I never would've thought that I would see the day that people would become fanboys/fangirls of wireless phone providers.
Wow... just... wow.![]()
I think what really caused the appearance of "wireless provider fanboys/fangirls" was AT&T's exclusivity with the iPhone. Before the iPhone, I don't think it really existed.
Many people -- I can say that I am one of them -- are very loyal to their wireless provider because they are satisfied with the service. Leaving the provider for the phone just wasn't a reasonable option. Now that the exclusivity has ended and the phone is available on Verizon, opinions are becoming louder than ever before regarding the providers.
All of these years, AT&T has been criticized for its reception woes with the iPhone (whether or not you believe these are present is another story). But now that the phone will be available on two networks, people on both sides of the argument are waiting to prove the other group wrong. (i.e. "Verizon is having just as many problems as AT&T has," or "Verizon is the stronger network. Look at how it's handling this increased traffic!")