One month in- not a single missed or dropped call on VZW

[silroc]

Going to AT&T for ip4 in 2010 was like going back 15 years in cell phone world.

Dropped calls and missed calls a few times per week. I was in shock having left VZW with a BB that had never dropped a call in years....


Finally, back to the modern ages!

Fwiw NY and NYC user... I know it's just regional

 

[wordoflife]

I got a Verizon iPad and I have to say that the internet speeds are frustrating compared to what I get on AT&T (both LTE and 3G) on my iPhone. So yeah, just a regional thing I guess.

 

[bwhli]

Quite the opposite for me. I had Verizon in the past and service wasn't that great. Made the switch to AT&T when the iPhone 4 came out, and it's been much better.

 

[bigjnyc]

I could probably count on two hands how many phone calls I've made since getting the iPhone 5 on AT&T.... I'll take the faster data speeds over good call reception. I am in the NYC area as well.

 

[fins831]

I drop calls on ATT prob one or two times a week, but my home is located in an LTE 1 bar area, if I am visiting friends or family it is a lot lot better.

Its funny, I live near a major mall, and I watch my service go from 5 bars LTE to 1 bar LTE every hour, I don't even move the phone, seems the tower is really craptastic where I live.

 

[McPc]

I've had my phone on VZW as well with the same experience as the OP and am extremely happy with the voice quality and reception.

I used to be with AT&T and had a problem getting a signal in my apartment and now I can go into any room and get great reception. Of course this is a local issue with the proximity to towers in my area but in my situation VZW was the best choice for me.

 

[diegoesk]

3g speeds for verizon have been horrible these last couple of weeks. Mind you I'm showing 5 bars. Nyc metro area..

 

[Joesmith13245]

All depends on location. I've been with AT&T for a few years now and rarely have a dropped call. I'm in the DFW area.

 

[applebro]

Going to AT&T for ip4 in 2010 was like going back 15 years in cell phone world.

Dropped calls and missed calls a few times per week. I was in shock having left VZW with a BB that had never dropped a call in years....


Finally, back to the modern ages!

Fwiw NY and NYC user... I know it's just regional

Haha yeah I know what you mean. I've always had Verizon then switch to ATT for the iPhone 3G and I had so many dropped calls i thought it was the phone and cursed Apple, but after talking to people I found out it was ATT. I never had a dropped call with Verizon that didn't involve going through a dead zone. Been back on Verizon for the past 2 years and feelsgoodman.jpg

Went to an NFL game once and from where I was standing I could see the ATT building and didn't have enough signal to send a text :\

 

[nizmoz]

Going to AT&T for ip4 in 2010 was like going back 15 years in cell phone world.

Dropped calls and missed calls a few times per week. I was in shock having left VZW with a BB that had never dropped a call in years....


Finally, back to the modern ages!

Fwiw NY and NYC user... I know it's just regional

Really? I have had NO drop calls since back with AT&T from Verizon now. And that's like 4-5 months.

 

[bcaslis]

Lots of calls missed and dropped calls on AT&T on iPhone (original) through iPhone 4S. One month of Verizon on iPhone 5 and not a single missed or dropped call.

Voicemail on AT&T sometimes took hours to show up and deleting a voicemail could take minutes. Voicemails are basically instantly available and deleted on Verizon. Unless the iPhone 5 was a quantum leap on the phone part, I'm guessing my problem was AT&T (Portland, OR area).