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<blockquote data-quote="jeffsw6" data-source="post: 15685" data-attributes="member: 14">Re: iPhone 4 is on Verizon!!!I bought an iPhone, and subscribed to AT&amp;T, specifically because I was traveling to non-CDMA countries.&nbsp; The supposedly &#039;&#039;global&#039;&#039; Verizon phone I had at that time worked in some places, but not others.&nbsp; The iPhone did work everywhere, although I operated it in the &#039;&#039;international&#039;&#039; mode so it would not use up data.I ended up hating the call quality.&nbsp; CDMA really sounds better than GSM, and IMO CDMA flat out sucks compared to legacy AMPS, which I used right up until the day they shut the towers off.I also had the &#039;&#039;original&#039;&#039; iPhone, with the craptastic ring volume.&nbsp; The admittedly awesome web browser was not enough of a novelty for me to sacrifice the primary function of the phone.&nbsp; I hated the SMS messaging interface, too.The combination of disappointing phone features (compared to the Treo 650 I had at the time) and GSM/AT&amp;T suck led me to cancel my AT&amp;T/iPhone.&nbsp; I had kept my Verizon phone and account active just in case, and I was glad I did.In any case, there are no CDMA networks in most of the world, and a CDMA iPhone is not going to travel well.&nbsp; If the requirement is global iPhone, AT&amp;T still has a lock on that market, at least as far as I am aware.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeffsw6, post: 15685, member: 14"] Re: iPhone 4 is on Verizon!!! I bought an iPhone, and subscribed to AT&T, specifically because I was traveling to non-CDMA countries. The supposedly ''global'' Verizon phone I had at that time worked in some places, but not others. The iPhone did work everywhere, although I operated it in the ''international'' mode so it would not use up data. I ended up hating the call quality. CDMA really sounds better than GSM, and IMO CDMA flat out sucks compared to legacy AMPS, which I used right up until the day they shut the towers off. I also had the ''original'' iPhone, with the craptastic ring volume. The admittedly awesome web browser was not enough of a novelty for me to sacrifice the primary function of the phone. I hated the SMS messaging interface, too. The combination of disappointing phone features (compared to the Treo 650 I had at the time) and GSM/AT&T suck led me to cancel my AT&T/iPhone. I had kept my Verizon phone and account active just in case, and I was glad I did. In any case, there are no CDMA networks in most of the world, and a CDMA iPhone is not going to travel well. If the requirement is global iPhone, AT&T still has a lock on that market, at least as far as I am aware. [/QUOTE]

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