Want Your iPhone on Verizon?
UPDATE: Verizon has just announced their 4G/LTE plans for end-of-year 2010, which may make their network compatible with future iPhone models. More details here.
ORIGINAL: We've all heard that AT&T in the US has an exclusive on the iPhone, and that maybe that exclusive was bumped up to 2010 when they agreed to the new iPhone 3G model, but no one outside the lawyer-strewn vaults at Apple and AT&T likely knows how much or for how long. With that in mind, BGR is rumoring that Verizon might be getting ready to unleash a little CDMA/EVDO iPhone fury all their own.
Apple is said to have approached Verizon to be the original iPhone carrier, after all, with AT&T only getting the deal when Verizon turned it down. Likewise, it's been suggested that Apple may not exactly be thrilled at the problems 3G users (and Crackberry Kevin's, it seems!) are having on the AT&T network.
Still, this one is hard for us to believe. Irrespective of Verizon's huge footprint in the US, and regardless of the appeal a CDMA/EVDO iPhone may have for some, it's a small global market for Apple to spend their already straining resources on.
Besides, Jeremy points out that with the Blackberry Storm set to strike over at Verizon, would they really want to let the iPhone 3G steal RIM's "thunder" (ouch!)
What do you think? Any iPhone owners out there dying to switch (back?) to Verizon? Any Verizon stalwarts still holding out for an EVDO iPhone?
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Maybe the deal is not for an EVDO phone and not now. Verizon's next gen network is LTE which is what AT&T will be using for their next gen network. But Verizon will be there first maybe a year ahead of AT&T. So maybe the folks at Apple are looking ahead and will be offering an LTE version on Verizon and when they come around AT&T.
I do miss the service of VZW and wish this news was out a month ago when I bought my iPhone - :\
I'd switch back. With Verizon I had signal in more places. Even in Walmart lol.
I hate verizon.
and no they'd probably make some crappy V Cast program to go on your iPhone. Who wants that? V Cast sucks.
@iphonemilk, i agree. i would hate it to have a "verizon specific" build on that phone.
I would love to see an iPhone on Verizon. I have an iPod Touch and love the technology. I'd jump in a second from my Treo 700p especially as more enterprise apps are being created.
Using the iPhone on Verizon would make it perfect. I would love to switch back.
I really do want to switch back. So badly atandt sucks!!!!!
Here is my prediction:
iPhone on VZW with the release of the 32GB model -
I'd seitch back in a heartbeat, termination fee or no termination fee.
I don't see a Verison iPhone happening in the near future; unless Apple builds a "world phone" with CDMA and GSM technology.
I would leave at&t and go to Verizon in a heartbeat... As long as Verizon doesn't "hamper down" this phone.
Iam leaving verizon To get a iphone Verizon you have to pay for everything.
I'll just keep my iPod touch and a Verizon Mororola RAZR.
I am so frustrated with AT&T s lack of service near my home I called to cancel my service. They of course wanted to charge me $375 for my son and I to leave the mess. They went on and on about the contract and had no answer to the fact that the contract calls for them to ACTUALLY PROVIDE SERVICE. They check their computer and tell me that we have good service in my neighborhood. I explained that if I want to use my cell phone I have to get in my car and leave the area. THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF A CELL PHONE! I have been thrust backwards past the 80s 70s 60s and 50s Back to the 1920s when one had to leave their home to use a community phone miles away. MEanwhile my wife takes and makes call after call on her Verizon phone.Would I switch to VERIZON? IN A HEARTBEAT!
I would love to be able to use an iPhone, but since my company pays for my Verizon Crackberry service....
I had AT&T for many years and find that Verizon has much better coverage, but their technology and exculsive services (VCast) stink.
Oh Steve Jobs, I am deeply sorry for having offended thee by buying an HP Laptop instead of Mac, please forgive me and grant me a Verizon iPhone.
BTW, my wife has an iTouch and loves it. I think the tech behind that is years ahead of Samsung, LG and even RIM.
i switched... the iphone 3g is just a piece of work.. working thru is effortless.. its really different. i had a verizon smartphone.. the smartphone sucks if one has laid hands on iphone.. i waited and waited.. i have been with verizon since i came to u.s. but in the end.. i said.. i need some real smart phone.. not just which is called smartphone.. thank you apple.. i am wondering.. does their notebooks work the same way.. will buy one later this year.. in need of upgrade..
If Apple and Verizon could get an iPhone deal done, I would wait in line to buy one. I'm on VZW and am not switching service. I plan to buy the Blackberry Storm when it is available, but would go with the iPhone if it is an option in 2008. I'm not holding my breath.
On Macbreak Weekly yesterday, reporting on the AT&T lawsuit, they said Apple had to agree not to make a CDMA iPhone. So much for this rumor...
so when is the fury gonna come out??!@?1?!?!?!?!/
I'd switch back when my att contract runs up. I miss Verizons great customer service, ATT is not that great but they have the iphone so what can you do. But if it takes till 2010, Thats fine. That will be when most peoples 2 year contracts with ATT run out, ad we will all probably want a newer updated iphone by then anyway. I just wonder if Vernon will be able to handle the large demand (It will be bigger then ATT releasing of iphone 3G)
I've stuck with Verizon through all the iPhone hipe. I love the coverage. I do agree that vCast & the Verizon Wireless version of the internet...suck! I have the Voyager (Verizon's 1st attempt at an iPhone "match") I like it, but I also have an iPod Touch & dream of putting the two together, so to speak. What Verizon & Apple need to do is come up with an iPhone that runs on the CDMA & GMS networks. I read somewhere it being called a "world phone." Verizon is free to put whatever software it wants on it, as long as it runs just like any other iPhone. That's what needs to happen, end of story.
I would give ANYTHING to switch back to Verizon but keep my iphone! I HATE AT&T, I have no service anywhere! I have to literally walk out into the parking lot at my work in order to make a phone call. With Verizon I didnt even know what a dropped call was, I had service everywhere. I would pay whatever fee they wanted me to to get the iphone with Verizon!
I have the Verizon Voyager and the Ipod Touch. I would love to have the iPhone, but with my family members across the country using Verizon, and the bad things I've heard about AT&T service, I refuse to move to AT&T. Too bad the iPod Touch is wifi only and has no camera- those are the only two things I don't like about it. I don't mind it not being a phone.
I'm also with verizon holding steady for an iphone. Sadly it will probably not be subsidized, at the same time it will be the native apple ui so that'll be nice. We'll see when its all announced in january!
I really wish the iPhone would be released on Verizon. I think it would be a smart move on Apples part as there are many of us verizon customers who are happy with their service. Also, in all the tests I have done EVDO has always been faster than atts 3G netowrk. EVDO also has GREAT coverage in my experience. I am really holding my breath for MWSF 09!! I dont think Apple will release one that soon esp. since I have heard their contract being renewed with att until 2010 but im sure there are pleanty of workarounds to that contract...could it possibly be that they cannont released another GSM phone..no CDMA
am about to switch from Verizon to AT&T just to get an iPhone. live in Seattle and most of my friends love their iPhones with good call quality and service. i might wait to check out the Storm before taking the plunge, but i can't imagine the Storm being able to surpass the functionality of the iPhone, particularly the apps store. corporate users might be drooling over the Storm, but i'm not in that line of work
I am dying to try the iphone. I like Verizon's network- I have had great signal all over the US. Apple plz go to Verizon!
As a former ATT and Sprint user now on Verizon, I would never switch back to AT&T, which is a shame because the iPhone is light years ahead of everything else I've seen. I need ssh access from my phone and I am using a Treo and it sucks to the nth degree. I can't say how painful it is, but I have to use it because there's no AT&T coverage where I am sometimes. I wish the iPhone would support Verizon.
I want an iPhone but I refuse to use AT&T. They are horrible. Everyone I know who has AT&T hates them to no end. These companies get to keep being crappy companies because of the lack of frequency waves in the spectrum which weeds out a true free market from getting rid of the bad companies.
Don't hate on Verizon. They've smartly built up their network from the ground up. The only reason they don't have the iPhone is because they wanted to make a profit and not be Apple whores like AT&T.
Suck a giant D haters.
Checked out the Storm this week and was told that there would be an additional $30 monthly fee per line for broadband, whether you want it or not. Unfortunately, the Storm doesn't allow for wifi and AT&T has poor service in our area.
Pretty much, Verizon is our only real choice, so I'd be forced into downgrading to the Storm. However,it's not worth the extra fees for the minimal I'd use browsing and email. I'll continue to do that at home and the office.
I'm holding out...I will keep Verizon...and when the day comes (soon I hope) I will invest in an IPhone
No iPhone for me 'til no AT&T.
I'm in production biz and work in a different place almost every week. I'm surrounded by people with iPhone's and by and honest estimate I would say that at least 30% of the locations we visit have AT&T dead spots. This begs the question: what is the difference between an iPhone and a iPod Touch if the wireless network can't connect with the former? It would be nice to have the functionality of my calendar and contact synch in a small portable format, and it would be great to have that enabled on a device I already carry - a cell phone. But when the main phone functionality doesn't work on an iPhone it is just another small (but very nice) PDA - not a phone!
It's sad because the Apple iPhone is a great product but the AT&T service undermines that greatness. I think of it this way: how many people would buy any cell phone (or any electronic gadget for that matter) if by design, the device would refuse to power up 30% of the time. That is not value.
Mandatory AT&T is too high a price to pay for convenience. Sorry Apple you almost had a fantastic idea with the iPhone but coupling with AT&T killed it for me (and lot's of other Verizon customers who are still able to make calls on our cell phones when our iPhone co-workers are relegated to sharing photos.
Open up the iPhone to Verizon and you will really have something special. Do so and watch your iPhone sale go from remarkable to astronomical.
My 2cents.
The only way I would want an iPhone with Verizon is if they got rid of that V-Cast bull.
Im currently using verizon. I personally hate their phones. they lack the fun that the iphone has. Verizons commercials make me want to leave them for good and never come back. unlike at&t's. the iphones commercials are amazing and so is the iphone. the blackberries are hideous and too professional. the curve is just flat out gay, v-cast is a horrible piece of shit and overall verizon sucks including their fagolicious "storm." verizon...Fuck you:]
My company has used AT&T and T-Mobile. They both bite big time. I have used Verizon personally for 8 years and never had a problem. I travel the SE and Verizon is the only network that I can rely on. AT&T/TMobile drop calls constantly, IF you have a signal. That being said, it is sad that Apple doesn't see the huge opportunity with Verizon. I would jumpship and get an IPhone in a second if it were available at Verizon. I have an IPod Touch and it is awesome.
I've been obsessing over these iPhone-Verizon rumors for the past couple of weeks as the BlackBerry Storm comes out, superseding my first choice cell phone of the LG Dare. Neither come close to the ease, beauty, and functionality of the iPhone.
But based on all these rumors I've read throughout the Internet (yes, you should always capitalize that word, but iPhone isn't capitalized until the second letter), the odds are pretty slim that we'll see such a pairing in the coming months.
So I've decided that unless Steve Jobs announces some sort of miraculous CDMA/EVDO development in the future revisions of the iPhone (or some sort of partnership with Verizon Wireless) at the MacWorld 2009 Expo in early January... then I'm giving up on this rumor and getting an LG Dare.
Sad, but practical. I can't wait forever for Apple to come around to their senses... my phone is old and injured.
Anyone else think this is the wisest approach? I won't go near AT&T after the dismal service I had with them in the same metropolitan areas that my wife's $20 Verizon phone had full signal strength within.
I agree with Brad, I've been borderline obsessive about this so called MacWorld '09 "anouncment". Regardless, unless Verizon makes the move (we know that Apple was originally on board) by May, I'll suck it up and go with something was less useful, cool, and flexible.
I'm not a fan of burning, ripping, and naming all of the music that I've purchased on iTunes to get it play on my current phone so I don't have to carry more sh*t in my pockets but if that what it takes to use a reliable cell service in Verizon....FUG IT
What a Choke
My Dad has been a loyal Verizon customer for about 13 years and i REALLY WANT AN IPHONE... but so to speak, both my dad and i love the verizon service and customer service, but the vcast and games SUCK, like really suck...bad. I wish steve jobbs could just read all of our comments and come to his senses, cmon Apple, resolve with verizon, at&t i have heard from every one that it sucks, and almost every one that i know has at&t.
I'm hoping Verizon gets some kind of iPhone EVDO/GSM model sooner rather than later. I have the Voyager as well, and I really wish I had access to the real HTML internet, mail, etc. that the iPhone has and not the VCAST bullcrap. My guess is that the iPhone on Verizon would be similar to Verizon's Windows Mobile and Blackberry phones -- they'd be the exception to the VCAST rule. Make it dual-capable like the Blackberry 8830 World Edition so you can take it overseas, and problem solved. Verizon's service is great -- I'm even able to text in the deep subways in Manhattan and sometimes even make and receive calls while other people are sitting there waiting until they get to the surface streets to use their AT&T iPhones
I switched from At&t and was happy to pay an extra $20 more a month for a phone that was able to receive and call out from my own home. I mean really, no signal in my home!! Those commercials for AT&T are just the opposite of what really happens. So sad. I'm dying for an Iphone and dread the Vcast system but I think blogs like these will influence the powers that be... You know they have blog researchers reading this so they can find out what consumers needs are being met. That + making the Iphone happen on Verizon =
for Verizon. They're are great business minds there.. They will know what's up. I will be the first one in line for a Verizon Iphone when the switch is made minus the vcast software.
That's my story and I'm stickin to it!
I think that Verizon should really consider being the other or next carrier for the iPhone. Also, what would be really nice is if you can get the iPhone from Verizon AND have a choice of no data plan. There are a lot of kids that can't get the blackberry because you have to pay for a data plan. I love music, so I would have everything in one device. To sum it up, it would be pretty awesome!!!
i would have bought an i phone but the service is horrible. blackberry storm just aint doin it like apple either, its buggy as hell and slow. unfortunately for apple, i need a phone with service. shrugs
Guys i have a predicament....like most of you I, like many of you have verizon and would love an iphone but am not willing to switch because of the service at verizon. Christmas is right around the corner and im stuck between getting an itouch for xmas or waiting for this so called announcement at MacWorld 09 to see if we can get this verizon iphone so i can have my music and phone in one!?
I have been a loyal Verizon customer for 8 years, I even got friends to switch. I know several people with the iPhone and it really is a great phone with awsome apps. I really wish Verizon took the deal in the first place. I would never switch to At&t their service sucks and so does the phones they offer. I'm due for my upgrade in March and I'm praying I can get the iPhone.
verzizon has a CDMA network unlike every other wireless network who have GSN. if they had a GSN then people could unlock the iphone and make it work with the sim card. VERIZON SUCKS
verizon has the best service and at&t sucks.. the bb storm blows...everyone thinks that steve jobs can fix this.. he doesnt know how to. hes just the CEO. he manages apples money and stuff.. he cant do anything.. i want the iphone sooo bad. but i have to stay with verizon
I cant tell you how many times when I dont have a signal on my iPhone, when my friend who has Verizon does. I would so switch back If Verizon got the iPhone. ATT SUCKS!
How much does it cost to downgrade an iPhone to verizon? Is it even possible? I really want to give my daughter the iPhone for Christmas, and she currently has a Verizon Razor. She loves the coverage, but doesn't like verizon's set up. VCAST is a terrible program. I also have an AT&T blackberry curve, and i drop calls all the time. The iPhone is an amazing step in technology & they really need to switch to verizon.
I thought this issue was moot with the iPhones that are unlocked and available to use right now on Verizon. Has anyone got one?
I would get an iPhone in a heart beat if they went to verizon. I have an account with at&t with work and i hate it and i have Verizon for myself. In he same place i can make calls with my cell but i never have any bars with my at&t phone. I could get an iphone for work but why when i have no bars. I have an ipod touch so i use a phone and an ipod touch for now.Please switch to Verizon then i can carry one phone not 2 phones and an ipod touch.
I too have a Voyager with Verizon and think it's a cool phone but the vcast app is the worst and getting navigating the web is so frustrating so I pretty much can't use the phone for what I expected. I would LOVE an iphone and would purchase in a second if at Verizon and not willing to go back to AT&T (service is for the birds). Apple is missing out on a HUGE market with verizon customers and need to figure out a way to make it work soon.
Fingers crossed!
I started with Bell Atlantic Mobile in 1995. In 2000, I switched to AT&T. After a year and many dropped calls, I switched back to Verizon and never looked back. I would like an Iphone but I want to stay with Verizon. I needed a phone so I bought an LG dare. Once Verizon gets the Iphone, I will use my "new every two" credit to buy the Iphone.
I cant believe all the stuff im reading about verizon . i originally started with verizon nothing but fees and crappy service, went to sprint they suck, then went to at&t i love them. i have service in the mountains where we go camping where verizon and the rest have no bars. i have the iphone , one bad ass phone on one bad ass carrier . there both great i hope iphone dosnt go to verizon
I just won an Iphone. However, I have been with verizon for 5 years now. My contract isn't up till August. It is the best service I have ever had. I'm not sure about AT&T as many people have told me of their dropped calls. I live in Chicago, how well does AT&T service chicago? Any suggestions?
I have had both AT&T and Verizon. Verizon is far superior in coverage and service. I will never look back at AT&T and will never switch from Verizon. Apple should take a look into their not too distant past and remember how people react to proprietary equipment. They almost killed the MAC, are they so stupid as to repeat this error with the iPhone? What kind of an idiot is running the company these days?
I am with verizon and have been very happy with the service. I was with sprint before and got ticked off on a trip across the country where I rarely had service. I switched to verizon and was amazed at the service. I also have wireless internet that has worked great with verison. I really want the iphone and have been considering switching to AT&T but would prefer not to. Have been considering the storm but what I have heard and read doesn't sound like I would be happy. I think I'll wait until January to figure out what to do. I guess my Christmas present will be a little late.
For the uninitiated, it is Mac not MAC (short for Macintosh and not an abbreviation), just as it is PC, not Pee Cee.
In July 2008, we purchased two iPhones and switched from Sprint to AT&T. To my surprise, the iPhone easily has become the very best cell phone I have ever used, bar none. This is not just a phone or an iPod, but it also is a real computer platform -- a miniature netbook if you will. The iPhone is going to be very difficult for old world phone manufacturers to compete against. There is no device on the planet quite like the ultra cool, versatile iPhone. None.
You really have to use the Multi Touch interface and several of the features to fully comprehend why so many people are drawn to it. Once you do use it, you may never want to return to an old world cell phone interface again. Never. I just can't help but smile every time I awaken it from sleep to make a call, check my e-mail, text a friend, surf the Web, listen to music or Internet radio news or play a game. It is so simple to use, sync with your computer, backup and maintain that you quickly forgive its shortcomings and learn to work around the few missing features. Besides, many of the so-called missing features are being addressed with third party software apps. As of December 2008, some 10,000 applications have been added to the well-conceived new App Store (since July). 10,000!
While not perfect, the iPhone is a very compelling product.
And do not under estimate the usefulness of 802.11g Wi-Fi on a phone. In fact, I will never again own another cell phone without Wi-Fi. Never. And Broadcom just announced a new, low-power, 802.11n Wi-Fi chip that should be available for the next iPhone!
As for AT&T, it is true that their 3G network simply is not as a mature as the Verizon or Sprint 3G networks and I also wish the iPhone had first gone to Verizon. However, AT&T has been very responsive to iPhone customers and with Apple, has worked hard to fix problems in dropped call and no service areas and been very generous in handing out monetary credits and extra minutes during problem periods. Initially, we did have signal strength problems in and around our home for instance. But most of these have receded with two firmware updates from Apple and local tower maintenance from AT&T. In fact, AT&T engineers even made two follow-up phone calls and sent several text messages as they labored to run down the cause of the signal strength problems. During eight years with Sprint, that company never once followed up on a dropped call complaint. Not once! And I certainly never had access to Sprint, Samsung or Sanyo engineers, even though I encountered many, many problems.
So, while AT&T does have a very long way to go to match Verizon's U.S. 3G network, in my opinion, AT&T has been customer service-oriented and has not exhibited Verizon's arrogance. After all, Verizon could have carried the iPhone, but chose not to make changes to their business model and instead, tried to maintain their stranglehold on past practices. Now, Verizon is stuck with the Blackberry Storm and other "wanna' be" iPhones that do not quite measure up.
I definitely think it should go to verizon wireless. I've been waiting to purchase an iphone... but im a using the verizon service, and i believe it is better than the AT&T service.. so i think that apple would get a better profit if they doubled over and were on at&t and verizon. not tmobile or virgin mobile because they r crappy
There seems to be many who wish to use the iphone with verizon service. Sadly the combo only seems to be a tasty rumor for now. In lieu of the switch, and to break all the legal minutia that the companies are swimming in ... how bout a Verizon/AT&T merger!
To all the comments and people complaing about Vcast and Verizon's interface. Do you see these things on the samsung omnia? HTC phones? Blackberry? no. so far the Blackberry storm is the first phone out of the group to have Vcast. It is safe to assume that the iPhone on Verizon will be the same iPhone we know and love. do a little searching and thinking next time. =) personally I can't wait for this. We know it will happen, we just don't know when.
ughhhhh im with verizon now and i really want the iphone i wanna go to Tmoblie to get the iphone but i dont want to get off verizon... please verizon get the iphone soon so i dont go to Tmoblie.
WE NEEEEEEEEED THE IPHONE WITH VERIZON SERVICE..... SIMPLE !!
Get me the iphone on verizon asap. Jobs needs to build another model that overcomes the exclusivity and fits verizon to the T....
I am a current Verizon customer who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the iphone. I was an AT&T customer while living in Chicago, but I had to walk 4 blocks to get a signal. Customer service was less than helpful, so I went to Verizon. I will be a Verizon customer for life. Their plans are typically more expensive, but as my father always said, "You get what you pay for." I will gladly pay more money for the great network and above-average customer service that I have experienced from Verizon. I love the iphone, but no amount of technological prowess could sway me back to that half-assed network with terrible, over-seas customer service.
VERIZON NEEDS THE IPHONE!!!! I LOVE VERIZON SO IM NOT WILLING TO SWITCH TO AT&T BUT IF VERIZON WAS SMART THEY WOULD MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!!!!
I am a current Verizon Wireless customer anxiously awaiting an EVDO iPhone for Verizon. But if Verizon screws it up by add-ons and trying to lock the user into Vcast, I'll be upset. But as long as the iPhone remains on AT&T, there will be competition so they most likely won't put their two sense into it. I hope.
I refuse to go to AT&T, as great as the iPhone is. I love my network and I like my customer service. The iPhone will not thwart that. I'm sure that Verizon will jump at the opportunity for the iPhone in light of AT&Ts success with it.
Had Verizon for 8 years, switched to ATT for the iPhone- after 29 days of dropped calls and no signals,the iphone went back and I cancelled the service... I was lucky enough to be in my 30 day test period! Back on the verizon network with a blackberry storm. The iPhone is the best phone I have ever used but it is locked to a network that is very unreliable. What good is a phone if you cant make calls? I really hope verizon will have the iphone soon- I would pay full retail. That would truly be the perfect phone, THE IPHONE ON VERIZON....
I had Verizon for 4 years and was so happy with it. Then as soon as the iPhone was introduced, I switched to ATT so I could have the i Phone. But after 2 1/2 years with ATT, I decided to go without the i Phone and I bought a Storm by Blackberry.
Well, let me tell you, the Storm is THE WORSE PHONE I have ever used. After 4 days of suffering from missed calls, due to the unreliability of the screen, and so many mistakes on the touch screen, I am ready to smash it!!!!! I am so sad that I do not use my i Phone because I have switched back to Verizon on the family plan.
Please if there is any way for me to stay with Verizon and use my Gorgeous i Phone, then let me know.
If they let out a iPhone on the VZW network I would buy it tomorrow, and would be willing to pay double
I would never switch from VZW, not even for an iPhone--the network is just too big and too good. I would buy a Verizon iPhone tomorrow, however.
There is no way that Apple would let VZW put VCast on the iPhone though (and good thing), and I hope VZW is smart enough not to push the issue.
I hope verizon crumbles. They take your money and give you shite! If you are considering giving verizon "a shot"....forget it. It is not worth it. Believe me...it is not worth it. Do not waste your money or time... Ahhh...I remember the good days when I could use the phone, internet, or watch T.V. and not worry if it would work every time. Now, I dread if there is a problem. Spending 2+ hours on the phone with these shysters - any time there is a problem that a 4 year old could have avoided - is not worth $200.00+/ month. If you like being gang raped in a dark alley while being laughed at by all of those "verizon network" people...then feel free to sign up. Down with verizon!
I love the iPhone but I was not willing to switch to at&t, even at the end of my Verizon contract, just to get one. Over the years I've used all the cellular providers and, I must say, I think Verizon is the most reliable. The thought of having an iPhone with Verizon service makes me very happy. But until then I'll get by with my LG Dare.
I currently still have verizon and bought the iphone 4 days ago... love the phone.... but at&t service is so bad... I was at the mall today in phx a.z. and there was no signal in most stores!! Not good I'm going tmrw 2 return it back and quit my at&t contract.... I'm never going 2 consider leaving Verizon again..... But I do wish the iphone will available 4 verizon some day :/
I am a Verizon customer who wants an iPhone. I just went to the Verizon website and sent them an email saying that I love them but they are forcing me to leave. If you have Verizon but want an iPhone, be sure to contact them to let them know.
I have verizon and LOVE it. VCast needs to be changed, but I love the fact that they don't use SIM cards. Those can be so touchy, and Verizon has always had great customer service for those who always pay their bill on time. I get discounted phones, services, AND accessories, because of their VIP program. I would never leave verizon, but because of this lack of iPhone talk, I just might. Verizon exponentially superior to AT&T and it needs to be recognized. iPhone to Verizon...now!
I have been with VZW for many years. I travel to many obscure places in the US and ALWAYS have a signal both with my Samsung i760 and my laptop card. I travel with two others who have AT&T and their coverage and service is nowhere near what mine is. As much as my wife and I would like an iPhone each, there is no way I will sacrifice service to get one. That's the real purpose of a cell phone, no?
I've just read 78 responses to the question of VZW vs AT&T. I have an itouch and love it. I am also a Verizon customer and love the coverage! I am looking forward to buying an iphone, but based on what I have read, I'll wait for Verizon to service the iphone. Please hurry!
I was experiencing major "tech" envy when my sister got the iPhone this past summer, but I held off until my Verizon contract expired. I switched to the iPhone and ATT in early December. I live in the DFW area, but I call the west coast all the time. So far, things seem to be going fine. That said, I would have stayed with Verizon if there were any hope they would adapt an iPhone in the near future.
I also am a verizon customer and have read the previous 80 posts here. I would DIE for a verizon iPhone and would buy one in an instant. My brother has an iPod touch that i often play around with, jailbreaking and such and absolutely love it. As for AT&T, no way in hell. Every friend i have that has AT&T hates it and I hate it too. We could try and have a text conversation, but oh wait it doesnt go through on AT&T's crud netwok. Not to mention calls are always dropped.
My son and I are new to the AT&T network....what a huge mistake. AT&T may have more bars in more places but they only exist on TV, in the real world we had to sacrifice being able to make phone calls from our home, having the "no service" displayed as opposed to any bars or 3G showing. I have logged over 12 hours with AT&T and Apple support trying to resolve the numerous issues I am experiencing with AT&T's poor service and coverage. I am also waiting for my 4th iPhone to be shipped. They can ship a hundred but something tells me it is a waste of my time and theirs. I simply want out of the contract and my money refunded for the iPhones. While the iPhone is a wonderful device the constant dropped calls and other bugs that accompany the iphone ruins the experience. I miss the consistently working network and phones that Verizon and Motorola provided.
At the north end of the Florida coastal island where I live, ONLY Verizon has a strong signal - ditto the remote areas of Maine and Michigan where I often travel including the roads along the way. Therefore, Verizon is a must for me. Still using old Motorola phone waiting for Iphone having rejected all other feeble attempts at duplicating it. Have new Mac Power Book now. Just waiting it out for a Verizon Iphone. HURRY UP!!!! Not making the deal was the dumbest thing ever in the first place so fix it. In fact, why not let every phone service have access to an Iphone. Isn't the idea to sell the things or what?!?!?! Patience is a virtue but not one of mine.....the whole thing is annoying.
The only issue I have with VZW is the castration of devices. BB has a perfect GPS app. Something you can use on any network accept VZW. You have to pay 9.99 a month for VZ Nav. If the iPhone did come out I am sure VZW would kill what makes it so wonderful. I am sure apps for the phone would be non-functional. VZW has a wonderful network but they are like Oracle for billing. I don't want AT&T. However, I also don't want an iPhone gutted in order for VZW to make money while we buy back the features.
people!!!... a phone is only as good as the network that its on! AT&T network sucks therefore the iphone sucks. that said verizon made the biggest mistake when they didn't jump on apple when the first iphone was offered to them and apple made the biggest mistake agreeing to let AT&T own them for the past few years plus some.
...they are all idiots and now there will never be a decent settlement.
I too am a Verizon faithful. With me, it's because no one can beat the coverage, but mainly because 90% of my friends and family are on Verizon. Free in-network calling saves me a BUNDLE. I just looked at the analysis on my account and almost 80% of my calls are "In Network Included." If I switched back to AT&T(I jumped ship from them when they were still Cingular, and they sucked then too), in addition to having to deal with their crappy service my phone bill would go through the roof with the minutes I would now have to pay for. I COVET my coworker's iphone, and my parents iPod Touch(es) I would get a touch, but I don't want to have to carry around two devises. I took a look at the storm, and it just seems like a cheep imitation of the iphone. For the first time ever, I think I might have a reason to look forward to MacWorld! Hoping for an announcement then!
I have been a Verizon/Bell Atlantic customer for over 20 years (yes, my first cell phone was so big it came in a bag with all the wiring and hardware to go with it). I love the coverage. When we go to our summer place, my brother's iPhone has no service but I get full bars with Verizon. I have a Treo for my phone and data service with Verizon but I have an iPod Touch for "fun." As long as I'm in a wi-fi area I can get internet, email, etc. I have to keep Verizon because I can't go on vacation for the whole summer without being able to call and email my friends! I love the iTouch (I call it my iPhone Wannabe) and would switch to an iPhone in a second but I'm not leaving Verizon. I have tried many of their phones and nothing can compare to the functionality of the iPhone. I don't think they will be available for Verizon anytime soon, but one can only hope! They certainly can't leave ATT because of the millions of existing customers there. I wish there was a way but I doubt it will happen.
Oh, and yes, carrying around two devices (a Treo phone and an iPod Touch is a pain! They are both quite big and it's crazy to have to switch back and forth. An iPhone sure would solve that problem!
Paulipocket said it best. I can only add that the bad iPhone/Verizon decision is not much different than the iTunes vs. Rhapsody/Napster/DRM problems which are ONLY bad for the poor consumer. In both, we all lose, they make money. In the end, I'm disgusted by it all. I'd love a world where I can have great phone service and buy tunes legally and have them all work wonderfully together. Unfortunately, that world won't exist anytime soon.
I would LOVE an iPhone on Verizon as I am currently waiting on my contract to run out (only 2 months left) so that I can switch to AT&T just so that I can get an iPhone!
I have Verizon and wish that they had an iPhone for it! I have the iPod touch to make up for the loss like most people but we all really want the iPhone. But not even the iPhone will get me to switch to AT&T. I have their landline service and am trying to switch away. If AT&T can't fix your problem "i'm very sorry... would you like to buy AT&T mobile service only $99.99 a month?"
I had Cingular which became AT&T. I Got an iPhone, and i saw my service go down ever month.
Always had Droped calls where ever i went!
Then we get a letter in from AT&T thats says: Due to excessive Partner Roaming usage, we must cancel your service or switch you to a plan in which you man not use any Roaming/Partner services.
Come to find out we have been using a Alltel tower, Alltel has a GSM Roaming service.
As i looked at the Coverage on the at&t site, ALL THE stripe area is ROAMING! its everywhere.
go look at it. Cingular never cared if you were Roaming, AT&T says you MUST use 50-75% of your calls, text, and internet usage on AT&Ts network. If not they, at there right, have the right to end your service contract or switch you over to one that does not allow Roaming or will charge you for it.
So, we switch over to Verizon and we LOVE it. We even have 3G EVDO coverage here! I loved my iPhone, but will never switch from Verizon. We really need this phone.
If Verizon did get it, there wont be V Cast on it... Do you see any other PDAs with V Cast? No. You can go to m.vcast.com to watch it tho, no www.
As much as i travel, Verizon really does have a great network! I see more people with Verizon then AT&T anyway.
Now i live in a diffrent area, Alabama now. AT&T doesnt even work in my house. i live in Killen, All for those AT&T lovers who think AT&T works everywhere.
So for those who think AT&T is worth the iPhone, trust me, it wont be if you get in a car accdent and your AT&T phone says NO SERVICE.
And trust me when i say Verizon will be getting an iPhone. I know alot more then you think. =]
ATTENTION VERIZON WIRELESS!
I had att, sprint and now verizon. Verizon's network does not drop calls! The others are all less reliable, at least in Pittsburgh. Mr. Jobs needs to just look at what Bill Gates accomplished by having his windows software run on anyones hardware. Enough said. Why should anyone have to settle for inferior service to gain a superior product. The time has come for Apple to take the iphone to the next level, and let its customers decide which carrier provides the best service in their area. PS. I love the new apps store on the iphone and can not wait for the phone to be released on verizon. Mr. Jobs is too smart to continue with the current strategy.
Please, Verizon get the iPhone so I can stop carrying my EnV and iTouch with me!! The Blackberry Storm sucks, all of verizon's programs/apps suck, and the iPhone platform is incredible. Verizon would be completely insane to turn down an opportunity at the iPhone a second time!!
I'd love to have the iPhone...but I refuse to switch to AT&T for it. I hope that if Verizon gets it they don't put the crappy Verizon programming on it and just leave it as the iPhone software
I love apple's iPhone, but At&t is just not reliable enough....We need the iPhone on Verizon, without verizon butchering it with vcast and mobileweb. Wouldn't it be awesome if they announced a verizon iPhone at macworld next week? Its a slim chance, but hey, a guy can dream cant he?
I've been with ATT/Cingular for about 7 years. In the Philadelphia market it was a great choice. Good coverage in many areas -- especially where I was living. At that time Verizon, Sprint and others wanted a $500-$900 deposit to start with their plans. So I went Cingular, who did not want a deposit.
Well, I moved to Virginia about 3 years ago and re-upped my ATT plan. If you live VERY close to Richmond, the service area is great. But about 2 months after signing a new 2-year deal and getting an iPhone, I moved about 10 miles outside of Richmond. Now I get no signal inside my house or in my car. So I asked my ATT store when a new signal tower might be coming and they referred me to customer service. Guess what they said... ask your local store. I just love incompetence.
So, Verizon, when are you gonna help all of us out and put the best 3G network (that you have and covers where I live) with the best phone (iPhone)???
I'll gladly pay the $350 to switch networks!!!!!
I will not switch to AT&T. Ever. Thus, I am waiting for iPhone to be available on Verizon.
I hate AT&T more than I want an iPhone.