Motorola Droid on Verizon Wireless -- Any Reviews?
01-17-2010, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='1092259' date='Jan 17 2010, 07:39 AM
Well as much as I like my Blackberry Bold for emailing, its web brower pretty much sucks. Iphone is not an option as I live in NYC where AT&T's voice network stinks. To me, there's no better cell phone network in NYC than Verizon. Given this, I am thinking about getting a Droid and using it as my phone and web browser. At $199 with a 2 year contract, the price is right as I am not leaving Verizon Wireless as my cell phone provider (I've tried the others here in NYC over the years and to me, none of the others measures up).
Does anyone have any reviews of/experiences with the Droid? It has received extremely positive reviews from the media and technology websites (I've done my research and read lots of the reviews).
Does anyone have any reviews of/experiences with the Droid? It has received extremely positive reviews from the media and technology websites (I've done my research and read lots of the reviews).
Not worth it for me I just got the storm.
01-17-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by aretardedorange' post='1092361' date='Jan 17 2010, 12:00 PM
The Android OS is a great OS for games/multimedia. Its not secure hence why its open source. You can't get corporate emails on it. From what I have heard the Motorola Droid has many problems with battery/interface.
Not worth it for me I just got the storm.
Not worth it for me I just got the storm.
I'm really just interested in tthe Droid as a web brower and phone and it fares very well in the reviews for those capabilities.
The BB Bold's web browser is so limited that pages on this site with HDR photos won't open and I can't see posts by users with complex avatars such as luigi.
01-17-2010, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='1092289' date='Jan 17 2010, 09:59 AM
Verizon is just as bad - it all depends where you live, and Verizon's data network is nowhere near as good as they make out in their commercials. Verizon also has a history of crippling device capabilities to the extent that phone features compromise its revenue stream. The other thing - and it is an important one- is that if you look at the statistics on mobile web browsing, the traffic is massively skewed to the iPhone. Verizon's network simply doesn't have to deal with the things that AT&Ts does, because Verizon doesn't carry the device that people are using the most for mobile browsing. Verizon gets a free pass, largely because it doesn't have to deal with the 800lb gorilla - you're not comparing apples to oranges today. Assuming the iPhone does make it to Verizon, you may find NYC's coverage isn't quite as good as it may be today... Not to say that AT&T shouldn't address their SF and NYC issues, but be careful what you wish for...
I agree with you the Verizon, in the past, has been notorious with crippling the features of smart phones in order to force customers to pay extra for its often crappy extra services. Thanks to the magic of competition from the iPhone, Verizon had not made the same mistake with the Droid and seems to have left its capabilities intact, including allowing the Droid"s free turn by turn GPS system powered by Google Map to run -- even though Verizon charges $10 per month for its own VZ NavIgator service. I love competition.
01-17-2010, 11:15 AM
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I've had phones on Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. I have to agree with Scott. There is no equal to Verizon's service. I had the AT&T service before the Iphone was out. I did have more dropped calls on AT&T than Verizon, but AT&T is much better than Sprint. Sprint is the absolute worst carrier I've personally experienced. I tolerated that service for 3 months and was more than happy to pay their $200 early termination fee to get rid of it.
If rumors are correct and the Iphone does make it to Verizon, I think I'll be shorting RIM stock. Corporate users aside, a large portion of Blackberrys are sold to personal users these days.
If rumors are correct and the Iphone does make it to Verizon, I think I'll be shorting RIM stock. Corporate users aside, a large portion of Blackberrys are sold to personal users these days.
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lots of reviews here on the cell phone section that say the droid is great, but....
if you can wait, the google nexus one should be coming to verizon in the spring, and thats suppose be that much better than the droid.
and just to make it more interesting, everyone says the iphone will be going to verizon as well, AND theres suppose to be a new iphone coming out in the summer.
if you can wait, the google nexus one should be coming to verizon in the spring, and thats suppose be that much better than the droid.
and just to make it more interesting, everyone says the iphone will be going to verizon as well, AND theres suppose to be a new iphone coming out in the summer.
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I've been looking at the Motorola Milestone too (called Droid in the US) and it's looking like it'll be my next phone. Here's a good 7-page review:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mo...e-659789/review
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mo...e-659789/review
01-17-2010, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ENstig8or' post='1092464' date='Jan 17 2010, 03:15 PM
I've had phones on Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. I have to agree with Scott. There is no equal to Verizon's service. I had the AT&T service before the Iphone was out. I did have more dropped calls on AT&T than Verizon, but AT&T is much better than Sprint. Sprint is the absolute worst carrier I've personally experienced. I tolerated that service for 3 months and was more than happy to pay their $200 early termination fee to get rid of it.
If rumors are correct and the Iphone does make it to Verizon, I think I'll be shorting RIM stock. Corporate users aside, a large portion of Blackberrys are sold to personal users these days.
If rumors are correct and the Iphone does make it to Verizon, I think I'll be shorting RIM stock. Corporate users aside, a large portion of Blackberrys are sold to personal users these days.
It looks like I will get the Droid and then if the iPhone comes to Verizon, my wife will take the Droid and then I'll get the iPhone. That's what it looks like we are going to do. I am keeping my BB for my work email.
If only RIM would develop a BB with a world class web brower. If it doesn't, RIM may be in deep trouble. Businesses are starting to support iPhone for email. My firm (a law firm, not some trendy advertising agency or cutting edge tech company) is. With businesses like my firm now rolling out iPhone, that's bad news for and a real threat to RIM. I cannot believe that RIM can't figure out how to make an outstanding web browser.
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Out here in the Bay Area, Sprint has pretty excellent coverage and a fantastic data network. As I said above, your perception of your carrier totally depends on a) where you live and b) where you travel.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='1092563' date='Jan 17 2010, 07:19 PM
Out here in the Bay Area, Sprint has pretty excellent coverage and a fantastic data network. As I said above, your perception of your carrier totally depends on a) where you live and b) where you travel.