Poor iPhone. Or, smartphone-like device that resembles an iPhone. According to Verizon, its 3G coverage means that it has no place in this world except the island of misfit toys.
Other commercials declare that AT&T users will experience a blue Christmas, and that only the naughty will receive AT&T phones as holiday gifts. Ha ha! Sigh.
Verizon Wireless Launches Three More Anti-AT&T 3G Network Commercials [Gizmodo]
]]>@JerryMouse: LOL! I admit that I own one (but I waited 2 years and for a great price - $50 for 8gb 3G model) but I'm one of those - you use what suits you and your budget. I personally like my AT&T service and have been with them for over 7 years because of it, but I don't agree with the exclusivity end of the iPhone deal. But then again, if you really don't want AT&T, pay full price for the phone and then unlock it so it can be used on other compatible networks (and to be honest I think all networks should have to be compatible so that any phone can be unlocked and used on any network out there).
]]>LOOKIE what I just got from AT&T:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: AT&T- Rocky Mountain Region
Date: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Subject: Great News - 3G Coverage throughout Colorado just got better!
Dear -REDACTED-,
We wanted you to be among the first to know! We've recently enhanced the 3G network throughout Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Englewood, Littleton, Longmont, Greely, Golden, Arvada, and Fort Collins to provide better in-building 3G coverage, fewer dropped calls and a better overall wireless experience.
The great news is coverage in Colorado will continue to improve as we expand capacity, optimize, and add more sites in the coming months.
With better coverage on the nation's fastest 3G network, there's never been a better time to be an AT&T customer.
We thank you for your continued loyalty and look forward to sharing more good news soon.
Jace Barbin
Jace Barbin
Vice President & General Manager
Rocky Mountain Region
Great name btw! (peach)
]]>@JerryMouse: In the US the only other network you can use an iPhone on is T-Mobile and in some areas a network call IMMIX. The other carriers are all non-sim based and the iPhone in its current incarnation only works with GSM networks (sim card based).
]]>I watched my partner becoming more and more annoyed at the lousy coverage, dropped calls and billing issues, that he started keeping track of every. single. issue. and sending AT&T a bill for his time every month, lolz.
But seriously, when you have to spend 3-4 hours on the phone every month just to get spurious charges removed, the hatred, it burns.
]]>@RobThy: Verizon uses the McCann Erickson agency. These are the dudes who were responsible for a LOT of classic ad stuff (Coke's "Sing" and Rice-a-Roni's jingle).
And grouch all you want, iPhonies, but you are the ones giving Verizon buzz just by discussing it.
But what do I know? I'm only paying $15/mo for Net10 service...
]]>Rotary dial... ah yes, slo-mo dialing. Until 1987 we lived in a rural town that had no touch-tone capability. I don't miss those days.
]]>By comparison, AT&T is flexible, and support can be easily reached at any time, and they get things corrected when you do.
]]>ROFL! I remember phones before they had buttons. I had to keep my finger in the little dialing holes just so I could keep track on who I was calling. I was so happy when I got a "princess phone" back in 1978.
]]>And mine is not castrated as best I can determine.
]]>Whats really awful is their coverage map is actually worse than what they protray. I live in an area that is solid blue for 3G, but I'm lucky if I even get cell service at all (frequently get zero bars). I'll probably switch to the droid once is comes out assuming Verizon doesn't castrate it.
]]>@CompyPaq:
Reports today are that they're going to do a joint UMTS/CDMA phone, so they can essentially have one handset globally.
]]>Don't get me wrong, I wish my iPhone could get 3G here, but I'm not voolish enough to believe that I'm getting screwed by AT&T on this.
]]>Also, this makes the iPhone cute and charming, like a teddy bear with one eye. Meanwhile, the Droid is scary and futuristic.
]]>Plus, no publicity is bad publicity? Like microcars said above, it'll just remind people that they'd like an iPhone for Christmas. Unless they're part of the anti-iPhone cause. Because, you know, being pro- or anti-iPhone is totally a life-defining decision.
]]>Oh and I used to have a phone by FIDO that Verizon's uses and I hated it. Coverage sucked and it was very difficult for me to dial or text. I would never think of going back to either FIDO or Verizon (If I move to the states) ever again.
]]>I'll take one too... once they leave AT&T. :)
]]>Heh. Remember the original "Can you hear me now?" ads?
]]>I have T-Mobile's myPhone3G (No Contract) and I'm using it on AT&T instead (Waiting out the last 2 months of my AT&T contract)
]]>- an impartial iPhone user
]]>Reminds me of the Directv commercials LOL... love it!
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