Another day, another iPhone rumor--so is this one for real? The current buzz around the blogosphere is that Apple is preparing to offer its iPhone over Verizon's network, therein ending its thus-far-exclusive arrangement with AT&T. Before you immediately believe the hype, allow me to provide a few reasons to think twice.

iPhone on Verizon: Inside the Rumor

The rumor, and attributed vaguely to "deep throats" within Apple, states that an iPhone-Verizon announcement will be made "soon." The site also points to past job postings on Apple's Web site for engineers specializing in EVDO and CDMA technology--two wireless broadband standards currently supported by Verizon's network and not AT&T's. (The standards are said to than AT&T's EDGE-based platform.)

"While EVDO could cover a wide range of 3G skills, it is more likely that Apple is specifically after the Verizon Wireless standard," ITExaminer.com infers.

The report goes on to note past rumors that AT&T has been dissatisfied with the reach of its iPhone coverage on AT&T's network alone, suggesting that "Steve Jobs misjudged [AT&T's] control over the U.S. wireless market" and that Apple may be "hammering out a more open deal" while Jobs is away from the office .