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Looks like there's no competition here - Verizon is dominant. Even when it comes to price, they're not much more expensive, and actually cheaper if you've got 3
by w1ntermute 14y ago
Looks like there's no competition here - Verizon is dominant. Even when it comes to price, they're not much more expensive, and actually cheaper if you've got 3+ members on a family plan.
- majormajor 14y agoLooks like AT&T is still the only option for simultaneous voice+data, though, due to antenna limitations: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/still-no-simultaneous-voice-and-data-on-the-verizon-or-sprint-iphone-5/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/still-no-simultaneous-v...
- eco 14y agoIt's really weird that there is that restriction because all of the other 4G phones on Verizon can do simultaneous voice+data. Must be something weird about this new all-in-one qualcomm chip they are using.
- hcurtiss 14y agoThis is SUCH a bummer. Honestly, I'm really happy with my iPhone 4. The one feature I was excited about was LTE and the promise that I'd get simultaneous voice and data on Verizon (I had an AT&T iPhone for years -- VZW service is vastly superior in Oregon). Now I'm seriously considering an Android device. If only I weren't so deep in the Apple ecosystem.
- w1ntermute 14y agoTo be honest, that use case has rarely come up for me, if at all. I'd much rather have the confidence that I'll be able to make a call (something you have with Verizon, but not with AT&T).
- crazypyro 14y agoEven if you use a lot of data? Seems like Sprint would be the best choice in that case.
- w1ntermute 14y agoWell, with Sprint you don't even have 4G in the vast majority of areas. So it really depends on whether you want speed or uncapped service.
- tejaswiy 14y agoVerizon doesn't do rollover minutes month to month though which is very annoying.
- ryan_f 14y agoThe share everything plan for Verizon gives unlimited talk and text so there is no need for rollover minutes.
- w1ntermute 14y agoI guess that matters for some people, but do you really use your phone to call people all that often? I'm still on my parents' family plan with 700 shared minutes and we rarely run out. And I'm never leaving the plan either, because I've got grandfathered unlimited data, which is a dream come true on Verizon, especially with a Galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean.