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So the Verizon salesman told me to wait for the iPhone...

I am glad the iphone came out and forced developers to make faster, smoother os's. Ive been using win mobile for 5-6 years now. While I could customize and do all sorts of very useful things on it. I was always frustrated at the relative sluggishness of things. I have been waiting for the Incredible for a long time, I just did not know when or what it would be called when it arrived.
 
parri1l said:
I am glad the iphone came out and forced developers to make faster, smoother os's. Ive been using win mobile for 5-6 years now. While I could customize and do all sorts of very useful things on it. I was always frustrated at the relative sluggishness of things. I have been waiting for the Incredible for a long time, I just did not know when or what it would be called when it arrived.
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That was because of the hardware, not the os. IMO the OS was too advanced for current hardwares. The HD2 runs like a dream.
 
vzwuser76 said:
Let's see if this will quiet this down. The definition of a smartphone should be that it can accomplish in one device that would normally require two or more. That's where the term smartphone came into being. It allowed you to not have to carry a PDA or Palm device to get the things you need to get done accomplished. The iPhone was more entertainment oriented, bringing apps and music/video integration. IOWA was right in that it was more of a feature phone compared to what previous smartphones were used for. When they came out you weren't editing documents or getting push emails, the kind of things smartphones were used for up until that point.

If you want to get technical you could say there are now two types of smartphones. Business (BB, WinMo, Symbian, some Android) that allow you to handle business without a separate device (PDA, organizer). Then entertainment/social (some Android & Apple) that allows you to do what you need to do in everyday life like listen to music, watch videos, make reminder notes, & connect with friends, without a separate device (mp3/iPod, laptop).

That's how I would classify the current state of advanced devices. The iPhone was not the first smartphone, but it was the first phone to integrate entertainment and social connections with a phone and release it to the general public not just business users.
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Thank you, this is pretty much all I've been trying to say. I'm glad my Motorola Droid does both work & play.
 
I feel Verizon will NEVER get the iPhone.

The reason is that Verizon likes to strip down their phones and remove features (Incredible vs. Evo for example) and Apple and Jobs will NEVER let this happens.

This rumor has been kept alive by bloggers who have to keep themselves relevant. Its been a rumor since 2008.

No iPhone for Verizon.
 
droid_head said:
I feel Verizon will NEVER get the iPhone.

The reason is that Verizon likes to strip down their phones and remove features (Incredible vs. Evo for example) and Apple and Jobs will NEVER let this happens.

This rumor has been kept alive by bloggers who have to keep themselves relevant. Its been a rumor since 2008.

No iPhone for Verizon.
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All of the Android phones are far more open than the iPhone. :rolleyes:
 
droid_head said:
I feel Verizon will NEVER get the iPhone.

The reason is that Verizon likes to strip down their phones and remove features (Incredible vs. Evo for example) and Apple and Jobs will NEVER let this happens.

This rumor has been kept alive by bloggers who have to keep themselves relevant. Its been a rumor since 2008.

No iPhone for Verizon.
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Care to explain what is stripped down on the Incredible? It might not have as many features as the EVO but it hasn't had anything taken away.
 
I feel Verizon will NEVER get the iPhone.

The reason is that Verizon likes to strip down their phones and remove features (Incredible vs. Evo for ex
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Care to explain what is stripped down on the Incredible? It might not have as many features as the EVO but it hasn't had anything taken away.
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As vzw does have a history of locking down their phones, I don't see this with the incredible at all.

Tapatalk. Samsung Moment. Yep.
 
IOWA said:
As vzw does have a history of locking down their phones, I don't see this with the incredible at all.

Tapatalk. Samsung Moment. Yep.
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I do know built-in tethering is absent on Verizon Android phones (the connect to internet option is missing on the connect to PC menu). Its on all the Sprint Android phones.
 
As vzw does have a history of locking down their phones, I don't see this with the incredible at all.

Tapatalk. Samsung Moment. Yep.
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I do know built-in tethering is absent on Verizon Android phones (the connect to internet option is missing on the connect to PC menu). Its on all the Sprint Android phones.
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I assure you, built in tethering is not an option on my samsung moment. I need to use pdanet, or my wifi tether that sdx brilliantly put together.

Tapatalk. Samsung Moment. Yep.
 
Oh I'm sure that option will be there in 2.2, and they'll be happy to charge you out the butt fot it.
 
Hi,
This thread has spun off the OPs topic but looking at it from a business persecutive, I'm trying to figure out why Verizon would want to make a single CDMA model ozone when Jobs doesn't believe in the networks longevity and the fact the GSM iPhone is going to dozens of countries around the world. A different phone could possible affect the APIs for programmers, etc.

I wouldn't believe a sales rep from ANY company.......the SR is one step above you in the food chain, most of which I have found to know less about phones than I do.

But it's all good.......apple makes quality hardware........and android is here to stay based everything I think about being important.

Chaz
 
Chaznsc said:
Hi,
This thread has spun off the OPs topic but looking at it from a business persecutive, I'm trying to figure out why Verizon would want to make a single CDMA model ozone when Jobs doesn't believe in the networks longevity and the fact the GSM iPhone is going to dozens of countries around the world. A different phone could possible affect the APIs for programmers, etc.

I wouldn't believe a sales rep from ANY company.......the SR is one step above you in the food chain, most of which I have found to know less about phones than I do.

But it's all good.......apple makes quality hardware........and android is here to stay based everything I think about being important.

Chaz
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Steve Jobs could be wrong. ;)
 
ylexot said:
Steve Jobs could be wrong. ;)
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Regardless, he is Apple, and he has a good track record CDMA will go by the way of LTE. Remember, Qualcomm, the creator of CDMA has abandoned it.

But I don't see VZW going anywhere, just in a different direction.
 
Chaznsc said:
Regardless, he is Apple, and he has a good track record CDMA will go by the way of LTE. Remember, Qualcomm, the creator of CDMA has abandoned it.

But I don't see VZW going anywhere, just in a different direction.
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What does that even mean? :confused: LTE is the new technology that will replace EV-DO.
 
I just don't see why apple would care about porting their iphone to cdma. They are so particular about what they do, like the flash issue, Jobs isnt budging. Now Adobe has mounted a new campaign called I LOVE FLASH. HTML5 wont replace flash, so the battle wages on. This is the perfect open-door scenario for Android.
 
Chaznsc said:
I just don't see why apple would care about porting their iphone to cdma. They are so particular about what they do, like the flash issue, Jobs isnt budging. Now Adobe has mounted a new campaign called I LOVE FLASH. HTML5 wont replace flash, so the battle wages on. This is the perfect open-door scenario for Android.
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Agreed. Many people think HTML 5 Will somehow replace flash, and it won't. It'll just be another thing to couple together.
 
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