I don't like iOS but I will say one thing about Apple. The BS that Verizon has pulled with the Galaxy Nexus will NEVER be allowed to happen with the iPhone.
I don't like iOS but I will say one thing about Apple. The BS that Verizon has pulled with the Galaxy Nexus will NEVER be allowed to happen with the iPhone.
OTOH, if you don't like Verizon's BS then just install your own ROM. I can take matters into my own hand and not worry about the Mothership.
That may not be an option if the phone is being used in a corporate environment. For example, I am required to use Good For Enterprise for my work email. Good has root detection tools that my IT administrator can use to boot me off the network if I am rooted. Since I have to receive my work email I cannot root my phone and play around with custom ROM's. It really takes the fun out of Android, but I don't have a lot of choice. For people like me I don't think it is too much to ask to have a stable stock environment that receives timely updates.
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I'm not sure we can blame Verizon as much as we can blame their so-called competition for letting them be the only worthwhile game in town. If any of the other networks was as good as Verizon, we would have switched in droves and Verizon would have to compete.
As it stands, the statement "I'm switching to Sprint. Their updates are tested faster" is smirked at by Verizon. Their customer base tells them that faster network is far preferable to faster updates or even cheaper contracts.
As of right now, no other carrier can top Verizon's network for speed and coverage.
That, of course, would require a device that has a radio that can actually receive the network signals. I'm (sarcastically) wondering if Samsung installed radios for someone else's network and which just incidentally pick up Verizon's CDMA and LTE signals. :-/