Yeah, I'm geek enough I feel like I should be able to work it out, but no luck. It happened during an update, I think. I mean, it's not really a problem, in that, I can read enough Spanish to navigate out of it, but it's still odd.

Hey, do any of you have the Verizon iPhone plan? Now that I've left my company, am thinking of switching to Verizon specifically due to much better coverage at my residence (I will be working out of my home office now) but I don't know about going back to CDMA. I'd love to hear firsthand reports.

That's what I have. What would you like to know?

How is it with the no multi-tasking, for one? And I can research this but I recall when I had Sprint and it was CDMA, it wasn't any good out of the country. Have you traveled out of country with yours? Any frustration with Verizon? Thanks, Cass!

javachik, are you keeping the old phone but company just isn't paying for it anymore? Or did they take the phone back? If you're keeping the old one, you could just get it unlocked and use that one for foreign travels with new SIM cards?

Have not traveled out of country. But I'm pretty sure that's a downside.

How is it with the no multi-tasking, for one?

I'm on wifi so often that I end up multitasking quite a bit. I might notice it more if I commuted on public transpost, maybe?

I've been pretty happy with Verizon. I really do tend to have the best coverage out of cell phones. It's my only phone so that counts. In fact, Crescent City over the summer was the first time in years that I had an issue with a signal and the AT&T phones were worse.

My only nitpick with the iPhone is that, used as a handheld phone, my ear or cheek can activate the touchscreen. But for calls I make, I am on my headset. And everyone suffers through speakerphone which works decently. Given that using my phone as a phone is a low percentage of what I do, it's not a big issue.

Between texting, computers, skype, headsets, etc., I have come to absolutely detest holding something (*anything*) to the side of my face to communicate with someone.

javachik, are you keeping the old phone but company just isn't paying for it anymore? Or did they take the phone back? If you're keeping the old one, you could just get it unlocked and use that one for foreign travels with new SIM cards?

Yep. I bought the actual phone but work picked up the tab for all bills (iPhone 4). At&T has really crap coverage at my house, so thinking of porting the number to Verizon. I was going to give my old phone to a friend and buy an iPhone 4s with Verizon. I hadn't thought about keeping it and unlocking it.... (I've found that changing out sims is annoying enough that I just don't. Also, the most important thing for me when I've traveled is being in contact with US friends and my god teaching them how to call a foreign number to reach me? A pain the ass. LOL!)

Between texting, computers, skype, headsets, etc., I have come to absolutely detest holding something (*anything*) to the side of my face to communicate with someone.

I totally feel you on this. Add to that that I really just dislike talking on the phone in general? Yeah...

(I've found that changing out sims is annoying enough that I just don't. Also, the most important thing for me when I've traveled is being in contact with US friends and my god teaching them how to call a foreign number to reach me? A pain the ass. LOL!)

Well, there is that. Maybe Google Voice and a sim card for local calls?

Google voice has definitely been recommended, at least for a phone number to place on my website. So many things to think about. But I think Cass has allayed any fears about the inability to multitask. And maybe I won't give my old iPhone 4 away - unlocking it and using it for travel makes more sense. Thanks for the advice, y'all!