http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
They have, in the past, typically used half the RAM on many WinMo phones...that's what we call crippling in these parts. Not quite like crippling a Bluetooth profile, but still crippling. Also the locked GPS of prior models could be considered crippling, too.]]>Oct 6th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
You quite obviously never tried to use the original Verizon "Touch Pro"

They "encrypted" the signal coming from the GPS, which required a hack to get make usable without paying for VZ navigator.
They cut the application memory from 256MB to 128MB (which made Touchflo 3D so unusable that it was disabled by default).
They had someone with an IQ lower than peanut butter design the keyboard.
Then they loaded the phone down with a ton of garbage.
They redesigned the case to be a shiny garbage looking brick with sharp edges.
In the end, you had an expensive phone that you hated to deal with for any reason (even placing/receiving/ending calls was laggy).

In contrast, I absolutely love every single thing about my new Touch Pro2, best phone I have ever used.]]>Oct 6th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
From the soon to come Palm Pre to the rumored Tegra Accelerated phones coming to Verizon. They have to have an open policy on their high-end phones because when a user gets a new phone like that. They're going to test the limits of where their phone can go and if they find that another carrier can do what they don't allow their customers to do. That could be one less customer that they could've had for two years.

I think in the end it'll come down to the low end phones being locked down with packaged in apps and the high-end phones being completely open. But having that open phone will come at a price. For instance having a Blackberry Storm through Verizon you'll have to have an unlimited data plan. Even if you rarely use this function Verizons still getting their money back even though their customers aren't going to their app or ringtone stores...]]>Oct 6th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 8th 2009 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
Which wasn't.

Seriously, I'm all about this phone but how much longer can they draw it out? Any chance that this call today laid the groundwork for a Sholes announcement this afternoon at the Motodevo keynote?]]>Oct 6th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
SP]]>Oct 6th 2009 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
Theres a map for that: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/verizon-removes-gloves-begins-theres-a-map-for-that-anti-atand/]]>Oct 6th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
I wonder what this means for T-Mobile, though.]]>Oct 6th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/

ok I woke up.]]>Oct 6th 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 7th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/
They'll never be the low-price player, and shouldn't be. You get what you pay for, and there are enough people out there willing to pay for it. Those that aren't willing to pay for a better experience aren't worth having as a customer, anyway.]]>Oct 6th 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/]]>Oct 6th 2009 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/motorola-sholes-android-phone-for-verizon-appears-in-the-flesh/
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[more gag]

seriously?]]>Oct 6th 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 17th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/verizon-plans-to-support-google-voice-will-launch-two-game-cha/Oct 6th 2009 11:00AM