Time to eat the humble pie. iphone coming to Big Red.

[ThrottleJunkie]

I'll be honest. I had the iphone briefly and I really did like it. However, I HATED AT&T. Therefore, I was kinda salty and hated on the phone.

I guess I'm gonna cut myself a big ole slice of humble pie because I'm sure I'll end up buying a Verizon iphone. Official announcement expected today during a press conference which will mainly feature the Apple tablet/iSlate.

A couple weeks ago Apple announced a partnership with Google and 5 upcoming Android devices, likely prepping for the loss of the Apple contract.

Analysts estimate production to start in March with a scheduled June release date which is when ATT's exclusive contract expires.

I think an Apple developed phone will have so much more success on a network that can actually handle the potential of such a device.

One of many articles here:
Verizon iPhone unveiling next week? - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Brainstorm Tech

 

[canibus]

Hope it tastes good.

 

[PoohBear]

Hope it tastes good.

same here. :banana:

 

[66speed]

I had Verizon for 5 years and only switched to ATT for the iphone. I never once, not ONCE had a problem with verizon. As soon as I switched to ATT its always something. I've never had so many dropped calls it's rediculous.

 

[CobraBob]

There is an upside to AT&T's network vs. Verizon. I was an AT&T customer for about 4 years and recently went back to Verizon (from an iPhone 3G to HTC Eris (Android). While Verizon does have better national coverage, their 3G is not as good as AT&T's as far as speed. I do, though, like Verizon better overall.

 

[WireEater]

I would own the iPhone if this happens. I never felt the phone was worth switching to such a P.O.S service like AT&T.

 

[97WHITEVENOM]

Nice. But I like my Droid much better than the iPhone

 

[sunburned]

I would own the iPhone if this happens. I never felt the phone was worth switching to such a P.O.S service like AT&T.

Seems like there will be quite a few more iphone users if this switch happens. Apple should have done it a long time ago.

The only thing I really like about the iphone is the response to touch. If I could get such a quick and constant response from my Droid, I'd keep it forever. It's fast, but can get laggy every once in a while. Plus, iphone has apps for almost every business. I can't wait for things to start picking up with Android.

 

[My94GT]

itll be a tough call between this or the droid for me if this happens

 

[Sinister04L]

My AT&T service has always been great, and my phone is fast. Verizon around here sucks. I guess it just depends on where you live.

 

[HYBRED]

My AT&T service has always been great, and my phone is fast. Verizon around here sucks. I guess it just depends on where you live.

+1...finally broke down and got an Iphone last weekend. Haven't had any issues with my AT&T service, and I smoked my friend on his Verizon Blackberry looking up movie times lol

 

[chrisheltra]

Id switch back in a heart beat.

 

[LaFlavor]

I still don't see the big deal about the iphone. I guess when it first came out, since it was pretty much the only game in town, but now my android phone does all the same stuff, and has a real keyboard, and has a better screen, and has a faster processor, and the browser has flash, and it has theft protection. What am I missing here?

 

[stangposse]

There is an upside to AT&T's network vs. Verizon. I was an AT&T customer for about 4 years and recently went back to Verizon (from an iPhone 3G to HTC Eris (Android). While Verizon does have better national coverage, their 3G is not as good as AT&T's as far as speed. I do, though, like Verizon better overall.

........and it will only get faster when the exodus to Verizon starts. I've been lucky with AT&T. I was a Cingular customer and I never had a dropped call until about 2 weeks ago (Iphone) and that was the only one.

Does anyone know if you'll be able to use the phone while you are talking on it? I never thought that mattered, but now that I got the taste of it, its a MUST HAVE option.

 

[LSUstang05]

My AT&T service has always been great, and my phone is fast. Verizon around here sucks. I guess it just depends on where you live.

Same here. The ONLY problem I have with AT&T is on football game days here at LSU. You can't get any service on game days, even with all of their repeater/booster trucks put on campus. To be fair, my friends with Verizon don't have any service either. The only company with any service on game days in baton rouge is T-Mobile (sometimes I wish I wouldn't have switched from T-Mobile over to AT&T just because of that).

 

[50 Proof]

Does anyone know if you'll be able to use the phone while you are talking on it? I never thought that mattered, but now that I got the taste of it, its a MUST HAVE option.

Verizon and Sprint networks aren't capable of talk and data simultaneously. It's not that Verizon doesn't allow it, it's that they aren't capable of supporting it.

 

[BadMoFo]

My AT&T service has always been great, and my phone is fast. Verizon around here sucks. I guess it just depends on where you live.

+1. few of my friends have verizon and get no signal in our area but at&t works just fine. hope to get an I-phone in the next few months as I hope the prices drop.

 

[04MystiCobra]

AT&T is the only reason I dont have an iphone. If Verizon does pick up the iphone I'll finally get one of my own! Hope it works out!

 

[PoohBear]

If Apple does release an Iphone for the Verizon, the phone will be completely different. I doubt it will look the same inside and out.

 

[J_ho67]

My AT&T service has always been great, and my phone is fast. Verizon around here sucks. I guess it just depends on where you live.

+1 Verizon sucks in my area. AT&T is definitely the best around here.