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Offline while1

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« on: October 28, 2009, 10:43:38 pm »
Fuck yeah.  Motorola Droid comes to Verizon 11/06/09.

I've been eligible for my new-every-2 for a few months now, and I'm glad I waited.

I've been waiting for an Android phone to come to Verizon.  I've been hesitant to get an iPhone because I dislike Apple's treatment of developers on platforms like the iPhone.  They're nazi control freaks, of course it's in their rights to be, but it's also my right to boycott their products.

Fuck yeah.  I also find technical aspects about the iPhone lame, such as not being able to replace the battery myself.  In my opinion, they do shit like that to lock in customers and make them depend on them.  Sure Apple fanboys may spout plausible technical reasons why shit like that was decided... I'd rather not buy a product designed in such a way. 

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/Motorola-DROID-US-EN
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Re: DROID
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 10:46:16 pm »
I have yet to see a Verizon phone that doesn't suck royally. I have no good expections for this one.
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Re: DROID
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 10:52:41 pm »
Quote from: deadly7 on October 28, 2009, 10:46:16 pm
I have yet to see a Verizon phone that doesn't suck royally. I have no good expections for this one.

True, and in the end I may not even buy it.  I don't really use my current phone that much as it is, and would be better off with a pre-paid plan.  Of course the reason I don't even text is because my current phone doesn't have a full qwerty keyboard.

We'll see, I also may not get it if the data plan is going to rape me each month.
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Re: DROID
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2009, 11:53:53 pm »
I prefer the 12-button keyboard to a fully QWERTY. The QWERTY was never designed to be used with two fingers.. I find it really slows me down.

There are exceptions, of course -- the biggest one is symbols. It's far better having a full keyboard for symbols. :)
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Re: DROID
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 03:42:51 am »
Now that it's announce, I can say that I've been playing with one of these at work for a while. They're pretty cool; free TBT with street view is badass.

I'll probably get one whenever my new every two comes around.
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009, 11:05:29 pm »
I've been looking for an excuse to throw my Blackberry Storm in the garbage, if this thing isn't TOO pricey I might pick it up. My 2 year crap won't be up for quite awhile ;[
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Re: DROID
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2009, 12:09:55 pm »
In the past, verizon has been adamant about their phones only having access to their app store (and music, etc).  I'm curious to see whether they will try to restrict their android phones this way or change their policy to compete.  I'll also be dissapointed if they cripple the phones (BT file transfer, for one) as they have done in the past.  Of course, an android phone would probably be much easier to un-cripple :)
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Re: DROID
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2009, 01:27:09 pm »
Android phones shall be forever hackable.  I expect good things in the future.  :)
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Re: DROID
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2009, 02:18:24 pm »
Chavo: nope, they're not going to even rebrand the software. The one I used doesn't even say Verizon when you turn it on, but that may change.
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2009, 01:02:10 am »
The more I read about this, the more I want it. Too bad Verizon has a boner for charging $500+ for phones without a contract renewal.
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Re: DROID
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2009, 02:35:05 pm »
my friend got this phone. it seems just like the G1. i give it a "meh" rating.
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Re: DROID
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2009, 05:45:46 pm »
I'm such a nerd. I went to go "look" at it on Friday, and walked out of the store with it in my pocket.

Two days later, it still feels like Christmas day.
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Re: DROID
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2009, 12:11:59 am »
I can't afford it until I get my free replacement :(
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Re: DROID
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 03:52:57 pm »
Free? Even with the $50 discount for the new every 2 refresh, it's still $150.
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Re: DROID
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2009, 11:41:05 am »
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