Verizon's Touch Pro steals the scene in video
0. phoneArena posted on 09 Nov 2008, 05:58
Any thought that Verizon wouldn't release the Touch Pro can officially be laid to rest...
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33. (unregistered) posted on 10 Nov 2008, 14:48 0 0
but if it doesn't say the real name, how will i brag about it and prove how cool i am? my entire self worth is based my name brand phone
61. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 18:14 0 0
Name of a device has a great deal whether people will consider looking at the phone or not. If you have a catchy name or something that sounds intriguing, people will be more inclined to at least looking at it before making up their minds. Plus, people remember names of devices with a specific name, not a model number. It's all marketing dude.
12. (unregistered) posted on 09 Nov 2008, 17:45 0 0
with current pricing on advanced devices, i'd guess 200-300 with two year. i havent seen nor heard anything in the equipment guide so far so my guess is late november to mid december for release. im sure it will be out in plenty of time for christmas tho.
13. (unregistered) posted on 09 Nov 2008, 17:49 0 0
doh, who cares ?!?! They're goin' to cripple it anyway
24. (unregistered) posted on 10 Nov 2008, 08:57 0 0
hey idiot I know its the cool thing on here to say "oh man verizon cripples all phone man...." no they dont its window... Idiot! Does Dell cripple a PC with windows? How about HP? Sony? No because its the software Microsoft makes. ANY and let me make this clear ANY phone that doesnt have the verizon interface (ie the dumb phones not smart phones) isnt crippled. Hardware maybe but not the software. The blackberry curve is virtually the same not matter if its on verizon, tmobile or att. The same with the windows mobile phones.
17. (unregistered) posted on 09 Nov 2008, 22:54 0 0
lots of sour haters on here huh? sad because mommy has no credit and your stuck with a unlocked lame pda with a lamer provider? verizon seems to be getting all the hottest phones, the Voyager, Dare, Krave, envy2, Sway....now they are getting all the best PDAs as well, Storm, Omnia, Raphael, Touch HD, Pro..... rules to be a VZW customer right now. Best phones, biggest network, best coverage and data connectivity. Plus every PDA and Handset phone VZW sells can EASILY be hacked and get free apps, ringtones , wall papers....you people in here who are crying about the UI and the RAM dont know anything about how to open up a phone so shut your geeky little pie holes and go back to World of Warcraft.
18. David the Gom (unregistered) posted on 09 Nov 2008, 23:22 0 0
isn't Raphael and Touch Pro same phone? and where did u get the info vzw will get Tough HD? if they do, forget Touch Pro, i'm getting Touch HD!!!
19. (unregistered) posted on 09 Nov 2008, 23:57 0 0
#18, you have no idea what you're talking about. Verizon gets all the "hot" dumbphones, and then cripples their smartphones. And really, they're going to get the non-US Touch HD? Are they going to port it over from all the overseas CDMA carriers? Oh... wait... The Raphael and the Touch Pro are the same phone, as #19 said, too. Any Windows Mobile or PDA-like device can be easily hacked... except it's not called being hacked... it's called installing software. You don't have to "hack" a device that will let you install free apps, ringtones, and wallpapers without any modification at all. And you can't do that on a dumbphone, thanks to Brew. Yeah, it's a great time to be on VZW. God knows I love paying out my ass in data fees and additional fees, on top of ridiculously priced plans. How's that Wi-Fi working out for you? Oh, wait... you don't have Wi-Fi? Verizon crippled it, and gave you 1/3 of the RAM on your phone? Ouch. Plus, it doesn't matter how great your network is, when if you are on a certain other carrier, you can simply set your phone to "Roam Only" and just use all your VZW data and network for free. Ha! And last time I checked, RAM was probably the most important thing in a PDA. You can always add a Micro-SD card for more memory, but you can't add for more RAM. Hence all the problems with the HTC Mogul/VX8600. I hope you can manage to run more than 1 program at once when you get stuck with almost no RAM.
56. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 15:56 0 0
Ok, how does verizon cripple smartphones? Everyone says this yet no one says how they do it? What is different than a windows mobile phone for vzw than at&t? or even the blackberry or the palm phones? Can someone answer this very simple straightforward question for me cause I really want to know what the hell you're talking about. And please don't say wifi, cause people verizon doesn't manufactor the phones so don't give some dumb ass answer like that not to mention 2 of the new samsung phones and the pro will all have wifi. So if you answer, don't be a dumbass.
59. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 17:17 0 0
Sprint Touch Diamond: 528mhz processor 256mb RAM Accelerometer Rev. A Verizon Touch Diamond: 400mhz processor 128mb RAM NO Accelerometer (HA! That's one of the major selling points of the Diamond!) Rev. A Upgradable
60. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 17:50 0 0
They used to eliminate Wi-Fi on many of their phones. Most phones have certain features locked, such as the GPS, which is open on other carriers. Also, a lot of the phones have worse processors or less RAM than the same phone on other carriers. They just make their phones cheaper and lock the features so you have to pay out the a** to use them.
62. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 18:19 0 0
your making assumptions based on a product that hasn't been released yet? Really? official specs havent even been announced. I have yet to see any listing in the equipment guide.
64. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 18:22 0 0
Verizon isn't getting a Touch HD. No one in the US is.
66. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 19:23 0 0
http://www.windowsmobilecool.c
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68. (unregistered) posted on 11 Nov 2008, 21:20 0 0
I love that all 4 of those links are refrencing the EXACT same picture as there statistical reference wich appears to be a sprint advertisement originally (guessing by the sprint logo on it) so you and them are basing your refrence off of something that STILL hasent been released yet. In that sense i could say the VZW or sprint one also has a WXGA display and a quad-core processor and you wouldnt be able to proove me wrong. I may well be wrong but, ****ING seriously?
77. (unregistered) posted on 12 Nov 2008, 17:17 0 0
I love how the specs just came out at verizon wireless employee site today and guess what, you're wrong it has all those things... I love it when people give out wrong information all the time. Especially the wifi thing when the pro, saga and omnia all have wifi on it.... yea verizon never has phones with wifi..
20. (unregistered) posted on 10 Nov 2008, 07:00 0 0
#20 your a flipping moron, as usual someone who claims to know something but knows nothing. The raphael and the touch hd are 2 different phone morons, touch hd has no physical keyboard retard. and to say vzw cripples the phones, they dont manufacturer them , they dont build them , they just get them from the manufacturer. I cant think of one smartphone they sell which is so restrcted in RAM that it causes inconvience to the consumer. You want to act like this is the reason VZW is not the best choice....when VZW has always been the best choice ( hence why no one leaves) Cant hack brew? thats because your a retard....10 year old kids hack brew all the time, I have 8 games and 150 living wallpapers and about 60 ringtones on my Dare that I paid for none of them. I get free internet access on my Voyager and I can use it as a modem for no charge whatsoever. I have changed the menus, chainged the UI ( pretty easy , dial a unlock # and the menu can be replaced with any bit images I chose ). And wi-fi??? LMFAO...if you depend on wi fi then your carrier SUCKS !!!! Straight up, I get dsl type speeds anywhere in the country ( loving the 85% coverage VZW gives for rev a.....pwning all other providers)...so good luck with fnding a wi fi spot that doesnt charge you money to connect and good luck in keeping that connection wen YOU ACTUALLY MOVE AROUND WITH YOUR MOBILE DEVICE...wi fi is a poor mans cop out to not being able to afford the best there is. Expensive data plans? When ATT, SPrint and T Mobile are all more expensive per MB, thats another cop out from the poor man who couldnt come up with the money to pay the deposit at Verizon. And problems wth the mogul??????? Sorry but people live and die by this device, VZW sold over 2 million , so it obviously didnt have that many problems. Next time , come correct or dont post at all. VZW pwns all providers by a mile.
21. (unregistered) posted on 10 Nov 2008, 07:28 0 0
#21, I don't understand how you think anyone will take you seriously when all you do is troll this board cursing , belittling people, and claiming their poor because they have a want or need for wi-fi. The ability to afford is different then the desire to spend. Warren Buffet could afford whatever he wants but chooses to buy suits at cheap stores and lives in a very modest house. You may not realize this, but if you had wi-fi you could sync/transfer faster with a pc and without the need for a cable at work/home. See it can be a convenience for both rich and poor. You don't want it. Fine leave it off. I want it and I can afford to choose whatever I want. Seriously I have seen your same writing style and claims on several other threads. Put the cue cards down man.... You know all to well that Verizon specs out how they want phone delivered both in hardware and software. Honestly anyone can figure that out, you are not fooling anyone. The people commenting have been stung by VZW, as have I. "Motoroala v710" yeah...nurtured if not flashed back to old firmware or hacked. Do I like their coverage? Yes I do, which is absolutely the only thing keeping me with them....so far. I could go on, but have no desire to do so.
27. (unregistered) posted on 10 Nov 2008, 10:41 0 0
#21 Haha you are quite possibly the worst VZW fanboy out there. First off, I stated that the Raphael and the Touch Pro were the same phone. The Touch HD is a completely different phone that won't even come to America. HTC has already stated this. Strike one, asshole. VZW completely maps out the specs of the phones that they want. So yes, they do indeed cripple the phones. They're notorious for crippling the phones. The HTC Mogul was notorious for having a complete lack of RAM. Granted, it was sold by the millions, but try opening up Skyfire or Opera as well as a couple other programs, and then tell me that it doesn't cause any inconvenience. And nobody leaves Verizon? You lost half a million customers to the iPhone, let alone any other phone. Adding ringers and wallpapers is easy. Hacking Brew 2.0 is not. In order to "hack" Brew you either have to extend a demo version of an application, or pay for the application and then change the files. Aren't you cool, on your locked down phones. Actually, I don't depend on Wi-Fi. I get EVDO - Rev. A all over the country. I get to use your VZW EVDO - Rev. A whenever I want, or use my own carrier's. Aka, "pwning all other providers". I prefer to use Wi-Fi when at home though, considering the quicker upload speeds, and the fact that I can use my phone as a remote for my stereo and laptop. Good luck connecting to other devices like that with your crippled phone. I pay $30 a month for unlimited data, text, picture mail, incoming, 5PM nights and weekends, and 1,500 minutes. You pay $30 a month for data alone. There goes your "OMG Verizon data cheappppp!!!" idea. Next time actually look up some basic facts and learn about what you're trying to argue about. You look like an absolute moron, spouting off VZW bullshit. Go breathe underwater or play in the street.
