For Second Straight Year, New iPhone Announcement Left Out Of WWDC Keynote
Posted by Michael Nace on Monday Jun 11, 2012 Under Apple News
With Apple CEO Tim Cook’s keynote address coming and going with only the announcement of iOS 6 beta and a new MacBook line, Cupertino seems to have officially shifted away from using the WWDC as their launch point for new iPhones.
For those who were extremely excited about the launch of a new generation of MacBooks, this was their moment. Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled some impressive, new specs for the MacBook Air and Pro, with the Air featuring up to 2 ghz and up to 3.2 ghz with turbo boost, and p to 512 gb flash storage available, plus USB 3. The Pro? New processors: 2.7ghz up to 3.7, faster video, and USB 3. Even more impressive for the Pro — it weighs in at just 4.6 lbs., and features the coveted retina display with 2880 x 1800 resolution. Yep — that makes it the world’s highest resolution on a notebook.
Moreover, the Macbook Pro will be shipping with quad core i7 and up to 16gb RAM. Up to 768GB internal flash storage. 7 hours battery. SD, HDMI, and, finally, Thunderbolt. Together with FaceTime HD and dual mics, it represents a pretty major hardware upgrade from the current MacBook Pro.
Of course, it isn’t the sort of hardware announcement that Apple enthusiasts were hoping for.
Similarly, iOS 6, iCloud, and the software side of Apple seemed to deliver on what had been rumored about it for the past few months: improved Siri, Apple Maps, tons of new features, 3G Facetime, etc.
The big story, however — at least as it pertains to the subject matter of this blog — is what was left out at this year’s WWDC: any mention of the iPhone. Tim Cook and company logged a sprawling, two-hour exposé of new Apple offerings, and as usual, managed to fill it with tons of new features. But by not announcing the iPhone 5, Apple has appeared to have at least unofficially moved the iPhone announcement period out of June — for Apple, two years in a row is just about the most predictable pattern we’re ever likely to get from them.
If you believe the rumors to be true — that Apple will release the iPhone 5, a new iPod, iPad Mini, and iTV all within 2012 — then Cupertino officially has about six months to work with. If they manage to release all four of those rumored devices, it will make the second half of 2012 the busiest and most compressed product release schedule for Apple’s top-tier products ever. It will be impossible for them to buffer their product releases in the way that they have in years past. But perhaps their thinking is that there is plenty of buzz and excitement between the fur remaining rumored iProducts for them to succeed in spite of being released in closer proximity to one another. That is most certainly the case for the iPhone 5 which, by all definition, is now two years late from being released.
By Michael Nace
Michael Nace is the Publisher of the iPhone 5 News Blog and iPhone 6 News Blog. He has published articles about the iPhone since 2010.
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Yes I admit these enhancements to i0S 6 are amazing, the actual hardware products are decent but nothing ‘we have all been waiting for’. I am absolutely GUTTED, my contract is almost up (2 bloody years), been waiting for the Iphone 5 ever since the rumors started. The leaked images/video MUST have been fake and what a horrible way to get us excited then watch in disappointment. So its pretty much looking like a sept/oct release, that is a very long time! Samsung GS3 now has the upper hand and with my contract nearly up; I have hard decision to make.. will it be the Samsung S3 or wait possibly for 4 months?. One thing is for sure, the next Iphone (if there is ever another one)has to be a COMPLETE re-design, something that we would never had expected and will blow our minds, because all in all we all have been waiting for the Iphone 5.
Alot of disappointment to be quite honest, and I wont be the only one. Its time to make a decision… S3 or 4 months of torture?.
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
wait , so what “have we all been waiting for” ?
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Pretty easy call..IOS6/IPHONE 5 release in fall.
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
seems as though cooks new style can be wrapped up in one word DISAPPOINTMENT!
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
CRAP!!!! Soooooooooo……..What are they going to be talking about for the next 4 days?
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
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June 11th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Tim Cook : iOS 6 looks good ……………. thats it , what ? did u expect more ? well too bad (evil laugh). Even though i am very disappointed i won’t go and buy the galaxy s3 ill wait . Till when is still unknown , July ? August ? probably september or even october yeah thats a bright idea make us wait more -_-
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
I talked to Sam at AppMinute on the phone. He said that, if you’re not coming from the iPhone 5 perspective, it was a really good keynote. He says that the top-end MacBook Pro is EXTREMELY impressive. He’s also excited about iOS 6, but isn’t really liking how now the WWDC is only about releasing the beta version, as he is not a developer. The thing is, I don’t know how much of a balm upgraded MacBooks will be to this community. This, after all, is not the MacBook Pro News Blog.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
“….Apple has appeared to have at least unofficially moved the iPhone announcement period out of June…..”
Sucks, really. The WWDC was generally anticlimactic ( except for the mac pro) imo.
Well, at least I have the many pleasures of my feature packed iP4S for several more more month. Off topic(mention in a previous article here), there is a jailbreak tweak for a live weather icon already. It’s called “weathericon”. I’ve been using it for a couple months now, good stuff.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:13 pm
@ Moo
As we agreed before, Apple will tell us what to like, when to like it knowing we will justify the marginal imcremental pace of progress. I have no doubt Apple will offer an iPhone upgrade sometime, but will it not compete on features.
It’s clear 2 plus years running that their business model sees the iPhone as but one component of the iWorld and it’s value isn’t determined, by them anyway, to be a stand-alone product.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:15 pm
I don’t understand how iOS 6 will be offered on the 3GS phone, and not the original iPad?
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:20 pm
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
The Keynote was the Special Event.
Please move along….
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
@Core2 – Yeah, I’m not getting that either.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
‘Watch stream’ there was no streaming for this event? oh well, one can only hope!
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
“The Keynote was the Special Event.”
Right–t.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
I can’t wait for Apple to sue Google for “copying” it’s turn-by-turn navigation system. It’ll bring me a good laugh.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
I was really expecting a new UI or much redesigned UI which was where they should have focused on that a lot and feel they dropped a HUGE one on that. It all looks the same.
No doubt the iPhone 5 will be equally underwhelming
BUT IF U WANT RETINA DISPLAY………..then New Iphone may b best.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Honestly I wanted the iPhone 5 to come out and I had hopes but they weren’t crushed. Now it leaves the other option I was going to go with – GS3. So long Apple guess I won’t be seeing you again for a while, unless I randomly come across a lot of money lol.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
@Jim, Count your blessings… I’m at 3 years on my 3GS, and it looks like it will be another 3, 4, or 18 months for the IP5. But I know this: As soon as I buy an IPhone 4S, the IP5 will be announced after 31 days (so I can’t return it), so I’ll keep you all posted on when I do it.
As for the rest of the stuff, that retina Macbook looks to be pretty sweet.
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
@Moo, yep, I feel pwn’d
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Dude . . . no mention of NFC. Wowwwww. That’s huge. I think that means no NFC for the iPhone 5. Don’t see how they’d add it after the fact. (unless developers find hints of it in the code).
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Well job Tim Cook! No iphone… Apple shares already dropped 10% after WWDC!
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June 11th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
Well….
Don’t believe the hype. All the hype pointed to a June announcement, even though all the analysts with deeper information have all said it will come in the fall. Unfortunately, that’s not what everybody wanted to hear, and just as I predicted, now everyone is upset. I mentioned about a month ago that the week “we” have been waiting for isn’t necessarily the way that Apple sees what “we” have been waiting for. They do what they want, when they want to. Could Apple have planned to release a new phone by now? Certainly. They haven’t done it because they, just like every other business, are focused on their bottom line and squeezing out the most margin they can.
Apple does not care about the few million people that bought an iphone 4 two years. They have bigger fish to fry. If those few million jump ship and get a Galaxy S3, Apple doesn’t really care because they know that a lot of people will wait until the new one comes, or they’ll settle with the 4S. Or they probably figure some will jump ship but will ultimately come back to the iphone. The iPhone is a product that introduces most people to Apple products. They buy the iphone, then a mac computer and/or an iPad. Once they are integrated together, Apple knows they have brand loyalty and it’s hard to just switch all your products back over to the PC/Android world. So people will complain because they don’t get the cool new products when they want, but they will still buy Apple products.
As I said before, it may be painful now but at least you’ll be enjoying your new iphone as the holidays come rolling around this fall
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
The main thing that I’m now disappointed for is that the iPad 1 isn’t going to get iOS 6. Just doesn’t make sense to me. The 3GS came out before the iPad and it still gets iOS 6 but the iPad doesn’t? Makes me angry and makes my iPad the more outdated.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
Lol @Mike D. Apple doesn’t want to be a (insert here) company like Androids have to be for their customers. Sadly, Samsung snagged me cause I’ve waited 6 months with no smart phone and I’m done waiting. Unless the GS3 is a let down in less than 31 days I’m obviously going to stick with it.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
ios6 + iphone5 – release at the same time then!? august/sept…..!
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
@Mr Trinca
You probably should get your facts straight before you start spreading false information. At no point today did Apple’s shares drop more than 1.7%. It dropped almost $10 which is far from 10% for their stock. In either case, it’s totally normal for stocks to drop when actual news comes out about new products. Investors buy on rumors and sell on the news. That $10 drop had nothing to do with the iphone not being announced. Wall street didn’t expect a new phone to be announced so Apple’s stock was never inflated and let down from a lack of announcement.
When September/October comes rolling around I would be willing to bet that their stock is easily over $600 and I would not be surprised if it drops a little on the day that it is officially announced. That’s just how it goes.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Did they say if iOS 6 would be released in ‘early fall’ or ‘late fall’ or any other kind of subtle hint like they have before?
Looks like I may sell my iPad for an iPad 2 or a ‘new iPad’. That just boggles my mind that it’s not going to get iOS 6, the 3GS is older! I know I just said this but reeling over it.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
@Mike D. Sorry I was wrong. They drop almost 10 dollars and not 10%.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
@SpasticPat
You should check out the refurbished ipad 2 on the apple store. I bought a 32GB ipad 2 for $400 (wifi only). It’s in brand new condition, was run through a whole bunch of Apple quality tests, and comes with a one year warranty. All refurbs get a new casing and new battery. It’s not a bad way to get a perfect functioning ipad in brand new condition for cheap.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Well guys let the betting continue on when the mysterious iPhone 5 will come out. September is going to be my bet but we will see what happens. It is a bit unfortunate that they didn’t mention nfc or talk about opening siri up to devs or showing a peak at having some type of widget system. We will see what clues the devs find in the beta though.
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June 11th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Well, I’m dissapointed not to see the iPhone mentioned, but I was expecting that… so the dissapointment only goes so far. I think they had some pretty exciting updates and information for all of us, and I’d love to replace my 3 year old MBP for a brand new, $2,100 retina machine… but that’s not possible right now… not while I’m holding on to some extra change for the iPhone 5 release… whenever that will be
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June 11th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
if there is no iphone 5 announcement by end september, then i’ll be forced to buy an android or something else.
hoping on september now
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June 11th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Well what I get from all of this is that Apple is simply starting a new tradition for themselves (hopefully) and is going to be releasing their new iPhone in the fall every year. Things change, stuff happens. Apple knows what it’s doing, it can take care of itself, it is a super rich company and I have faith that when the iPhone 5/new iPhone comes out, it’ll be well worth the wait. I don’t care if it has all the bells and whistles that Android has. As long as it’s a reliable device with good speed for data and I can run my apps on it then we’ll be good.
BTW I’m really liking the look of iOS 6 maps and turn by turn directions. Look forward to Siri auto-driving me places with iOS 10 lol
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June 11th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Apple wouldn’t mention NFC today because they didn’t announce any hardware that has a NFC chip. I’m pretty sure that the new iPhone will have NFC. That’s probably gonna be something they’ll push pretty hard at the iPhone announcement… Whenever that may be. So for the couple posters upset about no mention of it, don’t worry, it’ll be here in the fall most likely. I’m sure they’ll be at least one other major feature only available for the new iPhone as well. It wouldn’t make sense for Apple to preview them when there is no announced hardware to run the features.
Anybody here a developer? I’ll be keeping a close eye on other forums. Developers always find features not mentioned in the Keynote.
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June 11th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
What stuck in my mind after all of this is the ability to answer calls on the iPad (if you have an iPhone). This has been the #1 reason that I havent bought an iPad yet. I like to carry ONE device. I think it’s a huge plus for the product.
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June 11th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
iPhone 5… shmiPhone Shmive, We have the real iPhone 6 specs/drawings!!! No joke… we found them in a dumpster behinds Job’s old apartment. Check it – http://wp.me/p106i6-3zl
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June 11th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
you mean facetime..?
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June 11th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
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June 11th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Just thought I’d let you guys know. http://www.bgr.com has quite a few hands-on pics of the iOS6 beta. Some cosmetic changes you guys might wanna see.
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June 11th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
There is also another thing to consider there is a lot of the Verizon Iphone 4 people who along with the AT&t people who are facing some tough decision on what to with there data plan part. Verizon has made no bone about the fact that some time this summer the unlimited data that they were granfathered with will be taken away unless they pay full price for the phones.
I think may the one more thing is you will have to decide what your going to do……..
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June 11th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
On the bright side, we can look at some of the new features of iOS6 to give us some clues about what the iPhone 5 will bring.
After all the leaks the past couple weeks, I was really expecting an iPhone 5. Of course the leaks could be from an old iPhone 5 prototype.
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June 11th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
@JB yeah and right now Verizon is willing to give me $130 to upgrade to any 4G LTE phone, which means Android…I’m not doing that though I’m waiting for a new iPhone.
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June 11th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
And if you think about it, in iOS 6 they describe Pass Book as ‘the stuff in your pocket’ so who’s to say that the ‘stuff’ in my pocket doesn’t include credit cards, debit cards, gift cards and all. So maybe the next iPhone will have NFC and also some form of wifi direct/ibeam of some kind.
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June 11th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
I know all the analyst predicted no iPhone 5 at WWDC but this is still a major fail. If, IF, Apple releases a new iPhone in the fall that will be nearly two and a half years between major updates. This simply is not acceptable. I’m a major Apple fan. I’ve been a fan since I typed on my first Apple IIe. I love my iPad. I want an iPhone to partner with it. But I will not buy the iPhone 4. I think it looks horrid. I have been waiting 2 years for a different design. I will not wait until the fall, I don’t care how amazing it could be. Samsung Galaxy S3 or Nokia Lumia here I come. And I assure you, I’m not alone.
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June 11th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Some of you guys are overreacting because you didn’t get what you wanted. While I’m sure there are some people with contracts up that may not buy something else instead, there will be just as many people that have contracts that need renewed around the fall. Not everyone picked up the Iphone 4 exactly on release, and in fact most carriers allow you to update at 20 months, not 24.
Assuming Apple is making more changes for this phone than they had for any previous iteration, it’s pretty understandable they would need more than 8 months to accomplish this all.
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June 11th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
I’m more than happy to wait for the iPhone 5 in Oct or Sept…it’s going to be awesome and I don’t care what anyone says…there is no comparison to Apple products. I’ve probably bought an app every other day for the last 5 years, so I have way over $1000 worth of apps that would be useless on that Android junk. You couldn’t melt down and pour a Samsung 3 over me, no matter how soon it’s available…it’s just not an iPhone!
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June 11th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
I haven’t had a chance to look at ios 6 yet, but I am just a wee bit disappointed that I won’t be able to update my iPad to it. Especially where the 3GS will be supported. I can’t wait to see what the iPhone 5 will look like so that I know what the s version will be like when I upgrade next year! LOL!
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June 11th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Well the next iPhone will not be called iPhone 5, since iOS 6 will be coming out with the new iPhone. I will probably be called the iPhone 6 or simply the New iPhone.
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June 12th, 2012 at 12:03 am
I’m with Willow, I think it will be the New iPhone. Interesting what the next iPad will be – “The NEXT iPad”? (with a nod to Steve Jobs?)
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June 12th, 2012 at 12:08 am
My situation is simple, I cashed in on an iPhone 4 last year in May (before Verizon discontinued unlimited data, so that means I’ll utilize the Cellular FaceTime), and I felt that had to be one of the best decisions I made. Sure I didn’t have Siri, and I won’t have Siri on my iPad for another 3 – 4 months (unless I find a way to obtain iOS 6 either through a friend’s dev account or my own), but that doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy the beauty of iOS 6 on my iPhone 4 when it comes out. I’m due for an upgrade at the end of January 2013 which means, as soon as the iPhone is announced, I’ll be able to avoid all the back orders (if any) wait a few months, and upgrade to the new iPhone. I really wasn’t expecting Apple to announce the iPhone today because I feel that they won’t ship it without a new iOS to accompany it. iOS 6 is what will make the iPhone all that much better. The new iPhone running an iOS 5.2 software update will be at best, just new hardware. And I may love Apple, but the MacBook Pro’s price is tremendously OUTRAGEOUS. I’m looking into upgrading my laptop either next year or the year after (if it lasts that long), and I’m hoping to see some price drops. Apple really feels the need to charge us all that money for a retina display, two usb 3.0 ports, two thunderports, an sd slot, an hdmi port, all the powerful processors, and the upgraded speakers (and no, I’m not being facetious)? I think its awesome and Mountain Lion is so cool, but the MacBook Pro is not worth all that money. Anyways, enough ranting, good day everyone, see you all tomorrow.
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June 12th, 2012 at 12:38 am
The WWDC this morning wasn’t exactly “spectacular” but there were a few interesting announcements. iOS 6 appears to be a major upgrade and the 3D mapping function especially looks awesome. I’m hoping that when it doesn’t cause battery or other problems for those that upgrade. I haven’t yet upgraded to iOS 5.1 as I’m still hearing about quite a few problems, with battery life being only one.
My guess is that a new iPhone will be announced in late August or September, with shipments starting in October. That would be good timing for not only the back-to-school crowd but also the Christmas shopping season. iOS6 will be in Beta for about three months, so it’s release should coincide with the “new” iPhone release which will probably be shipped with iOS 6.
I’ll probably stay with my iPhone 4S, unless the new model has some earth shaking new features.
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June 12th, 2012 at 12:54 am
Yeah disappointed here…
But what can you do. It’ll come eventually.
Oh, and let’s not bash Android or Windows; I understand we’re all Apple fans but calling Android crap is incorrect…The HTC One X is NOT crap. ONLY Android phone I like out there. Screw the S3 overhyped piece of crap
Time to check out iOS 6 features..
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June 12th, 2012 at 12:58 am
Oh; also kind’ve surprised Apple didn’t change the materials used on the Macs. Aluminum has been out for..5 years now? Something along that?
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June 12th, 2012 at 1:24 am
@Core2 and all upset about the 3GS being supported but not iPad 1… I completely agree with the frustration from a technical standpoint, if the 3GS hardware can run iOS 6 then obviously the iPad 1 would be able to. The difference is that the iPad is a dicountinued item, two generations old. The 3GS is two generations old now also but it is still being sold currently by Apple. Doesn’t seem a huge surprise to me for them to make sure they support exactly what is still being sold currently.
Good article Michael, nice to see all the activity lately. Here’s to another four hot and heavy months of rumors!!
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June 12th, 2012 at 2:50 am
“Good article Michael, nice to see all the activity lately. Here’s to another four hot and heavy months of rumors!!”
Hear, hear!
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June 12th, 2012 at 3:14 am
Everybody who has posted is bashing their brains out because they are all mad because they didn’t get their oh so precious iPhone 5. Personally I think the WWDC was an amazing success. iOS 6 was anything that anybody wanted and Mountain Lion was great. I was extremely pleased with everything and don’t get me wrong I will probably get the iPhone 5 or “The New iPhone” when it comes out but looking from a stand point of not wishing for the iPhone 5, WWDC was great and the MacBook Pro was amazing and I might try to get one. Maybe you should realize Apple knows that it doesn’t have to give you what you want when you want it. And to all those people purposely switching to the GS3 or the One X to bad while we are playing on our new iPhones you are sitting with your lame Android wishing that two year contract was up.
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June 12th, 2012 at 5:23 am
IOS Updates look great especially with more the tighter integration with Macs. While SIRI now offers more functionality though Im still left wondering if it will be possible to say ask for directions in the UK or information for UK based businesses. Does anyone know ?
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June 12th, 2012 at 5:35 am
From my point of view, there is nothing of any real significance in the iOS 6 announcement.
Maps: This is mainly for Apple so that they don’t have to use google maps. There is nothing new for the end user, especially it they have bought an app like tomtom. In fact, there will probably be quite a few people thinking “Thanks Apple, if you’d released this maps system earlier I wouldn’t have had to have spent $xx.xx on tomtom!” It may be a new feature to the OS, but not to the iPhone.
FaceTime 3G: Jailbroken iPhones have been able to do this for years, Apple is just playing catchup.
Passbook: May be useful for business users, so may help steal customers away from blackberry, buy for the average consumer this has limited appeal.
Facebook integration: Really couldn’t give a damn, I find myself using Facebook less and less.
Siri updates: expected…
Phone updates: Neat features, but another part of me wonders why they’ve taken so long, afterall this is the primary function of the device.
Mail: No junk mail of spam protection or reporting!!!!
Safari: it’s about damn time that you can upload photos to web pages!
So nothing really worth shouting about at all. The new MacBooks only standout features are the screen and new case, everything else youd expect to be upgraded with a new hardware release, the lower price of the Air is a good move too.
The week we’ve all been waiting for?! It’s not even close!
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June 12th, 2012 at 7:09 am
@Rsonn I assure you if I get a GS3 or OneX I will not be wishing my two year contract was up. First, I don’t buy phones on contract. The extra cost is too high. Second, they are not “crap”. Really? You sound like a second grader. The main reason I will not wait is that I will not be told by Apple or any other company, that “you’ll get what we give you, when we want to give it to you, and you’ll like it and make us rich”. Sorry but no. We are the customer, they are the provider of goods, they are to connect with us, not the other way around.
@Darren, I have to agree. I watched a video review of the new iOS 6 features and I about fell asleep. I’ve been an Apple addict since the early days but I will not be a blind fanboy. I really am worried about their future. I’m seeing visions of John Sculley.
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June 12th, 2012 at 8:04 am
Hmmmm. Well… I hope they are holding back a few things related to the ui… Live icons would have been nice at the very least. It’s pretty depressing to look at the same weather icon and app all these years… Etc. but the good news is that now there is hope that those case leaks are all bogus…
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June 12th, 2012 at 8:29 am
Well even though I was in it for the phone, I too agree with Sam about it being an Impressive key note. I guess I’m actually going to invest in a new computer for work, and a fully decked out slim pro will be my next, if I can manage to sell a few things first on my dell
. No but y’all are totally over reacting. A contract just says that you can’t switch phones for 2 years, not “the second it’s up you have to buy something else”. Really, people chill. Michael… At least you don’t have to switch domains yet!
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June 12th, 2012 at 8:30 am
Oh and by the way. On my iPad and iPhone, your banner isn’t loading right. All I get is a white box with the Adan’s a Facebook icon flying across it.
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June 12th, 2012 at 8:49 am
Apple lover should check these:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-connect-to-a-staggering-amount-of-gizmos-including-an-Xbox-controller_id31151
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June 12th, 2012 at 9:00 am
I think I put this on another thread, but after 24-28 months of development (longer if they have concurrent development cycles), the iPhone 5 had better be a dang good phone.
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June 12th, 2012 at 9:20 am
China just got the iPhone 4s 5 months ago, a much larger potential market than the US.
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June 12th, 2012 at 9:34 am
Verizon to ditch phone plans, go with shared plans Just released
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest cellphone company, is dropping nearly all of its phone plans in favor of pricing schemes that allow consumers to share data usage among up to ten phones and other devices.
The new plans will let individuals add non-phone devices like tablets and laptops to their plans, as well as the phones of family members.
The change takes effect June 28.
It’s the biggest revamp in wireless pricing in years, and one that’s likely to be copied by other carriers. AT&T Inc. has already said that it’s looking at introducing shared-data plans soon.
Verizon’s new “Share Everything” plans include unlimited phone calls and texting, and will start at $90 per month for one smartphone and 1 gigabyte of data. If used only with a smartphone, “Share Everything” prices are lower than for current plans with unlimited calling and texting, but higher than plans with limited calling and texting.
Bigger savings will come for those who add more devices like tablets to their plans. In such cases, the new pricing system will be cheaper compared to getting separate data plans for each device. That gives Verizon a chance to capitalize on the growing popularity of tablets. Few consumers put tablets on data plans, probably because they dread paying an extra $30 or so per month, on top of their phone bills.
Under “Share Everything,” adding a tablet to a plan will cost $10 per month. Adding a USB data stick for a laptop will cost $20.
Verizon’s limited-calling and texting plans will disappear, except for one $40-per-month plan intended for “dumb” phones. Verizon is keeping its limited-data plans for single non-phone devices, like the $30 tablet plan.
Current Verizon customers will be able to switch to the new plans or keep their old ones, with one exception. Those who have unlimited-data plans for their smartphones won’t be able to move those to new phones, unless they pay the full, unsubsidized price for those phones. (For example, an iPhone 4S that costs $200 with a two-year contract costs $650 unsubsidized, with no contract.)
Verizon stopped signing people up for unlimited-data plans last summer. The industry as a whole is moving away from the plans, since the data capacity of their networks is limited.
Under the new plans, subscribers can stop worrying about monitoring the number of calling minutes or text messages their families use in a month, but they’ll have to keep a close eye on data consumption. Verizon will allow subscribers to adjust their data allowance from month to month, but if they go over their monthly allotment, that will cost $15 per gigabyte.
The data allowances start at $50 per month for 1 gigabyte. That’s enough for prudent two-smartphone users who use Wi-Fi a lot, but Verizon recommends getting 2 gigabytes for $60. After that, each additional 2 gigabytes cost an extra $10 per month.
Under “Share Everything,” Verizon will stop charging extra for letting devices act as “mobile Wi-Fi hotspots.” That means subscribers who have a recent smartphone could use it to connect a tablet to the Internet, without paying the extra $10 per month for a tablet.
Verizon had telegraphed the move toward shared plans, but had not revealed the details or pricing.
Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of New York-based phone company Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, a British cellphone company with wide international interests.
Look like a whole new ball game now……..
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June 12th, 2012 at 9:37 am
Verizon’s new sharing plans, by the numbers
With Verizon’s new Share Everything plans, subscribers pay for two things: the pool of wireless data they use every month, and the devices they add to the plan.
- The base cost is a monthly data allowance, shared among all the devices:
1 gigabyte $50
2 gigabytes $60
4 gigabytes $70
6 gigabytes $80
8 gigabytes $90
10 gigabytes $100
- Verizon allows up to 10 devices on each plan. This is the cost of adding each device:
Smartphone $40 (With unlimited calling and texting)
Non-smartphone $30 (With unlimited calling and texting)
Laptop, USB data stick or “mobile hotspot” device $20
Tablet $10
- Here’s how the Share Everything Plan stacks up against some current plans.
One smartphone with unlimited data, texting and 2 gigabytes of data.
Current Nationwide single-line plan: $120 per month
Share Everything: $100 per month
One smartphone with 450 minutes of calling, 1000 text messages and 2 gigabytes of data.
Current single-line plan: $80 per month
Share Everything: Not available.
Two smartphones with unlimited data, texting and 4 gigabytes of data (combined for Share Everything, 2+2 for Family plan)
Current Family SharePlan: $210 per month
Share Everything: $150 per month
Two smartphones with 700 shared minutes of calling, 1000 text messages per line and 2 gigabytes of data per line:
Current Family SharePlan: $150 per month
Share Everything: Not available
It will be interesting to see what AT&T does and how this affect the future Iphone 5 sells at least in the US.
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June 12th, 2012 at 9:38 am
Been waiting for that Verizon plan. I get a discount of 22% from ONE of my 2 30$ each Data plans. so now I can get 22% off a single Data plan.
I see a nice big pre-order for the SGIII on Verizon’s site now too…..
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June 12th, 2012 at 10:13 am
@jb,
Can you please post the link? The second post was confusing for me, so I’d like to see it formatted.
TIA
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June 12th, 2012 at 10:16 am
http://solutions.vzwshop.com/shareeverything/pdf/verizon_share_everything_plan_details.pdf
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June 12th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Quick Question…
How will facetime work on a 3GS? The camera is in the back, so all the person on the other end of the call will see is the background while they’re talking to you, and if you have two 3GS phones, there will be a lot of phone flipping…
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June 12th, 2012 at 10:18 am
@Core2, thank you!
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June 12th, 2012 at 10:40 am
@ Craigers – I agree totally. Apple is indeed, and as @MOO has said, telling you what you want, when you want it, and you’re going to like it.
I don’t think it’s arrogance, but a planned corporate approach intentionally to not deliver PC’s, Tablet’s, or Phones; their product is offering technology integration as software and hardware in a total package that makes all of our iPhone wishlist features irrelevent to Apple.
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June 12th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@jeff FaceTime over 3G, not on the 3GS.
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June 12th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Verizon and AT&T should have never gotten rid of their unlimited data plans. FaceTime over Cellular so you can suck more data from your monthly plan. I don’t know how many people will actually FaceTime that often on 3G (or 4G for the next iPhone) but I suppose its useful. I wish Apple would make their own cell network, I’d switch in a heart beat.
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June 12th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
@Craigers first of all I didn’t say “crap” and yes I do not like android phones seeing that I have had bad experiences with these phones: crashing, working slow, deleting contacts. People want the latest and the greatest. That is the way the human race thinks, I am guilty of the same thing. Basically what I was trying to say was that WWDC was very good.
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June 13th, 2012 at 5:09 am
OK…. I think I’m over the WWDC now.
Time to move on and look forward again.
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June 13th, 2012 at 9:14 am
@ Joe…. At this point AT&T and Verizon will make out like bandits with data plans going in place. So why should bend over backwards to make sure you can have unlimited data when I can get you to sign for $100.00 for 10GB
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June 13th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
@Jb Well I’m actually still on an unlimited data package with Verizon, I was Grandfathered in so I’m just hoping they don’t change their policy. As of right now, if the policy doesn’t change, I’m still entitled to the unlimited data (for my next upgrade in January) that I signed up for in May of last year, right before they did away with the unlimited data in July. I have a feeling it won’t stay like this forever, and you’re right, they want to squeeze every penny out of us, but what can we do, right?
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June 13th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Joe,
The plans changed. You loose your unlimited with an upgrade, unless you pay for the phone in full.
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June 13th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@ Mike Sorry I know this a blog about the Iphone but this ties in to the Iphone.
@ Joe Look at post # 69, #70 and then post # 73 for the details of the new Data plans. I am also a Verizon user who is still on grandfather unlimited plans. I spoke with Verizon for about a hour and half yesterday. The new plan is straight up. They have thought of every clause to rip the unlimited data out from under you.
1. After June 28, 2012 any one on your plan if you have shared family plans or a indival plan must buy the phone at full prices.
2. After June 28 2012 if you have family plan you can drop lines but can not add lines with out changes to the new plans.
3. If your not on a contract at that time under the TOS part if your late for payment by even 1 day now they suspend your service and in order to reconnect you must bring your bill current and select the new plan.
4. If you are on a no contact they can charage you what they want and end the plan you are on at any time and forceing you to take the new data plan under the TOS.
5. If you sign a new contact after June 28 2012 you must take one of there new plan that go in to effect.
What is intersting to see what AT&T is going to do on the data plan in my office there is 7 of us been waiting for the new Iphone to come out 5 on AT&T 2 on verizon all of us grandfather data plans.
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