Verizon Tech Tour - Fall and winter lineup
0. phoneArena posted on 13 Nov 2008, 10:33
During the Verizon Tech Tour, Samsung showcased the OMNIA but RIM stole the show, demonstrating the BlackBerry Storm...
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2. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 10:37 0 0
Finally! Hope its worth the wait! I just hate that Verizon nickel and dimes you on everything. If Verizon had a simply everything plan like Sprint then it would truly make the Storm the must have item for the Holidays!
4. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 10:51 0 0
I like how you jump on the bandwagon and complain that Verizon nickel and dimes you ... newsflash for you, though. Verizon and AT&T pricing are the same for the most part. VZNavigator - $10; AT&T Navigator - $10 Unlimited Text VZW - $20 individual/$30 family; Unlimited Text AT&T - $20 individual/$30 family Data VZW - $30 personal/$45 enterprise; Data AT&T - $30 personal/$45 enterprise Tethering VZW - $30 on personal/$15 on enterprise (total $60); Tethering AT&T - $30 on personal/$15 on enterprise (total $60) Oh my God... the prices are all the same! *GASP* The only reason Sprint is as cheap as they are is they're losing customers rapidly. And they don't have the coverage to back up their service, especially in areas that aren't big cities. And T-Mobile... yeah they're a joke in the U.S. P.S. You can't justify the visual voicemail thing because the only phone with that on AT&T is the iPhone.
6. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 10:54 0 0
Nickel and dime you? Sprint is most likely going to go under for giving everything away. They can't afford to lose any more customers, yet at the same time they can't afford to be giving everything away.
9. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 11:39 0 0
Will the Storm or the OMNIA have Visual Voicemail? That'd be sweet. On a side note, any benefits fro WinMo over Blacbkerry OS? Vice versa?
14. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 12:03 0 0
I don't know about the OMNIA, but the Storm definitely has Visual Voicemail. As for the benefits of Blackberry OS vs Windows Mobile, it's all about what you're using it for. E-mail is without a doubt far superior on the Blackberry. Windows Mobile is less stable, drains battery faster, and often times is just clunky. I've been using Windows Mobile phones for a while now, and though I love the HTC made phones, they just don't like lasting for more than a day battery wise. I had a Blackberry 8830 for a while, and it held a charge for more than 2 days. I'm upgrading my line to the Blackberry Storm from my current XV6900. It's all based on personal preferences, though. It's hard to come up with a major benefit, but like I said - E-mail is without a doubt far superior on the Blackberry.
32. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 14:26 0 0
http://www.phonearena.com/html
s/Q3-results-Sprint-loses-326-million-article-a_3437.html thats why sprint is cheap hahaha
39. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 18:07 0 0
ahah sounds like a vzw employee to me! Perfectly said if I might say! *GASP* hahaha
40. VZW (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 18:08 0 0
Do you think the Omnia will have another crappy windows mobile software on it? If it is 6.1 it should be ok... but to this day.. bberry hands down makes the best software known to man! RIM RULES!
46. #9 Poster (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 20:11 0 0
Thanks for the input. I've never owned a WinMo phone and currently have the BB Curve. Just curious is all. I'm still weary of the touch screen though. I love the physical keyboard on my Curve. Especially when compared to my iPod Touch (sorry for bringing it up, I'm not trying to start a debate). I guess its just personal preference is all and probably depends on how often you do messaging. Last question, I promise...Anyone heard whether the BB media player will get an upgrade? The player in OS 4.5 is a bit cumbersome in my opinion. But then again, maybe its just the trackball I don't like.
52. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 22:51 0 0
Sprint has similar coverage to Verizon with the help of roaming agreements (Sprint's native network actually covers more people vs. Verizon who covers more ground). Both CDMA carriers offer coverage superior to AT&T; however, there will be areas where one doesn't work so well vs. the others.
53. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 22:54 0 0
Windows Mobile offers a superior e-mail experience since it supports HTML e-mail a hell of a lot better than BlackBerry, on top of the customizing capabilities and flexibility of the OS. BlackBerry offers a much more streamlined experience and stability that is somewhat lacking on WM.
61. (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 11:25 0 0
Actually, I'm not a VZW employee. I'm actually an AT&T employee. There goes your argument.
64. (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 15:06 0 0
You state a great point. Most people jump on the bandwagon and start complaining about price. Most times, I tell people if you want good service, you have pay for it. If you compare Verizon with ATT, you'll realize that it's worth paying a little more to get better coverage. That is the case for people that choose tmobile over Verizon because of the cheap price, but than start complaining about the coverage. Once again, most times it better to pay more to get better service. LoLo
80. (unregistered) posted on 17 Nov 2008, 20:46 0 0
sorry but as far as stability the blackberry will be much better. the other huge detail everyone is leaving out is that blackberry uses a pgp encrypted ssh for its enterprise email.
3. (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 10:50 0 0
the only reason sprint has the simply everything plan is because there service is bad and they need to do what htey can to not go out of business
5. Sunphoneguy (unregistered) posted on 13 Nov 2008, 10:52 0 0
The HTC Diamond will not be out till January because of a problem with material used for the housing. Apparently it was not disapating the heat efficiently enough and the phone was getting very warm in the hand. probably not a HUGE deal, but all parties want to avoid any possible litigation.
