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Is a VERIZON IPHONE possible!?

I just spent a couple hours yesterday writing an in-depth article about the possibilities of a Verizon iPhone.
http://jonsuh.com/2010/09/verizon-iphone-more-proof-than-ever/
Now, AT&T and Verizon are both working to convert their networks to LTE (Long Term Evolution). Verizon is planning to begin rolling out LTE to 30 large cities by the end of 2010 while AT&T by mid 2011 (the first city for AT&T’s LTE is said to be Dallas).
The iPhone 4 uses a micro SIM card. LTE technology is said to require a micro SIM card as well. Pictures of a Verizon 4G LTE SIM was released by Engadget earlier in July.
If there was ever a time in the history of a possible Verizon iPhone, it’s now.
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So what do you think? How possible do you think a Verizon iPhone is? Would you even want one?

jsuh said:
I just spent a couple hours yesterday writing an in-depth article about the possibilities of a Verizon iPhone.
http://jonsuh.com/2010/09/verizon-iphone-more-proof-than-ever/
So what do you think? How possible do you think a Verizon iPhone is? Would you even want one?
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The question is why would you want an iphone at all?

Nope dont want an iphone at all.
Didnt even vote in your poll since im not an android (or any os) fanboy either.

dowmace said:
The question is why would you want an iphone at all?
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Haters gonna' hate?

Award Tour said:
Haters gonna' hate?
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Your trolling dosent answer the question, and dosent even address the op.

Your trolling dosent answer the question, and dosent even address the op.
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I'm trolling? I was responding to a troll, but of course, in XDA fashion, anti-Apple trolls are not trolls at all.
But to add to the thread, I think that it's possible but there are certainly going to be some conflicts between Apple and Verizon. AT&T got on its knees for Apple but Verizon will not do the same. Like most of their other phones, they will want a ton of control of over the software; something that Apple will simply not allow. Overall though, they both definitely want in on each other and it's only a matter of time.
Would I want one? No. Verizon would probably price the iPhone even higher than AT&T currently does. In a perfect world I'd want a jail broken iPhone 4 w/ WiMax on Sprint's amazing $59.99 EPRP + $10 plan.
FWIW, I'm a current dual EVO 4G and iPhone 4 owner.

dowmace said:
The question is why would you want an iphone at all?
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Many people misunderstand me when I tell them I want an iPhone. They automatically assume it's because an an Apple fanboy or I want to be another one to jump on the bandwagon.
Truthfully, I'm rather disappointed with some of the app development with Android; maybe I need to be patient.
Some simple truths are (at least in my opinion)
The todo and productivity apps on Android suck. The only apps that would come close would be Astrid, but even then, it doesn't even touch Appigo's ToDo or Cultured Code's Things.
I'm on Facebook a lot and the Facebook app sucks. I don't think many would disagree with me on that one.
I do not like the Android Market setup. I realize one of the hate topics for Apple is the "control" over their apps. Yes, Apple does seemingly have a tight grip on their app store; however, when I try and browse for apps on the Android Market, I have to scroll through 75% garbage, trash, worthless crap. I waste more time shuffling through crap! Unless I know the actual name of the app, it's a huge time waster to come across new apps.
With all these new Android phones out, sometimes it's like pulling tooth and nails to get the latest OS update. One thing Apple does right is push the latest OS to practically all the devices, with the exception of some of the 1st and 2nd generation ones (which they have served their time). Unlike, for example, the Eris, which didn't even last ONE YEAR on the market, didn't get 1.6 and now is not going to get 2.2.
Do I love the fact that I have control over my phone? I guess? I mean I know enough to customize the image files on apps to customize the look, root and flash custom ROMs, run adb cmds on my phone, what more control do I need? Does it help me be more productive and is my phone more of a smartphone because I do? Not really. It's cooler, faster, and customized, but other than that, it does what every other smart phone does. Get e-mail, surf the web.
I had an iPod Touch with the productivity apps, but it became cumbersome to carry both my Touch and my phone and not having a constant internet access on my Touch became more of a nuisance.
I guess it's because I have a specific workflow, and the iPhone tends to be friendlier with it with the kind of apps and functionality it provides.
I'm not slamming Android; I'm not praising the iPhone. It's just my personal preference.

What would piss me off is VZW releasing the iphone before giving WP7 a chance.
good day.

Award Tour said:
I'm trolling? I was responding to a troll, but of course, in XDA fashion, anti-Apple trolls are not trolls at all.
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I was asking an honest question, there is nothing an Iphone does that is usable that my Nexus One does not, not for myself anyway and I do not have to deal with the BS that comes with owning an apple product.

dowmace said:
I was asking an honest question, there is nothing an Iphone does that is usable that my Nexus One does not, not for myself anyway and I do not have to deal with the BS that comes with owning an apple product.
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edit: nm not worth it.

Honestly I kind of hope they do get the iPhone on Verizon. I'm sick of hearing people trash At&t and their "****ty" service. I for one have not had any problems, and have noticed that it's the people with the iPhones that are complaining about At&t's service. You wanna know why the service/reception is so bad? It's cause there's MILLIONS of people using the same damn phone and it causes network traffic. The iPhone is At&t's number 1 phone and priority so, of course, they get dibs. So when there's millions of people trying to do FaceTime or YouTube or whatever, of course it's not gonnna be SUPER fast. I just wanna see Verizon try to handle what the iPhone will do to their network and see how they handle the traffic, etc. etc. Then people will realize it's really all the phones causing traffic and not the network.

verizon will get the iPhone with LTE, and when their new network launches they will launch the LTE iPhone along with it. No sooner, no later.

Verizon iPhone
Well i don't know if the Verizon iPhone is possible or not, a lot of blogs and analysts are saying they are in production.

TMo under pressure for Parent to reverse market loss

It was in the news recently that TMO USA Management was under pressure form the parent Company to improve their market performance in the US. The three larger carriers improved their net subscriber growth last year, while TMO experienced a net decline of 1.8% - negative "churn" and not acceptable.
Not sure where this will lead, but I would not think further throttling and other service cutbacks would be in their best interest. I would like to think on the other hand that becoming the carrier that openly supported and cooperated with developers like XDA would set them apart from the others, but we as a segment probably only reflect too small a small percentage.
TMo needs something to give themselves a marker share bump. While I think this device (especially unlocked with custom ROMs and kernels) is head and shoulder above the IPhone - never-the-less - the public is still streaming to buy them (with a contract of course) and are largely ignoring TMo's offerings (has the MT4G even come close to 1 mill sold yet?).
I personally would like to see them adopt a really "unlimited: data plan offering and public cooperation with developers, but I am not holding my breath on either of these.
Just hoping they don't go in the other direction. Also, that they do not get taken out by another carrier - this would most likely lead to cutbacks of some offerings.

First of all I do agree with some of your point. But what you failed to see is that it means nothing as the parent company naturally would voice its concern as they losing money while others carriers are adding subscribers. But at same time you have to understand that TMo actually rode the 4G bandwagon which other carriers started without honestly offering it. That is another thread of its own as you know damn well no one offers 4G in USA regardless of the BS which is now changed thus legally called current post HSPA+ and WiMax, LET to 4G. While other has virtually made huge investment in network infarstructure TMo has just simply done minor laughable upgrade. But due to the changing which others created TMo has beat them in their (other carriers) game of fake offering 4G game. Hence over night they becane the largest carrier in US to offer 4G? LOL
That being said far as other things goes they will never accept XDA or other outside source as they might scape manufacturer and directly deal with Google for development but far as support goes they don't care as it will have serious ramifications. Not everyone care to root and upgrade as they want device to work only some of are flash addicts.
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XDA and custom software is such a small segment of the market that it won't be where they find their big boom of growth. The current commercials that are ruthlessly going after the iPhone are the right move in my opinion.
I genuinely believe the mt4g is a superior product and if enough people will give it a chance they'll switch.

The FCC wants public opinion on ATT acquisition of Tmobile!

The FCC is opening its ears to public opinions on this whole takeover going down. Check out this article!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...-on-the-attt-mobile-deal-grab-your-pitchfork/
and here is the link where you can speak your mind, it is also linked in the article above!
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/display?z=24j63
While the article states some more phone technical difficulties and how poorly ATT treats the android community, they also need to realize some equally bigger and some effects that will be instantly impacting everyone. The acquisition will leave ATT with too many stores and they will and have already stated that they will have to cut back the work force, I would speculate a good percentage, around 15-20% of the total workforce after they acquire Tmobile. This is going to be an instant loss in THOUSANDS of jobs across the US. Great, lets lay smore people off in this already ****ty economy, **** you ATT.
Imagine if ATT did not find a way to immediately integrate the current tmobile network into the current ATT network. This would mean all sorts of issues starting with new phones, many of the 34 million customers tmobile has will be forced to buy new phones. ATT just spent 39 billion dollars on a new company do you really think they are going to give everyone new phones of equal value to the ones they currently have? I would guess maybe similar deals to what are currently on the market if you sign a new contract and maybe an additional 50-100 dollars if you sign a new contract coming from tmobile. Not only that but how is the new network going to handle the instant surge of traffic into their network, an almost 40% instant increase in traffic! They can hardly handle their own traffic currently!
ATT is ultimately buying what they cannot earn or achieve on its own and a more liberal and customer friendly business model is threatening to what ATT wants. ATT continuously gets horrible reviews on their customer service where as Tmobile is continuously receiving outstanding reviews on theirs, again tmobile buying a model to maybe improve their own or just ultimately stomp out the competition so they don't look as bad. People cannot hate them if after 5 years of no tmobile they dont remember how the good days were.
ATT has slower and poorer network coverage than Tmobile, especially when it comes to "4g" and I use 4g loosely because it is not true 4g, however it is vastly further along than ATT's equivalent model for growth. Again, ATT cannot keep up so they are buying up.
Tmobile caters to android and the development of google's open OS model. Google has released all of their officially branded phones to work with tmobile's network because tmobile continues to support google, it has been a great mutual relationship. I owned a nexus one phone for tmobile and I remember the release of an ATT radio banded nexus one and it was like a whole other world for ATT users to be on a stock android device that was not locked down by the carrier at all.
These were just the first points that popped into my head... people rarely look past anything other than the phone and network incompatibility because that will effect them personally.
"The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security, and modernizing the FCC." The FCC does have to take into account large scale effects on the country such as tens of thousands of jobs going away as a result of the merger. Competition is a big factor in this because if ultimately this turns into a monopoly setting for ATT then the FCC looks like assholes in letting this go through and they will be in the middle of a huge judicial matter down the road. If the FCC feels that millions of customers will face a headache or extra financial burden by the merger than this falls under the public safety, protecting us from damages.
I encourage that if you do say something about the merger, be academic about it. 10 million people chiming in about ATT's ****ty customer service will not get anything done, the FCC does not give a rats ass about quality customer service or high dropped call rates, they are going to be focused on business model, economical impact in the present and future and ultimately the immediate effect on customers and any unnecessary financial burdens. This is a selfish act by ATT and they are covering it up with their bull**** about how they want to expand their network for the benefit of everyone.

147 comment/complaints!
i have made mine lets take advantage of our rights and tell the FCC how we REALLY FEEL!
THANKS FOR THE LINKS OP!

nate420 said:
147 comment/complaints!
i have made mine lets take advantage of our rights and tell the FCC how we REALLY FEEL!
THANKS FOR THE LINKS OP!
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no problem man! this issue is bigger than, omg i dont want to deal with ATT, their ****ty customer service and ****ty phones...

What is the "proceeding number" and "filing number"?

What does my Front Facing Camera care about AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile?

v8dreaming said:
What is the "proceeding number" and "filing number"?
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11-65 is the proceeding number
read the andriodpolice link and then go to the fcc link!
MWBehr said:
What does my Front Facing Camera care about AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile?
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LOL @ the topic name
@ op can you edit the topic tittle to FCC not FFC lol

Thank you for this thread! I've posted my misgivings and although I'm sure it doesn't meet their request for it to be 'brief', it certainly outlined my biggest issues w/this travesty!
I also liked both this page and the article itself in Stumbleupon. I had thought about like the FCC page, but w/o an explanation, I know ppl wouldn't know what it was about.
If this unholy union takes place, all I can say is I hope they send me some lipstick, because as Cartman said, "... I like to look pretty before I get*bleeped*!"

nate420 said:
11-65 is the proceeding number
read the andriodpolice link and then go to the fcc link!
LOL @ the topic name
@ op can you edit the topic tittle to FCC not FFC lol
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LOL wow i totally did not even notice this either... proofreadfail

Voiced my disapproval of the deal.

I think I agree with the OP's statements on this matter. Especially his last paragraph. They want to get an idea of what their getting into before they make a final choice. If everyone just tells them how much they hate Att and how crappy their CS is, then your just wasting your time. They will prolly make it through the first sentence and discard your message. I would suggest being mature, direct - and by direct I do not mean demanding. Focus on the big picture rather than just how it effects yourself. They wanna make sure that they arent going to regret this, they dont want to be the ones that hurt thousands of hard working americans in such a wounded economy. With gas prices, real estate and tons of material costs and not to mention food prices raising more and more, the last thing they want is to screw the cellular economy also. I would suggest reading the whole original post and thinking before you hit the send button. Because I think these emails will have an impact on their decision, I would send one, but I am not a true t-mobile customer, although I will be shortly. I honestly hope this doesnt go through, I really dont like Att either, but also dont know t-mobile enough to give an honest, informed opinion. Good luck to us all. . .

[The competition] And it continues...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/t-mobile-to-begin-charging-overage-on-its-200mb-plans-on-august/
I don't even want to know what mobile data is gonna look like in a year.

This is hilarious. I was just fighting with a customer saying he was going to switch his four lines to tmo because it was 119 a month.
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I really hope Sprint doesn't follow the path of the other carriers.
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movingarrows said:
I really hope Sprint doesn't follow the path of the other carriers.
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It will happen. No avoiding it.
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conqu1stador said:
It will happen. No avoiding it.
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There is no proof of that, pure assumption.
Aren't you in a different thread right now arguing because I'm "making a claim with no proof"? [Which I'm not but that's not the point of me asking this here]

mattykinsx said:
There is no proof of that, pure assumption.
Aren't you in a different thread right now arguing because I'm "making a claim with no proof"? [Which I'm not but that's not the point of me asking this here]
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Wait. Proof of what? What proof need there be? Sooner than later it will happen. Are you suggesting it wont? How long do you give it?
As for overages, to unlimited data (which you've seemed to confidently talk of before) something is going to give sooner than later. Would be shocking, at the rate things are going, for unlimited to last for the next couple years. Especially if that's when they complete their revision. 2-3 years ... if that long. Things change, Mox.
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Hmm, I wonder what happened to this comment from the now (properly) locked facebook thread:
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This will be my last thread in the in Evo subforum trying to help people out.
Honestly, its not in anyway deserved by people here.
Ill find another subforum next time.
Sad how a few people that could only be described as "trollers" ruin this forum.
Also, my posted older version has been downloaded 55 times. Which speaks louder then the few forum members that aren't here for anything but a fight.
Goodday Evo subforum.
Whole place needs a good /format
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Did you forget that you are still in the EVO subforums?

OK so here is my issue with all this "unlimited" data crap. I don't see how legally any company can use the term unlimited to describe a service when it clearly has limits.
By definition:
----------unlimited [uhn-lim-i-tid] adjective
----------1.not limited; unrestricted; unconfined: unlimited trade.
----------2.boundless; infinite; vast: the unlimited skies.
----------3.without any qualification or exception; unconditional.
I can understand lowering speeds. Then, technically, you are still unlimited because you are able to use as much as you want, just at lower speeds. But if they charge you for going "over" then how can it be unlimited. There must be a limit in order for you to go over it. I think that if Sprint is smart they will keep with the truly unlimited data and they will have customers flocking to them. The cost will be out weighed by the influx of new customers. Personally, if i had T-mobile right now and they tried to tell me that my unlimited plan had limits and i was going to get charged for exceeding that limit, I would sue the crap out of them for false advertising and breach of contract. It would only take a few people doing this before they would either remove the "unlimited" or stop charging for it. But this is all just my opinion and in a world full of them mine doesn't matter much. And to those who say that Sprint will eventually fall in line, you are probably right. Let's just hope it happens later, way later than sooner.

Would all of you please chill out and stop carrying on these silly internet arguments in every thread that gets posted? I'm sorry I ever thought it was funny now; it's just getting annoying.
Back on-topic, it looks to me like mobile data is inching backwards in terms of how they bill while at the same time providers strive to increase data rates. It's hard to determine why exactly this is, because if they're truly oversubscribing their networks they should be focusing on existing network expansion rather than building out new networks.
Of course, then they would be mocked for not having "4G" and would lose customers because consumers are, by and large, uneducated and see lightning striking a Verizon store in a commercial and they're sold.
It seems counter-intuitive that these companies would try so hard to get 10-20Mbps (and more) while at the same time working so hard to limit their customers to paltry consumption rates. At this point I think it's a cash grab until consumers won't accept it anymore.
I don't think that Sprint is being put in a position where it'll be forced to do start limiting consumption. There are no indications that their network is oversubscribed; quite the contrary. Considering that Sprint has almost nothing else to entice people to switch at this point, killing its unlimited plans would be a nail in the company's coffin. Until/unless they get something else to bring in customers, I think we're going to have unlimited plans for a long time to come.
Frankly, I think T-Mobile is taking these steps to bring themselves more in-line with AT&T so there's less reason to disapprove the merger and customers are already acclimated to the Death Star's rates and plans.

mattykinsx said:
There is no proof of that, pure assumption.
Aren't you in a different thread right now arguing because I'm "making a claim with no proof"? [Which I'm not but that's not the point of me asking this here]
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http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...QQFjAE&usg=AFQjCNHjpR7wFthZWfDJ__i_XWj19qBfBg
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MaxCarnage said:
It seems counter-intuitive that these companies would try so hard to get 10-20Mbps (and more) while at the same time working so hard to limit their customers to paltry consumption rates. At this point I think it's a cash grab until consumers won't accept it anymore.
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This is exactly right. If enough customers complained or threatened to sue then all this would stop.

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Sorry, but that headline has a lot of spin in it. Of course "nothing is forever", and no CEO is ever going to promise that a feature is going to last forever. But as he also said, it's a great differentiator, and frankly the only one Sprint has right now because the wimax angle is all but dead and they'll be way behind the LTE curve when they finally start launching that network.

MaxCarnage said:
Sorry, but that headline has a lot of spin in it. Of course "nothing is forever", and no CEO is ever going to promise that a feature is going to last forever. But as he also said, it's a great differentiator, and frankly the only one Sprint has right now because the wimax angle is all but dead and they'll be way behind the LTE curve when they finally start launching that network.
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To say that article has a lot of spin on it is an understatement.

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To say that article has a lot of spin on it is an understatement.
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I think it says the reality of the situation. Unlimited data is a marketing point, the fact that Sprint has been unable to sustain the past quality of a unlimited data network proves that.

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I think it says the reality of the situation. Unlimited data is a marketing point, the fact that Sprint has been unable to sustain the past quality of a unlimited data network proves that.
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The quality of Sprint's network does not necessarily correlate to their unilimited data offerings. It's an older network that uses outdated radio technology, and that probably contributes to their problems more than anything. A company that for a long time was losing customers in droves and has since only been able to maintain numbers is not likely to be over oversubscribed. Nothing is "proved" in your assertion, only assumed.
You're right that unlimited data is a marketing point, and the only one that Sprint has to offer. If Sprint got rid of it and started charging like the other carriers do, I am pretty certain that oversubscription would be the least of their concerns. I know I for one am not with Sprint because they have an amazing network; I am a customer because they save me money. The day that stops happening is the day I switch to another carrier with a better network. That's really what it all boils down to, and Hesse is saavy enough to realize that he doesn't have a whole lot else going for him.
You don't embark on a national advertising campaign touting your unlimited plans just to yank the carpet out from under yourself a short time later. This is Sprint's marketing campaign for the forseeable future, and I have seen nothing to dissuade me from that belief yet.

That article is not proof of anything.
BREAKING NEWS!
DAN HESSE HINTS SPRINT MAY TURN INTO A FARMING COMPANY
A few direct quotes from Sprint's CEO Dan Hesse the other day suggests that Sprint may change from mobile provider to farming company.
"Every few months we take a look, we take a look at tonnage, and we take a look at all the things we're doing to offload tonnage ... We'll just continue to monitor it," Dan said as he contemplated changing industries.
"Nothing is forever" says Dan, as he pined for his days as a farmer "[referring to moving to an all farming company] we think it's a terrific opportunity to differentiate ourselves in the market."
Hesse has a point. We've never heard of a company making such a drastic industry change. "Think of it as two different solar systems," Hesse said.
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If I posted this exact same link in "proof" of something you would troll the next 15 pages about how much spin and "proving of nothing" this link is.
Come on now.

mattykinsx said:
That article is not proof of anything.
If I posted this exact same link in "proof" of something you would troll the next 15 pages about how much spin and "proving of nothing" this link is.
Come on now.
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I don't know what you are trying to prove. Dan Hesse was quoted as saying that unlimited data is not promised forever. That's pretty much it. No spin just a quote from the man himself that its a possibility.
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Unlimited is the only thing Sprint has going good right now. Wimax is a joke. Most people are switching just for the unlimited.

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I don't know what you are trying to prove. Dan Hesse was quoted as saying that unlimited data is not promised forever. That's pretty much it. No spin just a quote from the man himself that its a possibility.
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Everything is a possibility and the quotes "nothing lasts forever" and "were constantly watching what we do every month" can be used to validate anything.
That's the point.
I would be scared of a company that didn't constantly re-evaluate it's options and policies.
I love how yet again a thread has been taken off topic.

Award Tour said:
I don't know what you are trying to prove. Dan Hesse was quoted as saying that unlimited data is not promised forever. That's pretty much it. No spin just a quote from the man himself that its a possibility.
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Our responses are based on conqu1stador's original assertion that Sprint was likely to move away from unlimited plans sooner rather than later along with the others. There's no evidence of that being the case, other than an obscure quote from Dan Hesse saying that "nothing lasts forever" and then qualifying that statement by saying that it's their best differentiator from the other carriers right now. How that is evidence that Sprint will be dropping its unlimited plans "sooner rather than later" I don't know.
I get that there's a "trend" among the carriers towards dropping unlimited plans, but let's analyze that for a second. We really only have four big carriers; AT&T and Verizon are primarily in competition with each other so they keep their plans competitive against themselves. If AT&T drops unlimited plans, Verizon is sure to follow suit as they both go for quick cash grabs while they build out their next gen networks.
T-Mobile and Sprint were each other's main competition, but with AT&T looking to buy T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom wanting it to happen, T-Mobile is going to slowly start aligning itself with AT&T's existing plans and policies to make the merger more streamlined.
Where does this leave Sprint? A lone wolf against two major carriers with nothing to offer other than competitive pricing; do you really see them trying to align themselves with the other carrier's pricing when they can't compete on any other level? At least against T-Mobile they have relatively comparable network coverage (though with GSM and HSDPA+ you can argue that T-Mobile has a better quality network), but other than that what is Sprint going to be able to offer against AT&T and/or Verizon?
Until or unless Sprint decides to commit corporate suicide to make itself look ripe for a buyout by Verizon, Sprint will do whatever it can to maintain its competitive pricing, and that includes its unlimited plans. There's no other reason to stick with Sprint right now. One obscure quote taken out of context doesn't prove that Sprint is going away from unlimited plans, and nothing else I have seen indicates so.

What do you think Apple will say they invented tomorrow?

Ok, let me start it off.
They going to say they invented the 4" screen. And it's the biggest screen out there for a phone.

I dunno but GIANT Google has already started war against crapple, by for of making crapple users pay for designated hotspot access point...:victory: lets the games begin
Google goes big with free Wi-Fi campaign
http://gigaom.com/mobile/google-goes-big-with-free-wi-fi-campaign/ I don't come unprepared to substanciate my findings lol... **** on crapple..

The big thing I hear is Samsung has the LTE patents ready to sue once the iphone 5 in introduced.

they have a build in microwave on the new iphone5!!!

iPhone5 will come pre-loaded with iSueYou2, soliciting their loyal iFanBoiz to help Apple sue the crap out of any one, out of any little thing that resembles anything, regardless if Apple has a patent or not, or even if the item was dated back to 1943 when the first ENIAC was being build.

Video calling over mobile networks.
They are going to "release" smartphone users from having to rely on Wifi for video calling by enabling them to use 3G and 4G networks "like never before"

Obviously they invented LTE. They might go ahead and call it 5G though.

Sliced bread and Romney/Ryan + Clint Eastwood.

An extra row for apps. Revolutionary.
Expect to see that on their website after the announcement
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XDA is a forum for Android and WP devices. Furthermore, there's already an identical thread in Off-topic. Closed.
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