for Apple Qualcomm iPhone

Apple’s AT and T GSM network doesn’t work with CDMA, the wireless standard for Verizon’s network. Business Week fell in with Tech Crunch in stating that Apple’s suppliers are gearing up for making components for a CDMA network, despite the fact that Apple’s Qualcomm order has not been confirmed as fact. Since the iPhone’s debut in 2007, Apple has sold more than 50 million of them. Business Week quoted UBS AG analyst John Hodulik as saying that ending AT and T’s exclusive iPhone contract will grant Verizon a leg up on its competitors on the Smartphone playing field. About 92.8 million Verizon customers could buy 3 million iPhones a quarter, he said.

As a rule, bloggers cry wolf

The latest Verizon iPhone rumor joins a long list of false alarms for iPhone users who regard AT and T service as the only flaw in their ultimate machine. PC World offered a history of Verizon iPhone rumors that started in Sept. 2008 when bloggers citing a tipster who had Verizon insider credentials said the rumor would come true in early 2009. Starting then, Verizon iPhone release dates surfaced in April 2009 (Early 2010), Oct. 2009 (70 percent chance in 2010), Oct. 2009 (late 2010), Jan 2010, (Jan. 2010!), March 2010, (late 2010) and May 2010 (early 2011).

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