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Too bad we don't have an app like the BBmessenger. Otherwise we could all exchange pins and throw down at a bar in the Arlington/DC area...
I'm kinda surprised how many on this forum have turned out to be in just the NOVA area. It's really not even all that big.
As far as turning services off, as far as I know there's no good reason to have location on. Maps is the only app that uses it right (out of the native apps I mean)? There's no wifi here at work so no need for that. I like push but have seen that hourly fetch does me just fine.
I'm going today with edge only to see how it compares to having 3G on all day yesterday.
One thing I've noticed on this phone is how slow the typing is while in safari. It's not a lag so much as the keyboard just having trouble keeping up. This wasn't the case on my first gen. Anybody else?
As far as turning services off, as far as I know there's no good reason to have location on. Maps is the only app that uses it right (out of the native apps I mean)? There's no wifi here at work so no need for that. I like push but have seen that hourly fetch does me just fine.
I'm going today with edge only to see how it compares to having 3G on all day yesterday.
One thing I've noticed on this phone is how slow the typing is while in safari. It's not a lag so much as the keyboard just having trouble keeping up. This wasn't the case on my first gen. Anybody else?
Alexandria..
I'm just outside the Beltway and verizon was aweful in my neighborhood, as well as other carriers. I've had the iPhone for 4 weeks and am extremely pleased with the coverage here. Was on a 3 hour conference call last night and never lost a signal. That would never have been the case with Verizon.
The interesting thing is at work, near Conn & K, I get varied signals and dropped calls all the time.....
I'm just outside the Beltway and verizon was aweful in my neighborhood, as well as other carriers. I've had the iPhone for 4 weeks and am extremely pleased with the coverage here. Was on a 3 hour conference call last night and never lost a signal. That would never have been the case with Verizon.
The interesting thing is at work, near Conn & K, I get varied signals and dropped calls all the time.....
Yeah, I'm just down the road from you off of Pohick. It used to be terrible there even though on the coverage map it should have been great...now it really is quite good.
Shut up and reboot
Seriously, you probably need a hard reboot. I try to power cycle mine off every couple of days, and do a full hard reboot once a week. Remember, this thing is basically a small computer. I don't expierence any lag, last night though it was acting wierd as it would not high-lite the letter "T" on the keyboard. Powered off and then back on and all was well.Dude I get 5 bars and 3G on my fiancee's family's 60 acre farm in WV. How can you not expect even better in northern VA?
I travel a lot through WV, actually believe it or not AT&T has much more coverage in WV than Verizon. If you look at the coverage map, it is one of the few states that AT&T has more voice and data coverage than Verizon. Verizon has terrible coverage in morgantown of all places!
San Diego: 1.3 Million people
Fairfax County: 1.0 Million people
Alexandria, Falls Church, Vienna, and Arlington: 0.4 million
Just for comparison.
I'm not saying San Diego's the biggest city or anything, but NOVA definately counts as "a city" when you're just looking at numbers.
I never noticed that.....though I don't tend to linger near that area....
From what I've heard, people that turn into my neighborhood loose signal with verizon.....one of the few dead spots...
Theres a thread for all over the US in this forum, hosted by Google Maps. Theres ~3 people that actually put there info on that thread.(from NoVa that is)
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Gainesville here. No 3G in my house (or directly outside)...I see 3G about a mile from the house, tho. 3G all day at work (in Ashburn).
Gainesville here. No 3G in my house (or directly outside)...I see 3G about a mile from the house, tho. 3G all day at work (in Ashburn).
My friends and I are always joking that NOVA would do better as it's own state. The difference between this area and down into central to southern VA is like night and day.
Gainesville..... Baaaaad memories from that place. I'm thankful that I have no reason to EVER go back there.
I'm much happier with my 3G than I was with the original...it also seems like in my neighborhood and where I work that the signal has actually gotten significantly better in the last month I used to drop calls all the time in my house...not since the switch to 3G.
There is a spot on Old Keene Mill Rd in Springfield where you dip down into a gulley area...it has been a dead spot for all cell carriers...all of a sudden I can keep coverage through there Things are looking up!
I used to drop calls all the time in my house...not since the switch to 3G.There is a spot on Old Keene Mill Rd in Springfield where you dip down into a gulley area...it has been a dead spot for all cell carriers...all of a sudden I can keep coverage through there
Things are looking up!
Wrong. If va beach actually had decent consistent waves and less than half the crowd during the summer, thenn it'd be the place to be. Even then it'd still be a warm winter away from LA. As far as beaches go, I'm always throughly depressed with east coast beaches which makes me want to stay away from them all =/
My house in Chantilly I get 5 bars of 3G consistently. I actually get better 3G coverage at my house than I do at work on Massachusetts Ave in NW.
Woodbridge can be hit or miss, as can South Riding. Those are really the only two places I've had serious reception issues.
Woodbridge can be hit or miss, as can South Riding. Those are really the only two places I've had serious reception issues.
It's almost a guarantee that I'll drop a call around Hwy 28 and Hwy 50...anywhere within a mile or so of that area, and I consistently drop calls. Coworkers complain of the same, no matter the phone carrier. Been that way for at least 3 yrs...
Not big? NOVA has like 2.4 million people in the metro area (Not including DC and Maryland)!
Oh and I get fairly great coverage in all area's except one spot on Lawyers Rd. in Vienna
You wouldn't notice if you just look at the bars. It stays at 1-2 bars as you drive through, but I have NEVER had a phone call survive as I drive past that big church at the bottom of the hill.
I was referring to the size of the area, not the population. I know it's highly populated. I'm on 495 South every day after work.
Actually, its a pretty good-sized area, too. It's pretty much from Stafford on up to the top of the state.
I was wondering how long it would take for somebody to mention that.
In all honesty, no pain involved my friend. The better speaker is all I'm missing. My first gen ls already nice and broken in
On a more annoying note, it seems my runaway delete is back in full force. : /