Comments on: Verizon iPhone 4 vs AT&T iPhone 4 http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-iphone-4-vs-att-iphone-4-11125756/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Richard Bradbury http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-iphone-4-vs-att-iphone-4-11125756/#comment-88645 Richard Bradbury Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:16:25 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=125756#comment-88645 It’s amazing to me how little people understand cellular phones. They are basically fancy radios and it doesn’t matter what carrier you’re on, all operate better in some areas than others based on the location of the cellular tower. There are homes, business and rural areas that aren’t covered by Verizon and there’s the same problem with AT&T. In the Mid-west, Indianapolis – AT&T is excellent. I’m mind boggled by the consistent great through put speed I get on my iPad or iPhone using AT&T’s 3G network. The speed is frequently faster than WiFi at Panera Bread, Starbucks and at work. For me, the clear benefit of AT&T GSM network (that’s not mentioned above) is the ability to use the Internet while in a call. I suppose if you’ve never had this, you might not understand? I frequently speak to a customer or friend and use the Internet. On an AT&T (GSM) iPhone, you put your friend on speaker and open your browser. I use this frequently to locate restaurants, help people with directions, scan products with Red Laser, check the weather, etc – all while in a call. While talking to customers, I can actually read a related e-mail and forward them information (attach files) without hanging up. This dual functionality also significantly increases productivity while on hold. My girlfriend (without a smart phone) frequently has me look something up while in a call. I guess what I’m saying is, once you’ve switched to HD, would you go back to standard definition TV? I’ll admit that the WiFi hotspot might be a great feature, but my guess is AT&T will open that up? Unfortunately for Verizon customers, if you travel, GSM is the world standard, not Verizon’s CDMA. Hopefully the Verizon iPhone will also have a GSM radio built in to support world travel? FYI – The reason Verizon has more towers is because they built a system off the old analog B system, AT&T didn’t buy in to cellular until many years later. AT&T’s done a fantastic job of catching up, yes, they’re still behind on towers, but Verizon’s system started on tens of thousands existing cellular towers, this gave them a huge head start. I’ve used about every PDA / Cellular Phone ever made and I still love my iPhone above all of them. AT&T’s been a great experience, great customer service and great coverage in all the places I’ve traveled, including – Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Las Vegas, Florida, Washington DC, New York City, Rhode Island, France, England, and many more. Yes, I drop calls – about one every month or two. I’ve been on Verizon and AT&T for years and I’ve been happy with both. I guess it all boils down to what you want! I love the dual functionality, so I’ll stick with AT&T.

]]> By: ethan http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-iphone-4-vs-att-iphone-4-11125756/#comment-88638 ethan Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:01:35 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=125756#comment-88638 what i want to know is if on the att plan will we be able to hotspot as well or will we have to jailbreak agaim

]]> By: iPhoneComparison http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-iphone-4-vs-att-iphone-4-11125756/#comment-87797 iPhoneComparison Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:56:43 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=125756#comment-87797 AT&T iPhone = Data & Voice at same time
Verizon iPhone = Data & no voice + hotspot

. . . in other news the sun came up in the east. .

]]> By: Chris http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-iphone-4-vs-att-iphone-4-11125756/#comment-87795 Chris Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:50:13 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=125756#comment-87795 The network is obviously the most important part of this equation. I would suggest that until we see PLAN PRICING we don’t have a lot to talk about.

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