new verizon phone

[firehawk1120]

OK, I'm eligible for a new phone on the 12th of July. I need to know what is a good phone and what is crap. I have verizon I'm sticking with verizon so any suggestions to switch just proves you have no purpose in life so move along.

Let's see who the first idiot is to suggest an AT&T plan because I know with the mental midgets on here it's bound to happen because they think they are funny.

so i have the vx8300 crappy flip phone. I'm not sure if I want to dish out close to $200 bucks for a dare or a glyde, or if I want to bump up to a treo or something along that line which I can use for work.

Any real help would be appreciated.

[ShitOnWheels]

AT&T. I made the switch. :) (jk lol)

I dunno what's good. I love my tilt...but the Verizon version is $300, and probably watered down. :shrug:

[GrandmasterCow]

I just got the Voyager, love it. I was deciding between the iphone or Voyager, and I decided Voyager because warrenty/insurance covers everything. Plus it does everything I need a phone to do, eso with the microSD expandable memory card.

[Knipps]

I'm not a big fan of Motorola phones, they seem to take a dump on everyone after a while.
I picked up a blackberry Curve today.. It suits my purpose

[Teds89IROC]

Jeanne-Marie is planning on getting the EnV2, she's eligible the 10th I believe. We looked at the phone the other day. Its really nice and has I think it was almost double the battery life as the voyager, both while in use and just turned on. I got the Samsung Alias a couple of months ago and I still love it.

[SteveR]

I'm not a big fan of Motorola phones, they seem to take a dump on everyone after a while.
I picked up a blackberry Curve today.. It suits my purpose

yea, I got my first Motocrap phone last year I think it was and its total crap. I think its the RAZR Max Ve or something. It was a $400 pile of poop.

[BigAls87Z28]

Im not a fan of the Kzr...but it looked so cool. The battery keeps craping out on me now.

I like the look of the Moto's, I just wish it didnt lag as much.
Im due for a new one around Christmas time. Hopefully I will have some cool stuff to pick from and a 200 dollar limit to get one. The Voyager is massive. I have noticed that my phones keep getting bigger and bigger.
EnV 2 is small, but not liking the whole set up there....dunno. I am gunna look at LG as I have had 2 previous ones, and they were awesome.

[12secondv6]

I second AT&T :)

I got one of these for play:
http://www.66mobile.com/images/zoom/motorola/Motorola_RAZR_v3.jpg
It's like a week old.... free.... and it gets dirty easily

And this one for work:
http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/11/8700cfronthighres2.jpg

[misterjuice]

I've had 11 Motorola Phones.....and none of them have crapped out on me...granted they've all been AT&T/Cingular. My 4 RAZRs, 1 L2, and 1 L6 have, on more than one occasion, survived being thrown out of a moving vehicle at highway speed.

I know the Verizon version of Motorola phones are crap....but I think it's the software that Verizon demand to be put on the phones, honestly...

Gene, for the business you're in, I'd recommend either a Palm Treo or Blackberry

[qwikz28]

the new chocolate is very nice as well. i've had mine since september and its been great. it can be had for less than most other phones and looks very sharp. the buttons can be annoying though.

my buddy just got the env2 though, its much better. battery life is incredible and the features are great. its a little heavy though...

[misterjuice]

the new chocolate is very nice as well. i've had mine since september and its been great. it can be had for less than most other phones and looks very sharp. the buttons can be annoying though.

my buddy just got the env2 though, its much better. battery life is incredible and the features are great. its a little heavy though...


so what you're saying is....you envy his.......ENV2....?

[BigAls87Z28]

The old Env was a brick. I want to try to get something that slides, something that is very small when not in use, but look cool.
Ted, I looked at the Alias for my brother Joey, but one look at how that thing swings open either way I knew that he was just gunna break that off on something.
I ended up getting him a cherry Chocolate, and so far so good.

[Mike]

blackberry pearl here

[String]

on thursday (july 3rd) verizon is coming out with the "dare". Its similar to the voyager but smaller. Its supposed to be comparible to apples new Iphone thats coming out in a few weeks or so.

[maroman88]

all ive ever had was t-mobile and nokia, i use my phone for text, pics and talking, thats its! i dont need no BS music and internet crap. i pay $40 a month for 500 minutes, free nights and weekends and unlimited texts...... my GF always has such problems with verizon, between the morons at the store and gettin raped with bills...

[firehawk1120]

well with verizon's new 99 call anyone plan I'll be paying as much as I do now on there 59.99 plan with all the damn texting people do to me I end up paying like 20 in fees so I'll be getting the same company at the same price but with unlimited calls and text.

Not blaming verizon for my bill either I could have opted to pay 10 bucks for unlimited text, but never thought it would get this bad. And I've never had a problem with the service. I get calls when other people say their phone is crapping out.

I need to go to the store and look at the phone sizes too, but I'm thinking boon is right with the treo. I can use that to store client info, attorney names, and I can use it as my key to get into houses as a realtor so it would mean one less thing I have to carry around when I'm with clients.

BUT, it means I have to pay more to the MLS service for not using their equipment I get bent over no matter what.

[lastcall190]

I gave my old VXsomethingorother to a coworker to use because their samsung **** the sheets, it suited me well. My friend sold be a BB World and I activated it and added data to my plan. I don't need a phone with all sorts of fancy picture, video, music capabilities. I'd rather have a browser/email/etc.

-J

[misterjuice]

Zack Morris Phone

[Squirrel]

i have the latest chocolate, i got it in december, pretty sure i broke it last night..

[madness410]

my girlfriend has the voyager and its ok, nothing spectacular. she says she has ALL these things that she can do with the phone, but never uses. The battery dies all the time. She has already had to send it back twice to get a new one because it broke.

[Squirrel]

i have the latest chocolate, i got it in december, pretty sure i broke it last night..

they just gave me a new one, so... verizon ftw i guess

[nj85z28]

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/zack.jpg

[Knipps]

Zack Morris Phone

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/zack.jpg

:owned:

[ar0ck]

http://mediacrisis.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/moto-q-black-2.jpg

No complaints here. Excellent battery life and does everything I need it to. I've had Verizon for years and still one of the best companies I've used. I hardly ever have a dead spot.

[its Jeanne-Marie]

as ted said im pretty sure im getting the enV2 next thursday, it seems like good times.

i got my white chocolate when they first came out and it's been good to me, and from what i understand the new ones are better and right now are only $30 after rebate. i recently put my phone through a cycle in the washing machine by accident and after letting it dry out for a day it's still going strong!

[slugger27nj]

I have the Samsung U-740 dual-flip and I'm very happy with it. Battery life is great and I love the qwerty keyboard. Some people say the keys are too small, but I got used them pretty quick. I will never get another phone without qwerty.

[Tru2Chevy]

I have the Samsung U-740 dual-flip and I'm very happy with it. Battery life is great and I love the qwerty keyboard. Some people say the keys are too small, but I got used them pretty quick. I will never get another phone without qwerty.

Yea, after having my enV I don't think I could go back to non-qwerty either.

- Justin

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

I have the newest choc as well. I have the orig. one...total junk! Broke so many times Verizon gave me the new choc as soon as it came out. *yay for verizon*
Ive had it since Sept 07- not a bad phone. as someone already stated, the buttons are kinda small and if a large fingered person is using it, good luck!!
I am due for a new phone in Aug myself. I like all the reviews on various phones, I have no idea what I want to venture off to next.

Good luck with phone shopping :)

[Savage_Messiah]

as ted said im pretty sure im getting the enV2 next thursday, it seems like good times.

i got my white chocolate when they first came out and it's been good to me, and from what i understand the new ones are better and right now are only $30 after rebate. i recently put my phone through a cycle in the washing machine by accident and after letting it dry out for a day it's still going strong!

But you hate chawwwwwcolate

[its Jeanne-Marie]

But you hate chawwwwwcolate

thats why i tried to kill it in the washing machine! doy

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I have your vx8300 and it still works fine, having been dropped/hit several times, no complaints whatsoever. And I have no probs with Verizon service.

[firehawk1120]

Oh the phone works just fine and it has for 2 years, but the battery barely lasts a day, there is no option for vibrate and ring at the same time which I think is dumb. I'm just sick of it.

[ShitOnWheels]

Oh the phone works just fine and it has for 2 years, but the battery barely lasts a day, there is no option for vibrate and ring at the same time which I think is dumb. I'm just sick of it.

Are you sure? I thought that phone did have vibrate and ring? I'm pretty sure I've used it before when I had that phone.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Oh the phone works just fine and it has for 2 years, but the battery barely lasts a day, there is no option for vibrate and ring at the same time which I think is dumb. I'm just sick of it.

! How often do you freakin use it? My battery lasts at LEAST 2 days, with a lot of texting and calling, usually more like 2.5-3!

[ShitOnWheels]

! How often do you freakin use it? My battery lasts at LEAST 2 days, with a lot of texting and calling, usually more like 2.5-3!

He's a realtor. He's on it constantly. And mine did the same thing at the end, I had to charge it every day, and I wasn't using it anywhere near as much as he does.

[firehawk1120]

yeah and i don't know if the blue tooth ear piece is draining it faster, but I use my cell for everything. I also don't have the patience or schedule to let the battery drain down then charge it then take it off charger. I pretty much put it on the charger when it gets low over night and leave it til I wake up in the am.

[misterjuice]

yes bluetooth will drain a battery faster than x-lax goes through big fat mamas

[firehawk1120]

ok so from their website I'm looking at one of these 5 phones any suggestions??

Voyager, Glyde, Decoy, Venus, Dare

Have to go look at them and see if I like the slide phones, but I like the touch screen ones alot. Only 15 days to decide

[its Jeanne-Marie]

gene i just got my dare today and its awesome-- get it

[BonzoHansen]

I'm not a big fan of Motorola phones, they seem to take a dump on everyone after a while.
I picked up a blackberry Curve today.. It suits my purpose

I'm close to getting one of those. You like it so far? How does the web look on it?

[PolarBear]

I know the Verizon version of Motorola phones are crap....but I think it's the software that Verizon demand to be put on the phones, honestly...

I would agree 100% with that statement

[Z28Justin]

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/zack.jpg

haha my mom had one of those.

[Knipps]

I'm close to getting one of those. You like it so far? How does the web look on it?

no complaints so far, having the wifi is great.. i melted part of my laptop charger and as a replacement it's worked fairly well not even that slow (on wifi)

[jims69camaro]

i like my verizon phone service. the phone is the SCH-U620 slider. you can use it open or closed, it gets TV, music videos, games out the wazoo... i can't think of anything else i would want a phone to do, and it has a memory card under the battery. and the good news is i have the america's choice plan for 34.99 a month (i'm grandfathered in, i don't think you can still get this phone).

i've checked my email with it once or twice, but i don't like how they squish the screen to get it to display properly on the phone.

[BonzoHansen]

no complaints so far, having the wifi is great.. i melted part of my laptop charger and as a replacement it's worked fairly well not even that slow (on wifi)

Still happy with it? I have to decide in the next few days and I think I am between a curve and an env2

[qwikz28]

Still happy with it? I have to decide in the next few days and I think I am between a curve and an env2

if you don't text a lot, don't get the env2. my friend got it and i hate it. the keypad lock sucks and he keeps calling me in his pocket because i am on his speed dial. the front screen is useless and (imo) using the inside is annoying.

now, i used to have the blackberry pearl. the pearl itself was a terrible phone. i broke 2 new ones in a month and reverted back to my chocolate to save money. if i could afford the internet plan, i would go back to blackberry. the full keyboard is easy to use because you hold the phone in a better position than the env2. it becomes useful at times you wouldn't expect. i downloaded GMail onto the phone, google calendar, and google reader. if you learn to use the features, your life becomes easier. a bunch of my friends bought the curve and they all love it. get it and don't look back.

[Knipps]

if you don't text a lot, don't get the env2. my friend got it and i hate it. the keypad lock sucks and he keeps calling me in his pocket because i am on his speed dial. the front screen is useless and (imo) using the inside is annoying.

now, i used to have the blackberry pearl. the pearl itself was a terrible phone. i broke 2 new ones in a month and reverted back to my chocolate to save money. if i could afford the internet plan, i would go back to blackberry. the full keyboard is easy to use because you hold the phone in a better position than the env2. it becomes useful at times you wouldn't expect. i downloaded GMail onto the phone, google calendar, and google reader. if you learn to use the features, your life becomes easier. a bunch of my friends bought the curve and they all love it. get it and don't look back.
:nod: couldn't have said it any better..
I need to get the google calendar on my phone, although the phone does come with one :idea:

[Dilley]

i have the ev2 and i love it for the 1st week i was a little iffy about it and i was like eh mostly based on the front view looking like a calculator but if you just let it grow on you its great no lag amazing battery life any other phone ive had i needed to charge every night this thing last 2 1/2 days and the glyde is 100% garbage my buddy (black95maro) got it and he cant stand it such a pile it freezes every two seconds turns off all the time never sends text messages

[PolarBear]

i have the ev2 and i love it for the 1st week i was a little iffy about it and i was like eh mostly based on the front view looking like a calculator but if you just let it grow on you its great no lag amazing battery life any other phone ive had i needed to charge every night this thing last 2 1/2 days and the glyde is 100% garbage my buddy (black95maro) got it and he cant stand it such a pile it freezes every two seconds turns off all the time never sends text messages

Punctuation is cool. oh wait no :-?

[bcgetfresh]

Whatever you do dont get the chocolate they are junk. Everyone i know who got that phone has ended up switching to something else because they have so many problems. I have the enV which is really nice. I wish the volume was higher though. Also the battery lasts for a long time.