Why I won’t be getting the iPhone 4 on Verizon…
Having just watched the announcement for the iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless, I wanted to share my thoughts as to why I won’t be jumping ship and joining the masses as they line up to purchase the iPhone on America’s most reliable network.
Here are a number of reasons why I won’t be standing in line on February 10th:
- I have gotten used to being able to make calls and utilizing the data on the AT&T network simultaneously, I have a hard time thinking about making the switch to CDMA technology. The iPhone 4 on Verizon will NOT allow you to use the voice and data simultaneously. This is a big issue for me, since I am on the phone a lot and many times will check out an app that uses the data steam while on a call.
- With Apple’s refresh cycle, the iPhone 5 will likely be out in 4 months and being someone who likes the newest devices, being outdated in 4 months sucks. For those that sign on next month, it will be 4 months until a refresh of the iPhone 5. Now, at the conference someone asked if the AT&T and Verizon iPhones will be on the same refresh schedule. Tim Cook from Apple declined to comment. It would seem pretty disadvantageous to one carrier if the iPhone 5 came out for only AT&T. It is likely that the iPhone 5 will come out for both carriers this June.
- We still don’t know how the Verizon network will handle the onslaught of millions of new subscribers on day one. AT&T still has issues with bandwidth and dropped calls after 4 years. If I had to make the jump, I would at least wait a week or two and see how Verizon is handling it.
- If the rumors are to be believed about the number of people jumping from AT&T to Verizon, logic would dictate that there will be fewer dropped calls on AT&T due to the freshly vacated bandwidth?
Well, those are the reasons, at least for now, that I am sticking with AT&T. Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind as February approaches.
Good luck!!!!
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I am in total agreement with you on why I too wouldn’t switch. Using that home button while using the phone is crucial. It is archaic not to be able to give someone info while on the phone. Why do you suppose that Apple chose to make the phone for Verizon that way. Perhaps to guarantee AT&T not such a big loss in customers?
You can still use the home button on the Verizon iPhone and can access any of the applications that DO NOT require an internet connection. If you have wifi, you will be able to use the phone and browse the web and email at the same time. That is the problem with CDMA technology. Apple did say in the announcement that they could not incorporate LTE (which CAN do simultaneous voice and data), because they wanted to get the phone out to the public immediately. Verizon should have a dual mode version next year.