I've been annoyed with Verizon as a company for a while now, but not as a service provider. I think their network is awesome, but it's been > 7 years since I was an AT&T customer.
So here's the deal. I wanted the Lumia 920 since I first laid eyes on it. I like Nokia, I like the apps, and a co-worker has a 920. I like their apps. I would appreciate a decent camera and I really don't need Beats Audio, so the 920 seems like the right choice for me. When Nokia went exclusive to AT&T, I was disappointed and started reading up in the 8x.
My current phone is an HTC Thunderbolt, which is about as bad of a phone as I've ever owned. The battery life is/has been abysmal, and the thought of HTC putting an underpowered battery that can't be replaced in a top of the line phone makes me very worried about the 8X. Now I'm reading about random reboots which hopefully can be resolved via software updates, but given HTC's track record, I wouldn't expect anything if it turns out to be a hardware issue. Plus, who knows how long Verizon will kick the can on the 8X release. This same BS happened when the Thunderbolt was coming out. It was a total failure of a launch.
My new every 2 is up on Verizon on Saturday, but the contract still has time on it. If I cancel my contract, I owe Verizon $160 for early termination. On the flipside, the Lumia 920 is $49 at Walmart (ugh). $49 + $160 = $209 is only $10 more than Verizon is charging for the 8x.
So the question really comes down to the quality of the network. I'm in the NYC metro area and rarely travel, so I assume AT&T has it together around here. Is Verizon's LTE superior enough to AT&T's 4G/3.5G to stick it out with them? Any pros/cons I'm missing in terms of the networks.
So here's the deal. I wanted the Lumia 920 since I first laid eyes on it. I like Nokia, I like the apps, and a co-worker has a 920. I like their apps. I would appreciate a decent camera and I really don't need Beats Audio, so the 920 seems like the right choice for me. When Nokia went exclusive to AT&T, I was disappointed and started reading up in the 8x.
My current phone is an HTC Thunderbolt, which is about as bad of a phone as I've ever owned. The battery life is/has been abysmal, and the thought of HTC putting an underpowered battery that can't be replaced in a top of the line phone makes me very worried about the 8X. Now I'm reading about random reboots which hopefully can be resolved via software updates, but given HTC's track record, I wouldn't expect anything if it turns out to be a hardware issue. Plus, who knows how long Verizon will kick the can on the 8X release. This same BS happened when the Thunderbolt was coming out. It was a total failure of a launch.
My new every 2 is up on Verizon on Saturday, but the contract still has time on it. If I cancel my contract, I owe Verizon $160 for early termination. On the flipside, the Lumia 920 is $49 at Walmart (ugh). $49 + $160 = $209 is only $10 more than Verizon is charging for the 8x.
So the question really comes down to the quality of the network. I'm in the NYC metro area and rarely travel, so I assume AT&T has it together around here. Is Verizon's LTE superior enough to AT&T's 4G/3.5G to stick it out with them? Any pros/cons I'm missing in terms of the networks.