so hard to say goodbye bionic!

[mjforte]

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This is a good read. I have been reading elsewhere also that Motorola developed their own LTE chipset to be used with the Bionic, and is also the reason for the delay. I think it's possible that Motorola's chipset could provide not only better battery life but maybe even a slimmer form factor than the other LTE phones. Is this also the reason why they decreased the battery size from the Etna? Could be. Don't give up on the Bionic yet is all I'm saying.

 

[irl Panda]

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This is a good read. I have been reading elsewhere also that Motorola developed their own LTE chipset to be used with the Bionic, and is also the reason for the delay. I think it's possible that Motorola's chipset could provide not only better battery life but maybe even a slimmer form factor than the other LTE phones. Is this also the reason why they decreased the battery size from the Etna? Could be. Don't give up on the Bionic yet is all I'm saying.

I don't think anyone who goes with the Bionic will be disappointed. A dual-core processor is nothing to scoff at, and of course Verizon has an excellent LTE network already. After much consideration, I will probably go with the Bionic until we see quad-core or another phone that catches my fancy (most likely the latter). Even if you wanted the Prime or another holiday phone, you could probably upgrade now and sell it 2-3 months down the road and get the Prime cheaper off contract than you would otherwise. Just be sure to keep whatever phone you have now unless you wanna bite the bullet and pay full retail until you find a buyer.

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[redraider133]

I don't think anyone who goes with the Bionic will be disappointed. A dual-core processor is nothing to scoff at, and of course Verizon has an excellent LTE network already. After much consideration, I will probably go with the Bionic until we see quad-core or another phone that catches my fancy (most likely the latter). Even if you wanted the Prime or another holiday phone, you could probably upgrade now and sell it 2-3 months down the road and get the Prime cheaper off contract than you would otherwise. Just be sure to keep whatever phone you have now unless you wanna bite the bullet and pay full retail until you find a buyer.

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I agree it is just some people are only worried about rooting and putting custom roms on so that's why many may say they aren't going with the bionic. I agree dual core will be plenty future proof since most current apps aren't even written for dual cores yet.

 

[Plucknbach]

The Bionic is not going to happen. Motorola just keeps dangling the carrot infront of the donkies...and they're just salivating at something they will never get.

 

[corymcnutt]

The Bionic is not going to happen. Motorola just keeps dangling the carrot infront of the donkies...and they're just salivating at something they will never get.

Moto's not dangling anything...CEO said the phones are made and ready to ship; Verizon is the hold up, as usual!

 

[Plucknbach]

I believe Moto and Verizon purposely make the Bionic droolers wait and intentionally made them miss the "Unlimited Data" program. Now if the Bionic do become available, Unlimited Data will not be available for such a powerful phone. What's the use of having all the dual core processing when you're limited on your Data useage.

Why even buy the Bionic.

 

[trailblazen]

I believe Moto and Verizon purposely make the Bionic droolers wait and intentionally made them miss the "Unlimited Data" program. Now if the Bionic do become available, Unlimited Data will not be available for such a powerful phone. What's the use of having all the dual core processing when you're limited on your Data useage.

Why even buy the Bionic.

Because I still have my unlimited smartphone data plan..... It might have been a part of the reason but I doubt it was the primary reason it won't release until september. Anyone who had a smartphone unlimited and is still holding on for the bionic will still get it. Yeah the new customers or the feature phones will get hosed but everyone else who had it already will be just fine with their Bionic and Unlimited Data. Not to mention moto said they were all ready and built, its VZ thats holding them.

 

[grrump]

I never thought of that. I know in the 14 days I've had my tb I've downloaded 1.79 gb. I'd be hurting if I wasn't unlimited data. I loves me some 4G.

said the juiced up thunderbiscuit.

 

[jroc]

I believe Moto and Verizon purposely make the Bionic droolers wait and intentionally made them miss the "Unlimited Data" program. Now if the Bionic do become available, Unlimited Data will not be available for such a powerful phone. What's the use of having all the dual core processing when you're limited on your Data useage.

Why even buy the Bionic.

Whats funny is some Verizon employees were telling folks who didnt already have it to get a phone before unlimited data was gone to lock in unlimited data. Verizon wants folks on plans, they dont care what phone you get.

The Bionic wasnt gonna be the only LTE phone on Verizon, LTE would have more effect on data usage then dual core processing.

Why come up with this conspiracy theory?

 

[tbssawd07]

There was absolutely NO way Verizon would have released the Bionic before the end of Unlimited data. It's all about profit and thank God they grandfathered us in because the new customers will have $200+ bills if they take advantage of the dual core LTE phone.

 

[SnydersWeb]

There was absolutely NO way Verizon would have released the Bionic before the end of Unlimited data. It's all about profit and thank God they grandfathered us in because the new customers will have $200+ bills if they take advantage of the dual core LTE phone.

Speed of the hardware doesn't necessarily correlate to the bandwidth consumed. Really with the increased use of smartphones and mobile data use a tiered data plan was an inevitability.

It's not so much about a device as it is the number of overall devices on this network and how the company is to continue to support and upgrade the infrastructure needed to keep the quality of the experience up. And yes, to turn a profit. Bottom line is if data packages get too expensive I can always downgrade, though I'd hate it at first.