I was going to re-extend with AT&T and get the new iPhone, but...

[Alex_F]

I use Sprint for my EVDO needs. I’ve had an unlimited plan with them since 08.

I’m probably going to go Droid with Verizon sometime this summer, but I really doubt I’ll tether.

[jaydoc1]

@M4arc

Don’t get your hopes up too high. With the huge success of the Droid Verizon has no need to carry the iPhone and Apple doesn’t want it sitting side by side with the Droid. Apple will stick with AT&T and Google with Verizon. The lines are drawn so it will be interesting to see what happens over the next 18-24 months but given 700+% sales increase and increased developer interest in the Droid I suspect the iPhone is about to get a run for it’s money.

I agree. My Motorola Droid doesn’t have quite the form factor of the iPhone and the screen isn’t quite as responsive. The new HTC Droid Incredible fixes both of those things. I think that’s why Apple has gone after HTC with lawsuits to try to stop them. HTC is a real threat to Apple.

[ForTehNguyen]

my Incredible will arrive next week or early week after. 3 week backorder shows how popular this phone is

[Palmguy]

Hopefully Sprint doesn’t follow suit…I’m enjoying my unlimited data/tethering…I probably average about 3GB/month or so.

On a side note, Android is great…

[chadbag]

@kwelz

Yes true. But Verizon service sucks a lot less than AT&T.

Like using data and voice at the same time? You’d think Verizon’s vaunted network and engineering staff could figure that out.

I think it all depends where you are at. I have no issues and no dropped calls with AT&T. And my 3G speeds are usually faster than Verizon claims theirs can do.

[Skyyr]

@eguns-com

Like using data and voice at the same time? You’d think Verizon’s vaunted network and engineering staff could figure that out.

I think it all depends where you are at. I have no issues and no dropped calls with AT&T. And my 3G speeds are usually faster than Verizon claims theirs can do.

Same here. I’ve experienced MAYBE 10 dropped calls in… 3 years? I’m not sure where the whole dropped-call thing comes from (maybe major metro areas), but I haven’t seen it. Now something I would like is cheaper plans…

[kwelz]

I am lucky if I don’t get 10 dropped/failed calls in 1 day. And that is with 3+ bars of service. Yes AT&Ts 3G is slightly faster than Verizon’s EVDO network, but only by about 10-15%. The problem is they don’t cover even a fraction of the area that Verizon does. I would rather have the expanded coverage than slightly faster speed.

And that Data and voice at the same time? That is only on 3G with AT&T. And since they don’t cover 75% of the areas I am in, that makes it pretty useless. They told me 2 years ago they were building new towers at that time in my area. Well I still haven’t seen an improvement.

Sure AT&T covers 98% of the population. What they don’t tell you is that they cover most of that with an outdated network that can’t keep up with modern needs. Verizon has a modern(if imperfect) network that covers just about everywhere.

Also keep in mind that AT&T’s network has never lived up to the advertised speeds. Verizon so far has come pretty close. So the real wold performance on 3G is pretty close.

[chadbag]

@kwelz

Sure AT&T covers 98% of the population. What they don’t tell you is that they cover most of that with an outdated network that can’t keep up with modern needs. Verizon has a modern(if imperfect) network that covers just about everywhere.

Also keep in mind that AT&T’s network has never lived up to the advertised speeds. Verizon so far has come pretty close. So the real wold performance on 3G is pretty close.

Somehow I think this is exaggerated. Most places I’ve been with AT&T while roaming, when not in the wilds of Wyoming or the wilderness off the interstate in S Utah, have been 3G. Granted, I think Pueblo was not.

And my real world 3G data speed tests in my area, using both my iPhone and an AT&T USB 3G modem on a laptop, showed actual speeds higher than Verizon claims as their max. Again, this was in my area (“metro” SLC). Yours may be different.

Your mileage may vary of course. Some areas they suck. Verizon sucks in some areas too. I have spoken to people who get AT&T in their area but not Verizon, and vice-versa.

If you added all the iPhone users to Verizon instead of AT&T then I bet you that Verizon would have the same problems and issues.

[kwelz]

I live in southern Indiana very near Louisville, KY. If I go more than 5 miles outside of Louisville I lose 3G Coverage. Guess when I get it again? About 5 miles outside of Indianapolis. Some 110 Miles away.

Now they CLAIM they cover a much larger area than this. But I, and my friends who have AT&T have proven time and again that this is not the case. Perhaps they are ok in some areas. But I know of no one who has AT&T and actually likes it.

Oh and I almost forgot. even the Edge coverage is bad I don’t know how many times I have lost service in an area where there should be no issues at all.

[Belmont31R]

@kwelz

I live in southern Indiana very near Louisville, KY. If I go more than 5 miles outside of Louisville I lose 3G Coverage. Guess when I get it again? About 5 miles outside of Indianapolis. Some 110 Miles away.

Now they CLAIM they cover a much larger area than this. But I, and my friends who have AT&T have proven time and again that this is not the case. Perhaps they are ok in some areas. But I know of no one who has AT&T and actually likes it.

Oh and I almost forgot. even the Edge coverage is bad I don’t know how many times I have lost service in an area where there should be no issues at all.

This is my issue too. As soon as you leave a heavy population center 3G goes away, and most rural areas Ive been to have no coverage at all. Ive literally driven down a major hwy for an hour with zero coverage even going through towns 1k-5k in size. Not talking about out in the sticks with no other traffic and nothing in sight…its actually one of the busiest hwy’s in TX.

[dookie1481]

@Belmont31R

The only reason I stick with ATT is because I like the iphone so much. I use it more as a device than a phone.

I get 3 bars at the house, and half the time I get call failed. People will call me, and I won’t ring. Then an hour later it pops on my phone as a missed call, and with a voicemail. I live in a larger population center with cell towers all over the place.

If you go out a big city the reception is next to non-existent. I recently drove from around Austin to near Houston, and most of the time I had no signal at all even travelling down a major hwy through towns.

Same here (Las Vegas). Coverage is awful, call quality sucks, and I get dropped and missed calls all the time. I never had those problems with T-Mobile. I switched to AT&T strictly for the iPhone, and I love it, with the exception of having to use iTunes (which is the spawn of Satan). But I think it may be time to move on.

Jay