I'm on the fence...get the iPhone 4?
Hey all,
I've been reading all of the 'dropped calls' posts and am now thinking I shouldn't get the iPhone. What is your opinion? Should I get it? Why or why not?
Thanks.
I live / work in South Orange County and I have a separate Sprint phone for important calls I do not want to drop while on the move. My work iPhone is pretty spotty. My friends around here also complain a lot about dropped calls, except one who swears they never got dropped. As you mentioned there are givens for some spots; the Toll Roads, Anaheim Hills, and lots of problems in and around Mission Viejo. I have wanted an iPhone since they came out but I had AT&T around here before and I'm glad I didn't go with the iPhone purchase myself. My company gave me this one and for everything beside regular phone usage I love it. You may find it different and if you get one I hope you do receive good service. I have simply been holding out on one till they switch off AT&T to a better network; but I couldn't turn down a company purchased one to play with.
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