If it weren’t for AT&T and their network in my locale, I’d have had an iPhone by now.
I jumped ship from Verizon after 13 years of exception service. My thought was simple - the phones Verizon had (at that time) were horrible.
The iPhone totally rocks. I mean, if you have never played with an iPhone before - you will be blown away. Easy to use, incredably versatile, 500,000+ applications.
But, I had no idea how inept, arrogant and totally irresponsible AT&T was. The coverage that Verizon has advertized - is quite literally pretty honest and accurate. For the most part, if you are in a Red zone, you have pretty good coverage. I live in Utah, and most people out in the Rockies who ski, have complete Verizon coverage well out into the mountains.
However, I work on a Military Base - with a population of over 25,000 people in a 5 mile radious. My coverage, on I-15 or on base, or even at a local Mall is pathetic. I get more dropped calls in any given WEEK than I got in the entire 13 years with Verizon. I truly wish I was exaggerating. My phone is USELESS at my office, it’s a pretty brick. Verizon, Sprint, T-Moble phones all work well - but AT&T cannot cover an area between Salt Lake City, and Ogden UT.
I cannot get reliable data coverage at the Salt Lake INTERNATIONAL Airport!!! For a ‘freakin’ Delta hub; with International flights leaving hourly!! Good God, what imbecile at AT&T can’t figure out that people leaving or getting on a plane at an International Airport may need Data Coverage for their phone - which they are paying for every month.
It’s very common to see a businessman with an iPhone and a Verizon Data Connection for their laptop. $65/month with Verizon for a data plan - because they cannot depend upon the data plan they are forced to purchase from AT&T.
So, when Verizon gets the iPhone - I will sell my iPhone4 on EBay, and gladly give $350 to AT&T to terminate my contract. Then, I’ll get the iPhone on Verizon.
The iPhone is fantastic, it’s truly generations better than any other phone on the market. But, AT&T is exactly as Consumer Reports reported - the WORST cell phone provider in the USA.