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But Verizon doesn't have simultaneous voice/data, so how will this work out? One of the main selling points (in the iPhone commercials) is that you can check yo

by lotusleaf1987 16y ago

But Verizon doesn't have simultaneous voice/data, so how will this work out? One of the main selling points (in the iPhone commercials) is that you can check your email/use Safari while making a call.

martin 16y ago
I'm pretty underwhelmed by that argument, given that my iPhone 3G on AT&T's network in NYC can barely do voice OR data, let alone both at the same time.
- lotusleaf1987 16y ago
  I do it all the time actually. For example, someone will be calling me telling me something/someone I need to follow up with. I can start immediately emailing the person and at least get started, if not finish the task. Different strokes for different folks. Edit: I also use Google Maps while talking, or check for movie times while someone is on the phone.
  - brk 16y ago
    So then on Verizon you could do everything but hit 'Send' on the email. I too don't put much value on the simultaneous voice/data feature, but then again I have 2 phones, so I usually multitask by using two devices. Even without that though, I've never really felt a huge demand for the voice+data thing.
    - ra88it 16y ago
      You could even hit 'Send'. The email would go out automatically at the next opportunity.
    - liamk 16y ago
      It's extremely useful when tethered. I find that I tether for hours at a time and I'm happy to be able to make/receive phone calls.
  - kostar 16y ago
    This particular use case doesn't require simultaneous voice/data. You're just drafting an email.
  - martin 16y ago
    I'm not saying that simultaneous voice/data isn't useful. I'm saying that decent network coverage is more useful.
Zev 16y ago
I'm on Verizon with a data plan (have a Pre). I honestly can't remember the last time I needed to use voice and data at the same time. I don't think this is as big of a deal as you're making it out to be.
- ebiester 16y ago
  It's handy when you need it. Put someone on speaker, go to the net, look up the time of an event. That said, I don't do it enough that it really matters.
  - Zev 16y ago
    There's too many comma's in that process (or: too many steps) for me to consider it to be a serious problem. // edit: for whoever downvoted me: The more steps it takes to reproduce an issue, the less likely someone is to complete all the steps and run into it. The OP listed three steps, that will only happen under rare circumstances (people don't normally go to concerts every day).
    - pivo 16y ago
      My wife travels a lot for work, she's constantly using google maps on the iPhone to find directions while talking on the phone to the person she'll meet. She's not very technical, she just does it without thinking about the steps involved because it isn't really very complicated when you do it.
- nsfmc 16y ago
  i thought this was a bullshit feature too until i was on hold for an hour (ironically, or not, with att). still, i think that's the only time i've used it.
  - elblanco 16y ago
    I just fire up a game while doing that.
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jeffclark 16y ago
I really can't think of any occasion that I've needed to look something up while I was talking on my Verizon BlackBerry.
quux 16y ago
That commercial was more for AT&T than iPhone. It was a response to the "Verizon has a bigger network" ads.
- alexqgb 16y ago
  Yes, and a grasping-at-any-straw-we-can-find response. The entire campaign was an embarrassment.
InclinedPlane 16y ago
People don't buy smart phones to spend all their time talking on them. I'm sure some people do, but that's not the core feature and not the reason why people buy them.
irons 16y ago
I'm pretty sure those were AT&T commercials, not Apple commercials. And given that no Verizon customers have simultaneous voice/data, it's pretty clearly not make-or-break to the target market of a Verizon phone. Also, the limitation only applies to cellular data; anywhere a Verizon customer has wifi they can use both.
tvon 16y ago
I've used this maybe once or twice. Granted, I'd have been pretty annoyed if I tried to do it and discovered I couldn't, but it would have had fairly minimal impact after the initial indignation wore off.
bobbyi 16y ago
That mainly comes up at home and work where your data is over wifi.
desigooner 16y ago
I'm pretty sure I read it on Boy Genius Report that Verizon had plans of implementing Voice over Revision A (VoR A) this year. That should take care of the simultaneous Voice/Data connection without having to wait for Voice over LTE.
jsz0 16y ago
CDMA for voice, LTE for data?

martin 16y ago

I'm pretty underwhelmed by that argument, given that my iPhone 3G on AT&T's network in NYC can barely do voice OR data, let alone both at the same time.

lotusleaf1987 16y ago
I do it all the time actually. For example, someone will be calling me telling me something/someone I need to follow up with. I can start immediately emailing the person and at least get started, if not finish the task. Different strokes for different folks. Edit: I also use Google Maps while talking, or check for movie times while someone is on the phone.
- brk 16y ago
  So then on Verizon you could do everything but hit 'Send' on the email. I too don't put much value on the simultaneous voice/data feature, but then again I have 2 phones, so I usually multitask by using two devices. Even without that though, I've never really felt a huge demand for the voice+data thing.
  - ra88it 16y ago
    You could even hit 'Send'. The email would go out automatically at the next opportunity.
  - liamk 16y ago
    It's extremely useful when tethered. I find that I tether for hours at a time and I'm happy to be able to make/receive phone calls.
- kostar 16y ago
  This particular use case doesn't require simultaneous voice/data. You're just drafting an email.
- martin 16y ago
  I'm not saying that simultaneous voice/data isn't useful. I'm saying that decent network coverage is more useful.

Zev 16y ago

I'm on Verizon with a data plan (have a Pre). I honestly can't remember the last time I needed to use voice and data at the same time. I don't think this is as big of a deal as you're making it out to be.

ebiester 16y ago
It's handy when you need it. Put someone on speaker, go to the net, look up the time of an event. That said, I don't do it enough that it really matters.
- Zev 16y ago
  There's too many comma's in that process (or: too many steps) for me to consider it to be a serious problem. // edit: for whoever downvoted me: The more steps it takes to reproduce an issue, the less likely someone is to complete all the steps and run into it. The OP listed three steps, that will only happen under rare circumstances (people don't normally go to concerts every day).
  - pivo 16y ago
    My wife travels a lot for work, she's constantly using google maps on the iPhone to find directions while talking on the phone to the person she'll meet. She's not very technical, she just does it without thinking about the steps involved because it isn't really very complicated when you do it.
nsfmc 16y ago
i thought this was a bullshit feature too until i was on hold for an hour (ironically, or not, with att). still, i think that's the only time i've used it.
- elblanco 16y ago
  I just fire up a game while doing that.
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jeffclark 16y ago

I really can't think of any occasion that I've needed to look something up while I was talking on my Verizon BlackBerry.

quux 16y ago

That commercial was more for AT&T than iPhone. It was a response to the "Verizon has a bigger network" ads.

alexqgb 16y ago
Yes, and a grasping-at-any-straw-we-can-find response. The entire campaign was an embarrassment.

InclinedPlane 16y ago

People don't buy smart phones to spend all their time talking on them. I'm sure some people do, but that's not the core feature and not the reason why people buy them.

irons 16y ago

I'm pretty sure those were AT&T commercials, not Apple commercials. And given that no Verizon customers have simultaneous voice/data, it's pretty clearly not make-or-break to the target market of a Verizon phone. Also, the limitation only applies to cellular data; anywhere a Verizon customer has wifi they can use both.

tvon 16y ago

I've used this maybe once or twice. Granted, I'd have been pretty annoyed if I tried to do it and discovered I couldn't, but it would have had fairly minimal impact after the initial indignation wore off.

bobbyi 16y ago

That mainly comes up at home and work where your data is over wifi.

desigooner 16y ago

I'm pretty sure I read it on Boy Genius Report that Verizon had plans of implementing Voice over Revision A (VoR A) this year. That should take care of the simultaneous Voice/Data connection without having to wait for Voice over LTE.

jsz0 16y ago

CDMA for voice, LTE for data?