A Tough Decision - Verizon

[barski]

just want to get some opinions or see if anyone else has a plan like this.

ok with the recent release of the droid x im considering taking the incredible in (when i get it) to get the X.

but now the iphone for verizon is supposed to be released (easy tiger) as well as 4 new verizon smart phones running droid are expected yet this year or early next year. With talks of a 2ghz processor coming with some of these phones and possibly for verizons LTE 4g network its a very hard decision.

My biggest thing is i dont want to get a new phone then have a new phone come out a couple months later that will just kill it like a 2ghz vs 1ghz and also work verizon's 4g network. Then i will be stuck with a lower end smart phone as well as no 4g.

Anyone else going to wait it out for the next new droids?

[sic0048]

I think I am waiting it out. But I currently don't have a personal cell, only a work phone. I was considering getting a personal phone when the Droid X came out. But given the fact that it is likely to have its bootloader encrypted, I'm not wanting to jump right in. I'll be waiting to see what happens on the bootloader front as well as see what other phones are released.

[Shadez]

just want to get some opinions or see if anyone else has a plan like this.

My biggest thing is i dont want to get a new phone then have a new phone come out a couple months later that will just kill it like a 2ghz vs 1ghz and also work verizon's 4g network. Then i will be stuck with a lower end smart phone as well as no 4g.

Anyone else going to wait it out for the next new droids?

Thats gonna happen no matter what phone you get or when you get it..

[hookbill]

just want to get some opinions or see if anyone else has a plan like this.

ok with the recent release of the droid x im considering taking the incredible in (when i get it) to get the X.

but now the iphone for verizon is supposed to be released (easy tiger) as well as 4 new verizon smart phones running droid are expected yet this year or early next year. With talks of a 2ghz processor coming with some of these phones and possibly for verizons LTE 4g network its a very hard decision.

My biggest thing is i dont want to get a new phone then have a new phone come out a couple months later that will just kill it like a 2ghz vs 1ghz and also work verizon's 4g network. Then i will be stuck with a lower end smart phone as well as no 4g.

Anyone else going to wait it out for the next new droids?

Ok, first you should cancel your order and get the X. If you trade it in Verizon will charge you a 35.00 restocking charge.

Second, no matter what you do something is going to come along a month or two later that is better then what you have. You cannot keep up with the new model phones.

Verizon is not going with a 4g network, rather it is going with something they call LTE. Completion of this network for all current coverage areas won't be finished until 2014. It's going to start in 2011.

[jsh1120]

I strongly suspect that when VZW has 4g phones and network upgrades to support them (in at least a few places), they will provide a relatively economical upgrade path even for those who are still tied to a long-term contract. After all, they will undoubtedly increase the price for access to the 4G network compared to the current unlimited data plan.

[barski]

just want to get some opinions or see if anyone else has a plan like this.

ok with the recent release of the droid x im considering taking the incredible in (when i get it) to get the X.

but now the iphone for verizon is supposed to be released (easy tiger) as well as 4 new verizon smart phones running droid are expected yet this year or early next year. With talks of a 2ghz processor coming with some of these phones and possibly for verizons LTE 4g network its a very hard decision.

My biggest thing is i dont want to get a new phone then have a new phone come out a couple months later that will just kill it like a 2ghz vs 1ghz and also work verizon's 4g network. Then i will be stuck with a lower end smart phone as well as no 4g.

Anyone else going to wait it out for the next new droids?

Ok, first you should cancel your order and get the X. If you trade it in Verizon will charge you a 35.00 restocking charge.

Second, no matter what you do something is going to come along a month or two later that is better then what you have. You cannot keep up with the new model phones.

Verizon is not going with a 4g network, rather it is going with something they call LTE. Completion of this network for all current coverage areas won't be finished until 2014. It's going to start in 2011.

the only thing im a little leery about on the x is its size. that beast is a good chunk taller than a pop can. has anyone had a X in there hand? if so how'd it feel?

[A.Brooks]

I would cancel your order and get the X, or if you have the original droid, cancel your order and just hold on for a few months, that's what I'm doing. I want to see what happens with this next wave of phones that blows the iPhone4 out of the water.

[mikes]

Verizon is not going with a 4g network, rather it is going with something they call LTE.

LTE is a 4g technology. Verizon and AT&T are committed to LTE, Sprint is using WiMax.

Tmobile is calling HSPA+ (about 1/5 the speed of LTE or WiMax) "4G," which is a big stretch.

[New2u]

First off I doubt you will see a iphone on verizon until they make the switch over to LTE. And if it's the same iphone they are selling now, doubt you would want one anyways because of the problems they have been having.

Not only are there 2Ghz phones coming out most likely end of year to early next year, but qualcom i believe it is, is coming out with the dual-core processors as 1.2Ghz each core. So no matter what your looking at pretty good phones. I believe the dual-core is slated to arrive before the 2Ghz (from what a few experts are predicting.. might not be 100% true).

If your not planning on rooting the droid then the encrypted bootloader doesn't matter so much. But you should think about it before you order goes through, unless you don't mind paying the 35$ fee.

[barski]

by then i hope they also have a new battery technology that will last a couple of days. sounds like the incredible isnt very incredible when it comes to battery life and reception, and now they are getting sony screens put in them due to samsung not being able to keep up. I'm leaning more and more towards the X every day.