AT&T fails the iPhone
I love my new iPhone. I messed around with it so much that Katie got one two weeks after me. The media functionality on it is fantastic.
But AT&T is a horrible network. So bad that Katie (haven’t decided what to do with mine yet) is going to have to return the phone and find something else on another network.
AT&T drops calls left and right. You’ll be talking to someone for 20 seconds, walk across the hallway and lose them.
AT&T has horrible coverage for even just basic phone services. While it says I have several bars in my apartment, people call and cannot hear me talking. It does not work in half of my office either.
The other morning I caught Katie walking up the alley in her bathrobe just to try to get reception. This is 2009; that a network drives people to the alleys during Winter to find reception is unacceptable.
The AT&T 3G network is spotty at best. It does work in most general areas, however as soon as I step out into a remote region it is gone. It says I am on the Edge network when 3G dissappears, but it seems like I am on a 1200 baud modem.
How the powers that be could pair a fantastic media revolution that is the iPhone with the nightmare that is the AT&T network, I do not understand. I sure hope the rumors that Apple will expand and make a Verizon compatible iPhone in 2010 come true.
Now the question remains, do I go back to T-Mobile and try out the new Blackberry Bold 9800 (or whatever that new one is), or do I venture on and take the risk on a Droid?
I saw the new Blackberry Bold at a party this weekend and it was pretty solid. Not an iPhone, but a very good Blackberry (which means I can actually manage and type emails efficiently).
But what about the Droid? The only review I’ve heard so far is that it is heavier than the iPhone. What else?
*image source: gawker.com
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http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/droid-vs-iphone/
Good article comparing the smartphones. Comments are good as well.
A certain Weg is a fan of the Droid.
m.kartme.com also works on the Droid, so you can take notes and travel guides with you
You can get the ‘Kings Button’ iPhone 3G for £1,636,000 (roughly $2.5 million USD). If you’re more on the modest side, you can thankfully still walk into any AT&T, Walmart or Best Buy location and pick one up for considerably less.