Comments on: Verizon Wireless grills exiting customers about the iPhone

By: tom

tom — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:03:15 +0000

wont go with either comapny at&t or vzw. vzw cripples there phones i cant stand that! the iphone isnt that great to put up with at&t. i am so glad i switched to sprint. great value for the money and data and voice coverage is great!!!

By: Kristi

Kristi — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:05:38 +0000

My county’s only game in town. I can get AT&T but then I would have such spotty service it is now worth the bill. I really want an iphone but I would have get Verizon quality service to get one. If AT&T would upgrade the towers and put more in our area I would switch in a minute!

By: Iphone user

Iphone user — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:13:58 +0000

Left VZW because of the new Iphone coming out on Friday. Am awaiting the Iphone’s release, but so far have had no real coverage problems with ATT. Verizon was overcharging me for data, and their crapy Motorola Q’s broke constantly. I wouldn’t go back, even if they did get the Iphone in 2010. Am happy with ATT.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:06:35 +0000

I left Verizon after being with them for long time to change to the iPhone.
Tried the Storm and it was very nice but have wanted the iPhone since its release. Positives and negatives to each. AT&T drops calls all the time and Verizon’s service was rock solid. Would switch back to Verizon if they get a full functioning iPhone and not a reduced version.

By: Rage

Rage — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:05:14 +0000

Keymaker – oh how you summed this up best of anyone. Verizon is always after the money and they just totally missed the opportunity with the iPhone. This is not your parents AT&T.

By: Kev

Kev — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:59:13 +0000

If you look at the quarterly financial reports from Verizon, in which they release numerous performance metrics including their postpay churn rate, you’ll see that VZW still has the lowest churn rate in the industry. ATT, in fact, has a churn rate that was almost double that of VZW in Q4 08, Q1 09, and Q2 09 while at the same time VZW has maintained a profit margin that is about 25% greater than that of ATT.

One way to read this is that for every customer that leaves “big red” to get an iPhone, roughly 2 customers leave ATT (most likely due to its lackluster 3G network which plagues iPhone users all over the country. No matter how you spin the data (I know my previous sentence is little rhetoric) VZW is making oodles of money doing much better than ATT.

By: BFIELDS

BFIELDS — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:22:21 +0000

I’ve been a Verizon customer for over 15 years. I had planned on going with AT&T for the iphone as soon as my contract with vzw expires. However, I recently heard that Verizon will offer the iphone in 2010. I will wait to see. I would like to stay with vzw.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:34:30 +0000

I like how people feel the need to bash others just becuase they like one phone over the other. I’m switching to get the iPhone this week because I think its a cool, fun phone. You like something else, good for you. Get over it!

By: bob wolf

bob wolf — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:16:37 +0000

The guy at Verizon responsible for nixing the iPhone trade with Apple must lie in a shallow grave somewhere. How could not combining a superior network with a superior handset not be a smart move? Verizon could have buried AT&T!

By: miles

miles — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:17:15 +0000

Forget the iPhone, I want them to get the Palm Pre!

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:33:40 +0000

Verizon is the best network I have ever used,7years and counting; all of my friends on AT&T complain about never getting txt messages until hours later, as well as coverage issues. My wife and I txt more than we talk on the phone, blame my two teens. Lol. Anyway, we are staying with verizon regardless of the iPhone…I like my blackberry.

By: Russ T. Nail

Russ T. Nail — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:25:18 +0000

For those of you upset with the poor phone selection that Verzion offers (as am I) here is some good news to possibly look forward to especially if you still have a year left on your contract…”Rumor has it that Nokia is working on a new touch-screen device for Verizon Wireless’s new 4G wireless network set to go live in 2010.”
“Verizon Wireless, which is jointly owned by European carrier Vodafone and Verizon Communications, announced last month at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it will test its new 4G network that uses a technology called Long Term Evolution, or LTE, this year and will begin aggressive rollouts in 2010.”
Perhaps Verzion getting phones like the N97? Probably just a dream, but it’d be nice!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10190869-94.html?tag=mostDis;dis

By: M Y J

M Y J — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:00:40 +0000

I left VZW to at&t for the iphone. I regret that every time I see the no signal on my iphone which is something not uncommon. My problem was that VZW doesn’t want to give any concession to the phone makers to get a descent phone I can get so I had to change the carrier.

By: JakeyBoy

JakeyBoy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:58:45 +0000

I believe AT&T and Apple are in contract till 2010. Has anyone heard otherwise?

By: stucktrader

stucktrader — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:51:11 +0000

Just imagine if Apple had the iPhone on BOTH VZ & T. They basically would have killed off all other smartphones.

So, in the end Apple will eventually add VZ & T-mobile, once the next generation LTE (aka G4) comes online. One phone for multiple networks.

For now i am stuck with my Blackberry Flip, which has a few bugs, but is adequate. You can’t beat T-mobile’s rates.

By: David

David — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:01:34 +0000

I was with Verizon and switched to AT&T to get an iPhone for about a week. Canceled my contract with AT&T and went straight back to Verizon.

WHY? The iPhone was great. Yet I got NO reception anywhere I was. At work, at home. Only if I was outside could I get SOME reception. It was awful. The iPhone was awesome, but not being able to use it was pretty pointless.

I now own the Storm, which is nearly as good and I have iPhone icons so it’s basically a copy.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:37:48 +0000

I totaly agree with you,my biggest regret is having to leave verazon’s network for the I phone,they made a big boo boo by passing on this huge opportunity.I would pay any deposit if I had the chance to go to vzw with the possibility of useing my iPhone….

By: Don Louie

Don Louie — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:17:25 +0000

That SD card slot is what’s making me leary about the Pre but am still taking the plunge

By: PN2

PN2 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:45:14 +0000

Replaceable batteries is not the problem with iPhone it is not having an SD card slot that is the problem. I don’t know who carries a spare battery around 24/7 for when one dies on handset. Not being able to upgrade by putting a larger card in is the big flaw.

iTunes sucks? It is a huge driver of iPhone sales because it is great.

By: tomascco

tomascco — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:36:15 +0000

As much as I’d like to have an Iphone signing with AT&T again is a non-negotiable non-starter with me. There is no way I would ever go back to Cingular/ATT after a nine-month period in which I have experienced every level of customer-nonservice with them. Sprint wasn’t much better when I first signed on, but they’re light years ahead now.

Sorry, ATT, I’ll wait for the Pre.

By: Brian D.

Brian D. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:49:15 +0000

One day, the iPhone will send MMS. And maybe copy and paste. Then it will be cool. Except for iTunes. iTunes sucks. And you can’t replace the battery yourself (easily at least). Mod hip techno freak fail.

By: masonicangel

masonicangel — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:34:41 +0000

@ G Bananas Man you have to be an idiot HUH??? Even Jailbroken iPhones wont work on verizon buddy different frequencies GSM vs CDMA so your post id just bullshit and none of your friends on verizon have the iPhone so take your fanboyism out back and shoot it!!

By: VZW

VZW — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:24:48 +0000

Verizon has Friends and Family plan.

pick 10 numbers on any network and call for free.
@ Keymaker

and your roll over, they will go away iafter a year.

haha!

T-Mobile, takes away mobile to mobile on my faves.

you downagraded.

By: Dra

Dra — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:07:41 +0000

Would like to go and get the iPhone but At&T sucks outside of big cities

By: Oce

Oce — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:37:03 +0000

Boy this is HILARIOUS! Fanboys and Haters having it out. Personally, Verizon’s insistence on that fugly branding (free advertising) on all their handsets and crippling of features just so they can nickel/dime the customers to death has always kept me away. I have original iPhone on Tmo and can’t imagine life without it. PS. Forgot to mention that VZW suckz major.

By: JakeyBoy

JakeyBoy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:28:13 +0000

Who cares about the iPhone, the basic rate plan is better. I’ve got two words for you- rollover minutes. Look at any other providers plans, you just can’t compare to AT&T. Everyone has been there when you get that bill where you went over on your minutes—brutal! Hasn’t happened to me since rollover started several years back. Customer service is great, and if it wasn’t, you didn’t get the right person on the line and you should have hung up on them and called again. Good coverage depends on where you live. Maybe AT&T sucks where you are, if it does, get a pay as you go and tell AT&T to make their service better where you live(trust me, they will listen, because there are probably a thousand more people where you are that they would love to have as customers). With revenue from iPhone sales and service, i’m sure it will be getting better all the time. There is nothing wrong with any of the providers out there, but for me, the clear choice, iPhone or not is AT&T. Also, to all those trollers, i’m not going to waste my time and respond to your BS. Stick and stones man…

By: ben

ben — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:43:39 +0000

i left verizon after a few years of touch-and-go service. after my replacement blackberry started malfunctioning (deleting all my info randomly, keys not working, lack of world functioning in a “world edition” phone) verizon wanted me to pay 50 dollars for a new phone…or 90 dollars to break my contract.

i quite literally told them that for an extra 40 bucks i have no problem breaking my contract rather than buying another POS from them and would appreciate some incentive to stay after years as a customer (free phone, service reimbursement, anything). no dice. i cancelled my service in that same conversation, got me an iphone3G the next day and haven’t looked back.

By: Alvin

Alvin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:05:17 +0000

Is Verizon that much better? I have T-Mobile for last 5 years and thought they were very good. What are some of the pluses?

By: James Pigott

James Pigott — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:00:37 +0000

I talked my whole family into leaving Verizon not for the iPhone but because Verizon cripples their phones and makes you pay for services that most phones include for free with other carriers. This survey should be revised just a bit in my opinion.

By: NRB

NRB — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:24:35 +0000

I liked Verizons service. I purchased an Omnia instead of switching to ATT to get the iPhone. The Omnia is OK but not a iPhone. VZW said it would turn on the Omnia GPS but not as of today. It would cost several hundred dollars to dump VZW…ATT is looking better.