Verizon Wireless thumbs its nose at the iPhone

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-973...?tag=cnetfd.mt

With the iPhone completely dominating cell phone news this week, it's easy
to forget that other cell phones exist. Crave wonders why any manufacturer
or service provider would see the PR benefit in making an announcement this
week, but that hasn't stopped T-Mobile from unveiling its Hotspot @Home and
Sprint from taking the wraps off its new LG Muziq phone.

But today Verizon Wireless revealed that it was hosting its own party to
match the Apple and AT&T events on the iPhone launch day. In a press
release, the carrier invites shoppers to test-drive "the leading wireless
company with the most reliable voice and data network". Meow.

The carrier also invites shoppers to check out its selection of music cell
phones, including the LG VX9400, which is on sale for $99.99. That's a good
deal for a cool phone, but the keep in mind that the spiffy V Cast Mobile
TV service (something the VX9400 supports) is available only in a few
cities. Yet unlike the iPhone, the LG handset does offer 3G.

Buyers will also be able to download songs wirelessly at the stores from
Verizon's V Cast Music service. As everyone knows, the iPhone will not
support tune downloads over the air. But the best news is that customers
will get a free Music Essentials kit, which normally sets you back $30.
That's exceedingly generous of Verizon, considering the kit is needed to
even sync a phone with a PC. We don't know why Verizon just doesn't give
you the kit in the first place, but that another story.

So if you've decided you're too cool for the iPhone, or you refuse to leave
Verizon for AT&T, you'll be pleased to know that Verizon has you covered.
Verizon stores and kiosks will stay open until 9 p.m. And you can be sure
these stores won't have a line.

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On Jun 29, 2:16 pm, [email protected] (Jeff) wrote:
> http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-973...?tag=cnetfd.mt
>
> With the iPhone completely dominating cell phone news this week, it's easy
> to forget that other cell phones exist. Crave wonders why any manufacturer
> or service provider would see the PR benefit in making an announcement this
> week, but that hasn't stopped T-Mobile from unveiling its Hotspot @Home and
> Sprint from taking the wraps off its new LG Muziq phone.
>
> But today Verizon Wireless revealed that it was hosting its own party to
> match the Apple and AT&T events on the iPhone launch day. In a press
> release, the carrier invites shoppers to test-drive "the leading wireless
> company with the most reliable voice and data network". Meow.
>
> The carrier also invites shoppers to check out its selection of music cell
> phones, including the LG VX9400, which is on sale for $99.99. That's a good
> deal for a cool phone, but the keep in mind that the spiffy V Cast Mobile
> TV service (something the VX9400 supports) is available only in a few
> cities. Yet unlike the iPhone, the LG handset does offer 3G.
>
> Buyers will also be able to download songs wirelessly at the stores from
> Verizon's V Cast Music service. As everyone knows, the iPhone will not
> support tune downloads over the air. But the best news is that customers
> will get a free Music Essentials kit, which normally sets you back $30.
> That's exceedingly generous of Verizon, considering the kit is needed to
> even sync a phone with a PC. We don't know why Verizon just doesn't give
> you the kit in the first place, but that another story.
>
> So if you've decided you're too cool for the iPhone, or you refuse to leave
> Verizon for AT&T, you'll be pleased to know that Verizon has you covered.
> Verizon stores and kiosks will stay open until 9 p.m. And you can be sure
> these stores won't have a line.

On 29 Jun 2007 10:16:34 -0000, [email protected] (Jeff) wrote:

>http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-973...?tag=cnetfd.mt
>
>With the iPhone completely dominating cell phone news this week, it's easy
>to forget that other cell phones exist. Crave wonders why any manufacturer
>or service provider would see the PR benefit in making an announcement this
>week, but that hasn't stopped T-Mobile from unveiling its Hotspot @Home and
>Sprint from taking the wraps off its new LG Muziq phone.
>
>But today Verizon Wireless revealed that it was hosting its own party to
>match the Apple and AT&T events on the iPhone launch day. In a press
>release, the carrier invites shoppers to test-drive "the leading wireless
>company with the most reliable voice and data network". Meow.
>
>The carrier also invites shoppers to check out its selection of music cell
>phones, including the LG VX9400, which is on sale for $99.99. That's a good
>deal for a cool phone, but the keep in mind that the spiffy V Cast Mobile
>TV service (something the VX9400 supports) is available only in a few
>cities. Yet unlike the iPhone, the LG handset does offer 3G.
>
>Buyers will also be able to download songs wirelessly at the stores from
>Verizon's V Cast Music service. As everyone knows, the iPhone will not
>support tune downloads over the air. But the best news is that customers
>will get a free Music Essentials kit, which normally sets you back $30.
>That's exceedingly generous of Verizon, considering the kit is needed to
>even sync a phone with a PC. We don't know why Verizon just doesn't give
>you the kit in the first place, but that another story.
>
>So if you've decided you're too cool for the iPhone, or you refuse to leave
>Verizon for AT&T, you'll be pleased to know that Verizon has you covered.
>Verizon stores and kiosks will stay open until 9 p.m. And you can be sure
>these stores won't have a line.
>
>

In a vain attempt to stop the churn of 1 million users to the iPhone
before years end, Verizon is waiving activation fees
untill July 9 at Circuit City locations.

As one reviewer said about the iPhone "You can use it
right away, no manual needed" , although one is included.

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:28:53 -0700, Kuriashkin Victor
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I mean,
>
>http://iphone-msn.com service.
>
>User with iPhone need just to open this url on her iPhone Safari
>


If it's a him, he might want to download Playboy movies, formatted for
the iPhone.

http://www.playboy.com/style/feature...boy-video.html

On Jun 29, 4:55 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:28:53 -0700, Kuriashkin Victor
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >I mean,
>
> >http://iphone-msn.com service.
>
> >User with iPhone need just to open this url on her iPhone Safari
>
> If it's a him, he might want to download Playboy movies, formatted for
> the iPhone.
>
> http://www.playboy.com/style/feature...boy-video.html

no problem, but
0) porn is not good... at all. So + women and gays will be out of
market :-)
1) traffic is expensive... Students and middle-am's will not use it.
btw.
2) it is impossible to j$rk in metro :-) so, not wasp will not use it
at all
3)
4)
....

Messanger better :-)

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:00:11 -0400, "Dr zara" <[email protected]> wrote:

>

>
>I have used ATT and Verizon for at least twenty years, concurrently. Let me
>assure you that ATT third rate. Verizon blows it away on a daily basis.
>FYI: The "new" ATT is not anything like the "old" ATT.
>


The old ATT Wireless ran itself into the ground, finally selling
itself off to Cingular for less than half its IPO price of just over 2
years earlier.

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:25:26 -0700, Kuriashkin Victor
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Jun 29, 4:55 pm, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:28:53 -0700, Kuriashkin Victor
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >I mean,
>>
>> >http://iphone-msn.com service.
>>
>> >User with iPhone need just to open this url on her iPhone Safari
>>
>> If it's a him, he might want to download Playboy movies, formatted for
>> the iPhone.
>>
>> http://www.playboy.com/style/feature...boy-video.html
>
>no problem, but
>0) porn is not good... at all. So + women and gays will be out of
>market :-)

Playboy is not porn under any definition, except maybe yours.

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:16:34 -0700, Jeff wrote
(in article <[email protected]>):

> http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-973...?tag=cnetfd.mt
>
> With the iPhone completely dominating cell phone news this week, it's easy
> to forget that other cell phones exist. Crave wonders why any manufacturer
> or service provider would see the PR benefit in making an announcement this
> week, but that hasn't stopped T-Mobile from unveiling its Hotspot @Home and
> Sprint from taking the wraps off its new LG Muziq phone.
>
> But today Verizon Wireless revealed that it was hosting its own party to
> match the Apple and AT&T events on the iPhone launch day. In a press
> release, the carrier invites shoppers to test-drive "the leading wireless
> company with the most reliable voice and data network". Meow.
>
> The carrier also invites shoppers to check out its selection of music cell
> phones, including the LG VX9400, which is on sale for $99.99. That's a good
> deal for a cool phone, but the keep in mind that the spiffy V Cast Mobile
> TV service (something the VX9400 supports) is available only in a few
> cities. Yet unlike the iPhone, the LG handset does offer 3G.
>
> Buyers will also be able to download songs wirelessly at the stores from
> Verizon's V Cast Music service. As everyone knows, the iPhone will not
> support tune downloads over the air. But the best news is that customers
> will get a free Music Essentials kit, which normally sets you back $30.
> That's exceedingly generous of Verizon, considering the kit is needed to
> even sync a phone with a PC. We don't know why Verizon just doesn't give
> you the kit in the first place, but that another story.
>
> So if you've decided you're too cool for the iPhone, or you refuse to leave
> Verizon for AT&T, you'll be pleased to know that Verizon has you covered.
> Verizon stores and kiosks will stay open until 9 p.m. And you can be sure
> these stores won't have a line.
>
>
>

Is the iPhone locked? If it isn't, why wouldn't any GSM - based phone/data
system's SIM card work? I have a Blackberry 7100 that I don't use any more
for various reasons, but mostly due to it's lousy reception. When I bought
it, it came with T-Mobile service. After six months I got them to give me the
code to unlock the phone so that I could use pay-as-you-go phone service in
Europe (T-Mobile's roam charges overseas were outrageous - over a dollar a
minute at that time as I recall while TIM (Telecom Italia Mobilare) charged
less than US$0.30/min domestically). In an effort to get better coverage, I
switched from T-Mobile to Cingular after my service contract period was up.
All I had to do was remove the T-Moble SIM card and replace it with a
Cingular card and Voila! I had a Cingular Blackberry. It was then that I
found that it wasn't the service that had lousy coverage, it was the phone
itself, so I went down to the Cingular store and found a tiny blister-packed
'Go-Phone' (Motorola V190) for $30. I popped my SIM card out of the
Blackberry and into the Moto, and I've never looked back. The Blackberry now
resides in a bureau drawer, and Moto gives me 4-bars here at home where the
Blackberry barely gave one.

My point is that if GSM phones are unlocked, it looks as if you can use
anybody's service (as long as they are GSM).

[email protected] (Jeff) wrote in news:Y4FN5BZJ39262.1781712963
@anonymous.poster:

> But today Verizon Wireless revealed that it was hosting its own party to
> match the Apple and AT&T events on the iPhone launch day.

Where are they gonna get the chairs? There's none in the stores....(c;

Rental?

Larry
--
http://www.spp.gov/
The end of the USA and its Constitution....RIP

[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:28:53 -0700, Kuriashkin Victor
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I mean,
>>
>>http://iphone-msn.com service.
>>
>>User with iPhone need just to open this url on her iPhone Safari
>>
>
>
> If it's a him, he might want to download Playboy movies, formatted for
> the iPhone.
>
> http://www.playboy.com/style/feature...boy-video.html
>

Hope he's on wifi....AT&T forbids downloading and streaming...

Larry
--
http://www.spp.gov/
The end of the USA and its Constitution....RIP

Kuriashkin Victor <[email protected]> wrote in news:1183123526.491549.90390
@z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com:

> 2) it is impossible to j$rk in metro :-) so, not wasp will not use it
> at all
>

You sure about that??...(c;

Larry
--
http://www.spp.gov/
The end of the USA and its Constitution....RIP

On 29 Jun 2007 10:16:34 -0000, [email protected] (Jeff) wrote:

>http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-973...?tag=cnetfd.mt
>
>With the iPhone completely dominating cell phone news this week, it's easy
>to forget that other cell phones exist. Crave wonders why any manufacturer
>or service provider would see the PR benefit in making an announcement this
>week, but that hasn't stopped T-Mobile from unveiling its Hotspot @Home and
>Sprint from taking the wraps off its new LG Muziq phone.
>
>But today Verizon Wireless revealed that it was hosting its own party to
>match the Apple and AT&T events on the iPhone launch day. In a press
>release, the carrier invites shoppers to test-drive "the leading wireless
>company with the most reliable voice and data network". Meow.
>
>The carrier also invites shoppers to check out its selection of music cell
>phones, including the LG VX9400, which is on sale for $99.99. That's a good
>deal for a cool phone, but the keep in mind that the spiffy V Cast Mobile
>TV service (something the VX9400 supports) is available only in a few
>cities. Yet unlike the iPhone, the LG handset does offer 3G.
>
>Buyers will also be able to download songs wirelessly at the stores from
>Verizon's V Cast Music service. As everyone knows, the iPhone will not
>support tune downloads over the air. But the best news is that customers
>will get a free Music Essentials kit, which normally sets you back $30.
>That's exceedingly generous of Verizon, considering the kit is needed to
>even sync a phone with a PC. We don't know why Verizon just doesn't give
>you the kit in the first place, but that another story.
>
>So if you've decided you're too cool for the iPhone, or you refuse to leave
>Verizon for AT&T, you'll be pleased to know that Verizon has you covered.
>Verizon stores and kiosks will stay open until 9 p.m. And you can be sure
>these stores won't have a line.
>
>
So what your saying is the blood sucking verizon will continue to
screw over there customers by forcing them to pay full price for half
a phone. And if they do not feel it's crippled enough they will give
you a free software upgrade to lock up anything they forgot about the
first time...
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Pegleg wrote:

> Big deal...Lame...if you use "My Account" on line Verizon never
> charges an activation fee.

How do you use "My Account" when you are setting up new service and
being charged an activation fee?

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On Jun 29, 8:28 pm, Kuriashkin Victor <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://iphone-msn.comservice.
>
> User with iPhone need just to open this url on her iPhone Safari

We just have to enter our userids and passwords over a clear text
link?
Who are you people?

In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:

> In a vain attempt to stop the churn of 1 million users to the iPhone
> before years end, Verizon is waiving activation fees
> untill July 9 at Circuit City locations.

Who in their right mind would want a crippled Verizon phone?