So I bought an iphone today while waiting for the Bolt to be released

[aggie]

Verizon phones are not capable of voice and data at the same time. The TB will be the first phone to do so, and it will do so sluggishly im sad to say.

sluggishly on 3g according to black_man_x. however on 4g it is supposed to be smooth as butter. I guess we will see once (if!) the Bolt is released.

 

[irishleo]

On my Facinate, I could talk on the phone and still here the voice comands through the ear piece......I was never once kicked off GPS, when it worked. Am I missing something here?? When I ended a call, my GPS was still on and active. I never had to re-open it and wait for a lock and re calculate

 

[bgl321]

I had to satiate my tech fix, so I went out and bought an iphone from BB today. I bought the OG Droid on day 1, and the DINC when it was released. I really like the efficiency of the Android OS and sense, and have been looking forward to the Bolt, but thought I'd give the iOS thing a try after I bought my wife an iphone last week on VZW.

First thing I noticed: I was the only one at Best Buy at 8:30am, they told me they had sold a few iphones but not that many, might be because they were charging a $100 premium over what Apple sells the phone off contract for at Apple stores ($699 vs $599 for a 16GB version). I then went over to VZW to get a case because I get a 25% discount there on accessories. There were more people in the store but it was not busy by any means. I did see quite a few people switch from AT&T who owned iphones and BBs. The reason I bring this up is because I think the main rush or demand was last week, with all the current subscribers picking up the phone they've lusted for already. This might bode well for the Bolt because if demand isn't as great for the iphone as they thought it would be, they might try to get the Bolt out to market sooner.

Some quick observations about the iphone from a non-fanboy: The hardware is excellent and feels like a fine watch with extremely tight tolerances. The retina display is superior to any screen I've seen in the past including super amoled and slcd. It makes my DINC feel cheap somehow. I miss not typing my gmail account it and having everything automatically pop up. There are much more steps to accomplish the same thing on iOS compared to Android. I used a widget for my calendar on Android, on iOS I have to go into the App, it's a very pop in/pop out type of experience.
I really like skype and facetime. I'm a physician who works pretty long hours at times, and it's really nice to see and talk to my kids rather than just on the phone. I miss the android google maps app. Games are superior on the iphone as is the camera (I own a Canon 5D Mark II so I know a little about photography). The vibrate is weaker on the iphone.

I'll probably wind up switching to the bolt once it's released because I'm in a LTE area, but I'll play around with the iphone to give it a fair shot until then.

Does your gmail and contacts sync automatically with the iphone. What about the calendar?

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

A buddy of mine works as a tech for a Verizon store and he said he was pretty surprised at the lack of traffic in the store this morning for the launch. His store opened at 7AM, so he had to be there at 5 and he said there were maybe 5 or 6 people in line at 7, and it had been mildly steady after that.

 

[TedStriker412]

hu???!!!!??

WTF!! Ok, I just got home from BB. I was going to go ahead and get 2 32gb Iphones just for SG's. It would at least give me something to do for the next few weeks until the TB comes out. We are getting ready to complete the deal, until this came up. We began talking about GPS, due to my job my wife and I use it pretty much on a daily basis. The manager of BB told me that you CAN NOT use GPS (considered data) and recieve phone calls at the same time!!!! You have to chose one or the other. So if I answer an incoming call, it kicks me off GPS/Nav!! Like I have stated before, I have never owned an Iphone before. He told me that you could do it with AT&T, but not Verizon!! Are you frick'n kidding me! A TOTAL deal breaker for us. Can anyone confirm this that owns one right now please? That is just stupid! Thank you

I've had and still using Storm 2. I am able to use Garmin GPS app and talk at the same time.

 

[anon(157335)]

WTF!! Ok, I just got home from BB. I was going to go ahead and get 2 32gb Iphones just for SG's. It would at least give me something to do for the next few weeks until the TB comes out. We are getting ready to complete the deal, until this came up. We began talking about GPS, due to my job my wife and I use it pretty much on a daily basis. The manager of BB told me that you CAN NOT use GPS (considered data) and recieve phone calls at the same time!!!! You have to chose one or the other. So if I answer an incoming call, it kicks me off GPS/Nav!! Like I have stated before, I have never owned an Iphone before. He told me that you could do it with AT&T, but not Verizon!! Are you frick'n kidding me! A TOTAL deal breaker for us. Can anyone confirm this that owns one right now please? That is just stupid! Thank you

This doesn't sound right. As others have mentioned, you won't be able to make a phone call and connect to the Internet at the same time; however, I don't believe you will be booted out of navigation. The nav program simply won't be able to update the route over the network until you hang up your phone call.

If you've already programmed your destination in you should still be able to get directions and talk on the phone at the same time since the navigation program shouldn't need to use the a data connection constantly.

 

[durangojim#AC]

Does your gmail and contacts sync automatically with the iphone. What about the calendar?

Yes to all 3. I had to do a couple of extra steps but I went on tipb.com and it was very easy to do. Everything syncs now.

 

[Treknologist]

A buddy of mine works as a tech for a Verizon store and he said he was pretty surprised at the lack of traffic in the store this morning for the launch. His store opened at 7AM, so he had to be there at 5 and he said there were maybe 5 or 6 people in line at 7, and it had been mildly steady after that.

So, looks like iPhone hysteria did not happen, after all... So where the long lines the iFans were predicting?

 

[LinxuSx]

what are the repercussions of buying an iphone and then changing it for a thunderbolt when it comes out, if any?

just to clarify i preordered the thunderbolt on monday

would there be a higher cost / double paying of tax or anything?

 

[sw33ndawg]

So, looks like iPhone hysteria did not happen, after all... So where the long lines the iFans were predicting?

YouTube - Verizon iPhone Available In Iowa
YouTube - Verizon Customers Line Up To Get iPhone
YouTube - OMG LOOK AT THIS LINE

 

[Treknologist]

Should I be impressed by those pathetic lines? LOL

 

[kpageisgreat]

i was thinking of doing the same thing. I need a new tech fix and getting an iphone for a few days would satisfy that. Ive been wanting the thunderbolt since i heard about it back in november. Im using a droidx now.

I might just wait a few more days and get an iphone next week and then return it only after a week.

 

[jd10984]

I thought best buy still has a 30 day return period for verizon? Multiple people here who work there say it's still 30 days at BB. Anyways, I was thinking of doing the same thing.

 

[DJBeanPole]

Patience is the name of the game. I've gotten the techie itch too but I'm holding out. iPhone does nothing for me.

 

[anon(2632)]

Patience is the name of the game. I've gotten the techie itch too but I'm holding out. iPhone does nothing for me.

Same here... I work across from a VZW corp store. When i got to work this morning i notice the lot was full. Now mind you, there are no stores usually open in this lot so i really noticed. Then i thought about picking one up for S&G. My poor eris is lagging so bad and can barely make a call. (I would take time to tweak it, but figure it would be a waste of time since i am getting the bolt) Figured i would play with it for a few days and then take it back.

Then i just came home and picked up my kids iPod touch and messed with it for five minutes and was already bored with the crappy interface. I guess i just had a fleeting moment of feeling left out ...

 

[galpdawg]

yeah played with my gf iphone she got monday, its nice but i get bored after few min, only thing i like is the app store seems more responsive, but other then that, its ok, waiting for thunderbolt!

 

[durangojim#AC]

So I've had the iphone for just over 14 hours now and I've decided I'll be returning it tomorrow. The build quality and screen are truly second to none, and yhe market is far superior, but it isn't an efficient enough os for me. I like having my information as widgets and having full access to google's services, especially the search button. I'll miss the excellent camera and skype (hopefully to be on the thunderbolt soon). I would describe the iphone 4 as the nicest simple smartphone available and may look into purchasing the next version if they add widgets. My wife is still keeping hers and absolutely loves it. Android seems to be for power users and ios for average consumers.

 

[DJBeanPole]

So I've had the iphone for just over 14 hours now and I've decided I'll be returning it tomorrow. The build quality and screen are truly second to none, and yhe market is far superior, but it isn't an efficient enough os for me. I like having my information as widgets and having full access to google's services, especially the search button. I'll miss the excellent camera and skype (hopefully to be on the thunderbolt soon). I would describe the iphone 4 as the nicest simple smartphone available and may look into purchasing the next version if they add widgets. My wife is still keeping hers and absolutely loves it. Android seems to be for power users and ios for average consumers.

Whoo pretty quick turnaround!

Pretty much sums up the Android OS is a man's OS (or man's phone) and women just love diddling with the iOS. I hope I can turn my gf towards Android rather than Apple... !

 

[sherri]

I am a woman. Can not stand Apple products. Sorry. Shot that theory to ****!


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[DibDab]

I am a woman. Can not stand Apple products. Sorry. Shot that theory to ****!


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Sorry, had to giggle.. But I'm with her!