This review is biased. Just because you are unable to get a network connection doesn't mean others can't. As the others have pointed out, I'll love to see even 3 bars of reception in a lift.
Verizon iPhone rumors.. why? Be happy with your Droid since you've made that purchase..
Nice "review" except, like others have noted, it fails much like your AT&T service claim.
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My Experience: From iPhone 2g -> 3g -> 3gs -> Droid"
I'm curious why everyone thinks this is a review? It's not. It's my own bloody experience with my iPhone on AT&T and my Droid on Verizon. Why is that threatening to so many of you? I never claimed for this to be an unbaised, universal look at the intricacies of two competing smartphones and their networks across the United States...it's the experience of one man who's had bad luck with a phone that he loves on a network he hates and his journey to try and find a happy medium. Hell, I even said "here's my
report card" trying to imply a singular experince. I have NO DOUBT that many of you have outstanding AT&T service, but I do not and would ask you not to think that just because you get reception in your mom's closet doesn't mean everybody does.
Congrats on the new phone, but I'm curious as you mentioned that you get zero bars at work on ATT and you're at work from 7:00am to 7:00pm, why did you get a 3G and then upgrade again to a 3GS - seems kind of silly to be spending all that money on a phone that won't work during the day...
never had service for more than a fraction of a second, and you kept your phone for 2.5 years, and paid 80+ bucks a month for it? sounds like you should of bought an ipod touch
I agree. If it makes any sense, the WiFi on the iPhone is actually what kept me coming back for more. It's allowed me to access the hospital's wireless network from anywhere offering easy access to email, etc. Then I carried my pager with me so that if someone needed me, I was paged and called from a landline.
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The real question is: are you actually happy?
Good question...the answer is "kinda...".
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really miss my iPhone but I'm ecstatic about the new found reception. The Droid is excellent, don't get me wrong, but it's not an iPhone.
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It's fine to think the network is crappy. But your grading is bogus in this category. There's no way you can give AT&T a zero. That would and should be reserved for someone that was only able to use their iPhone on wifi because they couldn't ever get ANY signal. That warrants a zero. I think, if you remove your hyperbole and desire to skew the results, a "fair" score might be somewhere between 25-50.
And stating that Verizon is 100 percent implies there is NO room for improvement. Which means you had perfect call quality, never dropped a call or had a failed call (one that didn't go through when you dialed) and always had the very top speeds for Data.
I just don't buy it. Give Verizon somewhere between 80-99.... but 100 is a crock.
If you are a Doctor you should know that your review has a large false positive rate
giving at&t a zero and verizon a 100 is a huge bias and throws your study down the sh|thole
a more accurate rating would probably be like at&t 50 verizon 80-90
but glad you found a phone that works for you
yeah bad form on the 0/100 att service and 100/100 verizon service...
granted, verizon probably has better coverage, but i tell ya, not always. I get 2-3 bars everywhere i go, 1 bar in my house (and it has actually gotten better since 3 yrs ago)... i dont see 4 bars on my verizon, although i rarely have dropped calls, but where i live i will expect the same from att.
people might not be arguing so much if he hadn't used those scores to create overall averages grading each phone. Personally, I thought it was a decent review if you just go by the text instead of the numbers, which are definitely too black and white (99/100 on iPhone software? Hey, I love it too, but there's more room for improvement than that)...
Again...my own personal report card.
Like in school, as a teacher when you look at Vicky, Timmy and Andy at the end of the day who all turn in their work from class. Vicky and Timmy might turn in wonderful or crappy papers...but they turn in something and make an effort so they deserve a grade. But Andy? He turns in a blank piece of paper ever single day because he has done zero work. That's a 0/100.
If I cannot make a call and everyone else around me can, it's a zero.
Does Verizon deserve a 100? I dunno...but so far, they do. I've yet to drop a call or not have reception. So MY EXPERIENCE with them is flawless as of today.
And...again...I have zero doubt that many of you have very different experiences which I can appreciate
Have you contacted AT&T about your reception at work?
Yes. They tell me that they have no control over what happens in buildings. I've even talked to the cellular directors of the hospital...turns out there are two antennas on the top of the building that ALL other carriers pay for access to...except AT&T. I asked if they have any plans to gain access to that antennae and he said "no"
