Verizon: The G1 Sucks, Here Is Why
If you can’t beat them… publicly humiliate customers who want them! That appears to be the tactic that Verizon Wireless is taking with the T-Mobile G1, releasing a long list of reasons why both the G1 and T-Mobile suck and you should stick with Big Red:
Does it seem ironic how many times the word “limited” appears in the paragraph above, considering we’re talking about Verizon here? Oh yeah… well another document somewhat “smears” the “positive aspects” of the T-Mobile G1 and they make sure to address how the Android Market and Android Operating System aren’t limited enough:
In all fairness, whatever Verizon executive put this together did a nice job in covering every detraction they possibly could from the device and potential G1 owners might want to give the bias document a look over if they’re still concerned the G1 might not be for them. Just remember that the document is slightly bias and was probably created by a whole TEAM of people trying to figure out how their sales folks could bury the device once and for all.
Unfortunately for Verizon, they won’t be able to bury Android. Get on the train baby… we’ve got places to go.
[Via EngadgetMobile]
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Get on the train, or stand in front of it. Either is fine by me.
Half that list will have an application solution.
Either they get on the bandwagon, or I head to T-mobile the day 3G hits my area. I’ve stuck with them long enough (8 years) and dealt with their nickel and diming long enough. It cracks me the hell up to see VERIZON of all companies use ‘limitations’ on the offensive. I’ve never felt as limited with any service I’ve ever had, as I do with Verizon.
Can you point out which of Verizon’s points is factually incorrect?
Here is a true story about Verizon’s limitations. I am a verizon wireless customer, and I used to live on Galveston Island where hurricane Ike came ashore. After the hurricane, my 7 and a half month’s pregnant wife were and technically still are homeless. I used my cell phone to try and find hotels to stay at, all were booked by the energy company or FEMA. I used my cell phone to call FEMA; I used my cell phone to contact my insurances and file claims; and I used my cell phone to contact friends and family to let them know that we were okay. From the very beginning I knew that we would need some extra minutes. I called my “friendly” verizon wireless representative and she proceeded to tell me that I ought to upgrade my plan!!! My wife and I never even get close to using up our minutes… ever!!! I then got online and wrote an e-mail to verizon wireless, and they did give me 150 extra minutes… well when all was said and done, I was still 250 minutes over. I called verizon thinking, surely they’ll understand that we’re living out of hotels having to go through all the run around with the insurance companies. Well several phone calls and e-mails later, they finally agreed to a measly 25% off my overage. Talk about putting a bandaid on a broken arm!!! Verizon has successfully lost us as customers I’m afraid. As soon as our contract is up in the Spring of ‘09… I’m going hunting for the nearest android phone!
Ohh, and I forgot to mention that Verizon just posted their biggest earnings yet on their Q3 earnings report!!! Happy to know that my Hurricane misfortune has pushed Verizon that much higher in their earnings.
the war of the phones.
All Cell carriers are the same except att or cingular or sprint.
I have been with TMO for 5 years now. I don’t care about cell carriers anymore. I care about my phone. Thanks to sim cards and unlocking phones.
I remember being in Florida after a hurricane we had to borrow our neighbors verizon phone. they were the only ones with service. Here at work I see verizon customers using their phones in the elevators. I loose reception once I am inside the building. I care less.
Most of the shortcomings listed are also true of the iPhone. I take it they wouldn’t want that either.
I think Verizon should have done a comparison with the LG phones they sell I’m sure they would have beat the G1 ROFL!!!
VERIZON SUCKS ANYWAYS… PIECE OF SHIT COMPANY…. VERIZON I HOPE YOU GROW ANAL WARTS AND GET HEMROIDS!
Chris: Why wait until your contract expires? Break the contract and you’ll probably pay less with a termination fee than you would paying a bill for about another 6 months or so.
Already thought of that… Unfortunately I will need cell phone services anyway, so I’ll be paying a cell phone bill no matter what for the next 6 months. I did think about doing it anyway, because I didn’t want to support a company like Verizon, but in the end, they would be getting $160 dollars for nothing, so I thought I might as well make them work for their money.
Did anyone else notice how SHORT This list is? Personally, I think the g1 is wayyyyy better than anything from verizon or at&t or any of those others. In fact, I’m posting this from my g1 right now =] it has better wifi than the iphone and actually has a keyboard, unlike the iphone.
So uhhhhhh…. what nowwwwwww?????? Haha
in response to Chris, here’s why I’ve stayed with T-mo over the years.
In one fell swoop, I lost a significant portion of my family. in that time, I was on my phone constantly coordinating among all of the various parties involved (funeral directors, friends, relatives, lawyers, etc). At the end of the following month, I found I had a $500+ T-mobile bill (they were usually about $60).
I called them up, and spoke to the CSR who deferred me up to her manager. He said he understood that the last thing you think of in those situations is what the limitations of your cell phone plan are, and gave me a very much appreciated credit for most of the overage. T-mo is far from perfect… but they’re probably the most “fair” large company I’ve ever dealt with, and I’m glad I’ve stuck with ‘em.
What hype? I’ve seen the commercials and they are doing nothing more than showing the phone. They are not talking about freedom or open source or even showing some of the more compelling apps. I really think TMO’s campaign is too soft.
Lol verizon…. look if you ask me. Verizon does have the best coverage but all of there phones are basicly the same(os). Its dull and ugly. Verizon is known to strip out some of the best features of a cell phone and dumb it down. I have had all carriers and when it comes to choice of phone the gsm carriers have it. Due solely to the fact that I can simlpy unlock any gsm phone and slap in my sim card. The g1 is nearly perfect but that is just my opinion(everyone has one). Go to hell verizon!!!!!! Yeah G1 and tmobile
I HAVE A DEFECT ON MY PHONE (G1).. I AM THE FIRST TO RETURN IT I THINK TO TMOBILE.. hehehe
MySD Card Reader works and then it doesnt…. it resets itself and does not read the SD….
Also my Sim Card is perfectly fine but somehow the Phone again spurts of times when it doesnt read it and then it does…
TMobile is sending me a new one but its going to be a week until the second shipments of the product goes out! Urgh…
Oh VERIZON… UM I used to be with them for 10 years and all I can say is I GOT RIPPED OFF! VERIZON is a stupid shitty overpriced always messing up my billing company…….. VERIZON does dumb and water down phone features…. and I agree with the comment above that all their phones all look a like… so yeah…. ugly, bland, and oh look Plain!
VERIZON YOU SUCK! I HOPE YOUR COMPANY ENDS UP LIKE ENRON! VERIZON, I hope you get genital warts and end up like Richard Simmons…. DEATH TO VERIZON! (whispering…….”and the iPhone”)
new to the g1 family for abot a week..
only thing i found annoying about it is the picture mail.. and you have to forward all pictures to gmail then… save em..
kinda of a hassle but they told me it is being fixed in a soon to be OTA update… so other than that.. its 100% perfect!!!
i dont care much for the video part.. cause all cell phone videos end up succin anyways.. and the videos never look good enough to do anything with em!! lol.. so fucc a video.. service is perfect.. phone is light..slim..and not a brick like other phones.. everytime ive called tmobile the ask how is the phone and i always tell em.. BETTER THAN ANY PHONE IVE Ad (black berry/ sidekick 2-lx) so in my opinion.. and im really picky,,, this phone is by far the best phone out… even the iphone…dont have nadd on this phone… maps are fast.. 3g is super fast.. and well i dont like touch keyboards like other phone.. i love the slide up and actual keyboard (like sidekcks) its way beter then tryin to use my big fingers on them little touch screen keyboards… why would you want that anyways… try drivin and hittin 8 different letters at once!! lol
so to all you futre buyers..
GET THE MUTTHA FUCCIN PHONE!!!!
mr. nv
myspace.com/da1unv45
i am a real customer.. and i have spoke!
obama 09′ president!!
BEHOLD JUST CAME OUT.. I wish it would go back into its closet! hahaha its alright not bad… not good either!
I returned my G1 as well. Phones OS is really cool. Needs some work thou. My main issues were with the phone being ugly and cheap. The phone squeaks and creaks oddly during normal use. The battery life is just useless, my GF owns a 3g iphone and gets FAR better battery life. Typically i take my phone off the charger around 7am. By noon time i’m below 15%. That along with the shitty camera and no stereo headphone jack, made me return it. I’ll wait another few months. Hope a better android phone comes along
The G1 is awful. Compared to an ancient Nokia flip-phone I’ve carried for years, it is neanderthal. 1. It cannot access Tmobile “My Albums” photobank. 2. It cannot access Family Allowance sliders for managing minutes. 3. It cannot download an sms photo to the phone. If you can get it to work at all,(Photos with embedded messages from very basic T Mobile photo phones totally baffle the phone and the Android experts) You must forward the phone to your Gmail account. And 4. OMG when you sync up with Gmail if you had an account for a while all your lame email contacts will push all your phone contacts off into the ether somewhere. 5. But the absolutely worst design feature by far is mounting the tiny delete button on the keyboard adjacent to the SEND button. Try to correct a typo or rethink a bit of poorly chosen words and a fat or misguided finger SENDS the mistake quicker then you can say G1! My old Nokia allowed me to set a timed “silence” or Meeting” ring tone for a predetermined time 2 hours for a movie, 8 hours for work. what have you… With G1, it is silent or Not. period No timers no choices. and the volume..there is none. you lay the phone on it’s back to protect the prcious touch screen and you are laying it on the speaker! If you have a hearing problem or need more volume in a noisy environment, a mall sports event or outdoors… forget about it.
It can tell you the air quality in your neghborhood but it dials your least favorite person at just the wrong time all by itself. It sets errant alarms for no reason and dies at the worst times. This thing had to have been rushed to market with no prior end user testing.
Simply put, a thousand software androids working with unlimited time could not fix the hardware and T-Mobile interface problems this thing carries. T-Mobile’s response “Yeah we forgot to tell ya that, but we know about the problems…and it is okay because some of our other phones don’t work with T mobile web features either. Oh… but next month it comes out in a white cased version. so look cool and explain why it is the next great thing.
Remember you only have 14 days to discover what this thing won’t do. And don’t expect a user manual. T-Mobile and Android refuse to include a manual beyond “Getting started” which just hypes features with no real instructions. The full 141 page tome is not supplied with the unit still lacks clear directions for some features and pitfalls and it is buried online. I’m a fairly bright guy and I like technology more than most but this thing will make you feel dumb and have you scratching you head in an instant at every turn.
My old Nokia is getting it’s SIM card back next week.
Sir James
Houston Texas
Ok I’m on the G1 now. It is pretty cool seeing as how I last had the Sidekick LX, which I think ws far better. I had the samsung behold. It was pretty sleek but I cannot absolutely function without a keyboard. The camera and video was great! But it was really hard to adjust to. I might take it back. Also the I’M ws useless. Now I have G1. It is ugly. No lie. But inside it’s so nice with this update. You don’t have to trasfer picturtes to your mail. The Iming is great. Love the text messages, and web browser. But I do have problems with the 3G network. I must not have good signal because I always have to refresh the page and sometimes I’M acts up. Actually everything acts up ocassionally. And its annoying. I might switch back to the Behold but it would call people when I didny want it to because its all touch screen. Idk which one to get.
Oh and the battery lifre is HORRIBLE on the G1.
i have the G1 and so far it is pretty garbage doesn’t match up with the iPhone very well the quality of the applications on the G1 aren’t even subpar lol they are horrible and i know i know everyone is going to say but it doesn’t matter cause even when the 3G first came out it had Very Good applications open source sucks yeah in idea its great but in actuality it sucks all it leads to is horrible quality and security risks. yes i also have the iPhone and prefer it over the G1 any day of the week
Verizon sucks for soooo many reasons…2 of which are:
Verizon sucks b/c they have crappy service, when you go to another provider b/c of the crappy service they want to charge 200.00 to get out of the contract, and this is the worst part, they don’t even hire americans for the bill collecting, verizon outsources the jobs to either the philippines or india…
this is a corrupt company that helped the corrupt bush-cheney government spy on americans…..
Verizon is anti-american….
I hope verizon crumbles. They take your money and give you shite! If you are considering giving verizon “a shot”….forget it. It is not worth it.
Believe me…it is not worth it. Do not waste your money or time…
Ahhh…I remember the good days when I could use the phone, internet, or watch T.V. and not worry if it would work every time. Now, I dread if there is a problem. Spending 2+ hours on the phone with these shysters - any time there is a problem that a 4 year old could have avoided - is not worth $200.00+/ month. If you like being gang raped in a dark alley while being laughed at by all of those “verizon network” people…then feel free to sign up.
Down with verizon!