As we all know, Apple and AT&T have been in "cahoots"with one another for some time now, allowing only AT&T customers the chance to own a iPhone. Well Verizon has finally stepped in and is now offering the CDMA version of the iPhone making it available to a much larger range of customers and also giving customers the choice of who will be their cellular provider. AT&T uses GSM communications which means the iPhone needed some changes in order to work on the Verizon network. I've found information that explains how the iPhone may be eligible to run on Verizons and AT&T's network with the new Qualcomm baseband processor. Apple has plans to make this a new feature with the release of the new iPhone 5, creating one model that works on both GSM and CDMA-based communications.
Right now they are manufacturing two separate models. They made some changes by redesigning the antenna and moving the mute button to accommodate the new antenna. The vibrator was also redesigned for a smoother feel. The CDMA model doesn't come with a micro SIM card unlike the GSM version. This is because CDMA carriers do not run off of SIM card activations. Verizon is no longer taking pre-orders for the new CDMA model iPhone but they are counting down it's release to their website and store locations. These dates are 2/09/2011 at 3:00am est for the website and 2/10/2011 at 7:00am for retail stores. The iPhone starts as low as $199.99 for the 16GB version, of course that is with the two year activation.
Tear down reveals Verizon iPhone could have been dual mode
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