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Originally posted by mnole03:

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Originally posted by surfnole:
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Apple sets the tone and expectations of what a phone should do and do WELL
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Apple doesn't do 4G LTE well.  In fact, IT DOESN'T DO IT AT ALL.

I've also heard that iPhone does not give turn by turn GPS audible directions.  But I don't have time to verify that.

This post was edited on 7/12 10:00 AM by surfnole

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Well the 4G thing was related to the fact that the chipset they wanted wasn't available to ship in August of last year. The new iPad has an LTE option. One would assume the new iPhone would as well. It will also have turn-by-turn navigation. I have Apple Maps on my 4S, and prefer their navigation to Google's. 

I don't dislike Android, but it doesn't really have the appeal for me it once did. A lot of the features I loved were either removed/crippled or made impractical by the carriers. 

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Yes True.  You need to look at the features that were available when you made your purchase.   Whose fault was it that the chipset wasn't available?  Why was the chipset available for Google but not Apple?  Apple has more power than anybody over suppliers,  and they could have delayed the release of iPhone 4S to get what they needed.  It was an Apple business decision, and not a technology limitation, that prevented 4G LTE on the 4Gs.

I am not beholden to my Android phone, but the data speeds plus the larger screen size will keep me there for now.