Verizon to get Motorola branded Android device in the 4th quarter?

7. sinfulta (Posts: 278; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

The phones have to have LTE because in order for Verizon to get Android based phones the LTE chipsets have to be in place. Verizon is not allowed to be part of the Open Handset Alliance otherwise. Thus why the LTE, wether they use or turn on the LTE feature or turn it on in an upgrade is up to Verizon. Yes it will, the chipsets that my company manufacturers were bought and produced from my company over a month ago. Samsung and Motorola both did a purchase. I mentioned it in older posts. Who do you think tips off phonearena now and then? You'll eat my words when you see the Blitz Replacement and the Samsung Rouge for Verizon come out next month. Rouge I believe is 08/15 if I remember correctly. :)

14. sinfulta (Posts: 278; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

Oh, I didn't mention the Blitz replacement name. It's "Razzle" btw and should be hitting VZW 08/31. Make sure when you think I'm not in the "know", think of me... when you see the way it swivels. Just giving ya a hard time. You'll see both those devices soon. I'm pretty reliable source DonLouie. So yeah... "Cough cough, Blackberry Onyx for ATT early december". Did you hear something? :)

16. bng (Posts: 107; Member since: 12 Feb 2009)

u for reals the rouge is coming out on that day or r u just kidding?

17. sinfulta (Posts: 278; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

I'm getting some stuff over to PhoneArena tonight after I get home. It's going to be a long day, I still have a ton of paperwork to do. But I'll get it out to them tonight and I'm sure they'll post soon. If not tomorrow for you guys.

6. drewsky (Posts: 147; Member since: 04 Jan 2009)

I don't think this will be treated as a smartphone. Of course I could be wrong, but it doesn't seem like it.

8. sinfulta (Posts: 278; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

Phone is a smartphone so it will be treated as such. Smartphone OS is pretty much left alone. So $30 minimum Data plan and you will use Android marketplace

9. WKlingbeil (Posts: 215; Member since: 26 Dec 2008)

Of course it'll be a smartphone, if it's not a VZW UI, chances are it's going to be considered a smartphone.

11. facts&truth (Posts: 42; Member since: 15 Jul 2009)

The only problem I have with the data plan is its madatory. I like choices. When I wifi 90% of the time, why should I get data. Let the economy get much worse they'll change that or lose a whole lot of customers. Well, the college kids in my family, when it was time to get new phones last year said screw that I'm switching carriers. All but 2 did that, they said I don't need a PDA and I'm not the 1 paying the bill. As for me, when my contract is up, I'm gone. You wont make me pay for soething I really don't use much at all.

12. PapaJay224 (Posts: 866; Member since: 08 Feb 2009)

its to prevent cheap consumers like you from buying a device you cant really afford...If you cant afford 29.99 for data, than you can't afford a 300$ phone, if you cant afford that, than your defenatley not getting insurance, if you dont get insurance you cant afford to pay 500$ for a replacement because you dropped it....Then you call Verizon or At&t bi***ing and moaning about how irrisponsible you are and how its all our fault and your broke phone and you hate the world and its all our fault and stupid data plan and your life sucks and someone in your family is dieing and you have cancer....Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah..I hear it all the time....quit complaining about a data plan because your on prepaid and get a real job and a real phone...and take a Midol for God's sakes

13. vzw fanman (Posts: 1976; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)

get a dumbphone then.

15. WKlingbeil (Posts: 215; Member since: 26 Dec 2008)

And if you use the phone 90% of the time in wifi, you know what that means? 10% of the time you're using the network, so let's say for instance you use... a modest 50 MBs of data each month. 10% of that is 5 MBs using the regular network. At $.015/kb, that means you're paying $76.80, and #12's argument comes into play about how it's our fault that you used data without a package.

19. facts&truth (Posts: 42; Member since: 15 Jul 2009)

Your such an ASS Hole. You must work for verizon. Number one, I have two phones. A company and a personal one. The personal was 379 and the work one was 569.Samsung Omnia and Nokia N96. And its not nice to assume things. If I wanted to, I could pay off all of you fools debt and thats a fact. In fact, I have Att and they dont make data a must. And they have way more PDA's vs Verizon. One more thing, I'll buy what ever I want and the extra, dump it if I want U Cunt.

20. facts&truth (Posts: 42; Member since: 15 Jul 2009)

First of all, I don't even use the shit. Second, its very slow compared to wifi. Thirdly, its not a necessity, but I like the phone. Finally, this is America where we have choices not demands. When my one year contract is up, I'm sticking with the Att service where I use unlocked phones with out all that crapware where Verizon is twice as bad with it. I love the freedom so put that in your pipe and smoke it.

21. rehnhart (Posts: 103; Member since: 27 Mar 2009)

only problem with this is that most all carriers now require a data plan with any newly purchased phone/ or activation, whether it has WI-Fi or not.