For Verizon customers who want to order an iPhone as soon as they can, we know what time they can order online. Verizon Customers received an email letting them know that they can start ordering the iPhone 4 at 3 am EST next Thursday, February 3. That is good news for night owls in the rest of the country. If you live in California, at the stroke of midnight you can click to order a new Verizon iPhone 4.
Also in Verizon iPhone News, the Verizon iPhone 4 has gotten a great reception at Macworld this week.
Update 02/03/11 - We've reviewed all the reviews and comparisons for the Verizon iPhone 4 Review of Reviews.
Update 02/2/11: Verizon has announced that all preordered iPhone 4 smartphones will be shipped to arrive on or before Feb. 10.
The late night ordering method has proven to be successful for Apple iPhone preorders and Droid launches in the past. There were some problems with server overloads during other iPhone launches. To be safe, you should print out and make copies of all order confirmations.
Knowing the time when online sales start is also useful for February 10 for Verizon iPhone buyers who are currently not Verizon customers. Late night shoppers for the Droid Incredible and Droid X didn't have to deal with server overloads. We remind you that if you do try to beat the lines at Apple and Verizon stores, you should refresh your browser if you have difficulty ordering online.
Apple is now in the top five makers of mobile handsets in the world. Comedian Sinbad at Macworld keynote address, answered the question, "What does Verizon bring to the iPhone?" with one word - "reception."
Another iPhone joke from Sinbad was, "Everybody's got an 'iPhone killer,' but nobody's trying to make an Android killer. Why is that?"
The Verizon iPhone 4 is almost the same as the iPhone for AT&T except that it has a CDMA optimized antenna and Wi-Fi personal hotspot capability (for up to 5 connections). Side buttons are in slightly different places than the iPhone 4 for AT&T. Voice and data can not be used at the same time.
The iPhone 4 for Verizon is priced at $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB with a contract. You must agreed to a two-year contract voice plan and unlimited data plan ($29.99 a month). Tethering as a modem and Wi-Fi hotspots will cost an additional $20 for 2GB. Voice plans start at $39.99 a month.
iPhone 4 features a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Apple's A4 chip, a 3-axis gyro, and a beautiful glass and stainless steel design like no other mobile phone. iPhone 4 also comes with iOS 4, which includes multitasking, folders, Game Center, AirPlay and AirPrint wireless printing. iPhone 4 customers have access to the Apple App Store with more than 300,000 apps. The iPhone 4 also features a high resolution 940x640-pixel (326 pixels per square inch) retina display.
First-look reviews of the iPhone 4 were positive. Some believe that the greatest competition on the Verizon network to the iPhone 4 will be the Droid Bionic and HTC ThunderBolt (which may or may not have simultaneous voice/data) that are both LTE smartphones, as well as future model Droid phones. Verizon holiday phone buyers are eligible for a $200 gift card when paying full price for the iPhone 4.
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