Verizon will be offering the pre-orders from tomorrow for it’s existing customers from tomorrow at at 3:00AM EST. The Verizon iPhone hits stores February 10th. many consumers are really waiting for this phone and AT&T users also will switching to Verizon carriers for iPhone 4. And you guys might be confusing about price variations offering by both AT& and Verizon. Gadgetian will try to clear confusions.
Check out the Full Specifications of Verizon iPhone 4.
AT&T iPhone 4 works on the company’s exclusive GSM supported network. The Verizon iPhone will work on the company’s CDMA network and will not work with the Verizon’s LTE 4G network. We’ll just have to wait for the LTE-enabled version of the iPhone to drop in 2012. OK let me differentiate the pricings and data plans charges here in the following table.
Comparing The Prices and Other Things Between AT&T & Verizon iPhone 4
AT&T iPhone 4 | Verizon iPhone 4 |
| Cell & Data Plan Charges | |
| – AT&T discontinued its unlimited smartphone data plan – $39.99/month for 450 minutes – $60/month for 900 minutes – Unlimited Minutes for $69.99 per month – $15/month for 200 MB of data – $25/month for 2 GB of data – $20/month for Tethering | – $30 Unlimited data plan (For a Limited time) – $39.99/month for 450 minutes – $60/month for 900 minutes – Unlimited Minutes for $69.99 per month – $15/month for 200 MB of data – $25/month for 2 GB of data – $20/month for Tethering – Unlimited data with 2GB for Personal Hotspot and tethering: $49.99 ($20 per GB for overages) |
| Hotspot Functionality | |
| NO | – Yes, Capable – $20 per month for Hotspot capability |
| Text Messaging Plans | |
| – 1,000 messages for $10/month – Unlimited messages for $20/month | – Pay per use: $0.20 per SMS, $0.25 per MMS – 250 messages for $5/month – 500 messages for $10/month – Unlimited messages for $20/month |
| Simultaneous Data and Voice | |
| – Yes, Capable – Can talk and surf the internet over 3G connection at the same time | – NO – Might be introduced |
AT&T iPhone works on GSM technology, which is the standard used in many countries. And more that, you can unlock the AT&T iPhone and you can buy another SIM card and use your iPhone with another carrier. Verizon iPhone 4 isn’t having this advantage, as it is CDMA device and it is not having any SIM card slot. You can’t just pop in a new SIM for instant activation with a new carrier. And the Verizon iPhone 4 will work hardly in the 40+ countries only around the world(check it out here), including India, China & Japan.
Verizon Wireless has already running a trade-in program and it would give you at least $200 for your iPhone if you trade it in
It is better for AT&T iPhone 4 users not to switch for Verizon carrier, who are running in their 2-year contract period at present and check the Verizon coverage map(check it out here) if you you want buy the Verizon iPhone 4.
AT&T’s iPhone lets the users to talk and surf the internet over 3G at the same time. Verizon’s CDMA network doesn’t support this feature.
Verizon iPhone 4 comes with a price tag $199.99 for the 16GB model and $299.99 for the 32GB model with a new two year contract.