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when is verizon going to learn

rambofone

Dec 28, 2004, 11:46 AM
that phone is cool!!!!...i can't stand being a verizon customer anymore... i feel sick to my stomach on all the cool phones i missing out on.. verizon needs to get with the program.
why can't verizon make a decent phone?
their selections of phones is lame...i quit!
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viper

Dec 28, 2004, 11:55 AM
rambofone said:
that phone is cool!!!!...i can't stand being a verizon customer anymore... i feel sick to my stomach on all the cool phones i missing out on.. verizon needs to get with the program.
why can't verizon make a decent phone?
their selections of phones is lame...i quit!



I'd think that is a result of being a CDMA carrier and not necessarily verizon's fault. There are a lot more GSM phones available.
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terryjohnson16

Dec 28, 2004, 11:57 AM
Ain't GSM more available than CDMA?
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rambofone

Dec 28, 2004, 11:59 AM
🙂 nicely put... your right!!
im really not baging on verizon..they are a good company in my opion...i just get a little froggy when I really want something...
I guess then i wish they made more CDMA phones with the GSM options..
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joachim

Dec 28, 2004, 12:10 PM
why does sprint offer a better selection of handsets then? 😁
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muchdrama

Dec 28, 2004, 12:22 PM
joachim said:
why does sprint offer a better selection of handsets then? 😁
That's actually a very good point.
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BigRob

Dec 28, 2004, 1:02 PM
Well verizon had a phone the was pretty much identical to this one, but they butchered it. It had all the nice features. Even Bluetooth. But when they realized it having the capability to pair with any computer with ease through bluetooth. They decided they wouldn't allow it. They would loose too much money from people uploading free ringers and wallpapers. "OH NO!!!" screamed the CEO sitting in his Italian leather desk chair. "We must call Motorola immediately!!" he cried. "Tell them to remove the pairing ability from these phones!!" "I stand to lose my weekend retreats to Paris"

That my friends is the story of the Motorola V710 (with a heaping spoonful of exaggeration)
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foanguy

Dec 28, 2004, 2:50 PM
This is Probably not very Far from the Truth.. and in ANY Big business, not just wireless...
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shadedpain4

Dec 28, 2004, 12:04 PM
rambofone said:

why can't verizon make a decent phone?


Maybe cause they don't make *any* phones?
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rambofone

Dec 28, 2004, 12:07 PM
haha...your funny..
u don't have to be a jerk
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shadedpain4

Dec 30, 2004, 10:52 AM
I wasnt trying to be a jerk. There are oodles of people who seriously believe that Verizon Wireless makes phones, and i like to correct that belief whenever i can. 🙂
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phonescoopjunkie

Dec 28, 2004, 12:32 PM
Good one. I wished everyone knew that the providers don't make phones.
I wished you had to buy the phones and then call the service providers to get activated.
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Miss Comunication

Dec 28, 2004, 12:27 PM
ever hear of munber portability?
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Miss Comunication

Dec 28, 2004, 12:28 PM
well how bout number portability
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ivanalex

Dec 28, 2004, 12:37 PM
i am gonna say that the v710 is kinda similar, minus the cellular technology(CDMA/GSM), java, and USB access to the transflash card. the only major advantage is the USB access to the transflash card, and owning a v710 w/ transflash card, i can tell you that putting the card into a reader is no big hassle.

OBEX may also be enabled, but until the phone is released there shouldn't be any speculation.
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megs72979

Dec 28, 2004, 5:03 PM
verizon crippled their bluetooth.
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ivanalex

Dec 29, 2004, 3:14 AM
yes...good...OBEX = object exchange ... a profile of bluetooth...may not be fully unlocked on the v635

plus anyone who can use bluetooth can use their computer to write stuff to a card
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Cell_Phone_Man

Dec 28, 2004, 1:55 PM
That's because Verizon doesn't have GSM. There's a greater selection of GSM phones than there are CDMA phones. Also GSM is BETTER! 😎
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Silverdale_man

Dec 28, 2004, 3:02 PM
HAHA always has to be that one guy that has to toss in that GSM is better. Not sure where you guys get the info ,but I laugh at it everytime. Id take the phones thru sprint over cingulars any day of the week.
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jwayne287

Dec 28, 2004, 10:12 PM
what makes gsm (cingular) so much more inconsistent than that of cdma/tdma (sprint, verizon, and such)?
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Cell_Phone_Man

Dec 31, 2004, 12:45 PM
This phone is an example of what makes GSM better. It has lots of features and a GSM carrier won't cripple all of them. However, a CDMA carrier like Verizon for example, would cripple the bluetooth and other features without changing the price. Also GSM is more widespread; it can be used in more places. GSM phones also have sim cards you can switch to another GSM phone so you don't have to get only the phones that your carrier has available. Did I mention that there's even a larger choice of GSM phones? And about TDMA, GSM is a 2.5G technology and but TDMA is only 2.0G.
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pcrisp07

Dec 31, 2004, 2:17 PM
well GSM is really a 2nd generation technology. It is just a 2.5G technology here in the states because we didn't begin to use it when it was first widely deployed. CDMA is 2G too. they call 1xRTT service 3G but EV-DO or UMTS (W-CDMA) is really the only two 3G technologies currently available.
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Stevo2k4

Dec 31, 2004, 4:10 PM
Cell_Phone_Man said:
This phone is an example of what makes GSM better. It has lots of features and a GSM carrier won't cripple all of them. However, a CDMA carrier like Verizon for example, would cripple the bluetooth and other features without changing the price. Also GSM is more widespread; it can be used in more places. GSM phones also have sim cards you can switch to another GSM phone so you don't have to get only the phones that your carrier has available. Did I mention that there's even a larger choice of GSM phones? And about TDMA, GSM is a 2.5G technology and but TDMA is only 2.0G.


I really don't like the play the "which network type is better game," but...
GSM carriers have not cripple phones fe...
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Stevo2k4

Dec 31, 2004, 4:13 PM
Stevo2k4 said:
I really don't like the play the "which network type is better game," but...
GSM carriers have not cripple phones features. This, I can concede. As far as VZW is concerned, yes, there were modifications made to the bluetooth, so that customers would use Get-It-Now and purchase ringtones and games (which are a goldmine, BTW). While not cool, it is still a business, so I let the run it. Customer's who don't like it can of course leave. But really, VZW customers are muliplying like crazy, with record breaking customer additions for any wireless company each of the last two quarters, and I project - again in the fourth quarter.
I will also cocede the fact that there are more phones available for GSM. GS
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pcrisp07

Dec 31, 2004, 4:21 PM
Yeah I have not been able to tell the difference between CDMA and GSM as far as voice quality is concerned. except that when I used CDMA I would get this strange clicking sound before my call went through. I also got a lot more dropped calls even with more than half a signal. I used ALLTEL though and not verizon. With GSM I have never gotten a single dropped call or All circuits are currently busy message. All of these references to CDMA may have been because ALLTEL doesn't have very much overall spectrum. CDMA is a very spectrum efficient technology I'll hand you that. But I wouldn't say that it is any more reliable than GSM.
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pcrisp07

Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 PM
Oh and GSM is more secure. I was able to easily clone my CDMA phone, but I have yet to be able to do anything like this with my GSM phone. I have even tried to use a SIM cloner. If it can't do it with a Cingular 32k card then it certainly wont be able to do it with a 64k card.
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CDMA1xRRTismyhomie

Dec 30, 2004, 8:36 AM
There are new CDMA phones....that Verizon takes way to long to put out.

I feel the same way. Verizon has great customer service [I have never used] and recpetion [like every provider in my area] but no decent phones. Yesterday I was exploding when I found out that Cingular was coming to my area in early 2005.

Now I'm saving up to cancel my contract. The only problem is I don't have enough money to buy all the phones I want 😢 haha. I've heard nothing but great reviews about the Nokia 6230, Motorola V551, and now I'm looking at that new LG w/ the QWERTY keyboard that seems to be quite cheap.
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akaszuba

Jan 4, 2005, 12:16 PM
The LG with the QWERTY keyboard works on AMPS/CDMA networks, not GSM.
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halo1982

Jan 5, 2005, 12:17 PM
You mean the LG on the front page, the one thats comming out for CINGULAR?
uhhuh... 🙄
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akaszuba

Jan 5, 2005, 12:24 PM
I thought they were talking about this one... https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p =599
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briano7

Jan 5, 2005, 10:56 AM




I am currently with Verizon and will most likely switch to Cingular when my contract is up in May. I like the looks of the Motorola V551 and will give it a try. But no more two year contracts for sure.

I talked to a Cingular rep. and was told that they pro-rate their early termination fee to a lesser amout as you get closer to your anniversary date. That and the roll over minutes sounds like a company that has confidence in their product.



Brian
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