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V710 quick question

Rx

May 13, 2006, 8:38 AM
Can someone give me the short version of the V710 issue. What do you have to do to get a credit for the Q?

THANKS.

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jcutterz

May 13, 2006, 8:48 AM
There was a law suite file against verizion fot limiting the bluetooth capabilities of the v710.
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kgray

May 13, 2006, 2:41 PM
If you were a v710 owner who was an early adopter, you were promised full blue-tooth functionality, and then were given a blue-tooth crippled phone.

As a result - you were offered a chance to participate in a class action law-suit.
The choices were:

1. Drop your verizon service, with no termination fee, and get a full refund for the purchase price of the phone.

2. Keep your verizon service, and get a credit of your original purchase price towards the purchase of a new phone (however, cannot be combined with NE2, and resets your NE2 for another 22 months- so you basically lose NE2)

3. Keep the phone, and get a $25 credit on your bill.

You had to fill out paperwork and get your choice in by last year. If you did not submit ...
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wnrussell

May 13, 2006, 4:22 PM
Rx said:
Can someone give me the short version of the V710 issue.

http://www.canyouhearusnow.net/v710/v710story.php »
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siasconset

May 14, 2006, 7:22 AM
I think the real question is why did the SIG allow Verizon to monkey with open source code. If possible they should have pulled the Bluetooth designation from Verizon. Once you take profiles away it's not Bluetooth anymore and they should not be able to advertise it with a microscopic disclaimer. If Verizon wants to come up with a proprietary wireless protocol for connecting to a head set they can sell you good for them. But the V710 settlement fell far short of providing practical relief for consumers Verizon misrepresented and a significant enough penalty to prevent them from considering future similiar actions.
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wnrussell

May 14, 2006, 9:41 AM
siasconset said:
I think the real question is why did the SIG allow Verizon to monkey with open source code. If possible they should have pulled the Bluetooth designation from Verizon. Once you take profiles away it's not Bluetooth anymore and they should not be able to advertise it with a microscopic disclaimer. If Verizon wants to come up with a proprietary wireless protocol for connecting to a head set they can sell you good for them. But the V710 settlement fell far short of providing practical relief for consumers Verizon misrepresented and a significant enough penalty to prevent them from considering future similiar actions.

Yes, there is a Class Action vs. Bluetooth SIG et. al. in the works right now....
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siasconset

May 14, 2006, 10:21 AM
wnrussell said:
siasconset said:
I think the real question is why did the SIG allow Verizon to monkey with open source code. If possible they should have pulled the Bluetooth designation from Verizon. Once you take profiles away it's not Bluetooth anymore and they should not be able to advertise it with a microscopic disclaimer. If Verizon wants to come up with a proprietary wireless protocol for connecting to a head set they can sell you good for them. But the V710 settlement fell far short of providing practical relief for consumers Verizon misrepresented and a significant enough penalty to prevent them from considering future similiar actions.

Yes, there is a Class Action vs. Bluetooth
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