Droid does

[flobin]

Don't know if anyone caught this, but Verizon has launched an anti-iphone/anti-AT&T campaign, for the upcoming motorola droid. One of the commercials lists some of the things that the iphone doesn't do, but that their phone will do. Couldn't help but notice that a lot of these things the HTC dream already does. And a lot of other HTC winmo phones do. Plus I gotta say the anti-iphone angle made me smile.

Here's the ad: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/verizons-anti-iphone-gets-its-first-commercial-droid-does/

[CUProf]

I just saw that commercial too. Now I'm in a dilemma as to whether to wait for the Droid and see how it is, or go ahead and upgrade my Touch Pro to the Pro 2...

[HTC Touch Freak]

LMFAO That was great!

[TheBrit]

Excellent!! :D

[speechman]

I don't want this to turn into a commercial for the iphone but....

After being a loyal Verizon customer and windows mobile user for about 7 years, I finally got fed up with verizon and windows mobile cr*p..

Verizon
1) Charging about $20/month more than anyone else
2) Constantly nickle and dimeing me about this fee and that
3) Locking my gps and me in their walled garden
4) Waiting in huge lines just to talk to one of their techs

I now own an iphone 3g on tmobile (jailbroken and unlocked). I pay ..get this $30 less a month for comparable minutes, unlimited internet.

Windows Mobile:
One could trick out the windows mobile devices by using great programs like Wisbar Advanced Desktop (WAD), etc...but in the end, the windows mobile device was a hodge podge of desparate looking interfaces, installing this and that to make things work.

On the iphone everything works and it is slick - no fussing.
The browser is AWESOME. It seems Google and Yahoo worked with Apple to get their apps working great on the iphone.
It is about twice as fast in response time compared to the omnia running WAD.
I can finally get ALL my email in one place (two yahoo accounts, gmail, verizon) using IMAP on the iphone. It was simple to set up!!

The iphone is also relatively easy to repair/take apart. I replaced the screen..2 screws, 3 connectors, and a little prying.

We'll see what Verizon does with the Droid phone. They'll probably lock the GPS and charge $100/month for it. At this point, I think the Apple/Google boat has left the port with Microsoft still on the dock. Where in the world is windows mobile 7?

Sorry for the Rant

[HTC Touch Freak]

I don't want this to turn into a commercial for the iphone but....

After being a loyal Verizon customer and windows mobile user for about 7 years, I finally got fed up with verizon and windows mobile cr*p..

Verizon
1) Charging about $20/month more than anyone else
2) Constantly nickle and dimeing me about this fee and that
3) Locking my gps and me in their walled garden
4) Waiting in huge lines just to talk to one of their techs

I now own an iphone 3g on tmobile (jailbroken and unlocked). I pay ..get this $30 less a month for comparable minutes, unlimited internet.

Windows Mobile:
One could trick out the windows mobile devices by using great programs like Wisbar Advanced Desktop (WAD), etc...but in the end, the windows mobile device was a hodge podge of desparate looking interfaces, installing this and that to make things work.

On the iphone everything works and it is slick - no fussing.
The browser is AWESOME. It seems Google and Yahoo worked with Apple to get their apps working great on the iphone.
It is about twice as fast in response time compared to the omnia running WAD.
I can finally get ALL my email in one place (two yahoo accounts, gmail, verizon) using IMAP on the iphone. It was simple to set up!!

The iphone is also relatively easy to repair/take apart. I replaced the screen..2 screws, 3 connectors, and a little prying.

We'll see what Verizon does with the Droid phone. They'll probably lock the GPS and charge $100/month for it. At this point, I think the Apple/Google boat has left the port with Microsoft still on the dock. Where in the world is windows mobile 7?

Sorry for the Rant

Well, Welcom over to T-mobile...the best bang for your buck. $56 dollars for unlimited data, 300min with free my faves, and 1500 messages! Seems to me that most your problems were with Verizon and not WinMo. All I have to say is you'll be back. I know all too many a people who switches to the iphone only to be dissapointed and come back. They were as excited as you are.

I can get all my email on my TD2 with easy setup on a Mobile Web Data Plan... No full web for me... and yet Opera still works fully and great..... And yes the iphone is simple to repair. I've fixed 3 for my freinds. But it is no easier to me than repairing and of my other phones. I plan on changing out my TD2 housing soon since it's all beat up. 4 screws and a couple connectors. Very easy.

Atleast your on T-Mobile where I can safely compare edge to Sprint and AT&Ts 3G at moments. Thats Denver for you.

But back on topic..... Android will be the top OS in the next few years. Not specifically this Moto Droid but the OS because it woks. and unlike the iphone is available in a variety of flavors and people can individualize themselves.... oh and the software too.:rolleyes: I know I got tired of my Ipod touch in a week. Bought it off ebay with a broken touch screen. Fixed and jailbroke it and gave it to my sister.

[Wilhelm]

I thought this was an Android ad when I first saw it until I went to the website. Funny it doesn't show the phone and bears no mention of Verizon. There's nothing anti-AT&T about it though. It's about time someone attacked the iPhone on its many Achilles heels. The only one before was the Pre on multitasking.

[HTC Touch Freak]

I thought this was an Android ad when I first saw it until I went to the website. Funny it doesn't show the phone and bears no mention of Verizon. There's nothing anti-AT&T about it though. It's about time someone attacked the iPhone on its many Achilles heels. The only one before was the Pre on multitasking.

The iphone is on AT&T so it's a stab at them also. What about the "there's a map for that" commercial Verizon has out? That one still takes the cake.