what is the matter w/ verizon??????????
osiejay73 said:
I'm soo frustrated!!! I have been waiting and waiting for verizon to step up their selection of phones, but they still are slacking!!!! All of the other carriers have huge seletions of phones with a varity of features and sizes. Verizons phones are still huge and bulky! Their new line up of phones is almost worse than there phones now! The samsung 970,850, 630 are all an inch or more thick!! While other carriers have phones that are .85 inches deep. With the exeception of the Razr, all of Verizon's new phones to be released are pieces of S***! This is soo frustrating, can't verizon just step it up already!???!
Rants like yours are so played out.
osiejay73 said:
what's that supposed to mean?
You do know Verizon is getting the Motorola Q?
Itβs very thin
Hope that helps with your thin phone needs
Why stick with verizon when you can enjoy all the cool phones cingular has π
gunny said:
Why stick with verizon when you can enjoy all the cool phones cingular has π
Thanks for your input and the reason i'm staying with verizon is because it does have good reception, and that is where my mom chose to sign up.
And by the way i don't appreciate being talked to rudely when i was only expressing my opinion
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VZW_insider said:
We have VCAST/MP3 phones that give you more of a choice than the ROKR (I'm not saying the ROKR's not sweet, it's the only phone you can use for ITUNES, but still, it's only one), samll pictures phones, non camera phones, PDA/Blackberry's, push to talk. How options can you really want. Sure Cingular carries tons of Motorola models, they all look the same with the exception of the RAZR.
5 motos isn't really a ton. and for looks, the 180/220 are similar (one cam, one without) the 551 is way different than those, the ROKR is a bar, and the V3 is different from all those. just an observation.
as far as choices, Cingular also has all the same categories you listed, (albeit PTT is a few we...
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Far as MobiTV goes, well, you go to their site and there's only two Cingular phones that are listed as being capable of a 'high framerate experience'. All the others are listed as 'low framerate experience'. MobiTV's words, not mine.
Meanwhile, Verizon has nine phones either out or coming soon that are EVDO/VCAST capable. Sounds like more choices, if you're not willing to go the 'low framerate' route, whatever that is.
osiejay73 said:
...and that is where my mom chose to sign up.
Maybe you should have your mommy call and complain.
If you're really unhappy with the selection of phones, get your own line with the carrier of your choice.
There is a way to get a nice slim phone but it is expensive.
www.wirelessimports.com
They have CDMA razrs and other really nice phones that Verizon will probably never offer in my lifetime.
Hope this helps some.
daddydogg_00 said:
Good point. I think we sometimes forget that phones are really meant to be used for talking so as long as the phone gets a good signal what does it matter. Personally give me good reception and bluetooth and I will be happy. Anyways you go with CDMA for call quality not the latest phones cuz GSM will always get those. I want phones that work and that is why I am not with GSM or even Sprint for that matter but I would choose Verizon any day of the week in a market Alltel is not located in!!!
This is why I left VZW. VZW have all of you brain-washed. Their poor selection of phone. Cust complains about VZW phones (cuz they suck) and the only thing that comes out of their mouths is "but it wo...
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Kampfer422 said:
Ever use a Sanyo or Sony Ericcson? Theres a worthless paperweight of a phone.
What!? π where did you get your info. Sony Ericsson makes some of the best phone on the market. Sony's are now only second to Nokia's in RF on a GSM network. Sanyo's are top rated as well. you might wanna do some research before you make stupid comments that are based on nothing. Motorola makes nothing but s*&t! I have an s710 and haven't dropped a call in months. the z500 is a great phone too. I know because i sell them everyday and they don't come back like LGs and Motos!
Cellgenius said:
Does size matter. In my store you are the minority. Most of my customers say that phones are too small to handle. Fine if you want to drop big $$ on something that does not do much like the Razr
I think that a smaller size would appeal more to the teenage and young adult population, but older people would be more interested in stability and easy to use features. It just depends.
People like that give a whole new meaning the word Winback! π€£
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I haven't tried it yet, but my E815 has a TF card slot, it can play MP3s right off the card. I'm not sure if I can save a pic I've taken directly to the card, but it seems like it would be easy to do. Transferring pics to the card after the fact appears to be unreliable. Also, the camera isn't great, but I have a 4 MP digicam for taking pics.
Does any of you played NEED FOR SPEED 2 on your cell? How about Ghost Recon? No? What about Madden 06? Oh, and of course you've played MULTIPLAYER game, like Asphalt Urban GT...
for you ppl to check out:
http://getitnow-origin.vzwshop.com/vcast.games.home.do »
Almost all these games are available on E815. Oh yeah, It works like a champ with TF card as MP3 player.
Now, let me just remind you IT'S A CELLPHONE. can your cellphone do that?
ps. Oh, BTW my favorite game is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - looks pretty close to PS1 version.
NotEnoughFood said:
But if you can get a Gameboy and an ipod built in to a phone. why not?
Because you're not really getting a Gameboy and an iPod built into your phone. You're getting more like a shadow of a Gameboy and an iPod built-into your phone. There's always going to be a trade-off between 'jack of all trades, master of none' multifunction devices and devices that do only one thing, but do it extremely well (like iPods and Gameboys do).
But there's absolutely nothing wrong with having a multifunction advice, so long as you're aware that its a trade-off and don't expect a gaming or music experience as good as what a single function device can give you.
My educated guess is that multifunction an...
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I'd also like to point out that Bill Gates thinks you are wrong too. He was recently quoted as saying that the 'future of portable music players is in music phones'. He sees ...
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Al_Swearengen said:
Well you're absolutely incorrect about the iPod phone. It is just as good as any other iPod. The only difference is the small space for music(512mb). And that limitation is only because of the memory card size. Future models are supposed to hold more. Other than that it works just like anyother iPod.
Actually, some sources are reporting that the ROKR is firmware limited to 100 songs, regardless of memory card size.
And 'just like an iPod'? Really? Does it have the iPod's ultra-easy-to-use click wheel? No. Can you wear it on a lanyard around your neck or on an armband while you work out for easy access? No. How about battery life like an iPod's? No again. Well okay... does it at lea...
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BetterThanJake said:
And 'just like an iPod'? Really? Does it have the iPod's ultra-easy-to-use click wheel? No.
no, but it DOES have a search feature, which the iPod DOES NOT have, and if you ask any iPod user, they will most likely tell you this is a GREAT add-on.
BetterThanJake said:
Can you wear it on a lanyard around your neck or on an armband while you work out for easy access? No.
yes, the accessory to do this is sold in stores.
In fact, the CEO of Motorola, Ed Zander, is so pissed about the launch of the iPod Nano totally overshadowing the ROKR's launch (both were unveiled at the same Apple Event by Steve Jobs) that he said "screw the Nano!" in public during a leadership seminar:
http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/23693 »
Way to make Apple your buddy there, Ed. π³
Anyway, Bill Gates may well be right about the multi-use handsets, but IMO in order to work they're going to need to be like personal computers: you'll need to be able to pull components out and put them in. As it stands now, if your phone's music player becomes obsolete, you pretty much have to buy a new one regardless of how well the camera or the phone itself actually works.
johnnyslick said:
Well, no, the point of only 100 songs is that you can't store your entire collection on one device like you can with a regular iPod. 100 songs is roughly what? 8 albums? That's really not as much as you think it is.
Anyway, Bill Gates may well be right about the multi-use handsets, but IMO in order to work they're going to need to be like personal computers: you'll need to be able to pull components out and put them in. As it stands now, if your phone's music player becomes obsolete, you pretty much have to buy a new one regardless of how well the camera or the phone itself actually works.
I totally agree. Companies like Nokia who are putting 4 gig hard drives on their phones are def...
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Al_Swearengen said:
The big disadvantage about iPod products are the fact that you can't transfer your files anywhere. If you lose the iPod, then you lose all those songs you paid for.
Uhh, Al, the songs actually reside on your computer. You transfer them to the iPod via 'syncing'. If you lose the iPod, you DON'T lose the songs, they're still right there on your comp. Have you ever used an iPod, or iTunes?
Of course, I guess you could lose your computer, while forgetting to make any backups of your music at the same time. But if you did that, you probably shouldn't be messing with technology anyway. π