Verizon Calls the iPhone a "Misfit Toy"

[Guest]

brilliant marketing bravo verizon.

 

[Parsifal57]

The GSM network is the reason I won't buy from Verizon, when I travel to England I like to be able to use my phone with T-Mobile

I have no issues and pretty much choose any tri/quad band phone i want. With Verizon I have a pretty limited choice and have to pay extra for the choice over and above the increased call charges when using the phone out of the country.

So while i'd like an iPhone I won't get one because its with AT&T and even thought the Motorola Droid looks a good phone its not a choice for me because of Verizons Network.

So i'm sticking with T-mobile for the time being.

 

[pug_s]

Apple is just getting a taste of its own medicine for putting out all those anti-Microsoft ads.

 

[TunaSoda]

Some phones Verizon has are both CDMA & GSM (made for international travelers)

 

[kingssman]

I thought verizon's misfit toy was the Blackberry storm and the LG Dare?

 

[AMDnoob]

is anyone else gettin a "youtube down for maintenance" message?

 

[kentlowt]

We have noticed(at our company) that certain brands of phones work better and have better coverage than others. It could be that peoples coverage issues are due to the phones themselves and not the service.

 

[Guest]

I hate AT&T. They bought out my local phone company and promptly started charging me 10 times more for the same thing.

 

[apache_lives]

[citation][nom]frist[/nom]first[/citation]

27th?

 

[apache_lives]

[citation][nom]kentlowt[/nom]We have noticed(at our company) that certain brands of phones work better and have better coverage than others. It could be that peoples coverage issues are due to the phones themselves and not the service.[/citation]

Me and a friend went camping and even i was supprised when i could get reception AND internet on my iPhone when my friend couldnt on his LG (forgot the mode - 8mp camera and all the flashy stuff etc) - was also amused when i turned off all the features and darkened the screen to nearly black and noted that a day and a half after the LG died my iPhone was still going.

Now this could all be just some coinicedence (im not an iPhone fanboy or anything) because of networks, settings etc but all i know is compared to the high end LG my friend was carrying, the iPhone isnt a toy.

Thats my 0.02c

 

[Guest]

iPhone has made Verizon obsolete.

 

[tortnotes]

I thought there were 3 ads--the article has one embed twice....?

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]tortnotes[/nom]I thought there were 3 ads--the article has one embed twice....?[/citation]

Crud, sorry! Thanks for pointing that out. Should be all fixed now!

 

[hetore]

The metal case of the iphone makes it a pain for wireless.

 

[hetore]

Metal case is crap for wireless

 

[jjchmiel78]

I think it depends where you live. If you do anything in rural Nebraska (I know, who cares no one lives here) you would be silly not to have Verizon. I have co-workers with the iphone and AT&T service that think they are great as long as they do not leave Omaha or Lincoln. Same story with other providers, very shaky coverage in rural areas. They may have better plans but their coverage for my needs has me using Verizon. Now for the iphone, one of my co-workers says he is lucky to get 5 hours before plugging into something. He has batteries that he plugs into the phone to get him through the day. He does not like the camera quality, but everything else he loves. It is all about the need of the individual.