The Verizon iPhone: What You Need To Know

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2011/01/11/132834951/the-verizon-iphone-what-you-need-to-know

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[kartikeya]

Good for them. Irrelevant here of course, but coming from a market with few, and shitty, providers I know that any new options aren't a bad thing.

[Stike]

yeah. and i have been an avid android user for about 2 years now. and i have the HTC Evo 4G and i am thinking about switching to verizon once my contract is up with sprint becasue of the iphone.

[Kielan]

All I see happening now is Apple having control of the smartphone market.. Or more control I should see. I have been wondering why they didn't do this for longer, but once they released the iPad on Verizon I knew it was only a matter of time.

[Stike]

All I see happening now is Apple having control of the smartphone market.. Or more control I should see. I have been wondering why they didn't do this for longer, but once they released the iPad on Verizon I knew it was only a matter of time.

yeah i agree. i htink android will lose ALOT of market. i think apple didn't do this right off the bat becasue one of their plans was to make it a desired phone. but idk!

[andybob]

I'm due for an Upgrade in March and now it is going to be a very hard decision. I was going to go with a Samsung Fascinate, but now I don't know.

Its an Android software vs. iPhone software and I haven't used either enough to make a good educated decision.

Opinions?

[Francois Dillinger]

I refuse to support apple. Droid fer lyfe.

[Stike]

I'm due for an Upgrade in March and now it is going to be a very hard decision. I was going to go with a Samsung Fascinate, but now I don't know.

Its an Android software vs. iPhone software and I haven't used either enough to make a good educated decision.

Opinions?

like i said i have used android for about 2 to 3 years. and i would never buy and android phone from LG, samsung, or really anybody except HTC motorola. IMO go with an HTC or moto android. or the iphone.

[Stike]

I refuse to support apple. Droid fer lyfe.

its people like you android has to count on to keep their business and stock going.

[Francois Dillinger]

Lolwut? I **** apple products. Just like...idunno...I **** fake wheels, so I refuse to support fake wheel companies. (Insert troll face)

[Stike]

Lolwut? I **** apple products. Just like...idunno...I **** fake wheels, so I refuse to support fake wheel companies. (Insert troll face)

thats what im saying. i like both companies but would choose the iphone over android. idk why i just would. im saying becasue of the iphone going to the most used android provider alot of people will stop buy android phones.

[Kielan]

yeah i agree. i htink android will lose ALOT of market. i think apple didn't do this right off the bat becasue one of their plans was to make it a desired phone. but idk!

Well that is a bit of it, but I think the real motivator here is that AT&T has eliminated unlimited data plans, and is really raking their customers over the coals with that. (Thankfully I was grandfathered in so I still have my unlimited plan ).

And when the iPhone was released originally and a few years following the quality of Verizon's service just wasn't on par with AT&T.

[Stike]

Well that is a bit of it, but I think the real motivator here is that AT&T has eliminated unlimited data plans, and is really raking their customers over the coals with that. (Thankfully I was grandfathered in so I still have my unlimited plan ).

And when the iPhone was released originally and a few years following the quality of Verizon's service just wasn't on par with AT&T.

yeah i guess i can see that. yeah the data cap is sooooo shitty. if i had to pay for data on my phone the same price as verizon or att if i went over i did the math, anywhere from 600 to 1,000 dollars a month. lol

[andybob]

I think I am going to go with the iPhone. Even though Android works very well, I have a soft spot for Apple products because the majority of the time their stuff just works and works well.

[Francois Dillinger]

Ohhh. Misunderstood your post. I think people arestarting to realize that the iphone really isn't as great as its cracked up to be, and are switching to android. I really like the layout and features of android phones more. I think apple really has to depend on their fanboys to stay where they're at over the next few years.