AT&T is horrible here too. Internet creeps. But I love my phone too much. How complicated is it to unlock my 8 gig iPhone and switch to Verizon? Can I still get internet on it?
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You can't switch to Verizon. Different tech. Biggest load of Belgium ever... Verizon needs to switch to GSM. NOW.
I joined Verizon from Cingular ages ago, because Cingular's coverage sucked. I switched back to Cingular a few years later as I needed a GSM phone and Bluetooth that could pair with something more than a headset. I was pleasantly surprised by the massive improvement in Cingular's coverage. Haven't had any complaints about that.
However, AT&T as they are now has consistently ballsed up the inclusion of the international data roaming plan on my account, and that's a major headache. It takes 30-45 mins on the phone, after each of my regular trips abroad, to get the data roaming charges removed from my bill. There's often a time-lag, so I end up having to pay $300-$400 in charges which are credited back on a later bill. Grrrr.
Everything else has been great.
AT&T service is incredibly average at best down here.
Verizon blows AT&T away service wise down here as my Verizon service was full of bars wherever I went.
My iPhone on the other hand routinely goes down to 1-2 bars in open areas and Edge crawls to nothing in many spots
I can live with it though as the phone itself blows anything Verizon has out the door
Verizon blows AT&T away service wise down here as my Verizon service was full of bars wherever I went.
My iPhone on the other hand routinely goes down to 1-2 bars in open areas and Edge crawls to nothing in many spots
I can live with it though as the phone itself blows anything Verizon has out the door
I live in the Omaha area. Unfortunately I have Sprint, but I know many who have ATT and the only problems are in large buildings, such as University of Nebraska Medical Center. Otherwise it's pretty good.
Omaha does NOT have 3G going at this time, but I spoke with the regional Data manager and says that it's being tested and expected to be up in this area Q3, or Q4 at the latest.
Any takers on San Antonio area coverage???
Thanks ^^^^. It's good to know I'm not the only Omahan on here. I am very glad to hear the service is pretty good here as well. And I am quite excited now for 3g this year. Woohooo!