2011 Verizon - Droid/iPhone Speculation/Facts thread

LloydXmas

Best Buy is starting to sell the HTC flyer. Thing looks pretty cool.

Bathgate66

First off, I am no technology whiz.
I only got my very first cellphone ever, just 2 years ago.
Went to a local verizon store recently
and decided to upgrade my very first cell, an LG enV3 .

Got the iPhone4 , and am completely lost here.
One thing thats not very cool
is that I cannot access 10C Goods for some reason,
alltho I can access all the other sections of 10C .
That blows.

Also some videos cannot be played
because Apple doesnt allow certain players ( Adobe I think it was )
to be played on iPhone. Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

81

Bathgate66 wrote:

First off, I am no technology whiz.
I only got my very first cellphone ever, just 2 years ago.
Went to a local verizon store recently
and decided to upgrade my very first cell, an LG enV3 .

Got the iPhone4 , and am completely lost here.
One thing thats not very cool
is that I cannot access 10C Goods for some reason,
alltho I can access all the other sections of 10C .
That blows.

Also some videos cannot be played
because Apple doesnt allow certain players ( Adobe I think it was )
to be played on iPhone. Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

take it back and get a thunderbolt.

Bathgate66

who makes the thunderbolt, 81 ? Oh I see Verizon,....
Wondering why my Verizon Rep didnt bring that up ?

81

Bathgate66 wrote:

who makes the thunderbolt, 81 ? Oh I see Verizon,....
Wondering why my Verizon Rep didnt bring that up ?

never trust a salesperson to give you good info.

mickeyrat

Something came up. NO new phone for me. have to save my pennies.

81

mickeyrat wrote:

Something came up. NO new phone for me. have to save my pennies.

i dunno....i would be hard pressed to pass up a fancy new phone.

mickeyrat

81 wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

Something came up. NO new phone for me. have to save my pennies.

i dunno....i would be hard pressed to pass up a fancy new phone.

YOU just better hope "The All Powerful, shit dont stink EVO" doesn't crap out on you come presale time!!

norm

alright 81 since you're back, give me your opinion on the thunderbolt...i can get it for 200 bucks...i don't need to upgrade right now but this is a pretty good deal

should i wait for something better later in the summer?

and with regards to the thunderbolt, how are htc as phones? i mean making calls etc because the rest of the stuff is nonsense if i can't make a call

81

Htc makes a good solid phone.

If i was on verizon it would be the phone i would choose. I need to do some digging but i've not heard of any other 4g phones being annouced recently.

200 is standard, although in a year they will be free with a two year contract.

No reason why you wouldnt be happy. Go to verizon and play with it

81

LG Reveolution is also out for Verizon. Stats say it will be a solid phone on par with the thunderbolt. I've never used any LG phone so i can't really comment on it, but if you are in the market for a verizon 4g phone, it be worth checking out.



i've still not see any official word on the LG Bionic and it's dual core processor release date. seems like all the dual core phones are moving slowly thru the pipeline right now.

LloydXmas

It seems like anything less than dual core right now is not worth it. I was gonna test out the HTC inspire 4g for att but decided to hold off for another month. I have a feeling some announcements might be coming soon.

Also if apple waits until late fall to release a new phone they'll probably lose me just because I'm jonesing for some new technology.

norm

anyone interested in buying a verizon smartphone, take note

If you have Verizon's $29.99 unlimited data plan, you'll be able to keep it after July 7.
You'll also be able to keep the $29.99 unlimited plan when you upgrade to a new phone. (No word on if there's a pricing difference or when that policy could change.)
If you add a line to an existing account, you'll not be able to chose the $29.99 unlimited data plan.
If you're a new customer between now and July 7, you'll still be able to choose the $29.99 plan.

So if you're in the market for a Verizon phone and want to get in on the current unlimited plans before the major changes take effect, you've got two weeks, folks.

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizons- ... um=twitter

CJMST3K

norm wrote:

anyone interested in buying a verizon smartphone, take note

If you have Verizon's $29.99 unlimited data plan, you'll be able to keep it after July 7.
You'll also be able to keep the $29.99 unlimited plan when you upgrade to a new phone. (No word on if there's a pricing difference or when that policy could change.)
If you add a line to an existing account, you'll not be able to chose the $29.99 unlimited data plan.
If you're a new customer between now and July 7, you'll still be able to choose the $29.99 plan.

So if you're in the market for a Verizon phone and want to get in on the current unlimited plans before the major changes take effect, you've got two weeks, folks.

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizons- ... um=twitter

I have a $29.99 plan. When the new iPhones come out, and hoping they are 4G, and when I switch phones it sounds like that will still be included? Essentially, as long as you're existing, and you don't downgrade you're good?

81

for those worried, it is hard to hit that 2gig level. i normally barely crack a gig, even with netflix streaming.

gf streams radio all the time and doens't come close either.


i get more irked by the add on charge to use the hotspot feature. but of course, that is an easy fix. :P

norm

yeah it looks like if you've already got an unlimited plan you keep it...this only applies to new subs...i posted in case anyone is thinking about signing up should do so in the next couple weeks

81

norm wrote:

yeah it looks like if you've already got an unlimited plan you keep it...this only applies to new subs...i posted in case anyone is thinking about signing up should do so in the next couple weeks

agreed, it's good info if you are shopping....

i was just saying, people get way to worked up over the 2gig limit. unless you are running it as a hotspot and multiple peopel are using that hot spot, it's tough to exceed it.

RKCNDY

I can't stand it...I'm getting a new phone today.

App suggestions?

(81-not getting an iphone)

12345AGNST1

I lol at all the ATT haters. I have a friend who swears ATT is rips you off beyond belief. Yet Verizon is doing exactly what ATT did with knocking out their unlimited data plan. Companies will be companies, in the end they're all money sucking bastards.

Im well aware that ATT's signal does very much suck a good amount of the time though.

81

RKCNDY wrote:

I can't stand it...I'm getting a new phone today.

App suggestions?

(81-not getting an iphone)

ohhhh, whatcha getting

most apps are over rated. give me the internet, it has it all.

astro file manager for when you need to find a file
yahoo fantasy baseball
scoremobile
movies (great for finding showtimes in your area)
netflix
photobucket for uploading pics
pdanet for wired tether
and the king...wireless tether for free hot spotting.

that's about all i use.