It’s going on sale right now It’s going on sale right now at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. If you want to buy it at VZW store, you have to wait till tomorrow.
sdcellar
November 5, 2009 @
3:50 PM
Where was the “No way, not Where was the “No way, not until they come up with a better mousetrap” choice?
I have no interesting in foiling Google.
Coronita
November 5, 2009 @
5:18 PM
I have too in order to I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..
briansd1
November 5, 2009 @
5:22 PM
Yes, the HTC phones in Asia Yes, the HTC phones in Asia look cool. They are going for about $1,000.
briansd1
November 5, 2009 @
5:24 PM
flu wrote:
*edit*…I just [quote=flu]
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]
If you can tether, maybe you can get rid of your home high-speed internet. That’s the only way I could justify paying that much. Of course, if it’s someone else’s money, then go ahead and spend it. 🙂
sdcellar
November 5, 2009 @
5:28 PM
flu wrote:I have too in order [quote=flu]I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]I thought you did this for your bread and butter. Plunking down seventy bucks a month in that context is nothing.
…and did you think you’d be able to use it on the budget plan? Those awesome ads cost money.
briansd1
November 5, 2009 @
5:29 PM
BTW, what is Google getting BTW, what is Google getting out of this? I mean financially.
an
November 5, 2009 @
5:38 PM
VZW plans has always been VZW plans has always been very pricey compare to the rest of the market. Yet, people are still going to them. Gotta pay to play flu.
Brian, I’m not sure if GOOG will get anything out of the Droid, but they get more people using their service and it’s another piece of the cloud puzzle they’re putting together. The more people search, the better their targeted ads becomes. Which will yield more ads revenue.
briansd1
November 5, 2009 @
5:57 PM
It doesn’t look like Google It doesn’t look like Google Voice will integrated with the mobile phone. You will still need a Verizon phone # and use your Google Voice # separately. The Google software will however run on the ‘Droid device.
Of course, it does an especially good job running Google software. Apple barred Google Voice software from the iPhone, perhaps because it enabled cut-rate phone calling and threatened AT&T’s profits. There’s no such limitation on the Droid; Google Voice works fine, and you can program the phone to use it for all your calls. There’s also a very good feature that lets you run Google searches with voice commands, like “How do I get to Cape Cod?’
briansd1 wrote:It doesn’t [quote=briansd1]It doesn’t look like Google Voice will integrated with the mobile phone. You will still need a Verizon phone # and use your Google Voice # separately. The Google software will however run on the ‘Droid device.
Of course, it does an especially good job running Google software. Apple barred Google Voice software from the iPhone, perhaps because it enabled cut-rate phone calling and threatened AT&T’s profits. There’s no such limitation on the Droid; Google Voice works fine, and you can program the phone to use it for all your calls. There’s also a very good feature that lets you run Google searches with voice commands, like “How do I get to Cape Cod?’
The two finger zoom capability won’t be available on most phones here in the U.S., namely because of patent issues with Apple.
Coronita
November 5, 2009 @
6:18 PM
briansd1 wrote:BTW, what is [quote=briansd1]BTW, what is Google getting out of this? I mean financially.[/quote]
Ad sales. tight integration to google apps from the phone. They are getting zilch from licensing the O/S though, unlike Windows Mobile which I’m sure is a non-trivial amount.
That’s why this platform is so compelling for phone manufacturers. No licensing fee on the O/S.
Anyone want to guess how much licensing Windows Mobile or some other O/S is per phone?
Coronita
November 5, 2009 @
6:31 PM
sdcellar wrote:flu wrote:I [quote=sdcellar][quote=flu]I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]I thought you did this for your bread and butter. Plunking down seventy bucks a month in that context is nothing.
…and did you think you’d be able to use it on the budget plan? Those awesome ads cost money.[/quote]
“iDont cost less than an iPhone”
“iDont wanna spend that much moola”
“iDont understand why verizon wants to rip people off again”
“iDont want to end up like an over your head in knee deep debt person”
I hope from my portfolio’s sake this is MOT’s comeback story.
KSMountain
November 5, 2009 @
8:30 PM
I’m definitely interested in I’m definitely interested in the thing.
Think it’ll be too think to put in a pocket?
I guess I’d prefer an iPhone if VZW ever was able to offer it.
I hear the camera app sucks – and being that I currently have a Moto Q with the most amazingly horrible camera functionality – that’s a concern.
an
November 5, 2009 @
10:27 PM
KSMountain wrote:I’m [quote=KSMountain]I’m definitely interested in the thing.
Think it’ll be too think to put in a pocket?
I guess I’d prefer an iPhone if VZW ever was able to offer it.
I hear the camera app sucks – and being that I currently have a Moto Q with the most amazingly horrible camera functionality – that’s a concern.[/quote]
The Droid is slightly thicker than the iPhone.
an
November 6, 2009 @
9:57 AM
For those who will get the For those who will get the Droid but didn’t get it yet, Sears has them for $150 w/ no rebate.
Early returns from the Early returns from the marketplace: yawn
equalizer
November 5, 2009 @
9:22 PM
sdcellar wrote:flu wrote:I [quote=sdcellar][quote=flu]I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]I thought you did this for your bread and butter. Plunking down seventy bucks a month in that context is nothing.
…and did you think you’d be able to use it on the budget plan? Those awesome ads cost money.[/quote]
We need MaBell monopoly again. Instead of spending $6Billion a year on advertising , they would have spent the money on cell towers, etc. When’s the last time MaBell line went down? Power loss happens, but not the phone line thanks to geniuses at Ma Bell running the show who cranked out real patents daily. All gone now.
“AT&T spent $2.2 billion on advertising in 2007, while Verizon Communications spent $2.1 billion and Sprint spent $1.16 billion. T-Mobile USA was ranked No. 12 and it spent a mere $606 million.”
November 5, 2009 @ 2:27 PM
It’s going on sale right now
It’s going on sale right now at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. If you want to buy it at VZW store, you have to wait till tomorrow.
November 5, 2009 @ 3:50 PM
Where was the “No way, not
Where was the “No way, not until they come up with a better mousetrap” choice?
I have no interesting in foiling Google.
November 5, 2009 @ 5:18 PM
I have too in order to
I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..
November 5, 2009 @ 5:22 PM
Yes, the HTC phones in Asia
Yes, the HTC phones in Asia look cool. They are going for about $1,000.
November 5, 2009 @ 5:24 PM
flu wrote:
*edit*…I just
[quote=flu]
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]
If you can tether, maybe you can get rid of your home high-speed internet. That’s the only way I could justify paying that much. Of course, if it’s someone else’s money, then go ahead and spend it. 🙂
November 5, 2009 @ 5:28 PM
flu wrote:I have too in order
[quote=flu]I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]I thought you did this for your bread and butter. Plunking down seventy bucks a month in that context is nothing.
…and did you think you’d be able to use it on the budget plan? Those awesome ads cost money.
November 5, 2009 @ 5:29 PM
BTW, what is Google getting
BTW, what is Google getting out of this? I mean financially.
November 5, 2009 @ 5:38 PM
VZW plans has always been
VZW plans has always been very pricey compare to the rest of the market. Yet, people are still going to them. Gotta pay to play flu.
Brian, I’m not sure if GOOG will get anything out of the Droid, but they get more people using their service and it’s another piece of the cloud puzzle they’re putting together. The more people search, the better their targeted ads becomes. Which will yield more ads revenue.
November 5, 2009 @ 5:57 PM
It doesn’t look like Google
It doesn’t look like Google Voice will integrated with the mobile phone. You will still need a Verizon phone # and use your Google Voice # separately. The Google software will however run on the ‘Droid device.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/11/05/google_touches_add_value_to_droid/?page=1
More:
http://lifehacker.com/5194098/gv-integrates-google-voice-into-android
November 5, 2009 @ 6:16 PM
briansd1 wrote:It doesn’t
[quote=briansd1]It doesn’t look like Google Voice will integrated with the mobile phone. You will still need a Verizon phone # and use your Google Voice # separately. The Google software will however run on the ‘Droid device.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/11/05/google_touches_add_value_to_droid/?page=1
More:
http://lifehacker.com/5194098/gv-integrates-google-voice-into-android%5B/quote%5D
The two finger zoom capability won’t be available on most phones here in the U.S., namely because of patent issues with Apple.
November 5, 2009 @ 6:18 PM
briansd1 wrote:BTW, what is
[quote=briansd1]BTW, what is Google getting out of this? I mean financially.[/quote]
Ad sales. tight integration to google apps from the phone. They are getting zilch from licensing the O/S though, unlike Windows Mobile which I’m sure is a non-trivial amount.
That’s why this platform is so compelling for phone manufacturers. No licensing fee on the O/S.
Anyone want to guess how much licensing Windows Mobile or some other O/S is per phone?
November 5, 2009 @ 6:31 PM
sdcellar wrote:flu wrote:I
[quote=sdcellar][quote=flu]I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]I thought you did this for your bread and butter. Plunking down seventy bucks a month in that context is nothing.
…and did you think you’d be able to use it on the budget plan? Those awesome ads cost money.[/quote]
“iDont cost less than an iPhone”
“iDont wanna spend that much moola”
“iDont understand why verizon wants to rip people off again”
“iDont want to end up like an over your head in knee deep debt person”
http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/
I hope from my portfolio’s sake this is MOT’s comeback story.
November 5, 2009 @ 8:30 PM
I’m definitely interested in
I’m definitely interested in the thing.
Think it’ll be too think to put in a pocket?
I guess I’d prefer an iPhone if VZW ever was able to offer it.
I hear the camera app sucks – and being that I currently have a Moto Q with the most amazingly horrible camera functionality – that’s a concern.
November 5, 2009 @ 10:27 PM
KSMountain wrote:I’m
[quote=KSMountain]I’m definitely interested in the thing.
Think it’ll be too think to put in a pocket?
I guess I’d prefer an iPhone if VZW ever was able to offer it.
I hear the camera app sucks – and being that I currently have a Moto Q with the most amazingly horrible camera functionality – that’s a concern.[/quote]
The Droid is slightly thicker than the iPhone.
November 6, 2009 @ 9:57 AM
For those who will get the
For those who will get the Droid but didn’t get it yet, Sears has them for $150 w/ no rebate.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/psa-sears-charging-50-less-for-new-droid-activations-than-veri/
November 6, 2009 @ 9:59 AM
Early returns from the
Early returns from the marketplace: yawn
November 5, 2009 @ 9:22 PM
sdcellar wrote:flu wrote:I
[quote=sdcellar][quote=flu]I have too in order to support my own initiatives. Though the HTC phones they have over in asia are pretty kick ass.
Going to the VZ store tomorrow. Eclair here we come.
*edit*…I just checked the price for the service plan.
$70/MONTH….
IS THIS A JOKE? WTF? @!#$%@#$%@#$%#@$%#@$%#@$
Hmmm. maybe I need to rethink this and stick with my Vz plan $25/month with nighttime unlimited calls starting at 7pm…..[/quote]I thought you did this for your bread and butter. Plunking down seventy bucks a month in that context is nothing.
…and did you think you’d be able to use it on the budget plan? Those awesome ads cost money.[/quote]
We need MaBell monopoly again. Instead of spending $6Billion a year on advertising , they would have spent the money on cell towers, etc. When’s the last time MaBell line went down? Power loss happens, but not the phone line thanks to geniuses at Ma Bell running the show who cranked out real patents daily. All gone now.
“AT&T spent $2.2 billion on advertising in 2007, while Verizon Communications spent $2.1 billion and Sprint spent $1.16 billion. T-Mobile USA was ranked No. 12 and it spent a mere $606 million.”
Read more: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/wireless-carriers-rank-high-ad-spending/2008-08-14#ixzz0W3SCFvHX
Rumor Mill: Verizon to double Early termination fee to $350 on ‘advanced devices’ starting Nov 15.
Read more: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/rumor-mill-verizon-double-etf-350-advanced-devices/2009-11-04#ixzz0W3QL1OQu