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I'll be honest, I use a Storm (1st Gen) and after hearing a ton of horror stories of iPhone issues - everything from over-heating batteries to horrible battery life to incredibly fragile touch screens - I can't say I would be too thrilled to trade in my CDMA 1x-EVDO Blackberry Storm for an iPhone 3Gs even though my service provider up here in Canada now offers the iPhone.

Can I run GPS and be on the phone at the same time? yeah, I can, that's how EMS finds me in an emergency. If I'd opened a map before commencing the call, I can browse what's on that map while in the call. But I'm usually one to make myself aware of what's around before I start making plans on the phone.

Can I browse the web and run GPS? yeah I can. That's sorta how Blackberry Maps works... or Google Maps... or any other mapping software...

Would I WANT to combine all three? not really, no. Do I need to combine all three? Again, not really, no. Nine times out of ten I have access to someone else's device to do this, that 10th time I usually really don't have a need for it anyways. So please tell me how being able to browse and be on the phone and do GPS all at the same time is such an immense benefit that I need to change myself over to an HSPA network? Especially when it's one like Rogers up here in Canada or AT&T down there in the USA that is simply so spotty and horrifically underpowered that it's a joke?]]>Nov 18th 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Just my 2 cents directly from my droid.]]>Nov 18th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
Clearly. ]]>Nov 18th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
AT&T should just dump their marketing bunch and hire Apple's full time.]]>Nov 18th 2009 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
At least grow a pair and say "Verizon". Printing it on the board but failing to mention it by name...[see previous statement]]]>Nov 18th 2009 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/I have never heard of CDMA EVDO supports talk and constant internet connection at the same time. You are most likely surfing the web from your cache and not loading a web page. To do the test, try to download an app while you are talking on the phone see if it works.]]>Nov 18th 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
Luke Wilson got fat!]]>Nov 18th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
AT&T better be careful, specifically in regards to the first three points.

Either way, Verizons commercials are funny, this is just an "OH YEAH WELL,..... YOU'RE A POO POO HEAD" type of response. ]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
So, by this score board AT&T has put up, my score would be Verizon 4, AT&T 1. I'd add one to the list for AT&T: AT&T has a cool ampersand in its name. ]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
Stand up, sit down-Fight! Fight! Fight! ]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/where its available...]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/One of the funniest posts I have read on here in awhile....I got a good 3-4 minutes of laughter out of that one :) Well done sir]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
And I didn't even know Verizon couldn't do it until it became a talking point for AT&T's spectacular service...]]>Nov 18th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 19th 2009 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
AT&T does seem to be spewing bullshit though.]]>Nov 18th 2009 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
http://www.att.com/truthabout3g/

it looks so completely rushed :D

Hell, my little brother made more impressive websites when he was taking Dreamweaver 2004 classes in high school!

Go Verizon! At this point, I don't care if you're screwing me with cancellation fees... almost...]]>Nov 18th 2009 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
I was actually thinking the same thing but then i heard the commercial again, and Luke Wilson says "Who has the 'best 3G experience,' let's compare."

So although i hate to admit it, they are only talking about the 3G experience, not over Wi-Fi]]>Nov 18th 2009 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
Don't even...]]>Nov 18th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 19th 2009 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
I have the fastest wireless network ever. It is 1 million times faster than whatever the second fastest network speed is at any given time. It runs in the 3 Petahertz spectrum...

Oh, you don't have access to my ultra-awesome network? Oh well, its still the fastest]]>Nov 19th 2009 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
http://htcsource.com

]]>Nov 19th 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
LEAVE LUKE WILSON ALONE!!!

Seriously though, I noticed at the end of the ad that the AT&T death star isn't a circle, but an oval. Looks like whoever encoded this forgot the difference between a NTSC and square pixels.

Maybe he HAS gained weight, but that image is definitely stretched to
]]>Nov 19th 2009 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 19th 2009 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
why would I take Luke Wilson seriously?

(paid actor or not)]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/I wanted to make a comment about the camera adding ten pounds but then I said fuck it and decided to just LMFAO at your comment instead.
]]>Nov 18th 2009 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/Nov 18th 2009 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/
How many cameras did they have pointed at him? 10?]]>Nov 18th 2009 9:37PM