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Verizon iPhone 14 Pro Customers Reporting Cellular Connection Issues
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I just did this, I even didn't have to create an account / set a password during the trial period. I only had to make an account when I chose to ditch Verizon. It was literally just email/name/address - and I was impressed enough with the T-Mobile network where I live that I switched, which you can also do inside the App. I thought making it this easy to trial a cellular provider is fantastic - previously I'd have to wait a couple days for a SIM to arrive in the mail.
Verizon speed test at home: 6.55Mbps down, 0.11 Mbps up
T-Mobile speed test at home: 269Mpbs down, 23.0 Mbps up
I noticed MVNOs like Visible and Mint also let you configure a trial eSIM - I have Visible going on my wife's phone now.
I've often had many bars and zero connectivity on this phone, so can confirm. I was on a bike ride yesterday and stopped for coffee with friends. All on older phones and older OS, all worked fine. It's a location i've stopped many times and used my phone, but this time i got page load stalls and no connectoin
Maybe it truly is time for Apple employees to return to the office. This latest product rollout has been a disaster.
This is not a new thing with Verizon. They've had hand-off issues every step of the way. It's like 3G>LTE all over again. There are threads about this issue on other models, in spite of what this news article implies about it being primarily with the 14 Pro. One of the most common issues is 5GUW simply stopping. It shows 5GUW in the bar, but your data connection just... stops. Sometimes it comes back after a few minutes, sometimes you have to cycle airplane mode.
Sidenote: Bars are almost meaningless as well; so don't let the number of bars *alone* be your only source of comparison between phones.
Bottom line, this isn't just a 14 Pro problem. But maybe the fact that it's getting some publicity due to the newness of the 14 Pro will help push Verizon to get their **** together.
Sidenote: Bars are almost meaningless as well; so don't let the number of bars *alone* be your only source of comparison between phones.
Bottom line, this isn't just a 14 Pro problem. But maybe the fact that it's getting some publicity due to the newness of the 14 Pro will help push Verizon to get their **** together.
I have been having the same issues. Spent the weekend in San Diego, CA and the phone was practically unusable. I'm on an Iphone Pro Max 14 on 16.1. I have not gotten the full bars since updating the phone...
Yeah, I've been experiencing these 5G issues and it's interfered with some important business calls. That is, I've been within good proximity of towers such that there should be no issues. Conversely, I've had poor performance with Airpods Pro 2 in choppy phone calls, such that I needed to turn off bluetooth and just use the phone.
It makes me wonder how comprehensive Apple's QA/testing process is, given recent history. They could avoid creating these dumpster fires, it's not like they don't have resources. *shrug*
In NYC Verizon is by far best and has been improving each year. You might consider waiting a couple of months until they've worked out these bugs.
I wonder if this isn't a Verizon 5G issue (maybe with certain modems?), rather than an Apple issue. I tried to use the Verizon Home 5G service with 3 different modems that they sent me, in two different houses 5 blocks apart and even tho I got great signal strength and speeds on my iPhone 13 standing in the same spot, the 5G Home modem would vacillate between very slow speeds and random disconnects. I could put my 13 pro max in the exact same spot and use it as a hotspot for my desktop, stream TV shows to my TV, etc with no speed issues whatsoever.
No, I'm one of those people that know where stuff belongs so I can find it quickly when I need it.
My Verizon service through my eSIM has been terrible ever since my company switched over from AT&T earlier this year. I have a iPhone 11 Pro Max. My other line with physical sim is Mint Mobile and I get better coverage from it compared to Verizon. I am in Melbourne Florida.
Same old story.
Buying a new iPhone on first release is always a gamble
Buying a new iPhone on first release is always a gamble
Interesting. On my 12 pro max, since I upgraded to iOS 16 my Verizon bars have dropped. I have line of sight to the nearest Verizon tower, about 2 blocks away, and pre-iOS 16 my Verizon bars were always maxed out. I have two lines on the phone and my AT&T bars have not changed.
They already have. Maybe now that so many experienced employees have retired or left and the ones who are still there are wasting two or more hours a day commuting, we're seeing the drop in quality everyone who studies this predicted we'd see from this return to office plan.
Just laying out all the bullet points aren’t you?
“No issues here with my iPhone 14 pro max with 1TB, usb-c conversion hack, fully protected with my AirPods 2 in hand, one being currently tracked at my home on ‘Find My’ because I left it, and a full tank of gas with my tires at 38psi”
At any event, downloading the T-Mobile app to try out the trial. I’ve been curious.
The WFH Apple employees-generated phone, everybody. Ain’t it great?