User: SpectreBlofeld
These are the most recent forum messages posted by SpectreBlofeld:
Re: See what making cheap products does....
Motorola's products for VZW have been better than the competition in terms of fit and finish for the last three years or so. Contrast with LG, for example, which insist on chroming everything... and the chrome always peels off. Their plastics/paint also seem to scratch much more easily than Moto's stuff.
Re: Opera Mini vs. Opera Mobile
What he means is that when you use Opera Turbo, you're accessing the web through Opera's servers which compress the web page and optimize it for the handset.
Re: new phone specs
I agree. I even refer my customers here.
Re: vibrate and ring?
Open up the Blackberry App World, and download BuzzMe.
Re: Why WiFi is missing
And then there's this - the 9500 flavor of the Storm, which has NOTHING TO DO WITH VERIZON, also has NO WI-FI.
Don't go blaming the Big Red for this one.
Given this phone's 3g coverage, WI-FI would only really be useful for filesharing over a LAN, in which case Bluetooth should do you just fine anyway.
Re: One question about the screen...
Fair enough.
One question about the screen...
Is it plastic or glass?
Re: Setting The Trend
T-Mobile is far from #1 in coverage.
Dear Motorola...
...Please update the Ming for 2008, and bring it to CDMA. We've seen that you are capable of making a sexy yet functional smartphone (and it ain't the Q).
If priced correctly, it could be a hot seller.
Also, as a dealer, I'd like you to know that the reason we don't sell many of your products is the ridiculous cost. The Razr MAXX - $370? Are you kidding me? The RAZR2 - $450!? The RIZR - $300! It costs too ...
Re: So what does this mean?
Premium text messages work like 900-numbers - you get sent one, and the sender can bill you whatever they want through the phone company, in the same way that a 'psychic hotline' charges you 3 bucks a minute for a phone call. I've seen premium SMS that cost four dollars a damn text message!
Now, legally, you're supposed to subscribe to these messages before you get sent them (they can't just send you a message and bill you for it, ...
Re: The problem
Yeah, the 8830's what I carry too. Rock-solid.
The problem
Biggest problem with the Treo line as far as my stores are concerned is the exhorbant price. Full retail on the Treos runs about $600, while other comparable PDAs/smartphones average $100-200 cheaper, and have the same featureset.
Our Blackberry sales have soared, and now make up at least 2/3 of our PDA sales.
Uhm...
Looks familiar... oh, yeah... looks like Motorola made the Razr again.
Summary should be edited...
The summary unfairly makes it seem like Verizon is the only U.S. carrier that does this; the full article names several carriers but goes on to say that Verizon is the only carrier that offered an explanation for its practice.
Re: wow
The price is comparable to Verizon's lowered Blackberry rates, but you get unlimited data with the BB.
iPhone with data & 450 minutes - 59.99. Add 24.95 for 20mb international data = 84.94
VZW Blackberry with data & 450 minutes, plus additional $20 for overseas roaming w/ unlimited data: 89.98.
So VZW's price is only five bucks more, and you get unlimited data instead of being capped at 20mb.
Re: Useless stock...
Here's another good article on the subject:
http://wireless.seekingalpha.com/ article/20463
Re: Useless stock...
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/49789.html
From the article:
American carriers, in particular, are in excellent financial shape, with margins jumping seven percentage points at Verizon Wireless and 15 points at T-Mobile.
"Verizon Wireless continues to stand out in the U.S. market," David Kerr, vice president, global wireless practice at Strategy Analytics, told the E-Commerce Times.
Customer Acquisition Costs
Verizon's customers "do not generate spectacular ARPUs (average revenues per user) among the tier one carriers, but Verizon spends the least on acquiring and serving these customers by ...
Re: Useless stock...
Dividends, dude. There are ways to make money from stock other than selling it. VZW is a very profitable company.
Re: auto focus with no moving parts??
Yes, but the lens don't determine the megapixel rating. That's all in the gizmo that's under the lens.
Re: auto focus with no moving parts??
Doubtful. The megapixel rating is determined by the CCD. This is a new procedure for manufacturing lenses.
Re: How do I get rid of the signature?
go here: https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw
You can log in there and edit or delete your signature.
And yes, in the Blackberry options menu, you can reassign the soft key's purpose.
Carrying case /Holster?
To those that have already received the 8830: What sort of carrying case or holster did it come with?
