shuler74 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Just got one and wow this phone is amazing Free Google Nav Open source wifi Thousands of apps Fast Browser Phone has so many apps some worthless but there alot of free good ones. Droiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 meh, not iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler74 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 ^ Iphone is nice but not open like the droid, plus what good is an iphone if you have no coverage:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I don't live in Podunk, Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianforster Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 It may not be an iPhone but if there was ever going to be a legitimate competitor, the two people that would have to team up to do it would be Google and Verizon IMO... Google never does anything wrong and Verizon has a huge customer base just waiting for a reason not to have to get an iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler74 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 I don't live in Podunk, Kansas But if you did you would be SOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I really want one of these. I also have a question if anyone is familiar with Verizon's contracts. I'm still on my parents contract, and my mom has a blackberry with the data plan included. My part of the plan is only like $10-20 per month. Anyone know how much that would go up if I got a Droid with the data plan? Just curious if anyone knows, I'm up for a new phone in 2 weeks anyway, so I will probably end up asking the Verizon guy anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I really want one of these. I also have a question if anyone is familiar with Verizon's contracts. I'm still on my parents contract, and my mom has a blackberry with the data plan included. My part of the plan is only like $10-20 per month. Anyone know how much that would go up if I got a Droid with the data plan? Just curious if anyone knows, I'm up for a new phone in 2 weeks anyway, so I will probably end up asking the Verizon guy anyway. I think the data plan is $30/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 My friend got one. My only complaint would be the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4Life6388 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 yeah its 30 a month, i have it with my crapberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 why the hell did they include a physical keyboard? LET GO OF THAT OUT DATED TRASH! by having it slide open they increased the weight and increased risk of damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 why the hell did they include a physical keyboard? LET GO OF THAT OUT DATED TRASH! by having it slide open they increased the weight and increased risk of damage. You really can't conduct business on a touch screen. Neato cool but worthless. :saber: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thanks for the replies about the cost of the data plan. why the hell did they include a physical keyboard? LET GO OF THAT OUT DATED TRASH! by having it slide open they increased the weight and increased risk of damage. That was one of the selling points for the Droid. I have a full keyboard on my current phone, and love it. I have used the digital keyboards on iPhone, and while I didn't use it enough to really get used to it, I have to say I prefer the physical keyboard. Much easier to use imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apickmans Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 yeah my friend has one. Its pretty bulky especially with a cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apickmans Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 oh btw Shuler Oh my god who is that chick in your sig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 That was one of the selling points for the Droid. I have a full keyboard on my current phone, and love it. I have used the digital keyboards on iPhone, and while I didn't use it enough to really get used to it, I have to say I prefer the physical keyboard. Much easier to use imo. My daughter is a cell phone text addict. About 8 months ago she convinced me to buy her a touch screen phone. She begs me daily to let her switch back to her env2. No amount of getting used to lets a text addict or a guy trying to send an email, using a touch screen, do so quickly and without error. I would only consider the droid because of its full keyboard. Touch screens are for coolness factor only. :evilg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 yeah my friend has one. Its pretty bulky especially with a cover. Without a cover its about the same footprint as the iPhone. A guy I work with got a droid over the weekend and also has an iPhone for work. We put them side by side and the difference isn't noticeable when the protective cover is off. And I totally think the full qwerty keyboard is what would make me choose a droid over an iPhone...even if the iPhone was available through Verizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I'm thinking about both phones when my current contract is up (in Febuary) I have the voyager right now, and I love the full keyboard. That may be the only reason why I dont hop on the iphone bandwagon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler74 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Have no idea who she is. I like the weight of the phone tells you its well made , I dont want a feather phone made of all plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 The physical keyboard is king. iPhone users say they don't need one. I wouldn't do business without one, period. I guess iPhone users aren't in business. From what I've seen, there's really nothing that iPhone has over Droid from a functional POV. (I'm not concerned about menus being perfect in a make-believe OS utopia. I'm more interested in getting important, valuable things done.) But there are some things Droid does that iPhone just doesn't. Plus, Droid is on a real network where calls very rarely get dropped, whereas iPhone is limited to the unbelievably crappy AT&T voice/data networks. Two problems: Verizon knows how special Droid is, and they're doing really crappy things like doubling the cancellation fee on all smartphones as a result of Droid's arrival. Also, nobody can agree on whether or not Verizon will charge an additional monthly fee for talking to an Exchange server. There are folks convinced both ways on that last one, and the hands-on consumer tests have not looked promising for free personal-use Exchange on Droid. This is incredibly important for the millions of people who submit personal mobile phone charges to their businesses for reimbursement. I'm waiting for the holidays. Maybe Verizon will get enough blowback to at least kill the Exchange access monthly charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler74 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 The physical keyboard is king. iPhone users say they don't need one. I wouldn't do business without one, period. I guess iPhone users aren't in business. From what I've seen, there's really nothing that iPhone has over Droid from a functional POV. (I'm not concerned about menus being perfect in a make-believe OS utopia. I'm more interested in getting important, valuable things done.) But there are some things Droid does that iPhone just doesn't. Plus, Droid is on a real network where calls very rarely get dropped, whereas iPhone is limited to the unbelievably crappy AT&T voice/data networks. Two problems: Verizon knows how special Droid is, and they're doing really crappy things like doubling the cancellation fee on all smartphones as a result of Droid's arrival. Also, nobody can agree on whether or not Verizon will charge an additional monthly fee for talking to an Exchange server. There are folks convinced both ways on that last one, and the hands-on consumer tests have not looked promising for free personal-use Exchange on Droid. This is incredibly important for the millions of people who submit personal mobile phone charges to their businesses for reimbursement. I'm waiting for the holidays. Maybe Verizon will get enough blowback to at least kill the Exchange access monthly charge. The double the etf's because there always someone who ruins it for everyone. People were taking advantage of the buy one get one free on blackberry's and cancelline the line on the free phone at 175 then turning around and selline on ebay for 500.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 HTC Passion will be better. Faster processor in the phone and it also has the HTC Sense UI that is on the Hero and the Droid Eris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler74 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 HTC Passion will be better. Faster processor in the phone and it also has the HTC Sense UI that is on the Hero and the Droid Eris. Is it going to be on Verizon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 HTC Passion will be better. Faster processor in the phone and it also has the HTC Sense UI that is on the Hero and the Droid Eris. Will it have a physical keyboard? Big ol' screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBkilla56 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I love my Iphone 3gs but i do love me a physical keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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