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I'll take my chances ;)

Talk and data at the same time isn't technologically possible on cdma. How do you figure they'll pull it off?

Ahhhh. I had missed that article last year. Thanks!

Google SV-DO.

If true. I wonder about the possibility of No Vzw bloat on board, how will that effect the sales of android, will the Iphone cost more as a "Premium" clean phone?

Verizon is pretty clever. They'll probably just create an iPhone Plan that is 50 cents more a month and over 2 years you've paid for the privilege of not having bloatware forced on you. I don't think they would dare charge more than AT&T for the hardware itself since consumers are so fixated on the sticker price and easily misled on the longer term costs of the contract they're signing. I always figured the incredibly pricey cases & accessories are a big factor here too. If you show up, buy an iPhone, and walk out with a $30-$40 case they've probably made more money off you than VZW bloat would have.

Come on, it's a cell phone carrier. There's only one possible answer to the "will XYZ cost more..." question: yes.

Apparently, the infamous metal strip won't be flush with the glass, anymore. It'll be the same form factor as the iPhone 4.

Is it GSM+CDMA or CDMA only?

I don't know the answer to that. Sorry.