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Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by Bud » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 3:17 AM UTC

there wrote: post #38

is this why at&t dropped the iphone 3gs to $50 today? http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/atandt-selling-iphone-3gs...

I'd say no, totally unrelated, since:

a) it wasn't today b) that phone is now dated and was only $99 before; $50 less isn't a big deal considering that the real price includes a 2-yr contract

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by geekinthecorner » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 3:29 AM UTC

As a small business owner, AT&T and Apple never cared about gaining or keeping my business. When I tried to switch to Verizon, they made it clear that Sprint was the choice for me. At first I thought about the status symbol that was the iphone, the trends, the ease of integration with my macbook. Then I realized I hadn't made a phonecall in 2 years, and had resorted to txting everybody because I was so tired of the dropped calls. A local Sprint small business rep saw my gripes on twitter, asked if I'd come and give her a chance to win my business.

Long story short, a big FUCK YOU to Apple, AT&T, Verizon, and the iPhone. Now I can make phone calls again.

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by stevenbedrick » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 3:37 AM UTC

doron wrote: post #58

runjake wrote: post #28

No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)

If true. I wonder about the possibility of No Vzw bloat on board, how will that effect the sales of android, will the Iphone cost more as a "Premium" clean phone?

Come on, it's a cell phone carrier. There's only one possible answer to the "will XYZ cost more..." question: yes.

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by mattparcher » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 4:15 AM UTC

CoffeeDregs wrote: post #42

brown9-2 wrote: post #31

I'm currently inside the 30 day window return as a brand new iPhone/AT&T customer; I wonder if any minor differences in this phone or in Verizon's service (I really haven't had any problems with AT&T so far in the NYC area, I make very few voice calls) would be impetus enough to switch. Anyone care to speculate where the smart money might be on choosing AT&T or Verizon for service?

re: getting the Verizon iPhone: Reminder: date of product announcement != ship date

Important point. Current rumors [1] peg the ship date as the first week of February, which is still a month off.

[1] http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/07/verizon-iphone-launch-looks-se...

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by larrywright » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 4:25 AM UTC

CoffeeDregs wrote: post #42

brown9-2 wrote: post #31

I'm currently inside the 30 day window return as a brand new iPhone/AT&T customer; I wonder if any minor differences in this phone or in Verizon's service (I really haven't had any problems with AT&T so far in the NYC area, I make very few voice calls) would be impetus enough to switch. Anyone care to speculate where the smart money might be on choosing AT&T or Verizon for service?

re: getting the Verizon iPhone: Reminder: date of product announcement != ship date

Ship date is likely very soon, Apple didn't tell their retail employees they couldn't take vacations this month for nothing.

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by loire280 » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 5:01 AM UTC

T_S_ wrote: post #50

Too little too late. I just got off a call with my wife (SV to the Bay Bridge, iPhone to iPhone) and it only dropped 4 times. I just relocated to my number to SV a couple of months ago and I only had to call 4 times to get all the features back to what they were. Plus I got over being mad about having no message at all for callers to my old number. Also, I really don't mind calling AT&T every couple of months to find…

AT&T's reception problems seem to be mostly concentrated in a few large cities -- most notably NY and SV/San Fransisco.

I'm a longtime AT&T customer and recent iPhone owner. I've lived in Milwaukee and Phoenix, and their reception is on par with the other carriers in those cities. NY and SV are, in my opinion, the last places you'd want poor service (because it will be discussed nationwide), but I don't think that their reception is so terrible generally nationwide.

I agree that their customer service is pretty lackluster -- then again, I've heard plenty of Verizon customer service horror stories.

(Please chime if you're in another city and have unusual reception woes, my limited experience is not necessarily representative)

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by aphexairlines » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 5:39 AM UTC

there wrote: post #38

is this why at&t dropped the iphone 3gs to $50 today? http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/atandt-selling-iphone-3gs...

$50 for the 3gs doesn't seem like a big deal when some carriers provide the iphone 4 for free:

http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/iphone_en/price_plan/value_program/

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by jonhohle » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 5:53 AM UTC

loire280 wrote: post #66

T_S_ wrote: post #50

Too little too late. I just got off a call with my wife (SV to the Bay Bridge, iPhone to iPhone) and it only dropped 4 times. I just relocated to my number to SV a couple of months ago and I only had to call 4 times to get all the features back to what they were. Plus I got over being mad about having no message at all for callers to my old number. Also, I really don't mind calling AT&T every couple of months to find…

AT&T's reception problems seem to be mostly concentrated in a few large cities -- most notably NY and SV/San Fransisco. I'm a longtime AT&T customer and recent iPhone owner. I've lived in Milwaukee and Phoenix, and their reception is on par with the other carriers in those cities. NY and SV are, in my opinion, the last places you'd want poor service (because it will be discussed nationwide), but I don't think that th…

North Scottsdale was spotty when I lived their two years ago. Anything near the McDowell's is likely to drop calls or have no reception at all on AT&T, while Verizon was fine. I actually had no problem with AT&T (Cingular at the time), many years before, but it seems as data phones became more popular, AT&T's network quality dropped.

I've since moved to Seattle, and AT&T is atrocious. There is hardly a day where calls don't drop and I find myself on Edge in the middle of the city far too often.

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by runjake » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 5:54 AM UTC

runjake wrote: post #28

No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)

Apparently, the infamous metal strip won't be flush with the glass, anymore. It'll be the same form factor as the iPhone 4.

Re: Verizon to finally get iPhone

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Post by runjake » Sat, Jan 08, 2011, 5:55 AM UTC

lusis wrote: post #35

runjake wrote: post #28

No LTE, the infamous metal strip will be almost complete flush with glass top & bottom, metal strip will only be segmented once, instead of 3 times, mostly resembles an iPhone 4 otherwise. Talk & data simultaneously. No Vzw bloat on board. iOS 4.3.x (just changes for cdma). If you're considering downvoting this, wait until Tuesday to do so :)

Talk and data at the same time isn't technologically possible on cdma. How do you figure they'll pull it off?

Google SV-DO.