Verizon hates google, open networks, and America!
Good for Google Sprint and T-Mobile for soon to be providing open hand sets! Of course this goes against verizon nazi loving approach so no go for you guys 🤣 🤣
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It's official now, I will be getting the Pearl. But look for it on eBay when the goog phone comes out. And if this continues, I'll take a less reliable network with WiFi in a device and more open technology and ditch the VZW phones and sales job. They have a lot of good products, but it will be interesting to see what happens in the next 6 months. Who knows, I may end up selling for another carrier...
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VZW hates America? but hasn't America been about money? and I'm sure VZW loves their money
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According to the article posted on Phonescoop last week...
"Verizon, T-Mobile Considering Google OS
Oct 30, 2007, 6:37 PM source: Wall Street Journal
Verizon is in talks with Google to adopt the search giant's upcoming mobile phone platform. The company is also reported to be in partnership talks with T-Mobile USA. Although no official announcements or details have been released, most reports suggest that Google is offering an inexpensive operating system to carriers, which they can then customize and deliver to manufacturers. The Wall Street Journal expects Google to announce details by mid-November and for handsets to go on sale mid 2008."
Now sure where you get the idea that VZW hates Google. Seems to me that they are wo...
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"Verizon, T-Mobile Considering Google OS
Oct 30, 2007, 6:37 PM source: Wall Street Journal
Verizon is in talks with Google to adopt the search giant's upcoming mobile phone platform. The company is also reported to be in partnership talks with T-Mobile USA. Although no official announcements or details have been released, most reports suggest that Google is offering an inexpensive operating system to carriers, which they can then customize and deliver to manufacturers. The Wall Street Journal expects Google to announce details by mid-November and for handsets to go on sale mid 2008."
Now sure where you get the idea that VZW hates Google. Seems to me that they are wo...
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read the home page verizon took a pass, they are speaking for their customers who want OS free of verizon Commie loving ways!
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must people get on this forum and continually troll, obviously if you feel the need to bash verizon you have some type of insecurity regarding your carrier of choice and if you accuse them of being "nazis" (which i find an ignorant and offensive comparision, has verizon rounded up 3 million people and gased them? no, so stop using that analogy) that somehow makes you feel better. while i agree that verizon does have many faults (honestly, what corporation doesn't?) you cannot say that sprint is better as evidenced by their downward spiral over the past few years.t-mobile on the other hand is looking more and more promising...let us hope that the gsm carriers catch up in terms of actually 3G coverage and speed so that maybe i might be able to...
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oh and i didn't mean to imply that evdo is a gsm technology, i meant to say that verizon has evdo coverage here...i'm aware that evdo is a cdma technology...so just to fix that correction before i get lambasted for it.
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They cripple the hell out of their handsets starting with the v710, and has taken hell for it ever since, now they do not want any part of a free network/ handsets!
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same old complaint with regards to crippling the phones so...let's just leave that to rest. but yes it is unfortunate that they seem to be against the so-called "open networks" (let's see if that really pans out, most corporations have a nasty habit of not honoring all their promises), but i doubt verizon would stagnate with regards to these new standards, so maybe before we judge and speculate about their future plans we should adopt a "wait & see" attitude
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wait and see works well when you're waiting to see if verizon releases a phone, Google said expect to see hand sets mid year 08! They've all ready formed the'Open Handset Alliance' with many strong backers!
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and who says this is going to be a success? verizon wireless is the largest wireless carrier by revenue and if that doesn't say that they're a sucessful company i don't know what does. i doubt google (who has little to no experience in the wireless industry) is going to come in and partner with the number 3 and 4 carriers and just suddenly usurp the number 2 carrier in terms of customers. just b/c google has capital to throw around doesn't mean their venture will be a success.
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So? Any start but business model is taking a leap of faith, but having two networks like spirnt and tmoible backing is Huge- plus having many manufactures ready to implement your new OS is big news any way you cut it!
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*gasps* so you mean VZW hates profits, a competitive wireless industry, and did I mention profits? Do you realy expect the wireless industry to be successful with the BS that the government is wanting to impose. You obviously live in a dream world, I applaud VZW for the ever growing step towards customer friendliness, and will continue to do so as long as they stay one step above the rest of the market, and above the "leader" AT&T.
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isn't it funny that at&t is considered number 1 just b/c of their prepay customers, vzw actually has more postpaid customers than at&t and that's were the really money is made
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I agree I also find it humorous, I also find the unlimited text, mobile TV, variable ETF, and other features AT&T always rolls out after VZW (which btw the mobile TV is still not out even though AT&T promised it at the end of the year, and yes the ARPU is much for postpaid customer's than prepaid.
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as usual the gsm carriers are behind the cdma networks (with regard to technology at least), how long is it going to take to have them roll out a national 3G network, and edge doesn't count, its nowhere near the speed of evdo. tmobile doesn't even HAVE a 3G network yet. let's get real people
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VerizonRepLogan said:
*gasps* so you mean VZW hates profits, a competitive wireless industry, and did I mention profits? Do you realy expect the wireless industry to be successful with the BS that the government is wanting to impose. You obviously live in a dream world, I applaud VZW for the ever growing step towards customer friendliness, and will continue to do so as long as they stay one step above the rest of the market, and above the "leader" AT&T.
okay koolaid kid you best read up and what's happening and come out of your cookie cutter verizon drone world! you do not speak for the consumer!
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I've been a wireless consumer since I was 13, and my father has been in the wireless industry for 15 years, so I can speak for the consumer, because I am a consumer, and I a also have knowledge of the wireless industry. And I hate to tell you but the average american consumer ain't (poetic emphasis) all that smart. I still talk to people that think "in-calling" is incoming calls.
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the consumer (as a mass) has and always will be ignorant of these minute differences between carriers do you really think that verizon would be so successful if everyone hated them? and another point to be made, just b/c we are refuting your argument doesn't mean that we are verizon drones intent on defending them tooth and nail, it simply means we disagree with you.
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wonderfully spoken thom, I for one, am not blind to Verion's faults, yet that does not mean that I am going to use a ridiculous hyperole stating a company hates america. If you were familiar with their policies you would see that they are working towards becoming very consumer friendly.
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well thank you! 🙂 and yes the policies are getting quite a bit more friendly to consumers, i'm especially amazed that the juke, venus, and voyager all come with usb cables...its about darn time! bravo verizon, bravo 😛
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Are you two both so blind that you can't see the positive impact for the consumer! i think you need to take a step and look outside of the box, yes verizon is successful but will they remain successful with their narrow minded view of the industry? Look even in some small ways verizon current crippling has harmed them, if this Google venture explodes over time the average consumer will be wondering why their current hand set doesn't do what a google phone can.
Google has a lot of consumer recognition, this is going to be huge.
Google has a lot of consumer recognition, this is going to be huge.
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if you actually read any of our reponses you might see that we are, in reality, far from being brain dead. just b/c we disagree with the supposed points that VZWookie has made does not automatically make us verizon drones. perhaps if we met in person you might call me brain dead to my face, perhaps not, my point being that if you plan to insult us it might be prudent of you to consider that we are real people and don't take kindly to insults directed towards our intelluctual prowess, how's that for brain dead?
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Of course crippling some features is not the best thing in the world, but if you ask the average comsumer what crippling a phone features mean and they are going to give you a blank stare. Verizon wireless posted 1.6 millino net adds this Q3. What does this mean? That to the average consumer phrases like "unlocked phones", "verizon UI", and "feature locking" mean nothing. The younger market 10-35ish cares about "cool" and "hip" phones. The business market cares about e-mail functionality and internet. And the older generation cares about a phone that makes calls without "the bells and whistles". You are free to hurl careless, and unintellectual insults such as brainwashed rep around all you like. But it is you who know nothing about the mark...
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Dear Wookie,
Care to the respond to the rest of my post? Or is that all you can come up with (or comprehend?). Don't pontificate points on a mercurial industry that you have no clue about. You may want to Google some info about the wireless industry, that might help you.
Sincerely,
Brainwashed, Braindead Drone of Verizon Wireless
P.S. That's open-access sarcasm just so you know
Care to the respond to the rest of my post? Or is that all you can come up with (or comprehend?). Don't pontificate points on a mercurial industry that you have no clue about. You may want to Google some info about the wireless industry, that might help you.
Sincerely,
Brainwashed, Braindead Drone of Verizon Wireless
P.S. That's open-access sarcasm just so you know
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how creative you're calling us verizon drones, yet AGAIN, come up with something that actually makes a point, as i have continually refuted your points and yet you can't seem to respond to any of them
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READ and understand something moron and I'll consider continuing this conversation.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
2 hours, 43 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Confirming its long-rumored foray into the mobile market, Google said Monday it is developing a free cell phone software package so the Internet search leader can more easily peddle ads and services to people who aren't in front of a PC.
ADVERTISEMENT
While the announcement ended months of speculation about the Mountain View-based company's cellular ambitions, the first phones equipped with Google's so-called "software stack" still won't be available until the second half of 2008.
And Google won't be making the phones, nor does it plan to stamp its pri...
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
2 hours, 43 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Confirming its long-rumored foray into the mobile market, Google said Monday it is developing a free cell phone software package so the Internet search leader can more easily peddle ads and services to people who aren't in front of a PC.
ADVERTISEMENT
While the announcement ended months of speculation about the Mountain View-based company's cellular ambitions, the first phones equipped with Google's so-called "software stack" still won't be available until the second half of 2008.
And Google won't be making the phones, nor does it plan to stamp its pri...
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so how do you justify calling me a moron? i really would like to know. if you want to contiune throwing around frivolus insults without any backing (and i'm referring to you insulting me, not the topic of the forum) then please feel free to continue doing so, but you are only making yourself look incompetent.
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This just further's my point about you. You cannot even write anything to repsond to me yourself. You've been outwitted, outthought, and outwritten. Just face it Wookie, you cannot article your own thoughts into a post to repson to Thom or Myself. You have to spit drivel from the associated press, that YOU did not even write. Did I mention you did not write that piece? Please respond with something that you have written yourself, not deflect the topic with AP written garbage from people that have a spin on the topic. You are embarassing yourself, so please stop while your ahead. Or at least post something clever that you yourself have written. Your washed up.
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Here's some posts by VZW Wookie via his user profile to show what a oneside, repetitive, and childish his posts are on the phonescoop.com.....
Re: Verizon hates google, open networks, and America!
Today, 1:44 PM
in the Verizon Wireless forum
read the home page verizon took a pass, they are speaking for their customers who want OS free of verizon Commie loving ways!
Verizon hates google, open networks, and America!
Today, 12:43 PM
in the Verizon Wireless forum
Good for Google Sprint and T-Mobile for soon to be providing open hand sets! Of course this goes against verizon nazi loving approach so no go for you guys 🤣 🤣
Re: Does AT&T ALWAYS follow after Verizon's lead?
Oct 30, 2007, 4:15 PM
in the AT&T (Cingular...
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Re: Verizon hates google, open networks, and America!
Today, 1:44 PM
in the Verizon Wireless forum
read the home page verizon took a pass, they are speaking for their customers who want OS free of verizon Commie loving ways!
Verizon hates google, open networks, and America!
Today, 12:43 PM
in the Verizon Wireless forum
Good for Google Sprint and T-Mobile for soon to be providing open hand sets! Of course this goes against verizon nazi loving approach so no go for you guys 🤣 🤣
Re: Does AT&T ALWAYS follow after Verizon's lead?
Oct 30, 2007, 4:15 PM
in the AT&T (Cingular...
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okay koolaid kid you best read up and what's happening and come out of your cookie cutter verizon drone world! you do not speak for the consumer!
Wow, and you the 1% of the consumers out there speaks for the consumer? 99% of customers I see on a daily basis has no clue what bluetooth is and they are delighted that when they upgrade from the LG-vx8100, they don't have to learn a new menu style. While those of us on phonescoop may be in-the-know techno geeks, we represent a VERY small percentage of the population. When it comes down to it, the commercials on TV speaks for the consumers. They only want to see a phone (i.e. chocolate, juke, iphone) because they saw the commercial. People want and buy what comp...
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okay koolaid kid you best read up and what's happening and come out of your cookie cutter verizon drone world! you do not speak for the consumer!
Wow, and you the 1% of the consumers out there speaks for the consumer? 99% of customers I see on a daily basis has no clue what bluetooth is and they are delighted that when they upgrade from the LG-vx8100, they don't have to learn a new menu style. While those of us on phonescoop may be in-the-know techno geeks, we represent a VERY small percentage of the population. When it comes down to it, the commercials on TV speaks for the consumers. They only want to see a phone (i.e. chocolate, juke, iphone) because they saw the commercial. People want and buy what comp...
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please all you wanna be sales reps take a hike, if the google phone makes you jump out of the wireless network that provides you with the best in benefits and pay, CYA!!!
I will still be here winning pres cabinets awards, getting $1000s in gift cards and free vacations, gettting paid 6 figures to sell the best and most reliable around.
I will still be here winning pres cabinets awards, getting $1000s in gift cards and free vacations, gettting paid 6 figures to sell the best and most reliable around.
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