{"id":27685,"date":"2012-02-08T20:52:38","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T20:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=27685"},"modified":"2012-02-08T20:57:36","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T20:57:36","slug":"dodge-retort-waiting-for-verizon-wireless-4g-in-my-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/dodge-retort-waiting-for-verizon-wireless-4g-in-my-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Retort: Waiting for Verizon Wireless 4G in my neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By John Dodge<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4G-local-map.jpg\" title=\"map\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"1\">VW 4G territory is in dark red. Blue arrow points to where I live.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n<p>The Samsung Charge is the second 4G phone Verizon Wireless (VW) has given me to review and my experience was much like the first 4G phone I reviewed \u2013 uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because 4G remains 16-18 miles from my home. So I tested it a couple of times as I neared 4G territory closer to Boston. And 4G is much faster and I would probably spring for if it covered more territory . But I won\u2019t deny my frustration with 3G. Most of the time, 3G will not do a credible job downloading videos so I don\u2019t bother. Sometimes they work. Most of the time, 3G is too slow to be practical (of course, you never know whether it\u2019s the speed of the Internet or the phone\u2019s video processor \u2013 many times, the latter I suspect).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/general\/samsung-charge-a-good-4g-phone\" target=\"_blank\">Article continued here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dodgeretort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4G-local-map.jpg\" alt=\"john\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\"  width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4G remains 16-18 miles from my home. 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