So who is planning to switch to Verizon for their iPhone?

Since Verizon will begin selling the iPhone 4 on Feb 10th, who's planning on switching?
Main differences are that AT&T's version is a true world phone and has simultaneous voice and data. Verizon's is straight up CDMA just like most of their phones. AT&T's data plan is also cheaper as it starts at $15/mo. Their $25 data plan covers almost everyone's usage so unlimited is negated except for a small percentage of users.
There will be a new iPhone in a few months so I think people that jump on it early will have buyer's remorse.

I think once my contract is up I will consider changing simply for the unlimited data package. It'll be interesting to see if Verizions network starts suffering from the same bottle necks that AT&T does due to the amount of data that Iphone's receive and transmit.. I will for sure be keeping an eye on them..

I'll never switch to an Iphone... once a Droid, always a Droid!!!!

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I think once my contract is up I will consider changing simply for the unlimited data package. It'll be interesting to see if Verizions network starts suffering from the same bottle necks that AT&T does due to the amount of data that Iphone's receive and transmit.. I will for sure be keeping an eye on them..

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Have you looked at how much data you actually use? I have a feeling that unlimited data is coming back anyway. Data speeds on Verizon will be slower on the current 3G models. Once they both have LTE it'll be about the same.
Verizon's network will buckle for sure. I think people will think the grass is greener and switch only to be saddened a few months later.

I've had At&t before iphones, but since switching to Verizon I have never had any problems. Not with service, bill, insurance claims on my phone etc. I usually have service when other friends with at&t dont. I may spend a bit more, but I think it's worth it to have reliable signal no matter where I am. I have admired the iphones but because of the service I get with Verizon, I'll be a loyal customer for a while. I'm doing fine with my blackberry storm but will consider a droid when I can upgrade again!

Droid FTW.

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Sticking with Android, love my Moto Droid.
I don't really think the network will take a bit hit, at least I hope not. For now, at least, I think most will stick it out on ATT...there are contracts that are pricey to get out of and the new iPhone 5 coming in the summer. More current VRZ users will pick up the iPhone than ATT converts I think, and even those numbers will be relatively small (due to new iP5). This was really an odd time to bring it over when you think about it.
I read a while back (don't recall where) that Android users use more data than iPhone users anyway, VRZ has handled the huge influx of Androids well to date.

I think the difference between their iPhone and Android is that they don't have 3 million new customers coming in all at once. I think that VZW will probably see that many new users in the first 45 days or so. After that it will slow down as the phone itself is far from new tech and the new dual core monsters will steal lots of Apple's thunder.
AT&T is coming on strong with Android very soon and they will end up with the best overall smartphone selection.
Moto Atrix will be the most powerful phone in the world and it's coming to AT&T......most powerful for at least a week. lol

The HTC Thunderbolt will be the phone to beat. The iPhone currently is nowhere near it.

I love my Droid Eris! But, I'm leaving Verizon. Going 2 T-mobile and the MyTouch!!!

I had the mytouch slide it was a nice phone.

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I couldn't wait for my contract to be up so I could switch AWAY from Verizon to AT&T, I've got my iPhone now, but won't be switching back once Verizon starts carrying it.

soooo whats going to be better the iphone 4 or the droid x I will be switching soon i was planning on next week but then the release of the 2-10 iphone got me thinking would appreciate some insight

Im willing to trade my x for the new iphone for Verizon anyone wanna take me up on that offer?

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whys that? im thinking about getting the i phone jsut want to hear about the droid craze. and how they compare

Me and my wife both have the iphone 3gs with AT&T and were not switching to Verizon. We tried Verizon before but we get better serivce with AT&T in our area for whatever reason.

On a side note me and my wife have the unlimited data plan with our IPhones. Did they change something to where you can not get an unlimited data plan any more?

The current data plan is 2gb/month for $25. It actually covers anyone who isn't tethering or using a Slingbox or something like that. It allows for tons of data usage. I've found it saves me money on my gf's number because she never gets near it and it's cheaper than the unlimited.

Been with Verizon for years and never any problems. I was due for a new phone back in November and I wanted an iPhone so I held out to see if it would come to Verizon and sure enough it did.

Now I'm just not sure if I should wait til the summer for the newer model...

My unlimited data plan for Verizon is $15 a month

I just traded in 2 days ago, upgraded from my Droid Eris to the Droid X, couldn't wait that long for a new phone for the Thunderbolt and I absolutely love the droid x!

Preordered mine at 3:00am haha finished the order at 3:27 due to slow severs waiting til the 10th for it to show up.

But I prepared in advanced, I bought a new in box iPhone 3gs and used it on a at&t go phone similar card and wifi to see if I liked the ios and its good, but the main reason for the switch is the ffc (front facing camera) because I'm going on deployment and need something to video chat with the wife on ovoo and tango etc.

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I'd also keep in mind that Verizon's 3G is MUCH slower than AT&T's. If you live in an area where AT&T coverage is poor then it makes sense to try Verizon's model, but with such a data centric device I wouldn't put up with slower data.

I love my Android. I doubt I'll ever switch to iphone.

Ill stick with my android!

Verizon has already stated that data plans after today will be throttled down speed wise. That's a scary thought considering how slow their 3G already is.
Anyone using more than about 2gb of data will see crawling data speeds.

Well, they did say it would be throttled for the heavy users, top 5%. No amount was specified, and I'd be willing to bet the minimum would be that elusive 5GB that has always been rumored to be the max. I say rumored because there really is no limit, but that doesn't mean they won't get cranky if you get nuts w/usage. That being said, I do think you'd have to be streaming all day and bit torrenting all night to find yourself throttled. I can't imagine the 5GB and unders need to be worried. We shall see though.
Stupid iPhones, already screwing things up!

I know when they looked at this last year users hitting over 2gb were falling into that 5%. Guess we'll see, but I would also think that 5gb would be the throttle point. TMobile does it at 10gb, but they need all the customers they can get so that explains it on their end.

ORDERED MINE AT MIDNIGHT. pumped for my iphone also bought an otterbox

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ORDERED MINE AT MIDNIGHT. pumped for my iphone also bought an otterbox

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You know the standard otterbox wont work with big reds iphone4 right? The mute button was prepositioned, thus for creating a problem with any case not made for big reds


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Got mine in yesterday so far so good besides having buy all my apps over again lol

Cool, I know that the earliest orders went out already. Glad you're diggin it so far.

Pfft...iPhone.

Overhyped, overpriced crap is what that is. Too many good phones out now to think about the iPhone. Back when it first came out, sure, revolutionary. Now? ASF chew toy.

Plus, when I turn my phone on and it goes 'Droiiiiiiiiiid'...its a special time.

It's all about personal preference. In the last year I've had a Nexus One, HTC Aria, Dell Streak, Samsung Focus, HTC Surround among some others. I used them all as my regular phone for a good amount of time and I prefer my iP4 overall. I also have a rooted Samsung Captivate running the latest Cognition Rom and it doesn't even come close.
I will be checking out the HTC Inspire and Moto Atrix when they come out. I'm a big Android fan, but the iP4 keeps sucking me back in. I wouldn't call them overpriced as iP4 starts at $200 which is in line with most high end Android devices and the 3GS is $49 and still runs smoother than most phones.

Somehow, as impossible as it seems, Droid fanboys are worse than iphone fanboys.

Of those customers who switched or plan to what are your thoughts on the rumor that Verizon will limit the device to operating in a data or phone capacity but not allowing both at the same time??

Also their plans to limit bandwidth as well as alter content to low quality in-order to "maintain network stability"

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The throttling policy will impact only a small number of users: Verizon claims only the top 5 percent of data hogs will be throttled. (AT&T also previously claimed that a small number of users were hogging a massive amount of network bandwidth before it dropped unlimited data.) But the “optimization” method involves caching less data and resizing video, which “may minimally impact the appearance of the file as displayed on your device” — and that affects every Verizon customer.

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So basically talking on the phone and surfing the web while possible on AT&T isn't going to be possible on the Verizon iPhone.

Thoughts?

Well it's no rumor. CDMA technology doesn't support simultaneous voice and data. Their LTE devices will though. The biggest thing with that is the mobile hotspot. Say you are uploading files on your laptop using the hotspot and you get a call. It will drop your data connection and you will have to start all over again.
I use my iPad connected to my Captivate using hotspot when I have band practice and sometimes at work. My wifi at work is horrible so my hotspot is 5x faster. I use it to stream Netflix to the iPad and if I get a call I can just pause Netflix and take the call and restart without skipping a beat.
There are also times when speaking to my boss and he will send me an email. I can open the email, respond or open attachments all without hanging up. That's convenient and there's no arguing that.

I haven't had any issues with mine, coming from the droid x I kinda miss the big ole 4.3inch screen but other than that it's a good phone, it runs strongly And fast. And I'm making really good use out of the Ffc. Skyping with my folks, tango with my buddy's stationed over seas, and general pics for Facebook with the wife.

I used to be an android guy but I think apple just stole me away from the droid army.

Hmmm, I surf on my phone and talk at the same time all the time. And it's a CDMA phone.

If you are on wifi you can do both at the same time. Can't do both together on just CDMA.

Forgot to add...the HTC Revolution will be voice over LTE. It's coming...

So I am thinking of going to the Iphone when I am up for an upgrade in a few months. I currently have the Droid and I love it for surfing the web but for making lots of continuous phone calls, which I do all day, its a pain. Emails also can take a real long time to show up. Not a business friendly phone IMO.

My concern with the Iphone is I have heard from folks that it has problems staying connected to the bluetooth headset and I live on my headset and work with my hands all day.

Is this true about the Iphone? Anyone use the Iphone with a bluetooth headset?

I'll be staying with AT&T. They haven't let me down yet. I've had an iPhone for 2 years now and wouldn't even think about using another phone. I've fiddled with other people droids and whatnot, and I wasn't impressed.

I kinda hope that AT&T loses customers... It'll speed up my service... lol