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| Greedy Verizon Verizon is just mad that they said "no" to Apple in the first place.
If they really want to have something that competes with the iPhone, they had better make their Android phones a lot less clunky than the G1 and G2.
Or here's another idea: make the monthly price for the data service cheaper than what AT&T charges for the iPhone (or wait...this is greedy Verizon we are talking about that likes to nickel and dime their customers!). |
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2 edits | The drop dead Apple "Verizon Droid" said by crazyk4952:If they really want to have something that competes with the iPhone, they had better make their Android phones a lot less clunky than the G1 and G2. And this is supposed to be just that. Faster, slimmer, bigger screen(3.7 in.), better camera, newer Android OS version, etc than any Android phone yet released.
Pics here, looks good:
»www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/···a-droid/
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For now, I'm content with my Pre. Even with all its imperfections it's still a heck of a phone, and between community mods and official updates, my complaints are starting to get whittled down. Still, I'm always keeping an eye on the Android scene for something truly game changing to emerge.
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 NightfallMy Goal Is To Deny YoursPremium,MVM
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said by fAcEtIOUs:said by crazyk4952:If they really want to have something that competes with the iPhone, they had better make their Android phones a lot less clunky than the G1 and G2. And this is supposed to be just that. Faster, slimmer, bigger screen(3.7 in.), better camera, newer Android OS version, etc than any Android phone yet released. Pics here, looks good: » www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/···a-droid/ I want to see some reviews of the product before I make up my mind. There are some fanboys out there saying this phone is equal to the second coming of Christ. Hell, even I waited on the fence for the Iphone 3g to come out before I bought it. If this new phone is in fact that awesome, word will spread quickly. Otherwise, it will just die on the vine like so many other products that have been touted as the next "iphone killer".
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The keyboard reminds me of an old HP calculator. The whole shell of the phone gives me a plastic "cheap" look.
The screen isn't bright and vibrant like the iPhone.
The back is fugly.
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said by Nightfall:said by fAcEtIOUs:said by crazyk4952:If they really want to have something that competes with the iPhone, they had better make their Android phones a lot less clunky than the G1 and G2. And this is supposed to be just that. Faster, slimmer, bigger screen(3.7 in.), better camera, newer Android OS version, etc than any Android phone yet released. Pics here, looks good: » www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/···a-droid/ I want to see some reviews of the product before I make up my mind. There are some fanboys out there saying this phone is equal to the second coming of Christ. Hell, even I waited on the fence for the Iphone 3g to come out before I bought it. If this new phone is in fact that awesome, word will spread quickly. Otherwise, it will just die on the vine like so many other products that have been touted as the next "iphone killer". IMO, there's no way this phone can beat out iPhone. It can be "the killer" phone, but the iPhone has something that the droid doesn't - it has the Apple name behind it.
Like the Pre (which is a great phone, btw), the Droid will just be another "smartphone".
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| said by Rob:IMO, there's no way this phone can beat out iPhone. It can be "the killer" phone, but the iPhone has something that the droid doesn't - it has the Apple name behind it. Like the Pre (which is a great phone, btw), the Droid will just be another "smartphone". Well then I want to see some reviews on the smartphone. I am not married to the Iphone at all due to the apple name. I enjoy the phone because it just works for me.
Will this phone be the next big thing? I have no idea. I am at least willing to read the reviews though. One thing I will not do is start touting the Droid to be the Iphone killer like many fanboys are doing right now.
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Re: Greedy Verizon said by crazyk4952:Or here's another idea: make the monthly price for the data service cheaper than what AT&T charges for the iPhone (or wait...this is greedy Verizon we are talking about that likes to nickel and dime their customers!). What are you talking about? PDA data plans are $30 from Verizon and iPhone plans are $30 from AT&T. They are exactly the same. |
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Re: The drop dead Apple "Verizon Droid" said by Rob:but the iPhone has something that the droid doesn't - it has the Apple name behind it. To me, the Apple brand has continued to mean "cool but expensive and incompatible." Buying a phone because it's Apple-branded is like buying a backpack for the Nike "swoosh." Rather foolish, unless you're really into "swooshes."
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Hmmm it seems to me Android has a name behind it to! GOOGLE may be the name. |
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Re: Greedy Verizon Yes I know that. My point was that if Verizon wants to compete with the iPhone, they should lower the cost of the data plan for their android phones. This would make more people consider switching to the Android. |
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| said by crazyk4952:Yes I know that. My point was that if Verizon wants to compete with the iPhone, they should lower the cost of the data plan for their android phones. This would make more people consider switching to the Android. There are things to compete on other than price. People don't choose the iPhone or any Apple product based on price, therefore it would be foolish to compete against the iPhone on price. |
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Re: The drop dead Apple "Verizon Droid" said by Rob:The keyboard reminds me of an old HP calculator. The whole shell of the phone gives me a plastic "cheap" look. The screen isn't bright and vibrant like the iPhone. The back is fugly. Supposedly the keyboard isn't finalized. I hope it's not. I like the G1 keyboard much better than that.
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said by Rob:IMO, there's no way this phone can beat out iPhone. It can be "the killer" phone, but the iPhone has something that the droid doesn't - it has the Apple name behind it. Except that, at least in the U.S., the iPhone also has the "AT&T" name on it (and their associated garbage data networks). Seriously, it's the utter craptacularness of AT&T that keeps me from hopping on the iPhone train (well, other things, too, but that's the primary one).
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Re: Greedy Verizon said by crazyk4952:Yes I know that. My point was that if Verizon wants to compete with the iPhone, they should lower the cost of the data plan for their android phones. This would make more people consider switching to the Android. Dunno: I'm stuck paying $60/mo for voice service plus $30 for data service. If I could get a $70/mo data-only plan and a phone that could do pure VOIP, I'd go that route.
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Re: The drop dead Apple "Verizon Droid" said by fAcEtIOUs:said by crazyk4952:If they really want to have something that competes with the iPhone, they had better make their Android phones a lot less clunky than the G1 and G2. And this is supposed to be just that. Faster, slimmer, bigger screen(3.7 in.), better camera, newer Android OS version, etc than any Android phone yet released. Pics here, looks good: » www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/···a-droid/ It does look good. I hope it has a more vibrant screen and Verizon/Motorola can do something about the clunky Android OS. I am pretty tired of my iPhone and the AT&T network, I'm just waiting for a thin slider like the Droid to be released. Once a compelling phone comes out, we're paying our ETFs and leaving AT&T.
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said by nixen:said by Rob:IMO, there's no way this phone can beat out iPhone. It can be "the killer" phone, but the iPhone has something that the droid doesn't - it has the Apple name behind it. Except that, at least in the U.S., the iPhone also has the "AT&T" name on it (and their associated garbage data networks). Seriously, it's the utter craptacularness of AT&T that keeps me from hopping on the iPhone train (well, other things, too, but that's the primary one). Which brings up another good point. Apple can open up the iPhone to T-Mobile and that would increase the number of iPhone numbers fairly quickly.
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said by Rob:said by nixen:said by Rob:IMO, there's no way this phone can beat out iPhone. It can be "the killer" phone, but the iPhone has something that the droid doesn't - it has the Apple name behind it. Except that, at least in the U.S., the iPhone also has the "AT&T" name on it (and their associated garbage data networks). Seriously, it's the utter craptacularness of AT&T that keeps me from hopping on the iPhone train (well, other things, too, but that's the primary one). Which brings up another good point. Apple can open up the iPhone to T-Mobile and that would increase the number of iPhone numbers fairly quickly. In my experience, T-Mobile is even worse than AT&T and their network is even smaller.
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