VERIZON IPHONE

bearone21
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for those of you who might think changing to an iphone will eliminate your droidx/2/3 phone issues, take a look at the iphone forum.

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keiffers
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oh I'd never get an iPhone on verizon.....I'd go back to AT&T to have it there, but then again I'd lose my unlimited data I ahve with Verizon and don't need to do that

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bearone21
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i know several folks who have jumped on the verizon iphone, recently.

unlimited, bah humbug, i barely use 500k/mon but it's still nice knowing......
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mortb
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I am not at all interested in the IPhone, but your statement got my curiosity up, so I checked it out. Hmmm! They appear to have problems very similar to the Droids...dropped calls, can't hear caller, etc. Very interesting. This brings up a question, IF two very disimilar mobile phones have the same problems, is it the mobile phones manufacturer, the mobile phones themselves, or the server...in this case...Verizon? Something to think about.

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mortb
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By the way, please don't get me wrong. I like Verizon and will not switch to any other server. And believe me, I've made the circuit. T-mobile, Cingular (before they were bought by AT&T), and AT&T. The only big carrier I've not been with is Sprint, namely because their coverage in my area is terrible, talking about dropped calls. If I were to give a star rating, Verizon would get five stars, T-mobile three stars, and AT&T one-half a star.

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bearone21
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good point, i hadn't thought of it like that. i've been with verizon back to gte days & it's been great service, even back to the startac.

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SteelerFan
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With all the dropped calls AT&T had I doubt the Verizon is the issue. I used have a Blackberry on AT&T and it was solid so I am thinking the real issue is the apps. I thought Apple had much tighter control with the apps.

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keiffers
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I get just as many dropped calls with VZW as I did with AT&T but the iPhone on AT&T was solid for me. I never had ONE problem with it with regards to AT&T (I had more issues with it wanting to talk to iTunes than anything), but you are right....the apps are the problems. VZW puts too much crap on their phones IMO, and while yes Apple is much tighter on their apps, its what VZW puts on the phone to have their 'touch' on it. I don't think the Droid X would have the problems it has right now if it wasn't for VZW putting their little tweeks on it. Personally I think AT&T is more stock to their phones so that they work more fluid compared to VZW, whereas they use it more as a marketing tools to push apps that alot of people don't want (Madden, Blockbuster, etc)....but that's just my opnion

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Wildman
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I cant see me carrying a iphone really because I never understood the hype with them..  As for dropping calls I can say so far Veri8zon has been pretty solid for me, Ive had a few drop calls but its a wireless network..  Wireless mean dead spots occasionally.

 

After what bad reception I have received from other carriers you wont hear my complaining right now, I'm not saying its perfect but works well for me in my areas.

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dirkbonn
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I have an "X" but my wife and daughter both have iPhones.  To get the iPhones both my wife and daughter had switched from Verizon to AT&T. When Verizon finally got the iPhone, they both switched back to Verizon and we have one family plan instead of they having a family plan with AT&T and my individual plan with Verizon.  It was quite a bit less expensive.

 

Anyway, my wife had periodic dropped calls with AT&T here in Hawaii, but since switching back to Verizon, no dropped calls.  Can't say regarding my daughter though as she's going to college in Sacramento, CA and I've never asked her about her phone dropping calls. Although she has never complained with either AT&T or Verizon.

 

 

 

 

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Elitist_Jerk
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in other news. people have too high standards for CELL PHONES.. every phone is going to be less than 100% of what you want 100% of the time

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keiffers
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Elitist_Jerk wrote:

in other news. people have too high standards for CELL PHONES.. every phone is going to be less than 100% of what you want 100% of the time



well considering what you have to pay for a cell phone, and for the associated service, it should work as close to perfect as it was designed to do. Yeah there are elements that cannot be controlled that will affect it, but still, you shouldn't have a phone like a Droid X and consistently have problems because of what VZW does to the phone to customize it to their standards and the crappy OS updates that Moto has dropped on us.....I've had constant problems with phones I had in the past and even on the two Blackberries I had on VZW before I left for AT&T to get an iPhone (much like the problems I have with the Droid X) so I know its not the phone nor the apps that is the issue....its the way that VZW integrates their stuff with the OS on a phone....they can't get their internal software to play nice with the various OS' that are on the phones they sell. The difference now with the Droid X compared to the Blackberries and other phones on the VZW network I've had a problem with...is that VZW isn't making a real effort to fix the problems....before they were all over it and treated me like a valued customer....now I just get a 'we're working on it so your out of luck until we eventually figure out the problem.

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bearone21
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i'm not saying this too loud but my dx has been superb, not a hiccup with gb or 602, so i'm a happy camper & have no intention of jumping to the iphone.

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droidsw
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Really want to start another iphone vs Android thread?  There is a reason used iphones are sold for twice what Droid X's will bring in. I've checked. It might have something to do with hype, or track record.....

 

No contest with providers. My work phone is on AT&T and dropped calls are  common, almost daily, and even sometimes when talking to someone in very close proximity.

 

Verizon is the best, hands down.

 

 

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Ann154
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The bloatware on AT&T's Android phones are just as bad. They might even be worse. They also look more intrusive on the phone since they are at the top of the App drawer instead of on the bottom like Verizon's apps.

I didn't have any dropped calls in the three weeks I was on AT&T, but I didn't make very many calls either. I can't recall the last time I had a dropped call on Verizon. I remember having one or two but they were YEARS ago.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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