Verizon Droid Thread
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I received the phone the other day. I am very impressed with the thing. The only complaint I have is the keyboard is a small hassle to type on. The keys are a little stingy to press and arent delineated well from each other.
Aside from that, a very good specimen of consumer electronics. I keep learning/discoving new things every day. Some very good apps already.
Anyone else get it, or on the fence about this?
Aside from that, a very good specimen of consumer electronics. I keep learning/discoving new things every day. Some very good apps already.
Anyone else get it, or on the fence about this?
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I have the Dare and even though it has issues, it does the simple web browsing that I need, and I only need the $15 vpak for unlimited browsing. The pricey data plans were what kept me out of the smartphone market.
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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
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I considered the iPhone, but there is absolutely NO way I'm going with AT&T!! I have a Blackberry for work on AT&T and the network seriously sucks!
I've considered the Droid. $199 with a new contract isn't too bad.
Oh, to the OP...many reviews have said the same thing about the keyboard.
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That sux about the data plan
My contract is up in 4 months and was curious about the Droid
I've been happy with my service so far I've only had Verizon for 2 years..I get a 17% discount through my work so its a good deal
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I am looking forward to getting into the smart phone market.
My upgrade wasnt due until January. If you call in, they are handing out early upgrades like candy for these Droid phones. They also took an additional $50 off my droid and also gave me an instant rebate, so it cost me about $160 including tax. They also gave me an additional 50 minutes a month.
I was a little nervous because I was happy with my old phone (EnV3) and I also was skeptical of adding the data plan. I have no buyers remorse with this though. Its great.
I just signed onto facebook and it asked me if I wanted to synch my contacts with facebook. It did and now people's pictures show up on my phone when they call and I can also access their facebook pages instantly from my contacts.
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that's good, I don't want an iphone.
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That's the thing with me too... I'd like to have an iphone, but not with AT&T. I started out with Verizon many years ago (back when it was Bell Atlantic Mobile) and at different times tried Sprint and At&T because of some promotion or whatever, and both times went back to Verizon for the customer service and the network. The carriers aren't even comparable in my mind.
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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
this is good to hear...my upgrade isn't until march and i tried to upgrade at best buy but they wouldn't do it...looks like i'll be going to a verizon store this weekend!
I think you have to call. Or try to contact them via their website and write that you would like an early upgrade for this phone if possible... The stores dont seem to have as much leeway to give you deals it seems.
Couldn't agree more!!!
My personal phone is though Verizon and my Blackberry is through AT&T.
I travel a lot for work and I am constantly amazed at how shitty the AT&T network is. Granted it depends on where you are, BUT because I travel so often I'm constantly running into data/3G dead zones.
It is incredibly frustrating!
I will be with colleagues who have Blackberries on Verizon and it's a night and day difference.
So, yeah...
Even if the iPhone is better, I'd take the better network any day!
I have an ATT and an Iphone and I've only dropped a phone call in my work elevator. Not one dropped call other than that since I got it in July.
Same... Ive gotten my iphone in July too and have had ONE dropped call a few days ago for the first time. And the call was from a friend who has poor service (metro pcs) so it was most likely because of him.
If you live in the NY/NJ area, Verizon is no better than ATT. Ive had both and they are both the same.
8/7/08, 6/9/09
You're absolutely right. If you live in a an area that has a lot of AT&T towers/support, you will certainly not have problems.
As someone who frequents other cities often, I can say AT&T's saving grace was that iPhone. There is no way they'd exist without that popular phone. It really is bad. (I have both AT&T and Verizon)
And even in strong AT&T 3G areas, you still have to fight all the other iPhone user's data streams which will slow you down.
The iPhone is cool, AT&T is NOT!
As far as the service goes, I am travelling back and forth between Buffalo and Philly and I usually drive. This drive requires travel through rural PA and upstate, NY. Verizon is necessary for this. Any other service dies. There is just one spot in Northeast PA that I drop calls in. You can even see the area blank on Verizon's coverage map.
Customer service has always been top-notch from Verizon as well.
But, like some of you mentioned, the network is shitty in a lot of areas, particularly in the rural counties around where I live. Verizon's coverage map seems to be better for what I need, plus I hear that the iPhone may be coming to Verizon. My contract is now up. The Droid has sparked some interest but not enough to change services yet. I'll wait a little longer and see if the iPhone rumors are true. I just don't believe there's a better device.
I heard the iphone to verizon rumors as well. They seem to have died out, especially now that Verizon has this Motorola/Google phone. Dont know what this will do. maybe it will decrease sales enough where apple will see the need to make their phone, slightly superior, available to everyone.... instead of relying on AT&T to compete for them
I would totally get an iPhone if it weren't for AT&T.
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Nice! I expect a full review in it's own respective thread.
*NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
*MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
*Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
*Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
*Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
*VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
*EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
*Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
How much you pay for it?
My phone just died and I really need a new one....
ordered it online and with shipping it came to about $250
That's pre-rebate right?
after...if you upgrade through verizon wireless online you get the $100 rebate...so the phone is $199 + taxes (which they compute from the list price of the phone which is like $500...thanks california!) but the shipping was free :roll:
I may wait a while until the second generation comes through.
i wish verizon had the iphone :( I just like their network too much.
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I can't believe how fast everything is on it.
Wow!
Very slick!