Spencerian's Profile

I have yet to travel to every major metropolitan city, but I've found that AT&T;'s service is acceptable, although not stellar. For years I've been a Verizon customer and enjoyed the coverage but not how they treated my phone and any content I bought. Ringtones and games I bought on one phone were not ported. Expensive (albeit usable) turn by turn GPS service. Really Dead Zones in the northern half of my state. I carefully read the AT&T;horror stories before making the iPhone switch. I've quickly learned a few things. 1) AT&T;'s primary carrier flaw is that their cell frequency is easily blocked by conventional building construction. Changing to a different RF will quiet most people that complain. 2) AT&T;'s 3G power for data is unmatched. Without it, the iPhone has no greater abilities than a Verizon phone. I've tried web services on a Verizon RAZR. I'd rather shoot myself than do that again. 3) The biggest complainers live in the super-metropolis areas like NYC and SF. Here in the Midwest (think auto racing) our 3G is totally great. But then, we're just about 1.2 million as opposed to 3-7 million trying to watch YouTube all at once. Verizon's coverage may be better, but their network quality and phone hardware support and quality have much to be desired. In this case, AT&T;'s disadvantages are offset. The real test will be in the Windy City.