Personally, meh...
I guessed that an LTE iPhone would be undoable at this point. In some sense, this seems to truly be a case of Apple fanaticism for those who will rush out to buy a crippled iPhone. No, you cannot check email while on a call, it's still CDMA.
I guess if you're in one of AT&T's weak spots (NYC or San Diego) you can now show people that you have an iPhone with great coverage in those areas. For example, however, if one is in NYC, you'll be left doing the same old pre-iPhone song and dance on an iPhone, "The show is on at...okay, lemme check, I'll call you back." IMO this is pure marketing. Apple needs the iPhone on Verizon as a psychological barrier to too many yahoos jumping on the 2-for-1 Android sales, and from what I have read the Android sales have been going flat, hence the generous promotions. Verizon needs the iPhone due to said flatness in droid sales. All of that cynicism aside, assuming all smartphones are likewise crippled on a given network, I'd still take an iPhone any day of the week, which is likely what Verizon and Apple are betting on.
I'm guessing it is not a compromise Apple, or perhaps Jobs, is happy to make. There was nothing really to pronounce as a new great feature. Wifi hotspot? I guess now it's officially supported, though people have been doing this with jailbreaks forever now. I can see why Cook made the presentation and not Jobs. Better coverage? It depends on the market. I was a longtime Verizon user, had decent coverage and dropped calls on occasion. Moved to the Miami area and me and my wife had complete dead spots at our employers. Switched to ATT and iPhone. Covered. For us in our market (and wherever we have traveled) ATT has been great. I'm sure elsewhere this is not the case.
The iPhone will be great on LTE/4G. Until then, this is just a stop-gap measure IMO.
I guessed that an LTE iPhone would be undoable at this point. In some sense, this seems to truly be a case of Apple fanaticism for those who will rush out to buy a crippled iPhone. No, you cannot check email while on a call, it's still CDMA.
I guess if you're in one of AT&T's weak spots (NYC or San Diego) you can now show people that you have an iPhone with great coverage in those areas. For example, however, if one is in NYC, you'll be left doing the same old pre-iPhone song and dance on an iPhone, "The show is on at...okay, lemme check, I'll call you back." IMO this is pure marketing. Apple needs the iPhone on Verizon as a psychological barrier to too many yahoos jumping on the 2-for-1 Android sales, and from what I have read the Android sales have been going flat, hence the generous promotions. Verizon needs the iPhone due to said flatness in droid sales. All of that cynicism aside, assuming all smartphones are likewise crippled on a given network, I'd still take an iPhone any day of the week, which is likely what Verizon and Apple are betting on.
I'm guessing it is not a compromise Apple, or perhaps Jobs, is happy to make. There was nothing really to pronounce as a new great feature. Wifi hotspot? I guess now it's officially supported, though people have been doing this with jailbreaks forever now. I can see why Cook made the presentation and not Jobs. Better coverage? It depends on the market. I was a longtime Verizon user, had decent coverage and dropped calls on occasion. Moved to the Miami area and me and my wife had complete dead spots at our employers. Switched to ATT and iPhone. Covered. For us in our market (and wherever we have traveled) ATT has been great. I'm sure elsewhere this is not the case.
The iPhone will be great on LTE/4G. Until then, this is just a stop-gap measure IMO.
