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I want this damn phone so bad! My current phone, the Samsung A990, has a broken hinge and can pop off the other hinge without much effort, but also doesn't pop off during normal operation. Found out after dropping it once again, that it could full well come off the other hinge without actually breaking that hinge (other one cracked)... but also that it draws power by a small little ribbon cable, which was the only thing that was now connecting the two halves of the phone! I put it back on and it is relatively stable, but need a new phone.
Well that, and the Voyager has been holding my attention since its release. But now I'm realizing, that while I'd like the Voyager in general (QWERTY, non-smart phone), the giant flip-open clamshell does not appeal. But the Glyde and its slider design, while still keeping pretty much the rest of the Voyager-esque navigation, definitely is selling itself to me. Now I just await its release, whenever that will be. It was rumored to be released in March.. that came and went. Then April.. well talked to Verizon and the rep hadn't even heard of the phone, and that it usually shows up in their system for employees a week or so before public release. Phonearena.com reports a May release, and some rumors from people talking with other reps, notably a Samsung marketing rep, point to a June release. Some places are just now resorting to May/June for targeted release. I'm too impatient for this lol.
I can get a phone whenever I want and if the Glyde were to come out within 30 days, I could just return it and pick that one up, but I risk it releasing after the 30 days. In that case, I'd have to return whatever phone I picked up and go back to my A990. I could handle that, but that's a good deal of hassle. But if I were to go that route, I'll probably pick up the Voyager just to compare, and I do generally like the Voyager.
Sucks though, because of the HTML browsing (nice), we'd have to switch from the America's Choice Family Share Plan to the Nationwide share plan. Same cost, and includes Mobile Web 2, but then requires data charges. That part sucks, because to get unlimited data, I'd have to get the $15/month vcast vpak. So I get unlimited access to video clips and whatnot, and I reckon if I pay for it, I'll use it. But that still leaves out the txt package. Currently have a txt package, I think costs like $10, and my mobile web 2 access is $5. So that might be $15 right there, but I still have to include a txt package... bummer. I guess to have access to the html gmail page would definitely be nice, being able to check that. On the more expensive Nationwide plans the vz navigator and email apps are free, but those packages are more expensive and my family don't need those. The plan that costs the same doesn't enjoy those benefits.
Using navigator would be pretty nice when I'm trying to get around Columbus (don't know this city at all), but I'm not paying a monthly fee for that. The email would be nice to get notifications of new messages and whatnot, but I guess with no html email that it wouldn't benefit me so much, so going the internet route to gmail will probably be just more convenient.
hmm, now to ponder.
I guess to make this thread actually have a point... anyone have opinions on the Voyager? Or other phones? I don't really want a smart phone, as that's just too much for what I'd use it for. Not a big fan of the HTC phones anyhow, just too bulky. I like the style of the Glyde, at least from pictures. I really need to have a demo model to play around with and get a feel for it in my hand.
Any of you played with the Samsung F700? Same base phone, just using Samsung's UI versus the Verizon one. I guess the Glyde will be using the same UI of the Voyager, but possibly with a different and faster HTML browser and using a capacitive touch screen instead of pressure sensitive. These are all just rumblings from a test user at howardforums, who has been reporting about firmware changes and the feature set during his testing of the Glyde.
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Well that, and the Voyager has been holding my attention since its release. But now I'm realizing, that while I'd like the Voyager in general (QWERTY, non-smart phone), the giant flip-open clamshell does not appeal. But the Glyde and its slider design, while still keeping pretty much the rest of the Voyager-esque navigation, definitely is selling itself to me. Now I just await its release, whenever that will be. It was rumored to be released in March.. that came and went. Then April.. well talked to Verizon and the rep hadn't even heard of the phone, and that it usually shows up in their system for employees a week or so before public release. Phonearena.com reports a May release, and some rumors from people talking with other reps, notably a Samsung marketing rep, point to a June release. Some places are just now resorting to May/June for targeted release. I'm too impatient for this lol.
I can get a phone whenever I want and if the Glyde were to come out within 30 days, I could just return it and pick that one up, but I risk it releasing after the 30 days. In that case, I'd have to return whatever phone I picked up and go back to my A990. I could handle that, but that's a good deal of hassle. But if I were to go that route, I'll probably pick up the Voyager just to compare, and I do generally like the Voyager.
Sucks though, because of the HTML browsing (nice), we'd have to switch from the America's Choice Family Share Plan to the Nationwide share plan. Same cost, and includes Mobile Web 2, but then requires data charges. That part sucks, because to get unlimited data, I'd have to get the $15/month vcast vpak. So I get unlimited access to video clips and whatnot, and I reckon if I pay for it, I'll use it. But that still leaves out the txt package. Currently have a txt package, I think costs like $10, and my mobile web 2 access is $5. So that might be $15 right there, but I still have to include a txt package... bummer. I guess to have access to the html gmail page would definitely be nice, being able to check that. On the more expensive Nationwide plans the vz navigator and email apps are free, but those packages are more expensive and my family don't need those. The plan that costs the same doesn't enjoy those benefits.
Using navigator would be pretty nice when I'm trying to get around Columbus (don't know this city at all), but I'm not paying a monthly fee for that. The email would be nice to get notifications of new messages and whatnot, but I guess with no html email that it wouldn't benefit me so much, so going the internet route to gmail will probably be just more convenient. hmm, now to ponder.
I guess to make this thread actually have a point... anyone have opinions on the Voyager? Or other phones? I don't really want a smart phone, as that's just too much for what I'd use it for. Not a big fan of the HTC phones anyhow, just too bulky. I like the style of the Glyde, at least from pictures. I really need to have a demo model to play around with and get a feel for it in my hand.
Any of you played with the Samsung F700? Same base phone, just using Samsung's UI versus the Verizon one. I guess the Glyde will be using the same UI of the Voyager, but possibly with a different and faster HTML browser and using a capacitive touch screen instead of pressure sensitive. These are all just rumblings from a test user at howardforums, who has been reporting about firmware changes and the feature set during his testing of the Glyde.
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