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Verizon iPhone 5 Will Not Offer Simultaneous Voice and Data [Update: It Was A Hardware Decision]
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Yea for me personally, I hardly ever use it, and when I do I'm usually at home connected to Wi-Fi. But I can see how other people would use it.
This is why I stick with AT&T, even though I ****ing hate AT&T. Verizon just doesn't have a standard network capable of the basic features and technology one would expect.
Well, that and I'm still grandfathered in on my unlimited data.
Well, that and I'm still grandfathered in on my unlimited data.
This is a minor problem, but I still plan on switching from AT&T to Verizon, simply because I want the low-spectrum LTE that will be more likely to penetrate the concrete skyscraper walls in midtown Manhattan. AT&T = 0 bars. "No service." Anything would be an improvement.
Duh no *****
If on CDMA it won't, but on LTE it will.
Seriously, a PR moron with no tech understanding of course isn't going to get this part correct
If on CDMA it won't, but on LTE it will.
Seriously, a PR moron with no tech understanding of course isn't going to get this part correct
This sucks, but for where I live there is no other carrier I would consider except for Verizon. I can see this really sucking if driving using the ios6 turn by turn nav and I have to take a call. Good he updated maps...
A US editorial staff + a large portion of the readership in the US = most stories are going to be about the US carriers.
If you have information of what's going on in other countries, I would submit them as tips, they might get used.
Wow. I know most people don't think this is a big deal breaker, but my mom has Verizon and has asked me multiple times why she can't do this. If she's on a conference call, she can't make reservations for dinner (for example) until the call is over. That's some ********.
The operative word in your statement is consciously. If that feature were removed form your service you would probably find yourself missing it more often than you realize. Like they say, you don't know what you have until it's gone.
That's probably because they service the vast majority of iPhone users, so it is of greater interest.
I don't believe this. I think this statement is not entirely complete. If you are on CDMA 3G, it is correct. If you are on LTE, it will be fine.
Lol... The eVil empire still is inferior. But they do put out good commercial with great spin on their capabilities.
Why? Every other phone with LTE does it, it's obviously a limitation with the iPhone 5. Also, how's that non-existent LTE?
I've got unlimited and unthrottled LTE in places where dial-up is the only other internet option.This might be a problem for people who stream audio in the car, perhaps? I don't know what the limitations are for that sort of thing, but I used to have all sorts of issues with my 1st gen iPhone because I'd be listening to Pandora in the car and suddenly have missed calls pop up once I got out of the car at home.
Ok, on second thought....complete speculation here....but is it possible Apple didn't bend over backwards to include this capability for Verizon, and Verizon didn't push for it...because they don't care if it pushes away some users?
If you walk into a Verizon store, they will not try to sell you an iPhone. It's almost as if they just offer it because they have to.
If you walk into a Verizon store, they will not try to sell you an iPhone. It's almost as if they just offer it because they have to.
What about getting directions while on a phone call? I use my phone on long trips all the time and have maps up.
Totally valid point. But still probably wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. I live in a place where AT&T coverage is typically better than Verizon, so I wouldn't necessarily switch. But if my AT&T coverage was awful, the lack of simultaneous voice and data would be quickly tossed aside.