Verizon says it is the Summer of DROID and says NO to the iPhone
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Motorola DROID 2 A955 Preliminary Specifications
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41. cellgeek82 posted on 26 Jun 2010, 10:14 0 0
Who cares? Its an iPhone that drops calls from holding it! Who wants that on the best wireless network? I'd rather have Android!
43. Truth posted on 26 Jun 2010, 10:30 0 0
This is all just a diversion. Ofcourse Verizon will say that they will not carry the Iphone. That makes people who are holding out for the phone to make a decision on getting a new device sooner rather than later. This is also good for Apple for the same reason since people will decide to buy their phone now. Then come hell freezing over and Verizon carrying a phone made by Apple, everybody profits again.
2. numberonenygfan posted on 25 Jun 2010, 13:34 0 0
Good, the droid phones are better anyways. apple products are a fad at best. eventually that i in front of their junk will be their downfall. what people want now is choice and variety. i think what verizon is doing is not only smart but will be successful. the i phone is all that att has to hold on to. why take that away from them too when they can destroy them with android? cant wait to see the reaction to this post by all the yellow spotted i phone four holders with no reception.. can you hear me now.. ? what ? .. what? lmao
3. theman414 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 13:56 0 0
Yeah sure... Just like the ipod is a fad. Haters always hate!
4. mg1326 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 14:11 0 0
I agree with theman414. HATERS ALWAYS HATE !! If Verizon wants to know what the true meaning of the #1 Wireless Company Is They Have To Bring The IPhone. Then More People Will Leave AT&T And Come To Verizon SIMPLE
5. bossmann20 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 14:17 0 0
ipods are going nowhere cause its good for music and non-iphone lovers but the iphone is a fad fortunately....cause clearly when a new iphone one comes out ppl jump on it and it has minimal changes
6. bossmann20 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 14:18 0 0
verizon is number one because they dont need the iphone cause i dont think you understand that DROID DOMINATES! and thats final!
7. CRICKETownz posted on 25 Jun 2010, 14:28 0 0
I thought Verizon is already number# 1? Im sure that they have gotten well acquainted with that role by now and did it without the iPhone. Thats whats funny about you fans that scream iPhone haters...you hate/envy Verizon and they dont even make phones. Wow.
9. spoonb1 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 15:19 0 0
verizon did it without iphone... but spent billions to buy alltel.... att's customer base is growing at a faster rate than verizon due to the iphone... soon att will be number one again... hate or not it is just fact. and by the way, verizon can only tout the "better network" crap for so long... because they too will soon feel the burden of having all those smart phones on their network burning up data and bandwidth that cause dropped calls and all other things people bash att about will happen to them... where will all you vzw fanboys be then, probably still saying iphones and att suck, but doing so from a number 2 slot once again... lol you people and your half-witted "burn" and "fail" comments are so amuzing... i will continue to use my N1 on att and enjoy not only my much faster network speeds but also my ability to carry on my work calls while i type this crap here on this site.... go suck it verizon boys, cause there's something your precious droids won't do...
14. gambino37 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 16:17 0 0
Are you a complete idiot? I love it when people pass their opinions off as fact. What a moron.
18. jskrenes posted on 25 Jun 2010, 18:02 0 0
How did Apple revolutionize the computer industry? They took a lot of ideas from other products and made them easy to understand and use. How did Microsoft beat Apple? They took a similar operating system and let anybody make the hardware. Anyone see history repeating itself with Android?
19. spoonb1 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 18:02 0 0
what opinion... verizon bought alltel. att growth is faster than vzw. att hspa runs 3.6mb or more, evdo runs 2.0mb. att has had immense growth, verizon has not(just standard-excluding subsriber base increases due to mergers). they tout blackberrys as data phones using their network, and we all know (maybe not you) that bb's use less data(higher compression algorithms) vs apple iphones using mass amounts of data by comparison. att has simultaneous voice and data, verizon does not..... again, what opinion... check that whole brain to mouth thing you got going on before you comment on something you obviously know nothing about.
22. naes2385 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 18:46 0 0
Uhm ok, and AT&T didn't buy Cingular? And who cares about HSPA or ven HSPA+? Oh wait, thats right a company that has to spend well over 19 billion this year to *ALMOST* fix the voice and data drop issues they currently have. THEY EVEN MADE AN APP THAT ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO MARK WHERE ISSUES W SERVICE ARE BC THERE ARE SOO MANY! I don't remember my Droid having that app.. lol (pathetic) Keyword buddy>> LTE
27. iheartblueberry posted on 25 Jun 2010, 20:39 0 0
Cingular bought ATT idiot. And then changed the name back to ATT. Also they aquired more customers during there "buyout" of ATT and somehow still managed to be number two! Think before you speak!
28. iheartblueberry posted on 25 Jun 2010, 20:42 0 0
I also want to add that the ATT network team has an account with Verizon. Why??? Because they need the service in areas that they are trying to put up towers. Trust me, I know this to be true. They came into my store to buy a car charger and he even had to use his ATT Corp card to pay for it.
33. gambino37 posted on 25 Jun 2010, 23:14 0 0
"att's customer base is growing at a faster rate than verizon due to the iphone" Really? Where do you get your facts from. I just read that 70% of the new iPhone 4 purchases were upgrades. That hardly speaks to new users signing up left and right. OPINION "soon att will be number one again... hate or not it is just fact" AGAIN OPINION "can only tout the "better network" crap for so long..." LTE idiot. Check your FACTS And as far as your rebuttle, I didnt know that knowing how to handle, i.e. higher compression algorithms, meant that the network was inferior. Work smarter, not harder is usually a good mantra. Also if you havent noticed, Blackberry hasnt been a spotlight brand for VZW for the last few months. Android smartphones have taken over a huge portion of it for the last six to eight months...something you obviously know nothing about. Have fun dropping calls with Gay T&T retard.
35. DOGIEFRESH posted on 26 Jun 2010, 02:48 0 0
And you can have fun with slow-rizon hick...!!!
36. DonkeyPunched posted on 26 Jun 2010, 03:32 0 0
Haha this is hilarious. I'm starting to check this site now just for all the comments that seem to be more amusing than the actual article. My opinion, of course Verizon is going to put out something like this. It's because they don't have an iPhone and can only relate to other carriers with similar phones, such as one of the best selling phones, the Evo. I think, considering how they are making more droid phones for each carrier, that yes, this will be a summer of a bunch of android phones and not specifically the iPhone. Do I think it will overcome the iPhone? Nope. Not at all. Just as Engadget stated in there review, iPhones are much more simplified polished better integrated smart phones that target the general population, while Android will grasp some, but gain more through what we call "nerds". Other than that, I believe the main support of Android is the carrier. Some aim for reliability and some aim for the monthly bill. For AT&T, they fall short in both categories honestly. But again, they have the iPhone and seriously, with no bias, that is a good enough explanation as to why AT&T is doing well. People are starting to pick smartphone over carrier, clearly as we see that there are antenna issues already. I switched to AT&T when the first iPhone came out and stayed with them for almost four years before switching (but thats because I like to switch phones a lot and now I'm on a tmobile plan with an N1) Again, these comments are too funny, but honestly, it's all the factors and interests of people.
