Technology | Verizon Why You Might Hold Off Buying Verizon iPhone Slate columnist: People in big cities should be wary By Nick McMaster Posted Jan 11, 2011 3:30 PM CST Copied Tim Cook, COO of Apple, announces that Verizon Wireless will carry Apple's iPhone, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Lots of people will be rushing out to buy the Verizon iPhone next month, but Farhad Manjoo offers reasons in Slate why it might make sense to wait: Network overload: Verizon insists it's ready, but when scores of iPhone users rush its network, it may experience the same connectivity issues that have plagued AT&T. "If you live in a big city, then you might want to wait to see whether Verizon can, indeed, manage the onslaught." 4G iPhone coming? It's a safe bet that Apple will unveil a new iPhone over the summer. If you consume lots of data and live in an area where 4G speeds are available, then what's a few more months? Travelers: Verizon's iPhone won't work as well (or as cheaply) on international networks as AT&T's. AT&T's reaction: The loss of an exclusive iPhone deal will deprive AT&T of its major cash cow—and it may lower its prices to retain customers. Multitasking: Verizon's model won't let you talk on the phone and download data simultaneously, unlike AT&T's. Click for more. Read These Next The Wall Street Journal is naming more names tied to Epstein. The White House and South Park are having a tiff. Trump isn't talking about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon. The first video of an earthquake fault slip led to a major discovery. Report an error