Motorola V710

There are three options:

a)$25 credit for the service.

b) returned v710 for full credit if you have receipt or $200 if not, continue vzw serice and purchase another phone with same price as if was new contract.

c) return v710 for full refund if you have receipt or $200 if not, cancel the service without cancelation fee.

For those of already cancelled service before the settlement, you will get your cancellation fee back.

Eligibility of the settlement is for those of you purchased v710 before 01/01/2005.

hzv710 said:
There are three options:

a)$25 credit for the service.
[snip]

Thanks. Do you know how this credit is applied? Is it an accrued monthly refund/credit or something like that?

This is a one time credit if you chosing continue using the v710 and vzw services.

BTW, one correction to the eligibility date should be 01/31/2005, not 01/01/2005.

If this is true, it would seem like I can upgrade to e815, pocket at least $100 in cash, and seem edit to allow OBEX so it will actually work in my Toyota vehicle the way it should have worked on day one. I don't understand these edits well but I wonder why this was worked out for the e815 and still no OBEX on the V710. Someone could make a few bucks by offering their services to flash the phones to OBEX and sending them back. I paid someone $25 including return shipping to unlock my Motorola GSM phone and it was a good deal for all involved. I saw one e815 sold on ebay where the seller ofered to enable OBEX for free at the buyers request.

jsb15 said:
If this is true, it would seem like I can upgrade to e815, pocket at least $100 in cash, and seem edit to allow OBEX so it will actually work.

It is a good deal, and it was worth the work. I paid $339 for my V710 last August. Wonder what I should buy now?

Will this settlement apply to Verizon Customers in NY?

av234 said:
Will this settlement apply to Verizon Customers in NY?

Everywhere. Bear in mind, the settlement was not signed by the Judge yet, but the parties reached the agreement.

I have the 710, and am interested in upgrading to the 815, i believe i joined the class action suit, should i wait to get the 815 - seeing as though i may get money back? Does anyone know when this is supposed to go through?

Nitefury said:
I have the 710, and am interested in upgrading to the 815, i believe i joined the class action suit, should i wait to get the 815 - seeing as though i may get money back? Does anyone know when this is supposed to go through?

Think of the V710 as a collectors item for right now, if you bought it from Verizon before 2/1/2005.

I don't mean to sound out of tune here but i think Verizon got of this a little easy i was reading the 3 options to choice from for the settlement and i think Verizon should have received a little bit more than a tap on the hand for this one.

motoman82 said:
I don't mean to sound out of tune here but i think Verizon got of this a little easy i was reading the 3 options to choice from for the settlement and i think Verizon should have received a little bit more than a tap on the hand for this one.

Agreed. I think they should have re-wrote the software Bluetooth stack and allowed OBEX to be introduced into this phone. But I'm not totally disappointed with the fact that I'll trade in my v710 for the refresh of the e815.

I'm a bit out of the loop on this... I haven't been on Phone Scoop since buying the v710 a year ago (August 2004 on the first day it came out).

1. Do I need to do anything to be part of the Class Action?

2. What's the major diff. between the 815 and the 710? Is it just the OBEX cabability?

3. If I'm 1 year through my 2 year contract on the v710 - what's the best thing to do?

Thanks.

kgray said:
If I'm 1 year through my 2 year contract on the v710 - what's the best thing to do?

Get your money back if you bought it before 2/1/2005.

https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

I received notice from those initiating the class action suit that there would soon be information (presumably the same provided here) at http://www.verizonwireless.com/V710Settlement .

Any word on when that site will be active?

Also, would there be any restrictions on the condition of the phone for the refund (I'd probably go with Option B)? My phone was damaged, and I had to Ebay a replacement (thought the V710 was purchased at Verizon during activation). I still have the no-longer functioning V710 in my possession.

okstatendn said:
I received notice from those initiating the class action suit that there would soon be information (presumably the same provided here) at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/V710Settlement. »

Any word on when that site will be active?

Dear Verizon Customer:

We apologize for the delay. Verizon has advised us that details of the settlement
will be posted on www.VerizonWireless.com/V710Settlement by Monday, September 26, 2005. In addition, claim forms will be mailed out to Verizon customers on October 3rd and 4th.

Thank you,

Kirtland & Packard LLP

http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=5870277&p ... »

go to www.verizonwireless.com - click on the bobbtom "Legal Notices", it's the first one there.

I think the two biggest differences is that the e815 does not function in analog mode and that it is EV-DO compliant (faster downloads). The V710 is 1xRTT compliant only.

Thanks for the details. Please let us know when the suit gets settled. Any idea when that might be? Also, how long do you think the credit would be good for? (ie. how long after the settlement would you be able to return your phone...I may keep it for a bit and wait for a better option to trade up to)

WHERE DO I GO AND AHO DO I TALK TO SO THE I CAN GET THE NEW PHONE I CALLED VERIZON AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THIS WHOLE DEAL. AND I REALLY WANT TO GET A NEW PHONE.

Like any settlement this might take a while Verizon is being cheap about it all i mean come on only a $25 credit to your account and keep your phone and than the other 2 cheap options. Verizon is about to be in the dog pound again for something that I am SURE wont be settled so easily. They need to be taught a hard stern lesson and not get the easy way out and buy themselves out of these situations anymore its about time some people stand up to this company. You know what they say the bigger they are the harder they fall!

This was posted over at HoFo, a response from an inquiry.
--------------------------------
Thank you for your inquiry, and for your information.

We can advise that we have successfully entered into a very favorable settlement with Verizon. In short, they will be required to buy back any V710 (and V710 specific accessories) that the customer wants to return for full $ paid. The class notices will be mailed in early September. There are some other options as well, for those who want to keep the phone. Details will be set up on an administrators web site soon.


Golnaz Pak
Kirtland & Packard LLP.
2361 Rosecrans Avenue
Fourth Floor
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310)536-1000 (Tel)
(310) 536-1001 (Fax)

how do I make sure I am included in the settlement? Do I need to register with someone?

I did purchase my v710 prior to January 2005, but I dropped it in water about 2 months ago. Since then, I purchased an e815.

Any ideas on how that might affect my eligibility for the settlement?

TaZaR said:
I did purchase my v710 prior to January 2005, but I dropped it in water about 2 months ago. Since then, I purchased an e815.

Any ideas on how that might affect my eligibility for the settlement?

The settlement would unwind whatever deal you made on the V710, but you probably need to have it in your possession.

I still have the broken v710. Would that work?

Thanks.

TaZaR said:
I still have the broken v710. Would that work?

I think so. You just have to return the phone.

Cool.

Thanks.

so for those suckers that purchased it after Feb 2, 05, they have no recourse then???

If you didn't know all you needed to about OBEX and Bluetooth on the V710 by 2/2/05 and still bought one, then you have no reason to whine now about wanting a settlement.

dee1jay said:
If you didn't know all you needed to about OBEX and Bluetooth on the V710 by 2/2/05 and still bought one, then you have no reason to whine now about wanting a settlement.

Second that.

do you know when and where we will go to get the phones replaced i need to get rid of this phone? how long do i have to wait?

I walked into the Verizon store and told them I needed my original receipt They found the info was in their system even though it was purchased from another store. They printed a duplicate receipt dated when I bought the phone. That's it. 😁