Consumer reports says wait on the Verizon iPhone

[vicrock]

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electro...lived.html

[rz]

They also trashed the iPhone 4 when "antennagate" was all the rage.

[vision63]

They never "trashed" the iPhone 4. All they're saying now is why buy when another model may be right around the corner.

[davester]

Consumer reports are good at documenting reliability ratings on various appliances and cars, and longevity ratings on paints, etc. Their overall ratings on things, especially computers (and extra especially macs) have always seemed nonsensical to me.

[the_poochies]

Discussed here a few days ago:

http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...sg-1076054

[(vikm)]

Not sure why those dolts review cars, etc., either. I mean, in less than a years time, in most cases, there is going to be a new version of that model released.

They never should have said not to buy the original iP4 based on antenna-gate unless they were going to say not to buy any other phone that suffered from the same issues (as was reported then and since). Not to mention that it wasn't really that big of an issue and that a very small percentage of people even reported it. Until they admit they were wrong, they can't really be considered an across the board credible source. I surely wouldn't listen to anything they have to say regarding smart phones. Perhaps the phones are a bit too smart for them?

[Black]

All these articles are starting to look alike :-)

[sekker]

I guess I'm the minority here - I agree with both the original iPhone 4 AND the Verizon articles. If you are on Verizon, you are not likely an iPhone owner and may not be aware of the annual update schedule. Verizon and AT&T have announced their 4G networks. The next obvious iPhone is NOT the 'iPhone 5' but an 'iPhone 4G.'

If you MUST have an iPhone on Verizon, get it now. If you can wait 5 months, you will likely see a potentially significant upgrade.

[Jimmypoo]

seems like most of the people commenting are displeased with CR - because they are making a recommendation based on product and service they not only don't have to test, but recommending you get another product (iPhone 5) instead - which again, doesn't exist, and they haven't tested it.

I gave up on them a long time ago - when they listed in the annual report a turntable I had purchased 5 years prior, and was literally 12 models and 4 generations old. It used technology they didn't use any longer, and they listed it as current, when 1975 it ceased to be made, I got mine in 1976, and this was 1981.

They also did the same thing in 1986 with the Dodge Colt vs. the Mitsubishi Mirage - calling the engine/tranny underpowered crap in the Colt, and an outstanding performer in the Mirage.

The specs were identical. The only thing the Mirage had was an extra layer of woven lint under the carpet and a nicer fabric available for it over the Colt. But that had nothing to do with identical drive trains. And the 1.5, 1.6 and 2.6 from Mitsu I knew well. It was my third.

[silvarios]

sekker wrote:
I guess I'm the minority here - I agree with both the original iPhone 4 AND the Verizon articles. If you are on Verizon, you are not likely an iPhone owner and may not be aware of the annual update schedule. Verizon and AT&T have announced their 4G networks. The next obvious iPhone is NOT the 'iPhone 5' but an 'iPhone 4G.'

If you MUST have an iPhone on Verizon, get it now. If you can wait 5 months, you will likely see a potentially significant upgrade.

I also agree.