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More information on Touch Diamond and Raphael for both Sprint and Verizon

More information on Touch Diamond and Raphael for both Sprint and Verizon

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Published on: 05 August, 2008 by Nanko Rusev

More information on Touch Diamond and Raphael for both Sprint and Verizon

We have new information about the Touch Diamond (called Victor and Diamond) and its QWERTY sibling (the Herman and Raphael) which are expected with Sprint and Verizon Wireless ...

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why the hell cant verizon get something with some quality in its network, here a perfectly good device they strip the shit out of it and now we get something that works like the Voyager with the ability to add in business features. Damn mutant phones I tell ya. Does anyone know if we can get an unlocked sprint version and program it for Verizon? Please don't try to sell me on sprint either the phones are good the network and the billing suck been there done that and it was the worst year for cell phone use I had ever had I even got a home phone during the time cuz they sucked so bad I never knew if I was going to be able to call
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You will have to wait for the "Any Device" open network to use any CDMA phone that is not in their database.
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what about the GSM models?..i seen an article that they had already passed the FCC..any idea if they are releasing on AT&T and TMOBILE?
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Still wish we had the Camera on both sides like the pictures show...... and I'm not understanding why the Victor/Diamond doesn't have a camera flash...?
Any ideas on whether or not the cameras in these are as nice as the Moguls? with great pictures, custom backgrounds, panorama, etc?

I do agree with #16....think it might just be a selling agent since we get it first.....but still......Sprints PDA's are always better....
Wish Sprint was the one that got the original names of Diamond and Raphael though........Victor and Herman don't sound as cool....I mean.... HERMAN??? who thought of that name?
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Well, maybe the man in Marketing named Herman thought that is was a cool name. LOL!!!!!!
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lol. my thoughts precisely...
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man some of these guys belong in geek squad cars
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? Thanks, I guess..?
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While i do agree that its to early to say what verizon is gonna do with the phones but thos specs are close to what have been rumored and with verizon most likely will kill features that ppl actully would want on a phone the article comes pretty damn close also i guess verizon will be killing the radio on this to huh...And i actually have verizon as my service but hate the fact we get told what we will be gettin in a phone other thant what the customer wants....
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I work with a marketing agency that does work for one of the mobile providers (I won't say which one). I'll try to find out this week what the details will be for the HTC phones. The more I look at it, the more I want one. We're switching services soon and I'm curious to see what the price would be..maybe I can postpone for 30 days or so so that I can get a temp phone and then return it and upgrade. I'll let you know what happens.
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*IF* those specs are right I will definitely be disappointed. I like everything about the Touch Pro (expect I'd like a bigger screen) and would hate to see stuff getting cut out. I suppose I can live without the fast processor, though it stinks. The sensor I don't care about. (If it is included I hope I can override or turn it off as I often read ebooks while laying on my side in bed. The screen is oriented in landscape then but I'm on my side as well so I want it in portrait mode.)

However, if Verizon also cuts out stuff like the radio, wifi, or gps I'm gonna be ticked then. I'll also look at getting an unlocked phone and try to get it running on Verizon.
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Good luck there. Not too many unlocked CDMA phones out there that will still be able to be activated on the major US carriers... Plus keep in mind that the processor on the VZW DIAMOND HAS TWICE THE INTERNAL SYSTEM MEM. 64MB vs 32MB. This will probably make the two processors about even. Where sprint gets the cake is twice the system ram and the built in 4GB flash, that stinks for us... Plus VZW never cuts the WIFI from their HTC line up, ever. So no worries
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Again people quit your crappy attitudes towards VZW...so it won't have an accelometer WHO GIVES A FLYING F****.....i guarantee that it would probbaly be set up so that when you open the internet browser/camera it will force you to turn the phone anyways becasue of the way it is displayed on the screen. This would make the device have to THINK less and therefor not crap out on the VZW UI LOL

...but don't get me wrong i wish VZW didnt take so much from phones
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The accelometer is the most important feature. For those that don't know what it is--take a look at all the cool apps for the iPhone and look at the functions of the Wii controls. Crippling the accelometer function is just plain stupid.
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Actually anonymous, (whoever you are), the more crippling thing that VZW did was not only gimping two of their possibly best selling WinMo devices, but inevitably purchasing Alltel Wireless so they could expand their network coverage to rural areas. All of that extra money and will power could have went to keeping this phone's original specs, but instead, Verizon relies more on their credibitally for network coverage over Sprint than to worry about any one particular phone. So it's sorta one's lose and one's gain here. But hey, look on the bright side, at least you as a Verizon customer could switch to Alltel and join the "My Circle" plan... LOL j/k
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Obviously VZW is putting all their eggs in the Blackberry Thunder basket! The only reason they would cripple the Diamond this bad is to help Thunder sales. They have a LIFETIME exclusive on the Thunder...AS long as the sales quota is met. When the Thunder is released, supposedly in Oct, Verizon will have released 4-5 (pending on Herman or whatever the hell its name is going to be) touch phones this summer. I was very interesed in the Diamond when I first caught wind that it was coming to the US in CDMA. I've read several "bad lag" reviews about the GSM version and it sounds like VZW version may lag even more if these specs are true. However, it really doesn't make much sense for HTC to create two totally different CDMA phones. I guess Sprint shelled out some cash for this one...
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WOULD U PEOPLE STOP FIGHTING ABOUT WHOS NETWORK IS BETTER!!! ITS REALLY ANNOYING AND WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS!! = /
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but the diamond does seem pretty cool.....=)
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wait i just looked up the HTC touch diamond pro . does any1 know when thats coming out and who it's provider will be?
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it sounds like the htc touch diamond pro for verizon ,which is the Raphael, will be released in late october/early november........sorry people who want it, you are going to have to wait a while....................which would include me...=(
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nevermind.................i found out...
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thank you anonymous
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Regarding Touch Pro lag issues: It looks like software update will help, customer firmware/rom, and registry tweaks alleviate this issue.

Or you could turn off the "TouchFlo3d" interface all together.
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Good to hear they fixed the lag. However, whats the use of this phone if you have to turn off the Touch Flo UI? That's what makes this phone so unique.
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if u don't like the verizon verison of the diamond just get the thunder, there both comming out around the same time thats what I am going to probally do.
ps. Sprint sucks
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