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AT&T warns Verizon iPhone users of "life in the slow lane"

by Steven Sande Jan 10th 2011 at 11:30AM

The opening salvo in the upcoming war of words between wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon has been fired.

After Business Insider published a report about Verizon planning to offer unlimited data plans for their soon-to-be-announced iPhone, the head of PR at arch-rival AT&T couldn't help but take a poke at the CDMA network that Verizon is currently using (they're currently in a transition to a much faster 4G LTE network). Saying "I'm not sure iPhone users are ready for life in the slow lane," Larry Solomon of AT&T noted that AT&T's GSM-based network is faster than Verizon's legacy technology.

What is unknown, of course, is whether or not the Verizon iPhone will take advantage of Verizon's 4G network. That, of course, would be the best response to the AT&T attack. We'll all find out, hopefully tomorrow at 11 AM ET.

[via AppAdvice]



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tomsmith

Life in the slow lane is better than no road at all

January 13 2011 at 8:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Guy in Boston

.... Sorry, dropped call lane?

January 11 2011 at 10:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Guy in Boston

You mean as opposed to life in the .....

January 11 2011 at 10:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steve

AT&T users in Eau Claire, WI have never left the slow lane. We're still on Edge. Yet, we pay the same data rates as those who have had 3G for years!

January 11 2011 at 6:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
William Buckley

You know what? The product is called an iPHONE. It is a PHONE first and foremost. I can deal with slower data, but I cannot deal with a phone that does not work. I am completely fed up with AT&T and will bring all 3 lines over to Verizon as soon as it is available.

AT&T just doesn't get it.

January 10 2011 at 9:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
rt.phelps24

ATT has 10 times the network that VZ has. They have 5 times the amount of data on the network. Data holds up a tower. Good luck VZ you will not be able to make a phone call.

January 10 2011 at 9:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Troy

Bottom line in the AT&T versus Verizon flame war, when the iPhone is finally released for Verizon the competition between the two companies will benefit iPhone users regardless of which carrier we happen to prefer. Costs are going to come down from what they presently are with AT&T. It's virtually garunteed. Here's to hoping Apple cuts a deal with T-Mobile in the near future as well!

January 10 2011 at 4:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Rusty shackleford

and the data load for both carriers should hopefully balance out. Ha, ha!.... balanced load.

January 11 2011 at 12:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
synthbreak

I can have a five-bar 3G connection on a New York City sidewalk and still have a Google search via Safari be as slow as dial-up.

I don't care if on Verizon's network I won't be able to use data apps while I'm on a call; I think in two years of iPhone ownership I've done that once.

In my apartment in Manhattan my signal strength is never stronger than 2-3 bars, and I have a lot of call "failures." Since I'm not planning to move I will be investigating Verizon's service when applicable.

January 10 2011 at 3:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cris

I guess these guys got it all wrong?

http://www.mobile-broadband-reviews.com/fastest-mobile-broadband.html

Verizon is slower in all the markets they tested.

I've never had any issues with AT&T, with the iPhone or prior.

January 10 2011 at 2:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BobbyDigital

I'm excited to see how AT&T's network performs after the Verizon iPhone comes out. My guess is that tons and tons of AT&T customers will jump ship, freeing up an obviously overloaded AT&T network.

If my experience doesn't improve, I'll switch as well....however, there's no rush, as AT&T's service isn't THAT bad.

January 10 2011 at 2:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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