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HTC Passion/Dragon! Where is it Verizon?????

I really hope Verizon get's the HTC Passion/Dragon or whatever they are calling it these days soon. I can't take my AT&T and I-Phone 3GS any longer. I switched 6-7months ago and have regretted it. But if Verizon thinks I'm going to pop back over because of the Motorola Droid, they are highly mistaken.

I love the HTC Droid Eris, but it definitely lacks in how power hungry I am with my devices. Which is why the HTC Passion/Dragon is perfect. Anyone have any info if this is coming? If Verizon takes too long, I will deal with my poorer coverage and just order a GSM version of it when it comes out. But I would really like to switch back. I am sick of Verizon, still having so much **bleep** control over everything. Just pump out great devices and keep your network awesome and let customers do they're thing. I'm sick of Verizon making discussions for me and everyone else. Motorola Droid is not the answer all device.

We need the Droid Eris' Big brother. Verizon are you listening????

Snapdragon 1Ghz, 3.7"+ Screen, Android with Sense UI. 5+mp Camera. Touch screen only.

Anyone have any info please respond below. I can't be the only one wanting this puppy.

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TheGreatOne

I have two useful articles.

One article says "Rumors have it that the new HTC Passion will be available on Verizon before the year’s end, which means there’s another smartphone option on Verizon, other than Motorola Droid or the new Blackberry Storm 2."

The other article which was posted on Dec 7th 2009 says "DigiTimes' sources also claim that HTC will announce a QWERTY-toting Android device, possibly named Espresso, at the huge Mobile World Congress event in February."

Caedo12

I for one am giving up on the idea of Verizon getting the Passion/Dragon/Nexus One/Bravo/Whateverthecraptheycallit. I'm hearing that the Nexus One is actually the finished product of what the Passion/Dragon was supposed to be, but now we're finding out that phone is headed to T-Mo because Verizon refused it just like they refused the iPhone way back in the day. Again, it's all hearsay about WHY it was refused by Verizon but I think it's pretty safe to assume we won't be getting this phone anytime soon.

Verizon, let me make this very clear so you know what we want. We want a phone that resembles the HTC HD2 (4.3" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen) running the latest version of Android with a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor for a subsidized price of no more than $275. If you can do that, I gaurantee you'll have AT&T iPhone fanatics jumping ship and climbing over each other to get there hands on it. And you won't even have to fight Apple over where they plan on setting up their iPhone camp in the next year anymore since they'll already have something else better than that glossy propriatary piece of [edit]. Savvy?

Now, let's make it happen.

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supitsmike

Caedo12 wrote:
I for one am giving up on the idea of Verizon getting the Passion/Dragon/Nexus One/Bravo/Whateverthecraptheycallit. I'm hearing that the Nexus One is actually the finished product of what the Passion/Dragon was supposed to be, but now we're finding out that phone is headed to T-Mo because Verizon refused it just like they refused the iPhone way back in the day. Again, it's all hearsay about WHY it was refused by Verizon but I think it's pretty safe to assume we won't be getting this phone anytime soon.

Verizon, let me make this very clear so you know what we want. We want a phone that resembles the HTC HD2 (4.3" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen) running the latest version of Android with a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor for a subsidized price of no more than $275. If you can do that, I gaurantee you'll have AT&T iPhone fanatics jumping ship and climbing over each other to get there hands on it. And you won't even have to fight Apple over where they plan on setting up their iPhone camp in the next year anymore since they'll already have something else better than that glossy propriatary piece of [edit]. Savvy?

Now, let's make it happen.

Let me make this very clear: You don't speak for the whole Verizon Wireless community when posting. You can only speak for yourself.

Some people will like the HD2, others wont. That is all.

Acezhi

I just want a definitive yes or no answer from a valid source.

Is this coming to Verizon or not?

I can be patient if I know there is something to be patient for.

I want to move on and just want to know one way or the other.

Can someone at Verizon step up and answer that question please?

sinfulta

supitsmike,

You can't tell someone that they cannot speak for the whole verizon community. Cause now your saying he can't. When maybe he can? He wants to know, I want to know. Maybe others? Maybe everyone? You should take some of your own advice, because you can't speak for the whole community and say we are not interested in this device.

I just want to know YES or NO. I can be slightly patient. Maybe... April at the longest. If the phone is out by then. But just let me know now because by then I'll be buying a new Android device, but it won't be for Verizon. I'll just stay with AT&T and buy a overseas Android device.

Example: Yes, we are getting the device around February or March. Etc

Example: No, we decided to pass on the device and are not caring it or going to any time soon.

I just want Verizon to pump out some phones that I will actually use/want. Just want and Android with far superior hardware.

I can almost bet if the Passion/Passion Equivalent was released on Verizon. It would do 2-3x the sales of current models they've pushed out like the Omnia 2 and the Storm 2. I can seriously almost bet the sales of this device would easily be double of what both of those phones are selling right now. But here we are with no device, and they have two devices sitting on the shelf's barely moving.

Seems crazy to me.

supitsmike

sinfulta wrote:
supitsmike,

You can't tell someone that they cannot speak for the whole verizon community. Cause now your saying he can't. When maybe he can? He wants to know, I want to know. Maybe others? Maybe everyone? You should take some of your own advice, because you can't speak for the whole community and say we are not interested in this device.

I just want to know YES or NO. I can be slightly patient. Maybe... April at the longest. If the phone is out by then. But just let me know now because by then I'll be buying a new Android device, but it won't be for Verizon. I'll just stay with AT&T and buy a overseas Android device.

Example: Yes, we are getting the device around February or March. Etc

Example: No, we decided to pass on the device and are not caring it or going to any time soon.

I just want Verizon to pump out some phones that I will actually use/want. Just want and Android with far superior hardware.

I can almost bet if the Passion/Passion Equivalent was released on Verizon. It would do 2-3x the sales of current models they've pushed out like the Omnia 2 and the Storm 2. I can seriously almost bet the sales of this device would easily be double of what both of those phones are selling right now. But here we are with no device, and they have two devices sitting on the shelf's barely moving.

Seems crazy to me.

I can tell him he can't speak for the whole community, because he said "What we want." 'We' is a drastically broad statement, and unless he's representing the three people thus far that have the desire to know if they're getting it -- then he's cannot speak for the community as a whole. He doesn't have that ability.

Mind you, the percentage of customers that very has that cruise and post on these forums is incredibly small. "We" suggest that he knows what we want. He knows what he wants.

Also for the underlined: I don't recall saying people won't be interested. In fact what I said was that some will like it, others won't.

Please when trying to post against what I'm saying that you read and comprehend everything as opposed to the thin layer of what you see.

-Mike

bkfist

Caedo12 wrote:

Verizon, let me make this very clear so you know what we want. We want a phone that resembles the HTC HD2 (4.3" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen) running the latest version of Android with a GHz Snapdragon processor for a subsidized price of no more than $275. If you can do that, I guarantee you'll have AT&T iPhone fanatics jumping ship and climbing over each other to get there hands on it. And you won't even have to fight Apple over where they plan on setting up their iPhone camp in the next year anymore since they'll already have something else better than that glossy proprietary piece of [edit] Savvy?

Now, let's make it happen.

I don't agree with your first paragraph saying you are giving up on Verizon or repeating rumors that VZ turned down an offer of the phone, however I absolutely *do* agree that were a phone released with a GHz snapdragon processor, 4.3" AMOLED, even a 3.7" AMOLED screen, that is *NOT* produced by Samsung, who doesn't seem to follow-up in a reasonable time frame with software updates, that it would be a great seller. (Sprint customers are still struggling with awful problems on the Samsung Moment, no update in sight before the "first half" of 2010, I doubt I'd buy a Samsung product even if it *did* meet the above specs...) I don't think the subsidized price point *must* reach the $275 point, I think it would still sell well even at a higher price. The reasoning there is that the phone is going to be targeted at power-users, or people who always feel that have to have the latest and greatest of anything. Those kinds of people are generally oblivious to prices, unless they are "way out there", but yes, the price needs to be reasonable for those of us who would turn around and buy the thing at full retail, were it available.

Verizon has reportedly invested around 100 million in advertising surrounding the Droid launch, and brought the entire Android operating system to a public awareness level never before achieved in the US. Combine that with the fact that they didn't release the HTC as the "Eris", but rather released it as the "Droid Eris" I am certain that VZW will continue to pick up some "choice" Android devices along the way. At the same time, I don't really expect to see any new Android devices, especially those competing with the Moto Droid, spec-wise, being released before February. Were they to announce or especially *release* anything before January 25th (my birthday, BTW - so if I get this right, maybe someone would be willing to send me one LOL) There would be a pretty significant number of "exchanges" of Droid's taking place that they are definitely *not* going to want to deal with.

The exchanges wouldn't be happening by people being dissatisfied with the Droid necessarily, but heck, even a person who doesn't tend to be "cutting edge motivated" is STILL going to be taking a serious look at "upgrading" for the $75-$100 difference.

Face it, there are a lot of people who are very happy with their Droid Eris, even though the specs don't match the Moto Droid, because they prefer the smaller, lighter form-factor. The great thing about Android, though, is that there is room for all price points, sizes and designs. The hardware will continue to evolve along with the operating system. Compared to my Hero I had for 6 weeks, the Droid is much, much smoother than the faster processor would lead one to guess. It's a smoothness that I am certain is due, at least in part, to the advances in the optimization of the Android 2.x code based as compared to the 1.5 on the Hero and Eris. Even my daughter's Eris seems smoother than the Hero did (right up until the update on Sunday when it started locking up solid 1 or 2 times a day, but that's another story.)

If you are wanting a good high-end Android device, Verizon would be the *one* company that I would be sticking with and trusting to continue delivering some good products.

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