COME ON VERIZON MAKE SOME GOOD PHONES!!!!!!!!!
OK, so first off i understand everyone and i mean everyone has different tastes and ideas about what they want in a phone, i also know that the demand for new phones is at a all time high and i also understand the business politics which must go on in the verizon offices. With that being said, i believe verizon has lived off its past, it has cashed in on it's superior network and call clarity. But the competition is catching up and i really dont think vzw see's any threat and only produce middle of the road technology phones and w/ very little selection of styles.
It is like building the autobon but only being able to drive a Yugo on it, it is like creating the greatest and must plush resturant but only serving hamburgers and hotdogs....
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It is like building the autobon but only being able to drive a Yugo on it, it is like creating the greatest and must plush resturant but only serving hamburgers and hotdogs....
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buddha said:
But the competition is catching up
what! when did this happen? 😕
I'm flabbergasted
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I'm not sure what VZW's criteria is anymore, but some manufacturers simply don't make CDMA phones like Siemens & Sony Ericsson. Nokia prefers making GSM phones because the market is dominated by GSM, plus criteria for GSM carriers isn't as stringent as CDMA carriers like Sprint & VZW. I'm not sure why Sanyo only makes phones for Sprint, but they're the only carrier that carries Sanyo. If a carrier doesn't want to make CDMA phones, you can't make them do so. To buddha: If you want the coolest phones that Cingular & T-Mobile have, then you should go with those carriers. Verizon Wireless will never have all the coolest phones that Cingular & T-Mobile have, simply because manufacturers find it easier to make & market GSM phones due to its d...
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gunny said:buddha said:
But the competition is catching up
what! when did this happen? 😕
It hasn't. But its fun to say I guess. 🙂
Personally, I think VZW's phone selection has gotten a lot more proper lately. Phones like the RAZR, Nokia 6256, Moto e815, LG 9800/V.. all tight phones. The 6256 even has full bluetooth.
I look over at the gsm side an' don' really see anything that looks like a 'gotta' have. Maybe the Sidekick 2? Even the SLVR don' really matter to me, 'cus like the RAZR, I'd imagine it'll come over to the cdma side 'ventually.
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SystemShock said:gunny said:buddha said:
But the competition is catching up
what! when did this happen? 😕
It hasn't. But its fun to say I guess. 🙂
Personally, I think VZW's phone selection has gotten a lot more proper lately. Phones like the RAZR, Nokia 6256, Moto e815, LG 9800/V.. all tight phones. The 6256 even has full bluetooth.
I look over at the gsm side an' don' really see anything that looks like a 'gotta' have. Maybe the Sidekick 2? Even the SLVR don' really matter to me, 'cus like the RAZR, I'd imagine it'll come over to the cdma side 'ventually.
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my GF has T-mobile and about the only good looking phone they have is the one she has, the v330.
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I think they have a few good looking phones. Starting with that new Samsung Slider -- I think it's the t809, or something like that.
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SForsyth01 said:
I agree with you that their phone selection has caught up with the competition, but, you can't include the 6256i in that statement. IMHO, the 6256 is nothing more than a more stable Moto t720 with bluetooth. It looks just like it.
Check the user reviews.. the 6256 is actually rated better than the RAZR or the e815 (an' of course light-years ahead of the t720). Peeps luv this phone. 🙂
It also has 'bout a zillion features the t720 never dreamed of havin', even not countin' bluetooth. Though I'll grant ya there is a superficial physical resemblance.
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A. The Razor is not small it is thin, there is a difference. Would you carry around a phone the size of sheet of notebook paper and call it small?
B. The Razor is not new, might be new to vzw but not new, which is my point exactly. Vzw is rolling out the newest technology in the razor but the phone has been out on other carriors for over a year.
C. If you dont think Cing and Sprint are catching up on VZW your crazy. Yes i still believe VZW's network is above all others but the competitors are catching up, not there yet but are catching up.
I didnt create this thread to debate phone sizes and phone preferences but just wanted to say w/ the superior network why not offer superior handsets.... thats it.
B. The Razor is not new, might be new to vzw but not new, which is my point exactly. Vzw is rolling out the newest technology in the razor but the phone has been out on other carriors for over a year.
C. If you dont think Cing and Sprint are catching up on VZW your crazy. Yes i still believe VZW's network is above all others but the competitors are catching up, not there yet but are catching up.
I didnt create this thread to debate phone sizes and phone preferences but just wanted to say w/ the superior network why not offer superior handsets.... thats it.
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buddha said:
A. The Razor is not small it is thin, there is a difference. Would you carry around a phone the size of sheet of notebook paper and call it small?
Used ta agree wit' you there, but after playin' with a RAZR in Circuit City recently, I've changed my mind. The RAZR is actually acceptably small. I used to think it was too tall, but the internal antennae form factor helps.. my Nokia 6256 is actually taller than the RAZR, due to the external antennae stub.
The RAZR *is* about a quarter-inch wider, but thats nuthin' to lose sleep over.
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VZW has seldom boasted the newest phones on market. Since everyone likes using the RAZR as an example... when it first came out a problem I heard a lot about it was that the metal used for the keypad would crack, or that the display would blink out. VZW often lets other companies go through the inital "growing pains" with the newer phone models before having them released on there service.
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xIsamuTM said:
VZW has seldom boasted the newest phones on market. Since everyone likes using the RAZR as an example... when it first came out a problem I heard a lot about it was that the metal used for the keypad would crack, or that the display would blink out. VZW often lets other companies go through the inital "growing pains" with the newer phone models before having them released on there service.
That's true, an' one of the advantages of not bein' first to get a phone.. all the other carriers get to 'beta test' it for ya 🙂
But to be fair, some problems still slip through.
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Well. The first Verizon phone I had was the LG VX7000. I had the phone for almost 2 years and must say i was VERY pleased with it. I always got good reception, even though most harp on Verizon's UI, this phone was the 1st to use it and I am quite comfortable with it. (Made the switch to my new 8100 much easier.)
I am also very happy with the 8100. This is a good quality phone. I have no reception problems, the phone feels great, looks great, has all the new technology that I will never use anyway.. but its still there.
Overall I am happy with Verizon.
I am also very happy with the 8100. This is a good quality phone. I have no reception problems, the phone feels great, looks great, has all the new technology that I will never use anyway.. but its still there.
Overall I am happy with Verizon.
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Verizon does not make Phones? Atleast not that I know of.
Verzion may comission a phone to be converted to their network, or specifically made for their network. Or a Manufacturer depending on "demand" and "allotment" produce a CDMA phone for Verizon.
CDMA Phones for Verizon Wireless carry a higher manufacturing cost, not only because ther rest of the world uses a flexible, modulular GSM transciever. and CDMA carries a higher lisence fee.
But also because VZW commisions for custom firmware.
Firmware that operates the phone is usually PLUGABLE (Just like the Phonenix BIOS/Award BIOS on PC's) an OEM can use modules to compile the final image loaded onto the FLASH.
So most of the firmware code between the phones are grossly si...
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Verzion may comission a phone to be converted to their network, or specifically made for their network. Or a Manufacturer depending on "demand" and "allotment" produce a CDMA phone for Verizon.
CDMA Phones for Verizon Wireless carry a higher manufacturing cost, not only because ther rest of the world uses a flexible, modulular GSM transciever. and CDMA carries a higher lisence fee.
But also because VZW commisions for custom firmware.
Firmware that operates the phone is usually PLUGABLE (Just like the Phonenix BIOS/Award BIOS on PC's) an OEM can use modules to compile the final image loaded onto the FLASH.
So most of the firmware code between the phones are grossly si...
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VERIZON DOES NOT MANNUFACTUR THE PHONE - ITS THE SAME MANYFACTURS THAT DO ALL OTHER CARRIERS. HOW IS IT THE TOWERS FAULT HOW THE PHONE BEHAVES
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1. Qualcomm TESTPHONE 6500- CDMA/EV-DO (Read the Datasheet sic.)
http://www.qualcomm.com/qctest/products/qtp6500.html »
2. Hyndai/Curitel (in Korean only)-
http://www.curitel.com/html/product/index.asp »
(CDMA2000 - 1x EV-DO Phones)
3. LG LC650
http://cn.lge.com/md/product/prodcategorylist.do?act ... »
(Chinese only, looks like a Nokia 6200 Knock-off)
http://www.qualcomm.com/qctest/products/qtp6500.html »
2. Hyndai/Curitel (in Korean only)-
http://www.curitel.com/html/product/index.asp »
(CDMA2000 - 1x EV-DO Phones)
3. LG LC650
http://cn.lge.com/md/product/prodcategorylist.do?act ... »
(Chinese only, looks like a Nokia 6200 Knock-off)
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