sk1939Premium
join:2010-10-23
Washington, DC
kudos:9 | Verizon Verizon, you and AT&T seem to like to block most anything that threatens your revenue streams don't you. |
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| Familiar? This reminds me of when V blocked Google Maps from accessing the GPS on the phones while trying to get users to pay for VZNavigator.
Hmmm.
Dave
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to sk1939
Re: Verizon Google Wallet works just fine on Sprint CDMA phones. Why not on Verizon phones? |
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 amarryatVerizon FiOS
join:2005-05-02
Marshfield, MA
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Re: Familiar? said by workablob:This reminds me of when V blocked Google Maps from accessing the GPS on the phones while trying to get users to pay for VZNavigator.
Hmmm.
Dave
I was going to say the exact same thing. I had a Blackberry at the time and called to complain. They said it was a security issue. And then they unlocked them a year later. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to sk1939
Re: Verizon There's nothing wrong with them trying. All corporations try to make as much money as possible. However, this type of activity should cause the "ref" to throw a flag and at the very least, request a booth review. |
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 rit56
join:2000-12-01
New York, NY
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Would anyone really use Verizon as their "credit card"? No way will that ever happen. Denying Google wallet is no different than Visa imposing rules that you can't use Master Card. The whole "it's their network" is bull. They can't be allowed to force you to but products through them only. Total bullshit. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to rradina
The problem is the ref is on the payroll of the bigger team.
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 morboComplete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000 | Verizon plays dirty Verizon is in the wrong here. However, with a impotent FCC leadership the consequences are a verbal reprimand or worse yet -- no action at all.
This is a bigger story than what it seems. |
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IONEX
join:2001-12-09
Austin, TX | APK You can't download Wallet through the Play Store on Verizon phones but if you download the APK from somewhere else it works fine. I use Google Wallet on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus using the above method and thankfully I did as I forgot my wallet the last time I went to CVS and it came in handy... |
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 JackarinoPremium
join:2006-12-28
Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | Are they bored I use Google wallet for many things! ugh
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 IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA
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| Which is why I like Apple Apple would not allow this. Apple controls the carriers, not the carriers controlling Apple. Verizon had to cave in since there was market demand for the iPhone on Verizon.
I bet Isis will fail as the number of merchants that will accept Google Wallet will outnumber the merchants who will sign onto Isis.
It would be nice if I could use my phone to pay my bus fare. The PVTA just put in new fareboxes. iPhones with a barcode scanner attachment and an iPhone app would have been cheaper. The new fareboxes function the same way as the old ones, they are just slightly fancier and are so late '90s tech wise whereas the old ones are '80s era tech. Smartphones are so 21st century tech.
As the debate over the dollar coin continues, I have a feeling that US currency will go paperless/coinless someday and go all digital with debit cards and smartphones. |
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 Steve MehsGun Control Is Using A Steady HandPremium
join:2005-07-16 | reply to IONEX
Re: APK I can download Google Wallet on my Droid DNA via the Play Store, in fact it came preloaded on the phone. Since it's basically useless on Verizon, I uninstalled it. When I would launch it, I'd get the same message that's in the picture above. |
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 VanPremium
join:2009-07-08
New Orleans, LA | Why should Verizon care if they are following the rules? Who would actually stop them?
Oh no, they are fined another $10,000 for that financial scheme that netted them over $100,000,000 dollars? What a reason to not do that again! |
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| f_verizon anyone still paying out the nose for verizon deserves what they get. i went from paying them over 100 a month with a crippled galaxy nexus to a nexus 4 on tmobile's 30 per month plan. big woop no lte im happy on hspa+ and it doesnt drain my battery. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to IowaCowboy
Re: Which is why I like Apple said by IowaCowboy:Apple would not allow this. Apple controls the carriers, not the carriers controlling Apple. Verizon had to cave in since there was market demand for the iPhone on Verizon.
I bet Isis will fail as the number of merchants that will accept Google Wallet will outnumber the merchants who will sign onto Isis.
It would be nice if I could use my phone to pay my bus fare. The PVTA just put in new fareboxes. iPhones with a barcode scanner attachment and an iPhone app would have been cheaper. The new fareboxes function the same way as the old ones, they are just slightly fancier and are so late '90s tech wise whereas the old ones are '80s era tech. Smartphones are so 21st century tech.
As the debate over the dollar coin continues, I have a feeling that US currency will go paperless/coinless someday and go all digital with debit cards and smartphones.
Please Apple is the worse at proprietary tyrany. Apple allows Google wallet on Iphones? |
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Re: Verizon And would anyone really use Google? I'd trust VZW with my information before Google and their data bank that is open to the highest bidder, and how has a track record of selling that information. |
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Re: Which is why I like Apple funny!
If T or VZW went to Apple and told them to remove something from the iTunes store it would be GONE. Apple only cares if they get their $$$ or not.
And before you start becoming an iProduct fan boy and VZW fanyboy- NOT everyone uses nor cares about iProducts so by using only their technology, limits the others from using it.
And as far as SmartPhones being 21st Century- that leaves Apple out on a LOT of things. Especially when many phones have better and higher specs than most of the iPhones. Apple has you over their desk bent over and they know it. |
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| Others Others do this same thing. Google is only in the news because its "Google" and nobody else.
BlackBoard the high school and secondary education software provider is only available on Sprint and certain devices. Maybe I should complain because it's not available on TMO??? And claim its a TMO issue.
If Google thinks they're above everyone else, well they need to just buy up someone and build out on their own, but wait! they decided they couldn't do that and had no intent in starting their own networks. |
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Re: Verizon Google needs to "pay up" on their bribes a bit better it seems if the refs are in ATT and Verizon's court. You'd think Google would have a team of lobbyists on its side, too. |
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