Tell me what I made up.Okay, I'll give you Sprint. But that makes 2 CDMA carriers compared to how many WORLDWIDE GSM carriers? Don't worry, I'll wait for you to count. Travel? LMAO AGAIN! Try going overseas with your VZW phone. BB Storm? LM(MF)AO! Crapola. Who else wanted it? Droid? Nothing new. I was actually referring to how VZW acts like ANDROID is something new. People had 2.0 on the rooted G1 before the Droid was even released, anyway. 2.0.1 too. I'm not a fanboi either; I've used VZW, TMO, and AT&T; i like certain things about all of them. Verizon has a great network, no doubt, but it's not worth a carnote and being nickel and dimed every month. I just get tired of the "high and mighty" attitude of VZW and their customers.
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While it may have been possible to install 2.0 on rooted phones before the Droid was released, remember that a very, very small percentage of users actually root their phones. There may be a lot on the forums, but that's just a tiny cross section and a relatively specific demographic of users. Realistically speaking, the Droid was still the first Android 2.0 device.
As a Verizon customer, it has been frustrating in the past to see all of the other networks get nice new phones. It doesn't have anything to do with CDMA vs GSM, either, because Sprint (CDMA) had Android before Verizon, and they even had the exclusive WebOS. If Sprint/AT&T/T-Mobile had a U.S. network as good as Verizon's, you can bet I would have jumped ship. It almost seems like Verizon had the wrong battle plan. There had to have been offers to release certain devices on their network. They may have turned a lot of these down. Verizon has consistently made way too big of a deal over their sub-par dumbphones. If you watched their advertising, they have never really been in business to appease tech-savvy users. The Droid is their first attempt at this demographic. WinMo? No thanks. I'm a "fanboy" for one reason, the network is the best, and when I'm using a phone, that is still priority number one, because most of a phone's features rely on a good network. I have had phone envy in the past, but was unwilling to switch to what I know is inferior service for a neat device.
We're still talking about devices released in the U.S. as well. Not everybody is going to ever go overseas, and those who know they will can purchase a phone that is intended to work well in that respect. The amount of money the U.S. carriers siphon out of their customers means that it's still a huge market, and worth talking about in its own right. So when Verizon treats Android like something new - it is something new. It's new (and a huge breath of fresh air) to a lot of customers who have stuck with them through all of their crappy phone releases simply because they have the best service. We may never have been exposed to Android devices before because we didn't want to go to Sprint, or worse, T-Mobile.
On a final note, I have to say that I have never had bad customer service from Verizon and have never been "nickel and dimed", not anymore than any other carrier. My bills are always consistent with what I expect them to be based on my plan and usage. Honestly, the only carrier I would ever consider jumping ship for in my area (or U.S. in general) is Sprint, but I know other people who use Sprint, and it's just not there. AT&T is a joke. I hear nothing but horror stories. Their service (both customer and cellular) is inconsistent and poor. T-Mobile is, well, T-Mobile. The only thing I can say about them is that I've never had more trouble reaching a friend than when calling those who use T-Mobile. So, while Verizon may have some negatives, all of the carriers do, and I'm going to stick with what is (IMO) the best one, for a variety of reasons.
I don't love the corporation. It's a corporation just like any other, and they don't give two shits about me. As long as they offer me the best of what I need though, I'll give them my business and my support. It's nice to see them finally expanding their lineup.
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LOL. I still haven't seen anyone tell me what i "made up." Vodaphone? Heard of Deutsche-Telekom? the fact still remains the bb storm was a flop. none of the other phones is worth 2 quarters. All of the VZW customers were just saying how there smartphone lineup sucked just a month and a half ago. All of a sudden they've become a different company based on one or 2 phones? LMAO!The fact is there are more GSM users worldwide than CDMA and Google is an international-thinking corporation. There's nothing anyone said that i don't already know. Verizon has "the network," alright, i get it. But their history has shown that they will be last in getting the newest, freshest devices. Hell, i've been hearing rumors that the whole "partnership" is rocky because Verizon is such a control freak. Y'all better snatch up any CDMA Androids that come your way. So no one should be surprised if VZW doesn't get a SnapDragon Android phone before anyone else. That was my whole point of posting; Android was on T-Mobile first and that means something. Do you think the Verizon Android situation would even EXIST without TMO taking a chance with Android? Remember, VZW passed on the phone that virtually everyone claims is the de-facto best smartphone (see: iPhone). History can, and often does, repeat itself. OK, bye...
