Hands-on with LG Viewty

2. (unregistered) posted on 05 Oct 2007, 13:16 0 0

nope, it is GSM ...

3. jvillan (unregistered) posted on 05 Oct 2007, 15:57 0 0

we (verizon) may get it if vodafone get this phone theres a high chance verizon get it. we still have to convert it frm gsm to cdma but its possible dnt hope 100% on it but will see! lol

4. shard43 (unregistered) posted on 05 Oct 2007, 16:50 0 0

Does that camera have autofocus and a real xenon flash like the Sony Ericsson K800i?

5. Shawn (unregistered) posted on 05 Oct 2007, 16:52 0 0

Don't expect new tech from Verizon. "Yesterday's technology today -- Verizon Wireless."

6. kin_zda_dza (unregistered) posted on 05 Oct 2007, 23:19 0 0

Verizon has a good network coverage as their antennas are everywhere, since they started earlier than GSM in the US. But, Verizon's CDMA standard is becoming old. GSM will rule.

7. iconic (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2007, 00:40 0 0

CDMA is old, GSM will rule? Do you know anything about technology at all? GSM will be outdated way before CDMA. TO answer the question because of the feature set on this phone don't expect a realease of a US CDMA carrier until battery life can be inmproved with a CDMA/EVDO or CDMA/WiMAX chipset. The closest device is the LG VX-10000 or Voyager with a 2 megapixel camera but sports a QWERTY keyboard instead.

8. DOUG A. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2007, 03:43 0 0

He might not but I do know iconic. if you know some about cel tech.. tell me why GSM and it evolutions in 3G ( WCDMA, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA ) are use for more than the 70 % of the cell carriers in the world....??? BTW the biggest CDMA carrier in the US is considering to adopt LTE for 4G wich is a GSM asociated

9. CDMA is not old (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2007, 11:48 0 0

actually CDMA is not old... i think you are thinking about TDMA?

10. wow (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2007, 15:04 0 0

the reason why the rest of the world uses GSM is because it's dirt cheap to run and install cell sites. GSM can only be upgraded so much. The reason why the US uses CDMA is because it's possibilities of being upgraded is virtually unlimited amd it's insanely secure.

11. 4EN[sic} (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2007, 15:15 0 0

Verizon rules in the US. Hands down. GSM will not win in the end. In the rest of the world maybe, not here. Verizon has spent too much money on it's cdma network.

12. unknown (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2007, 03:12 0 0

GSM rules. At least i can buy an unlocked phone. CDMA sucks ass.

13. whitman (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2007, 03:28 0 0

and then somebody can steal your unlocked phone and put their simcard in it. not with verizon. lol

14. Franklin Tummy (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2007, 17:31 0 0

It's obvious that Shawn that posts all of his negative, and ignorant comments, on this website must have gotten fired by VZW, or maybe he went swimming with his phone and they wouldn't give him a new one. He has to steal quotes like "Yesterday's technology today" from other female "post-ers" on the different threads as well. He is still mad that he bought his I-phone and now VZW is coming out with a better product, or maybe he still thinks his sidekick is cool!!!

15. QuickeSilver (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2007, 20:32 0 0

If Verizon's CDMA rules in the US why are they considering switching to a LTE(long term evolution) which is part of the GSM upgrading path? Not trying to bad mouth Verizon here just wondering.

16. newbie (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2007, 11:30 0 0

It seems that instead of complaining you should get your facts straight. Verizon WILL be switching to GSM under the LTE platform (LTE is a progression of GSM's UMTS platform). http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/21/verizon-dumps-cdma-for-gsm-based-lte-in-4g-networks/

17. 7vnt (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2007, 13:19 0 0

im not here to take sides. just wanted to say verizon is considering lte because of vodafone who also joined the wimax forum along with japans docomo who developed wcdma. the reason im saying this is because WIMAX is a very BIG possibility. also because so many top cell phone makers along with intel,samsung,motorola to name a few are all betting on WIMAX.wich is being deployed right now. and should be avilable to the public in 2008 vs.LTE,UMG ect from 2009-2015? LTE wich is a little faster but will take to long vs.WIMAX wich is here now is cheaper and uses less towers and can be upgraded to be faster or at least the same speeds as LTE.WIMAX is more economical for every one....please dont get me wrong im not here to take any sides im just saying. its really up to the person what is best for them. Not every body is going to agree on everything.

18. Zach (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2007, 13:59 0 0

I'm sorry to the peeps who think GSM is newer than CDMA, maybe you need to take some training. CDMA is newer and also has 8 times the call capacity per channel. Verizon is launching our new holiday line up and though we ARE a little slow in our PDA launching, our standard phones are some of the best selling phones across the board (Chocolate, EnV, Lg 9400, Lg 8300). In the end, what it comes down to is when your car is broken down in BFE, will your phone get reception to save you from hitchhiking? I will take our slow pda launching any day compared to not being able to call out where I need to with t-mobile and sketro POS.

19. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2007, 19:21 0 0

LTE isn't GSM. it's 4g and it's LTE because it has technology in it which is base on CDMA just like WCDMA. Because GSM is old and out date the upgrade path has to incorporate other technologies. so saying verizon is going LTE doesn't mean Verizon = At&t or anything stupid like Verizon is GSM. it's a 4th generation technology which takes the best of both worlds and combines them to get the optimum out come and because it's not compatible with either 2g or 3g network a lot of the carriers around the world are working together to adopt one standard.