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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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ugh, now there are god damn fanboys of PHONE CARRIERS!!? jesus just STFU

verizon has 10x better service than sprint, but where sprint gets coverage, their speeds are faster
sprint usually gets better phones that match the gsm versions of everything
verizon strips features out of their phones like wifi to rip you off and make u get their data plan

wouldnt trade verizon's service for anything, but i HATE their crappy phone lineup
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use ur dumb phone and stfu or buy a stripped dwn version of a phone verizon releases and stfu. you have ur verizon pro the guy next to use has his sprint pro all ull be able to say is oo my service is better.
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you wouldnt give up big red because ur a fanboy i left verzion and there excellent service for at&t and get the same coverage and no stripped dwn phones. if i used cdma i would jump right into sprint.
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you guys do know they sprint and verizon roam on eachother networks right? so comparing networks is stupid. And i too work for Verizon and have a Sprint phone. Gotta love that Sero plan.
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i knew i wasnt the only one sero is unbeatable!
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1250 mins night at 7pm weekends mobile to mobile unl data tethering txt and pics = under 50 bucks... I could care less about a iphone, thunder, or who has better cust care.. Sprints new htc's are better than both....

and two FACTS for you guys... SPRINT HAS THE FARTHEST DEVELOPED 3G NETWORK IN AMERICA... vzw is a close second probably way better in some areas.. and now for the 2nd FACT sprint is the ONLY AMERICAN CARRIER with a 4G network under development and guess WHAT??? It actually works in some places.. VZW and At&t dont even know what kind of 4G they will have (LTE is not finalized)
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Sprint does have some pretty rad plans. Good thing they haven't dropped off the face of the planet yet. Like a turd that won't flush...
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Roaming is something confused by all. Just because VZW may use a sprint tower or vice versa does not mean that they ALWAYS do everywhere. Each tower used is money spent and Sprint does not have a whole lot of money to throw around as a company. This is illustrated better if you live on the northern california coast. Most carriers have no service, in fact, the majority of people that port over from that region are ATT and sprint customers. Let's face it. IN this post we are all teens and tweens for the most part. To us it is best to have the coolest toy that does the most things with the most ease. Easy to see why sprints excellent PDA lineup seems to be the crowd winner. Kinda like buying a Ferrari and running 87 Octane gasoline through it. Cool toy, sh**y fuel for the toy. Some people would rather run Chevrolet 91 Octane through their toys, even if they only have a Volvo. I'm actually a little hesitant to post this knowing what heckle I will receive in consequence.....
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And just so ppl don't think I am a rich bastard, I drive a Jeep Commander and run safeway 87 through it.
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can someone tell me where they may have pulled this document from? i also work for sprint and would like further information --jojomexi1987@gmail.com
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Will either of these come out for alltel anytime soon?
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What is the issue really? Yeah Sprint has Verizon with the motion sensor... la di freakin da. Why is no one talking about the fact that Sprint's version has no expandable memory? Or what about the way that Sprint opted to go the cheap route by choosing an aluminum casing instead of the stainless steel? Sure, the casing may not seem to be a big factor for you members of the real geek squad, but obviously their decision to go this route seems to say that they value durability over unecissary features that everyday people won't ever use. To me, Verizon is the one really listening to what it's customers need, instead of trying to attract people that are going to end up being unhappy. Verizon is about keeping it's customers, unlike Sprint.
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@108

not trying to counter everything you say, but not everyone would strive to use every ounce of internal/external memory they can. and depending how good the motion sensor is may overly be better than the expanded sd slot on the diamond. As far as casing, same thing. As far as wear and tear it will be like any phone you get, but lets hope that you take better care of your more-expensive handheld devices than a regular flip phone. And as far as 'unnecessary features'... hmm... this can be heavily argued for people that use different applications with their wireless devices. I do not know at the least how more RAM and processor power was ever a useless feature...

People are going to get a phone and complain how it 'lags' with certain applications, browsing, rendering images, or even just tinkering through your phones menus.

Alas i will plainly also tell you ive been with sprint, and so you may THINK that it is bias, but these statements make no sense from any common perspective.

The expandable memory can be arguable with the diamond version, but with expandable memory on the raphael version, theres no arguement there. same goes with the stainless steel. more people are going to care about the GUTS of the phone, and processing of the device with the diamond rather than the material as much, whereas it is IDENTICAL once again on the raphael device.

Going on verizons party, i do believe they generally would have better coverage all-in-all, but with their expensive plans and how i hear how they 'cripple' their phones by blocking only their content (which i just go off peoples comments that own verizon that complain about it), its a bit of a risk.

I personally love Sprint's high speed EVDO Rev A data services, and even use my current flip phone for texting and browsing the web.

I hope these phones pack a punch none-the-less, and I personally do not care which carrier they do better on, I just hope the phones in general perform well!
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an unlocked CDMA version? lmao
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Again, these must be GSM users with these ideas. It is nearly impossible to find or unlock a CDMA phone and then still have it activated by the phone company. The CDMA carriers have lists of all ESNs that are valid and will work on the network. Anything that is not part of that list will not activate in the system, plain and simple. I wish it were that easy tho....
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Well, all is not lost with Verizon. Remember the xv6800, which has yet to see an official OS update?

Those geniuses over at XDA Developers and PPCGeeks have made incredible ROMs for the xv6800, allowing people to unlock the GPS and EVDO Rev. A on that phone. This basically put the xv6800 firmly in line with its Sprint sister, the HTC Mogul. In my opinion, the new WM6.1 ROMs (some of which were built using Diamond WM6.1 cores) are significantly faster and more responsive than the original stock ROMs.

Perhaps we'll see a similar move with the Diamond, although it will be more challenging this time due to hardware differences. I hear that TouchFlo 3D saps a lot of RAM and bogs down occasionally, so I wouldn't be surprised if some users just outright disabled it for better performance.
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If you are a verizon fanatic like I am then why are we taking this Sprint memo so serious.. It is a "leaked" memo from Sprint.. How are they supposed to know what version of the phone Verizon is supposed to have. Grab a soda take a sip read another site and breath.. Wait for an official announcement from Verizon before you jump ship or go nuts.
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you're right, ppl will kill each other over phones. Kinda crazy, where's my pepsi?
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The lack of an accelerometer for Verizon does not make it less than Sprints. The choice was to keep the screen the same without moving it around. Testing is done and researchers (which include random people) didn't like the accelerometer and based on the questions asked, and the answers Verizon received, they opted NOT to include it.

Put it this way. Do YOU like widescreen movies on 5:4 TVs? Most people that I talk to do not like the letterboxes strung across the screen and think the movie is SMALLER. But they are the same size and you see MORE of the surroundings with the widescreen on ANY TV. So if you think about it. The vote for the accelerometer was probably biased based on the result that turning the phone won't make the screen any bigger in the researcher's eyes on the HTC Diamond.
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the acclerometer works perfectly in the gsms so i want it
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