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McAdam is gratified to announce the Verizon iPhone 4, a work in progress since 2008. It will be available early next month using the CDMA network. Sorry folks that means 3G–not 4G.
8:10 am: Apple’s Tim Cook: Verizon iPhone has all the features you would expect, i.e. FaceTime, Retina display
8:10 am: Other features carried over from iPhone 4: 5MP camera, Apple A4 chip, etc.
8:11 am: Cook: We had been talking to Verizon for a while. Great respect for the team…
8:11 am: This is just the beginning of a great relationship between Apple and Verizon. Introduces Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead.
Mead: Now wireless consumers everywhere have a choice–a choice they have never had before.
8:13 am: Branding is made clear, this is an iPhone 4 on Verizon, not a new iPhone
8:13 am: Training for Verizon employees starting this week. Been scaling customer service, network, other features.
“We have more than enough capacity… We have designed this network for customers to have the optimum experience.”
Thousands of iPhones have been tested over last several months on Verizon’s network, Mead said.
8:16 am: Even as we roll out 4G LTe, committed to adding capacity to CDMA network Sounds like iPhone won’t run on LTE 4G network. Not a huge surprise.
On Feb. 3 existing Verizon Wireless customers will have opportunity to pre-order.
On Feb 10, Verizon iPhone will launch online and in Verizon and Apple stores. Price $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB with a 2-year contract
Will have hotspot capabilities.
“We welcome this game-changing device to our network,” Mead said.
Q: How many CDMA iphones can you make in first q and first year of availability?
COOK: I won’t get into forecasts. “We tend to be a company that does something and then reports what we’ve done , instead of predicting”
But: We’re very psyched. “It’s fair to say that both of think there’s tremendous opportunity…No one more than us wants to give Verzion customers the choice they’ve been waiting for”
MEAD reminds us that both companies are in quiet period in advance of earnings
Q: Will CDMA iphone be refreshed sooner, or later?
COOK: No comment
Q: Why not a 4g lte iphone? Why CDMA?
COOK: Two reasons. First gen of LTE chipsets force design compromises, most of which we would not make. Also, Verizon customers “have told us, they want the iphone *now*”
Most popular question has been, when will iphone get to Verizon, and we wanted to give them the iphone now
MEAD: “We have a tremendous network in our 3g network” etc etc.
Q: Is CDMA iphone exclusive to Verizon?
8:23 am: Cook: Deal with Verizon is multi-year and strategic, but non-exclusive.
8:25 am: Not talking today about service pricing, including how much hotspot will cost.
8:26 am: Verizon iPhone will also be available in “indirect” sales channels, but not immediately. Verizon didn’t say which partners but said it would be in a matter of weeks.
Q: What’s different about CDMA “experience” when you make a call vs data, compared to GSM?
COOK: Everyone has been asking when we’ll get the iPhone on Verizon. [Essentially, same answer he's been giving most of press conference]
MEAD: Did I mention we’re excited about this announcement? Also, we’ll be given demos on this thing right now. Thanks for coming, Tim Cook.
COOK: “This is the start of something big”
It’s going to be available for pre-order on Feb. 3 for existing Verizon Wireless customers and will go on sale to the public Feb. 10 online and in both Verizon and Apple stores.
Price is $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB with a 2-year contract
It will have hotspot capabilities.
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