Verizon XV6900(Vogue) Release Date

[jkj]

Originally Posted by n0s

Correct me if I am wrong but if it has the new bootloader wouldnt we be able to use the information from the mogul?

I think you may be right. So there are several possibilities that this will open up GPS for us.

[DHarvey]

Originally Posted by jkj

I think you may be right. So there are several possibilities that this will open up GPS for us.

To be completely honest, I really could care less about GPS... I really just want Rev A. The Touch has a crappy battery life as it is and using it as a GPS couldn't possibly help. Besides, I already have a GPS. I do work for Radioshack after all...

When the update for Rev A. and or the update for the missing imageon drivers is available, then I'll be really interested.

[dew.man]

Originally Posted by dharvey4651

When the update for Rev A. and or the update for the missing imageon drivers is available, then I'll be really interested.

What about wm 6.1...
...or wm 7.0???

And lets not forget a fix for the sd card problems (which is the main reason I went back to the Mogul)!

[reddjeep88]

I know there will be differences between the 6900 and Sprints Touch...especially the price ($100 more than Sprint I've read).

Has anbody seen official specs on the XV6900? I'm interested in memory, processor speed, WIFI, etc?

I'm just curious if there will be any REAL advantage (primarily storage memory and WIFI) to this phone over my upgraded Apache with WM6.

I don't think adding GPS is enough to make me switch over and lose my keyboard.


UPDATE
I just re-read one of the early links to a listing of specs (from VZW's press kit). I didn't see anything about WIFI or the GPS ability I've read about since then. Perhaps that was incomplete info???

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by reddjeep88

I know there will be differences between the 6900 and Sprints Touch...especially the price ($100 more than Sprint I've read).

Has anbody seen official specs on the XV6900? I'm interested in memory, processor speed, WIFI, etc?

I'm just curious if there will be any REAL advantage (primarily storage memory and WIFI) to this phone over my upgraded Apache with WM6.

I don't think adding GPS is enough to make me switch over and lose my keyboard.


UPDATE
I just re-read one of the early links to a listing of specs (from VZW's press kit). I didn't see anything about WIFI or the GPS ability I've read about since then. Perhaps that was incomplete info???

http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1041

They have Preliminary specifications

[Draiko]

If VZW doesn't have a good reason for charging an extra $100 for the Touch, people are going to start eyeing sprint like a shark eyeing chum... $99 everything included plan + same phone in a cooler color for $100 less...

[fredcatsmommy]

the 6900 does not have wifi. only one site is reporting that the gps will be enabled, brighthand.com - http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13918. Verizon hasn't said the gps will be enabled, so I doubt that it will. Worse yet, users of Bell's white touch are reporting design flaws - cracking in the housing - http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1339304. Since that's not the cdma model, I don't know whether that'll be an issue with Verizon's touch.

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by fredcatsmommy

the 6900 does not have wifi. only one site is reporting that the gps will be enabled, brighthand.com - http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13918. Verizon hasn't said the gps will be enabled, so I doubt that it will. Worse yet, users of Bell's white touch are reporting design flaws - cracking in the housing - http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1339304. Since that's not the cdma model, I don't know whether that'll be an issue with Verizon's touch.

Bell Mobility's Limited Edition White Touch by HTC is CDMA.

[fredcatsmommy]

Originally Posted by clockcycle

Bell Mobility's Limited Edition White Touch by HTC is CDMA.

I didn't realize that. All the more reason to be concerned about the xv6900!

[No1ustad]

all i want is for it to have gps, so us sprint users can make some progress with it..