Verizon Wireless Windows Phone 7 status (official release May 26th)

[waycoolkennel]

I would never at this point.. give VZW the "benefit of the doubt".

As David said.. they've had plenty of time to test.

[jaeskill]

Well then I won't waste any of my time trying to change your mind... I hope you like the Droid you decide to settle on and/or the coverage & quality of service that the carrier that you switch to provides Dont take my comment as being dismissive, I'm just trying to bring a positive vibe to this thread and arguing with you will not help with that.

Why is VZW pushing the date back AFTER offering the phone to employees? Just to LOL at microsoft and say "thats what they get for giving us a phone to release." Sorry but that doesn't float in my toilet. I doubt VZW is just sitting on this completed phone just to piss anybody off, especially after finding out that the public knows about these leaked offers (why piss your customers off too?).
Maybe I'm wrong though; maybe they are pushing the phone back to coincide with the release of the new iphone to hurt sales, but again you would have to ask why the constant date changes and why would a company try to sabotage a potential money maker? I dont care how much I hate a person, if they make me money I am shaking his/her hand.

[waycoolkennel]

Well.. I'm not going android.. I'm considering going to AT&T .. or get an eyephone.

Sometimes.. its worth looking at the big picture.. and the actions of a carrier.. VZW is THE WORST at releasing new phones (of any brand or OS). Now they just cancelled the 1 year contract option.. and have committed to tiered data.

I have great reservations that they would be one to release updates to WP7 in a timely manner given their history with phone releases and updates...

So.. the sum is not really rosey IMO with regard to VZW.. Not that AT&T is some shining star either.. pick your poison.. but at least they have several models to choose from and will be getting the HD7s SOON !

I just finished looking over closely at the coverage maps.. and well.. there's very little difference.. next step will be to contact AT&T and see if I can test a phone before I commit... I'm just glad I dont live some place like.. say... Wyoming where you really have no choice in carriers

[doogie]

AT&T honestly seems to work better in less densely populated areas. In the Seattle area if you're at a concert, football game, etc..anywhere where you've got a ton of devices in a smallish physical space - you will experience delayed SMS, slow/inaccessible data, missed calls..etc. My folks in the midwest don't have these kinds of problems since capacity is usually not an issue. Their coverage area is better due to GSM seemingly not reducing coverage based on capacity (in other words, CDMA seems to reduce the footprint as more devices connect).

I use a Network Extender at home so coverage/battery life is absolutely maxed even in my basement. I had AT&T's MicroCell and found that it just fought with the "real" towers in the area; causing dropped calls/poor quality/etc as our phones would bounce back and forth between the MicroCell and AT&T proper. This does not happen at all on Verizon.

Lastly and more of an annoyance than anything - GSM phones created noise in my car speakers as well as on my desk, in particular when I was in an area of weaker signal strength. Bluetooth headsets behaved differently as well - on outgoing calls, audio was not passed from the phone to the Bluetooth device until the call is connected (someone answers). I've used CDMA (Sprint, then Verizon) for a number of years so I don't know if I'm expecting too much here.

Bottom line, definitely try it out before you commit..or consider Sprint

[brownhornet]

Not being a jackass but why are you surprised? VZW pretty much already said they dont care about WP7. VZW is all about the dollar and they're more concerned about pumping out big sellers.

[jaeskill]

WP7 could be a big seller if they marketed it correctly. Every commercial or ad mentions XBL like it's a key feature when it's not garnering any interest... if anything it's labeling the phone as a gimmick because I'm not going to buy a phone for XBL; I bought a 360 for that and I'm sure a lot of people have thought this to themselves. People are looking for speed (processing and data), functionality, form factor, etc. nobody gives a f#ck about a gamerscore

I walked into a Sprint store a week ago and the sales rep had never even tried the UI on the Arrive... she asked me to show her how it worked and it was the first time I had ever seen a WP7 device in person. This just proves that the marketing is lackluster because even the people who are selling it dont give a damn about it.

All that is needed is a fresh marketing approach that isn't tailored to niche markets (like gamers) because chances are, they already have a more powerful android in their pocket. If Microsoft came out with a non-HTC looking device that was sexy to look at, had more processing power than it needed (making the device compatible with future updates that may increase the requirements of the CPU/GPU), and made a commercial that wasn't about dating ur buddies ex-girl, it would sell without a doubt.

Maybe when Nokia starts making WP7 devices things will change.

[waycoolkennel]

I think WP7 could be a big seller... if VZW had one to sell LOL !

[DavidinCT]

Originally Posted by waycoolkennel

I think WP7 could be a big seller... if VZW had one to sell LOL !

SO true...

[deadwrong03]

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.80 (Windows Mobile; Opera Mini/5.1.21594/24.746; U; en) Presto/2.5.25 Version/10.54)

im still tryna have hope for this week but after reviewing my vzw account and my new every 2 date it says im officially eligible to upgrade with my last new every 2 may 12th and my account says plus additional "legacy discounts" but i can upgrade now with my last annual upgrade so i may hold off or i guess verizon is gonna continue to hold off....

[doogie]

The silence is deafening here...anybody taking action on this 15th date? Should we start a pool?