I second this. It baffles me that people continue to ignore the fact that VZW is already handling the massive amount of users on their network that eat up data constantly.
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Verizon Preparation and Demands for iPhone?
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I second this. It baffles me that people continue to ignore the fact that VZW is already handling the massive amount of users on their network that eat up data constantly.
Can someone please explain to me what Seidenberg meant when he recently said at an investors conference, "We would love to have it [iPhone], but we have to earn it."
Does he feel that his company is somehow unworthy of the iPhone?
He then told investors that Apple needed to "get with the program". Very conflicting.
Does he feel that his company is somehow unworthy of the iPhone?
He then told investors that Apple needed to "get with the program". Very conflicting.
Yes, I am well were of the differences. Look at it another way. If Apple was that worried about selling on VZW, the iPad would be on their network and not ATTs.
In regard to your "go try using a smartphone that doesn't allow voice and data at the same time", I have a Droid Incredible, I never have any issues where I am on a call or something and oh **** I can't get on the internet to look something up. It's just not a feature that I use, nor have a need for. I also do use my iPhone for business, and not once have I used it in a capacity where I needed to look something up using the data.
It's a feature a small subset of people use, and use a lot, but I think in the grand scheme, a lot of people simply don't use it that often.
I can think of a recent one, all the current Droid phones and GPS. Verizon disables aGPS for all GPS apps except their own. And I am sure there are more things too.
I use the Google Maps app on my Incredible, and there is no way that it doesn't use aGPS, it's far too accurate. I don't think that's an accurate statement.
Can someone please explain to me what Seidenberg meant when he recently said at an investors conference, "We would love to have it [iPhone], but we have to earn it."
Does he feel that his company is somehow unworthy of the iPhone?
This goes back to what I first said, VZW made some demains Apple said no and left.
How does Verizon earn their right to carry an iPhone? Is having the superior network not enough?Incorrect. That is how it operated with GSM.
With CDMA, the data session would be suspended and the call would connect.
When they give Steve Jobs what he wants, they will earn it.
Wrong. There is no GPS limitation on the VZW Android phones. You can download and use 3rd party GPS apps just as well as VZ Navigator.
In my opinion
All the iPhone rumors do not belong under the Mac Rumors tab. Stick it under the iPhone tab where it belongs.
All the iPhone rumors do not belong under the Mac Rumors tab. Stick it under the iPhone tab where it belongs.
And if/when the phone comes out on VZW's network, AT&T customers experiences will improve greatly and VZW's customers will start seeing major problems like some current iPhone users in big cities do know. That is, of course, assuming a large defection of folks from AT&T to VZW.
I have absolutely no complaints here in Houston so I will not be switching.
simultaneous voice and data is a convenience I enjoy everyday...if Apple allows Verizon to put a Vcast app on the iphone AT&T will follow suit with their media net crap ware...and that will make me very unhappy
I think that Verizon is better prepared for an influx of users than AT&T was. This is a different time than when the iPhone first came out, both carriers have put a lot of money into their infrastructure. I don't think the impact will be as severe.
People seem to forget how ruthless Steve Jobs is until he gets his way. Good or bad, right or wrong, he gets his way. This has nothing to do with be a fan or not, this his how he has always been and I don't see that changing...
I meant that as a joke as well, meant to put that in the post. Don't want to be mean or anything.
I know what you mean, it just seems like for a reasonable person the possibility of billions of additional revenue dollars coming into my Company would be enough to bend my rules just a little. But I, of course, am not Steve Jobs.
Most Likely
Most likely thing that will happen:
Verizon will file a patent lawsuit against apple claiming it has the patent on wireless email, wireless telephone, and a digital contact address book scheme... Much more likely that would happen before Christmas or at the latest before they sign on the dotted line... Apple is in talks with companies all the time in regards to working out partnerships, Apple almost always calls the shots usually all of them. Often they end up making these type of rumors a waste of time.
If it does happen to pan out provided it isn't stopped by a patent lawsuit (LOL)-then I am happy for all you Verizon people or switchers (ATT to VZN)-I am happy with ATT and I live in SF. Apparently I hold my phone correctly. Never ever had a dropped call or bad service. Will it make my ATT experience any better if a percentage of users early terminate? No. Will it make their lives better? I doubt it. I do hope the grass is greener or rather your service is better on the other side. But I bet we will see the same amount of issues...
The reason being that you people who post on forums like these are usually people who have some kind a venom in their blood-pissed off people that have to vent. Often these forums are just a place for them to find other Debbie Downers. Its not often you see big long blogs or forums full of how wonderful this or that product is-it is strange-the internet seems to be full of so many negative angry people-
I'd love to say the world isn't like that but honestly sometimes I start to think that it just might be-people don't even say please and thank you-or smile often these days.
Well there is my rant. Take for what it is. A rant. I love ya all but please.
Make a few days a week without spite and hatred and rumors....
Hope everyone has a less-dropped-calls-day today,
David
Most likely thing that will happen:
Verizon will file a patent lawsuit against apple claiming it has the patent on wireless email, wireless telephone, and a digital contact address book scheme... Much more likely that would happen before Christmas or at the latest before they sign on the dotted line... Apple is in talks with companies all the time in regards to working out partnerships, Apple almost always calls the shots usually all of them. Often they end up making these type of rumors a waste of time.
If it does happen to pan out provided it isn't stopped by a patent lawsuit (LOL)-then I am happy for all you Verizon people or switchers (ATT to VZN)-I am happy with ATT and I live in SF. Apparently I hold my phone correctly. Never ever had a dropped call or bad service. Will it make my ATT experience any better if a percentage of users early terminate? No. Will it make their lives better? I doubt it. I do hope the grass is greener or rather your service is better on the other side. But I bet we will see the same amount of issues...
The reason being that you people who post on forums like these are usually people who have some kind a venom in their blood-pissed off people that have to vent. Often these forums are just a place for them to find other Debbie Downers. Its not often you see big long blogs or forums full of how wonderful this or that product is-it is strange-the internet seems to be full of so many negative angry people-
I'd love to say the world isn't like that but honestly sometimes I start to think that it just might be-people don't even say please and thank you-or smile often these days.
Well there is my rant. Take for what it is. A rant. I love ya all but please.
Make a few days a week without spite and hatred and rumors....
Hope everyone has a less-dropped-calls-day today,
David