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I dont think they ever had a reason to since apple did and they were exclusive.
I think you missing the point.. You can not check email or looking up information while driving because that would be breaking laws in some states and stupid seeing you need to worry about driving and not reading a email.. If you are not driving then that means you are around where there is a laptop or a desktop so there no need to stop to look up stuff on phone seeing you have a laptop.. Just because people do not use Voice and Date does not mean a smart phone is not for them... That is a stupid statement all together..
The whole ATT sucks is so ridiculous. Im sure its just from where I live, but I've had just as many dropped calls with ATT with Verizon, and both of them were hardly any.
With that said, Ill take my better data speeds and ability to make calls and surf the web at the same time thank you very much.
With THAT said, Im still just glad that the iphone is still selling out on verizon and doing amazing after all these years. I really didnt think the Verizon hype would last all the way to 2011.
With that said, Ill take my better data speeds and ability to make calls and surf the web at the same time thank you very much.
With THAT said, Im still just glad that the iphone is still selling out on verizon and doing amazing after all these years. I really didnt think the Verizon hype would last all the way to 2011.
All you did was restate my reason i didn't need voice and data at the same time. That's also why i said it's a non-issue to me because it doesn't really matter to me. I don't use that feature. I use the smartphone because of some specific apps I need for classes and various other things. (yes, i'm pretty sure there's an app for the mac that could be virtually the same thing, but the iPhone is a lot more portable in class and will give notifications of assignments even when asleep) It's complicated. All I was stating about was the simultaneous voice+data. I didn't know I was going to be interrogated for stating my opinion about the topic.
Haha, I was going to comment on his points, but you beat me too it, and well said too!
Bravo chap, bravo.
The point is only that AT&T fanboys are grasping at straws now that the Iphone is on a better network.
Straw 1: In many places AT&T has faster 3G speeds. Really, who cares as long as you have a MB/sec or more to your phone? Do you download DVDs to you phone? Upload CDs? Not likely - for the most part you're just hitting websites for a few hundred KB at most. 1 MB/sec or 1 GB/sec or 1 TB/sec is virtually the same user experience in that case.
Straw 2: Simultaneous voice + data. Who cares? Concoct your little usage scenarios - but in the end you'll realize that "I'll call you back" is more polite to the people on the call than expecting them to sit on hold while you surf. Get a life.
You can complain until they offer you a free Microcell. Only thing you have to pay is shipping. Most of my family has At&t and the reception and coverage area is horrendous.
Even when you get full bars you constantly get dropped calls. iPhone is great phone but is severely crippled by the horrible network.
As of now I put up with it since currently not in the need to be on the phone constantly. But if I was in need of consistent data and voice then I would jump to Verizon in a heartbeat.
I with you.. I do not use it myself because I care more about saving battery power and also feel it is rude to talk and surf when your are on your smart phone.. It is amazing that people need it when they lived year without it before the iPhone..
Anyone else sick of the "can you hear me now?" guy?
He's the Subway Jared of the Cellphone market.
He's the Subway Jared of the Cellphone market.
Sounds like your grasping for straws as well. The faster 3G speeds does matter with loading webpages, you're not sitting there draining battery looking at a progress bar.
The only thing Verizon has over ATT is their signal strength.
My friends on their droids don't seem to have any issues loading webpages. It doesn't really seem as slow as everyone's making it sound from what i've seen. I think it's just another issue blown out of proportion. I mean, you could give me all sorts of info on how much faster AT&T is than verizon, but I can't really see that much of a difference. (at least where I live)
It's simple and very effective jab at AT&T. Zing!
You spelled "Barack" wrong.
How so?
Did you forget about ATT's Luke Wilson ads?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10401289-71.html?tag=mncol;txt
Gotta hand it to them. It was a good commercial.
However, they should've had a name pop up instead of just a number. I think that would've added more epicness to it. Like Apple does with John Appleseed
However, they should've had a name pop up instead of just a number. I think that would've added more epicness to it. Like Apple does with John Appleseed
Gotta hand it to them. It was a good commercial.
However, they should've had a name pop up instead of just a number. I think that would've added more epicness to it. Like Apple does with John Appleseed
Incoming: Johnny BigRed
That might be your personal experience, but it's not the norm:
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Next time you're in the Phoenix area head up to Scottsdale/Paradise valley. The service is almost as bad there as it is in San Fran and Manhattan.
I think your missing the point of speed and simultaneous voice + data. To those that what to teather or use the hotspot feature, this is a huge deal. Faster speeds are always better and the ability to stay connected when a call comes through is extremely important.
I find this interesting that there is a comparison between a network burdened by millions of iPhones to a network with hundreds of them.
Before the iPhone, I did not have any problems with AT&T. Since the iPhone, the network sucks. What is it about Verizon's network that leeds people to believe that no network congestion will arise from millions of additional iPhone users being added to their network?
Or better yet, what leads people to believe that with the mass exodus from AT&T to Verizon won't cause an improvement in AT&T's network?
No problems here in KC whatsoever with AT&T. I personally can't wait for Verizon's network to start crumbling under the weight of the iPhone. Then I get to read all the Verizon fanboys whining and moaning about the slowness of the network or the dropped calls or the snail like pace of data transfers. Becareful what you wish for, you just might get it....lol
