Verizon sales rep just talked me out of it

[politjunkie]

So I have been playing with friends droids for a while now and love them. Was just at a verizon store and was ready to get one and get rid of my tour. Salesman asked why i wanted one I said I love google integration, i love all the apps and toys you can get with it and all the potential of apps in the future.

his response... yea, but no push email...

I left with blackberry tour still in hand I need push email on my domain, it runs on google server/app so you think they would be able to figure it out.

Maybe I just wait for the next phone like a droid, that does not have a physical keyboard and get it and keep blackberry too

 

[ddarvish#IM]

Google Apps and gmail ARE push!

 

[politjunkie]

I knew gmail was, but the sales guy told me that google apps was not, only gmail... is this for certain?

 

[Grombar]

Not sure but I think the salesman didn't really know what he was talking about.

 

[salanester]

The Tour is a great phone, but you bought it because of false information.

 

[mhill]

I have google apps for my domain and the mail is push just like a normal @gmail.com address.

 

[politjunkie]

Thanks everyone looks like I will be getting a droid.. btw I had the tour going in, still thinking I may keep both just to make sure I like it

 

[tealturboser]

Make sure you get the sale from another rep

 

[j7469]

For a while I had both a storm2 and droid and I always received my email on the droid faster than the storm2. I have the email check interval set to every 5 minutes and maybe that's why but I was shocked how every time I got a ding on the droid it would be at least be a few minutes later when the storm would make a sound.

 

[tdawgui]

Another happy droid user here... I use push with my exchange server at work... usually shows up right as my computer gets it... on the rare occasion that its not instant, it shows up no more than about 4 minutes afterward...

All I know is that its freaking fast and I can't complain

Go Droid, you won't be disappointed!

 

[JE5TERHEAD]

I like my moto droid. I have gmail and yahoo imap (think that's what its called) and I have not had a problem with emails. Gmail is almost instant and my yahoo gets new mail every 15 mins which can be changed. Hope you get what ya like!!

 

[Tennessee]

Another happy droid user here... I use push with my exchange server at work... usually shows up right as my computer gets it... on the rare occasion that its not instant, it shows up no more than about 4 minutes afterward...

All I know is that its freaking fast and I can't complain

Go Droid, you won't be disappointed!

My take on this and it is what i tell my customers, if you need a response faster than 5 min from now. Why are you sending me a message..CALL

 

[tonyloke]

i was at verizon on black friday to swap out my DROID cuz i had stepped on it and broke the screen and when i was talking to the rep the guy next to me wanted to change his blackberry in for a DROID and the sales rep he was talking to also talked him out of it... she said it is not as user friendly and that it is more for teenagers... i wanted to say something but before i could he said "ok then i guess i will just get a tour"... kind of strange

 

[imiller913]

It is sad but you can't really count on some of the rep at verizon, they are supposed to be the ones that know the info. LOL but that is why we always look here for answers.

 

[chrislitzkow]

Both my personal and work emails are PUSH and both hit my phone BEFORE my PC's inbox, exactly as they did with my BB.

 

[budwizer]

Was using Exchange push when I first bought my Droiid with no issues. I have just recently moved my domain over to Google Apps and the push there is just as good, if not better, then I was getting with my hosted Exchange domain.

Now if Google would stop treating Google Apps customers like 3rd class citizens and allow Apps logons to use the rest of the Google features. Having have an @gmail.com account for Google Voice and Reader blows!

 

[visualplastik]

My sister in law was at a verizon in johnson city TN where they told her to get an imagio and that droid would not be great... WinMo? Can you imagine my horror if she had gone through with it? She's loving her droid now.

Best buy was quite the opposite and said they couldn't wait to snag a droid themselves.

 

[pmdied]

Happy Eris user here.

 

[TvTechGuru]

That Verizon Salesman = FAIL!

Aren't they taught to sell products based on their features not their own opinions? That's sad.

 

[Magnious]

That's sad. The only advice that the Verizon Rep gave me, was to buy the thing Online, so I get the $100 off instantly. Also, I would recieve it in one/two buisness days. He didn't know much about the phone, did mention a WinMo phone. I asked if the apps were nice on it, he said that it didn't have any (I guess WinMo does..but the apps suck). So I was like..I'll stick with the droid. Now I just need to go out and buy one.