http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/ Engadget Comments for Verizon gets official with Visual Voicemail service http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Wait, hang on, I have a call coming in on my Treo from 2002.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Apple WAS the fist company to implement working visual voicemail into a mobile phone. AT&T even had to re-work their infrastructure to support it. But I'm sure that Verizon is copycatting them over a year later because.... because what? They're "innovative"?

Oh and let's not forget that Verizon specifically DECLINED Apple's offer to let them sell the iPhone originally because they didn't want to change their infrastructure to support visual voicemail.

OH THE IRONY. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Am I right?]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Uh oh, you said "iPhone." UNLEASH THE APPLE-HATING HORDE!

I swear, Engadget must be the new home for all the Apple-bashing trolls from Digg. Or is it just more orchestrated astroturfing from Redmond? We will never know.

@ Matt:

What in the world does "Visual Voicemail" have to do with "touchscreens" aside from an excuse for you to knock Apple?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

@ Apple-bashing trolls:

Replace typical "iPhone & AT&T plans are overpriced" whining with "Wow, only $2.99/month extra for Visual Voicemail? Good deal!" accolades.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Anyhoooo.

Yeah, if you look at Shadow08's comment, he says "If the iPhone didn't have this, who knows how much longer (or even more expensive) this feature would be. Same thing with touch screen phones." This is both a true and untrue statement. It is true that thanks to the iPhone, we now have more use of the capacitative touch screen technology and more phones are coming out that use that touch screen/ no keyboard design.
However, it is not true that the iPhone was the first to use touchscreen on a phone.

Saying that the iPhone isn't an important stepping stone in touchscreen tech is just kidding themselves. This in no way gives it the right, however, of being the holy grail of touchscreenness.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
"It's because of things like this that I'm glad we have Apple. If the iPhone didn't have this, who knows how much longer (or even more expensive) this feature would be. Same thing with touch screen phones."

That DEFINITELY mentions a touchscreen. he's saying or at the least implying that the iPhone was first with visual voicemail and touchscreen. Bullshit]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/ Apparently you ARE stupid AND pathetic, Matt didn't say "Apple said they were the first to make a touch screen phone". It's called Sarcasm dumb fuck! The poster before him alluded to the world not noticing Touch Screen etc etc before Apple did a 'trend-setter' product.


Before you start spazzing out calling names check your own first, most likely you'll find you're calling someone else by your own.]]>Aug 11th 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
"It is true that thanks to the iPhone, we now have more use of the capacitative touch screen technology"

You can stop right there, because that was obviously what shadow08 meant. And then Matt said "Yeah, good thing the iPhone came along and introduced the world to touchscreen phones".

So who's misunderstanding what here now? Matt obviously didn't get it, which is why I responded to him the way I did. Are you all clear on that now?

"This in no way gives it the right, however, of being the holy grail of touchscreenness."

Oh please do show me another phone that makes better use of the touchscreen. You know there's a good reason that Apple spent three full years developing the iPhone, right?

Oh and to "Just-uh-Thought ", nice name by the way - yeah, you should probably pay a bit more attention to what's going on. Read this post again for example, you may find it enlightening. Also, I thought this was just hysterical:

"dumb fuck!"

followed by:

"Before you start spazzing out calling names check your own first, most likely you'll find you're calling someone else by your own."

Oh man! hahaha. Pot kettle black, glass houses, hoisted on your own petard, etc. Thanks for the laugh though!]]>Aug 11th 2008 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.blackberry.com/news/press/2005/pr-15_02_2005-01.shtml]]>Aug 11th 2008 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
OK i dont need it.]]>Aug 11th 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Am I going to expect either myself or company to pay extra for it? No. Bite me, Verizon.]]>Aug 11th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Actually, the plans are not more expensive than normal plans. The prices are just the normal voice plan pricing plus the normal data plan pricing.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
What, you mean the AT&T iPhone with its MANDATORY DATA PLAN. Yes, VVM is included.

At least Verizon gives you a choice of whether you want o pay for this feature or not.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Oh come on! What in Gods name would people do with the iPhone if it didn't have internet?? Thats just the most ignorant post today ...and thats a steep hurddle my friend. Who cares if you don't have a choice. You shouldn't! You shouldn't with blackberry, HTC or palm either(well maybe Palm, Blazer sucks!). But seriously, Apple built you a sweet iPod touch if you wanna be cheap.]]>Aug 11th 2008 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
I think i'm going to be sick.]]>Aug 11th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/This is different from the iPhone type of visual voicemail which is actually stored on the phone.

http://www.hackthatphone.com/114/iphone_save_voicemail.html

]]>Aug 11th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 12th 2008 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/

Oh, and don't forget, you're stuck with the AT&T network.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/
Visual voicemail just sucks a little less.]]>Aug 11th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/verizon-gets-official-with-visual-voicemail-service/Aug 11th 2008 1:50PM