For some reason, VZW still doesn't understand that people want phones that look nice. While network is extremely important (after all, the primary function of a phone is to make phone calls), just put in some effort to make phones look nice. This would have been especially easy since the Mogul already has a nice looking faceplate. The 6700 was equally ugly with its cheap looking black plastic faceplate, as compared to the more sleek looking Sprint version. If they tried to launch this phone in Eupope, forget it, they wouldn't sell a single handset.

With a long anticipated phone like this, the expectation has grown that VZW will deliver their best PDAPhone to date, and it sounds like, yet again, VZW is going to disappoint with yet another sub-par phone (if they can ever even get it to the market ).

I hate to say that the handset alone would get me to drop VZW's superior network in the US, but when you combine inferior handsets, VZW's lockdown model, no SIM cards (which the technology does exist for CDMA phones), their time to market (or lack thereof), their marginal support for international travellers, etc., etc. etc., I'm quickly leaning towards other providers. I hate to say that everyone I know has VZW, so I haven't paid for a phone call in 4 years, but I'm almost ready to cut the chord, suck it up, and pay for whatever calls I have to so that I can have the handsets that I want...

Thanks for the update, on that. It must just be a proprietary USB connector.
I'm in your boat. I have a 5 person plan and two of the phones are in Alaska. There isn't much coverage up there and its VZW or Alaska's Cell company.

BTW Tilt is "official" AT&T Tilt Debuted with Angled Screen - Mobiledia.

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For anyone who wants to at least touch and feel the new 6800, most corporate Verizon stores have the dummy model. It's not on display and you may need to ask a salesperson quietly away from their boss, but twice now in two separate stores, they've shown it to me and let me play with it...

Is there any difference in VZWs 6800 and Sprints? I thought they were the same phone except VZW puts a black case.

- Redz

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Sprints is in a grey case. Alltell has the black case. VZW has the blue side with grey face. The buttons are different on the VZW version also.

So I checked out PDAdb.net. I saw this:

Hmmm... how did you do in your math classes... or did you take one?

On 8-21-07 your said

and then on the 27th you said


If you ordered around the 21st and it was on its way... the VERY BEST it could have done (doubtful) would be to arrive the next day, did I mention doubtful?

That would mean you had the phone for LESS than a week and NOT almost two.

Calm down fanboy.

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In the first post he didn't say that he ordered it THAT day, maybe he just didn't get around to posting about it until a week afterwards, stop bein' such a hater man

Hi everyone,
I've been here a couple months trying to keep updated on when the VZW XV6800 might be coming out.
I finally decided to just get the XV6700 so I called VZW about it today.
The lady told me if I could wait, that the XV6800 might be coming out for the holidays but she couldn't say exactly when. She said that she didn't want me to get the XV6700 and then the 6800 come out.
Before when I called about it, they didn't seem to know anything!

So I guess I'm going to hold off for now. I have to admit though, I'm getting very frustrated waiting.

It would be interesting to know how many customers VZW acually lost over the XV6800 not coming out.

Anyway, just wanted to post what I heard.

RvF

and no mention of the 6800.....

Here's the link.

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