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Motorola DEVOUR gets official on Verizon Wireless

SSteveW
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‎02-03-2010 07:21 PM

Nice looking unit:

 

Keyboard looks great!  Wish it was more like the TouchPro 2

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/188451/meet_the_motorola_devour_verizons_new_android_phone.html

 

 

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truelove79
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‎02-03-2010 09:09 PM

Wow, Motorola makes some seriously ugly phones.

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supitsmike
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‎02-03-2010 09:38 PM
truelove79 wrote:

Wow, Motorola makes some seriously ugly phones.

 

The design is definitly reminiscent of the Sidekick series. Bad thing about the phone, is that it has the same processor as the Pixi. And, it's running MotoBLUR, which I'm not entirely too fond of.

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y0diggity
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‎02-28-2010 09:29 PM

I was playing with one of these today at Wal-Mart. I thought it was cool, so I ran over to the Verizon store to check one out there. I couldn't find it anywhere so I asked the sales guy where they were and he said they don't release until tomorrow. I told him I just saw one and he said "It's illegal to sell them early." To which I replied, "I don't care, I'm not selling it, I'd be buying it." He didn't much care for the response. :smileyhappy:

At any rate, the point of this post was just to say that it seems like a pretty cool handset. I don't think I'll be picking one up, but I could see it being a pretty good seller for Verizon. I definitely want to check one out at the store when they're "legal", which is tomorrow apparently.

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kathy07
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‎02-28-2010 09:42 PM

I don't post here much, just read posts...deciding on my next phone this summer....

 

Best Buy has the Devour in their weekly ad for $99.00 new or upgrade...no mention that they can't sell till tomorrow.

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Kitten_Call
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‎02-28-2010 11:04 PM

Thanks for sharing Steve. Yep they are a bit on the masculine side - but I prettied mine up with a "Merlot" case :smileywink:

 

and Diggity?

 

"It's illegal to sell them early." To which I replied, "I don't care, I'm not selling it, I'd be buying it." He didn't much care for the response. :smileyhappy:

At any rate, the point of this post was just to say that it seems like a pretty cool handset. I don't think I'll be picking one up, but I could see it being a pretty good seller for Verizon. I definitely want to check one out at the store when they're "legal", which is tomorrow apparently.

LOL - Love it how this word is thrown around. Hmmm. So does this mean that the phone police are involved in the caper? Imagine calling the police about this type of illegal activity - think it is good time spent of our tax paying dollars? Ha!

 

I am sure that there is some truth in this, but more regulatory or corporate agreements I would think. Unless someone sheds some light on this and I am totally poking fun at this for no reason. Just funny how term illegal is used and interpreted.

 

Puurr

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y0diggity
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‎03-01-2010 04:49 PM

It was pretty funny. He took himself very seriously and wasn't thrilled that I didn't find it to be nearly as important of an issue as he did. He definitely didn't like my response to him, that much was very obvious; but honestly, why in the world would I care that it's illegal to sell them? And certainly, his threatening tone of voice towards me made it that much easier to poke fun at him. :smileyhappy: Good times at the Verizon store...

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Harley
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‎03-16-2010 01:20 PM

I seen it about a week ago at Walmart.  They told me they had an exclisive early release..apparantly so did other retail outlets, just not Verizon itself.  How funny! Whats even more amusing is how uninformed Verizon staff was..but of course anyone who has called tech support knows there are some really ignorant people on the other end of that phone..not that I'm bashing, cause there are some brilliant ones too.

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crimedoggies
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‎03-26-2010 01:18 AM
y0diggity wrote:

I was playing with one of these today at Wal-Mart. I thought it was cool, so I ran over to the Verizon store to check one out there. I couldn't find it anywhere so I asked the sales guy where they were and he said they don't release until tomorrow. I told him I just saw one and he said "It's illegal to sell them early." To which I replied, "I don't care, I'm not selling it, I'd be buying it." He didn't much care for the response. :smileyhappy:

At any rate, the point of this post was just to say that it seems like a pretty cool handset. I don't think I'll be picking one up, but I could see it being a pretty good seller for Verizon. I definitely want to check one out at the store when they're "legal", which is tomorrow apparently.

 

The Devour is one of those rare instances where Verizon gives their indirect dealers the phone first.  Wal-Mart and Best Buy have had it for a month.  Verizon outlets are just getting it on the 25th.  Bottom line, he didn't know what he was talking about because they weren't "selling them early"

 

 

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SydneyK
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‎03-03-2010 08:26 PM

I got my hands on a Devour today, but it wasn't a working unit because it was in Wally World, where all the kids play with the phones. Anyway, I like how it looks and feels, and the keyboard seems much better than the Droid's. I'm just disappointed in the specs ... why have a 3.2mp camera with no flash? I did read somewhere that a user was able to use voice-activated dialing with Bluetooth though, so that's a plus.

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y0diggity
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‎03-05-2010 02:57 AM

I've found it interesting that it still hasn't shown up on VZW's site yet. I haven't been back to the store to look, is it for sale there? Anyone know? Seen one?

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SydneyK
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‎03-05-2010 01:12 PM

I've wondered this too, why it's not on the site. I've seen it on display at WM, and it was in BB's Sunday flyer. I have to go to a Verizon corp store today to buy something, so I'll look for the Devour and report back.

 

From the one I picked up, it seemed like a solid little device. Extruded metal, which is different. It wasn't slippery like most phones, but more of a matte aluminum feel.

 

In reading various reviews and forums, I get the impression this phone might be for a younger demographic, one very into social networking, which is not me.

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seabright
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In response to SydneyK
‎03-05-2010 03:14 PM

Currently the Devour is only being sold at VZW indirect agents, like Walmart. Some phones are only ever sold through the indirect agents. Some phones get released at a different date in the corporate stores or online.

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VZWUser11
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‎03-11-2010 05:35 PM

ITs still not at Verizon dealers yet, but its at Best Buy (where I got mine) and other places... I guess VZW is trying to protect the distribution chain for certain period.

 

Its a solid Phone (not worried about dropping it), matches my MAC nice too. I can interface to my MAC via WiFi with "phone Portal" - Cool !

If you have a PC or no WiFi, you can connect USB via PC to modify contacts and sync iTunes playlists - nice. See how-to video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUh83o_Io_E

 

If you don't like the Social Blur widgets on the screen,  easy to get rid of, by dragging the Icons to the bottom center of the screen, then Trash Can appears (like MAC) and you can get rid of it. I have to say the custom News Feed is nice, even if your not a "social" type (touch News, then press the menu hard button to modify).

 

 

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