These Are Things the Verizon iPhone 4 Can't Do

CDMA has some real disadvantages - Verizon get with the 21st Century!

I'm pretty sure they are getting with the 21st century. That's why they are rolling out there LTE network ahead of AT&T.

The fact that it needs a case to work is not mentioned for either network... i guess there is no difference there, applies for both.

I'm surprised that Apple in all its ease of use hasn't made the phone automatically inject the *67 and *70 for you based on the phone settings.

I'm surprised that Apple in all its ease of use hasn't made the phone automatically inject the *67 and *70 for you based on the phone settings.

They forgot to mention the fact that you can actually make phone calls on the Verizon network as apposed to having your calls dropped every few minutes on AT&T.

CDMA doesn't support putting calls on hold? What?

GSM is great for the world traveler however If you are in the broadcast industry and handle alot of audio you hear the GSM chirps pain in the ass if you are on a conference call on a landline - lets not talk about the audio artifacts left over while doing a voice over.

I don't know ANYONE with an iPhone that uses any of these functions.

Glad I never jumped on the iPhone fan-bandwagon, just another example, IMO, of a reason to avoid Apple products. I believe that Android phones have surpassed the iPhone in all respects.

While CDMA and Verizon do offer better call quality, generally speaking, than AT&T, the rest of the known world uses GSM. Although, when you are in an area with full AT&T coverage, there are no issues with call quality or data speeds.

Kills me because rather than being able to just swap out a SIM every time I upgrade a phone, I have to play games with customer service to swap phone number and activate the phone with Verizon. I prefer GSM simply because you can just swap the SIM and keep going.

There was rumor of making a CDMA compatible SIM card floating around the internetz but can't see Verizon riding that train.

Lol my droid is cdma.... and does all of this. maybe the * commands are built in...

I love my $70 dumbphone.
Battery lasts me a week, has survived several crashes into both concrete and steel plates, and I have never dropped a call in the time I've had it. My phone tells me I have made over 1200 calls since I activated it.
if I want to play a game or listen to music, I have different devices for those.

maybe i am missing something... Can you really not put someone on hold if you have verizon???? Seriously? What happens when you get a call when you are on the phone?

Why dont they have this simple feature? This seems like it would be a major problem. I wonder why it is never publicized. Glad I didnt go with verizon.

I've been making recieving calls on AT&T for many years now just fine had the superior iPhone since it's release no problems. Haters going to hate. Bottom line is CDMA is outdated regardless of what verizon is doing now. So drop that call!

Hold worked fine on my old LG from Verizon, I'd say most of these problems are rooted in the iPhone itself, I've receaved my verizon iPhone on Feb 7th and have found MANY of the features I took for granted on my old moto droid are just plain NOT posable with my new overpriced toy.

they forgot to mention you can not browse the web and be on a phone call at the same time with verizon.
so much for picking movies and restraunts out with friends and loved ones.

Yes, I know, it cannot play "Crysis in 3D and PhysX On"

Is the no data/voice at the same time even count for WIFI? I mean my Evo 4G doesn't let me do voice and 3G at the same time but i can use voice and wifi at same time. I don't have 4G in my area but i've heard you can do voice and 4g at the same time (cannot personally verify this). Just wondering.

Aside from not being able to put someone on "hold" it looks like the CDMA version is better. I'm glad I didn't get stuck with a GSM model.

Some also seem to be confused... CDMA (Verizon, Sprint) completely support call-waiting. Putting someone on "hold" is different. I'm not sure how "hold" works for those GSM folks as I just use call-waiting to switch between incoming calls.

Lets get something right before every one flips: The CDMA technology ISNT why the phone cant do these things. Its the Phone switching system used by Verizon. There is nothing that stops verizon from doing these things exactly the same as AT&T. However, they for whatever reason havent chosen to do so.
CDMA makes no difference for any "phone" features.

nothing wrong with CDMA...unless you are a moron and dont know any better

LOL, if your phone makes calls just shut up already. Its nice to see that iphone toolbags have moved on from arguing about the right way to hold the phone.

And yes you can put someone on "hold" on verizon, the old call gets muted out at the tower and the new call comes through to your phone, and you can flash or hang up and go back to the original call.

They forgot to mention regardless of network this phone makes you look like a complete douche

I like T-mobile over all other carriers for its superior customer service and I get less dropped calls than AT&T and doesn't cost an arm and a leg for Verizon service but... T-mobile doesn't have extensive 3G like the other networks and has a different 3G frequency so you can't just use any phone, you have to use their phones to take advantage of their 3G. Really, AT&T is the only service provider that allows you to buy ANY GSM Phone. Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile are locked down whereas AT&T is freedom to buy ANY unlocked phone without a contract.
I'm super stoked that iPhone users will hop on Verizon's network (not fast enough because people are waiting for the iPhone 5 or more likely iPhone 4GS) which will free-up AT&T service which means fewer dropped calls and faster 3G!