民意測驗： Verizon怎麼將致殘黑莓雷？
2008年7月16日由Ronen Halevy
在最近幾個星期，我們相當聽見關於即將來臨的黑莓雷。 許多人，包括我自己，上光了的點是事實它來臨到Verizon。
Verizon是臭名遠揚的為了設法能定為貨幣每個特點在他們的電話。 如果他們不可能定為貨幣它，他們設法致殘它。 它是他們的座右銘的一部分。 他們在共線電話「保護之後它的顧客安全和保密性甚而蓋」。 他們開始了它與Bluetooth，并且現在他們是 當前做它以GPS. 即使您支付他們$10每月，您不可能仍然訪問您的設備的GPS沒有VZnavigator。
如此這乞求問題： Verizon將做什麼到外緣的即將來臨的黑莓設備？ 外緣是否將有球告訴Verizon退出？ 我們想要知道什麼您認為…
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July 16th, 2008 09:25
the party line of “protecting the security and privacy of it’s customers.”
Hey, THAT sounds familiar!!! )
I think it’s NO SECRET how I voted….
Damn, if only Verizon didn’t have such great coverage where I need it, and great data speeds, I would dump them in a New York minute.
July 16th, 2008 10:34
I know verizon will probably cripple some feature of the phone. But since this particular device is being created exclusively for Verizon (similar to the iphone/ATT deal) then maybe Verizon will see the light and realize that in order to compete in the touchscreen market (which they obviously feel is a profitable venture…iPHONE!!!), then they will need to offer all the features it does and for FREE aswell. If they don’t then the device will flop. Hopefully they realize that. Verizon is hoping to steal some of the touchscreen market from other companies and that just won’t happen if you not only have to pay for a data plan to make the device usefull but also $20 in other crap to make it do the same stuff that the iphone will do for free.
July 16th, 2008 11:52
I don’t share your confidence Kevin. One look at how iPhone 3G ATT customers are “accepting” the new higher plan fees for the 3G vs. original would tell someone like Verizon that they can get a “premium” for this device. Also keep in mind that TECHNICALLY only applications approved by Apple will be permitted on the iPhone and offered via iTunes store. Will it be acceptable to you if Verizon allows GPS applications on the Thunder, but only ones THEY sell? Will you be willing to pay either a one-time fee or monthly fee for a GPS enabled application (on the “cool” Thunder), when you COULD use Blackberry Maps or Google Maps or ANY GPS enabled application on a Sprint Blackberry FOR FREE?
July 16th, 2008 11:52
The few of you who voted Verizon has learned their lesson must work for Verizon’s Ministry of Truth.
July 16th, 2008 11:53
You are right - “it’s the signal stupid” - is the party line. As long as people will stay on their system, and pay for VZ Navigator so they have SOMETHING to use as a map, Verizon will get rewarded despite the behavior.
You could say the real culprits here are their competition - why can’t AT&T have coverage that is just as good, and speeds for data that are just as fast? Without that, where are the Verizon Blackberry users supposed to go?
July 16th, 2008 13:13
The phone was designed to be a Verizon exclusive. If they didn’t want a particular feature being available to customers then why would they have it included in the phone at all? Just temm RIM not to unclude it and lower the cost of the hardware. GPS only for VZNavigator is possibility though.
July 16th, 2008 20:03
Well I don’t think RIMM is going to *not* create features because of Verizon - especially when it’ll make them the bad guy and Verizon can just blame RIMM when customers complain. Also, it’s a Verizon exclusive, but if it’s being released in other countries with other providers, it makes sense to have all the features and the various providers can do what they want. All RIMM needs to do is modify the radio to work on whatever frequencies.
July 17th, 2008 02:58
It’s not like the Bold where they just get first crack. Thunder is a LIFETIME exclusive to Verizon and Vodaphone, so NO other carrier will get it EVER unless by some off chance sales bomb big time which they wont. There would be no need to install wifi if they don’t intend to allow us to use it. GPS may indeed be married to VZNavitagtor but who knows.
July 17th, 2008 09:15
It wouldn’t surprise ME Brian if Verizon is somehow able to figure out a way to monetize WiFi use. They’ll offer you some sort of deal to allow data use over WiFi (in lieu of EV-DO) and charge you some fee for the “benefit” of that WiFi data use not being charged against you “soft cap” they impose on their so-called “unlimited” data plan. Sorta like Sprint is going to offer femtocells to offload your voice calling from their radio towers and onto your home broadband connection and charge you a fee for the benefit.
Let’s face it, carriers are going to monetize EVERY SINGLE FEATURE of a smartphone device that they can figure out a way to do that keeps us lemmings paying them. There’s not ONE CARRIER (here in the USA at least) that’s any better in that respect than the rest.