should we S1 owners coming up on our ne2, wait

[df79transam]

Some of you may be wondering just like myself, my ne2 is coming up this sept. 2010, and I just wonder if it would be wise to wait till next year to buy a new phone because vzw will start to have 4g out by then. By that time maybe a S3 will be around, I mean what do you think? Or would it be worth while to try the incredible or the X, and would these two devices work with 4g say through an OS update? I just am clueless as to what I want to do

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[stsurbrook]

I'm in the same boat here. I just don't think I will be able to wait until much past August... sooner if VZW keeps talking about doing away with the unlimited data plans for some kind of tiered plan system.

LTE (4G) is hardware only. There will be no firmware update that will give a 3G phone 4G capabilities.

Scott

[df79transam]

Didn't know, hardware only huh, I'm not sure for sure not what I want to do. Vzw is the first carrier I've ever been with, five years now. Their talking about that huh? That stinks.

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[valorian]

First you have to decide if you want to stick with BlackBerry or not. That has to be up to you.

Personally, I'm going to stick with BlackBerry and Verizon. So, I;m going to wait till the first of the year and see what devices have OS6.

[df79transam]

But if vzw is going to going to a 4G network, I sure don't want to use my NE2 on a 3G phone this year, old technology on a new network, that would suck and I'd be stuck with it for two years. I have the storm one and I'm so ready for something with a better browser, faster, and be able to use a lot of apps, so its tempting to buy this year. See the dilemma? What to do?

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[valorian]

Originally Posted by df79transam

But if vzw is going to going to a 4G network, I sure don't want to use my NE2 on a 3G phone this year, old technology on a new network, that would suck and I'd be stuck with it for two years.

I completely agree. Lots of new stuck coming out late this year and early next year. I feel it would be foolish to use the NE2 right now.

[scalemaster34]

Verizon is only beginning the roll-out of their LTE Network in November... but it will only be available in a few limited markets. Completion is not expected until 2012/2013, so you might be fine for another 18months - 2years before it is available to you.

Think I'll go ahead and get a new phone when my NE2 comes due.. of course I taught that by Nov we might see the S3, not looking that way now.

[df79transam]

I was and still am counting on RIM to make the storm three knock your socks off. And to speak truthfully, I'm very proud to hear that RiM hasn't announced one word about there being a S3, because I still feel like a victim of how they and mostly vzw done S1 owners, shows that rim is making sure the hardware and software is correct before they market their product, that's the way I see it anyways. Hopefully rim and vzw and other carriers, realized they pissed a bunch of S1 owners off by marketing a poor product to the public. I like that their not giving dates as to the release of OS6, or the web kit, and even the mentioning of a Storm 3, makes me feel like they listened to me and care. I wish all these folks complaining would give em a chance, they are listening, they do care, or they wouldn't be releasing all this new stuff. Great things don't just happy over night, it takes time and patients. Good things come to those who are patient.

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[df79transam]

I was back earlier in the year chanting that I was going to get an incredible. But now that I've seen some clips of OS6, I kind of feel bad for chanting for another team, Blackberry's really do do things better, I think its because the os has been out for a while and they have had time to get it right where its easy to use. I haven't fooled with an incredible or an X (I plan to soon) but I played around with the moto droid when it was released, and found it hard to use, with time I could of learned it I guess. If I do go with an android platform, I'm scared ill not like it over time and be like some folks I've read about, wanting to come back to BB. Time will tell in sept.

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[aohus]

RIM is currently losing their edge in the smartphone market. They are currently the #1 selling smartphone maker in the U.S., but their share is increasingly being marginalized due to heavy Android/iOS popularity and demand.

As for Verizon doing away with unlimited plan, it seems unfair and almost unamerican. We are a land of excess after all, but if you go into the nitty gritty, most will not pull large amounts of data over 3G / month. Unless you're a frequent traveler, a non-limited plan can be beneficial as it would be cheaper, and potentially keep the network running stable instead of seeing what happened with AT&T/iPhone debacle.

Personally, I will definitely switch over to Android 2.2+ with a more powerful processor, which are slated to come out in the holiday season of this year, or early next year. Most of the phones we see this year, iPhone4/incredible/evo/droidx all have similar specs, in that they are ARM Cortex-A8 based phones. By the end of the year, we will start seeing ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor phones (potentially at 2Ghz, but most likely in the 1.2 - 1.5 ghz range) that will maintain its battery life, as dual core processors are supposed to be much better with power efficiency/management.

I am not a fan of BB's poor app environment. Lack of dev support for their OS compared to that of rich heavy iOS and Android's increasingly blooming app marketplace is a far cry from BB's Appworld.

RIM makes good handsets, for businesses, not for consumers. Their foray into consumer based phones with the S1 was a failure in my opinion. Being that I am more of a consumer-based smartphone user, I feel that going Android or iOS would be best suited for me. I am strongly leaning Android, however, as it will support flash in Android's next update. My contract expires in November '10, so there is no doubt that the next generation of phones will be around the corner in that time frame or in Q1 of '11.

[vetvipe]

I was getting close to the end of my S1 contract, but I bit the bullet and bought the Droid X. I haven't looked back since. It has been one week and I haven't even pulled the battery. Hard to believe. I might just do a battery pull for old times sake tonight.

[df79transam]

Originally Posted by vetvipe

I was getting close to the end of my S1 contract, but I bit the bullet and bought the Droid X. I haven't looked back since. It has been one week and I haven't even pulled the battery. Hard to believe. I might just do a battery pull for old times sake tonight.

Lol, I had my mind set on the incredible but been thinking about the X. Is the X really huge, reviewers where saying that would be a turn off for some buyers.

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[vetvipe]

Originally Posted by df79transam

Lol, I had my mind set on the incredible but been thinking about the X. Is the X really huge, reviewers where saying that would be a turn off for some buyers.

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It's a nice size. Put it this way. I can fit my BB S1 perfectly behind the phone, just before the hump of the DX camera. So its about a half inch, maybe more than the S1. I think its thinner though. It fits well in any pockets that I have tried it in.

[S.SubZero]

The Incredible is backordered into perpetual infinity
The X is backordered, and a bit too big
The Fascinate looks like a good option but Verizon hasn't given any release date.

Stuck with the Storm for a *twitch* little longer *twitch*

[df79transam]

I can say, my s1 experience wasn't bad at all, unilke some folks, but I'm ready to move onto something better. The X sounds pretty neat.

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