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Our long, dark, and frequently-ridiculous Verizon iPhone rumor nightmare is over.  

Verizon this morning at a press event here in New York City confirmed longstanding rumors that Verizon will be getting the iPhone. According to Verizon, the device will appear next month and will be CDMA/EVDO only -- not LTE. According to Verizon, this is the culmination of two years of discussion between the two companies -- which rumors had previously suggested were largely centered around Apple's desire to retain total control of the user experience and branding.

"We have enormous respect for the company this team has built and the hard-won loyalty they've won from their customers," Verizon COO Tim Cook proclaimed on stage. According to Cook, the iPhone on Verizon is EVDO-only because building an LTE or dual-mode iPhone would  "force some design compromises that we wouldn't make." Of course an LTE iPhone could appear later this year.

There's a Verizon <a href="http://support.vzw.com/faqs/iphone/iphone_faq.html">FAQ</a> now online. According to Cook, the device can't do simultaneous voice and data. Verizon spent the morning wiggling around questions about whether or not their version of the iPhone features a fix for the antenna attenuation problem that plagues the iPhone4 on AT&T. It does appear that Verizon did make some progress in negotiations, as the iPhone 4 on Verizon will come loaded with several Verizon apps -- including VCAST.

Verizon's <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/iphone.jsp">pre-order page is up</a>, which cites a launch date of February 10.
•Verizon's selling the device for $199 (with two year contract) for the 16GB version, or $299 (with two year contract) for the 32GB version.

Source: DSLReports.com