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Kirtland & Packard Has Got Nothing

schnozejt

Jan 17, 2005, 3:36 PM
They have absolutely no evidence. What are they going to say? Your honor, it's VZWs fault for not realizing that people assume.

People get upset when their lack of knowledge or assumptions slaps 'em in the face. Just realize and be happy that VZW made most people smarter consumers--> next time you read "connects to your pc or pda," you will QUESTION "to do what?" Next time you see a product w/ a special feature you might research that special feature untill you fully understand all of its parameters.

But back to the point, Kirtland & Packard have no evidence; they will get an "A" for effort.
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petemcroy

Jan 17, 2005, 3:41 PM
Are you dumb or blind? It says on VZW's website the phone can hook up to your computer. That's false advertising... deceptive at the very least.

VZW deserves to be sued. They are cooks, plain and simple, and they exist solely to screw people out of their hard-earned money.
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schnozejt

Jan 17, 2005, 3:44 PM
It can hook up to your computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not false because it can hook to your computer, i'm the dumb one???????? You're a joke
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docbenway

Jan 26, 2005, 9:12 PM
definte hook-up
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TheVerizonMan

Jan 17, 2005, 3:44 PM
WOW you obviously do not read other posts. The phone can hook up to the computer. When it is connected to the computer the phone turns into a modem for internet usage.
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petemcroy

Jan 17, 2005, 3:47 PM
Do you know what the most common usage of BT is? File transfer / syncing. Do you honestly mean to tell me that advertising bluetooth and then disabling this feature isn't going to create frustration, when just about every other carrier has bluetooth enabled on their cell phones for this reason?

Stop BSing, moron.
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Aarynk

Jan 17, 2005, 3:49 PM
that is not true EVRY other carrier does NOT have full bluetooth funtions. What about Sprint PCS?? they did the same as VZW.
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petemcroy

Jan 17, 2005, 3:57 PM
Disabling it on a cheap phone, while still horrific, is a little more excusable, since the LG-325's purpose was clearly to be more of a 'showoff' phone anyway.

Sprint also doesn't do a full lockout of the phone ala VZW.

Not justifying Sprint's actions, but VZW is clearly the worst. On a high-end phone clearly intended for business users, they disabled a function many were counting on so they could screw the customer yet again. (unless you think 'Get It Now' exists because people love it so much.)
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IVIYTH

Jan 17, 2005, 3:50 PM
No the most common usage of blutooth is wireless headsets. 🙂
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petemcroy

Jan 17, 2005, 3:55 PM
Statistics? All of my coworkers use bluetooth to synchronize their Nokias to their computer.
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schnozejt

Jan 17, 2005, 4:00 PM
That's a good stat, "all of my coworkers." What a joke 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 :lol...
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petemcroy

Jan 17, 2005, 4:01 PM
Pardon me if you're unemployed- it would explain why you're stuck with Verizon.
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schnozejt

Jan 17, 2005, 4:03 PM
What? I don't work for Verizon, good assumption though. Sue me.
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Aarynk

Jan 17, 2005, 4:03 PM
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
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BigRob

Jan 17, 2005, 5:01 PM
If would read his post again it says you are UNemployed. Saying it's the reason for you sticking with Verizon. I'm assuming he means that you can't afford to cancel your account.
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TheVerizonMan

Jan 17, 2005, 4:00 PM
OOOOOOOOOh thats one huge statistic. Gee golly you must have a million kagillion coworkers. If thats the case then your statistic totally proves your point. Riiiiiiight. Statistically BT headsets by far are the most common usage for bluetooth. How many PC bluetooth adapters do you see advertised vs. BT headsets? You guys have to realize that bluetooth still is not widely recognized yet. Go on the streets and ask the average person what bluetooth is. Theyll tell you its from drinking blue KoolAid. I mean on the Razr v3 commercial (the one where the phone is open and heading down and slicing words in half then sticks into the ground) bluetooth was mentioned for a split second while the rest of the commercial talked about its camera and its st...
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Stevo2k4

Jan 17, 2005, 4:21 PM
TheVerizonMan said:
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Go on the streets and ask the average person what bluetooth is. Theyll tell you its from drinking blue KoolAid.


LOL! 🤣 I love it...

~Steve
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Aarynk

Jan 17, 2005, 3:46 PM
Which profiles does Verizon Wireless currently support?
Verizon Wireless currently supports three Bluetooth profiles:
· Headset - for connecting Bluetooth headsets

· Hands-Free - for connecting hands-free car kits

· Dial-up Networking (DUN) - to allow the handset to be used as a modem

How is this false advertising?? it states you can connect to a PC to use as a modem
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schnozejt

Jan 17, 2005, 3:49 PM
VZW deserves to be sued. They are cooks, plain and simple, and they exist solely to screw people out of their hard-earned money.

They are COOKS? I'm definately suing VZW then, I thought they were a wireless provider. Now your telling me they are cooks, I was way off-->VZW has been advertising falsely all along if they are cooks.

Don't start calling people dumb or post on a topic when you don't understand something to its full extent.
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Stevo2k4

Jan 17, 2005, 3:59 PM
schnozejt said:
VZW deserves to be sued. They are cooks, plain and simple, and they exist solely to screw people out of their hard-earned money.

They are COOKS? I'm definately suing VZW then, I thought they were a wireless provider. Now your telling me they are cooks, I was way off-->VZW has been advertising falsely all along if they are cooks.
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LOL! 🤣 🤣

~Steve
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Big Daddy

Jan 17, 2005, 4:28 PM
I understand it fully and Verizon does not want customers to get free stuff they want them to pay for EVERYTHING which is not good
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Stevo2k4

Jan 17, 2005, 4:34 PM
meh... I was just laughing at the post which pointed out he mispelled "crooks" and said that VzW is a bunch of "cooks" that was funny..

~Steve
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muchdrama

Jan 17, 2005, 6:56 PM
petemcroy said:
Are you dumb or blind? It says on VZW's website the phone can hook up to your computer. That's false advertising... deceptive at the very least.

VZW deserves to be sued. They are cooks, plain and simple, and they exist solely to screw people out of their hard-earned money.
I'd say their subscribers from last quarter would disagree with you. Quit listening to other people and form your own opinions.
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phonescoopjunkie

Jan 17, 2005, 6:59 PM
Muchdrama, where do you get these subscriber add and cancels from? Not picking a fight. Just curious as to the source of your info? Thanks.
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muchdrama

Jan 17, 2005, 7:21 PM
phonescoopjunkie said:
Muchdrama, where do you get these subscriber add and cancels from? Not picking a fight. Just curious as to the source of your info? Thanks.
Verizon's been averaging more subscribers adds per month than all the other major carriers combined...and then some. It's all over the internet...simply use google.
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BigRob

Jan 17, 2005, 7:26 PM
I wouldn't believe everything the internet tells you. If you did I have a free Ipod waiting for you!!!
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muchdrama

Jan 17, 2005, 10:25 PM
BigRob said:
I wouldn't believe everything the internet tells you. If you did I have a free Ipod waiting for you!!!
Um...this is from Verizon's own financial disclosure site. Backed by pretty much every other agency that tracks this stuff. In plain site. Now give me my Ipod.
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 5:02 PM
I want one too!!! 😁
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trevor83

Jan 25, 2005, 1:00 PM
petemcroy said:VZW deserves to be sued. They are crooks, plain and simple, and they exist solely to screw people out of their hard-earned money.


Thanks for enlightening me. I'll consider switching to one of the not for profit carriers.
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sciguy37

Jan 18, 2005, 12:33 AM
I went into the verizon store today and was told by the store manager that the phone can indeed connect to your PC via Bluetooth and download and upload what you want.....

Maybe they have not heard but the phone has been disabled.

When I questioned him and showed him some of the info on the net he said they were wrong. I then further said then if this can be done show me.

He responded that he could not do this because there was no computer with bluetooth available to do it.

Aha I said and went to the car and brought in my PC with bluetooth. I then got alot of he can't do it because its against the policy of Verizon to tamper with my computer YADA YADA YADA.

He said I could take the phone home and try it and if it did no...
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jramossteel

Jan 18, 2005, 10:38 AM
sciguy37 said:
I went into the verizon store today and was told by the store manager that the phone can indeed connect to your PC via Bluetooth and download and upload what you want.....

Maybe they have not heard but the phone has been disabled.

When I questioned him and showed him some of the info on the net he said they were wrong. I then further said then if this can be done show me.

He responded that he could not do this because there was no computer with bluetooth available to do it.

Aha I said and went to the car and brought in my PC with bluetooth. I then got alot of he can't do it because its against the policy of Verizon to tamper with my computer YADA YADA YADA.

He said I could take the pho
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muchdrama

Jan 18, 2005, 10:50 AM
Maybe a congretional investigation should be done.
A Congressional investigation? For something that any consumer could have simply looked up on the internet? Pfft. Perhaps we should get the NSA involved? What about the CIA?
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sciguy37

Jan 18, 2005, 12:57 PM
Not everyone has the internet and some who do are not as sophisticated as others. And yes interstate commerce is under the guise of the congress, and the violation of those rules should be looked into. It cost Microsoft millions to settle their problems with the justice department and lets hope it cost Verizon its company or at least a pice of it.
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muchdrama

Jan 18, 2005, 1:13 PM
sciguy37 said:
Not everyone has the internet and some who do are not as sophisticated as others. And yes interstate commerce is under the guise of the congress, and the violation of those rules should be looked into. It cost Microsoft millions to settle their problems with the justice department and lets hope it cost Verizon its company or at least a pice of it.
Hey, this information is in plain sight for anybody to read. If you don't do your research before you buy a product in this day and age, you deserve exactly what you get. And before you make utterly ridiculous statements like "I hope this costs Verizon its company", think of the ramifications of those words, you twit. Do you have ANY idea how many peop...
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sciguy37

Jan 18, 2005, 1:32 PM
Get a life.....
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muchdrama

Jan 18, 2005, 2:27 PM
sciguy37 said:
Get a life.....
Brilliant retort.
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petemcroy

Jan 18, 2005, 3:23 PM
Hey, you know what?

Verizon was being deceptive. The average consumer doesn't have time to go into the nitty-gritty details of bluetooth, and Verizon knows it. People bought the phone with the intention that they could sync it with their computer. Take a look at Phonescoop, and how many people have complained about it! Get the hint? No? That's why you're supporting Verizon. Verizon disabled BT SOLELY FOR PROFIT. That's what swindlers do.
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Stevo2k4

Jan 18, 2005, 3:57 PM
Deceptive or not, it certainly wasn't illegal. There was no "willful, deceptive and oppressive conduct" as the lawsuit alleges. That is the single, most important, provable fact of the case. VzW has the right to restrict BT profiles if they choose to do so. period. I can't say I agree with the decision by VzW, I would have voted against it if I had the option, but again - they are in business to make a profit as all other companies are. Don't like the way they do business? Go somewhere else - that's the beauty of competition. Don't like the fact that companies will attempt to make a profit any way they possibly can? Don't live in a capitalist country.

~Steve
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Aleq

Jan 19, 2005, 1:04 PM
Well, you, I and the rest of the world can argue the merits of this case all we like, but the fact remains that it will be decided by law, which is what the whole judicial process is there for, after all.
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Stevo2k4

Jan 19, 2005, 2:18 PM
Aleq said:
Well, you, I and the rest of the world can argue the merits of this case all we like, but the fact remains that it will be decided by law, which is what the whole judicial process is there for, after all.


You're absolutely right. We just happen to have different opinions on what the outcome of the suit will be. That's all.

I think this VzW rep put things quite nicely:

https://www.phonescoop.com/carriers/forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

~Steve
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jramossteel

Jan 19, 2005, 3:13 PM
Stevo2k4 said:
Aleq said:
Well, you, I and the rest of the world can argue the merits of this case all we like, but the fact remains that it will be decided by law, which is what the whole judicial process is there for, after all.


You're absolutely right. We just happen to have different opinions on what the outcome of the suit will be. That's all.

I think this VzW rep put things quite nicely:

https://www.phonescoop.com/carriers/forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

~Steve

**************************** Very nicely put and thakn you for the link... I think that the rep working for Verizon is right on it. Honestly there will be no huge sign stating what it doesn't have, b...
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akaszuba

Jan 20, 2005, 5:21 PM
jramossteel said:
Stevo2k4 said:
Aleq said:
Well, you, I and the rest of the world can argue the merits of this case all we like, but the fact remains that it will be decided by law, which is what the whole judicial process is there for, after all.


You're absolutely right. We just happen to have different opinions on what the outcome of the suit will be. That's all.

I think this VzW rep put things quite nicely:

https://www.phonescoop.com/carriers/forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

~Steve

**************************** Very nicely put and thakn you for the link... I think that the rep working for Verizon is right on it. Honestly there will be no hug
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SPCSVZWJeff

Jan 21, 2005, 4:18 PM
Oh please! Verizon's reputation will probably only take a small hit. There will be no massive exodus like there was with ATTWS.
I would like to know how many csr's have actually been on a sales floor selling phones. I have sold for both a wireless carrier and dealers offering multiple carriers.
Joe Consumer comes into the store and has no clue about anything. If he is informed at all it is usually misinformed. (All those ATTWS/Cingular reps saying that GSM is newer than CDMA and has more coverage and all of thase T-Mobile reps saying their phones have more coverage than any other US carrier)
For them Bluetooth sounds good and they will probably never use it but they want it all unlocked. Most of the time the dealers and company sales r...
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Zaniphan

Jan 19, 2005, 3:50 PM
I totally agree, I think a lot of people have missed the main topic of this post, its not about morals, its about legality, and when it comes to that, vzw has covered itself well. Morally incorrect? probably. Legaly incorrect? doubtful.
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joachim

Jan 19, 2005, 3:58 PM
yo brah, take a break and stop repeating yourself man..you don't have to be in every conversation with the same statements!!!

makes looking for new infomation difficult. 😈
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coldsteel

Jan 20, 2005, 7:33 PM
Yo, brah, considering the man is right every time, don't stress about it. 😎
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joachim

Jan 21, 2005, 10:30 AM
🙄 your right!! i do enjoy his post.
peace 🙂
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staiano

Jan 20, 2005, 5:30 PM
Yeah, I know, tons of twitts (work for Verizon) who either don't know there own products or are being deceptive about them. Either way they deserve to keep their job why?
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Zaniphan

Jan 20, 2005, 5:57 PM
The reps you speak to in retail outlets are not always employees of vzw, they only sell the phones. the problem is reps at stores do not take the time to learn about the phones most of the time, they are to worried about making the commission from the sale.
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staiano

Jan 20, 2005, 6:09 PM
I was talking about going into an actual Verizon Wireless store (not a store that sells vzw, tmo, cin, etc. the people in those stores seem to know the info about the phones because they need to) and being told false information by a vzw employee. I don't know if the person was misinformed or being deceptive. I just know I got wrong info.
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shadedpain4

Jan 18, 2005, 1:20 PM
sciguy37 said:
Not everyone has the internet and some who do are not as sophisticated as others.


I wonder what the numbers are on people who have no access to the internet, yet were really upset at the crippled bluetooth on thier V710.
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sciguy37

Jan 18, 2005, 1:35 PM
I am one of the lucky ones and did not buy the phone and I do research ad nausium but Motorola says one thing, Verizon says another, and the net says somewhere in between.... I know the real deal, but some people don't or can't do such research. Sorry that some people are not so educated that they can do such research but when the V710 first came out I went to Verzion and questioned and got the run around especially when I said let me try it on my laptop and they refused.

It is for sure misleading.
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shadedpain4

Jan 18, 2005, 1:39 PM
The point i was trying to make is that bluetooth functionality is a kind of a niche tech-head type feature. I doubt many of the people that purchased the phone with the intention of transfing files from thier phone to thier PC via bluetooth, are without internet access.

And again, even if they were in that situation without the internet, and they purchased this phone with that feature being important to them, it still doesnt explain why they wouldnt test this feature they had assumed the phone had during the 15 day period they are alloted to test the phone and return it for a full refund.
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muchdrama

Jan 18, 2005, 2:28 PM
shadedpain4 said:
The point i was trying to make is that bluetooth functionality is a kind of a niche tech-head type feature. I doubt many of the people that purchased the phone with the intention of transfing files from thier phone to thier PC via bluetooth, are without internet access.

And again, even if they were in that situation without the internet, and they purchased this phone with that feature being important to them, it still doesnt explain why they wouldnt test this feature they had assumed the phone had during the 15 day period they are alloted to test the phone and return it for a full refund.
Now we're thinking rationally!
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shadedpain4

Jan 18, 2005, 2:33 PM
muchdrama said:
Now we're thinking rationally!


I hope that isnt your way of saying that i wasnt thinking rationally earlier! 😉
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muchdrama

Jan 19, 2005, 9:14 AM
shadedpain4 said:
muchdrama said:
Now we're thinking rationally!


I hope that isnt your way of saying that i wasnt thinking rationally earlier! 😉
No. Your comment was a life preserver in a sea of stupidity.
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Icyhot

Jan 24, 2005, 2:52 AM
Oh it connects to your pc to ummmm, help you wash the dishes..WTF do you think its supposed to connect to your pc for?? M-O-R-O-N..
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