I had to come back, I had no choice.
Several weeks ago I posted a blog about switching back to the iPhone 3G from the EVO which I waited patiently for. The reasons were many, but mainly because of the very poor phone reception in and around my house. I ported back after 5 days of using the EVO and several software attempts to fix the reception.
Since then, I was able to get the iPhone 4 and knowing fully well about some of the problems that AT&T has with their network, I thought this time around Apple had done some things to combat AT&T’s poor network issues. I can honestly say with being a true apple fan boy, the phones reception issues are worse than I ever had with the 3G. And because of such, I can happily say I am switching to Verizon for the Droid X.
As many of you are personal techies for your individual family, I too hold that distinction for my family and extended family. So, when I make a jump like this they have repercussions throughout my entire family. My wife, mother, sister and in-laws are all switching with me. The don’t use nearly as many features as I do with the iPhone, EVO and Droid X, they just tag along for the discounts and free mobile to mobile calls. So in talking with them about my decision to switch back to Verizon – it made me finally realize something I have long forgotten – when it’s all said and done these wonderful smartphones or mini computers are intended to be phones first and everything else second. Because of all the wonderful things I (we) do with them I guess that point was lost in the wind along the way of standing online waiting patiently for the 1st, 2nd and 4th iPhone.
What really caused me to switch was yesterday I get a text while I am in physical therapy saying that there was a fire in my building on my floor but it was not my apartment. I knew my wife and child were out so I was not worried about them per se, but I was worried about everything else. While I was able to receive the text the iPhone bar was at 1, and I was not able to reply to the same text msg to ask further questions.
I went outside the building in Mamaroneck, NY and still got one bar. Although I was able to make a call to my wife, that call was quickly dropped. After getting in my car and driving down the block, I was able to make the calls and text I needed to before returning to physical therapy. My wife had one additional question to ask, unfortunately, she called when I was walking back to the building from the parking lot – and what do you know – dropped call.
After all this time of falling in love with my iPhones seamless syncing capabilities I failed to realize that in times of emergencies I can’t count on the iPhone or AT&T to keep my in sync with the people I love the most. And that made me fall out of love with my iPhone and partner with Droid X. With the Droid X’ capabilities and customization I should be able to do pretty much everything I was able to do with my iPhone – except dropped calls!
She has hearing issues, so I rarely call her, Email or IM are more likely. Also don't ever use Text Messages (another phone feature).
