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Run, The Droid Is Here from Verizon

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Real Estate Agent with Fathom Realty

Run, the Droid is here.  Verizon has finally announced a new phone based on the Google operating system called Android.  This is the 2.0 version.  I did a small blog here on it a few days ago.

There will be a lot of phones based on the Android operating system but I am focused on the Verizon phone as that is the carrier I have.  I don't know if AT&T will sell one as it is direct competion to the iPhone.  Does it best the iPhone?  I don't know but to sell more of them it really doesn't have to be.  It is available world wide and other networks besides Verizon.

Aside from all the other neat things it does such as touch screen, real multitasking, large touch screen, voice GPS, VOICE ACTIVATED SEARCH, micro SD card, 5 MEG camera with DVD quality video, Slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a host of other tricks. it has a GPS app from Google you don't have to pay for. 

Did I mention it has a GPS that you can use.  Verizon has always disabled the GPS in its phones so you had to purchase the service from them at $10 a month.  That alone is worth the price of admission for this phone.  I guess Google has "Juice" I didn't even know about.

You can read about the Droid here

 

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Greg Saffell
Tucson, AZ
Real Estate Professional Tucson, Oro Valley AZ

Gene, I'm stuck with the Storm for another couple of months but will be looking for something new. If you get a Droid or even test-run one, let us know.

Oct 29, 2009 10:13 AM
Sherry Scales
Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Leander, TX
Realtor, for Austin, TX and surrounding areas

My AT&T iPhone has GPS, and it was on the phone when I got it, don't think I am paying extra for it...

Oct 29, 2009 04:43 PM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

I have T-Mobile and would have loved to have bought the G1... but there was no way for it to work with my eKey. 

Nov 01, 2009 12:27 PM
Joe Colón, Jr.
Jenny L Colón, PC - Chesapeake, VA

Gene, have you checked out the Omnia from Samsung?  Our company has us using it (also from Verizon) and it has been a God-send. No it doesn't come with free GPS, but it synchronizes great with Outlook along with being our mobile computer.  Just wondered what you thought about it as we could be switching to the Droid if it works better than our current phone.  I would love to hear your thoughts.

-Joe     

Nov 04, 2009 05:57 AM
Terry Lynch
LAR Notary and Closing Services - Saint Clair Shores, MI

I've been looking at the Hero which is the Sprint Android phone. I think the combined sales of this OS will eventually best the Iphone unless Apple loosens its restrictions and moves to another carrier. At&T will be the downfall of it if they insist on staying exclusive with just the one carrier

Nov 06, 2009 03:03 PM
Blake Rickels
Blake Rickels Group, Realty Executives - Knoxville, TN
"The Name Friends Recommend"

I really love my Droid phone! It is a definite first pick when it comes to smart phones that are currently available.

Dec 30, 2009 04:18 PM
Gene Allen
Fathom Realty - Cary, NC
Realty Consultant for Cary Real Estate

Blake what do you think of the battery life?  I have to have my emails all the time and with Verizon my phone is set to look every ten minutes.  It wears the battery down in six hours with the phone I have now. 

Dec 31, 2009 08:00 AM