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Verizon iPhone Launches with Mobile Hotspot and Redesigned Antenna
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It is suppose to give priority to voice. Data will stop and the call should come through.
Now a few years ago that didn't work perfect for me when I was with a CDMA company but sounds like from others it has improved where the calls are coming through.
It will be interesting to see how this new design performs. Now if only I didn't have a contract I could consider switching to Verizon...
That's exactly my thoughts.
The fact is now people who want an iPhone will have a CHOICE.
You know the facts....decide what's best for you and quit telling others what's best for them.
I'm kinda expecting the iphone 5 to keep the same form facto since apple seems to keep there form factors for 2 years or so, id actually expect something like this, an antenna redesign and possibly a change in the back material from glass to some plastic, because people dont seem to like the glass back and because a plastic would possibly let them finally get a white iphone out since it would be able to deal with the supposed light leak into the camera thingy they used has an excuse for no white iphone
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This is where I'm at... I could cancel my ipad data plan and save $30 a month. That savings would be more then my fees to break my contract.
This is where I'm at... I could cancel my ipad data plan and save $30 a month. That savings would be more then my fees to break my contract.
Fabrication, prevarication, and damned lies
He said what??
Where do you get this stuff?
Steve Jobs said there would never be an iPhone on Verizon.
When Steve Jobs says there would never be an iPhone on Verizon, that means there will never be an iPhone on Verizon.
Until Steve Jobs changes his mind
He said what??
Where do you get this stuff?
I should really skip the reply and just add you to my ignore list, but here are two very basic facts that you should understand:
1. Frequency determines the optimal sizes of an antenna. GSM and CDMA operate over different frequency ranges, so the optimal antenna length will be different. Hence the re-design.
2. The reported "problem" was created by bridging the gap between the two antennas at the bottom left side of the phone. That gap is still there to be bridged. if they were designing the antenna to fix that "problem", don't you think they would have relocated that gap?
They will most likely charge for the hotspot. I believe the official answer was "details to come later".
Goodbye Droid! iPhone here I come! I laugh when I think about those who said it wouldn't happen.
That's exactly my thoughts.
The fact is now people who want an iPhone will have a CHOICE.
You know the facts....decide what's best for you and quit telling others what's best for them.
Well I'm unhappy with the announcement because I was hoping for more. Hoping for LTE or the ability to use voice/data at the same time with Verizon. Guess I was just hoping for too much.
Just because there is no problem at all. iPhone 4 has better reception than 3GS and all other pda i have and my friends too. You have problem in low coverage area, like with any other phone exist in this world only if you cover with you hand the antenna, which is present in any phone. Surprise surprise?
Not much experience in electrical engineering and how antennas and the frequency spectrum work, huh? There is also reason for the difference in size and shape of over-air HD antennas compared to UHF and VHF. They are all different, yet they are all for TV. Hmmmm.
Different frequencies require different antennas. Period. Now I am sure, in arranging the new CDMA antenna, careful consideration was given to placement in light of past issues. But to imply the antenna difference is driven principally by the AT&T phone is inaccurate.
If done properly, the device will drop data, ring, and prevent access to the data network. However since the wifi hotspot will exist even when in a call, the devices will still be connected to the iPhone, they won't however be able to get outside data until the call is ended.
Oh one other thing for newbies to Verizon/CDMA. The EDGE equivalent on Verizon is 1XRTT...the problem is it's much slower than EDGE on AT&T and with 1XRTT, anytime there's data transfer NO CALLS GET THROUGH. So if you ever see 1XRTT (or just 1X) on your iPhone on Verizon, you're basically screwed if you want to use data unless you get back to 3G.
I think that was back in 2007. I am an Apple follower and I only heard of people waiting of Verizon to partner with Apple for the iPhone.