Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Verizon iPhone: Evidence or Speculation

According to iPhoneHacks  and pocketnow.com, it looks like Verizon is buying up iPhoneonVerizon.com and iPhoneforVerizon.com. A quick check to those domains reveals websites that don't seem to come from the multi billion dollar company.  A simple Whois search reveals:

iPhoneonVerizon.com

Registrant:
        Verizon Trademark Services LLC
        Verizon Trademark Services LLC
        1320 North Court House Road
         Arlington VA 22201
        US
        domainlegalcontact@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1
    Domain Name: iphoneonverizon.com

        Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
        Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
        Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com

    Administrative Contact:
        Domain Administrator
        Verizon Trademark Services LLC
        1320 North Court House Road
         Arlington VA 22201
        US
        domainlegalcontact@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.7033513669
    Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
        Domain Technician
        Verizon
        1320 North Court House Road
         Arlington VA 22201
        US
        sysmgr@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.7033513669

    Created on..............: 2007-01-09.
    Expires on..............: 2013-01-09.
    Record last updated on..: 2010-12-09.

and for iPhoneforVerizon.com

Registrant:
        Verizon Trademark Services LLC
        Verizon Trademark Services LLC
        1320 North Court House Road
         Arlington VA 22201
        US
        domainlegalcontact@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.
    Domain Name: iphoneforverizon.com

        Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com
        Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com
        Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com

    Administrative Contact:
        Domain Administrator
        Verizon Trademark Services LLC
        1320 North Court House Road
         Arlington VA 22201
        US
        domainlegalcontact@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.7033513669
    Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
        Domain Technician
        Verizon
        1320 North Court House Road
         Arlington VA 22201
        US
        sysmgr@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.7033513669

    Created on..............: 2007-02-28.
    Expires on..............: 2011-02-28.
    Record last updated on..: 2010-05-16.


This doesn't of course mean anything about WHEN the iPhone will appear on Verizon, but it at least offers some evidence that it will eventually show up....

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