User: miacol
These are the most recent forum messages posted by miacol:
Re: What I find funny
What's funny is that everyone I know with VZW experiences drop calls, now I'm not saying either one is better or worse, etc. Yes VZW has a larger map due to a legacy standard they follow, but what I will find interesting is what's going to happen when VZW goes to LTE?
It will be interesting, all I know is I travel the continental USA allot and through and through ATT has been there for me while VZW has ...
What I find funny
Is that my friend use Verizon (Droid, now), I use ATT (of course the iPhone) and yet she laughs when I get drop calls while driving, but let me show you some scenarios of her drop calls.
1. We will be on the elevator going to the basement to grab our car and head to lunch. We be speaking to our moms, I'm fine and continue talking to my mom all the way down and out the basement. My ...
Write to the FCC and Obama
Asking them not to delay the transition. It's been way too long in the waiting, we need to push this. Why are so many people afraid of change?
Re: So much for wimax being light years ahead
This is more a decision to finally be in sync with 1 of it's parent company Vodafone. Vodafone has been pushing Verizon Wireless to move to GSM and now it's the perfect time, when you have to build a new infrastructure.
Re: Camping out on Oct. 21st....
Now this phone is just fugly, if you want an android phone wait for the Samsung and the LG phone which will be hot. I am waiting till next year for the Samsung and LG to release their version.
Re: Couldn't help notice all three carriers mentioned...
Good question, with Vodafone pounding on them to move, you are right?
I wonder what kind of service they will have...
Re: Just goes to show you CDMA is superior
I travel with my ATT phone to all the countries I mentioned and I have never had an issue. I suggest you check GSMWorld, because I'm not sure where you got your information
France is 900/1800
Japan is 3G 1700/2100
Sao Paulo is 900/1800 and 3G 850
Espana (Spain) is 900/1800 and 3G 2100
Chile is 1900 and 3G 1900
So all my ATT phones work fine in all the counties mentioned above. If you are having a problems with your handset I ...
Re: Just goes to show you CDMA is superior
I think LTE is being forced on Verizon by Vodafone, they have been wanting to move Verizon to be able to directly compete with AT&T as an international carrier from the US and the CEO of Vodafone wants to be able to roam on the Verizon network when in the US and not onto the ATT or T-Mobile network.
Re: Just goes to show you CDMA is superior
You are correct CDMA is superior, but it's not a world standard. Unfortunately I can not take a Verizon/Sprint Phone and be in Paris tomorrow, Tokyo the next day, Sao Paolo for the weekend, and back home for Monday work.
Who can ATT and T-Mobile. Well know that Vodafone (45% owner of Verizon) is forcing Verizon to have international phones, maybe they will move to GSM.
Re: Lost all respect for JD Power
Now for me, I have had both at the sametime and had to abandon Verizon because I kept getting drop calls and no service in areas where I travel. Between NYC and North Carolina and Florida.
Now that's not too say Verizon is the worst, but my experience has been that it's not functional for me.
Re: So far what I've noticed after updating to iPhone 2.0.1 software
What I noticed on my 3G iPhone was much better reception then before, and the speed is improved especially when accessing contacts.
My thoughts....
1. WiMax and LTE are similar to each other, if you google them and read about them you can see how similar the technologies are. Also Engadget published an article.
2. It makes sense for ATT to throw a road block because the longer they can keep Sprint tangled the more time they have to get LTE out to the market to compete head to head with Sprint.
3. LTE is suppose to be used by many GSM carriers, while ...
Some info
To all:
Before buying an iPhone, please please check the 3G coverage map in your area. It's the consumers responsibility to check their information first and walk into the store armed with information.
Second, check the reception in your area for you carrier or the carrier that you would like to move to and above all don't forget it is important to understand that no carrier can guarantee service indoors, so it's a 50/50 chance.
Third, You have 30 days, test ...
Re: 1 million out of 21...
Your logic is flawed. First mistake you are assuming that all countries received an equal share and they did not. Second mistake, let me remind you no one expect this level of fever because it was considered only slightly better then the original, they have developed a fever. Third mistake, you assume it is a failure because to you it did not match or beat the instinct and you are thinking on a national scale, when we are discussing ...
Re: How many months?
Sorry meant HSDPA, always get that confused...
Re: How many months?
I think they will, there are still people who do not care about data access, all they want to do is make a phone call.
Though the Blackberry 9000 look sweet, but supposedly the battery life sucks.
Re: How many months?
That's interesting, because all the test that I've read matching Rev A and HSPDA, HSPDA wins hands down. Rev A has a faster initial connection speed, but once both are running. HSPDA wins. Rev A averages about 800kbps while HSPDA averages about 1.1mbps.
Other problems with Sprint it is not a world carrier, has ugly phones, and it does noy have the iPhone.
Re: Poor Verizon customers...
VZW is run by idiots, Vodafone a major owner of Verizon Wireless has been pushing VZW to move to GSM a world standard so it can get all the same phones, but the VZW management does not want to move because it will cut into their profit.
Was the iPhone Hyped, extremely overly hyped, is the product good, yes. it delivered what it said and not more ad not less. Though people would like to create ideas that they ...
Re: Do you need a Thesaurus?
I have a FAN which makes me a business customer. I do not need to go into the details of my accounts. So let me clarify for those pre-schoolers like you, your an ass and you will always be an ass.
Each FAN account is associated with the company that you work for, though not all accounts get the same discount. Each company get's a different amount for discounts. My cousin get's 20 for her handsets ...
Re: current customers
I have been a customer since 1999, and I was not due for an upgrade till Novemember and I got the iPhone.
If the store is giving him problems tell him to go to an Apple Store.
Re: Can I keep my current rate plan?
I did it and I am still on my old voice plan, still the same minutes (which they do not offer anymore) and I have the apple data plan.
So I am not sure why you keep thinking that, you need to change the plan. Now the data plan needs to be an iPhone data plan, but voice has no issues.
Re: iDrop Calls Left and Right
Well I have experience Verizon Data Network dropping off due to mistakes or maintenance.
Contact ATT and tell them you are having reception problems and maybe try swapping out the unit, it sounds defective. Do you have friends that got the iPhone, compare it with them and see what happens?
Re: Can I keep my current rate plan?
Actually you do not, I have service, I activated my phone and added the iPhone data plan without needed to change my voice plan.
THe added data plan was 20 dollars and the messaging plan was 10 dollars for 1500 messages, and 20 dollars unlimited.
Re: Poor Verizon customers...
Actually I have better service with ATT then VZW. VZW we had dropped calls, could not grab a signal and had issues in buildings. Mind you I always buy expensive phones and nothing. Customer Service was horrible and my bill was always wrong, by the way they still owe me 6 months of data charges that I did not use.
Now I am not going to tell you ATT is sweeter, greener whatever, but you know what ...
Re: Poor Verizon customers...
I dought Verizon will take over Verizon is not even an international player, they can no longer compete without converting to GSM (An International Standard by the way).
I left Verizon, because of poor customer service, cheap ugly phones, and bad service and I have never looked back. ATT has always been good to me and my family. There is no one of my family left on VZW and we have never looked back.
Re: Poor Verizon customers...
First get your facts right, Apple made the decission to run on EDGE to provide better battery life for their users, though they also give you Wi-Fi.
Second Verizon is no longer the top of the heap. They've lost a very large market, and it's going to hurt them. Nothing they release will compete because people want the iPhone, they don't want the creative labs phones or the microsoft phone.
Re: ATTREP's Comment on 3G Networks
Actually, yes CDMA is faster then EDGE, but WCDMA and HSPDA are faster then EV-DO rev A, by almost double.
WCDMA is loosely based on CDMA and that is why companies do not have to pay royalties to Qualcomm, unless the use the Qualcomm chipset.
Also CDMA does not support simultaneous voice and data.
Unfortunately CDMA is not the technology of the future. It's actually being phased out from many areas, Latin America that had 17 countries deployed, are migrating to ...
Re: Sprint
Well CDMA is superior to GSM it's just not the world standard. By the time CDMA was ready for deployment in 1995, Sprint started in 1996, the world had moved to GSM.
So it came down to basics do we improve the GSM network or rip out what we have and move to CDMA. No one in the establish world was going to spend the money to deploy CDMA and maintain GSM to convert their users. Verizon ...
Re: iDrop Calls Left and Right
Where are you? In the NYC Tri-State area I have had no problems, no drop calls, no signal issues, and definitely no one has asked me if I'm on speaker.
Actually it works better then my Blackjack, which always stalled and I had issues with reception. Maybe you should try swapping it out sounds like you might have a defective unit.
Re: Can I keep my current rate plan?
Simply add the iphone data plan for 20 and the amount of messaging you want. I got unlimited for 20 and off you go.
Just remember that it stripes all your other features and you need to readd them.
Re: LMAO!!!!!
I'm not sure where you got your information , but you are wrong.
I am a business customer and I have the iPhone. The difference is that Business customers will not get their business discount.
So please do not load the webiste with fake information.
Re: 24 hrs later and still not a working iphone in the house!
I had similar problems, I'm a foundation account, so I had to call in and have them remove all my foundation bonuses, plus remove my old data plan and telenav and the process took less then 2 hours.
Hopes that helps.
Re: AIM on iPhone
Supposely they are working on a mobile ichat widget that will give you im capabilities.
Re: HAHA
If your going to talk, please get your fact rights and understand what's going on.
1. Apple is controlling the deployment not ATT and therefore Apple had some decissions to make on how they handle it.
2. Apple has decided on the restocking fee not ATT.
3. Apple is treating this as another iPod.
4. ATT is only providing the Network not providing the phones.
Read and understand before talking and providing users with wrong infromation.
Re: is it worth it
You know that question is really based on what your needs are and if you know what to expect from the device.
You need to do your research before walking in and buying the device, but think of it as a 2GB shuffle, 1GB for the OS and 4GB for video/movies, and 1GB for files.
If that works for you, then also think about the PDA functions and see if it fits your needs.
Existing Customers with the iPhone with Activation Problems
Some customers are having problems with their iPhone Activation, here is some help.
1. The activation process doesn't always remove the existing data plan, so you might have to call in and have them remove the old data plan.
2. If you have a foundation account, you might need them to remove the foundation bonuses, before the activation can move forward.
I called in and did this and my phone was activated in two and 1/2 hours. The only problem was ...
Re: Sprint
Correction WCDMA is not a true extension of CDMA and that's why cellphone companies are paying less royalty to Qualcomm.
Again Correction HSPDA is slated at 6MPS download why Rev 1 is slated at it's technical limit of 3.6MPS.
The reality is EV-DO does not allow for Voice and Data to interact together, in other words if you are talking you can not surf the web, while WCDMA and HSPDA do allow it.
So you can love it all you want, your ...
Re: MAC CUSTOMERS PLEASE READ.
The requirements for the phone were clearly stated in the Keynote and mentioned several times. Also at the store you can do what I did "Excuse me what are the requirements for the iPhone?"
Re: My views.
Look Apple made a smart call, they wanted a world phone and Sprint and Verizon do not have World Service. Unfortunately Verizon and Sprint are not worth the deployment of any phone when you want to think internationally.
While I do agree 3G would have been better, let's look at this realistically, both Apple and RIM are looking to give the users the most battery life possible. Currently deploying 3G handsets put them in the same space as ...
Re: maybe
Correct Verizon Latin America is switching to GSM bandwidth, not Verizon North America. Verizon North America sold off the Latin America division because it wanted to focus on it's North American offerings.
Actually WCDMA is not necessarily close to CDMA or GSM, that is why some manufactures are complaining about paying fees to Qualcomm, that it should be much less then CDMA since WCDMA is not closely related to CMDA.
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