Verizon stores receiving shipments of Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris
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1. Otto posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
I went into my local Best Buy to pre-order. While in the store a Verizon rep came in to talk with the BB employees. They were told that our area alone will be receiving 1800 Droids. In my area we have 2 BB's and 4 Verizon Stores.
2. jporterweb posted on 01 Nov 2009, 08:32 0 0
I'm in a small store and we got well north of 50 of the Droid by Motorola... no Eris yet though...
3. cjg13c posted on 01 Nov 2009, 08:59 0 0
Can someone tell me if these Droids will work in China? I have to travel overseas quite a bit, but don't want a WinMo 6.5 or a Blackberry. All maps there say GSM phones are used, and these aren't GSM. I have seen some sporadic articles saying CDMA is over there.
12. rjt185 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 17:12 0 0
No. Every review has mentioned the fact that it lacks VZW Global Capabilities.
24. Man_of_God posted on 01 Nov 2009, 21:00 0 0
China does have limited CDMA coverage. Google it.
29. Kiltlifter posted on 02 Nov 2009, 04:25 0 0
Mainland China is complete saturated with CDMA service. I don't know what you are talking about. China has their own CDMA-based 3G network that is compatible with VZW/Sprint CDMA. If you are goign to hong kong though, you are out of luck.
5. vzwman posted on 01 Nov 2009, 09:30 0 0
this sucks the vzwstore near me for some odd reason is doing the launch on saturday nov7. does anyone have any info on this?
6. vzwtech86 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 10:16 0 0
Actually yes the Droid will work in China. China has CDMA technology and so does Mexico and south America.
7. kjack628 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 10:53 0 0
Since I see the tech in your user name..is there any word on the omnia II or passion? Which one of the phones is better omnia II,driod, eris, passion?
9. Literati posted on 01 Nov 2009, 12:49 0 0
Just because someone puts tech in their name doesn't mean they are one. The Omnia 2 and Eris aren't in the same category as the Droid and the Passion. They are using old processors. The Droid and Passion are both using next generation processors. The Droid would win in this case because the Passion pictured is GSM and a CDMA version isn't coming anytime in the near future. A phone like this hasn't even passed the FCC yet, so as of right now, it's still vaporware.
10. cjg13c posted on 01 Nov 2009, 13:06 0 0
So the Motorola Droid will work in China? What about the Eris?
13. rjt185 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 17:13 0 0
@vzwtech. It might have CDMA, and there might be CDMA in other countries. But unless its identified as a Global Phone, it wont work outside North America. Why mislead if you're really a tech?
15. nh1234 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 18:57 0 0
@rjt185... The phone will work in China. vzwtech is not misleading anyone. You're misleading people and yourself thinking that you know what your talking about. Check out the link...http://b2b.vzw.com/international/outside_us.html. Once you educate yourself, come on back and post again.
16. vespec posted on 01 Nov 2009, 19:12 0 0
Dude! you have no idea what your talking about. The Droid will work in China, vzwtech is correct and you're not! China runs on CDMA so any CDMA device will work there. The user will be charged an international roaming rate while in China. Please check your sources before you act smart.
20. cjg13c posted on 01 Nov 2009, 20:05 0 0
thanks for all your input on the China question! That b2b.vzw.com site has great info. I just hope its acurate, so I don't run into trouble when I go to China.
21. the igit posted on 01 Nov 2009, 20:17 0 0
you're a moron. cdma is hardly the global standard gsm is- but it exists in many countries including china, mexico, parts of the caribbean, israel, india, canada and a bunch of others. cdma is cdma- so stop acting smart.
22. macron2000 posted on 01 Nov 2009, 20:21 0 0
Uhm, actually just because another country uses the same technology, CDMA in this case, doesn't mean the frequencies are the same. So you could end going abroad and your phone would be searching for a network even if you are standing on top of the tower, litterally. A world phone is called a world phone not just becasue of the technology, but because it also utilizes frequencies found both in your homeland as well as your country. I'm a member of a global support team and we service all carriers and get these calls every day. Hope this helps.
23. cjg13c posted on 01 Nov 2009, 20:32 0 0
Then I'll ask you. Will the Droid and Eris work in China? I am a US verizon wireless user travelling to China.
