Motorola Q
Is it worth getting if I don't.....
Is it worth getting if I don't want to pay an extra $50 a mo for Verizon's data services?
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I'm wondering the same thing... do you HAVE to get the data plan? I just wanted the keyboard for text messaging. I already have a blackberry for e-mail and don't feel like paying an extra $480 per year for this phone.
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Guys... this is a Blackberry alternative/competitor. Why the heck would you want to bother with this if you already have a BB? Go get another phone unless you are considering replacing your BB with a Q.
*NOT calling the Q better than BB - I don't know that*
I just know that having this and a BB seems like a total waste to me, seeing they're supposed to do the same thing, more or less.
Guys... this is a Blackberry alternative/competitor. Why the heck would you want to bother with this if you already have a BB? Go get another phone unless you are considering replacing your BB with a Q.
*NOT calling the Q better than BB - I don't know that*
I just know that having this and a BB seems like a total waste to me, seeing they're supposed to do the same thing, more or less.
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Everybody has different needs.
For me - my work pays for my blackberry data, but not the phone (not that I would use it anyway - it's awful).
So - I must carry a blackberry and a personal cell phone during the week.
There is no way that I'll convince my IT dept to send e-mail to the Q (they take at least 6 months to test any new hardware before they roll it out).
So - I'm keeping the blackberry for during the week (which isn't a problem - I have a briefcase to store it). I'll be carrying the Q as my cell phone and on weekends - and I still want a QWERTY for text messages and contact management, even if I don't use it for e-mail.
For me - my work pays for my blackberry data, but not the phone (not that I would use it anyway - it's awful).
So - I must carry a blackberry and a personal cell phone during the week.
There is no way that I'll convince my IT dept to send e-mail to the Q (they take at least 6 months to test any new hardware before they roll it out).
So - I'm keeping the blackberry for during the week (which isn't a problem - I have a briefcase to store it). I'll be carrying the Q as my cell phone and on weekends - and I still want a QWERTY for text messages and contact management, even if I don't use it for e-mail.
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Well if you're going Verizon, you have a couple other options, too. Check out the LG V. It's not a Smartphone and has a full keyboard.
But hey, don't let me steer you away from a Q!
But hey, don't let me steer you away from a Q!
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it's both heavier and thicker than the Q and has 1/10th of the features.
Not a chance.
Not a chance.
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I'd say get the V then. Not as cool, but it might be a little smaller. (I can't believe I actually said that!) 😲
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Basically, what I am asking though - is it worth it to get a smartphone without paying for Verizon's $50/mo data plan?
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I think so... it's got lots of cool features - aside from the e-mail sync. How about the ability to get your entire Outlook address book and calendar in there - with bluetooth sync. Plus QWERTY for txt messages, video camera, etc. Plust great form factor.
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Looks neat but not a good deal for me
by aloha Today, 12:04 PM
I just got to see what the Q will look/feel like. Man it is pretty cool, but I don't think that I will be buying one soon. I would love to buy one retail and simply do an esn change to put it on my current plan but from what VZW said it doesn't work like that. You can't use your plan minutes to access the web, e-mail, etc. You have to have a data plan, which I can't add to my family plan. So for people like me it doesn't seem to be an option.
by aloha Today, 12:04 PM
I just got to see what the Q will look/feel like. Man it is pretty cool, but I don't think that I will be buying one soon. I would love to buy one retail and simply do an esn change to put it on my current plan but from what VZW said it doesn't work like that. You can't use your plan minutes to access the web, e-mail, etc. You have to have a data plan, which I can't add to my family plan. So for people like me it doesn't seem to be an option.
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I was in new store that has just opened and still has construction blocking the entrance to it. The manager was very helpful and went that extra mile to try to get a sale since I was one of less than ten walk-ins in the three days they have been open. She let me look at the display model and put me on a list to call me when the shipment came in.
I think it was just because they were hurting for a sale. Another store here gave me the brush off when I asked about it.
I think it was just because they were hurting for a sale. Another store here gave me the brush off when I asked about it.
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