3G iphone rumors and verizon?

i've been clicking around google and stuff and after about a good hour....I"m really confused.
there are rumors going around that apple has planned to design and launch a new iphone by late 2008. (I never say this right but..) this new iphone is apparently going to use.......3G stuff.
so if apple does launch this phone.....and other cell phone carriers support....3G technology (?)....that means you wouldn't have to buy a AT&T plan....and use the service of like sprint or verizon or something.....right?

No- AT&T is in the midst of ramping up their 3G network to compete with Verizon's and Sprint's. At this point in time, the coverage is very poor. Hypothetically, an iPhone Nano might be able to run on Verizon or Sprint, seeing as how, technically, it's not an iPhone per se. I doubt that would happen though.

Will the iPhone be available to other carriers, such as Verizon?

Will iPhone allow other carriers, other than AT&T, to use their phone with the respective carriers' service plans?Also, can we purchase the phone, but hook it up with another carrier?

no. there is no way to get the phone to work with another carrier. at least for the next 5 years. cingular has a contract with apple for the phone to be exclusively sold to cingular customers. and it wont work with another company, because apple will not unlock the phone so that it can be used with another carrier. the phone can be used prepaid, but that will require a deposit of an undisclosed amount.

according to the news article, AT&T has an exclusive 5-year contract w/ Apple. The cheapest plan is a 2 year contract at $59 a mo. for 450 minutes.

no they wont in the key note steve jobs apple ceo made it clear that at&t and apple have an exclusive contract

No, only At&T is planning on selling the iphone.also you will need to call verizon or your carrier and ask about buying an iphone from cingular and transferring to your carrier.some companys do and some dont.i am not sure about verizon because all there phones have the same generic menus.

Its only for AT&T apple has a contract with them for the next couple of years. You can never get the iPhone unlocked because its next to impossible.

Iphone Nextel GSM?

I have a i930 which is a IDEN/GSM nextel phone, it uses both networks, ive never been billed for roaming when using my phone on the GSM network such as when the walkie talkie is out of service. Is it possible that the iphone would work with the i930 sim card and not charge gsm roaming?
The iPhone will NOT work with a Nextel sim card. The iPhone is strictly a GSM phone. The GSM part of the i930 only works with a GSM sim card. It can't get onto a GSM network without a GSM sim card. The i930 and i920 are Nextel's world phones, which is why they have GSM capabilities. If you travel, you can get it unlocked to use a GSM sim card in it.

AT&T service and Apple iPhone?

I am already a customer of AT&T, but i want the apple iPhone when it comes out! since i'm already a customer of AT&T, will i be able to get the iPhone for way cheaper if i go with their plan for the iPhone? do i still have to pay like 800 bucks for the phone?

For that kind of money you might as well just buy a new computer and have a house phone. You might even be able to buy a laptop or a pda phone and an iPod.

I have not heard of any discounts for the phone. it might take some time since there are people who are willing to pay the current price. after a while theywill be offering rebates.

Prepaid phone?

okay.my mom has at&t and cingular for her phone service for her phone(iphone)..and its omost christmas and she's letting me pick out my own phone as long as it's a prepaid.And i was wondering if i could get a prepaid sidekick?and if it would matter if i went to like a different service and bought it-does that mean i would get that service--if prepaid phones had services You can get a prepaid sidekick, it is made for tmobile, so i would get tmobile prepaidfrom http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/Defau... :Sidekick® ratesGet unlimited e-mail, Web browsing, domestic instant messaging, and domestic text messaging for $1 per day, and spend $0.15 per minute for nationwide calls.

Can I use the iphone options without activating the phone?
I don't want the phone service. Just to download music and videos. Is this possible?

Nope, you have to have it activated to even get to the menu the only thing you can do without activation is make emergency phone calls. What you need is the Video iPod it does both of those things.
my best guess is that you dont have to buy the sevice for music and videos...but you can do that with a regular ipod so really, you're just wasting money
If you get the iPhone ask a AT&T Rep to unlock it for you. I am not sure if they charge you. Then you can use the iPod feature and use the internet at wifi areas. You can not use the phone, Text messaging, or gps navigation. Just internet at wifi area and ipod feature. Or you can just buy an unlocked one from ebay. Either way works. Or you can buy a iPod Video.Hope this helps.

Cell Phone Recommendations besides iPhone?

I'm looking to upgrade my phone, currently with AT&T and satisfied with my service. I do wish to have an iPhone but unfortunately the price is not right. The main reason is simply for the mobile internet browsing; the mp3 player and other stuff is not all that important, nor is the touch screen. Are there any other phones out there that have web browsing capabilities (youtube, all that jazz) like the iPhone?

try the nokia 6120 classic
I have a Blackbery, and I absolutly love it!! AT&T's website has alot of info about their phones, that's where I got mine.

Email send problem on Yahoo and iPhone?

I can't get my email to send on my iPhone. I have a yahoo account with an @sbcglobal.net. This comes with my AT&T dsl service. When I set up the email account on the iPhone using the Add Account/YMail option everything works well and I can get validated. I can also receive mail. However I CANNOT send mail. The iPhone goes through the normal motions of sending and I hear the sound of mail being sent. However the mail is not actually sent. I've checked this with numerous email addresses and it just doesn't work.I've seen answers here where the suggestion is to make sure your name is entered exactly as it is listed on my Yahoo account. I've done that too and it still doesn't work.I can get it to work if I activate the account via the Add Account/Other option and enter in the pop and smtp mail servers. However, doing it this way does not allow push email.Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

I am having the same problem. I have had mine since it came out and the email worked fine (sending and receiving) until about two weeks ago. It started happening around the time that the latest update was installed. I went to the Apple Store and spoke to a "Genius" who was unable to help. He said it was a Yahoo! issue and that I needed to deal with them. Of course YAhoo! says it is an iPhone issue and I need to talk to them. Very frustrating! I have opened a regular Yahoo! account and am able to send mail now although it is inconvenient.I did notice that my email address on the iPhone now reads @sbcglobal.net where in the beginning it read @sbcglobal.net@yahoo.com. I can not get the @yahoo.com back on the end of the address. Maybe that has something to do with it. Sorry I couldn't help. I am just glad I am not the only one! Good luck!

I just saw this on another web site, but haven't tried it yet."I had the same problem with my sbcglobal.net email. I called apple and the tech guy told me to put smtp1.attglobal.net in the outgoing. Since then I have had no problems. He said that they specifically added this just for the iphone. Hopefully this helps!"

I do not know how to fix this either (sorry) I am having the same issue and wanted to know if you have figured it out. I went to the apple store spent about 12 hours on the phone with iphone help and am convinced this is not a problem with the phone since my email worked fine until ATT made some major changes to the web site arround July 31st. I have tried so many different combinations of settings my head is spinning. it has been 2 weeks now with no ability to send email from my iphone.

Should I get Iphone or wait for version 2.0?

I want an iphone but i don't want to waste my money. I want a phone that i'm going to keep for a year or two. I have att right now i like my service. But the only thing that bothers about the iphone is EDGE I can't believe that exists.. I have a 3g phone don't use the net as much but still would be nice to have a 3g phone. What do u think should i get an iphone or should i wait.. I know that i can get it for $100 less buying a referbished one. what u think should i get it or wait?

and when version 2 comes out your gonna be saying "should i wait for version 3?" so i say jus get it now. no one knows when apple could come out with the next iphone. cuz they still need to make modifications and current updates jus to fix the current one. but the current one is sooo awesome. i love mine. i use it all the time. im not bothered by EDGE a whole lot. its okay in my area. i really dont think apple will come out with a new one anytime soon cuz the current iphone has barley been on the market for 2 months now and they would never want to piss off their current iphone owners who spent alot of money on the old one, just to come out with a newer, better one. and if ur waiting for the price to go down. apple also has a tendency of never lowering the price of an item until its WAY into it's prime. so my point is. get it now. you wont regret it,.

If we were always waiting for the next version of something we would never get what we want. Just get it.

Get iPhone to work on a sprint service.?

I currently have Sprint as my cell phone service. Is there anyway I can buy an iPhone or sidekick and make it sprint?
you cannot you can only unlock phones for gsm carriers (at&t or t-mobile) but the cdma carriers(sprint and verizon) you cannot unlock phones because the electronic serial numbers on the phone is stuck to that carrier while with gsm you can switch out sim cards. now if you want a great phone for sprint get the lg rumor full qwerty keyboard, 1.3 meg camera, mp3, internet, pretty much just like the sidekick. or get the htc touch,interactive touchscreen, 2.0 meg camera, mp3, video, stereo bluetooth, everything the iphone can do except on a much faster sprint network. i wish i had the htc touch really bad. email me if you got any more ? I am not sure about the sidekick but I know with the I-Phone you need to have AT&T ... Apple has a contract with them and thats the only carrier that you are able to use it with.. normally you could swap sim cards but they made the I-Phone with an internal chip and you cannot swap it ! Def. think about going with AT&T though they have great service and rollover mins plus the I-Phone is awesome technology.

What cell phone providers will be carrying the new iphone by apple?

Apple is launching their new iphone in June; does anyone know what cell phone service providers will be selling it?I found my answer Cingular will be carrying it and the cost is $299 for the 4GB and $399 for 8GB with a new 2 year contract. Only Cingular, and only with a new 2 year contract.The Apple Iphone costs between $500 and $600. How much will the iphone , phone costs when it comes out in stores.? i will get a motorola a1200 or a iphone.what should i get and how much will the iphone cost.without a service or with a service. The iphone comes out in June 2007 and will cost 499. its kind of expensive, but im still definitally going to buy one. i preordered mine though, so it comes out to be much cheaper. Try going to this site and type in your Zip Code. http://doiop.com/theappleiphonethey will show you different stores in your area offering a pre-ordered iphone as well a prices. its really helpful.

How to get unlocked iPhone to work on Canada phone services?

I am moving to Canada next month, and have not decided as yet what to do with my iPhone, which I absolutely love. I did some googling and found out that iPhone is still not officially available in Canada, and since I am going to a University (MUN) my iPhone is going to be a show-off! Will this phone work in Canada with a SIM card?Also, what are affordable mobile services for a foreign student in Canada who makes occasional long distance calls (to India)? Please advise, nuff respect.

The phone will work you just cant use it, lol. Its all on the carriers availeble in Canada.

sim cards work in Canada. You can ask Rogers and Fido they use SIM cards. Oh and lotsa canadians have the IPhone, sorry to break your bubble ;)
It should work in canada. but i can assure you there are a lot of people in canada who already have iphones. they get them from ebay. http://search.ebay.ca/iphone_Cell-Phones...look the the link. the americans are selling them to canadians, and vice versa.

unlock it if it's not already and you can use it with any carrier that uses a simOkay, it will work but i think your gonna have to buy a sim card from Canada , in order for it to work . and for your friend a good phone/cable/cell/internet service is , Rogers !

Get iphone to work on Alltel service!?

And it is w/o a service contract, can I use it with a phone service that is not Cingular? I have Alltel, and my dad won't let me switch my service b/c I'm on a contract with them, that won't end for another year. I'm either asking for an iPhone w/ Cingular or just the iPhone (and not use the phone part, and wait until i can switch my service) for Christmas. Or I might just get a Macbook Pro! Anyway, your input is wanted, THANKS! No, you can not...Cingular has sims cards for ipod phones...They will soon finish their exclusive contract with cingular, and they will become available to all carrier, just like the Razor did few years back.

just wait cuz there going to come out with NEW iphone nexy year!!

As long as you have a sim card and it is the same size of sim card that fits iPhones. I have one! Amazing phone go for it!And as for them coming out with new ones next year, so is every other phone company for the rest of our lives. Splurge when you want, nothings changing.
nope they have an exclusive with AT&T (formerly Cingular)-- May want to wait for the next generation, still too new and has some kinks I hear.

Look up iPhones on engadget.com. You'll find out all of the manical tactics apple has been forcing on poor unsuspecting iPhone buyers. You CAN use the iPhone on other GSM systems. I forget if Alltel has GSM, I know they have CDMA, like Sprint and Verizon. But some carriers may support both. I would hold off on any iPhone purchase. Wait until Cingular and Apple's unholy alliance is over before even thinking of it.

How to unlock a brand new IPhone?

How can unlock a brand new IPhone? To install a other phone service.I heard about breakjail something like that.

well i work for AT&T and you would have to call the iphone support to unlock it.

IPHONE Can some one tell me if the iphone will work in place of a gps unit if i don't want to get att service
I have to find tons of adresses a day and I was wordering if I should buy a gps device or an i phone. If i did get an iphone i would not get att service with it. Is the gps map on the iphone preloaded?

The phone I believe won't work unless it's activated. I am not entirely sure, but I think it's useless if you don't get att service. I believe you can't connect to the internet w/out service. No other wireless company carries the iphone, so you may have to get att if you want the phone. I would just by the GPS.
ok there are some vids on youtube that tell u how to unlock itALSO there is a gps on it but its pretty jumpoffi have it and i am very happy with itBUTif ur not gonna activateit then dont doit get a gps.

To connect laptop to the internet using an Iphone.

Laptop is running Vista...
If I plug my Iphone in could I use that to connect to the Internet in the absence of a wireless network?

Download the free Skype Program, and then on to your phone. All Skype calls are free anywhere in the World.

First of all, you will need to bluetooth, the two toghether. Then you will need to add an unlimited data plan for PDA;s to your service plan. I currently use my cell phone as a modem to connect my desktop to the internet. I also have AT&T (cingular), This is what I had to do to get mine connected. Skype will have no impact on your bill, as you will be sending data not making calls.

You can use your iPhone as a modem to get online using a program Tinyproxy. It allows you to surf the net on a MAC laptop at EDGE speeds which are not huge, but still acceptable. Some will wish it had 3G, but EDGE is ok for doing regular browsing on the internet. Though, this will cost you depending on your data charges with your wireless network provider.
What Dad D said. There is a specific dial string for access to the at&t data network that you need to enter into your bluetooth dial-up networking profile (or the similar USB modem connection) for the iPhone on the desktop/laptop. The connection is usually 115 kbps so not light speed but alright in a crunch. If you don't get the unlimited plan before you do this you will probably get hit with an enormous bill for access time so be aware of that.