Comments on: How to Debunk an iPhone Rumor http://www.cell-phone-plans.net/blog/uncategorized/how-to-debunk-an-iphone-rumor/ For the latest news about cell phones click now to read cell phone reviews. This wireless blog drops the juicy news about the best cell phones and gives you the inside scoop on cell phone ratings. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:17:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jerry http://www.cell-phone-plans.net/blog/uncategorized/how-to-debunk-an-iphone-rumor/comment-page-1/#comment-816 jerry Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:34:16 +0000 http://www.cell-phone-plans.net/blog/?p=254#comment-816 Forget the rumors and look at inevitability: - ATT's network cannot handle all the iPhone traffic. In fact, many markets (NYC) are constantly suspending new iPhone sales due to this. ATT has talked about upgrading to HSPA+, but like building new freeway lanes, by the time they do this it won't help much. - LTE is the only way to deal with the massive bandwidth appetites of iPhones, NetBooks, etc. and ATT will be late to the LTE party. - Yes, VZ is currently CDMA, but that is precisely why they will be first to deploy LTE (late 2010). Their blue "coverage map" will also turn into "fat pipes". - This is not a rumor, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to assume that Apple is already working on an LTE iPhone and by the time that's ready, VZ will have deployed LTE (in major markets where ATT is crawling). - If/when this happens, those who have shorted ATT's stock will be handsomely rewarded! When I read the "rumor articles", I pay more attention to the comments, which speak clearly and loudly that ATT will lose many, many (iPhone) customers if/when the above scenario occurs. Forget the rumors and look at inevitability:

- ATT’s network cannot handle all the iPhone traffic. In fact, many markets (NYC) are constantly suspending new iPhone sales due to this. ATT has talked about upgrading to HSPA+, but like building new freeway lanes, by the time they do this it won’t help much.

- LTE is the only way to deal with the massive bandwidth appetites of iPhones, NetBooks, etc. and ATT will be late to the LTE party.

- Yes, VZ is currently CDMA, but that is precisely why they will be first to deploy LTE (late 2010). Their blue “coverage map” will also turn into “fat pipes”.

- This is not a rumor, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to assume that Apple is already working on an LTE iPhone and by the time that’s ready, VZ will have deployed LTE (in major markets where ATT is crawling).

- If/when this happens, those who have shorted ATT’s stock will be handsomely rewarded! When I read the “rumor articles”, I pay more attention to the comments, which speak clearly and loudly that ATT will lose many, many (iPhone) customers if/when the above scenario occurs.

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