Verizon Says No Droid X Shortage Thursday

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Verizon Says No Droid X Shortage Thursday

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 05:26 PM

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#2 Wheaties1980

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 06:23 PM

Better check your sources. I called my verizon store this afternoon to confirm the preordered unit would be available tomorrow and they told me they only got about 20 units.. Had to do a first come first server deal.. no units available. Called another store about 30 minutes away and got the same story.. no units available only got about 25 or 30 units.

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 06:51 PM

yeah i preordered mine from bestbuy mobile and they will not have a unit for me tomorrow. they are the biggest store in the region and only got 5 units to fullfill orders... so yeah, check your sources

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 06:51 PM

I was told by my local Verizon rep a week ago to make an appointment at the store for tomorrow morning (July 15th-launch day) if I wanted to be assured a Droid X phone. The appt was for 8am, however I received a call from the rep this morning letting me know that they were expecting many more people than they had phones available, so she instead offered to ship (overnight) my Droid X to me to ensure I still got one without having to deal with the masses tomorrow (free shipping, and still for same price as if I were to show up in-store). I definitely appreciated that customer service! I've done my research on phones available and I cannot wait for my Droid X!

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 07:36 PM

There will be a shortage no matter what at almost any store within the first day, so expect delays. I bet it won't be as bad though due to average consumers generally being unaware of this product's release date. It's still gonna sell well though.

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 07:58 PM

I'm extremely excited for this phone and plan on buying it whenever its available on the site. Whether it be 3 minutes or a few hours. I'm getting it. And it'll be awesome.

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Posted 14 July 2010 - 10:58 PM

I have an original, first generation iPhone. I love it, but have really come to hate AT&T's terrible reception and customer service. I live in Manhattan. My phone works great in Georgia/North Florida. My daughter's iPhone 3G has much better reception and is perfect for her. I have done a lot of research and realize I need to buy a new phone. But as much as I love the experience and quality of my iPhone, I honestly don't use most of the features. I want email, fast Internet/websites. I want to be able to FTP and update my websites. I want to access WiFi and tether/attach to my computer--and really want Froyo; I am still confused if Verizon will charge for this--or does Froyo make this free? Anyone know?

I've been waiting for July 15th for months, but still haven't been able to make enough $ for one. But, I will go to the Verizon store to see it and dream of next month!

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 02:30 AM

The best I found was a mere 40 at the largest corporate store in the area. Thus, I took the safe route and ordered online. I get the phone one day later, but hey. Based on the slowness of the Verizon website, there is high demand.

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 03:10 AM

The new Droid sounds great and all, but can we please put the megapixel myth to rest, once and for all?

PC World is supposed to be a TECH site, for chris sake.

Ars Technica did extensive testing on the iPhone 4's 5 megapixel camera and found it superior to HTC's 8 megapixels; all to do with the amount of light, sensor sensitvity, the LENS, etc.

Not trying to say Droid isn't a good phone -- but this is an example of a pure "feature" which doesn't take quality into account.

Reception -- now that may well be a whole other issue.

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 04:48 AM

I think people is begining to see right thru pc world's hatred of apple. Everybody knows iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million in 3 days, but hating ass pc world make up their own numbers to appease the fandroid crowd. The droid x is not 4G, like the evo, has no two camera function, like the evo! Stop the dic* riding, P**** & C*** world!

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 05:06 AM

austex78660, on 15 July 2010 - 04:48 AM, said:

wow, sounds like the sheep are getting pissy. shouldnt you be in another article bitching about how a big deal is being made about reception issues.
ps: a front facing camera is a gimmick that 99% of phone buyers will never use. the blackberry which owns the smartphone market doesnt have one.

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 05:15 AM

Cybergrace, everything I've read says that Verizon will charge extra for tethering, as will pretty much every other carrier. On the other hand, there are people out there who have 'rooted' their Android phones and are running hot-spot software with 2.1 or even 2.0 -- so 2.2 isn't required to have a mobile hot-spot.

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 06:42 AM

But you will NOT be rooting this one. Not allowed... if you do... this beloved "Android-is-so-much-better-and-more-liberating-than-iPhone" device will SELF-DESTRUCT if you try to tamper with it. Don't believe me? It's called "eFuse". Do a google news search for that term and you'll learn all about it :-)

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 08:48 AM

Cybergrace, on 14 July 2010 - 10:58 PM, said:

I want to access WiFi and tether/attach to my computer--and really want Froyo; I am still confused if Verizon will charge for this--or does Froyo make this free? Anyone know?

I'm running a stock Droid Incredible from HTC which is an incredible phone. Any modern smartphone gets a wifi signal, Android phones can use a free ap called PDAnet to tether to a computer ($30 after a trial period if you want to go to secure sites) and my cousin and brother are running older 1st gen Android phones and have rooted them to be wifi hotspots.

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 12:10 PM

JakeB, on 15 July 2010 - 03:10 AM, said:

We compared several smartphone cameras late last month:

http://www.pcworld.c...droid_army.html

#16 AndrewWood

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 12:16 PM

I'm not getting a Droid X. I own an iPhone 3GS. I've read the terrible reviews of it and Motorola's skin over the OS is HORRIBLE. I did thumb up the story though. So entertaining!

#17 EricWelch

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Posted 15 July 2010 - 12:41 PM

Way to slant the story to make it sound good for Verizon and the Droid X (no doubt a great phone). The fact of the matter is, the iPhone in spite of its problem is outselling androids now - 36 to 23 percent increases - all the while with this problem.

That doesn't speak well for Android in reality. But then we'll see how things go over the next year or so. Everyone benefits from both phone giants working to be a strong competitor.

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 05:09 AM

AaronSchutte, on 15 July 2010 - 08:48 AM, said:

Cybergrace, on 14 July 2010 - 10:58 PM, said:

I want to access WiFi and tether/attach to my computer--and really want Froyo; I am still confused if Verizon will charge for this--or does Froyo make this free? Anyone know?

Actually this phone is garbage. You can read about it here(also a review on this site as well): http://gizmodo.com/5...y-just-sold-you

I'll be enjoying the iPhone 4, antenna issues and all. Best phone out, hands down (YES, even with the antenna issue) and can be jailbroken with ease. I had the Droid Eris, the Android Market is a total joke compared to the App Store and the Droid phones are laughable compared to the iPhone, in my opinion. Droid is good for one thing, making sh*t shine. Not to mention your OS is outdated a month after you buy it because they constantly release new versions on one of the many devices the software runs on. Now they are making it impossible to root, which leaves you dead in the water. FAIL. If your going to stick with Droid's wait for the Incredible and hope HTC and Veriozon don't put up more boundaries.

This post has been edited by SMcGonigle: 16 July 2010 - 05:19 AM

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 10:04 AM

Cybergrace, on 14 July 2010 - 10:58 PM, said:

I honestly don't use most of the features. I want email, fast Internet/websites. I want to be able to FTP and update my websites. I want to access WiFi and tether/attach to my computer--and really want Froyo; I am still confused if Verizon will charge for this--or does Froyo make this free? Anyone know?

I've been waiting for July 15th for months, but still haven't been able to make enough $ for one. But, I will go to the Verizon store to see it and dream of next month!

There has been no charge for any of the Google Android updates thus far, that I am aware of. So there will be no charge for a Froyo update either.

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 10:08 AM

JakeB, on 15 July 2010 - 03:10 AM, said:

The Droid X has a Mechanical Shutter (capable of 1/1000 sec.!). This is missed in most reviews as well. This will allow the Droid X to take some high speed motion shots which were not compared to the iPhone 4! Also there is a panorama mode on the Droid X which I believe needs to be evaluated and compared. Along with the different mic. modes when shooting video.