People are getting mad about the logo on the home button. I don't get it.

[Ry]

I can't stand carrier logos but if you get a carrier subsidized phone you need to just deal with it. Truth be told the phone isn't a Samsung phone, it's a Verizon phone, Samsung is just the contractor who builds it, so it's going to have the Verizon logo on it for sure. Why get mad about it?

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Exactly.

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[LegalAmerican]

I can't stand carrier logos but if you get a carrier subsidized phone you need to just deal with it. Truth be told the phone isn't a Samsung phone, it's a Verizon phone, Samsung is just the contractor who builds it, so it's going to have the Verizon logo on it for sure. Why get mad about it?

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The people getting MAD are illogical. But it's very understandable to be irritated. But I even get new license plates frames when I buy a car. I don't need to advertise for the dealers.

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[superlawyer15]

difference is, the license plate frames come off in 2 seconds without any damage to the car

...same can't be said about verizon's bs logo

 

[titans30dude]

Its different then the razr phones....it looks tacky by putting it on the home button they could have put it just above the home button...theres better places for it then the home button...looks very weird and looks like it shouldnt be there

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[kilofoxtrot]

Guys... Gals...


It is what it is.........

 

[DirtMcGirt]

ANSWER: Because people need something to complain about. #CloseThread

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

difference is, the license plate frames come off in 2 seconds without any damage to the car

...same can't be said about verizon's bs logo

What about the dealerships who put their names and logos onto the car itself?

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[superlawyer15]

you tell them not to put it on or else u wont buy the car

 

[Jude526]

I don't mind the logo. I like Verizon. I also have been a long time customer back when they were Airtouch.
I changed to the share plan. It's fine for me!

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[Mellimel22]

a) upgrade and lose unlimited data.

b) pay full retail and keep unlimited data.

Notice I didnt include Sprint as c) .... their "unlimited" gets throttled at a certain point, their 4G network is a joke.

I went with b) myself.

No throttling over here at sprint unlimited post network vision 3g and 4g wimax AND lte

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[Mellimel22]

Umm not sure what you're talking about when you say sprints 4G I'd a joke. Where I live in the Kansas City metro area the speeds smoke Verizon. It takes a bit of time but ask someone from a area of Chicago too that's been rebuilt. A general statement that speaks for sprint as a whole isn't really a accurate one at that.
Also there is no throttling of data on sprints network.

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Exactly I'm on the westside of chicago

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[Mellimel22]

And this is what I'm smoking, VZW 4GLTE, St. Paul, MN.

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Bro but if u don't got unlimited data that fast lte is nothing but for show. Like I lambo that doesn't even go off the lot

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[LegalAmerican]

difference is, the license plate frames come off in 2 seconds without any damage to the car

...same can't be said about verizon's bs logo

Agreed. Which is why I don't like the logo at all. I'm not MAD about it, but it is enough to make me prefer to go the at&t route using Straight Talk.

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[cormaster628]

Personally the damn thing shouldn't even have a home button. Google announced a year ago physical buttons are no longer necessary. Didn't Samsung get the memo? For a screen that size it needs the least bezel as possible

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[dwaynewilliams#WN]

You are assuming that everyone prefers not to have the logo. I think that the logo looks good. I don't mind carrier branding. Phone looks good with it.

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[rexxman]

Bro but if u don't got unlimited data that fast lte is nothing but for show. Like I lambo that doesn't even go off the lot

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Good point!

I forgot to mention, UNLIMITED.



Thought it was a fluke so tried it 20 minutes later and got 44Mbps/19Mbps/74ms

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[jroc]

I never paid much attention ti it until the other day, then I saw all the articles, threads, posts, etc. I dont like it, but that is hardly a deal breaker vs what else the phone offers.

Ppl so upset about the logo, and yet they use the carrier that is the most expensive overall and taking away perks and services. Money is no object when it comes to service, but a logo on the button gets a buy/no buy? If ppl havent voted with their wallets and left Verizon by now, or not bought other phones based on other things.....I cant see how a logo on a button is the straw that breaks the camel's back. I get it, its preference, its your opinion. At the end of the day tho....its just a logo on a button. if one wants to take a stance.....take it about them getting rid of unlimited data, or trying to force the Share Everything plans, or the $30 upgrade fee, or getting rid of annual upgrades. Something thats a lil more serious than a logo on a button...

I can't believe this thread has gotten this far without a single person really making a decent clear point.

First and foremost, here is the smoking gun in this case. The Galaxy Note 2 is being released in Asia, Europe, Canada, and the U.S. 5 carriers in the U.S. alone and probably near 50 internationally. Of ALL OF THOSE CARRIERS GUESS HOW MANY FELT THE NEED TO BRAND THE HOME BUTTON? How many? Just 1. A single carrier, Verizon Wireless, modified the phone. This is done as a clear statement and that statement is, "F%^k you, you're going to buy it anyway so we could care less how you feel about it, we're the boss"

The perspective of, "Whatever guys, get over it, it's just a button" is flawed. You make a statement as a customer with these little things. You address them when they are little so they don't one day turn into bigger issues. Verizon is like a child pressing a parent's buttons. You say to the child, "don't leave your room" first they try to touch one foot out of the room carefully, if you say nothing, they step another foot and so on and so forth until you react. The relevant equivalent of this is this. First it's the branded home button, next is something like a small watermark in the corner of the screen like you see on TV channels. They all have the faint logo in the corner. Further than that, something like interrupting your videos as they play on your phone for a quick verizon video ad. Maybe, interrupting your phone calls for a quick, "Phone call provided by Verizon Wireless: number 1 4G coverage" Even if it's not a huge deal now, the point as a responsible consumer is to notice the chance of something getting out of hand and reacting early before it's too big to control.

I'm upset that nobody in your lives has inspired any of you to actual have some thought and perspective? You are all so ready to defend Verizon when they act against the interest of the customer at every turn.

Example: Verizon used to give a "new every two" discount to loyal customers that at one time was as high as $150 dollars off the 2 year price for me. It gradually degraded as time went on and now it's gone completely. Some people have their last new every two discount still available which is only $30 now. Well guess what, Verizon added a nice new "UPGRADE FEE" of $30 this february! So those that still have the miniscule discount will basically have it cancel itself out and those that don't have it get an extra fee that few even question. Most just chock these extra charges up to the famous "PLUS TAXES AND FEES" If you act like a bunch of sheep, you will be led to slaughter by someone trying to profit off of you. Stop being so willing to defend those that could give a s!%t about your experience as a customer, make them work for it.

My post was in general but it was also addressing this post.....the first sentence in it struck a nerve. Cuz from what I've read....ppl did make decent, clear points. Even the ones I didnt agree with. You might didnt agree with them, but they were decent and clear.

 

[Markster1]

Branding is a moot point for me. This is the best phone on the market IMO and if they branded the entire phone I would still buy it.
I've been waiting for this phone for three years.

 

[Rizz1-2]

 

[natehoy]

difference is, the license plate frames come off in 2 seconds without any damage to the car

...same can't be said about verizon's bs logo

Around here, the dealers put a sticker on the car that is VERY hard to remove without damaging the brand-new paint on your brand-new car.

I tend to own cars a lot longer than phones, and they cost a lot more. And you don't even get a discount for allowing the dealer to put the sticker on.

Would I prefer not to have carrier branding on my phones? Yeah. But then again I usually drop a couple hundred on a phone and carry it for 2 years, which is about a 65% discount from buying it unlocked/unbranded. Compare that to a $25,000 car I'll be driving for at least ten years where the dealer branding nets me a $0 discount.