Verizon - The Firearms Forum

Vladimir · 02-21-2009, 02:04 AM

Anyone got Verizon Wireless? What phones you got? Time for the new phone, can't decide between several choices... considering primarily the...

Samsung Sway
Nokia 2605
Casio GZOne
Samsung Glyde
LG Dare

The Sway looks awesome but it's cheap at $80, which doesn't instill confidence (I get $100 towards upgrade). The Nokia is awesome because its tiny but a pretty crappy phone overall- granted it makes calls which is all that matters in the end (crappy camera etc.). The GZOne is sweet, its the ruggedized one that is waterproof, and I sort of figure if I go flip it makes sense to go for the indestructible one. But then I lose the size-advantage of the Nokia in which case I might as well go for the full size touch-screen crap.

The Glyde is probably my first choice but reviews aren't great. The LG Dare has better reviews but my experience with LG has been mixed, and more importantly the screen lock on it is worthless (I have issues with my phones dialing random people in my pocket, I need a GOOD screen lock- which the Glyde has).

Any experience with any of these? Any guidance?

Pistolenschutze · 02-21-2009, 08:41 AM

I just picked up an LG Shine a couple weeks ago, Vlad, and frankly, I like it better than any cell I've had. It's intuitive to use and simple to operate, unlike the one I had last time. On the other hand, I don't care about having extraneous whistles and bells on my phone.

pinecone70 · 02-21-2009, 08:54 AM

I do a huge amount of research if I have to choose one, usually on www.phonescoop.com because it's kind of funny to read reviews there. I like my service and have never had problems with my LG Chocolate flip phone (but too bad I can't take TFF everywhere I go!)

carver · 02-21-2009, 09:02 AM

I have an LG, camera, flip phone, and I like it. I get mine free, was $180 phone. The wife and I both get free phones every two years. What plan do you have? Ours is in the business name, as a business phone, and we purchase the largest number of min. we can get.

durk · 02-21-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pinecone70

I do a huge amount of research if I have to choose one, usually on www.phonescoop.com because it's kind of funny to read reviews there. I like my service and have never had problems with my LG Chocolate flip phone (but too bad I can't take TFF everywhere I go!)

I also use phonescoop for my phone research. After having the iPhone I don't think I will have anything but a better iPhone after this one. TFF goes with me everywhere.

Heck, I was posting from my treestand during hunting season. Could be why I got no deer.

LurpyGeek · 02-21-2009, 09:52 AM

I've found that when reading reviews, you have to know what you personally are looking for. Sometimes a product will have a huge number of negative reviews because the people who want to complain are more likely to actually go to the effort of posting a comment than the people who are satisfied.

Also, some of the reviews are negative because the people posting the review didn't do any research before purchasing (they just thought it looked like a cool phone, or their friend had it) and it doesn't do everything they thought it would.

I've even seen a review that said "I got this phone and everything about it was great. Then I dropped it and stepped on it and now it doesn't work! I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone!" Because you're a klutz?

You have to know what you're looking for and glean the useful info from the reviews.

gdmoody · 02-21-2009, 09:59 AM

I have talked with a friend who works in a Verizon store. He tells me that the LG Dare is the phone to get. My new every 2 comes around in June and if nothing happens before then, I will go with the Dare.

My present phone is a Samsung SCH-u740 and if they were still available I would probably go with an updated version of it.

Popgunner · 02-21-2009, 10:19 AM

Vlad, I think you'll love Verizon's coverage. We spent two weeks driving around Washington State last August on vacation with our 5 Verizon phones & we had great coverage in most areas. We drove out to Forks & then went to the San Juan Islands & I don't remember losing coverage. We drove thru your Spokane area & spent time in Seattle all with good coverage. Here in Utah I had been with AT&T since they offered cell phones. They told me that I needed to switch to their GSM plan & I did only to find that it only included the very few GSM cell towers that they owned-no coverage from older towers owned by others that they had agreements with. We then had no coverage in the mountains at all & that was important to us with our mountain cabin. They wouldn't let me switch back to their old coverage so we went with Verizon & have found it to have the best "Mountain" coverage here of any provider.
I started with the Crazer phone & I still have it. I like it because it's simple like me & seems to be tough. My wife & daughters have gone thru countless hundreds in cell phones by buying the fanciest ones for texting & the internet. One daughter has been thru three phones in a year. They just sell off the old phones on e-bay.

oldogy · 02-21-2009, 10:20 AM

I switched from T to Verizon only due to better coverage in the areas I frequent. Hated to do that because I own T stock and had been a customer since the "brick". Choose your phone for the features you want, need. I am hard of hearing and carry the LG VX8300 which has an excellent display and speakers. Wife carries an LG 5400 which is not quite the phone but still decent, IMHO. Both work for us.
oldogy

azsigman · 02-21-2009, 10:49 AM

I carry an LG5400 which suits my "no technical knowledge" existence just fine. My wife, however, is a different story. She got "Juke" phone first but, shortly thereafter, wanted to have an easier texting capability. So, we added a line ( with Verizon) and she got an LG EnV2 with unlimited texting. Now..shes a texting wizard and loves it...
I do not have a clue...I can barely take a picture with my 5400 !!

ponycar17 · 02-21-2009, 10:56 AM

My wife and I have had 6 Samsungs with 0 problems over the past 8 years. Her most recent phone is an LG Shine (because it was pretty

) She's had no problems with that phone either, and it takes Micro-sD memory for storing photos and music. I think that's an excellent feature.

SaddleSarge · 02-21-2009, 11:23 AM

I'll opt for a string and two tin cans. Nothin' works here. Last time my landline went out, I called Verizon on my cell and the gal asked me to check for some noise or such on the line. I told her to send out their little "hear me now" guy since I had to drive over 10 miles to get cell service to call and tell them my landline was out!

Last time I went in to get a new cell phone, I told the guy I just wanted it to ring when someone calls, to be able to call other folks when I need to, and not have a gps in the phone for anyone to keep track of my movements. He told me they don't make those antiques anymore.

I don’t like texting cause it’s just like email and I’m starting to dislike email. Friends/clients say, “I sent you an email and you didn’t answer.” I tell them, “guess you should have picked up the phone and called then.”

I’ve even gone back to celluloid for photographs after looking at photos of the family and ranch taken back in the late 1800’s and early 19’s since they’re still crisp and sharp. (Sorry, off topic, just technology related

)

Sorry for taken the long way around the barn there Vlad.

There are some pretty fancy gadgets out there, but I see too many folks having to answer emails walkin' around the grocery store and such. When my boy was packin' folks into the backcountry, the first thing the flat-landers would do when they got up to 12,000ft was to open their cell phones to see if they had service.

Guess I still like the slower, simpler days of actually putting pen to paper.

Vladimir · 02-21-2009, 11:54 AM

Thanks for all the replies. From what I see/hear/read the Dare is really the phone to get, but I just hate the screen lock! The GZone has terrible reviews but there is rumor that a new model came out that is world's better. Other than that most the other phones have been nixed due to battery life or such. They didn't have the Shine, I looked it up and it looks like a nice phone. I may have to ask them about it. But I am warry about buying a phone I can't play with in the store.

I hate this, so much pressure. Your stuck with what you get for 2 years!!! lol (like my phone now gets about 1 minute talk time, no exaggeration. Granted I am sure a new battery would fix it but still...)

LurpyGeek · 02-21-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Popgunner

We drove out to Forks...

Didn't have anything with your daughters being into the Twilight series, did it?

Crpdeth · 02-21-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ponycar17

...and it takes Micro-sD memory for storing photos and music. I think that's an excellent feature.

Pony, I have a Samsung Propel which has a micro SD port and I've done a little shopping around, but I was just curious how easy it is to use, I see that there is a micro SD adapter... Does this adapter make it the same size as a common SD card?

Any other thoughts?

Thanks.

Crpdeth

ponycar17 · 02-21-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Vladimir

(like my phone now gets about 1 minute talk time, no exaggeration. Granted I am sure a new battery would fix it but still...)

Is it a Motorola? Motorolas, like some other manufacturers have horribly pathetic batteries and battery management circuits. This is one thing I've noticed as a strength for Samsung. Their batteries haven't degraded for me, ever... For instance, the phone I'm currently using is almost 6 years old and holds a charge like the day we bought it. I had one phone washed and another ran over, so I went back to this one my wife bought because it's tiny. I'm not sure about the LG's battery life yet, but I believe the wife's Shine has held a charge well so far.

rosierita · 02-21-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ponycar17

Is it a Motorola? Motorolas, like some other manufacturers have horribly pathetic batteries and battery management circuits. This is one thing I've noticed as a strength for Samsung. Their batteries haven't degraded for me, ever... For instance, the phone I'm currently using is almost 6 years old and holds a charge like the day we bought it. I had one phone washed and another ran over, so I went back to this one my wife bought because it's tiny. I'm not sure about the LG's battery life yet, but I believe the wife's Shine has held a charge well so far.

i have a samsung flip phone, i dunno anything other than that & the battery is total crap! well, not completely as crappy as the motorolla i had before it...

we have verizon service as well, i just got this phone this past summer & i can tell you i aint waitin 2 yrs to get another 1!

ummm... it also randomly calls people too & tries to set up voice commands while its in my pocket.

satellite66 · 02-21-2009, 03:28 PM

I have the Verizon LG Dare and it is great. I love it. Go to youtube and type in LG Dare you will get all kinds of user info.
I got it originally because it had a big screen and it was tough for these old eyes to see text messages on my old Envy. Now I just like it because it does so much.
Verizon around here is the way to go when it comes to coverage.

ponycar17 · 02-21-2009, 03:33 PM

Dang Rosie, I didn't realize any of the Samsungs were that bad. I guess we've either been extremely lucky or you have a lemon.

The other parallel may be drawn to Verizon because I understand that the phones are customized by the wireless provider, totally independent upon manufacturer. For instance, every Samsung I've had has displayed the same menu structure and had the same charging port. My mom's with Verizon does not have the same menu structure or charging port. It's totally different. Come to think of it, the folks I know who have had bad trouble with Motorola phones charging improperly have been with Alltel and Verizon. Who knows?... We've been with Cingular/AT&T forever.

Vladimir · 02-21-2009, 03:36 PM

I'm leaning towards to Dare now. Satellite do you have any problems with it unlocking while in your pocket? That (and worry about scratching the screen up) are my only two reservations at this point.

Oh and they are phasing out the GZOne for a new model and can't get it anymore so it seems the Dare is my only choice left- unless I opt for a cheapo and get money for my birthday instead of a phone

. (The samsung glyde reportedly has terrible battery life).

ponycar17 · 02-21-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Crpdeth

Pony, I have a Samsung Propel which has a micro SD port and I've done a little shopping around, but I was just curious how easy it is to use, I see that there is a micro SD adapter... Does this adapter make it the same size as a common SD card?

Any other thoughts?

Thanks.

Crpdeth

CRP, the Micro SD adapter does make the memory as easy to use as a regular SD card. You insert the smaller micro-SD into the adapter and it fits perfectly into an SD reader. Under 'My Computer' with Windows it shows up as a drive where you can place data. My wife's phone is loaded with a 1 GB micro-SD, pictures, and music... Micro-SD works great!

Pistolenschutze · 02-21-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SaddleSarge

Last time I went in to get a new cell phone, I told the guy I just wanted it to ring when someone calls, to be able to call other folks when I need to, and not have a gps in the phone for anyone to keep track of my movements. He told me they don't make those antiques anymore.

A man after my own heart.

I'll be you even know what a slide rule is (was) Sarge!

It seems like all the phones today have pretensions of being multi-gigabyte computers instead of mere voice communication devices. I swear, the last one I had would have taken a PhD computer engineer six months to even find the ON-OFF discriminator switch.

My new one, the Shine, is not so bad. At least it allows me to set the menu items up as numbered selections instead of icons, and lets me delete the ones I don't use and don't want. I think there must be an element of Luddite in me lurking around somewhere.

satellite66 · 02-21-2009, 03:49 PM

You mean "butt dialing" nope. I got screen covers which keep it from getting scratched. I don't have a flip case but I think they make them. The screen would be vulnerable if you drop it and it hits right on it.
I have all the bells and whistles on mine. Navigation, internet and V Cast. Costs you extra though.
The phone has a good camera and video camera plus it takes slow motion video. Fun to play with.
It also plays music and can be used as a portable storage device.
I found that using a stylus helps with texting and with the drawing pad. My fingers are big.
Like I said check out youtube on it.

Crpdeth · 02-21-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ponycar17

CRP, the Micro SD adapter does make the memory as easy to use as a regular SD card. You insert the smaller micro-SD into the adapter and it fits perfectly into an SD reader. Under 'My Computer' with Windows it shows up as a drive where you can place data. My wife's phone is loaded with a 1 GB micro-SD, pictures, and music... Micro-SD works great!

Sweet... I can't wait to utilize it, sounds a lot easier than the old usb cable and computer program that was necessary with my SLVR. Which BTW, I stopped using because the charge port on it was real finicky and a total PITA, that said, it did provide years of service before causing trouble.

Thanks Bro...

Crpdeth

Popgunner · 02-21-2009, 06:20 PM

Yes Lurp. Three daughters & wife were reading the twilight books at the time. It was a blast. They even got me to see the movie when it came out.

02-21-2009, 02:04 AM	#1
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Verizon Anyone got Verizon Wireless? What phones you got? Time for the new phone, can't decide between several choices... considering primarily the... Samsung Sway Nokia 2605 Casio GZOne Samsung Glyde LG Dare The Sway looks awesome but it's cheap at $80, which doesn't instill confidence (I get $100 towards upgrade). The Nokia is awesome because its tiny but a pretty crappy phone overall- granted it makes calls which is all that matters in the end (crappy camera etc.). The GZOne is sweet, its the ruggedized one that is waterproof, and I sort of figure if I go flip it makes sense to go for the indestructible one. But then I lose the size-advantage of the Nokia in which case I might as well go for the full size touch-screen crap. The Glyde is probably my first choice but reviews aren't great. The LG Dare has better reviews but my experience with LG has been mixed, and more importantly the screen lock on it is worthless (I have issues with my phones dialing random people in my pocket, I need a GOOD screen lock- which the Glyde has). Any experience with any of these? Any guidance? __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad" -->

02-21-2009, 08:41 AM	#2
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Verizon I just picked up an LG Shine a couple weeks ago, Vlad, and frankly, I like it better than any cell I've had. It's intuitive to use and simple to operate, unlike the one I had last time. On the other hand, I don't care about having extraneous whistles and bells on my phone. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

02-21-2009, 08:54 AM	#3
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: Verizon I do a huge amount of research if I have to choose one, usually on www.phonescoop.com because it's kind of funny to read reviews there. I like my service and have never had problems with my LG Chocolate flip phone (but too bad I can't take TFF everywhere I go!) __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

02-21-2009, 09:02 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,254	Re: Verizon I have an LG, camera, flip phone, and I like it. I get mine free, was $180 phone. The wife and I both get free phones every two years. What plan do you have? Ours is in the business name, as a business phone, and we purchase the largest number of min. we can get. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

02-21-2009, 09:52 AM	#6
LurpyGeek Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 1,436	Re: Verizon I've found that when reading reviews, you have to know what you personally are looking for. Sometimes a product will have a huge number of negative reviews because the people who want to complain are more likely to actually go to the effort of posting a comment than the people who are satisfied. Also, some of the reviews are negative because the people posting the review didn't do any research before purchasing (they just thought it looked like a cool phone, or their friend had it) and it doesn't do everything they thought it would. I've even seen a review that said "I got this phone and everything about it was great. Then I dropped it and stepped on it and now it doesn't work! I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone!" Because you're a klutz? You have to know what you're looking for and glean the useful info from the reviews. __________________ Knowing is half the battle... Of course, the other half is violence.

02-21-2009, 09:59 AM	#7
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,325	Re: Verizon I have talked with a friend who works in a Verizon store. He tells me that the LG Dare is the phone to get. My new every 2 comes around in June and if nothing happens before then, I will go with the Dare. My present phone is a Samsung SCH-u740 and if they were still available I would probably go with an updated version of it. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

02-21-2009, 10:19 AM	#8
Popgunner Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Contributor Posts: 1,764	Re: Verizon Vlad, I think you'll love Verizon's coverage. We spent two weeks driving around Washington State last August on vacation with our 5 Verizon phones & we had great coverage in most areas. We drove out to Forks & then went to the San Juan Islands & I don't remember losing coverage. We drove thru your Spokane area & spent time in Seattle all with good coverage. Here in Utah I had been with AT&T since they offered cell phones. They told me that I needed to switch to their GSM plan & I did only to find that it only included the very few GSM cell towers that they owned-no coverage from older towers owned by others that they had agreements with. We then had no coverage in the mountains at all & that was important to us with our mountain cabin. They wouldn't let me switch back to their old coverage so we went with Verizon & have found it to have the best "Mountain" coverage here of any provider. I started with the Crazer phone & I still have it. I like it because it's simple like me & seems to be tough. My wife & daughters have gone thru countless hundreds in cell phones by buying the fanciest ones for texting & the internet. One daughter has been thru three phones in a year. They just sell off the old phones on e-bay.

02-21-2009, 10:20 AM	#9
oldogy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East TN Posts: 309	Re: Verizon I switched from T to Verizon only due to better coverage in the areas I frequent. Hated to do that because I own T stock and had been a customer since the "brick". Choose your phone for the features you want, need. I am hard of hearing and carry the LG VX8300 which has an excellent display and speakers. Wife carries an LG 5400 which is not quite the phone but still decent, IMHO. Both work for us. oldogy __________________ ue"]If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of examples of crime rates reduced by such legislation. That they cannot do so after a century and a half of trying -- " Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)[/COLOR]

02-21-2009, 10:49 AM	#10
azsigman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 320	Re: Verizon I carry an LG5400 which suits my "no technical knowledge" existence just fine. My wife, however, is a different story. She got "Juke" phone first but, shortly thereafter, wanted to have an easier texting capability. So, we added a line ( with Verizon) and she got an LG EnV2 with unlimited texting. Now..shes a texting wizard and loves it... I do not have a clue...I can barely take a picture with my 5400 !! __________________ If in doubt........don't NRA Life, GOA, 2AF

02-21-2009, 10:56 AM	#11
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: Verizon My wife and I have had 6 Samsungs with 0 problems over the past 8 years. Her most recent phone is an LG Shine (because it was pretty ) She's had no problems with that phone either, and it takes Micro-sD memory for storing photos and music. I think that's an excellent feature. __________________ Arm yourself with intellectual Ammunition! Gunfacts 5.1 Myth-Busting Facts JustFacts.com on Gun Control Stopping Power, the Downloadable Book

02-21-2009, 11:23 AM	#12
SaddleSarge Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,025	Re: Verizon I'll opt for a string and two tin cans. Nothin' works here. Last time my landline went out, I called Verizon on my cell and the gal asked me to check for some noise or such on the line. I told her to send out their little "hear me now" guy since I had to drive over 10 miles to get cell service to call and tell them my landline was out! Last time I went in to get a new cell phone, I told the guy I just wanted it to ring when someone calls, to be able to call other folks when I need to, and not have a gps in the phone for anyone to keep track of my movements. He told me they don't make those antiques anymore. I don’t like texting cause it’s just like email and I’m starting to dislike email. Friends/clients say, “I sent you an email and you didn’t answer.” I tell them, “guess you should have picked up the phone and called then.” I’ve even gone back to celluloid for photographs after looking at photos of the family and ranch taken back in the late 1800’s and early 19’s since they’re still crisp and sharp. (Sorry, off topic, just technology related ) Sorry for taken the long way around the barn there Vlad. There are some pretty fancy gadgets out there, but I see too many folks having to answer emails walkin' around the grocery store and such. When my boy was packin' folks into the backcountry, the first thing the flat-landers would do when they got up to 12,000ft was to open their cell phones to see if they had service. Guess I still like the slower, simpler days of actually putting pen to paper.

02-21-2009, 11:54 AM	#13
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: Verizon Thanks for all the replies. From what I see/hear/read the Dare is really the phone to get, but I just hate the screen lock! The GZone has terrible reviews but there is rumor that a new model came out that is world's better. Other than that most the other phones have been nixed due to battery life or such. They didn't have the Shine, I looked it up and it looks like a nice phone. I may have to ask them about it. But I am warry about buying a phone I can't play with in the store. I hate this, so much pressure. Your stuck with what you get for 2 years!!! lol (like my phone now gets about 1 minute talk time, no exaggeration. Granted I am sure a new battery would fix it but still...) __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad"

02-21-2009, 03:28 PM	#18
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Re: Verizon I have the Verizon LG Dare and it is great. I love it. Go to youtube and type in LG Dare you will get all kinds of user info. I got it originally because it had a big screen and it was tough for these old eyes to see text messages on my old Envy. Now I just like it because it does so much. Verizon around here is the way to go when it comes to coverage. __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948

02-21-2009, 03:33 PM	#19
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: Verizon Dang Rosie, I didn't realize any of the Samsungs were that bad. I guess we've either been extremely lucky or you have a lemon. The other parallel may be drawn to Verizon because I understand that the phones are customized by the wireless provider, totally independent upon manufacturer. For instance, every Samsung I've had has displayed the same menu structure and had the same charging port. My mom's with Verizon does not have the same menu structure or charging port. It's totally different. Come to think of it, the folks I know who have had bad trouble with Motorola phones charging improperly have been with Alltel and Verizon. Who knows?... We've been with Cingular/AT&T forever. __________________ Arm yourself with intellectual Ammunition! Gunfacts 5.1 Myth-Busting Facts JustFacts.com on Gun Control Stopping Power, the Downloadable Book Last edited by ponycar17; 02-21-2009 at 03:40 PM..

02-21-2009, 03:36 PM	#20
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: Verizon I'm leaning towards to Dare now. Satellite do you have any problems with it unlocking while in your pocket? That (and worry about scratching the screen up) are my only two reservations at this point. Oh and they are phasing out the GZOne for a new model and can't get it anymore so it seems the Dare is my only choice left- unless I opt for a cheapo and get money for my birthday instead of a phone . (The samsung glyde reportedly has terrible battery life). __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad"

02-21-2009, 03:49 PM	#23
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Re: Verizon You mean "butt dialing" nope. I got screen covers which keep it from getting scratched. I don't have a flip case but I think they make them. The screen would be vulnerable if you drop it and it hits right on it. I have all the bells and whistles on mine. Navigation, internet and V Cast. Costs you extra though. The phone has a good camera and video camera plus it takes slow motion video. Fun to play with. It also plays music and can be used as a portable storage device. I found that using a stylus helps with texting and with the drawing pad. My fingers are big. Like I said check out youtube on it. __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948

02-21-2009, 06:20 PM	#25
Popgunner Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Contributor Posts: 1,764	Re: Verizon Yes Lurp. Three daughters & wife were reading the twilight books at the time. It was a blast. They even got me to see the movie when it came out.