The launch of one of the most anticipated phones – arguably since the iPhone is about to drop. The Motorola Droid will be released on 11.6 and it will be sitting on the Verizon network. It will retail for $199 after a $100 mail-in-rebate. Best Buy (and Best Buy Mobile) is taking pre-orders and they will apply the $100 rebate instantly, which makes the Driod $199.99 with a two-year contract. If you are debating on making the switch from the iPhone, Bill Shrink has produced a detailed chart looking at four of  industry’s most talked about phones – Droid, iPhone, Palm Pre, and MyTouch 3G.

When comparing the details, the iPhone and the Droid are nearly identical. Yes, the iTunes Store has 93, 200 apps as compared to the Android Market of 10, 000 apps but let’s face it – it’s not about the apps it’s about the network. AT&T has failed miserably in providing quality network support to the massive iPhone market. Just take a look at the Twitter hashtag #attfail and you will quickly understand the frustration.

I am seriously considering making the switch to Verizon. Not only because the Droid seems to be a solid phone but because Verizon seems to be better able to support its’ data hungry customers.