Re: no wifi? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21361495 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:15:16 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:15:16 EDT Re: no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21367591 aliasrlz : Those that *NEED* WiFi, go buy the iPhone, its that simple...

The Storm will be my 3rd Blackberry, and I don't give a rat's ass about WiFi, especially with 3G and global capabilities.

I also don't need the tethered modem support. The 5G limit is for that, not the basic unlimited data package (as a note, clarification for all).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21367591 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:38:47 EDT Re: no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21367495 moonpuppy :
said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

I agree. That is an important feature to not have. I can understand Verizon not wanting to heavily subsidize a phone with tri-band HSDPA because the user could then take that phone to AT&T or T-Mobile. But having WiFi turned off would make me go elsewhere or at the very least use a phone that has WiFi turned on.
Oh please, Verizon has been known for crippling their phones for years. If they can't make money off a feature, they shut it off.

WiFi access takes away from overage charges they can make more money off of. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21367495 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:59 EDT Re: no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21361865 RR Conductor :
said by Big Pete 82 :

the year where verizon's 3g network covers 290 Million people (including the Alltel network)
Yep, and the year where Verizon STILL has lousy coverage in a lot of this part of CA. While they do have automatic in-market roaming onto US Cellular to fill in the coverage gaps here, it's 1X only, no EVDO roaming with Verizon, and US Cellular is now turning on their EVDO. Verizon is all EVDO up here though, and in most of NorCal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21361865 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:29:05 EDT Re: no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21361495 ptrowski :
said by Mike See Profile :

3G was old before it came out.

I have never seen my iPhone faster than 500kbps on ATT. Wifi, I've seen it up to 7 megs...
I average 800 kbps to 1 meg in the Providence and Worcester areas out here.
I don't live in a 3G area so wifi is a blessing.
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Verizon is notorious for cutting features out of phones, this is no different. I guess the iPhone is more of a threat than they initially let on. I'm glad Verizon didn't get the iPhone when Apple first asked, otherwise, It would be just as crippled. As a matter of fact, Apple probably said NO to the crippling, which made Verizon move on, which is a good thing, no matter if they have 250M folks on their network or not.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21360083 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:40:32 EDT Re: no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21359602 anon : the year where verizon's 3g network covers 290 Million people (including the Alltel network)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21359602 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:57:48 EDT Re: no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21359619 TKJunkMail :
said by plat2on1 See Profile :

what year am i in?
I agree. That is an important feature to not have. I can understand Verizon not wanting to heavily subsidize a phone with tri-band HSDPA because the user could then take that phone to AT&T or T-Mobile. But having WiFi turned off would make me go elsewhere or at the very least use a phone that has WiFi turned on.
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I have never seen my iPhone faster than 500kbps on ATT. Wifi, I've seen it up to 7 megs...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21359618 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:36:03 EDT no wifi? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21359593 plat2on1 : what year am i in?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21359593 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:30:06 EDT