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Love(d) my iphone, but hate AT&T....so should I switch to Verizon's Droid?

By Pacita Dimacali

Real Estate Agent with Alain Pinel BRE 01367196

December 05, 2010 07:56 PM

To this day, every single manufacturer is still aiming to be the "next" iPhone, or to be the iPhone "killer". Hmmmm.....perhaps I should re-think NOT getting another iPhone?

iphone video calling Seems like every 2 years, I switch phones (and computers). And I am at that crossroads again. Although I love(d) my iPhone 4, the pain of frequently dropping calls due to AT&T's dead zones, of the iPhone saying there's no SIM card installed, the occasional inability to return/forward/respond to emails totally dilute its effectiveness and efficiency.

Since my 2-year contract is up, I've been researching which phone to get and how it compares to the iPhone 4. The new iPhone 4 is soooooooo enticing! And with 300,000 + applications for iPhone versus roughly 30,000 for Droid, iPhone still very much leads this field.

From iPhone's website, latest highlights of the iphone include video calls, video recording

But gosh.....I'd still have to deal with AT& T...or maybe i should wait until iPhone is offered through Verizon?

The more I research, the more confused I get. Everyone has an opinion, of course...

From PC World iPhone 4 vs. Droid X: A Head-to-Head Comparison

iPhoneDroid compares iPhone to the Droid Incredible

And now, Motorola announces its own 10-inch tablet and 4G Smartphone next year (wonder if I should wait a few more months to buy another phone?

And here's a comparison chart of various Droid phones

The amusing thing is that there are so many phones being compared to iPhone --- several versions of the Droid such as the Droid 2, Droid X, Droid Incredible --- but only one iPhone

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Arleen Montford

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY GULF COAST - Pace, FL

Selling NW Florida Homes in Pace/Milton/Pensacola FL

Good morning Pacita, I have the Droid and my brother had the iphone. He tried to get me to switch to the iphone but I couldn't I need the insurance. A few months again he switched to the droid and he told me he loved it. Right after the first of the year I am being told we will have the two cameras and we have already gone to 4 g. Just thought I would let you know I love my droid,

Dec 05, 2010 08:41 PM

Cameron Novak

The Homefinding Center - 1000 Palms, CA

Real Estate Broker since 2008

I'm all about the Droid. The app availability has already surpassed the iPhone (from what I've heard) and the users just keep increasing.

Dec 05, 2010 08:45 PM

Randy Ostrander

Lake and Lodge Realty LLC - Big Rapids, MI

Real Estate Broker, Serving Big Rapids and West Central MI

I have Altell but they are switching over to Verizon. Means the Droid is coming with them. I think I might make the switch.

Dec 05, 2010 09:48 PM

Wallace S. Gibson, CPM

Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA

LandlordWhisperer

AT&T service in our area sucks * many UVa and military who move to the area and expect good service are disappointed as it is the OLD SunCom network....KNOWING the best phone SERVICE for the area is crucial....I'll make the switch to a DROID in March as a mi-fi for my iPAD

Dec 05, 2010 10:20 PM

Antonio M. Cardenas Broker Associate

RE eBroker Group - San Leandro, CA. - San Leandro, CA

"The Realtors In Motion"

I have a Droid, and still happy with it, I must confess that I do not use all the bells and whistles it come with. sometimes all I want is a darn good connection for a decent phone call, I understand your confusion, but I also know that you will get the right one, you know more about it than most of us.

Antonio

Dec 10, 2010 01:11 PM

April Hayden-Munson

Brookfield, WI

Brookfield Wisconsin Real Estate

Pacita,

I have Verizon and am very happy with the service. It seems to be better than many of the other companies I see in this area. I have a Blackberry Storm, it has many of the apps that the Iphone does and my associates who have gotten the Droid love it. Good luck with your decision!

April

Dec 17, 2010 08:50 AM

Pacita Dimacali

Alain Pinel - Oakland, CA

Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA

Waiting until after the holidays to make the switch. Truly, it's not the phone as much as the AT&T service (or non-service) and dropped calls. Gets really embarrassing to tell callers that I'm in a dead zone....in my own home!

Dec 21, 2010 04:56 AM

Lottie Kendall

Compass - San Francisco, CA

Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Tech decisions can sure be hard to make, can't they? But--I go with Verizon since coverage on the Peninsula is infinitely better than AT&T. To me, coverage is ultimately the deciding factor.

Dec 26, 2010 01:07 AM

Roy T Robinette

Real Estate Firm inc - Springfield, IL

:YES........

Dec 26, 2010 02:13 PM

Farooq Khan

5 Star Realty Partners - Newark, CA

Real Estate Broker/Owner - CDPE

Pacita, Great information. I am with sprint and still using Black Berry due to service issues with AT&T. My patrner got her Evo from sprint and it has Driod Technology. She likes it but two things about it. It is a battery HOG and also is heavy like a brick. Vedo wacthing is great.

Jan 21, 2011 03:58 PM

Karen Crowson

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Rancho Bernardo, CA

Your Agent for Change

Pacita - I made the switch and got a Droid. Too impatient to read the user's guide, I'm taking a class on the 25th to learn more of the funcationality (from Verizon). So far, so good.

Feb 11, 2011 01:33 PM

Update:

I made the switch, got the Droid. But horrors! The Droid program won't synch with Microsoft Outlook. Went on several forums, got Companion Link. Doesn't work as well as I would like. Moved to and synched with Google Calendar/Email.Contacts. Working fiine this way

Also disappointed that my favorite iphone app --- Scrabble -- isn;t on Droid app. Had to settle with Word Twist.

Feb 18, 2011 03:17 PM

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