Home  ›  Carriers  ›

Verizon

Info & Phones News Forum  

all discussions

show all 26 replies

Verizon Iphone

GreysonRX

Mar 31, 2010, 10:26 AM
Question: How many people do you all think will jump ship with AT&T and come to verizon once they get the iPhone?

This is just a question, I am neither for or against AT&T or Verizon. The only reason I ask is because of all the complaints that consumers currently have with the iPhone running on AT&T's network.
...
acdc1a

Mar 31, 2010, 10:46 AM
A few people will jump ship at first but eventually the "cool" factor is going to wear off the same way it did with the Razr. I think the Android platform is really going to trump the i-Phone in the near future.
...
sparker781

Apr 1, 2010, 3:00 PM
acdc1a said:
A few people will jump ship at first but eventually the "cool" factor is going to wear off the same way it did with the Razr. I think the Android platform is really going to trump the i-Phone in the near future.


Bottom line is...Verizon has a much better coverage map but ATT 3G coverage smokes Verizon in speed terms. If it were to come out on the current tech of CDMA then it would slow as molasses not to mention that you wont get to talk/surf.
...
mellowlen62

Mar 31, 2010, 12:01 PM
Who knows? I asked my daughter (who's in college) if she was excited the IPhone may be coming to Verizon (she has an Ipod touch). She laughed and said "nobody wants that anymore, that's soooooo old." Out of the mouths of babes...
...
Scott Herman

Mar 31, 2010, 4:50 PM
Are you kidding me?

All of THEM!!! It will be the best Network in the world with the best IPHONE in the world!
...
mellowlen62

Mar 31, 2010, 5:38 PM
Scott. Really? You crack me up. Some of us have moved on to Android with no regrets...I have friends with the IPhone that are looking to jump ship and get an Android on ... well, with any provider actually. I mean, there are holdouts, but not ALL OF THEM. 🤣
...
Scott Herman

Mar 31, 2010, 6:15 PM
well ok maybe not all of them but MOST ALL of them.
...
mellowlen62

Mar 31, 2010, 6:47 PM
Okay. And I DO admire your patience !
...
cwcanty

Apr 1, 2010, 12:08 AM
The verizon network will CRAWL when it gets the iphone. I personally dont even want it anymore.

Verizon has more coverage. But ATT is definitely faster if you can get a strong signal. Problem is getting that signal....
...
sparker781

Apr 1, 2010, 9:33 AM
cwcanty said:
The verizon network will CRAWL when it gets the iphone. I personally dont even want it anymore.

Verizon has more coverage. But ATT is definitely faster if you can get a strong signal. Problem is getting that signal....


I agree, there has been so much hype and BS stuff going around about Verizon getting the iPhone that when it does come to Verizon y'all better hope to god its on Verizon's LTE network not on the current model...But I agree with Chris on this one, with all of the other smart phones Verizon is getting I dont even want the damn Iphone anymore. God Bless Verizon if they do get it.
...
CellStudent

Apr 1, 2010, 12:32 PM
cwcanty said:
The verizon network will CRAWL when it gets the iphone. I personally dont even want it anymore.


That's not going to happen. The load will get distributed between both 3G networks on both carriers based on market principles. It would effectively be just like adding 40 MHz of 3G spectrum to the AT&T network all at once. If AT&T could flip a switch in New York and San Francisco and double their 3G bandwidth, all their problems will go away.

With a CDMA iPhone in the pot, that's effectively what will happen (within 60 days).
...
Scott Herman

Apr 1, 2010, 1:06 PM
People get tired of waiting for things then get all burnt out on the item. I understand that, but usually they come around when it becomes available.
...
mellowlen62

Apr 1, 2010, 1:53 PM
Only if it's still something good. People did flock to the Curve even though every other carrier had it long before Verizon. But it was still the best Blackberry for Verizon at the time. With so many other choices in smartphones, I just don't know. I feel like most people who had to have the iPhone already bailed and went with AT&T to get it. Heck, some even figured out what a bad move that was and came back. Maybe they'll be the ones to jump on the IPhone bandwagon. We'll see. Personally I think it's a mistake for Verizon, but obviously I'M not running the company. 😉
...
Scott Herman

Apr 1, 2010, 4:43 PM
Maybe but I think you might be under estimating the power of the IPHONE, and just how many people still want the phone. Verizon still pawning with the lowest churn, and the verizon faithful have been faithfully waiting.
I look at it this way what will verizon have at the end of the year that's so compelling that ppl will pass on the IPHONE? The N1 or Incredible is just a pacifier until the real deal hits. Prepare for glory! 😉
...
sparker781

Apr 1, 2010, 5:07 PM
Scott Herman said:
Maybe but I think you might be under estimating the power of the IPHONE, and just how many people still want the phone. Verizon still pawning with the lowest churn, and the verizon faithful have been faithfully waiting.
I look at it this way what will verizon have at the end of the year that's so compelling that ppl will pass on the IPHONE? The N1 or Incredible is just a pacifier until the real deal hits. Prepare for glory! 😉


Me personally I love the idea of the Iphone coming to verizon, will it happen maybe...Will it work like the ATT version? Or will Verizon lock that down? No one knows for sure what the if's and's but's have to say, after all that article got people talking a...
(continues)
...
epik

Apr 2, 2010, 12:00 PM
I underestimated the Power of Greyskull once, and suffered for it.
...
Scott Herman

Apr 2, 2010, 12:05 PM
🤣 deserving so
...
epik

Apr 2, 2010, 12:08 PM
Now my body is normal (and ripped) but my head is a skeleton. It's so embarrassing!
...
Mossberg

Mar 31, 2010, 6:48 PM
hehehe


Seems you are finally going to get what you wanted.
...
epik

Apr 1, 2010, 9:21 AM
I keep watching to see if you slip up and write the name with any lower-cased letters, but you don't. So far. Bravo.
...
wompwomp

Mar 31, 2010, 5:11 PM
verizon will become a monster... if it isn't already.
...
mrjbrown51

Mar 31, 2010, 10:53 PM
okay, if all the people jump ship and come to verizon for their iphone, what do you think will happen to verizon's network? It will bog down just like att's did. just my opinion
...
Mossburg031

Apr 1, 2010, 11:05 AM
Tis why In my opinion, you will not see anything until LTE rolls out. I think it would be a great marketing strategy for this to be Verizon's first LTE phone.

I do agree with others that Android is the way to go and in the coming years, the iphone will move from the lime light like other's have.

My problem with Apple is... It's the same ****. The Ipod is the same **** as the 900 others that have came out in various shape's, color's sizes, generations, and memory. Nothing changes.. Nothing really that much cooler that makes you say, I WANT THAT!

The Iphone is the same ****.. 3gs wasnt anything dramatically different that the 3g imo.

The Ipod touch is nothing but an Iphone stripped of its network.
...
Azeron

Apr 2, 2010, 1:23 PM
"The Ipod touch is nothing but an Iphone stripped of its network."

So is this a positive or a negative?
...
jrfdsf

Apr 2, 2010, 1:32 PM
I have said from day one that anyone who really wants an iPhone, but doesn't want at&t, should simply buy an iPod Touch. I think they are all equipped with WiFi, meaning the main function for which such a device is purchased will work-- for free I might add. Let's face it, we live in a world where we all own multiple gadgets anyway; what's one more?
...
sparker781

Apr 3, 2010, 7:52 AM
jrfdsf said:
I have said from day one that anyone who really wants an iPhone, but doesn't want at&t, should simply buy an iPod Touch. I think they are all equipped with WiFi, meaning the main function for which such a device is purchased will work-- for free I might add. Let's face it, we live in a world where we all own multiple gadgets anyway; what's one more?


I agree that all ipod touches are the same. In retrospect there is no diff between the 2nd generation touch and the 3rd generation of the touch say with the exception of the newer OS that you'd have to buy had you bought the 2nd generation. Apple is out to make money like any company
...
wompwomp

Apr 2, 2010, 10:50 AM
but what if it has the "modifications" that apple put on at&t's iPhone to help the network?
...

You must log in to reply.

Please log in to report a message to the moderator.


all discussions

Subscribe to Phone Scoop News with RSS Follow @phonescoop on Threads Follow @phonescoop on Mastodon Phone Scoop on Facebook Follow on Instagram

 

Playwire

All content Copyright 2001-2024 Phone Factor, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Content on this site may not be copied or republished without formal permission.