Although I’m not particularly attached to my phone, the Apple iPhone is something I’ve wanted for a while. (For search engine marketing people like me, it makes input and participation in social media much easier… stream of consciousness.) The problem is that Verizon Wireless doesn’t support the iPhone and AT&T’s coverage is known to be mediocre, at best. Get a Droid? Nah, not since I started reading rumors online that Verizon is to start supporting the iPhone in 2011…

Despite a few no-go moments (Verizon CEO throws wet blanket on…), sources like BoyGeniusReport and Fortune say that the Verizon iPhone just hit the final testing stages and will definitely be available in the first quarter of 2011. The advantage for current Verizon subscribers like me could be to get on the most widely-adopted hand held device at Verizon’s relatively low rates. Let’s hope they don’t wrap it with so many restrictions that it spoils the fun. Restricted apps? Special pricing?