Tired of broken promises and the ever present carrot on a stick

[eraudog]

My advice to Verizon at this point is to not be AT&T, don't tell us we are going to get Tethering and WiFi hotspot with Android 2.2 (Froyo) unless you are willing to GIVE it to us at no cost.

You have a lot of customers that have left AT&T because AT&T they act as if they are the only Wireless company available, there are more companies that have Android devices now so we (the current Verizon customers with Android devices) have choices.

Get your stuff in one sack, back up what you say you are going to do, put us (your customers) first as you say you do, and do something that the other companies don't.......

GIVE US THE THINGS YOU PROMISED US WITHOUT ALL THE DRAMA!

And make the Tethering and WiFi hotspot free because we are ALREADY paying for UNLIMITED DATA!

[jgumphress]

I second that motion!

[TOSLover]

Bump

I agree 100% as far as I'm concerned VZW are theives that have taken what Froyo is giving us.  It's well documented that the phone is capable of the hotspot and tethering.  They are withholding it to get us to upgrade to a new phone.  HELLO no droid 1 owners are due for an upgrade yet!!! 

Signed

TOS THIS

[xyz_racer]

AMEN to that!!!!!

[johneric]

I never read or heard either of those things would be free... Verizon is the red check not the red cross... if you wanted hot spot for free you should have went with the pixie or pre... nuff said

[TOSLover]

agreed they never said free, but at least it was an option.  To blatantly lie and take it away completely is a whole different story.

[eraudog]

You are right, they never said it was going to be free, hence the reason for the name of my post or part of it "ever present carrot on a stick".

As I said in my opening statement, we are already paying for unlimited data, so to make us pay for something that basically does nothing more than say a phone can do more physically is preposterous. the band width would not be an issue on VZWs end because the phone can only handle so much band width that a 3G connection can provide, and if VZW was so worried about the band width issue then they should never offer a unlimited data plan to begin with.......... nuff said

[johneric]

Phones and not just smart phones have able to tether for years. It has always been more expensive for that option. I guess it just bothers me that people act like they are just giving Verizon money and getting nothing in return... we are carrying some of the most reliable amazing mobile equipment on earth and all I read on forums is gimmie more...
Don't get me wrong, I want this update so bad I have been dreaming I have received it just to wake up and find its not there.. its like the dreams I usually have about finding money..
What comforts me is knowing that this device will be receiving support from its users long after Motorola and Verizon have wrote it off.
Bottom line is its the best device I have ever owned. If I never knew about an update I would be completely content... ignorance truly is bliss I guess.

[eraudog]

indeed

[TOSLover]

I for one already have one mobile hotspot and love it. Can't get high-speed where I live. I pay $60 a month for it and would gladly pay $20 instead even though on my wife's palm pre its free, butp that was a promotion when we bought it. I just want the full functionality that the phone offers and is capable of. What's the point in lying to their customers? BTW its the 18th and still no update.