I’m a Verizon girl. I love having my cable, Internet, phone, and mobile service all under one roof. If I could buy my music or groceries from Verizon, I would. What’s troubled me recently is my curiosity about and envy of those iPhone owners who have all the coolest and most useful apps and features at their fingertips.
I recently began contemplating purchasing an iPhone and breaking my Verizon contract when I found out that Martha Stewart has an app. How cool would it be if, while frantically racing down the aisles at Whole Foods trying to figure out what to make for dinner, I could search thousands of recipes and create a shopping list on my iPhone?
What’s a Verizon lover to do?
After the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Verizon is in serious talks with Apple to produce an iPhone by the end of 2010, I realized that my long wait might just be over and I wouldn’t have to betray my faith in Big Red.
What does this mean for future Verizon iPhone users?
While some diehard iPhone fans are skeptical about the compatibility of apps with Verizon, analysts say that as long as the apps work with the Apple operating system there should be no problem. However, Verizon’s CDMA wireless network doesn’t support some of the iPhone’s advertised features, such as multiple-party conference calling and the ability to let customers talk while using data.
Analysts predict that Verizon could add as many as 3.5 million new iPhone users to the market within only six months of the Verizon iPhone release. For iPhone app designers and developers this means an exponential growth in the demand for apps, as well as an increase in iPhone advertising because of the surge in users.
As the official announcement of the release date for the Verizon iPhone draws near, there will be more details and reassurance from Verizon and Apple that we’ll have all the compatibility and features that AT&T has been offering with its iPhone.
For now I can rest assured that my options will apparently remain open and I will no longer be shut out of the iPhone experience.
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