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		miles on Oct 19, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Verizon Droid Is The Real Deal "All Verizon smartphones will now have wifi. This is because all Verizon smartphones now also require you to get a data plan anyway." WiFi does not refer to Verizon's wireless data offering, but to 802.11b/g, etc. Most Verizon phones do not offer WiFi. The iPhone offers both EDGE and WiFi connections.

dminor on Oct 19, 2009 [–]

I believe what he's trying to say is that Verizon used to disable WiFi to force people to get data plans, but now that data plans will be required, Verizon will include WiFi.

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