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I just watched those ads myself. And I noticed it's not really an "android" commercial, but for Droid. I doubt they'd name it anything with the "Droid" name in it.

I actually never noticed it before, but at the end of the commercial, it does have a copyright for Lucasfilms... Lucas owns the rights to the name "Droid"... Moto pays for usage.

I highly doubt, htc or vzw would use that name and continue to pay royalties.

But isn't the Eris referred to as the Droid Eris, or am I mistaken?

Edit: shKeebler is a damn fast typist
 
Well, tomorrow I am going to VZW to see if I can get a droid a few days early. But I fully intend on working my charm on some reps to see what I can find out in any capacity. We shall see if it works. I

If not, yall will just have yet another "so I went to a vzw store...". I may or may not throw that tantrum in the store like I said last week. We'll see.
 
That makes sense. That way they could just continue the "Droid Does" campaign but with it being about their whole line of Droid phones instead of only THE Droid.

I thought this too, but talking to multiple Verizon workers, both in person and real life, it was HTC's decision to go from Desire to DROID Eris so they could piggyback on the advertising and identify with customers. Then, they were free to reuse the Desire name, which they did.

Also, why would they call it the Motorola Devour when we all thought DROID Devour would be the most BA name ever? Was it not "high-end' enough, or is the DROID name just over?

IMHO, I think the DROID name will only stay with the DROID, Eris, and their successors.

BTW, does anyone know if anything occurred today about the rumored EOL for the Eris that my Verizon connects told me wasn't happening? Just wondering! :D

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Haven't a clue. Perhaps a store person would know...

The IQ program lets employees test-drive new devices after they launch- you have a queue of devices you want, and then they send them to you one at a time, and you get each for like 2 weeks. Exactly like Netflix pretty much. So any SKU with IQ in front of it means its a phone that will be used for the IQ program.

-Store person ;)

PS. Don't flame me for this guys- I'm playing catch up here and saw that NTK didn't know what it was. My apologies if someone already answered this- I'm still back on page 400 right now. Shows what I get for not checking up on the thread for 36 hours- like 50 new pages to read.. I'm getting there..
 
But isn't the Eris referred to as the Droid Eris, or am I mistaken?

Edit: shKeebler is a damn fast typist

Ha Ha, Not that fast. I even double checked the verizon website first. so as not to make a fool of myself. Typing classes, plus, IT work means I'm on the computer all day...mostly checking this thread. :D
 
The only problem I see is I don't think those that control VZWOffers have any information to leak. They seem to be in the same boat as your local VZW rep. Keep hounding them, and you might be able to get someone to leak a guess, but I don't really think they're privy to the information that we want.

at least at the company I work for, the twitter and facebook account are run by the marketing dept only. No one is allowed to use any name relating to our company in any kind of marketing material or communications with the public. I'd assume vzw would have things like twitter on lock down and have a dedicated person(s) and would at least be privy to more knowledge than a csr.
 
Well, tomorrow I am going to VZW to see if I can get a droid a few days early. But I fully intend on working my charm on some reps to see what I can find out in any capacity. We shall see if it works. I

If not, yall will just have yet another "so I went to a vzw store...". I may or may not through that tantrum in the store like I said last week. We'll see.
Remember, taking a hostage is always a viable option to gaining the information you/we seek, or you can keep waiting, feel free to use either at your discretion
 
I have an idea. Send a very pregnant woman in. Make sure there are no doctors in there. Have her pretend to go into labor. They will have to take out an Incredible to deliver the baby. She snatches it, runs, reports back to us with specs and such.
 
First of all, i doubt they would ever leak anything on twitter. They work for VZW, stuff they post gets posted all over the web, and im pretty confident they are getting monitored so if they do leak something, someone will be punished.

Second, thats you hahaha, i was reading the conversation between you and VZWoffers lol

We can only hope for leaks from real ppl right now that can give us information without letting their higher ups/vzw knowing.

Theres a guy on twitter im following that supposedly knows the exact date of release for the Nexus One, hes not saying anything yet, won't until he feels like it or in a couple days. I hope he's right, im dying for either phone right now.
 
The only problem I see is I don't think those that control VZWOffers have any information to leak. They seem to be in the same boat as your local VZW rep. Keep hounding them, and you might be able to get someone to leak a guess, but I don't really think they're privy to the information that we want.




Don't Retort, Just Report!

Ya, I think thats the key. We need to focus on a date. Anyone going to a VZW store, or talking to a clerk online, or talking to their "insider" needs to focus on hounding them for a DATE. The only piece we are missing is a date. How long will we be kept in the dark. Just get an estimate. We know the phone exists, we know (for the most part) its specs, and we know what it looks like, so the only remaining question is WHEN! Get out there and hound about a date boys! :)
 
I have an idea. Send a very pregnant woman in. Make sure there are no doctors in there. Have her pretend to go into labor. They will have to take out an Incredible to deliver the baby. She snatches it, runs, reports back to us with specs and such.

that would totally work
 
Is anyone else considering buying the Incredible at the one-year price instead of two? I know I'm going to have the upgrade bug after seeing all these other new phones come out over the next year. The Droid 2 will be hard for me to resist if it has a usable keyboard coupled with a 4.3" screen, etc. Besides, I hate the idea of being locked in for two years...
 
Is anyone else considering buying the Incredible at the one-year price instead of two? I know I'm going to have the upgrade bug after seeing all these other new phones come out over the next year. The Droid 2 will be hard for me to resist if it has a usable keyboard coupled with a 4.3" screen, etc. Besides, I hate the idea of being locked in for two years...

I usually only do one year contracts.
 
Is anyone else considering buying the Incredible at the one-year price instead of two? I know I'm going to have the upgrade bug after seeing all these other new phones come out over the next year. The Droid 2 will be hard for me to resist if it has a usable keyboard coupled with a 4.3" screen, etc. Besides, I hate the idea of being locked in for two years...
I'll be buying the phone outright (full price), not with a NE2 or 1 Year deal because I prefer my Alltel plan over any of the Verizon plans.
 
IDK, but from a brief Google search it seems the device was called the Droid Incredible for many months and that name gradually phased out as HTC Incredible name
came into fashion. Just pondering.
 
There are posts scattered throughout the threads with appreciation (and other assorted and sundry thoughts) for the forum moderators.

User love them or hate them or ignore them, but the fact is this forum could not exist without them. I cannot imagine how much work it takes to maintain this board and I'm pretty sure it's not a job I want. I couldn't take the abuse. :eek:

So, thank you again, for everything you do in the forums and behind the scenes to keep this community running. Thank you for babysitting, cleaning up our messes, kissing our boo boos, and making us play nicely in the sandox.

And thank you, thank you, thank you for letting us back into the "playroom"! I missed all my friends!

p.s. Anon - is that an **Incredible** post or what!?!?!?! ;)
 
I have an idea. Send a very pregnant woman in. Make sure there are no doctors in there. Have her pretend to go into labor. They will have to take out an Incredible to deliver the baby. She snatches it, runs, reports back to us with specs and such.

This is your mission for tomorrow. A pillow stuffed under your shirt will work perfect. At least it does in the movies.
 
Forgot about that.

But the droid does website has Moto written all over it, and doesn't mention Eris...

If the "droid does" slogan was vzw's instead of moto's... wouldn't the Eris be on there too?

My guess is that it's a collaborative thing. Both Moto and VZ put money into it.

Also, the Moto was the first Droid on the network, so there wasn't anything to go with it. Part of the agreement with Moto I'm sure.
 
Is anyone else considering buying the Incredible at the one-year price instead of two? I know I'm going to have the upgrade bug after seeing all these other new phones come out over the next year. The Droid 2 will be hard for me to resist if it has a usable keyboard coupled with a 4.3" screen, etc. Besides, I hate the idea of being locked in for two years...

If you're a solo plan or the main line on a family plan, you can upgrade every year anyways, just no NE2 coupon.


Don't Retort, Just Report!
 
This is your mission for tomorrow. A pillow stuffed under your shirt will work perfect. At least it does in the movies.

Amature. You sneak into a maternity store and go into the fitting room. They keep fake bellies to tie on so you can gestimate your size and see how you'll look later on. Swipe one and stuff it in a large bag. They look more real. ;)

Note: I do not advise stealing of any kind at any time! Theft is bad!
 
I'm (cautiously) going to bed...long day...want it to be over...

Please...PLEASE...don't let me get up and see that the thread has deteriorated again to some level that has the staff spending too much time on one thread alone.

For those who are quick on the "trigger"...for goodness sake, re-read your post, think about it for a sec, consider being on the receiving end of your own post, think of how well the sarcasm or humor will carry through the text, evaluate whether your post is in any way rude, inappropriate, inflammatory, etc... and when you've done all the steps above...go get a soda or some coffee...and if when you come back, that post still makes sense to post...then by all means, post away!

Here's to a better April 2nd than the 1st...
 
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