Gizmodo on MotoQ9M: Buy it & you're dumb.

Post by **complacent** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:33 am

Funneh found here.

I could lay into the pricing plans for this thing pretty hard, but I won't even bother. If you buy this for $200 (online, limited time), you deserve two years of paying $80 per month for service.

Way to cripple another phone Verizon!!

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:39 am

"When Verizon software engineers attack, next on FOX!"

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:01 am

Verizon
Great service. Shitty phones.

Post by **complacent** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:17 am

Libra Monkee wrote:Verizon
Great service. Shitty phones.

That is soooo damned true. It is a constant source of irritation for me. Love the service. HATE what they do to their phones.

If they keep it up, I may very well take my money elsewhere. It's a really upsetting deal for me, especially since I don't have a landline.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:17 am

complacent wrote:words

further reinforcing my assessment that network quality is inversely proportional to phone quality. ie - sprint and t-mobile have some bomb ass phones, while verizon has a bomb ass network.

Post by **complacent** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:23 am

^^ I'm almost willing to bet that Sprint (and their partners, including Helio) are really going to make a run for it. Their service has gotten consistently better over the last five years. They have EVDO roaming agreements with other carriers (including Verizon) where Verizon doesn't have any EVDO roaming agreements. Not saying that's the be all end all - but it shows willingness to make the coverage work better, IMHO.

Like I said, almost.

How's the coverage been for teh Kleen? He's basically running on Sprint's network.

Post by **Sabre** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:29 am

BTW, what is the reason behind Verizons' rape of the interfaces? Is it so that no matter what hone you have, you have the same interface? Seems to me it would then make no difference what phone you went with since they are all the "same"....

Post by **complacent** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:38 am

Sabre wrote:BTW, what is the reason behind Verizons' rape of the interfaces?

MONEY.

For the same reason they've disabled wi-fi in every capable phone (cheaper than using their EVDO service).

For the same reason they've disabled bluetooth file transfer in every (save two models) phone ($.25 to send a picture txt, free to send over bluetooth.)

For the same reason they've disabled the internal GPS features in every phone (except for their own applications, $10/month fee.)

For the same reason they've locked the internal GSM antenna in all of their newer dual radio phones (forced to use their roaming partners, not a cheaper, local GSM provider when traveling.)

Verizon is one controlling, limiting, money hungry bitch. The ONLY thing I like about their company... is the coverage. Puts me in a real bind.

If you look at every identical model phone available on both Sprint and Verizon, the only phones "locked down" or sold with reduced functionality - are the Verizon phones.

I could (and almost have) gone on all day about this. I'll give it a rest.

CN's: Verizon does waaay to much locking down of their phones. I think it sucks. But their service is da bomb, so I'll just sit here and whine about it.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:41 am

that's basically it. they want to simplify the UI on most, if not all, of their phones so users get a warm fuzzy out of familiarity. of course, another reason is to get you familiar with their "get it now" bullshit system so you forget that verizon limits bluetooth capability to headset profiles on almost all their products and continue to pay obscene amounts of $ for content.

they're really pushing this unification. "sameness. oneness." hmmm... where have i heard this before...?

librians, i congratulate you...

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:55 am

sprint has been pretty good, only had data issues a few times. still a little spotty at the apartment, but it's on the side of a hill among a lot of other buildings and trees.

this probably goes without saying: so far the coverage/quality of the phone connection is light-years better than Nextel.

snaab · Post by **snaab** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:06 pm

I'm still hating on the first Q, why'd they creat ANOTHER?

I am switching too Sprint. It's so flat here, even T-Mobile is good.

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