Why would someone want a PDA vs. a Blackberry when the Blackberry unlimited data plan is $29.99 and the PDA is $44.99?

I'm in the market for a phone to check email, access the web and if necessary, tether to a PC. Over the two year contract that adds up to a savings of $360 going the Blackberry route. It appears all the cool Google applications work on both. I'm I missing anything?

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Pretty good read.

http://www.forbes.com/wireless/2008/03/10/testing-mo ... »


BEDMINSTER, N.J. - On the surface, Lou LaMedica is just another friendly guy who lives in New Jersey and enjoys Dilbert cartoons. But behind closed doors, LaMedica transforms into a sort of superhero of the cellphone industry, a guy who fights daily against dropped calls and crummy reception.

LaMedica runs Verizon Wireless' testing laboratory in Bedminister, N.J. Inside a nondescript building, behind a series of locked doors, LaMedica and his team of 37 engineers put about 100 cellphones a year through a rigorous series of tests, including baking, zapping and X-raying. LaMedica joking...
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Because my coverage with AT&T is unreliable in NC I'm planning to return to Verizon. I've enjoyed being able to transfer mp3 files to my phone to use as ringtones as well as transferring pictures taken with the phone to my PC via bluetooth or USB cable. I don't want to give up my current set of ringtones and since they're personally made ones I can't repurchase them.

On which phones can I transfer mp3 files to from my PC to use as ringtones? I saw a review regarding the Moto V3m that said you couldn't. Wouldn't the Moto Phone Tools software allow you to transfer files or has Verizon blocked that?

It's been a while since I've posted anything on these forums because I've been rather busy. As many of you know, there are a few new PDA devices coming out. Okay... so maybe "new" isn't the word for it.

January 27th will see the online launch of the Blackberry 8830 Red and the Blackberry 8130 Pink. Not new, but nonetheless there are probably people looking forward to them. The red 8830 is actually kinda nice, but I would still rather prefer the black one.

However, there is one new one (as my topic title suggests). As I've stated several times, and that you guys have even guessed, Verizon is getting the HTC Touch. The SKU for the phone is XV6900 and there are SKUs for the holster and other accessories already listed in the system....
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background:
i had a samsung i700 which i had been using with verizon for about a year. recently i bought another pda, the i730, and got it activated (from a gowireless verizon store). aight so i go into a corporate verizon store because for some reason i have been getting charged for a data plan which i did not sign up for. come to find out that the guy at the gowireless store somehow signed me up for this data plan which i did not authorize. the guy at the verizon store was helpful and removed the data plan (he also said they are moving to where all pda's have to have a data plan...any thoughts on that?). now i understand that this was not verizon's fault but gowireless is contracted to sell their service right? anyways the guy was like yo...
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Today I took my blackberry 8830 to the vzw store. The phone would not turn on and would not charge. The lady behind the counter looked at my phone for 15 min before even said a word to me. The whole time she was looking at her own phone. would like to know where vzw gets these people? In the end the only thing wrong was the charger. Come on verizon will you hire employees that actually want to work. I'm sure ATT does not have this problem.

Its going to be in stores next month!

They Gzone is not in burgurdy and gold

Hey, i got an lg voyager and when i type out text messages that are over like 120 characters my friends say they just see a bunch of symbols. I really don't think its my phone but is it? Thanks 4 the help!

🤣 https://www.phonescoop.com/account/user.php?i d=122390&back=1 🤣

I called in yesterday inquiring about service. Every time I asked a simple question if the representative didn't know the answer the representative would hang up on me. This happened three times. Once when I asked if the $4.99 Total Equipment Protection covered smartphones, again when I asked if call forwarding was included free in all plans, and yet another time when I asked if the Unlimited plan could be used with smart phones.

What is the deal? Is the telesales department not allowed to answer questions unless you run a credit check or something? I just don't understand how when faced with possibly earning three lines of service you would hang up when you don't know an answer to a question instead of trying to figure it out.

just curious.. I am slated to start soon.. and I was wondering.

I presently have the Americas Choice II Family Share plan with 500 minutes. My obligation to this contract ended last October. When I went to upgrade to the Moto Z6tv I was told that I would also be required to upgrade to a Nationwide Basic plan. The Nationwide plan I was considering was an extra $10 per month, but was also for 700 minutes instead on the 500 minutes I have now. The problem is I never use all 500 minutes that I have now, so I can't justify buying more minutes that I will never use. I also do about 5 text messages per month, so I don't need a texting plan.

This is my question. I recently stumbled upon a great deal on a refurbished Z6tv. If I purchase this phone, will I be able to activate it without upgrading to the ...
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That Nextel18 has disappeared!! He definitely ain't in the Sprint forum! 🤣 🤣 🤣

Anyone know how to turn on the evdo in a samsung u740(alias)? I had my wifes phone software upgraded and it doesn't show evdo anymore. Could they accidentally turned it off?

I wonder if this will be manufactured and if so which carrier will pick it up. Seems pretty cool though!

http://gizmodo.com/364076/touchscreen-blackberry-pat ... »

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Does anyone know when this is coming out?? Not a guess but actual date??

and noticed that it has dropped to $349.00 with a $100 distount PLUS a $50 mail-in rebate! $199?!?! When did that price drop? I swear it was like $299 just 2 or 3 days ago. Is a price drop an indicator of them releasing a new phone soon? I have heard the Touch is supposedly coming this month - could that be the reason?

Can you do that? Verizon renames year-old Samsung U740 to "Alias"

Posted Mar 6th 2008 12:10PM by Chris Ziegler
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA

After a full year on the market, Verizon's apparently looking to give its dual-hinged U740 textmeister a swift kick in the pants. How? By hooking it up with a slick, marketing department-approved name, of course. The U740 will heretofore be known simply as the "Alias," which we don't really think has anything to do with the phone's physical characteristics, but maybe we're just totally missing something here. The specs obviously haven't changed, but at the very least, we think we can probably expect the phone to be on the market for a while yet seeing how they've i...
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