Verizon Wireless Sued Over V710 Bluetooth Limitations
This is the reason for disabling bluetooth capabilities!!!!
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bkw79 said:...
If Verizon enabled file transfer with bluetooth, people could and would rip verizon off. Verizon offers it's GETITNOW services for ringtones and games and wallpapers. If file sharing through bluetooth was enabled, that would give one customer full freedom to pay for a download, and send them to as many other customers that he or she wants, instead of everyone purchasing it if they want it. Its just like me buying computer software, and making a copy for my buddy, instead of him buying his own. It would hurt the software company, and its illegal. Yes people burn illegal copies all the time, but is it really fair? All customers may not go to get it now and buy a ringer, or game, and send it to others, but
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PhoenixAshes said:
Account notes will be subpoenaed and when the notes show that customers were told the problem would be fixed, then Verizon will probably lose a few cusomers and get pinched by the courts.
You'll never find anything close to "advised customer that a software upgrade will soon be available for his V710" listed in the notes on an account... ever... notes on accnts aren't that specific unless they deal with the math behind a credit or transaction... like "issued 10% discount for 7 mo as foll: 39.99 * 10% = $4 * 7 = $28" other than that it might say "assisted cust with phone" or something along those lines...
PhoenixAshes said:
That's odd, because I have read account notes before that were more than just math equations. Regardless if there are notes of that nature or not, most of those customers are going to testify to the fact that they were told by Verizon reps and Motorola that the issue would be fixed. Or that they were told by the store that the phone could use the feature.
That's hearsay it'll never get in.... and what I was referring to was specific notations regarding a software upgrade for the V710. an OBEX sorftware upgrade for the v710. You think that'll be noted in an account??? even if "software upgrade" is noted, upgrades become available all the time...
Stevo2k4 said:
That's hearsay it'll never get in.... and what I was referring to was specific notations regarding a software upgrade for the V710. an OBEX sorftware upgrade for the v710. You think that'll be noted in an account??? even if "software upgrade" is noted, upgrades become available all the time...
I think you will be surprised at how much e-mail traffic from Verizon Wireless and Motorola (Yes, I know they were not named in the suit but what they told customers is still relevant to the case) the plaintiffs show up in court with.
Its not what you sell..its about how you sell it.
bkw79 said:...
If Verizon enabled file transfer with bluetooth, people could and would rip verizon off. Verizon offers it's GETITNOW services for ringtones and games and wallpapers. If file sharing through bluetooth was enabled, that would give one customer full freedom to pay for a download, and send them to as many other customers that he or she wants, instead of everyone purchasing it if they want it. Its just like me buying computer software, and making a copy for my buddy, instead of him buying his own. It would hurt the software company, and its illegal. Yes people burn illegal copies all the time, but is it really fair? All customers may not go to get it now and buy a ringer, or game, and send it to others, but
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staiano said:
And that would require ALL of these people to pay $300 for the phone first. Verizon still wins.
Wins?!? Verizon makes a killing off of Get-It-Now, like it or not (I know I don't). $300 is a miniscule amount (little of which is profit, I'm sure, BTW) compared to the possible amount of revenue lost from ring tones, games, wallpapers, etc.
~Steve
first off, i am tied to Verizon so i can't switch.
the appeal of the BT features (to me) is the wireless transfer of schedules/phonebooks from my desktop to the phone. i also like all the features the Sony/Ericson BT phones can do with Mac OS X. if your phone is in range the computer will work as Caller ID displaying the info from your computer's phonebook. the computer can also make or answer calls. the phone can be used as a remote for almost any application (powerpoint, iTun...
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