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riviera74 wrote:I thought it was earlier in February. I wonder how many Verizon customers will actually switch to iPhone from their current phones and/or Android.
riviera74 wrote:I thought it was earlier in February. I wonder how many Verizon customers will actually switch to iPhone from their current phones and/or Android.
Hance wrote:riviera74 wrote:I thought it was earlier in February. I wonder how many Verizon customers will actually switch to iPhone from their current phones and/or Android.
I will make the change. I have a blackberry now along with an ipod touch. With the iphone I can carry just one device with me.
riviera74 wrote:Hance wrote:riviera74 wrote:I thought it was earlier in February. I wonder how many Verizon customers will actually switch to iPhone from their current phones and/or Android.
I will make the change. I have a blackberry now along with an ipod touch. With the iphone I can carry just one device with me.
Hance, there is no need to change the announcement when Apple itself says February 10th.
Corrado wrote:Meh. CDMA means slow 3G, no simultaneous voice/data, and Verizon's data plans are more expensive. No real interest other than the mobile hotspot option, but I have a Verizon MiFi already and its borderline too slow at ~ 800kbit/sec. With my Jailbroken iPhone 4 on AT&T using MyWi, I get 3.5-4mbit/sec.
If you're married to Verizon, good option, but its semi-lackluster compared to the AT&T/GSM version.
Corrado wrote:Meh. CDMA means slow 3G, no simultaneous voice/data, and Verizon's data plans are more expensive. No real interest other than the mobile hotspot option, but I have a Verizon MiFi already and its borderline too slow at ~ 800kbit/sec. With my Jailbroken iPhone 4 on AT&T using MyWi, I get 3.5-4mbit/sec.
If you're married to Verizon, good option, but its semi-lackluster compared to the AT&T/GSM version.
DancinJack wrote:Moral of the story: wait for an LTE iPhone if you want it on VZW I guess.
Captain Ned wrote:DancinJack wrote:Moral of the story: wait for an LTE iPhone if you want it on VZW I guess.
Verizon won't be offering unlimited LTE, and looks to charge $80/month for 10GB. When I need to tether the Droid, I can hit several GB in a hurry. I won't be leaving my 3G unlimited (fully unlimited) plan anytime soon.
DancinJack wrote:I'm not disagreeing with you, but I don't really think the EV-DO revA stuff is that slow. CDMA is definitely needing to go. I guess it's good their LTE network should be completed by the end of 2012. I also never understood the big hoopla about simultaneous voice/data. I mean, I just can't think of too many times I need to use data while on a phone call. Again, solved by the LTE stuff. What do you mean VZW's data plans are more expensive?
VZW - $15/150MB or $30/Unlimited
AT&T - $15/200MB or $25/2GB
I guess you could say they're more expensive, but there are trade-offs I suppose. I for one have a $15/150MB plan for my Android phone and can't imagine needing anything over the 2GB that att would offer. If you want the choice of unlimited though there is only one. I for one wouldn't swtich to AT&T though. I live in a decent sized city and even here coverage can be spotty.
Moral of the story: wait for an LTE iPhone if you want it on VZW I guess.
DancinJack wrote:Captain Ned wrote:DancinJack wrote:Moral of the story: wait for an LTE iPhone if you want it on VZW I guess.
Verizon won't be offering unlimited LTE, and looks to charge $80/month for 10GB. When I need to tether the Droid, I can hit several GB in a hurry. I won't be leaving my 3G unlimited (fully unlimited) plan anytime soon.
Well, those data rates were only quoted for the USB modems weren't they? So we don't really know if that's how they'll handle smartphone data. I understand though what you're saying though.
Mind if I ask what you use the tethering for? I've had the option on all my Blackberries and now on my Droid, but never really saw the need.
DancinJack wrote:I think we agree on most things mate. Isn't AT&T going LTE as well though? So the GSM advantages will be null and void come a few years? It would be nice for simultaneous voice/data, but I guess until you've had it you don't really miss it.
Corrado wrote:DancinJack wrote:I think we agree on most things mate. Isn't AT&T going LTE as well though? So the GSM advantages will be null and void come a few years? It would be nice for simultaneous voice/data, but I guess until you've had it you don't really miss it.
Who is going to keep their phone from today for a few years? Essentially, every time a new iPhone is released, AT&T waives upgrade fees and you can get one for the current subsidized price. I had my 3GS for about 6 months when they let me upgrade to a 4 for $199 at launch. I'm doubting Verizon will let people do that. They are STICKLERS for upgrades. My father dropped his phone 3 weeks before his upgrade date and they refused to let him buy a new phone at the upgrade price.
AT&T is deploying HSPA+ as well as LTE to cover gaps. By the time AT&T deploys LTE, the voice over LTE will most likely have been solved. In the mean time, HSPA+ is good for up to 42mbit/sec (Judging by T-Mobiles claims). Thats plenty fast to use as a stop gap until you can roll out LTE fully and make sure it works properly and reliably.
DancinJack wrote:Mind if I ask what you use the tethering for? I've had the option on all my Blackberries and now on my Droid, but never really saw the need.
Corrado wrote:Like I said, I have a MiFi with Verizon, and the MOST i've ever pulled is 1mbit. On average its around 750-800kbit. My iPhone, on 3G, will consistantly pull over 3 and sometimes over 4mbit. Thats a HUGE difference. It goes from 'i can eek by' to 'short of gaming and HD video, this could be my every day net connection'.