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Early Verizon iPhone Reviews
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I've had 3 iPhones (3G, 3GS, 4G). I've had maybe 1 dropped call, and that's because where our summer house is, there are no cell towers. None of my cousins/aunts/uncles get any service with their Verizon phones. I get 3-4 bars with the ability to use them in most areas with only a few dead zones.
I will second that I'm a real person and I get 3G coverage both at my home and at college.
My uncle, who travels most weeks of the year to produce concerts, had Verizon. He had to walk down the middle of the street (in Chicago, the nations third largest city) to find service when visiting from LA. Verizons service was so bad almost everywhere he traveled he had to switch to AT&T.
If Verizon doesn't have service in the third largest city in the country, where do they have it? I assure you there are lots of REAL people here who would love to know.
I've had 3 iPhones (3G, 3GS, 4G). I've had maybe 1 dropped call, and that's because where our summer house is, there are no cell towers. None of my cousins/aunts/uncles get any service with their Verizon phones. I get 3-4 bars with the ability to use them in most areas with only a few dead zones.
I will second that I'm a real person and I get 3G coverage both at my home and at college.
My uncle, who travels most weeks of the year to produce concerts, had Verizon. He had to walk down the middle of the street (in Chicago, the nations third largest city) to find service when visiting from LA. Verizons service was so bad almost everywhere he traveled he had to switch to AT&T.
If Verizon doesn't have service in the third largest city in the country, where do they have it? I assure you there are lots of REAL people here who would love to know.
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So, for those of us like me who live in areas where AT&T's phone service is more reliable than Verizon's, it's win on voice and win on data!
So, for those of us like me who live in areas where AT&T's phone service is more reliable than Verizon's, it's win on voice and win on data!
Ok everyone its time to move over, so will 40 percent of ATT iphone customers move over, I like to have my network back.
This will be an interesting topic to follow. I honestly don't think it will make that significant impact in most markets. Many people act as if all the AT&T defectors live in their normal cell tower envelope. Reality is, they might loose one or two data competitors in their area. Not 10 million.
I'll tell you what. How about we make that video around here, where the AT&T voice service is OK but their 3G data reception is spotty? We can measure Verizon 3G against AT&T EDGE speeds.
FWIW, AT&T EDGE doesn't do simultaneous voice and data either.
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I'm not in the US but, seriously, I think the bottom line is "each carrier has its pros and cons". Otherwise, the worse one would be our of business long time ago.
Can you hear me now?
Ha Ha LOVE IT! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW AT&T? No wonder you can talk and use data at the same time... it takes forever to get the data. Have to use that time constructively..."hold on, it's still loading..."
Ha Ha LOVE IT! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW AT&T? No wonder you can talk and use data at the same time... it takes forever to get the data. Have to use that time constructively..."hold on, it's still loading..."
you Verizon people are idiots. you seem to think that Verizon doesn't just consider you a number either, that they are going to lovingly give you anything you want, how soon you forget that they dropped a $20 fee on your hotspot tethering on top of your data plan. Suckers.
I have both Verizon and AT&T and I travel alot of work (work phone is Verizon). I use my AT&T iphone a lot more as its constantly getting a better signal both here in San Antonio and all through out the south Texas country side from the Mexico border north. Its based on your areas. If you bought AT&T in an area where they are not prominent, that thats your fault, not AT&T
I have both Verizon and AT&T and I travel alot of work (work phone is Verizon). I use my AT&T iphone a lot more as its constantly getting a better signal both here in San Antonio and all through out the south Texas country side from the Mexico border north. Its based on your areas. If you bought AT&T in an area where they are not prominent, that thats your fault, not AT&T
Ha Ha LOVE IT! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW AT&T? No wonder you can talk and use data at the same time... it takes forever to get the data. Have to use that time constructively..."hold on, it's still loading..."
Whats funny is they used that did those tests where they stated at&t has trouble with coverage, nice of them to cripple one phone on purpose.
Other carriers have always been faster. Problem is, Verizon is nearly EVERYWHERE. I would rather make sure I HAVE coverage even if it's slow, than another carrier where there isn't coverage at all.
Case in point: I just had to go to Santa Ysabel, out in the middle of the reservation in the middle of nowhere, T-mobile had no signal whatsoever, Verizon was still going strong. This is in a place where there was nothing but trees and horses. For me, that reliability is the better thing to have.
I think overall, this is a hard decision to make... I thought verizon had this down, but apparently for the users, it still come down to what everyone prefers.
Verizon: good call reception, stable but slow 3G speed, no simultaneous call and data use
AT&T: bad phone reception, fast bursts of 3G speed but not consistent, simultaneous call and data use
I think Engadget need to test out skype or some VoIP App (like Line2) on the Verizon network first. If VoIP works consistently with good call quality with Verizon's slower but consistent 3G speed, I may be switching...
Verizon: good call reception, stable but slow 3G speed, no simultaneous call and data use
AT&T: bad phone reception, fast bursts of 3G speed but not consistent, simultaneous call and data use
I think Engadget need to test out skype or some VoIP App (like Line2) on the Verizon network first. If VoIP works consistently with good call quality with Verizon's slower but consistent 3G speed, I may be switching...
fanbois
lol, until your phone rings!
Well, thanks! Beware the iron fist of Arn!
Or maybe you spoke too soon.
lol, until your phone rings!
Well, thanks! Beware the iron fist of Arn!
Or maybe you spoke too soon.
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AT&T speeds will keep increasing if the statistics were correct as to the number of people moving from AT&T to Verizon.
I'd love to see a speed test between Verizon and AT&T EDGE, for us stubborn holdouts who are still using original model iPhones.
Why did people not expect Verizon to win in voice and AT&T to win in Data? They've both been known to dominate their respective categories. AT&T has always been the data king, even if that whole "I can't use my iPhone as a phone problem" was theirs...
Still, I can't help but note...and then there's this:
Still, I can't help but note...and then there's this:Attachments
That's funny because I live and work in NYC. We compared the data speeds between my iPhone4, a Droid X, and an Evo... The iPhone won hands down. Followed by the Droid X. Forget the Evo...