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Originally Posted by wco81
(Post 14225960)
Does VZW offer dual radio phones with the GSM side unlocked?
AFAIK, there is no Android world phone currently on offer; this is the platform's most glaring weakness, although a GSM-capable Droid with impressive specs is rumored to release in the Fall. |
Originally Posted by LessO2
(Post 14225712)
Few of the Android phones coming out lately have that....and a CDMA/GSM radio would seal the iPhone deal for me on Verizon (as much as I would like to go Android). Even if the iPhone were available today, I'd be happy to have the option but I'd stay with Android. That ship has sailed AFAIC. |
Originally Posted by jfe
(Post 14220897)
Well, you can kiss Android goodbye. If the iPhone makes it to Verizon, the Android OS will lose all momentum, as it is going strong as people want to have a cool phone without having to go to AT&T's *&@%&%$$@# network
Too bad, I really enjoyed all the rivalry between the Android users and the fan boys, as competition is really the only way to keep innovation going, but who would want to, other than geeks like myself, to be messing with ROMS, overclocking you phone, changing kernels and all the other cool stuff you can do, to get an iphone, which is pretty stable , albeit a boring UI? It was a nice run though, certainly made 2010 an interesting year to watch the smartphone battles I have a jailbroken iPhone, and an Android phone. If I had to only pick one phone, it would be Android over the iPhone. The iPhone's Steve Job's way or the highway really irritates me. Android is evolving way faster than iPhone, with new phones / releases every few months. I just don't see iPhone able to keep up with Android in the future. Not with such a death grip on user interface from Apple, and the choice of a single hardware. |
Originally Posted by ScottC
(Post 14224780)
I hear this one a lot, and AT&T advertised the hell out of it, but I don't get it - I can talk and browse at the same time, but I never, ever do.
How many people really need data when they are on the phone? The lack of this does not make a phone "dumb" in my opinion. -David |
Originally Posted by UALOneKPlus
(Post 14230627)
I don't know...
I have a jailbroken iPhone, and an Android phone. If I had to only pick one phone, it would be Android over the iPhone. The iPhone's Steve Job's way or the highway really irritates me. Android is evolving way faster than iPhone, with new phones / releases every few months. I just don't see iPhone able to keep up with Android in the future. Not with such a death grip on user interface from Apple, and the choice of a single hardware. |
New Rumor: T-Mobile US Getting iPhone in Q3
According to Engadget:
According to Cult of Mac, a "highly placed source" at T-Mobile let it slip that they've got an 80 percent chance of getting the iPhone in Q3. Now, that's an oddly specific number, and we have no idea what it's contingent on, or how much exactly this source knows. Basically, we don't know a lot here. Of course, the biggest evidence of this possible T-Mobile coup remains the statement from Deutsche Telekom's CEO in March, saying that the USA branch is hoping to get the iPhone later this year. |
Unless TMobile is about to roll out some massive nationwide push for coverage and capacity, this is a rumor going nowhere. Also, TMO is heavily invested in HTC products and has a very close relationship with HTC, even having their US HQ adjacent in Bellevue WA. |
TMO are actively pushing datacard/stick manufacturers to design products including Band IV so they obviously think their network's up to it.
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
(Post 14343951)
ATT was beaten into submission by the iPhone's heavy data usage.....Also, TMO is heavily invested in HTC products and has a very close relationship with HTC, even having their US HQ adjacent in Bellevue WA.
TMO proximity to Bellevue means nothing - Costco and Amazon are also close by, as is Starbucks :) |
Originally Posted by dtsm
(Post 14345588)
I don't get it? Since TMO is heavy into HTC/Android products - all which run on 3G, why is it their network isn't being beaten in submission? I'm not familiar enough with Android but assume folks using it are also data driven, no?
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Originally Posted by dtsm
(Post 14345588)
I don't get it? Since TMO is heavy into HTC/Android products - all which run on 3G, why is it their network isn't being beaten in submission? I'm not familiar enough with Android but assume folks using it are also data driven, no?
TMO proximity to Bellevue means nothing - Costco and Amazon are also close by, as is Starbucks :) I haven't looked at TMO's 3G coverage in awhile - but the last time I checked, it was a tiny fraction of ATT's and restricted to key urban markets. If that's changed, I'd have another look at TMO - the problem is, the current iPhone model does not support TMO's 3G frequency even if unlocked, so I can't test it in advance. |
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