Consider 3G speed before you jump the gun

[mpossoff]

Maybe I am in the minority, but I will stand a few dropped calls to have faster data. My usage time on data is probably 10x my usage on voice. I sacrificed voice quality when I decided to run an iPad (data-only) sim in my iPhone 4. VOIP can suck when you are on 3G. But I just don't care, because my phones primary function is not voice, and my cell phone bill is $35 a month. It is all about what your needs are and what is important to you.

I can't remember when I had a dropped call with ATT.

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

Yep you don't.

I find it funny that the majority of people on here use at&t but act like they know what they are talking about when it comes to Verizon. I've had Verizon family plan for a long time, and myself personally has tried all carriers including At&t so I know what im talking about when it comes between the two.

Olivia23, I was with Verizon for almost 10 years prior to switching to AT&T this past fall. I'm now wondering why it took me so long to do so. I'm much much happier with AT&T than I ever was with Verizon. I got dropped calls all the time with Verizon, and I'm willing to admit that I may not be noticing it when it happens now, but my AT&T service seems much more reliable than my Verizon service was. I had Verizon for regular cellular, feature phones, and smart phones and I was happy with them all at the time. I was even completely open to staying with Verizon this fall but their lack of appealing phones turned me away. I was also looking at Sprint (EVO 4G was getting a lot of praise at the time), and T-Mobile (Samsung Fascinate). AT&T did everything right for me, and the other companies kept trying to convince me that their phones were better than the iPhone. That was seriously the first thing they'd say when they approached me in the store. That's how I knew the iPhone was special. But now that I'm with AT&T I can see the difference in customer service, and data speed. Those two things are huge for me, and my voice service is solid as a rock (though the Verizon fans will not believe it).

Point is, I like AT&T better than Verizon. This is based on my personal experience as a customer with both. Don't go around making blanket statements that us AT&T folks don't know anything about Verizon cause it's often not true.

Another problem I have with VZW is the way they'll rip you right off if they can. My mom is still with Verizon, along with my younger siblings who still live at home. They all got charged a new $9.99 data fee for their phones when they upgraded because they were "multimedia phones". Basically if the phone can play music, or has 3G capability, Verizon will force you to pay $10 per month for the privilege of having it. These are the exact same type of phones that just one year before didn't have that requirement. My family never used data before, why should they be forced to pay for it now? These phones aren't really built for it anyway.

That mandatory $10 buys you a whopping 25 MB of data, and I still for the life of me can't get my mom's phone to download an email for her. I'm not sure if it's the slow 3G she gets (after 5 or 6 minutes I give up), or if it's a problem with her phone, either way I'm not impressed. But that can't be true now can it? It's Verizon and they're perfect, right?

Most on here are just quoting a "fact" that they read from another At&t fanboy on here instead if actually reasearching it. Once again get your facts straight before you start posting something that you have not experienced for yourself.

AT&T fanboy? Seems to me that you're the one who's a fanboy here. Taking personal offense anytime someone is less than pleased with "Big Red" all I've read from you is angry posts about how we should all bow down at the altar of Verizon, or shut up and die.

Let it go already.

 

[Oilbrnr]

Scottsdale AT&T just now:

Ping 600ms
Dn 1325 kbps
Up 45 kbps

Same location (work) 1/10:

Ping 595ms
Dn 855 kbps
Up 50 kbps

 

[fpnc]

To everyone in this thread, YMMV, end of topic.

 

[S.B.G]

Field Test Mode

Never herd of that. How do you do it, and what is it's purpose?

Field Test Mode​

From the numbered screen on your iPhone type in the following sequence and then press 'Call'. This will show you the dBm and the lower the number the better the signal strength. I think the best I have seen is -47

*3001#12345#*

You can keep the numbers permanent in field test mode. When exiting just hold the home button down a few seconds like you would to force close an app.

Now you can simply toggle between numbers or bars with a simple touch.
The only catch is that this toggle feature is permanent (even between firmware updates) unless you go to Settings and Reset All. If you set it permanently, you can tap the dBm to switch back to bars and tap it again to switch to dBm again.

It's purpose is to be able to better gauge your signal strength more accurately rather than rely on a set of 5 bars. I believe if you are on a call and then enter Field Test Mode you can get even more technical details, but I've never tried that.

The signal strength chart was made after the infamous "antennagate." The top chart shows the way it was set with iOS 4 and the bottom chart shows the remapping in 4.1 and up.