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So my girlfriend says, "Dump the iPhone!!!"

I love my iphone and pretty much recommend an iphone to everyone who will listen to me, but I'd ditch it if I couldn't make calls reliably in my home town. If I were you, I'd go back to Verizon and maybe add an ipod touch. Yes it's two devices, but at least they'd both work.

Oh - or move to Boston. AT&T works great here and as an added bonus, our baseball team doesn't suck. :D
 
Have you tried a headset?

Maybe she needs a better phone? With higher volume?

I'm on T-Mo and could never hear my gf when she was on Sprint. When she jumped onto my plan that fixed it.
 
iPhoneNYC said:
To those who care, I'm not in the least interested in dumping the girl. Her office is twenty five blocks from mine and both are lunch breaks are on the short side. Carrying two phones seems silly and not a great solution: txt to this number, call this number if you actually want to have a clear conversation, etc. I guess I hope that the next gen iPhone will have better reception (I mean, isn't it's primary reason to exist is that it is a phone?). I also know that many people have great ATT reception outside of the NY area. But do I really commit to two more years of crap ATT service???
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In all seriousness, why haven't you considered keeping the iphone, jailbraking it and unlocking it in order to use it with another carrier so you are both happy?
 
Solution: Buy a cheap phone and an iPod Touch. If the next iPhone doesn't improve quality, which it could, that's what I would do - it's actually what I've been considering. My reason is mostly for monthly cost, not quality, but that's because I'm cheap.
 
cellocello said:
Man, you guys have been dating for over 2 years and still talk everyday at lunch?

How adorable!
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My wife and I been together for over 7 years and married for almost 5 and we still call each other at lunch everyday. We also text each other all day and it's a lot of fun.
To the OP, I honestly wouldn't get upset over a cell phone that doesn't work for that time that you talk at lunch. How is it other places? If this is the only time you have this problem (at lunch time) I would keep it. If you have this issue all over, then it's your call. Have you ever tried calling her at work when you're at a different spot? Maybe it's her cell phone. I would 1st try switching to EDGE (assuming you have the 3G) and see how that works. If that doesn't work then I would call her from an area that you know you have great signal and call her at her work. You never know, maybe Verizon lost a tower, moved a tower, or adjusted it and made her cell service worse.

iTouchLover said:
Unlock the iPhone for Verizon, or use T-Mobile.
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The iPhone won't work on Verizon no matter what.
 
:cool:
cellocello said:
That's a shame man - my 3G service is amazing in Toronto. Fast and reliable with no dead spots.
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i live in queens, ny i have full bars and 3g everywhere i go, i also work in mid-town manhattan, ny same thing 3g and full service..... but wait theres more..... recnetly i've been getting problems with my service but then again this has never happened before, im at work i lose complete service but then i get 3g and full bars instently out of no where. my guesses are that its at&t problems, but i do have to say im glad i left t-mobile, i hated there service, and i always had a freaking problem with a rep and every single phone i owned from them. but yet im getting annoyed at AT&T for the service issue now i just had my first drop call yesterday and all. sucks but o well things will get better, give it time.:cool:
 
bmacir said:
In all seriousness, why haven't you considered keeping the iphone, jailbraking it and unlocking it in order to use it with another carrier so you are both happy?
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His only other option is T-Mobile. Still wont work on Verizon. I have no idea how well T-Mobile works in NYC but i have had it for 7 years and its been fine for us.
 
Bummer

Find out what the best Network is in your area. Talk on it and see if it's really any better. If so then go with a phone they have that you can work with.
Take the iPhone, frame it and put it on the wall. Dream of the day you can return to the device you really like. Take a picture and send it to AT&T along with a sob story about their Network.

j/k about the picture part but you can have the best device there is but it's absolutely no good without service that actually works.
No different than a ferrari without gas.


ps. I'm surprised no one mentioned moving to a better area?
 
Tell her to quit her b#%@hing. People were able to get along in relationships before cell phones. It was a whole 15 years ago.

If you have a 3G, try switching to the EDGE network. I have almost no problems with my EDGE phone, but I see a lot of you complain about 3G.
 
There's no contest.

Sounds like she's put up with a lot the past two years. A few years from now you'll either look back and be proud of what you did, or you'll realize you elevated a piece of plastic and metal up over your happiness.

Get a second phone with Verizon just to talk to her. And/or turn off your iPhone and use it as a Touch over WiFi if you need an Apple fix.

Luck!
 
Just ask her the name of the cute sexy girl in her office you saw with an iPhone. She'll want her own iphone... :cool:
 
explain to her midtown is like that or maybe it's her phone.

Verizon customers have complained about problems in midtown anyway. I mean have you seen the number of people on the phone during midday? It's crazy
 
Hmm girl or iPhone. No brainer there.
I'd take the girl. :D

No phone is worth more than a solid relationship... period.
 
I think your iPhone is trying to tell you something. :rolleyes:
Personally, I'd tell my girlfriend off. I'd blame her. :D I'd say, your phone just doesn't like mine because it's sexy. :p
 
If you listen to her, next thing you know is she'll be dressing you in the morning, telling you when and when not to speak, and asking for you to do her laundry. You pick the path to walk down.;)
 
Why cant you just stick to texting and talk to her when you get home?

So she cant talk to you for, what, 45 minutes out of the day? Tell her to quit whining.

if my bf ever gave me an ultimatum (Been dating for around four years) I'd just get some prepaid phone just for him and keep it in my car/desk.

He is rather jealous of the way I treat/talk about my phone though, maybe your girlfriend is just seeing this as an opportunity to come between you two...
 
In general, from reading all these responses, I sense a lot of hostility in the boyfriend/girlfriend area. Maybe we should seek a relationship counselor here? Remember, relationships are more important than technology. And everything is more important than being ripped off by ATT each month as they provide crappy service and never upgrade.
 
iPhoneNYC said:
In general, from reading all these responses, I sense a lot of hostility in the boyfriend/girlfriend area. Maybe we should seek a relationship counselor here? Remember, relationships are more important than technology. And everything is more important than being ripped off by ATT each month as they provide crappy service and never upgrade.
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I don't think you need a counseler, I would recommend my idea I posted before and see how that works.
 
AT&T is working hard to improve their network in NY, or so I've been reading on Howardforums. There's a good chance by the end of the year things will be a LOT better there. The iPhone has pretty good call quality in areas with good coverage. I've had few if any problems in Sacramento, CA.
 
A few observations.

First, Verizon has a good selection of BlackBerry devices, which have push Gmail and other goodies, even if they aren't quite the iPhone.

Second, does your girlfriend need to have her hearing tested?

Third, is this an unusual occurrence or does she generally try to tell you what to do about things?
 
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