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Old 08-10-2010, 02:27 PM
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I love the iPhone, but I hate not having a hardware keyboard and well I am pretty happy with Verizon

That's about it though. Come on over Apple to Verizon with a keyboard and I'm set!

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Keyboard interfaces are just learning curve issues. Coming from the Treo platform last year, I tried the original Moto Droid last year and found that the slide out keyboard was merely "ok" considering the penalty in weight and moving parts.

Currently, I'm looking for a BT travel keyboard for the iPhone OS like I used to have with Palm OS devices. That combination made traveling sans-netbook/laptop a viable option.
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Old 08-10-2010, 02:50 PM
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You can't hang around all of the cool people with that old Razr...
Well... I still think my old Razr was one of the sexiest gizmos ever crafted... If I could only figure out a way to get it to make the Star Trek communicator noise when it opened, I'd probably still be using it...
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Old 08-10-2010, 04:34 PM
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Keyboard interfaces are just learning curve issues. Coming from the Treo platform last year, I tried the original Moto Droid last year and found that the slide out keyboard was merely "ok" considering the penalty in weight and moving parts.

Currently, I'm looking for a BT travel keyboard for the iPhone OS like I used to have with Palm OS devices. That combination made traveling sans-netbook/laptop a viable option.

RIM has a pretty good setup when it comes a keyboard. I loved my old Treo 650 and my curve was definitely a step up from my old mogul.
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Old 08-10-2010, 06:29 PM
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I love the iPhone, but I hate not having a hardware keyboard and well I am pretty happy with Verizon

That's about it though. Come on over Apple to Verizon with a keyboard and I'm set!
I assume you will see a Verizon iphone when everyone ends up GSM 4G in a couple of years. I doubt you will ever see a keyboard, I'm surprised they included a button.
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Old 08-10-2010, 07:42 PM
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I just got rid of my year-1/2 old iphone 3G for the new 4; much, much faster. Do it for that alone. But, the screen is better, the functionality is a bit better, and now my battery will go for two days fairly heavy usage where my old 3G was good for only a day.

Then again, you should only do it if you can get the new contract price.
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:02 PM
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I assume you will see a Verizon iphone when everyone ends up GSM 4G in a couple of years. I doubt you will ever see a keyboard, I'm surprised they included a button.
I know, The Onion talked up the dearth of buttons on a video of theirs. It's pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA

I expect a cdma iphone too. Hopefully sometime soon.
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A CDMA version will likely only appear if Apple has engineered the chipset to be installed in the same as space as the GSM. CDMA is not an overly popular standard.
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:47 PM
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I don't see a CDMA iPhone, verizon is going to drop it in a couple of years so they would have to make a duel phone for the transition. Also, CDMA doesn't support voice and data at the same time over 3G, I don't think they would put up with that limitation. I think they will sell an unlocked 4G model once everyone is on the same standard.
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:51 PM
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I want a droid..the R2-D2 version comes out soon
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Old 08-10-2010, 09:22 PM
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RIM has a pretty good setup when it comes a keyboard. I loved my old Treo 650 and my curve was definitely a step up from my old mogul.
One of my kids likes keyboards (texting), and she really likes her blackberry (whatever the latest model is called). It seems like a good phone, but the menu interface drives me nuts; I can't find anything on it.
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Old 08-10-2010, 10:16 PM
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Blackberry Storm 2 has to be the sexiest phone around. I was gonna get one and stay with rim, but they just are too far behind. I got the droid x cause it can do anything any other phone can do and is not a huge restriction on daily stuff like customization, using it as a thumb drive, music, and call quality. Maybe if jobs would loosen his death grip on the apple kingdom I would go over to the dark side. I do miss some things about my BB though... Apple? Never!!!
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Old 08-10-2010, 10:52 PM
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I have a Motorola W755 flip phone, and all it does is make/receive calls. Costs me $9 a month. Why waste money and time doing stuff on a phone when you can use a 20+ inch screen at home? And I am an IT tech.

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