User: NobleEcho
These are the most recent forum messages posted by NobleEcho:
Re: To anyone who has seen it in Best Buy
It was 405 (after tax and extra fees, probably around 450) at the Best Buy I went to. There are only select Best Buys (probably the bigger ones) that have it, and even then, they dont have it on display. So you should call the store to see if they have it before going there and being disappointed. The places that do have it are definitely selling it.
Re: WHEN RELEASE AGAIN
Well the Best Buy thing, as mentioned before, is done as a promotion. So, basically BestBuy gets the chance to sell the phone before VZW through an agreement. In any case, what I heard from the BestBuy salesperson was that VZW stores wont be selling them until a couple more months... although I have heard that it should be coming out on the 18th of September. Anybody?
Re: MP3 will be for "MOD" Service
But you're able to transfer with USB, right? If thats the case, there's no big deal.
Re: Question on buying phone
Thanks so much!
Re: Question on buying phone
you say that it will get me back on a NEW 2 year contract. This does mean that I can REnew my contract with my current family plan, right? Thanks for the response!
Question on buying phone
I am about to make use of my 'new every two' program this coming july. i orginally got my current phone when i joined vzw with an inidividual AMerica's Choice 400. It was a two year plan. A year or so into it, my family joined in on the plan. Does this extend my plan? And does this mean that I will have to pay retail price for my new phone, since technically, I am still on this plan? ...
Verizon/Vodafone
I'm not sure how stable the relationship is between Verizon and Vodafone in terms of owning 55% / 45% of VZW respectively... but, I was wondering if anyone knew if Vodafone was planning to make a move to grab all of VZW. I dont know how smart of a move this would be, considering Vodafone prefers their Global Standard GSM. Is there anything about Vodafone considering starting from scratch. In this case Verizon would have to pay back a ...
rebate
is the 70 dollar rebate a mail-in rebate, or an instant?
TransFlash
Where do we buy transflash memory sticks?
Re: AT&T vs. AT&T Wireless
Oh i know quite well that they are two seperate things. But thanks for the initial response, rich.
Re: AT&T vs. AT&T Wireless
oh thanks, Rich. So Att wireless is going wcdma, but is cingular sticking with its gsm network? To me that wouldnt make sense because I would think that Wcdma would be the next logical step in developing their gsm network to compete with the CDMA-based carriers. I'm sure there are problems with money and everything, espeically because of the recent buy-out...
confused
So I'm a bit confused. Was it AT&T Wireless that was moving toward a WCDMA network in 2005?
Re: The Arrogance of Verizon
If you want to get into a 'technology' debate, I'd suggest you read this article before hand - http://denbeste.nu/cd_log_entries/2002/10/GSM 3G.shtml
Re: CDMA / GSM
i keep hearing about the CDMA network in korea, but what is so different about it? im sure it uses different frequencies than the CDMA networks in America but what else makes it great in that sense?
Re: umts
okay cool, thanks for the info
Re: CDMA / GSM
and the fact is that verizon's cdma network is more exapansive than any other GSM carriers digital network. Besides, wouldnt you rather have a phone that works in more places (plus the superior call quality that muchdrama stated)?
Although i do have a question of my own. Is NTT Docomo's FOMA network in Japan UMTS, GSM, or CDMA?
Re: All digital
i live in maryland and some parts i dont get strong signal, but let me tell you that you will get a signal. Even with one bar of digital reception i get clear sound.
Re: AUDIOVOX CDM8900 vs. LGVX6000
Well, they each have their advantages - you hit most of them.
I personally own the vx6000 and its great. The pluses are that it has very great reception, a 2nd display OLED screen (if that matters) and the picture quality is excellent. The audiovox has a speakerphone but from what I hear it is very obsolete due to the bad sound quality you get for it. The 6000 is bigger physically and weighs more. The audiovox 8900 has ...
Re: analog question
hmm thats interesting. Thanks for the info!
Re: analog question
yeaaah, gotchya. thanks. but it just looks like no matter if its pcs or cellular, i just dont get reception!
Re: Decision on new phone
does the transflash cards only come in 128mb? And whats the size comparison between the koi and v710?
Re: CDMA / GSM
yeah, this is true. Thanks
Re: CDMA / GSM
but then what after ev-do? GSM will have UMTS but CDMA seems to be at a dead end.
Re: LCD PIXEL SIZE
well, more pixels means more "dots" that make up the pictures. Inevitabely, more pixels mean bigger picture and better quality because it uses the same amount of space to make up the pictures, but with more "dots", or pixels. Anyway, in that case, the 132 x 176 will be elongated like a rectangle while the 128 x 128 will be a square.
CCD?
does anyone know if the camera has CCD type sensor?
Decision on new phone
I'm lookin to buy a new phone during the summer but i can't decide between the kyocera koi, the lg vx8000 and the motorola v710. I like the koi plainly because of the large screen and swivel design (even though its not spring loaded). I'm looking foward to the lg mostly because of the ev-do support. The v710 has the nice t-flash memory (I don't care much for the bluetooth). Besides these things, is there anything else i should ...
Re: analog question
oh i actually got passed the service code thing and went to the FORCE MODE. theres choices for digital only, cellular only, and PCS only. However, there are also choices for P_REV 4 Only and P_REV 3 Only. Do you know what those may be?
Re: analog question
whoa, you lost me with "the internal antenna thing works".
Turtle said:
If PCS had full bars you can manipulate your VZW phone, if you have an LG stick it to PCS only, found under MENU, and 0, under Network I believe. If you want analog only, leave your phone on the charger.
I tried going under menu then pressing "0", but it asks for a service code. soo... i'm lost as to what to do next. Also leaving ...
Re: analog question
Yeah, the thing is that i have no reception at all in my house which is amazing from from a verizon customer, although i live next to a BGE tower. My friend had a lg 4400 and brought it to my house one day and i saw it flipping back and forth from full bars of analog to 1 bar of digital reception. it also frequently went to a 'no reception' sign. i think it just couldnt decide on ...
Re: Dilemma: audiovox 8900 vs Samsung a610
yeah i would hold from getting either of those phones too. Wait a few months and you have motos, a kyrocera, and others that offer megapixel cameras, additional memory, and just plainly more features. I have the lg vx6000 right now and like other people have said, its a great phone. I dont like the fact that it doesnt have analog roaming, but neither does the samsung a610. the audiovox has this and a speakerphone which sucks from what ...
Re: analog question
oh... what is next call?
analog question
My lg vx 6000 is the only cell phone i've had, and it's all digital. I was wondering if i can specify to just use analog if i had a tri-mode phone from verizon with amps.
Re: trying to get a new phone problems
Sorry for being hard-headed, but does that mean that you can not upgrade your phone (when on a 2-year contract) until 22 months into it? Or... does that mean you just have to pay extra..?
Re: CDMA / GSM
NobleEcho said:
With the 800 and 1800 being the world standard - correct me if I'm wrong here.
I mean 900 and 1800
Re: CDMA / GSM
Yeah, thats true. At the same time other carriers using the GSM standard are expanding their network. It seems as though companies like Cingular will have a good, or at least decent GSM network that other countries enjoy. And unlike CDMA, GSM can potentially work on 4 frequencies, correct? With the 800 and 1800 being the world standard - correct me if I'm wrong here. Anyway, with this fact, aren't GSM carriers one step closer to developing an "international ...
CDMA / GSM
There have been a lot of GSM phones coming out lately - seems to be less of CDMA ones. And GSM being what it is, the new phones usually have better and more capabilites. Setting aside the new v710 motorola, i dont see many potentially great phones that will compliment Verizon's CDMA cells.
And with Vodafone losing its bid on AT&T wireless, how long will it take Verizon Wireless to begin its steps to develop a GSM network of ...
