AppleFanBoy Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/03/apple-considers-mobile-carrier/ This article says its still 5years out but in testing in the US. Most iPhone users are more loyal to the phone than the carrier so this would probably work for Apple. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/03/apple-considers-mobile-carrier/ This article says its still 5years out but in testing in the US. Most iPhone users are more loyal to the phone than the carrier so this would probably work for Apple. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think it's a great idea. Between that and WiFi, it will be a great network experience. Knowing Apple they have been testing it for a while already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleFanBoy Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 I think it's a great idea. Between that and WiFi, it will be a great network experience. Knowing Apple they have been testing it for a while already.Yeah, like Project Fi but better because Apple is doing it. LOL [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 AT&T and Verizon both will shoot this down with a surface to air missile. Sent from my Nexus 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 AT&T and Verizon both will shoot this down with a surface to air missile. Sent from my Nexus 6 Verizon/AT&T both have MVNOs. It's all about how much they get paid, will they risk losing customers from their own brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Verizon/AT&T both have MVNOs. It's all about how much they get paid, will they risk losing customers from their own brand.Apple as a MVNO would probably be a bigger threat than any other MVNO out there. Unless they are priced a lot higher than the major carriers. Even then people will still use the service because of the apple name. Sent from my Nexus 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnake49 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Yeah, like Project Fi but better because Apple is doing it. LOL [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No it's a great idea because Apple does a hell of a lot more testing than anybody else. They already own a patent granted earlier this decade. It's not like they just thought about it. Google's MVNo does not include roaming on AT&T or Verizon. If Apple's does not then they will be just as bad as Google's. If they do not offer it on more than one device then the reception will be just as lukewarm. If they do not offer it at a better price or with more data than Google then the reception will be lukewarm. Edited August 3, 2015 by bigsnake49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleFanBoy Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 No it's a great idea because Apple does a hell of a lot more testing than anybody else. They already own a patent granted earlier this decade. It's not like they just thought about it. Google's MVNo does not include roaming on AT&T or Verizon. If Apple's does not then they will be just as bad as Google's. If they do not offer it on more than one device then the reception will be just as lukewarm. If they do not offer it at a better price or with more data than Google then the reception will be lukewarm.First off that was a tongue in cheek comment (hence the emoji). Second, yes to entice non-Apple users they would have to price it right. However Apple has far more "fanboys" than Google so some of us...err them might buy in even at the same price as Google Fi. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismheim Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 This could be kind of cool if its similar to Fi, otherwise its just another MVNO. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleFanBoy Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 This could be kind of cool if its similar to Fi, otherwise its just another MVNO. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk I agree. It would have to support multiple networks to be a viable option. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 DISCLAIMER: This post is going to be all fantasy, and it's probably not extremely possible for it to be implemented at any point in the future, but it is nice to dream. It would be awesome if Apple would be able to make an MVNO that functions like Google Fi, but instead of it being on Sprint and T-Mobile only, it would be able to access all four of the national carriers. That way, we would actually have a (practically) truly nationwide network. Apple's current iPhones (assuming they are the only device this would support to begin with) already support all four of the carrier's bands (save for T-Mobile's Band 12, but that will come in the device that is released this year). The only hard thing would be implementing deals with the carriers, but like I said, it would probably be next to impossible to make this a reality. And, it's at least five years out in the future, so who knows what could happen between now and then. Oh well, a boy can dream, can't he? -Anthony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprke Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 DISCLAIMER: This post is going to be all fantasy, and it's probably not extremely possible for it to be implemented at any point in the future, but it is nice to dream. It would be awesome if Apple would be able to make an MVNO that functions like Google Fi, but instead of it being on Sprint and T-Mobile only, it would be able to access all four of the national carriers. That way, we would actually have a (practically) truly nationwide network. Apple's current iPhones (assuming they are the only device this would support to begin with) already support all four of the carrier's bands (save for T-Mobile's Band 12, but that will come in the device that is released this year). The only hard thing would be implementing deals with the carriers, but like I said, it would probably be next to impossible to make this a reality. And, it's at least five years out in the future, so who knows what could happen between now and then. Oh well, a boy can dream, can't he? -Anthony Well if we're dreaming I can add to it. This service needs to access US Cellular also which makes it 5 carriers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 An Apple MVNO basically would embody this mentality: You could choose to believe in something other than the iPhone, but why would you? AJ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleFanBoy Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Another article: http://www.popsci.com/apple-takes-another-step-be-your-cell-carrier Hey I know, they can call it AppleTalk. Ha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmartine3 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'd like to see Apple snatch up all the 600 Mhrz spectrum in the next auction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Another article: http://www.popsci.com/apple-takes-another-step-be-your-cell-carrier Hey I know, they can call it AppleTalk. Ha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Maybe iTalk [emoji6] Sent from my Nexus 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleFanBoy Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Maybe iTalk [emoji6] Sent from my Nexus 6 The joke is they already had something named AppleTalk: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleTalk Besides I think under Tim Cook Apple seems to be going away from the "i" names. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Maybe iTalk [emoji6] Sent from my Nexus 6 No, it will be iSheep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo31316 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 All jokes aside though. Like Anthony stated if apple can get all four or five carriers on board it will be a game changer. Apple will test it more thoroughly than Google did with Project Fi. Apple will push it more and invest more into Apple wireless. With the amount of iphones that apple sells I'm sure a good chunk of those users would consider using the service. Sent from my Nexus 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleFanBoy Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) All jokes aside though. Like Anthony stated if apple can get all four or five carriers on board it will be a game changer. Apple will test it more thoroughly than Google did with Project Fi. Apple will push it more and invest more into Apple wireless. With the amount of iphones that apple sells I'm sure a good chunk of those users would consider using the service. Sent from my Nexus 6 The more i think about it the less I'm convinced all 4 would be necessary. There would be almost too much overlap. They need at least one of the big 2 and then one or both of the small 2. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited August 4, 2015 by AppleFanBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arysyn Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The more i think about it the less I'm convinced all 4 would be necessary. There would be almost too much overlap. They need at least one of the big 2 and then one or both of the small 2. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My guess it'll either be a combination of AT&T and T-Mobile, or Verizon and Sprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The more i think about it the less I'm convinced all 4 would be necessary. There would be almost too much overlap. They need at least one of the big 2 and then one or both of the small 2. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk But that's what you want: overlap. That way, if one network isn't performing well, the device would switch to another that is performing better. -Anthony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffDTD Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 5 years? Are we really interested in a mvno that needs 5 more years in the oven? Keep dreaming about 2020, I guess. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbolen Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 This makes no sense at all. Why would Apple cede any part of the user experience to someone else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregA Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 It's not happening now... http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/04/apple-denies-rumors-of-plans-to-launch-mvno-carrier-services/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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