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What Verizon's network can -- and can't -- give iPhone users
So now that Verizon is reportedly getting its own version of the iPhone, what can Verizon iPhone users expect from their network? Read More


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Lessons from AT&T might help Verizon survive iPhone
If Verizon Wireless introduces its own version of the Apple iPhone on Tuesday, users of its network might begin to face some of the same performance problems that plagued AT&T subscribers in some areas since the rollout of the popular iPhone 3G. Read More

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