{"id":21706,"date":"2011-05-11T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=21706"},"modified":"2011-05-11T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T16:47:21","slug":"dodge-retort-verizons-first-4g-smart-phone-underwhelms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/dodge-retort-verizons-first-4g-smart-phone-underwhelms\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Retort: Verizon\u2019s first 4G smart phone underwhelms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"john\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p>I was worried when I upped for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/b2c\/store\/controller?item=phoneFirst&amp;action=viewPhoneDetail&amp;selectedPhoneId=5595&amp;deviceCategoryId=1\" target=\"_blank\">3G Verizon Wireless iPhone<\/a> when it came out in early February. Now that I have had a chance to play with Verizon Wireless&#8217;s first 4G phone, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/b2c\/store\/controller?item=phoneFirst&amp;action=viewPhoneDetail&amp;selectedPhoneId=5605&amp;deviceCategoryId=1\" target=\"_blank\">HTC Thunderbolt<\/a>, I am worried no more.<\/p>\n<p>Verizon&#8217;s 4G LTE network feels only marginally faster than  my 3G iPhone. And when it comes to ease of use and fun, the iPhone wins hands down. For once, I feel good about a technology decision and this one locks me into a 3G phone for the next two years.  My hometown 40 miles north of Boston is still 10-15 miles away from the 4G LTE coverage area so I have to be on my way to Boston or Lawrence to the west to get 4G.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1909\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 220px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/4G-chart.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1909 \" title=\"4G chart\" src=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/4G-chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>VW&#8217;s 4G plans<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Verizon Wireless promises that 4G is &#8220;lightening fast.&#8221; It isn&#8217;t so far. Yes, it&#8217;s faster, but there&#8217;s a definite latency for web pags to unfold on the unit&#8217;s 4.3 inch display. I wonder if the problem is the Thunderbolt&#8217;s display technology and not 4G. 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I can put in a full charge, turn the phone off and several days later, the phone is dead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/technology\/mobile-phones\/verizons-first-4g-smart-phone-underwhelms\" target=\"_blank\">Article continued here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/johnwp.jpg\" alt=\"john\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was worried when I upped for a Verizon Wireless iPhone when it came out in early 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