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gdm Premium,MVM join:2001-06-15 Mchenry, IL clubs:	reply to Boricua65 Re: Droid doesn't All the carriers are going to require a data plan for smartphones now.
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Locutus65 A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot Premium join:2001-05-24 Houston, TX clubs: ·Comcast	said by gdm : All the carriers are going to require a data plan for smartphones now. You can get by without a data plan if you pay full price for the phone. I have a Palm Treo without a data plan because I bought the phone outright. I've talked to Verizon recently and they confirmed that you can do without. I still have internet, just not the high speed. -- The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself...... and spiders.
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eberglar Thanks for the memories join:2001-03-04 Bloomsbury, NJ	reply to Boricua65 Why would you want any smartphone without a data plan?
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Locutus65 A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot Premium join:2001-05-24 Houston, TX clubs: ·Comcast	said by eberglar : Why would you want any smartphone without a data plan? Cause I'm cheap. As little as I use the internet on my phone it works fine without a data plan. I still make full use of the other smartphone features and Windows mobile. -- The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself...... and spiders.
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Boricua65 join:2002-01-26 Puerto Rico	reply to Locutus65 said by Locutus65 : You can get by without a data plan if you pay full price for the phone. I have a Palm Treo without a data plan because I bought the phone outright. I've talked to Verizon recently and they confirmed that you can do without. I still have internet, just not the high speed. Yeah, except full price it's almost $600 which I don't have either (but I'll keep it in mind ). -- Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. Robert Orben
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	reply to eberglar Just got back from the Verizon store ... which was PACKED. Everyone was crowded around the Droid Eris (a pretty good phone too) and the Droid. They had 4 Droids out and 3 Droid Eris' out and people were still waiting to play with them. I finally got a chance and man, it is a bad ass phone. Fast, responsive touch screen, YouTube worked directly from the browser, it looks a lot more "industrial" as my GF put it, but I like that. And did I mention it was FAST? I haven't played with a 3GS but there is simply no comparison between my 3G and the Droid. You flip the device and the screen instantly flips. Slide the screen to reveal the keyboard and bam, the screen flips. Animations and transitions are instantaneous. The only gripe I could find was scrolling a full webpage quickly is still jerky like most other mobile phones. I even performed a simple webpage load test (dslreports.com) and the Droid handily beat my 3G ... both over 3G with full bars. The only thing I couldn't play with was the email (Exchange) side of the house. Has anyone been able to find a review of the Droid running Exchange email? -- trafficcloak.com - pptp/sstp vpn services
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Locutus65 A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot Premium join:2001-05-24 Houston, TX clubs:	reply to eberglar I've read in one review that there is an issue with the camera focusing. anyone know anything about that? -- The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself...... and spiders.
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Fir_Na_Tine Giggity Giggity Premium join:2001-01-03 Clementon, NJ	reply to eberglar I'd like to get a Droid, I currently have a BB Curve and my new every two still has a year left on it though, so I don't think I can get this phone at the 2yr contract price. -- "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Jimi Hendrix
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	reply to Locutus65 said by Locutus65 : I've read in one review that there is an issue with the camera focusing. anyone know anything about that? With the auto focus or focusing in general? -- trafficcloak.com - pptp/sstp vpn services
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Locutus65 A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot Premium join:2001-05-24 Houston, TX clubs: ·Comcast	said by Matt : said by Locutus65 : I've read in one review that there is an issue with the camera focusing. anyone know anything about that? With the auto focus or focusing in general? It's the link in this thread that GDM put up. »www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/11/···-review/ Here's the section about the camera "The camera, a 5 megapixel autofocus dual LED flash, is straight up disappointing. It doesn’t seem to be hardware-related as we’re almost positive it’s a software issue, but man… did Kodak just say peace out to Moto or? This thing couldn’t focus on any sort of scene, portrait, landscape, a close-up — nothing — to save its life. On top of pictures not coming out focused properly, the camera application is ridiculously slow, sometimes pausing up to 7 or 8 seconds after you’ve taken a picture before it will let you snap again. What’s worse is that with geo-tagging enabled, delays get even longer." -- The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself...... and spiders.
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	»phandroid.com/2009/11/03/motorol···-review/ That link notes (with pictures) the inconsistent performance of the camera. That sounds like a software bug that needs to be addressed, rather than a hardware issue. -- trafficcloak.com - pptp/sstp vpn services
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Alcohol Premium join:2003-05-26 Somerset, NJ	reply to eberglar said by eberglar : Why would you want any smartphone without a data plan? Two words. Free Wifi. Why pay $30 a month when i can use "free" wifi at home, at work, at school and pretty much everywhere i go? -- I found the key to success but somebody changed the lock.
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Alcohol Premium join:2003-05-26 Somerset, NJ	reply to Locutus65 said by Locutus65 : I've read in one review that there is an issue with the camera focusing. anyone know anything about that? Ive heard it's just a little slow on focusing. No big deal unless you want to take pictures of moving objects. -- I found the key to success but somebody changed the lock.
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Boricua65 join:2002-01-26 Puerto Rico	reply to Alcohol said by Alcohol : Two words. Free Wifi. Why pay $30 a month when i can use "free" wifi at home, at work, at school and pretty much everywhere i go? The issue not free wi-fi but VZW will include the data plan, this is not an option. -- Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. Robert Orben
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	said by Boricua65 : said by Alcohol : Two words. Free Wifi. Why pay $30 a month when i can use "free" wifi at home, at work, at school and pretty much everywhere i go? The issue not free wi-fi but VZW will include the data plan, this is not an option. Unfortunately, all carriers now do this. It's total BS. -- trafficcloak.com - pptp/sstp vpn services
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Alcohol Premium join:2003-05-26 Somerset, NJ	reply to Boricua65 said by Boricua65 : said by Alcohol : Two words. Free Wifi. Why pay $30 a month when i can use "free" wifi at home, at work, at school and pretty much everywhere i go? The issue not free wi-fi but VZW will include the data plan, this is not an option. said by Locutus65 : said by gdm : All the carriers are going to require a data plan for smartphones now. You can get by without a data plan if you pay full price for the phone. I have a Palm Treo without a data plan because I bought the phone outright. I've talked to Verizon recently and they confirmed that you can do without. I still have internet, just not the high speed. As Locutus65 said you can buy the phone unlocked and not have to worry about a data plan. Which is what i always do. And i answered the question as to why i don't want a data plan that cost me $30 a month. I'd rather pay a higher price for an unlocked phone. -- I found the key to success but somebody changed the lock.
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	said by Alcohol : As Locutus65 said you can buy the phone unlocked and not have to worry about a data plan. Which is what i always do. And i answered the question as to why i don't want a data plan that cost me $30 a month. I'd rather pay a higher price for an unlocked phone. That's a good point. $199 for a phone with a data plan ($30/month) requirement, or $599 for an unlocked phone. The price of that data plan is $360/year, or $720 over the life of the contract. So if you don't want a data plan and can front the cash up-front, you'll come out much better buying an unlocked phone if you can find one. -- trafficcloak.com - pptp/sstp vpn services
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Alcohol Premium join:2003-05-26 Somerset, NJ	said by Matt : said by Alcohol : As Locutus65 said you can buy the phone unlocked and not have to worry about a data plan. Which is what i always do. And i answered the question as to why i don't want a data plan that cost me $30 a month. I'd rather pay a higher price for an unlocked phone. That's a good point. $199 for a phone with a data plan ($30/month) requirement, or $599 for an unlocked phone. The price of that data plan is $360/year, or $720 over the life of the contract. So if you don't want a data plan and can front the cash up-front, you'll come out much better buying an unlocked phone if you can find one. Also, your contract will most likely not be extended for 2 years if you buy an unlocked phone. -- I found the key to success but somebody changed the lock.
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imrf Premium join:2002-06-06 Utica, MI ·Comcast ·WOW Internet and C..	reply to Alcohol It's not slow at focusing, it has a hard time focusing at times. According to a Moto engineer who posted at Howard Forums, Moto is aware of the issue and is working on resolving it soon. Only time will tell I guess. It hasn't given me much of a headache, yet.
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Boricua65 join:2002-01-26 Puerto Rico	reply to Alcohol said by Alcohol : Also, your contract will most likely not be extended for 2 years if you buy an unlocked phone. Correct. The only problem is who has $599 to throw around on a phone , especially if something happens to it . -- Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. Robert Orben
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