I have been told that the 870 will correct some issues some of the other Samsungs have had. I also was told that they have improved the internal antennea so that it will not be cover if you hold your phone with your fingure covering the placement of it across the top. I'm hoping it comes out in the next little bit.

I hope they correct it soon cause I'm without a phone at the moment and feel lost, confused and naked without it!

Where are you getting this info? Cause the only thing I have found is mobiledia.com and there isn't that much info on the 870. Thanks

I talked to a friend of mine who is an RF engineer for Verizon. He has a little bit of insight into the phones as they come out so they know out they will interact with the towers and the redundancy. He just has no idea when the release will happen. He was under the impression it should have already happened.

I had heard by very early August but that was because Verizon Q3 is coming to an end.

Are you serious?

Um yeah. I was under the impression the whole time that this phone was going to be like the 5300, just a basic camera phone with bluetooth.

See and everything I had initiall read and heard, was that it would going to have a 2mp camera and EVDO, as well as Bluethooth.

When it was firt brought up months ago, it suggested on several sights that it would have both the EVDO and 2MP cam, but it was soon said to be untrue. Noone really knows what it will really have until when or if it is even released.

when i read about it in info manager it was basically a 5300. Which is why i was wondering why everyone was eying this phone. When/if it ever comes out its just going to be a very slightly supped-up 850. whoppee!

I was told that it was an upgrade to the A950. Which would be a good upgrade.

Yeah thats why I said the same thing, just a 850 with bluetooth and a little shinier.

But an upgrade to the 850 would be a good thing. Especially if they got the who antennae issue corrected so if you hold the phone with your fingure over it, it won't interfere. Which to my knowledge they did. I would buy that phone. I like the 850, but won't buy it because of the antennae.

Yeah the 850 was ok but I would take the 5200, now the 5300 or the moto 325 way before I would get the 850. And hopefully they get the internal antenna thing working better because I know on the 950 and especcially the 630 the reception is terrible if you hold you finger over the wrong spot.

Good News I Hope!
😁 I talked to a verizon customer service rep this morning and they have it slotted to come out by the end of the month or sooner.

Good News I Hope!
I talked to a verizon customer service rep this morning and they have it slotted to come out by the end of the month or sooner.

Woopie, you are going to be greatly disapointed 😢 Your specs are off!

**** this site every mother ****er is bitter as hell. **** all you bitter people!

sorry to bust your bubble, but this is a mid range phone with bluetooth. It will have a color display on outside, speakerphone, tri-mode,bluetooth, the camera is 300K...sorry but that is the facts not rumor.

So can you shed light on whether it will have EVDO and a 2MP camera?

Maybe I'm losing my mind but I believe that I already answered that. No EV and 300K camera. I was looking at the specs of it yesterday when I replied to you.

You are correct it does not have evdo

Tri-Mode

1XRTT

Bluetooth Enabled

Calendar

Caller ID - Picture

Camera

Camera - Flash

Camera Resolution - 300K Pixel

Clam Style Design

Display - Color

Display - Internal & External

GPS enabled

Get It Now

Hearing Aid Compatibility: M3

Intenna

Messaging - Enhanced [EMS]

Messaging - Multi Media [MMS]

Messaging - Predictive Text Input

Messaging - Text [SMS]

Mobile Web 2.0

OTA Capable

Speakerphone

TTY compatible

Vibra Call

Voice Dialing

Its in infocenter where I am at.

It's in infocenter here too also, I got the rebate info. from an email from our account manager

Not sure. If what you are looking at is true, what is the point of coming out with the phone at all? Doesn't seem like much of a phone. I mean camera phones these days are at least 1.3 and why wouldn't it have EVDO?

WOW. People complain that there aren't any Bluetooth phones without having to get a phone that is video/vast/etc. Now they have one (also the LG VX5300) and now this...

So they come out with entry level phones/mid level phones/high end phones and people think that every phone should be high level.

The only thing I find interesting is that VZW will sell a high end phone in the same price range as a mid level phone and a entry level for more then a mid level phone. I have always thought it would be easier to price them according to features, that way the features on the phone have some value...

Samsungs current/upcoming lineup

A630 Entry level NO camera NO GIN NO bluetooth
A870 Midrange Basic camera & GIN Bluetooth
A930 High end 1.3mp camera EVDO bluetooth
A990 Very high end 3.2 mp camera Evdo bluetooth



If you want evdo and 1.3mp + then get a high end phone or more??

august 23 launch....still nothin to write home about

For me personally I don't really like verizons new phones and I'm in desperate need of one. This is supposed to be a small clamshell with an MP3 player and 2 megapix camera according to mobiledia.com. It has everything I want and it shouldn't be expensive at all. So it may not be the greatest phone ever but it's the one I want and the Chocolate sucks big donkey d**k. I had to return mine twice within a 24 hr. period.

k. how many times do the specs for the phone have to be posted? it is a mid tier handset. NO 2 megapixel camera no evdo nothing. if you want those features you are not going to find them in a MID level phone. AND as for you bringing the choc back twice I don't know why, user error maybe? I can definitely believe it due to how dense you are still thinking this phone has those features when the true specs have been posted many times. go back to the choc and read the manual. just my opinion though. I could be wrong. 🙂

When the memory card slot eject spring doesn't work and then the battery dies after 2 hrs with a full charge there is a problem. Why are you taking this damn personal did you make the chocolate your self? So stop acting like a little b*tch, if you don't like someones post take for what it is and leave it alone.

Peace

sucks, mine works great

was i acting like a little b+tch? wow. that's funny. i apologize. but ya know what? if you don't like someone's post take it for what it is and leave it alone. peace

Chocolate - Not a flip
930 - No picture window on front
990 - Too expensive but very nice (anyway to get it for less than $100?)
Razr - Not a big fan of ultra slim and wide
9900 - can't wait that long to swap

chocolate-not a biggie with no flip keys lock when closed

930-no picture window but at leaste you can read it in the sun

990- yeah a little pricey

september is pretty close, what all do you want your phone to do and what is it you don't like about the 8300?

No snooze on the calendar reminders, can't see external window in the sun, a little bigger than I like (especially with the antenna), can use speakerphone or anything with phone closed....

I only have until 8/22 to swap out the 8300 or I am stuck with it.

no old phone to jump back into. Well the samsung should be out before that so try it out and see if you like it any better.

no snooze on calender reminders.hmmm don't know if i can help you there that is a new one to me. But The outside display is an issue, that is one reason i like the chocolate, i have no problems seeing it in the sun, the samsung 930 is also easliy read outdoors. The razr and the 8300 are hard to read in sunlight. You can use the samsung speakerphone with phone closed that is one nice function of that phone, that razr also allows this but that doesn't help you since you didn't like the design and you will not be able to read in sunlight. the samsung 870 will have a color display on the outside as well as the 5300 so neither one of those is going to help you with that issue, but the samsungs do allow for speakerphone with flip closed.

I wish I could customize my own phone like you can a car. They should allow that.

yup, that is why i love the chocolate, very customizable. You can remove verizon banner, animated wallpaper, set all shortcut keys, flash ui is sweet, allows you to have mp3 not just vcast music, allows you to set mp3's as alarm clock and you can put them in playlists unlike the other music phones. I would say you should really check that one out, but no speakerphone 😢 kinda of a buzz kill for some.

What sort of battery life does the chocolate have, maybe I had a couple of lemons?

i get about two hours of talk time or 2-3 days standby if not used.

The Sanyo MM-7500

wow so you are going to pay $200 dollars for a phone with no expandable memory, no bluetooth, shorter battery life, and not to boot ugly as hell. This phone is not any smaller either, another one of your reasons for hating the 8300 and it to will have an antenna sticking up. By the way you are not going to be able to read the outside display in direct sunlight on this on either, and the display is much smaller. Oh well they do need your business though, maybe you get a good deal on it since they only added 210,000 post paid subscribers last Q. I just can't seem to understand your logic but to each their own and I wish you the best of luck.

Actually I already own the 7500. I ported my numbers from Sprint to Verizon a week ago because my company uses Verizon. So I won't have to spend any money on the 7500. I already have it. And yes you can see the display on the outside window no problem.

well i still think you are nuts 🤣

Why am I crazy? I had the same service through Sprint and paid basically the same amount. Never had any trouble with dropped calls or anything anwhere I traveled in the country.

oh i just thought of one last one. The samsung 970. They have it for $99. 2mp camera, bluetooth, expandable memory, mp3 player,speakerphone with it closed, the outside display is not oled like the 8300 so it will be a little better in sunlight and it really isn't much bigger and at leaste there is no antenna on top. Just a thought and last one at that.

I'm sure it's a nice phone, but it's just not for me. Not a big fan of having the camera on the side.

man, what a pain, you just find fault in everything. I find it hard to beleive you find all of these issues with Verizon phones but can't find any with that sanyo. I couldn't live without bluetooth and expandable memory (on a music playing phone) You seem like the type that is never happy. Oh well, I just think you are crazy for using that on Sprint instead of some of the Verizon phones available. I personally would never carry that sanyo, if I had to have sprint their are better option, I would perfer the fusic or the blade, but to each their own.

Is there any kind of MP3 or music player?????

like everyone else has said, it is a mid tier phone with no music capabilities.

Its not very much of an upgrade for me. It has all the same features of my current phone (8910) plus Bluetooth (but I can't use it anyway since my PC isnt Bluetooth enabled)

AwpdsR

Most people would want the BT for the wireless headset, not their computer. Having said that, you can buy a USB BT adapter for under 30-bucks.

BT is the way to go!

Cheers!