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Originally Posted by Mykpfsu
Well yeah business is business. To me its more about reality. "Best Smartphones". That can be relative. But quite frankly unless you want an iphone you can go into a Verizon store and find a smartphone you'll be happy with. Android 2.0, Funner version of android, Web OS, BlackBerry, Iphone wannabe blackberry, Windows Mobile, Verizon has them all. Maybe I'm wrong but no other US carrier has all that. So to me they meet their talk in have tops or near the top in every major smartphone OS. But to me its unrealistic to expect one carrier to always have the best smartphone in a given field. Tmobile will take the Android crown for a little bit most likely, Verizon will be second. That will most likely change in the future.
Also I dont know if you have checked recently but you dont have to get a 2 year contract with Verizon anymore. I have a 1 year contract on my Droid (adding a whopping $30 to the phone price) and you can get any smartphone on a month to month pay cycle (of course you pay full price for the phone).
Also aren't most UK or European carriers government subsidized? I mean if you want to pay more taxes so be it. To me we're subsidizing enough.
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I can't find a smartphone I can be happy with in a Verizon store, and I'm guessing a number of others in this thread would say the same. Otherwise, why would we be here? I understand Verizon's line-up is better than the others, but it's the same line-up since Dec 3rd and you just can't stand still in this day and age. The fact you KNOW T-Mobile will take the Android crown is proof positive. They'll also be the WinMo leader by a mile in about 30 days with the HD2. I'm aware of the 1 year deals, but they're not nearly as good as you suggest without the willingness to shell out more money. I'm not sure where you're seeing a difference of only $30. It's $270 for a year vs. $200 for two AND for those of us with NE2, you can't use your credit unless you re-up for two years. So in reality, that nets not a $70, but a whopping $120. That's not so small. It's 4 months of a data plan. That being said, yeah, I like the idea of one year deals and I may entertain such a thing when something arrives worthwhile, though I'm not sure the Nexus One will have the same options that a Verizon sold device does. We shall see.
Edit: Forgot about the Palm offerings added at the end of January, and though they matter little if at all to me, they do provide more choices.