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Verizon Says You Can Port From Sprint, Build Your Own Phone [Verizon Opens Wide]

November 27th, 2007 | Uncategorized

We just got the juicy details on the Verizon Wireless Any App, Any Device initiative going live in the second half of next year. The big answers, from the company heads:
• Yes, you will be able to port existing CDMA phones from Sprint—or Korea—to Verizon, provided they operate on the correct frequencies.
• The cost of certification for BYO phones will be “very reasonable”, and that even an at-home tinkerer could feasibly submit a device for approval.
• Previously Verizon only tested phones that could sell in the hundreds of thousands of units; now it will be happy to approve devices that require much lower volume.
• This is for CDMA products only. The iPhone ain’t gonna port, even though several reporters seemed to not understand why. Here are more details:
• There will be no problem with Java-powered CDMA phones running on VZW, even though the carrier is so partial to BREW.
• [...]

Original post by Wilson Rothman



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