Verizon, the more conservative of the two major US CDMA carrier, has just made a few announcements/moves that potentially are interesting for most of us – here’s a short summary of what’s upcoming:
Palm Treo 755p hits Verizon
Verizon’s B2B site now lists the Treo 755p as coming soon – a teaser page allowing users to register for updates has been posted here. Apparently, the company will get a custom, lighter-blue finish – at least that’s what the promotional image shows:
CDMA network will be opened for other devices
Up to now, the only way to get a device onto the Verizon network was to purchase one from them – Verizon’s CDMA devices are identified by the modem’s serial number rather than a SIM card(like a GSM box has). Verizon has recently announced that they will now allow “unsupported” devices onto their network after “some testing” – involving basic network compatibility tests being performed for a “reasonable fee”.
IMHO; this still does not grant users the kind of freedom known in GSM networks; but should increase the list of handsets available do Verizon customers as manufacturers get their devices passed through Verizon’s basic testing even if they are not officially listed/rebranded/distributed as Verizon phones.
Longterm-Palm-employee Mike Mace has posted an interesting article about this onto his blog – definitely worth a read if you wish to know more about what/why Verizon does what it does, and more importantly which important questions remain open!
What do you think?
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