Verizon Wireless Stores Opening Early for Droid Launch
Manufacturing hype.
I do not like AT&T, But this is fabricated hype by Verizon and Google. Not public interest hype. The public is being fed false petentions. Verizon can't yet get the Pre and Google has no vested interest in the Pre, So they had to pick a mutually collaborated device to go head to head now for hype before the holidays rather than later.
While the Droid will fair well because of deep pockets, I still contend that this will have a moderate backfire on all that invested. The Pre is the true competitor r...
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The Pre has a lot of potential, it's the only platform that seems to make an effort to match the attention to detail of the iPhone instead of just offering checklist features.
It still needs a lot of optimization and heavy work on Palm's end before it is a viable alternative (It's too slow, too resource hogging, and it's going against its main competitive advantage of multitasking... uh oh) , but only Palm seems to grasp why the iPhone is popular.
Unfortunately, Verizon Wireless shot the Pre in the foot by lying and telling everyone they'd get it in a few months.
I for one am hyped about this device
5mp camera
free google gps
open devlopment
mulitasking
wifi... one of the first Verizon Devices under new policy
physical keyboard...yes i know it is not a good one, but sometimes i get tired of touch screen, especially on web browsing when you have to pull up virtual keyboard all the time
the android market is growing and millions are already using gmail so I see this as a win for Verizon/Google/Motorola and the consumer...
The pre is nice and has many things better then the iphone and so will the droid. Verizon has a heavy phone lineup this Christmas.. don't forget the Imagio for you windows lovers as well as the Storm 2 and...
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In the case of the Droid, you have two crappy keyboards- two crappy keyboards aren't better than one good on-screen or physical keyboard. A 5MP camera is nice, but it's not necessarily better than 3.2MP camera that focuses better and adjusts brightness/color better. Multitasking is nice, but not if it leads to lag and is implemented poorly.
camera's are software dependent, and software can be updated.
The multi-tasking seems to work VERY well on this new droid. the only comments for "lag" are coming from the current camera app and transitioning between home screens, not with applications.
Those advertised features are showing what is different about the device
it is always publicity when they do it....not like people won't just come in a few extra hours later. I know when I bought my 360 I was in line at 3am store opened at 6am and everyone was sold out at 7 am..... if everyone would have kept normal hours the outcome would not have changed.... I would have just got a few more hours of sleep
I've had more inquiries about the Droid than I've had for ANY OTHER PHONE launched since I started working for verizon almost two years ago.
This launch doesn't have the apple marketing machine behind it, but that doesn't mean that there isn't public hype.
You probably know I'm a security guard, I'm probably going to get some OT on "Black Friday". I'm off from my regular post that day.
It'll be nice to make some Xtra money!
Hey Menno, did you hear about the Tmo network outage? I checked BGR's website, and there are already 400 posters on the headline, very, very active.
Hub stores are corporate locations that are located in metropolitan areas, or somewhere where there are few other options to purchase the phone.
For example, around here, "high producing stores" will do a couple hundred phones a month. a hub store will do that in a few days.
My bus is late,...whatever, tonights my friday, I'm just sitting here at the bus stop reading tech websites, right now EngadgetHD.
Don't you live in rural PA? If so, I would think that Verizon's 4G would be where you are before Clear will, but heck, just a guess. How far outside Philly are you?
I have 786k DSL 3mps is 65 a month.. not worth it for me.
We'll get LTE I'm guessing 2011 or so. Rich area for Verizon, just kinda mountain-y
Where I'm originally from is 90 minutes from NYC, Connecticut.
This, in my opinion, is much worthier of hype due to Verizon adopting a phone that is on-par with the iPhone. It's not just the phone and manufacturer, it's the network and newest Google OS that is worth some coverage.
Based on reviews of those who were lucky to get this phone sooner, it looks like this is THE hottest phone to have in the U.S. (today, of course). I will draw my on conclusions once I am able to get my hands on it and test it at the store.
It's also why nobody gets excited about a new WinMo phone.
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At the end of the day, it's just another Android phone. There isn't really a whole lot here that's new, and given that Android's lagging behind the Palm and iPhone OS in terms of usability..
It's also why nobody gets excited about a new WinMo phone.
I wouldn't expect a whole lot that's new with the Droid. I believe its Google's intention to flood the market with Android platform phones in various shapes, color and styles and on all different carriers.
There is a lot behind the Android and Apple platforms at this point. WebOS is a wait and see for me. It could possibly be the best platform out there but it has a weak company behind it that could possibly keep it out of the race...Pa...
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I am a single indirect location that does about 200 contracts a month. That is 10% of a normal month looking at a SINGLE smartphone.
This is not manufactured hype
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