Peter Chun

That describes the initial reaction from many Apple loving VZW folks I know.

You have to admit though, their service kicks ass (at least around here) and EV-DO owns EDGE.

So for the:
“Can I get it on Verizon?”
“Is Verizon getting the apple phone thingee?”

Here’s the headline - No.

Cingular signed a multi-year deal with Apple and like Kryptonite is to Superman, I and many others will face inevitability and fold like the little school girls we are and switch to Cingular/ATT. With that switch comes a painful $175 ETF (early termination fee) which is tough to get around.

But as John Adam’s says where there’s a will there’s a way and “Phone Theft NYC” may have found one. As I’m a closet Hofo’er (amongst other things) - there’s an interesting thread unfolding here.

Here’s a snapshot from Verizon’s TOS.

“Our Rights To Make Changes
Your service is subject to our business policies, practices, and procedures, which we can change without notice. UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, WE CAN ALSO CHANGE PRICES AND ANY OTHER CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME BY SENDING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE PRIOR TO THE BILLING PERIOD IN WHICH THE CHANGES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE YOUR SERVICE AFTER THAT POINT, YOU’RE ACCEPTING THE CHANGES. IF THE CHANGES HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON YOU, HOWEVER, YOU CAN END THE AFFECTED SERVICE, WITHOUT ANY EARLY TERMINATION FEE, JUST BY CALLING US WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER WE SEND NOTICE OF THE CHANGE.”

This will get you out now, you’re next problem is finding a service that is non-commital and a cellphone to get you through the 6 month wait.

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