'Unprecedented Pent-Up Demand' For Apple iPhone 3G, RBC Says

Silicon Insider ^ | June 30, 2008 | Dan Frommer

[GunnyB]

Ironically, Apple approached Verizon about the iPhone, and Verizon told them to take a hike—they didn’t want to implement Visual Voicemail.

Verizon (and Bell Atlantic before them) were customers of mine for years. I once was involved in a negotiation with them, and I know why Apple told them to pound sand. Verizon demands that EVERYTHING they provide their customer have their own logo very prominently displayed. Look at all their phones, you can barely tell the manufacturer - most people think Verizon makes the phone. I can't even image an iPhone with a big Verizon logo on it, but I guarantee you that beyond the terms of any contract, that was a central reason the deal wasn't done with Verizon. Now, nearly every person I know is just waiting for their contracts to expire so that they can jump ship...

[RachelFaith]

I had a verizon AND a sprint... I dumped Verizon for the 1.0 iPhone. I keep sprint as the back up for areas where I dont get good att. Verizon was flat out shortsighted and stupid.

[HamiltonJay]

Really? Pent up demand?

I didn’t realize that there were that many single guys who lived with 3 cats out there.

[Swordmaker]

I didn’t realize that there were that many single guys who lived with 3 cats out there.

I've got Panther, Tiger, and Leopard... but I'm not single.

[RS]

Thought this teardown might interest you -

http://live.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/iPhone3G

“We were all expecting a bigger battery, and I can’t verify this, but this page references the part number on the battery and lists a capacity of 1150 mAh, not the 1400 mAh in the original.”