Will the HTC Merge Announcement effect your decision to get a Thunderbolt?

[SpaceHippie]

No. But the Incredible S is interesting. It's coming to VZ right? It seems to havr the power of the TB without 4G, its only 4 inches and no kickstand. I'd consider it if the TB was delayed until like April lol

 

[bkorver]

The incredible s can not come to verizon unless they change the radio.

 

[dyslexicbunny]

No. I never planned on getting a Bolt anyways. Moving from 12 button to the Merge is fine for me.

 

[idefy]

3.8 inch screen size on the Merge is not big enough for me !

 

[colesl4w]

The incredible s can not come to verizon unless they change the radio.

that really doesn't seem like it'd be that much of an issue, and there are leaked pictures of it with a verizon logo.

http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-incredible-s/60627-incredible-s-vzw-2.html#post613783

 

[bkorver]

If you can explain to me how a GSM radio is going to work on a CDMA network, I will agree that is the worst photoshop I've seen this week...

specs

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[Stein357]

It isn't that hard to change a chip and I'm not a fan of slider phones at all, TB for me please.

 

[colesl4w]

If you can explain to me how a GSM radio is going to work on a CDMA network, I will agree that is the worst photoshop I've seen this week...

specs

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hmmm, well the iPhone works on Verizon and AT&T. and unless I'm mistaken, AT&T uses GSM, while VZW uses CDMA. I don't think it'd be that hard for them to switch it out.

 

[akira751]

Sticking with the Bolt

 

[MentorPitbulls]

I love the keyboard.
Don't need and cant afford 4G if its even available. Im interested to see the prices after the dust settles.
if the lightning bolt is similar in price then its a sure thing.
just want a good phone!

 

[SpaceHippie]

hmmm, well the iPhone works on Verizon and AT&T. and unless I'm mistaken, AT&T uses GSM, while VZW uses CDMA. I don't think it'd be that hard for them to switch it out.

That's why they've been working on the iphone for so long. They had to find a way to get the cdma radio inside without ruining apples design.

 

[sc32valve]

The Merge actually showing up again does sway my decision. I need Global capability much more than 4G which won't be in my area for another yr.

 

[Dr. VanNostren]

Neither! I've been waiting since the hands-on you guys had for the Merge because I really wanted a physical keyboard, but at this point the hardware is old news. So the real question in my mind is : When's the Bionic gonna drop!?

 

[turbofan]

I'm thinking the same thing, and I won't have 4G for awhile anyways. It doesn't have the massive speaker on the back or the same internal storage (according to the site its just 1gig). But aside from those small things it looks nearly identical.

Yeah they're basically the same phone. Except different screen size, no kickstands, smaller speakers, different internal memory, looks different, you know. Same thing.

 

[Raptor007]

That's why they've been working on the iphone for so long. They had to find a way to get the cdma radio inside without ruining apples design.

Based on what I have read the Verizon iPhone 4 has both CDMA & GSM chips inside just no SIM slot. This could also be why they are trying to go SIM free in the next gen iphone. If they could just put GSM, CDMA, no SIM and just try and force the carriers to allow carrier activation via other registration process.

But I don't see the european carriers accepting SIM free iphones because then they wouldn't get any phone money.

http://9to5mac.com/2011/02/07/veriz...qualcomm-gobi-chip-gsm-worldphone-compatible/

 

[menji]

I had considered this once when the leak first came out. mainly because of the keyboard. but I had finally gotten past the no keyboard issue and decided to give the TB a chance. and I'm sticking with the TB

 

[colesl4w]

Yeah they're basically the same phone. Except different screen size, no kickstands, smaller speakers, different internal memory, looks different, you know. Same thing.

I meant on Ram and processor things. The internal memory is really the thing that makes me not want to get it. The rest are things I could live with out, but it'd be cool to have.