Will the iphone ever be available to a CDMA wireless network like Verizon

Question

will the iphone 3g ever be opened up to more than gsm network, possibly verizon which uses cdma and carries a much larger 3g coverage area than at&t ever dreamed of? i welcome any opinions or hear say, but would love a possible official apple rep answer. thanks

Answer 1

HSPA which the iPhone 3G(S) has which will be leading to LTE, part of my reason to switch to the 3G(S) was because I read the 3G wont be supporting the 7.2 coming out next from AT&T. The phone has the capability but wont be able to "handle" it without consuming an extreme amount of power. AT&T will be boosting the 850Mhz band (the lower bands give way to better signal strength inside buildings) to 7.2 and from 7.2 to 21.
AT&T has already signaled its next two moves. It expects to jump to 21 Mbps after 7.2 Mbps, and has a fourth-generation (4G) standard called Long Term Evolution or (LTE) in the wings that promises 50 to 100 Mbps of raw speed. There’s no date for 21 HSPA, but AT&T plans to have trials of LTE in place by late 2010 and commercially available service in 2011
As for Verizon, I cant see Apple allowing Verizon to trash the phone with their crapware. I for one dont want some sort of red theme anything on my phone.