Verizon's Open Development Conference held today

Verizon's Open Development Conference held today

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Published on: 20 March, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Verizon's Open Development Conference held today

Today, Verizon Wireless held its Open Development Conference to show a road map of how they will allow device certification for developers...

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Think bigger than phones
You've all got to think beyond phones to get what Verizon is doing. Think of a home security system that can alert the authorities via a cellular network when there is a break-in, fire, etc. Or security cameras that can be wired into the network. Or a fridge with cameras in it so you can see what's in your fridge while you're at the grocery store. This probably won't be a "take your Katana or old Alltel phone to VZW" situation.
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VZW
come on... we all know that the new development plan is to find new ways to nickel and dime their customers?
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Poor steviecrackberry. Just stuck in your little biased, bitterness-laiden hole. I'm grateful that I, as well as others, can see the big picture and am not limited to my small-mindedness.

This opens the way for so many possibilities, just as each carrier is trying to define itself with products/services it offers. This is a far-cry better than Verizon's former "only VZW phones" philosophy, that it carried for so long.

At any rate, kudos VZW and poster #5 for recognizing the possibilities, I think you nailed it head-on! The potential functions of opening up the network in this way are limit-less!
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Yah, it all sounds like a hassle if you are doing it just for a phone.
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I work for VZW. We were told a little about this by a trainer the other day. Poster #5 did hit the nail on the head. If you are worried about taking your Sprint phone and using it on the nation's most reliable network you will be able to as long as the phone is unlocked and it is CDMA.
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What exactly does this mean for verizon customers? And does this mean that we will be able to use sidekicks on verizons network?
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FOR #16
No, the Sidekick won't work on Verizon since it runs on T-Mobile's GSM network, while Verizon runs on CDMA.
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700 Mhz auction ends
Here is a twist people... Verizon just one the 700 mhz auction. Now, take the biggest to as big as it can go. This type of air wave penetrates walls and covers the ENTIRE USA. Now, think about switching to verizon b/c AT&T will lose to the network. I am switching....
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To #16
CDMA/GSM technologies aside, the process (submitting your device, having it tested for two months, getting only a 3-yr certification, and paying a fee for all of this) makes it highly unlikely that the average customer will be able to walk into a Verizon store with a non-VZW device and walk out of the store with it connected to their network. Unless the manufacturer has already put the device through the testing.
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Customers have been asking for this, and Verizon is giving it to them. It places less limits on consumers, which is what consumers seem to be after. GSM and CDMA can't be combined, however this is a great move to have in place before the new network roadmap.
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