# Who's getting an iPhone? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272 "2011-01-11T22:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272/21 "2011-01-12T04:41:07Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > FYI, there isn’t going to be any Verizon ‘bloatware’ on their iPhone. None. Software wise, it’s identical to the AT&T one, except that it has the added wifi hotspot feature… I know that is supposed to be the case. Given the reputation Apple has about that, I assume there’s no way in hell Verizon will be able to tweak the software to their liking. Speaking of which, was it the Motorola Razor that got great reviews, but had different software for Verizon (that really sucked)? I remember an LG phone I really liked, but only allowed internet access through a terrible Verizon portal. Also a Samsung phone (previous phone) that was slow and buggy as hell and I assumed it was from all the proprietary crap Verizon loaded onto it. Does Verizon load crapware onto Android phones? I really need to try one out one of these days. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272/22 "2011-01-12T04:56:39Z")
If this is going to be CDMA, how will the data speed compare to the ATT version? ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272/23 "2011-01-12T07:12:24Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Does Verizon load crapware onto Android phones? I really need to try one out one of these days. Not that I’m aware of. My Droid Incredible was relatively free of stupid things. And Apple is way too protective of their user experience to let that happen. The no voice and data at the same time thing is something that either bothers you to no end, or you won’t even notice. Before getting the Verizon smart phone I was annoyed that this would be something I would have to deal with, but I can’t think of a single time where I’ve even noticed. This may depend on how you use your phone: I’ve never had to attempt to talk and look something up on the internet that wasn’t cached on my phone already. And turn by turn navigation will continue to work on its cached route while you’re in a call. For me, if nobody had told me it couldn’t do voice and data at the same time, I never would have known, even with extensive use. There was a time a few years back when the iPhone was the only game in town, and every other “smart” phone interface was a joke in comparison, and I was impatiently waiting for the iPhone to come to Verizon. Now I don’t really care that much about this news, and have no plans to switch from my Android phone: its more than good enough. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272/24 "2011-01-12T13:43:10Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > If I were to consider it, I’d probably wait for an LTE iPhone, which unfortunately, probably isn’t going to arrive until 2012. I noted that they said something in the conference about the LTE chipset forcing compromises on the design that they didn’t like. That would tend to rule out an LTE phone in June when the usual new iPhone model comes out. They mentioned it draining the battery pretty badly. Rumor has there’ll be an LTE iPhone by the end of the year, if not this summer. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272/25 "2011-01-12T17:10:40Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > If this is going to be CDMA, how will the data speed compare to the ATT version? Technically Verizon’s 3G service is slower than AT&T’s, but the average user won’t notice the difference…in fact, because Verizon has better/more 3G coverage than AT&T, the average user might actually see an increase in speeds. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-getting-an-iphone/567272.md?page=1)