ATTN: VZW Touch Pro users, keeping or returning??

[nemanracing]

Originally Posted by namtaru

welcome to the "wow, maybe this phone isn't so bad after all" club

I never bashed it...

[ramborami]

Originally Posted by FrozenIpaq

They days when I had my iPaq 2215 PPC it only had a total of 64mb of RAM on the device, you guys are all spoiled.

I've been on the fence as to getting the Touch Pro through Verizon or get the Sprint one and activate it on the VZW network. I like the look of VZW's TP over Sprint and wondering if any current VZW TP owner has been able to get rid of the required data plan with their phone and if they could connect via wifi and not over the air (aka restrict it to just wifi usage for the internet).

You dont have to have a data plan according to some documentation online if your current plan has "Block Data"

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/...-plans-emerge/

Existing PDAs/Smartphones customers with Data Block will not be impacted
Existing PDAs/Smartphones customers with Pay As You Go will not be impacted
Existing PDAs/Smartphones customers with 10 MB / $24.99 Feature will not be impacted
Existing Gov’t customers may continue to add new PDAs/Smartphones or upgrade to new PDAs/Smartphones without a data plan/ feature of $29.99 or higher
Devices already in store will not be impacted (As older models are sold through they will still follow the old policy)

[namtaru]

Originally Posted by nemanracing

I never bashed it...

lol, i meant everyone else who is

[nemanracing]

Originally Posted by namtaru

lol, i meant everyone else who is

lol kk...

[ramborami]

Originally Posted by nemanracing

I got ICS to work... need to know how?

YES, please let me know how!! I sent you a PM.
Thanks in advance!

[nemanracing]

Originally Posted by ramborami

YES, please let me know how!! I sent you a PM.
Thanks in advance!

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[eyeballz]

i could deal with the touch pro on VZW for insurance concerns if not anything else. they arrow wouldnt bother me that much. I do like the cosmetics of the sprint better, but the one thing that says ...I cant buy it for 280 is that it does not work with the OEM nav / BT system on the nissan / infinitis, at least not the way it should. Razors, LG voyager, Sony erricons, HTC 6700, HTC 6800 with WM5, and Samsung PDAs work.

Since HTC and MS are both saying F/Off I really have a difficult time spending 280 on the touch pro regarless of carrier for an issue that hasnt gone away in 2 years.

Just blame bill gates i suppose, and HTC for forcing that MS BT stack on us in WM6

[superevilllama]

Originally Posted by robodude2

Unfortunately when memory drops to about 17 megs free, things start slowing down.

Oh wow.. I have 130MB free on mine.. Sprint of course.. I feel bad for you guys... its the mogul all over again.

[n8mack33]

I am sure that if the gps can be unlocked it will be. The people here and at XDA are plenty smart enough. However, are we sure that the phone has the capabilities to begin with so that it can be unlocked? I for one am not that bothered by the memory and keyboard (in fact I suspect I may prefer the larger keys and will get used to the M placement), and would like to carry insurance on the phone, but will take my chances with the Sprint version on Verizon if the gps can't be unlocked.

[mobidutch]

I returned mine. Performance was OK for me, but it's just too darn fugly. Couldn't stand the smudgy high gloss cheapo plastic look any longer. I checked out the Omnia today. VERY nice finish, but the screen was disappointing. So instead, I picked up a Sprint Diamond (nice!) and will be putting the VZW ROM on it.