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wifi is a luxury

Verizon has really good EVDO coverage in most areas. If you have good EV signal there is no need for wifi. You will only surf at the same speed under a good signal or slightly faster if the signal is weak.

The catch for using WiFi on a smartphone is the time it takes to get it up - if you keep the WiFi turned on all the time your battery will drain quickly. So you only turn it on when you want to connect but this means connecting is not any faster, slower actually, then connecting via EVDO. Also if you are not using a WiFi network you are already set to automatically connect to you must discover AND connect.

I'm sure iPhone users (1.0) find it preposterous that a phone would not have WiFi since they were used to connecting at dismally slow EDGE speeds but those days are over.

I'm sure there are places and situations where WiFi is the better or only way you will connect and I agree this is a drawback but it is hardly a deal breaker for most people.

Posted by: eggmanbubbagee@...   Posted on: 11/01/08  (Edited: 11/01/2008 @ 06:37) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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