Consumer Reports offers scathing critique on Verizon iPhone 4 [telecom]

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Consumer Reports offers scathing critique on Verizon iPhone 4

By Daniel Eran Dilger Published: 04:00 PM EST

While awarding Apple's iPhone 4 its highest ratings across the board last summer, Consumer Reports is now warning users to wait, calling it "middle aged" and doubting whether Verizon will offer the unlimited data contracts it is said it would.

In a blog posting, Paul Reynolds and Mike Gikas write that the Verizon iPhone 4 is "promising, but likely to be short-lived," saying that "it may be quickly replaced by a newer, cooler version more quickly than is customary even for the die-young life expectancy of most smart phones."

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