Does anyone know when the RAZR 2 will hit verizon, because today im elgible for my 20 month upgrade, and i wanted the mogul, but i heard that it was coming till august. should i get the RAZR 2 or the HTC Mogul? 🙄

Hi everyone I had a few questions about VZW's CDMA technology.

I know that VZW uses 800/1900 MHz for Analog (voice), Digital (voice), 1x (data), and EVDO (data). I'll ignore analog since that's going away soon anyway.

So with CDMA/Digital, when you place a call (voice), it is being sent wirelessly as digital data. While in a call, the "1X" icon is always present, but the "EV" icon always disappears.
So my questions are these:

1. Are there technically three networks that Verizon uses? One for voice (Digital), a second for low-speed data/SMS,MMS (1X), and a third for high-speed data/broadband internet (EVDO)?

2. Or since a digital voice call is actually a data call, is it always using the 1X network to transmit/receive t...
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If you want a job with Verizon (or anywhere else for that matter), here is a couple usefull tips.


1.) Dont come in asking "are you hiring" while wearing shorts and a t-shirt, if you want a job dress as nice, or nice then the employees working there.

2.) Dont call up on the phone asking if were hiring, it shows that you are too lazy to even leave the house to job search.

3.) If you have passed the first two above mentioned steps, and I ask you for a resume dont have a blank look on your face like I asked you some quantum theory question and reply "uh, can I have one to fill out?"



You would be absolutly amazed that the amount of people who fail all of the above, i would say 9/10 can do these simple steps.


Honorable menti...
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I've been using freeringers.net to relay mp3 ringers to my cell for the past couple years. I haven't sent any ringers since last year. Went to try just a few minutes ago and noticed that when I send mp3 files to my handset the phone receives it as qcp. What the hell?? How in the world does Verizon do it? So I looked at some of the FAQs, and they said that between April and May of this year, VZW started changing the format over the air as it went to handsets. Qcp quality is so horrible compared to mp3...is there any way to side step what VZW has done? I really thought I was over having to buy ringtones from GIN. This is really too much...I can't believe VZW did this. 👿

Does anyone know a phone that you can change a setting so that it says what key you are hitting when you are pressing numbers? I believe it is a feature for people that have vision problems so they can hear what numbers that they are pressing. I know I have seen a phone with this feature before, but I cannot remember which phone(s) had that feature.

For those of us who are reps (either direct or indirect), question(s):

1) What are the best-selling three or five VZW phones?

2) Which phones are sales duds, i.e. you can not move them at all, no matter what?

3) What phones are 'boomerangs'?(they go out, but they often get returned, either for defects or 'cuz the customer just doesn't end up liking 'em). 😳

This sort of thing is just interesting to me. I have some hunches as to what sells and doesn't sell.

Oh, and I'm interested over in sales over the LIFE OF THE PHONE. Of course I get that the New Chocolate is prolly selling great, considering it just came out and VZW is promoting the hell out of it, but what phones continue to sell well even once outside of the launch w...
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Ok, FINALLY got my upgrade phone on Saturday... its a good performer, I think I made the right choice. And I got a *great* price on it... free. So it was good in the end.

Unfortunately, getting it was a WAR, thanks to some VZW reps and CS personnel who weren't up on policy. This is that story. 😢

Before I go on, I gotta say this was real surprisin' to me, as I haven't had any beefs with CS 'til now. They've almost always been very good when I call 'em. 😲

Anyhow, on to the saga...

As of at least Friday, I was eligible to get a phone upgrade, thanks to a nice policy change VZW made on June 1, that says all folks on 2-year contracts can now upgrade after 20 months, instead of 22. Made me happy to hear 'bout this, as my Nok...
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I will be switching to verizon in a few weeks, and I can't decide which phone I want! I was hooked on the Chocolate until I played with it at the store; now i've crossed that one off the list. I also learned about the upcoming Rizr and Slvr phones, but they won't be out in time. So I came down to the Nokia 6305i (main worry: durability) and the LG 8300 (main worry: kinda ugly for a girly girl like me).

Main things i'm looking for in a phone:
Durability
Good reception (my current phone is crap)
Texting/IM abilities (im a textaholic)
Decent looking
MP3 not a must, but nice
possible USB connection

If anyone has any input I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

I saw this link on engadget mobile. It's alot cheaper:

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/17/second-gene ... »

is it true that u can instant message using mobile web without the messages counting aginst ur messages?

Hi bought this phone when it came out and just love it. However I noticed that when you receive a call you can silence the ringer by pushing the volume button on the side (as most phones offer). But when the chime from the voice mail message comes on you can silence this part. YIKES, am I doing something wrong?

Any input will be helpful, thanks.

Is it possible to switch phones between two lines? Example, I already have a line but will add another for a family plan, but I don't want to extend my contract. So, is it possible to switch the new phone from the new line with the old (primary) line? If not immediately, how soon? Thanks in advance.

When will the lg vx8350 come out? Will there be an lg8650? Will there be any new samsungs coming out?

Please answer these questions. I need to upgrade but I am waiting on some new phones to come out.

Thank You,
jmoney

A Verizon executive told Congress today that he welcomes federal oversight of the wireless industry... so long as it benefits Verizon. Other federal attempts to regulate the business—including "open access" requirements in the upcoming 700MHz auction—were vehemently opposed.

Verizon general counsel Steven Zipperstein told the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Internet that he was a big fan of national regulation, so long as "national regulation" means that the states lose much of their power to regulate the wireless industry. According to Verizon, such state regulation is a byproduct of a time when consumers had few options. Zipperstein says now that 97 percent of Americans live in a county with three wireless service provider...
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Hi everyone,
I was wondering, with the upcoming 700 MHz auction, cell phones will eventually have the ability to transmit on this additional frequency. So I'm assuming many phones will soon be 700/800/1900.

But my question is, what controls the frequencies that the phone can transmit on? Is it hardware that allows the phone to reach only certain frequencies? Or is the hardware a standard device and the software/firmware on the phone (set by the mfg) determine which frequencies the hardware radio can access? Eventually, if VZW somehow acquires 700 MHz spectrum (possibly from Alltel), will a software/firmware upgrade on current phones (like my enV) allow the phone to access the new 700 MHz band? Or would it be a restriction because ...
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What other sites are out there for useful information and reviews about cell phones? I know about Howards Forum....just wondered if there are any other good ones?

hi, I have the samsung sch-u740. I was looking through my phone and noticed a thing to download to upgrade my mobile IM. I clicked it, downloaded it, and then closed my phone. when I opened my phone again to go to my mobile IM the icon to go to my buddylist wasn't there. I tried get new apps. Nothing there...does anyone know what happened to my mobile IM and how I can get it back??

What is the feedback that you are getting about the Moto w385? Are you selling alot of these?

So I noticed it is no longer on Verizon's website under buyable phones. Is it still carried in the stores? I've been waiting for months to get the discount for my NE2 deal and this was the phone I was deadset on getting.

Anyone have any idea?