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Old 12-09-2008, 03:16 PM
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Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

First let me start by saying this is a great site with a wealth of information and I have been getting a great education from all of you who contribute here.

I have a dilemma that I'm hoping to get some help with.

I am a current Verizon customer with a terrible Moto Q that I can't wait to dump.

My dilemma is this: My new every two is coming up in January and I have have been following the Touch Pro for a while waiting for it's release. But now after much research I can't decide whether to buy the VX6850 and unlock/flash a new ROM and hope for good performance and hopefully an unlocked GPS that I can use with google maps OR pay more, get the Sprint TP and unlock/flash and setup for use on Verizon's network and get the added benefit of more RAM.

I guess my question is since the XV6850 has now been unlocked is there any added benefit in going with the Sprint TP? Or is there more risk due to the fact that I won't have a warenty or insurance if I use the Sprint TP on Verizon plus the extra cost of buying a phone with no contract.

All opinions are welcome and some plusses or minuses would be of real value.
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Old 12-09-2008, 03:26 PM
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

I'm in the same boat and I'm looking at going with a Sprint one. The amount of free RAM on the Verizon TP is way too low. Run TouchFLO 3D and you're looking at 20 megs of free RAM.

Ouch.
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Old 12-09-2008, 03:29 PM
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

I'm in the same boat as you however I just renewed my NE2 a few months ago

I think it all will come down to your personal preference. Right now I'm deciding to go with VZW's TP because of the larger keyboard and design (I actually like the VZW design better than the Sprint version). I've also decided to go this route because I won't have to fiddle around too much to get the device to work the way I want - going through the long process to make the Sprint one work on VZW's network would save me some money but I'd rather have a product that VZW will support fully (so I can possibly return it if need be or get a replacement).

I can deal with the crippled RAM through tweaks and the locked GPS I'm just hoping will get unlocked in the near future (not an immediate need for me either, just something nice to have). I might even disabled TF3D all together and use my own today screen applications that are more efficient for using it as a PDA
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Old 12-09-2008, 05:29 PM
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

I can tell you this... my Sprint TP cost me about $20 more on ebay than a VZW TP would (including renewing at the 2yr contract price, plus $50 NE2 discount, plus $70 mail in rebate).

Yeah, they're ripping you off that bad.
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Old 12-09-2008, 09:07 PM
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

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I can tell you this... my Sprint TP cost me about $20 more on ebay than a VZW TP would (including renewing at the 2yr contract price, plus $50 NE2 discount, plus $70 mail in rebate).

Yeah, they're ripping you off that bad.
wow
you need to search elsewhere considering there are so many TPs out for less than what you paid!
you got ripped
though I got a sprint TP and put it on vzw. Never looked back
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Old 12-09-2008, 09:25 PM
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wow
you need to search elsewhere considering there are so many TPs out for less than what you paid!
you got ripped
though I got a sprint TP and put it on vzw. Never looked back
That sounds far from a ripoff, he paid a really good price for an unlocked phone (which is what I'm assuming). Let's stop talking about switching to Sprint, for many of us that is not an option
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

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Let's stop talking about switching to Sprint, for many of us that is not an option
Switching to Sprint just to get a cool phone is retarded. I put up with Sprints terrible service & rotten coverage for almost two years & hated every minute of it.

When I decided to try a TouchPro, switching back to Sprint never even crossed my mind. I bought a Sprint TP & activated it on my vz account & everything works super.

If I had warranty concerns, I would buy a vz TouchPro in an instant however. I could easily get used to the KB & the free memory is still double what my Titan has had for the last year (& that ran just fine as soon as I loaded nueROM3)

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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

I almost bought the Sprint version with the intention of activating it on VZW, but I've bought the Verizon version instead for the following reasons:

1. I'm not leaving VZW network. No way.
2. After ne2 and corp. discount I paid $269 for the VZW tp.
3. I want warranty and full insurance on this sucker.
4. While I will flash a rom to it and tweak it for speed and to free up some ram, I don't want to have to do a bunch of work just to get it working.
5. I am confident that the "crippled" phone will still meet all my needs once I have it tweaked to how I want it and with a clean rom.
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Old 12-09-2008, 11:34 PM
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

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Switching to Sprint just to get a cool phone is retarded. I put up with Sprints terrible service & rotten coverage for almost two years & hated every minute of it.

When I decided to try a TouchPro, switching back to Sprint never even crossed my mind. I bought a Sprint TP & activated it on my vz account & everything works super.

If I had warranty concerns, I would buy a vz TouchPro in an instant however. I could easily get used to the KB & the free memory is still double what my Titan has had for the last year (& that ran just fine as soon as I loaded nueROM3)

~John
Agreed completely, I would never switch over to Sprint, the network is worse and that is one of the most important aspects about these companies. I've been going back and forth between getting the Sprint and porting it over or just get the VZW version - I'm going for the VZW version right now for the sole reason as to have official support and not have to waste an hour or two of my day attempting to port it over (I would have fun doing that, but I'd much rather have the "real" thing if you know what I'm talking about)
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Old 12-09-2008, 05:35 PM
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Re: Sprint Touch Pro or Verizon XV6850

Well, you could just switch to Sprint and probably get a better rate (unless you're on a VZW corporate plan or something).

Plus you'd get the phone at a better deal.
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