Ok. After a long delay I finally got a chance to write a review about my two-month new Verizon iPhone4.
I am 90% satisfied with the product, and that's mostly due to Verizon's service.
This is my third iPhone, and the first two were 3G and 3GS with AT&T. AT&T turned a talker like me to an sms person. There was almost no reception in the area I live (and a lot of places in San Francisco metro areas), and I mostly had to use my Google Voice over the internet to make calls for a year and a half.
Three months ago I had to make an emergency call and my internet was down. I got cut off once every 5 mins when I was trying to get help with the situation. After that I was like, screw you AT&T. Even my contract with them isn't up yet, I decided to suspend my plan ($10/month for 6 months maximum) and signed up with Verizon.
So far, I haven't had a single drop call since (not even when I was in Israel) the switch unless I talk to an AT&T iPhone user. Data is consistent, but somehow in New York (where I am currently at), it's a bit finicky. For a data pig like me it's a downside but it isn't unbearable.
The only other concern I have is that I travel internationally quite a bit. And Verizon doesn't cover a lot of international locations. For example, my phone worked in France but not the UK; it worked in Israel but not in Chile (where I am going next). I usually would like to leave my US phone on just in case if there's something urgent that people at home need to reach me and that's the only number they know. But these days, I only give out my Google Voice number, so as long as I am online I can access to texts and VM anytime.
So, if you are an iPhone fanboy/girl who just can't live without one, switch to Verizon as soon as your contract is up with ATT or just suspend it if it's not too far away till the end.
