Verizon Looking To Cash In On iPhone 4 Pre-sales
The day that every Verizon customer has been waiting for is coming soon. On February 10th, 2011, anyone who had previously refused to sign up with AT&T will be able to own a brand new iPhone 4 and have Verizon Wireless as their carrier. Consumers aren’t the only ones looking forward to this date as Verizon Wireless has already started the countdown on their official website. In addition to racking up thousands of pre-sales of the iPhone 4, Verizon is changing their contracts around so that they can maximize their profits. If you are already a customer and you are planning on upgrading to an iPhone 4, make sure that you read the fine print in your contract because you will instantly see a boost in your bill.
Owners of the iPhone 4 love having access to an endless variety of apps, games and features, but all hate their high cell phone bills. Many thought that Verizon was going to give them a break but it appears that AT&T customers may actually have the last laugh. For starters, it is going to cost Verizon customers an additional $20 a month just to use their hot spot service. This may not seem like a lot of money until you add in the $30 a month unlimited data plan that Verizon is also planning to offer. That’s right, Verizon customers will have to shell out $50 extra dollars a month on top of their basic phone plans just to use the iPhone 4.
iPhone Alarm Glitch Continues Despite Reassurance From Apple
The start of 2011 was quite memorable, especially for iPhone users that depend on the smart phone’s alarm feature. Due to an internal glitch, the alarm setting did not work properly on the first day of 2011, causing millions of workers and students to oversleep. Although Apple has stated that they have fixed the glitch, many users in Asia have reported that the iPhone’s alarm feature is still not functioning. While Apple promised that the iPhone 4 alarm feature would be back to normal by January 3rd, users have used social networking to inform users in different time zones about their woes. This is not the first time that the iPhone’s alarm feature has failed. Back in the fall, users found that their iPhone did not recognize daylight savings time. That issue was quickly remedied, but for some reason the start of the new year has been giving Apple a real headache.
The good news is that iPhone users that had a reoccurring alarm have not reported having any issues. On the other hand, being able to set reminders at will was a big selling point for the smart phone. As millions of travelers have been relying on the iPhone in order to tell them when they need to catch flights and when they need to leave in order to make their appointments on time, they have been forced to rely on pen, paper and a good memory instead.
As millions of iPhones were purchased in late 2010, likely as Christmas presents, users that are new to the iPhone 4 have been sorely disappointed. With the Verizon iPhone due to be announced any day now, there may be some backlash but it will probably be minimal. Unfortunately, iPad and iPod users have been experiencing similar issues. Hopefully, the iPhone 5 will not have the same type of problems.