Do people still honestly believe this? MOST areas of the US are going to have coverage by both AT&T and Verizon... look at the coverage maps yourself...
You believe a silly picture? Ha ha!
Do people still honestly believe this? MOST areas of the US are going to have coverage by both AT&T and Verizon... look at the coverage maps yourself...
Do people still honestly believe this? MOST areas of the US are going to have coverage by both AT&T and Verizon... look at the coverage maps yourself...
In my area it's pretty actuate... maybe I'm luckyYou believe a silly picture? Ha ha!
The exact same could be said for Verizon's coverage in certain areas...Speaking from experience that is absolutely NOT true. AT&T's rural coverage absolutely sucks!
Yes, all coverage is local. But there absolutely is a difference when you compare the four major networks nationwide. To pretend otherwise is foolish.
In my area it's pretty actuate... maybe I'm lucky
The exact same could be said for Verizon's coverage in certain areas...
Mind you I live in the NYC metro area (45 minutes from Manhattan), but I frequently have better coverage and data speeds with my AT&T iPhone than my friends with Verizon, and I even live in an LTE area...
Rarely. It's common public opinion that Verizon has better coverage for a reason and a big part of that is full 3G coverage in rural areas where AT&T drops to edge or GPRS.
All joking aside, the fact that it supports LTE has nothing to do with SVDO. Any "pure" CDMA phone could support SVDO. It's a bit of a shotgun approach to radios, but it certainly works.
Just as any 3G AT&T phone 'could' support HSPA+ since the chips are the exact same minus the newer technology. Once Verizon switches over voice+data to their LTE network I will stop using that argument.
OK, but when your in an area with 3G service from both AT&T and Verizon, AT&T tends to have the faster data speeds... plus the fact that AT&T has continued to support and improve their exciting 3G data speeds (HSPA+), while Verizon has jump the gun to be the first to roll out LTE...
Mind you... lets say the next iPhone only had up to HSPA+ (which seems likely at this point), then the AT&T iPhone will have a HUGE advantage in data speeds vs. Verizon...
Again, maybe I'm just lucky to be in an area that has good coverage by both AT&T and Verizon, but I have been with AT&T since they were Cingular and have never felt wronged by their coverage or service...
... anyway... about the article... can't wait for AT&T's LTE coverage in my neck of the woods![]()
OK, but when your in an area with 3G service from both AT&T and Verizon, AT&T tends to have the faster data speeds...
They finally got past it all and eventually caught Verizon in speed (pre-LTE)
Things will get better with integrated 4G/3G Whatever drugs you're on, I want 2. If AT&T sticking with improving 3G is your best arguement, enjoy your next iPhone on AT&T. Verizon didn't want to make more progress for 3G because LTE is the next progressive step. Verizon just set the wheels in motion sooner. It makes you wonder if AT&T would even be building out an LTE network if VZW wasn't already getting customers on their LTE. HSPA+ isn't as fast as LTE. It sits almost halfway between current 3G & LTE speeds. Apple will play in the LTE pool, but they want everything to be to their liking. Companies that use Android are stepping all over themselves to get in on the ground floor. The first 4 (& more) Verizon LTE phones are all Androids & more than likely, so will AT&T's. People hoping for an LTE iPhone in a month will be sorely disappointed. Maybe next year when both networks (& maybe the AT&T/T-Mobile merger) are fully up and stable, Apple will have all of the necessary components for an LTE iPhone.
Didn't I already say that?
Yes, yes I did.![]()
Sorry, misinterpreted your comment. You're saying that AT&T caught up with Verizon with 3G speed, but my personal experience is that they far exceeded Verizon in terms of 3G speed. My AT&T iPhone always does about 2-3x the data speeds of my friends Verizon one... and I live 15 minutes from Verizon's corporate headquarters.
No, I said the caught up and passed them.
And Verizon's LTE coverage at this point covers such a large area of the population that they could almost start advertising like AT&T who boasts of population coverage while ignoring the rest of the miles and miles of areas people like to travel to.
That is not accurate at all. Verizon's LTE coverage is not close to that. Step away from the mushrooms. ATT 3G coverage blankets most of the US. Verizon LTE is not.
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I'd much rather take Verizon's abundant coverage than AT&T's sparse coverage despite its faster speeds.
AT&T's 3G coverage still sucks though.![]()
That it does.
I never once saw the 1X (CDMA's EDGE) icon on my Verizon iPhone. My AT&T iPhone would slip into EDGE when I walked into buildings that were right in the middle of a 3G covered city. I'd see EDGE all the time while I traveled.
I have quite the opposite experience, and I travel weekly all around the US. I haven't seen EDGE in a long, long time. Just when out traveling in the middle of no where.
In buildings I get between 3 at the least and five bars. Maybe you had a bad iPhone?
I think both carriers coverage is spotty and have their strengths and weaknesses. But as PC Mag pointed out ATT 3g coverage while not as dense is actually (better than Verizons) while being faster.
With the iPhone on Verizon it a lose, lose. You will be stuck on weak 3G that verizon has, with no LTE iPhone until next year. Which will be 1 to 2Mps if your lucky.
Meanwhile HSPA+ on ATT will be getting 7Mps to 21Mps. Big difference. Even Verizons 1X is slower than Atts EDGE. Lol.
I'd much rather take Verizon's abundant coverage than AT&T's sparse coverage despite its faster speeds.
I'll take AT&Ts ability to deliver data and voice simultaneously.
Wait? You're trying to argue that Verizon is better because they're developing on a new standard that won't even be compatible with the next iPhone? It's great that Verizon is pushing LTE, but unless the iPhone supports those speeds it's somewhat irrelevant to discussion (especially on the iPhone section of a mac forum). But it is realistic to assume that the next iPhone will at least support HSPA+. This give AT&T a huge advantage (If you live in an area with good AT&T coverage)...
Is it really that important to be on the internet and phone at the same time?
Lose - Lose? At least I can make a call when I am not in a major city...Win. All you AT&T fanboys sound like the Android fanboys, all you care about are specs. Who needs 7-21mbps on a phone honestly.
I beg to differ. I've been always been able to make calls. So, I'd say that's a win. No, I don't care for specs. Who needs those speeds? No one, but at least I can brag about it and use it when I tether (the jailbreak way). You on the other hand, well... not so much.
AHHHHH but LTE can do this check Thunderbolt & Bionic.Probably not since I have Pandora blasting on 3G while I'm talking to you. Too bad CDMA can't do that.