mrsteve

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New employer is allowing me to select whichever smartphone/Blackberry I'd like with Verizon Wireless.

Which should I go with? I have no experience with these kinds of phones.

tiguy99

Here are your choices on the mighty VZW

http://support.vzw.com/phones/index.html?p=3176 (Moto Q)

and

http://support.vzw.com/phones/index.html?p=3015 (Blackberry 8830)
All new Moto Q 9m (MS windows mobile 6 based) check out www.qusers.com for more info on that one

and the new Blackberry World Edition Model check out http://www.blackberryforums.com/


I'm not too keen on the Blackberry although I hear good things about them. I've never owned one so I couldn't tell you my honest opinion other than playing with them.

I've owned the motorola Q for about a year now and can vouch for it...the Qs are good phones that can do plenty. It all depends on which O.S you like best and what all they expect you to do with it.

Either one you can't lose...you did mention its free right lol? Make sure you read up on both phones tonight via their forums and you'll know everything you need to to make the right choice! Let us know what you get! Post pics

mrsteve

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The Q9M seems very heavy on the multi-media aspects of the phone. Stuff I'll never use.

mrsteve

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What about the Treo 700wx?

mrsteve

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I'm leaning towards the 8830 but why would Verizon disable the GPS?

tiguy99

Is the BB Curve coming out for Verizon?

mrsteve

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No clue. The 8830 is very similar to the Curve.

I'm going with the 8830.

tiguy99

Does that one have wifi?

mrsteve

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I dont' believe so

is300eater

I LOVE LOVE my Treo 700wx, in fact... I'm posting with it right now (I'd say about 60-75% of my post are made with it) But I have a friend that works @ Verizon and she said a new Pocket PC based phone is coming out on November 2nd by Samsung (I think the model number is 7600 or something like that). It's suppose to be an awesome phone. As an employee she gets first debs and supposedly gets hers this week.

My only complaint about the Treo is the size of the screen. The Samsung's screen is huge.

Oh, IMO... the plans for unlimited web browsing with Verizon is a bit on the pricy side... but then again... it's FAST!

mrsteve

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The plan pricing doesn't matter to me. It's paid by my employer.

phil2

I have an iphone now but I loved my treo. I would say treo hands down

mrsteve

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Why? I hear it both ways? What does the Treo do that the bberry 8830 can't?

I don't care about bells and whistles nearly as much as I do call quality/battery life/email

is300eater

if you basically just need a phone with a calendar and contacts... just get any "smart phone" that's appealing... I can't relate to the "business world"... but for whatever reason BB seem to be more popular (in business), but for me? IMHO... the web browsing is best with the Treo 700wx (even over 700p). But that's just me cuz I use the internet sooooooo damn much (from AZ to email to Google to ESPN to eBay, yes... I bid stuff on eBay with my phone ALL the time)

It's actually to a point where I'm kinda "addicted" to my phone...

Arcticcl9

I have the 8830 since July, so far I have no problems with it. Very stable device. It's convenient to check live traffic with Google maps with it before I drive. only bad thing is that GPS is disabled, so it almost could work as a GPS-capable navigation system...but no ...

is300eater

yeah, same thing with Treo (with the GPS thing), unless there's a way to make it work that I don't know about. And the Treo also does the Google map + traffic as well... It can do either "Map" or "Satellite" which is like photograph

Sclass88

Verizon is coming out with the XV6800. It's gonna be their best phone ever. Google it.

fdl

If you need to integrate with outlook the choice is easy.

is300eater

the new Samsung I was talking about earlier is the i760... Google THAT! Looks awesome!

mrsteve

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I can't really wait for a new phone to be released. 1) I need the phone ordered this week. 2) I don't want to order a just released phone with tons of promising features only to find out it is full of bugs.

I told the boss to order me a 8830. He's going to order one for himself too.

fdl

Good choice. And if you know others with BB's you can all "pin" each other.

mrsteve

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Might as well have typed that in Arabic.

Guess I'll figure it out eventually.

mrsteve

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Couldn't get the 8830 because our plan doesn't support it (global network phone)

Ended up with the 8703e which is still really cool.

I'm having fun setting it up. Love it!

fdl

Assuming you have an unlimited data plan , make sure to install google maps. Also the 8703e has built in GPS. Right now Google maps doesnt support it (i dont think) but you can download bbmaps to use gps.

mrsteve

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I have the google tools.

And yes I'm sure we have an unlimited data plan.

Unfortunately VZW locked the GPS on this phone as well as the 8830.

Something to do with their VZ Navigator wasn't functioning properly so they disabled it completely.

zigzagzig

^or that's what they told you so that you have to pay for their VZ navigator. Verizon has a history of locking the best features on their phones.

zigzagzig

I know sprint already has this (HTC), but any idea when it's supposed to be released for verizon?

mrsteve

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I don't even see it as an option. In fact none of the get it now features are anywhere to be found.

zigzagzig

typeS6S

treo hands down

virtualbong

I have the Samsung i760 and I really like it so far. It's my first smartphone so I don't really have anything to compare it to. Alot of people have the Treo, so you probably can't go wrong with those.

darksom1

I have the XV6700 an I plan to get the XV6800 in Feb when my upgrade time comes. I love this phone, but I do hope they fix the BT operation. Drops too much lately...

stogie1020

Verizon Treo (700 Palm) is letting me down too often for a thumbs up. Freezes while texting, resets upon pickup of a call, touchscreen doesn't recognize presses, or gets them 15 seconds later... I was holding out for the 755 (no antennae..) but that just isn't happening. Heavy sigh....

SupaRookie

I would be interested in one too. Too bad Verizon really isnt known for their phone.

stogie1020

Just emailed my corporate rep to get me an I760 to test.

Sclass88

I'm thinking I might go with the i760 because my current Moto E815 is on it's last leg and I need a smartphone with Wi-Fi. How does the Wi-Fi work for you and did you Verizon force you to get a data package with it or can you opt out of it and just use the Wi-Fi when you need to connect to the net? How much did it cost you?

keg1997

Agreed....I just got a refurb Treo 700W to as a warranty replacement and I'll second all of these observations. It is nothing that kills you....it just is inconvienent to have to soft-reset the phone once every day or two...

is300eater

I had that same problem, but worst... It got to a point where I had to soft reset like every few hours... Then, I have a friend that got a job at one of the stores, she was able to get my phone traded in for a 700wx (NOT refurb'd) and it works awesome! HUGE difference in performance.

I know mr steve has already settled this phone situation, but I hear the new LG voyager is suppose to be insanely awesome... it's their attempt at competing with the iPhone, I've actually hear reviews claiming it to be a better value than the iPhone. Go to youtube and search LG Voyager

Acuraluvr

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better value possibly but... again it's just a fix up of the regular paltry verizon operating system... nice but really only for 60% of high school and elem. kids who wanna look cool

2 days ago i upgraded to a blackberry pearl 8130 from a moto v710... shouldve done this earlier

NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE

i cannot say enough about the blackberrys op. system - it just works

i was FORCED to get the 22$ data plan instead of the 44$ (parents were not to happy) but let me tell ya - the internet access is great and pretty quick... i was a firm wi fi believer over EVDO but this is just as quick w/o any dead spots

blackberry ftw