AppleInsider | Verizon http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:39:33 -0500 AppleInsider | Verizon http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ Mobile carriers hate not having iPhone, pay premiums to get it http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/mobile_carriers_hate_not_having_iphone_pay_premiums_to_get_it/ A flurry of reports have insinuated that the larger upfront subsidies carriers pay to gain access to the iPhone are "not good for wireless carriers," with one blog claiming "carriers hate the iPhone,"... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/mobile_carriers_hate_not_having_iphone_pay_premiums_to_get_it/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:00 GMT Sprint sold 1.8M iPhones in holiday quarter, 40% to new subscribers http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/sprint_sold_18m_iphones_in_holiday_quarter_40_to_new_subscribers/ Sprint, the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., announced on Wednesday that it sold 1.8 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of 2011, with 40 percent of those to new subscribers. The holid... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/08/sprint_sold_18m_iphones_in_holiday_quarter_40_to_new_subscribers/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:00 GMT Apple seen partnering with existing cable operators for 'iTV' content http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/apple_seen_partnering_with_existing_cable_operators_for_itv_content/ How Apple plans to provide content to users of its rumored television set remains unknown, but one Wall Street firm sees four potential ways Apple could approach one of its largest hurdles in bringing... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/apple_seen_partnering_with_existing_cable_operators_for_itv_content/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:23:00 GMT Briefly: Verizon pulls away from AT&T, Apple philanthropy http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/briefly_verizon_pulls_away_from_att_apple_philanthropy/ AT&T announced a significant quarterly loss as a result of a failed T-Mobile takeover and is now adding fewer new customers than rival Verizon Wireless, while Apple extends its charitable matching pro... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/briefly_verizon_pulls_away_from_att_apple_philanthropy/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:40:00 GMT More than 80% of smartphones activated at AT&T were Apple's iPhone http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/more_than_80_of_smartphones_activated_at_att_were_apples_iphone_/ Apple's first carrier partner remains its strongest, as AT&T revealed on Thursday that it activated a record 7.6 million iPhones over the holiday 2011 quarter. The 7.6 million iPhones activated on ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/more_than_80_of_smartphones_activated_at_att_were_apples_iphone_/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMT Massive holiday quarter pushes iPhone sales past Android in US http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/massive_holiday_quarter_pushes_iphone_sales_past_android_in_us_/ Apple's share of smartphones sold in the U.S. doubled in the fourth quarter of 2011, pushing iPhone sales just past the myriad of devices that run Google's Android platform. With just three differe... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/25/massive_holiday_quarter_pushes_iphone_sales_past_android_in_us_/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:42:00 GMT Verizon's 4.2M Q4 iPhone activations were more than half of its smartphones http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/verizons_42m_q4_iphone_activations_were_more_than_half_of_its_smartphones_/ Verizon on Tuesday revealed its quarterly earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011, in which it sold 7.7 million smartphones, 4.2 million of which were iPhones. Apple's strong performance in the hol... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/24/verizons_42m_q4_iphone_activations_were_more_than_half_of_its_smartphones_/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:23:00 GMT T-Mobile CEO says frequency band issue is 'key reason' for lack of iPhone http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/t_mobile_ceo_says_frequency_band_issue_is_key_reason_for_lack_of_iphone/ T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm said Tuesday that a frequency band incompatibility issue is the "key reason" keeping the carrier from offering the iPhone, noting that it will be resolved with future chipset... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/11/t_mobile_ceo_says_frequency_band_issue_is_key_reason_for_lack_of_iphone/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:10:00 GMT AT&T expands 4G LTE to 11 new markets including NYC, San Francisco, L.A. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/att_expands_4g_lte_to_11_new_markets_including_nyc_san_francisco_la/ AT&T announced on Thursday that it has expanded its high-speed 4G long-term evolution network to 11 new cities, including the New York metropolitan area, San Francisco and Los Angeles. AT&T's 4G LT... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/att_expands_4g_lte_to_11_new_markets_including_nyc_san_francisco_la/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:55:00 GMT AT&T expands 4G LTE to 11 new markets including NYC, San Francisco, L.A. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/att_expands_4g_lte_to_11_new_markets_including_nyc_san_francisco_la/ AT&T announced on Thursday that it has expanded its high-speed 4G long-term evolution network to 11 new cities, including the New York metropolitan area, San Francisco and Los Angeles. AT&T's 4G LT... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/05/att_expands_4g_lte_to_11_new_markets_including_nyc_san_francisco_la/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:55:00 GMT Apple's iPhone so popular Verizon taking short-term hit http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/apples_iphone_so_popular_verizon_taking_shortterm_hit/ The success of Apple's iPhone on the Verizon Wireless network has resulted in a short-term impact of as much as 6 percent to the carrier's gross margins as it waits to recoup its subsidies for the bes... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/apples_iphone_so_popular_verizon_taking_shortterm_hit/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:59:00 GMT Verizon reports sales of 4.2 million iPhones during holiday quarter http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/verizon_reports_sales_of_4_2_million_iphones_during_holiday_quarter/ Apple isn't scheduled to report its holiday quarterly sales until January 24, but Verizon Wireless has just noted that it has sold 4.2 million iPhones in the last three months of 2011, double its prev... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/04/verizon_reports_sales_of_4_2_million_iphones_during_holiday_quarter/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:41:00 GMT Verizon CEO cancels keynote appearance at CES http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/03/verizon_ceo_cancels_keynote_appearance_at_ces/ Verizon Communications Chief Executive Lowell McAdam has canceled his scheduled appearance on a keynote panel at next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. A company spokesman cited o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/03/verizon_ceo_cancels_keynote_appearance_at_ces/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:03:00 GMT Verizon abandons plan to charge $2 for online bill payments http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/verizon_abandons_plan_to_charge_2_for_online_bill_payments/ After being met with public backlash and potential government scrutiny, Verizon Wireless has abandoned its plans to charge customers a $2 service fee for paying their bill online. Calling Verizon's... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/02/verizon_abandons_plan_to_charge_2_for_online_bill_payments/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:41:00 GMT Apple headlines 8 of WSJ's 10 most-read corporate articles in 2011 http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/apple_headlines_8_of_wsjs_10_most_read_corporate_articles_in_2011/ Apple came up as a frequent hot topic in business news this year, as evidenced by the fact that eight of the ten most-read corporate articles from The Wall Street Journal in 2011 were about the compan... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/29/apple_headlines_8_of_wsjs_10_most_read_corporate_articles_in_2011/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:55:00 GMT Verizon soaking high end Android buyers to make up for iPhone subsidies http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/verizon_soaking_high_end_android_buyers_to_make_up_for_iphone_subsidies/ Apple has negotiated generous subsidies from mobile carriers to sell iPhones at lower upfront prices, but Google and its Android licensees haven't, leaving carriers such as Verizon to drive up the pri... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/15/verizon_soaking_high_end_android_buyers_to_make_up_for_iphone_subsidies/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:20:00 GMT US Cellular waiting for Apple to release LTE iPhone http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/us_cellular_waiting_for_apple_to_release_lte_iphone/ U.S. Cellular has indicated that it is waiting for a "cutting edge" LTE iPhone before making a decision on whether to begin carrying Apple's smartphones. Ted Carlson, CEO of U.S. Cellular parent co... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/us_cellular_waiting_for_apple_to_release_lte_iphone/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:38:00 GMT Consumer Reports ranks Verizon best, AT&T worst among US carriers http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/consumer_reports_ranks_verizon_best_att_worst_among_us_carriers/ Consumer Reports on Tuesday revealed the results of its annual survey of US carriers, which found Verizon ranking highest and AT&T coming in last among America's four largest wireless providers. Th... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/06/consumer_reports_ranks_verizon_best_att_worst_among_us_carriers/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:56:00 GMT Inside iPhone 4S US mobile data: AT&T vs Sprint vs Verizon http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/03/inside_iphone_4s_us_mobile_data_att_vs_sprint_vs_verizon/ Apple now sells iPhones that work on three of the top four national US mobile carriers. Here's a look at how well you can expect Apple's latest smartphones to work on each of these mobile data network... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/03/inside_iphone_4s_us_mobile_data_att_vs_sprint_vs_verizon/ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:00:00 GMT Apple pulls iTether from iPhone App Store [u] http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_approved_itether_iphone_app_bypasses_carrier_tethering_plans/ A new iOS application that allows users to tether their Mac or PC to an iPhone 3G data connection without paying a carrier for the ability was pulled from the iPhone App Store on Tuesday [updated]. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_approved_itether_iphone_app_bypasses_carrier_tethering_plans/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:15:00 GMT FCC chairman finds AT&T, T-Mobile merger not in public interest, seeks hearing http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/fcc_chairman_finds_att_t_mobile_merger_not_in_public_interest_seeks_hearing/ AT&T's proposed acquisition of competitor T-Mobile has been found by the FCC's chairman to be anticompetitive and not in the public interest, asks commissioners to vote for administrative hearing. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/22/fcc_chairman_finds_att_t_mobile_merger_not_in_public_interest_seeks_hearing/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:40:00 GMT iPhone 4S carrier performance study finds no clear victor http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/18/iphone_4s_carrier_performance_study_finds_no_clear_victor/ A new study testing data speed, call reliability and voice quality, web browsing and video performance of Apple's iPhone 4S on the three major US carriers finds that AT&T's data speeds are the fastest... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/18/iphone_4s_carrier_performance_study_finds_no_clear_victor/ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:20:00 GMT iPhone 4S demand continues to overwhelm US carriers a month after launch http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/iphone_4s_demand_continues_to_overwhelm_us_carriers_a_month_after_launch/ Wireless carriers in the U.S. continue to struggle to keep up with demand for Apple's iPhone 4S more than a month after the handset first went on sale. Continued long waits for the iPhone 4S were p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/iphone_4s_demand_continues_to_overwhelm_us_carriers_a_month_after_launch/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:18:00 GMT Users report SIM card issues with Apple's iPhone 4S and iOS 5.0.1 http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/users_report_sim_card_issues_with_apples_iphone_4s_and_ios_5_0_1/ Some owners of Apple's new iPhone 4S have been hit with SIM card error messages, even if they are connected to a CDMA carrier that does not use SIM cards. One reader contacted AppleInsider on Thur... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/17/users_report_sim_card_issues_with_apples_iphone_4s_and_ios_5_0_1/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:53:00 GMT iPhone 4S demand persists as about 85% of Apple stores see daily stock-outs http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/07/iphone_4s_demand_persists_as_about_85_of_apple_stores_see_daily_stock_outs/ Consumer interest in the iPhone 4S has not waned since the handset went on sale last month, as one new analysis has found most Apple stores run out of stock on a daily basis. Chris Whitmore with De... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/07/iphone_4s_demand_persists_as_about_85_of_apple_stores_see_daily_stock_outs/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT AT&T adds new 4G LTE markets, two new 4G Android phones http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/31/att_adds_new_4g_lte_markets_two_new_4g_android_phones/ AT&T announced it will expand its 4G LTE coverage from 5 markets to 9 this week, while also introducing two new 4G Android phones. Apple's iPhone users on AT&T should benefit from sharing the same imp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/31/att_adds_new_4g_lte_markets_two_new_4g_android_phones/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Subsidies for Apple's iPhone are 40% higher than the industry average http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/26/subsidies_for_apples_iphone_are_40_higher_than_the_industry_average/ The iPhone will be a $15 billion investment for Sprint over the next few years, as subsidies for Apple's smartphone carry a price 40 percent greater than other competing handsets. About $7 billion ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/26/subsidies_for_apples_iphone_are_40_higher_than_the_industry_average/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:14:00 GMT Apple 'expected' to release LTE 4G iPhone in 2012 http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/25/apple_expected_to_release_lte_4g_iphone_in_2012/ Competition among 4G-capable long-term evolution smartphones is predicted to intensify in 2012, when industry insiders believe Apple will join the fray with its own LTE iPhone model. In the U.S., m... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/25/apple_expected_to_release_lte_4g_iphone_in_2012/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:32:00 GMT Verizon sold 2M iPhones last quarter, 700K less than AT&T http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/21/verizon_sold_2m_iphones_last_quarter_700k_less_than_att/ Verizon, the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., sold two million iPhone 4 units last quarter, falling 700,000 short of rival AT&T. The carrier also declined to reveal its launch numbers for the iPh... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/21/verizon_sold_2m_iphones_last_quarter_700k_less_than_att/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:42:00 GMT Apple takes 56% of AT&T smartphone activations as iPhone 4S hits 1M http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/20/iphone_takes_56_of_att_smartphone_activations_as_iphone_4s_hits_1m/ AT&T announced on Thursday that it activated 2.7 million iPhones last quarter, while it activated more than 1 million of the iPhone 4S alone since it launched last Friday. Apple retained a majority... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/20/iphone_takes_56_of_att_smartphone_activations_as_iphone_4s_hits_1m/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:20:00 GMT US senators propose bill to require 'accurate 4G information for consumers' http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/13/us_senators_propose_bill_to_require_accurate_4g_information_for_consumers/ Three Democratic members of the U.S. Senate introduced on Thursday the "Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act," which aims to clear up confusion surrounding 4G high-speed wireless data networks and ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/13/us_senators_propose_bill_to_require_accurate_4g_information_for_consumers/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:41:00 GMT Inside Apple's iPhone 4S and its improved antenna: 'S' is for Signal http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/13/inside_apples_iphone_4s_and_its_improved_antenna_s_is_for_signal/ The new iPhone 4S features a redesigned antenna design that allows for better reception and faster wireless data speeds, a tweak that should further distance Apple from the "antennagate" controversy t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/13/inside_apples_iphone_4s_and_its_improved_antenna_s_is_for_signal/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:17:00 GMT Verizon iPhone 4S gets delivered early in US http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/12/verizon_iphone_4s_gets_delivered_early_in_us/ At least one customer has received their iPhone 4S in the mail, ordered from Verizon, a full two days before it is set to go on sale. AppleInsider reader Casey Calouette sent along photos of his br... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/12/verizon_iphone_4s_gets_delivered_early_in_us/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:02:00 GMT Apple's free iMessage expected to undermine carriers' high-profit SMS business http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/11/apples_free_imessage_expected_to_undermine_carriers_high_profit_sms_business/ Appleís upcoming free messaging application iMessage in iOS 5 will likely disrupt wireless carriersí thriving SMS texting business when it arrives on Tuesday, according to multiple analysts. iMessa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/11/apples_free_imessage_expected_to_undermine_carriers_high_profit_sms_business/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:37:00 GMT Apple sells out of iPhone 4S for Oct. 14 delivery, now quoting 1-2 weeks http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/08/apple_sells_out_of_iphone_4s_for_oct_14th_delivery_now_quoting_1_2_weeks/ Just 24 hours after opening up pre-orders for the new iPhone 4S, Apple has rolled back expected shipping times for the device from expected delivery on the Oct. 14 launch date to an estimate of 1-2 we... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/08/apple_sells_out_of_iphone_4s_for_oct_14th_delivery_now_quoting_1_2_weeks/ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:48:00 GMT AT&T announces record 200,000 iPhone 4S pre-orders in first 12 hours http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/07/att_announces_record_200000_iphone_4s_pre_orders_in_first_12_hours/ AT&T, Apple's original wireless carrier partner for the iPhone, announced on Friday that it had received more than 200,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4S in the first 12 hours on offer, making it the mo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/07/att_announces_record_200000_iphone_4s_pre_orders_in_first_12_hours/ Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:19:00 GMT Unlocked iPhone 4S coming in November, won't work with CDMA carriers http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/07/unlocked_iphone_4s_coming_in_november_wont_work_with_cdma_carriers/ Apple on Friday began taking preorders for the iPhone 4S, and also revealed its next-generation handset will be sold unlocked and contract-free in November starting at $649. The unlocked iPhone 4G... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/07/unlocked_iphone_4s_coming_in_november_wont_work_with_cdma_carriers/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:24:00 GMT Apple offers iPhone 4S upgrade eligibility check, pre-orders start Oct. 7 at 12:01 a.m. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/05/check_iphone_4s_upgrade_eligibility_via_apple_ahead_of_oct_7_1201_a_m_preorders/ Before iPhone 4S preorders begin this Friday just after midnight Pacific Time, some customers can check their eligibility for discounted upgrade pricing through Apple's official website. The newly ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/05/check_iphone_4s_upgrade_eligibility_via_apple_ahead_of_oct_7_1201_a_m_preorders/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:40:00 GMT iPhone 4S new 14.4 Mbps HSDPA 4G speeds won't help Americans http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/04/iphone_4s_new_14_4_mbps_hsdpa_4g_speeds_wont_help_americans/ Apple demonstrated fast new 14.4 Mbps data downloads that technically put the new iPhone 4S in the realm of 4G LTE competitors, but US residents won't benefit much from the increased potential because... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/04/iphone_4s_new_14_4_mbps_hsdpa_4g_speeds_wont_help_americans/ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:32:00 GMT Sprint buys 30.5M iPhones from Apple for $20B in 'bet-the-company' move http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/03/sprint_buys_30_5m_iphones_from_apple_for_20b_in_bet_the_company_move/ Sprint has "bet the company" on Apple's iPhone, according to The Wall Street Journal, and has agreed upfront to purchase 30.5 million iPhones over the next four years, a commitment of nearly $20 billi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/03/sprint_buys_30_5m_iphones_from_apple_for_20b_in_bet_the_company_move/ Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:10:00 GMT