Verizon Preparation and Demands for iPhone?

maflynn said:
Only time will tell, but I suspect that VZW is better prepared then at&t
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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? :confused: He then told investors that Apple needed to "get with the program". Very conflicting.
 
benson304 said:
Do you know how different the technology is between CDMA and GSM? It's not, hey let's plug this other chip in and TA-DA it works!

Sprint and T-Mobile are ***** stains quite simply, Verizon is the beast that Apple would love to sink it's teeth into.
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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.
 
bossxii said:
For anyone that uses an iPhone for business, it is a very big deal. It will fall under the saying "you don't know what your missing until it's gone". Most people using iPhones probably don't even think about it. They will have a harsh wake up call when they realize talking on the phone while using the data for anything from navigation, looking up info, emailing etc... If you think "multitasking" is a big deal, go try using a smartphone that doesn't allow voice and data at the same time.

I for one never thought twice about it, decided to try put try the Evo before committing to another contract on ATT, lots of great features on the Evo, biggest missing item voice and data bar none.
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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.
 
benson304 said:
Do you know how old and tired this argument is? Verizon hasn't done any thing remotely like this for a couple of years now. At least no further than the other carriers do anymore. The RAZR came out YEARS ago yet you're using it in this argument? I assume you haven't used Verizon at all, or at least not recently.
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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.
 
Excellerator said:
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.
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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.
 
sk58781111 said:
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? :confused: He then told investors that Apple needed to "get with the program". Very conflicting.
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This goes back to what I first said, VZW made some demains Apple said no and left.
 
Any AT&T users out there willing to buy out their contract and switch to Verizon? I'm seriously considering it...
 
benson304 said:
Just an FYI, your internet connection would not be interrupted when a call came in on Verizon, the call just wouldn't come in.
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Incorrect. That is how it operated with GSM.

With CDMA, the data session would be suspended and the call would connect.
 
Excellerator said:
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.
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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.
 
MarximusMG said:
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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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.
 
benson304 said:
People always use this argument. My argument is, how often would this REALLY affect you?
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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
 
mstrze said:
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.
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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.
 
benson304 said:
How did Steve's balls taste this morning?
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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...
 
spazzcat said:
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...
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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
 
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