Agreed, shouldnt we be focuisng this hate toward Android, come on, we're Apple people, VZW/ATT whats it matter? We have the best phones and best OS out there....
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3g speed is horrible on vzw iPhone!!
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Agreed, shouldnt we be focuisng this hate toward Android, come on, we're Apple people, VZW/ATT whats it matter? We have the best phones and best OS out there....
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The kindergarten kids I teach seem to respect and celebrate differences better than some supposedly educated adults here.
OP, sorry you are disappointed. Not too late to return it. I tuned into this thread because I am still not 100% sure whether to make the switch on Wed. I hate to give up fast data but the dropped calls are getting really old.
Agreed, shouldnt we be focuisng this hate toward Android, come on, we're Apple people, VZW/ATT whats it matter? We have the best phones and best OS out there....
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You clearly don't know what you're talking about and have no experience with Verizon. Anything above 1Mbps is just fine and really even just under that is fine for browsing. In real world usage you won't notice much of a difference surfing the web on the iPhone 4 whether you're getting 1Mbps from Verizon or 3+Mbps on AT&T. Also for downloading the difference is negligible and you may save a few seconds on AT&T. Are you downloading a full copy of Adobe CS5 on your phone? No? Okay then.
I judge my Verizon network's performance based on whether it can stream Pandora without any hiccups.
Went through a few 80s ballads without issue. Mission accomplished.
Went through a few 80s ballads without issue. Mission accomplished.
dunno if it's relevant, but my 3g speeds were HORRENDOUS the first few weeks I had my IP4 on At&t, (I bought it on launch day). I remember a lot of people were having similar issues too, some said it had to do with heavy traffic on the network because of the launch.... but who knows
I judge my Verizon network's performance based on whether it can stream Pandora without any hiccups.
Went through a few 80s ballads without issue. Mission accomplished.
That's exactly the thing.
I'd guess that over 90% of iPhone users have never heard of a Speedtest app, nor do they care what a Mbps is.
Do webpages load? Does Pandora stream? Does Facebook keep them up to date? Yes, yes and yes.
It looks as if webpages on Verizon actually load a little quicker thanks to lower latency on CDMA. Faster speeds matter for those who download several hundred gigabytes of "linux distros" every month but for a cell phone the difference between 1.5Mbps and 5Mbps won't matter much. Think Ferrari or Camry on a residential street with stop signs every block.
Oh, dear. That's not gone well. Any advice on this?
Dude, how will you live with those horrible numbers?
That's just..............slow
I knew Verizon would be slower, but not terribly slow.
At least I can make calls and surf the web at 3Mb/s on my phone.
At least I can make calls and surf the web at 3Mb/s on my phone.
Here is what I get in PHX, AZ.
Not great speeds but reliable service. I rarely have dropped calls too. Maybe one a month. I can live with that.
Pay no attention to wifi speed. 16 year old is watching netflix and wife is on skype with freinds.
Not great speeds but reliable service. I rarely have dropped calls too. Maybe one a month. I can live with that.
Pay no attention to wifi speed. 16 year old is watching netflix and wife is on skype with freinds.
This is exactly what I'm planning on doing when my ViPhone comes later this week. I'll have both versions side by side on 3G and will do a bunch of comparisons. After several days of testing, I'll be returning one and keeping one!
You're right though... you don't see the whole story just by looking at speed tests. Latency comes into play, as well as consistency. My guess is that the viPhone may actually start loading things more quickly, but will fall behind during larger downloads (like video streaming). For web browsing, audio streaming, and bite-sized network grabs, I'm betting they will be pretty equal (or maybe even the ViPhone doing better). It also depends on location. If you get 3+ mbps on AT&T at full signal, that's great. But if Verizon's works consistently in more areas, then that could also be a major consideration.
I can't wait to do some testing!
quick and dirty, m.cnn.com.
top is att iphone
bottom is verizon iphone.
sorry for the video, i just slapped it together quickly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97jB169HWpw&feature=player_embedded
So wait just a minute. You are saying that the faster phone is the Verizon one? Nice.
I judge my Verizon network's performance based on whether it can stream Pandora without any hiccups.
Went through a few 80s ballads without issue. Mission accomplished.
Same here listen too it all day at work! It is a little slow browsing but I have always had verizon and the speed matches my android