Verizon iPhone to Launch February 3rd?

[Niko03]

We use about 350 minutes a month, mostly mobile to mobile.

We also have 4000+ rollover minutes.
I don't think our usage would change if we switched to verizon.

if you get unlimited minutes do you get rollover minutes

FYI - The reason people put equipment in thier signatures is not to brag, - at least originally. It's so that people can quickly know what hardware you use and therefore understand how thier post relates to the subject at hand.

 

[T-Will]

Lost my droid about an hour ago . Outside the mall, grocery shop or head shop. In about 3 inches of snow. Not going back out to find it.

So an iPhone in February would be almost perfect!

Why can't you just use the "Find My Droid" app?

 

[Kenrik]

Feb 3rd, a reporter approaches a customer in line at Verizon and asks, “Why are you here? Excited about the new Verizon iPhone?”

The potential customer responds, “I can’t wait to get my new Verizon iPhone and all of the new features such as….

-Slower speed (1mb versus 7mb)
-Inability to surf and talk at the same time (no concurrent voice and data)
-Loss of all my free Wifi Hotspots
-Loss of global coverage….I need to buy a second mobile phone for my next trip
-Higher bills and those famous Verizon nickel and dime charges
-Egotistical customer service

…I can’t wait!”

Verizon is laughing all the way to the bank.

Exactly my experience with Verizon... They love to charge for the simplest features on the phones. Great you got that new phone with GPS? well you have to pay an extra $10 a month to use the GPS. Oh you want to access the web? fork over the dough, and it's slow.

Forget customer service.. I have horror stories with Verizon customer service. I have never had to deal with AT&T customer service in the 3 years I have had my iPhone. I can do everything on the web and I have never had an issue.

 

[lpj8]

-Slower speed (1mb versus 7mb)

Probably pro for ATT. I've seen it rated as consistently faster. It translate into any real world performance differences for me.

-Inability to surf and talk at the same time (no concurrent voice and data)

While this may be important to some people, it's not very important to me, and I'd suggest that it's not important to a lot of people. I previously had an iPhone for 4 months, and I used this 1-2 times. If you are on WiFi on a verizon device, you can talk and surf at the same time.

-Loss of all my free Wifi Hotspots

I guess some people may rely on these. But, I rarely need WiFi due to 3G coverage.

-Loss of global coverage….I need to buy a second mobile phone for my next trip

I guess some people may need this.

-Higher bills and those famous Verizon nickel and dime charges

My bill with Verizon and ATT were just about identical.

-Egotistical customer service

I've had great customer service with Verizon. AT&T was fine as well.

It's well documented that Verizon's coverage can be superior to AT&T's. And, I experienced that on a personal level. I had an iPhone 3GS for 4 months. I dropped several (3-4) calls per day, and missed calls all of the time. I switched back to Verizon, got an Android phone, and I've dropped maybe 2 calls in 8 months. That perk alone is worth all the pros that you listed combined.

 

[NKT]

Exactly my experience with Verizon... They love to charge for the simplest features on the phones. Great you got that new phone with GPS? well you have to pay an extra $10 a month to use the GPS. Oh you want to access the web? fork over the dough, and it's slow.

Forget customer service.. I have horror stories with Verizon customer service. I have never had to deal with AT&T customer service in the 3 years I have had my iPhone. I can do everything on the web and I have never had an issue.

Which smartphone has VZW charged to use the GPS?

And everyone charges for web access...

 

[lpj8]

Exactly my experience with Verizon... They love to charge for the simplest features on the phones. Great you got that new phone with GPS? well you have to pay an extra $10 a month to use the GPS. Oh you want to access the web? fork over the dough, and it's slow.

Forget customer service.. I have horror stories with Verizon customer service. I have never had to deal with AT&T customer service in the 3 years I have had my iPhone. I can do everything on the web and I have never had an issue.

GPS is free on Verizon if you have an Android smartphone. There is no software to buy.

The data packages for Verizon are $15 for 150 megs and $30 for unlimited. There are no other fees (except taxes) associated with web browsing.

 

[Sweetfeld28]

VZW Plans cheaper? Yes you can find them.

Anyone done an actual breakdown on price? Is a Verizon contract more expensive? That wouldn't make a lot of sense.

Not if you sign up for this VZW plan:

Verizon Wireless Unlimited Text, Data, and Mobile to Mobile: for $69.99.

Call the special number and sign up, saved me $20/month on my data, dropping it to $9.00/month. It also gives you 5 Friends and Family, which you can call on any network for free. Free International Calling, as well as some other features.

I found this deal on BoyGenius Reports a while back. With my discounts of 20%, and this deal, my bill is $59.99/month. Can anyone beat this on ATT?

 

[jamesnajera]

This may be pie in the sky, and someone may have already stated it.

What if ....

This iPhone is a CDMA/GSM phone and Apple sells it unlocked in the US?


It would be cool, but I know it is a dream.

 

[nburwell]

I really hope this comes to fruition since I'm tired of the "Verizon iPhone" threads in the iPhone forums.

Make it happen for real Verizon & Apple.

 

[jeejeebu]

Not if you sign up for this VZW plan:

Verizon Wireless Unlimited Text, Data, and Mobile to Mobile: for $69.99.

Call the special number and sign up, saved me $20/month on my data, dropping it to $9.00/month. It also gives you 5 Friends and Family, which you can call on any network for free. Free International Calling, as well as some other features.

I found this deal on BoyGenius Reports a while back. With my discounts of 20%, and this deal, my bill is $59.99/month. Can anyone beat this on ATT?

If that plan will actually be available for Verizon iPhone, that would be a bit more than I pay right now after taxes (currently $71 a month, since I have a 27% discount through work, not sure if I will be able to get a discount for Verizon), but for more stuff. Same minutes, same unlimited mobile-to-mobile, but I only have 1500 txts and 2GB data, plus I can't add 5 other numbers for unlimited calling unless I upgrade to 900 minutes, which I don't need.

 

[MacVixen]

Well that might be utterly useless to you and your family because you don't have any friends or family to call, that's on you, but not to the rest of millions of customers who do in fact use them

Not sure of the reason for this statement. I think rolllover minutes are great. If you use them - terrific; glad for you. I don't need them - and it's not because I don't have friends or family to call - it's because most of them are on AT&T so i don't use up a lot of minutes calling non-AT&T folks. So enjoy your minutes. I'd give you mine if I could.

 

[bdkennedy1]

It's the Apple Hi-Fi 2!

 

[nickmccally]

Feb 3rd, a reporter approaches a customer in line at Verizon and asks, “Why are you here? Excited about the new Verizon iPhone?”

The potential customer responds, “I can’t wait to get my new Verizon iPhone and all of the new features such as….

-Slower speed (1mb versus 7mb)
-Inability to surf and talk at the same time (no concurrent voice and data)
-Loss of all my free Wifi Hotspots
-Loss of global coverage….I need to buy a second mobile phone for my next trip
-Higher bills and those famous Verizon nickel and dime charges
-Egotistical customer service

…I can’t wait!”

Verizon is laughing all the way to the bank.

This is ridiculous at best. Why don't we look at the Consumer Reports where AT&T scored the worst on all parts, and was rated the worst carrier.

Verizon was one of the top carriers as well. I had the iPhone for 2 years before I went back to Verizon. The dropped calls were unbearable.

I'm paying less for my Droid on Verizon than I did with my iPhone on AT&T so I don't really see your nickel and dime charges. Not to mention they have amazing customer service. If I have a phone problem VZW sends me a new one. I had major dropped calls problem with ATT and they told my my iPhone was broken and I needed to buy a new one.

This carrier exclusiveness needs to end, which is why I'm happy.

And to all of the people thinking the iPhone is magically going to break the VZW network -- if you don't remember Android is outselling the iPhone since there are so MANY devices. And they consume more data than the average iPhone user.

People on VZW will be upgrading from their ****** droid devices.

Class act of someone "**** I'm locked in to a contract, so now I have to bash the better component."

Who cares? Apple makes the best phone and its going to be available on more than one network.

 

[Warbrain]

I'm anticipating that this is about the iPad and not a Verizon iPhone. Timing seems correct for the iPad.

 

[Eso]

Millions who wont care huh?

No. Millions who don't care - because they are already happily using smart phones on Verizon that can't do data and voice simultaneously.

This statement is utterly useless without a dependable source...

Verizon leads in smart phone customer satisfaction:

Verizon is the ideal provider for 86% of smartphone users surveyed, yet only 38% of Verizon smartphone customers say their current phone is their ideal smartphone, the lowest percentage of any provider.

Survey shows pent up demand for Verizon iPhone:

Interestingly, the survey also shows that nearly half of AT&T iPhone customers "would consider" a Verizon iPhone, with over a third of AT&T iPhone customers actively holding off from upgrading their handsets while they wait for the iPhone to make its way to other carriers.

That last data point is echoed in a separate survey conducted by ChangeWave that found 31% of current iPhone 4 owners either very or somewhat likely to switch to Verizon should the iPhone become available there.

I might as well add that there are several millions who do find this as an issue.

And you have a source that backs that up? These people for which it's an issue can just stay with AT&T, simple as that. It's not like the iPhone would move to Verizon and everyone has to switch.

Fact is, the argument against a Verizon iPhone because it may not support simultaneous voice and data is the weakest argument one can make.

 

[NKT]

I'm anticipating that this is about the iPad and not a Verizon iPhone. Timing seems correct for the iPad.

While I somewhat agree with this, I think the "one more thing" could be the iPhone V

 

[cmichaelb]

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-Inability to surf and talk at the same time (no concurrent voice and data) - When I'm talking on the phone, I talk on the phone, not surf the web... "OMG, I cant watch porn while I'm talking to my wife!" Get real...

I would in general agree ... but you won't believe how often my wife calls me on my cell phone and asks me 'can you please lookup X' - unfortunately she still refuses to get a smart phone. At least I can look up the traffic maps or whatever she needs without kicking her out of the call. Yes the better solution would be to force a smart phone on her - but she just hates those.

Exactly the situation I run into all the time- single tasking is a deal breaker.

 

[srxtr]

Two statements that really confuse me:

1) AT&T sucked even before they got iPhone
2) Once Verizon gets the iPhone, AT&T's network is going to get better.

If Verizon gets the iPhone, won't AT&T get closer to how they were before they got the iPhone? Back to sucking?

 

[Warbrain]

While I somewhat agree with this, I think the "one more thing" could be the iPhone V

The iPhone will never be "One more thing." And it also won't start using Roman numerals.

Two statements that really confuse me:

1) AT&T sucked even before they got iPhone
2) Once Verizon gets the iPhone, AT&T's network is going to get better.

If Verizon gets the iPhone, won't AT&T get closer to how they were before they got the iPhone? Back to sucking?

AT&T was just fine before the iPhone got there. And yes, it will be better because the strain will reduce over time. Verizon may crumble a bit, though.

 

[lilo777]

And who would be stupid enough

to buy an outdated iPhone 4 (3G) on Verizon which is now offering LTE and LTE-capable phones (4G)? This would be like buying EDGE phone on AT&T.

 

[NKT]

The iPhone will never be "One more thing." And it also won't start using Roman numerals.

Never say never...

 

[jeejeebu]

The iPhone will never be "One more thing." And it also won't start using Roman numerals.

I think the V stands for Verizon, not the Roman numeral 5.

 

[fb2]

Im not the kind of person to believe every rumor that I read on blogs, but doesnt anyone remember when the iPhone 4 came out last year Att let customers upgrade months in advance. Why would att do this? That seemed so strange to me. Leads me to believe they were trying to get the last grasp on any customer they could. Correct me if I'm wrong but I dont remember them ever doing that in the past...

 

[Warbrain]

I think the V stands for Verizon, not the Roman numeral 5.

Good catch. Still silly.

 

[NKT]

Good catch. Still silly.

As silly as slapping a S on the iPhone 3G...