iOS and Android: A State-by-State Breakdown

[Tim9724]

Thanks for the stats on Alaska

 

[edenwaith]

iOS big in Montana?

Until this year you had to be ATT to use an iPhone, and ATT sucks in some locations (AZ for instance). Android is good on Verizon (good in AZ). I bet iPhone is big where ATT is big, and Android is big where Verizon's big. Blackberry is business, not for touchscreen people like android.

One thing I find very interesting is that Montana did not get the iPhone until this year. AT&T finally is moving into Montana, but Verizon STILL got the iPhone before AT&T did in Montana. Sad.

So why is the iPhone supposedly big in Montana, then? Verizon is king there, so I imagine that Android phones would have had quite a lead over the iPhone. Now, if only iOS devices are considered, then that would level the playing field more, since iPads and iPod touches were available in Montana.

 

[edenwaith]

It really helps to know what you're talking about before you correct someone. Verizon bought Alltel, yes. However, like many large-scale transactions, it involved mandated divestitures. About half of the Alltel coverage area (though a far smaller percentage of customers) was required to be divested as it would leave Verizon with a near monopoly. Almost all of Montana, except for one market area where there was no Verizon service, was divested to AT&T.

Here's a map of how it breaks down:

http://www.cellularmaps.com/alltel_divest.shtml

Correct. It was due to Alltel being sold to AT&T (instead of Verizon) that AT&T finally had an official presence within Montana. Ironically, an AT&T commercial from 2009 claimed to support Bozeman, MT!

 

[mayerryan]

You're an idiot if you think that politcal preferences correlate to which kind of smart phone you own. The funny thing about Capitalists and Republicans is that they believe in the freedom to choose, whether you like it or not! However, I am compelled to think that the map that was shown (not by you), is in parallel to the dominant cell phone carrier.

And you're an "idiot" who clearly has no sense of humor. Then again, you are a republican, as your tagline states..... That at least explains the disrespectful name-calling.

 

[andrewsd]

Lol, blackberry dominated states are sad, boring places I bet.

I don't know about that NY is pretty cool and makes sense that NY is BB dominate considering our business capital is there..

 

[MadeTheSwitch]

Dunno what part of Southern California you're in. But in the bulk of San Diego, iPhones run the roost. It got worse when Verizon picked them up.

Orange County. Haven't been to San Diego in awhile. I will keep my eye out next time I am down that way. OC used to be almost entirely iPhone. A rare blackberry perhaps. Hardly any Android. And I managed to see a Palm OS phone in the wild only one time. But things are different now. Still don't see the others, but man, Androids are all over the place now. It's amazing how fast things can change.

I tried the iPhone 4. Couldn't stand it. The build quality was top notch, but iOS is way too limiting and restricting. It felt claustrophobic. Everything is clunky - way too many clicks to enable and disable WiFi, for example. The simplicity and sheer flexibility of Android just works for me.

You are right. Some things are quite buried compared to being able to put things on a home screen with a widget. However, I suspect that as time goes on the differences between these two platforms will become less and less.

 

[euvnairb]

But the Cupertino Kids in California are android. Steve Jobs has to hate that...

Is google not in CA anymore?

 

[mrxak]

I live in Blackberry country, apparently. Struck me as odd until I realized, oh yeah, Wall Street. It also makes sense that Blackberry dominates in the D.C area.

Blackberry was Old Smartphone, and the only people who had smartphones prior to the iPhone coming along were government and business types. By interia, they've stayed with Blackberry for the most part.

I have no idea what's going on in the Dakotas, Oregon, or Kansas. Probably a carrier thing.

 

[Savor]

I used to live in Colorado and visited them just two years ago. T-Mobile is big with my high school friends over there, so I am not shocked Android is beloved there. More price conscious people over in the CO Springs.

I am surprised Android dominates Apple and Google''s homestate. I see more iPhones users in CA than in any other state. In SoCal, they are extremely common everywhere I go. Moreso than RAZR during its heyday.

I actually do miss the one-handed operation of phones. Now phones are getting bigger and we have to use two hands. At least BlackBerry keeps that one handed operation alive. I am using a Pixi Plus as a backup and it made me miss that style. iPhones and many of the Androids are just too bulky and wide.

 

[AllieNeko]

Correct. It was due to Alltel being sold to AT&T (instead of Verizon) that AT&T finally had an official presence within Montana. Ironically, an AT&T commercial from 2009 claimed to support Bozeman, MT!

That claim was based on roaming partner coverage, as was the entire ad. Given AT&T's strict 40%/750 minutes 20%/24MB data 50%/3000 SMS roaming restriction, I think it's quite unreasonable to count roaming as coverage. It's more emergency use areas...

The worst thing, there's no way on the iPhone or other AT&T phones to set them to "home only" to keep them from roaming.

 

[nburwell]

Even though I see a lot of iPhone's being used around the greater Philadelphia area, I alway see much more Android phones being used when I'm out at the mall, bars/restaurants, sporting events, etc.

 

[aoifeee]

Can't say this map matches my experience.