"The iPhone is built for speed, but that's not what you get with a CDMA phone. I'm not sure iPhone users are ready for life in the slow lane."
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Do you agree with AT&T that a Verizon iPhone is 'life in the slow lane'?
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Well I have an original Droid, now off contract (which I cannot wait to ditch the second the iPhone is announced) and from experience using Verizon's 3G I can say that it is true that it is not the fastest around...I have done the speed tests occasionally and the speeds range from 800Kb to 1.5Mb depending on the day or time of day.
What I can say is that the VZ network is solid as a rock where I live, and I am more than happy to have a slightly less speedy network than a really unreliable one but faster which is the case with AT&T in the NY metropolitan area where I am.
What I can say is that the VZ network is solid as a rock where I live, and I am more than happy to have a slightly less speedy network than a really unreliable one but faster which is the case with AT&T in the NY metropolitan area where I am.
At&t network is just as reliable as Verizons.. At&t is just faster 80% of the time.. I travel alot.. the only places i have problem with At&t is at Atlanta airport, i have to switch to edge.. and at Miami heat games... I'm in memphis tn right now.. i have 2 bars of 3g and im getting 2 mbps down... can't complain about that..
but unless Verizon gets an LTE iphone 4.. then i agree that an iphone with verizon is life in the slow lane
but unless Verizon gets an LTE iphone 4.. then i agree that an iphone with verizon is life in the slow lane
Happy with Verizon's coverage
Well, I travel with family - I have Verizon and my family members have AT&T and Sprint. I am the only one that seems to always have coverage - they are having their friends call my phone to get a hold of them. I will be happy to have an iphone on Verizon.
Well, I travel with family - I have Verizon and my family members have AT&T and Sprint. I am the only one that seems to always have coverage - they are having their friends call my phone to get a hold of them. I will be happy to have an iphone on Verizon.
I took a trip from Minnesota to Arizona a few weeks ago. My masterful plan was to create a wifi hotspot with my Android phone on AT&T during the drive, big mistake. 50% of the time I had no data access, of the remaining 50%, almost all of that was EDGE access. Luckily I had my Chrome Book (CR-48) with me which comes with Verizon network access. I had network connectivity almost everywhere AT&T didn't work or was too slow.
But where I live the AT&T is quite nice, it was just poor on the road trip.
I'd rather have the slow lane than the stop and go traffic.
Verizon should pick up my analogy and turn it into a commercial:
Verizon is a Porsche.
AT&T is a Ferrari with kid in the passenger seat yanking on the handbrake every few miles.
Verizon should pick up my analogy and turn it into a commercial:
Verizon is a Porsche.
AT&T is a Ferrari with kid in the passenger seat yanking on the handbrake every few miles.
Got a chuckle out of the bad service cited at Miami Heat games. I've been to some Washington Caps games at the "Verizon Center" and the VZW service there is awful.
I live in Roanoke, Virginia and AT&T service here is awful once you are out of the cities. AT&T here is "life in the no-service" lane.
YMMV.
I live in Roanoke, Virginia and AT&T service here is awful once you are out of the cities. AT&T here is "life in the no-service" lane.
YMMV.
I know it's a longshot, but with Verizon's new LTE being deployed around the same time as this rumored iPhone I wouldn't be surprised if a new LTE iPhone was released tomorrow. Then again I'm just expecting a "Hooray iPhone on verizon" announcement.
Either way Sloth speed > CDMA iPhone speed.
Either way Sloth speed > CDMA iPhone speed.
The reason why Im not switching to the Verizon iPhone
Verizons average download speed is around 800Kbps.
Switching from AT&T to Verizon would be like switching from broadband to dial-up
Speak for yourself I live in Southern New Hampshire and this is what I get to work with
and this is actually a lot faster than the average
I actually was speaking for my own experience that's all
What works for me may not necessarily work for you, and vice versa. The point is that if a different carrier works for you, then more power to you, switch to them and be done with it. There is not one carrier that works best for everybody.