The new Verizon "Droid"??? your opinions pls!!!

I have a HTC Hero from Sprint, also a Droid phone, I dig it. My only complaint is battery life, but I have learned to keep it juiced up at any chance I get, so that is really not that big of a deal.

 

I've been waiting for the iPhone to hopefully come to Verizon myself. But in the mean time I am in the market for a used phone (not eligible for upgrade and don't want to waste it if they do get the iPhone). So I am looking for a smart phone for the time in between. Last night was my first time playing with a Motorola Droid. WOW! That thing is cool. It does a lot of cool stuff. It's got me thinking if I find one I might not want an iPhone. Not sure though.

I like all the apps that Apple has available. Although other phones are starting to catch up. My night driver has the Blackberry Storm 2 and loves it. It rates at a 4.5 out of 5 by customers. The original Storm was junk, but sounds like they fixed those issues. Also just thinking of going with the regular Blackberry like a Curve or Tour. Blackberry has a great app store with items such as Pandora and XM/Sirius apps available.

I still don't know if after all that I would want anything other than an iPhone. It's the original and still the best I think. I just wish Steve Jobs would get his head out of his as s and realize AT&T is horrible. If Apple would bring their products to Verizon they would see sales through the roof and people actually being able to use the phone to it's full capabilities.

 

The exclusivity deal is up in June. But, AT&T uses GSM technology while Verizon uses EV-DO, CDMA technology which is why the iphone is not able to connect to Verizons network. There has been rumors that Apple has it's suppliers in China making a CDMA version iphone. Also, Verizon is in the process of rolling out it's 4G network (LTE, or Long Term Evolution) and should be online by the end of 2010. This will allow for interoperability with most other carriers, and allow for any unlocked LTE phone to be used on any company's network. I think this is wireless companies answer to governments concerns in the last few years about the exclusivity agreements carriers make with manufacturers.

So, all signs point to the iphone becoming universally available. It's just going to take time.

Oh yeah, the droid will catch up with the number of apps. Apple just had a huge head start of course. Plus, a lot of the app makers are tied to Apple in exclusivity agreements too. (ie. app only available for iphone)

 

I haven't found it online anywhere, but my mom was reading in one of her "Consumer Report" type magazines that AT&T's coverage and service is far inferior and rates near the bottom. Meanwhile, Verizon rated the best. All it takes to see what kind of company AT&T is just look at the money they put into new technology. That 4G, LTE technology I mentioned, every other carrier is working on it or has it available already (Sprint). AT&T Mobility has not set an official date to begin building their LTE network.

I wouldn't quite say that, but I also wouldn't expect it to have the "full" capabilities of a computer. We're getting there though. Look at Vonage. They have an app for some phones to make VOIP international calls without using airtime. A computer program to use on your phone to make phone calls without using the phone function....