My attempt to scribe the question regarding simultaneousness usage of voice and data with a Verizon iPhone.
“Experience is so so paramount at Apple and he iPhone with A&T currently allows that GSM constant data, constant voice connection. Can you just describe what is the experience difference of being on a voice call and then attempting to access data such as the web. How does that feel on an experience level using CDMA technology?” -Tech Reporter (Ars Technica)
My interpretation: Isn’t it going to suck not being able to receive calls when I’m using my data? You give me this mobile hotspot, all my calls are going to go to voicemail. I’m not going to get push notifications when my mom calls. I’m on a conference call, I’m not going to be able to look up movie listings buy tickets through Fandango am I?
“You know, I think people place emphasis on different things. And, I can tell you that, as I said before, the number one question I got, despite selling tens of millions of iPhones and having customers download billions of apps is when will the iPhone work on the Verizon network. I could not be happier to sit here today and tell all those 93 million people and all the people that want to join Verizon that we are delivering it to them. And I think they will make those sorts of trade offs.” -Tim Cook (Apple)
My interpretation: You dumb fools want this thing so badly, well, here you go. You just can’t wait a little bit more until we can fully develop a 4G iPhone so that you can do everything you should be able to do. Well, if you really want it that bad, here you go. Come and get it. You know what, six months from now, we’re going to release an even better phone but no, you just can’t wait.
Bottom line: I wouldn’t buy a product that Steve Jobs himself didn’t present. Sounds like he wasn’t so happy an iPhone that can’t do data/voice.