Comments on: Verizon: The G1 Sucks, Here Is Why

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:53:56 +0000

READ THIS, THIS IS THE TRUTH, NOT THIS ARTICLE!

Verizon is bashing the very first Android phone? Their Droid released 11/6/09 should be better than a phone that came out over a year ago. Does anybody know what happens with technology over the course of a year? Oh, I do, cameras in phones improve by 1.8 mega-pixels, Androids OS version 2.0 becomes standard, internal memory improves by 384 megabytes, bluetooth improves. Wow. Really that isn’t very impressive for a year + worth of work. Plus, instead of jabbing the oldest T-mobile Android, look at the newest T-mobile Android the Mytouch, which came out 6 months later than the G1 which improves on everything Verizon bashed about except for the 5.0 mp camera. So, Verizon doesn’t really have a basis for this slander. Plus, most of these things Verizon boast about isn’t their own doing its the improved version of the Android OS, namely the Turn by Turn Directions.

Don’t be fooled by this propaganda, sure the Droid is a good phone, I’ll admit that, but why go around bashing other just as good Androids when really their competition is with iPhone.

By: bklynshel

bklynshel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:44 +0000

Ive had ah cell 4 about 20 years, first wit att nvr had Verizon, but ppl make calls evrywhr. Sprint sucks they’ve shut off my Jack 4 2$, t-mobile is the best, coverage sucks but they keep u on at all cost. Been wit them 4 7 years st8.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:07:18 +0000

I’m a Verizon user. And I have to admit: Verizon phones suck. They plain stink. Verizon has every reason to criticize T-Mobil, but they shouldn’t pick on Android, because their phones are plain junk, and their selection is even worse.

Wow. This is really funny. Verizon seems to believe that a LINUX phone will get more viruses than a WINDOZE phone. What planet did they grow up on?

The Android platform seems very solid to me, the G1 not so much, and T-mobile not at all. But still, I can’t believe Verizon thinks people will take this seriously. Windows mobile is somehow secure? idiots.

> Brian

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:09 +0000

Stupid! Whoever wrote this is dumb. Yes there are some things wrong with the G1 but there’s something wrong with every phone. Mines does have video capturing and a lot of other cool things.

By: B

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:10:12 +0000

It would be nice to turn the freakin GPS off

By: B

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:55:47 +0000

Yeah I have a G1. They pretty much suck. My phone turns of by itself, it calls random people after I hang up, etc. It’s generally a POS and I’ve had it one month. Not a scratch on that hoe.

By: bZNACH

bZNACH — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:04:13 +0000

ROFLMAO…

Android RULES!!!!

LOL potential security risks in Android… LOL that is like saing Linux is more vunerable than Windows cause it is open source. WHAT RETARD!!! who wrote that!

If you dont like it you are RETARDED and should go get a rotary phone. The potential of Android is far greater than anything VERIZON has… They are scared to get Android on their system because they cant lock out all the features and make you pay EXTRA for them. I have used Verizon for less tahn a year now and Im switching to TMO. I will pay the stuped canselation fee… They locked my XV6900… NO GPS, NO BT, NO THEDERING (maybe they should compare it with that phone!!!)… got it fixed though. Thanks to all that have HACKED this POS company and used up their bandwidth. I would not be suprized if Verizon starts billing you for calling customer care.

I dont care what carrier I have I just want to use the phone as it was intended to and give me the option to customize it.

BTW WinMo 6.1 SUCKS!!!

and I second this:
“TErenceC wrote on November 3, 2008

VERIZON SUCKS ANYWAYS… PIECE OF SHIT COMPANY…. VERIZON I HOPE YOU GROW ANAL WARTS AND GET HEMROIDS!”

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:02:36 +0000

I had my sidekick Lx brown for over 6months and I had issues with it so now I just called cus care to get a replacmeent in t-mobile so idk I think there service is goo they offer me the G1 but I didn’t like it from the beginning cuz is touch screen and the warrnaty in it doesn’t cover that much so anywayz I took the G1 and I hope if it get defective ill take the new sidekick that came out this phon is been really good so far the thing with it u gotta shut off cuz if u don’t the web browser will slow down the phon but turn it off for at least 15mins 2 get the fast applz in it I have a lot of stuff in it that I might take another though about calling them if it still fails the G1 cuz I heard it fails so im sticking with the sidekick cuz of its good network in it but careful with the drop calls depending where u at and what time ur there!!!

By: kw

kw — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:29 +0000

went to the T-Mobile store, checked out the G1… found the keyboard to be ungainly and a real pain to type on…. didn’t buy the phone. Had had bad experiences with T-Mobile years ago after the Voice Stream to T-Mobile change… had had VoiceStream… they were great, became T-Mobile and service when straight downhill. Went to AT&T at that point and they were mostly fine until they sold GSM service to Cingular and then bought singular… 2 carrier changes on 1 phone number/account and the service was slipping… they were having trouble handling their previous customers, after the iPhone came out, it got worse. Just bought Verizon, call quality is great (maintained a phone call through the Lincoln Tunnel last night — never been able to do that with anyone else), but I hate the apps limitations on the phones…contacts won’t even hold addresses and there’s no upgrade for the app available…. so not sure I’m keeping this one. Why the heck can’t any of the carriers get their act together across the board? It’s ridiculous if you want decent call quality, you can’t have a real address book?

Maybe the G1′s crappy keyboard isn’t such a bad thing after all.

By: hard luck.13

hard luck.13 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:35:44 +0000

man i have never heard and read so much shit talking about making mistakes on HTC G1 phones,carriers,billing, you fucking lameass kids whoever. You made the fucking mistake yourself, you got no one to blame but yourself. So quit bitchin about which carrier gots perfect signal & 3G network coverage. Who the fuck cares. And as a factor that’s why the G1 has apps so people can have their own needs. But yeah I got a shitty G1 and the battery life sucks. As for Verizon hmmm all I have to say is they screwed me as well on billing but you can always make that effort to always write an email or letter and shit they’ll understand. And oh haha I’m using my lameass virus tmobile G1.

By: Steven Duong

Steven Duong — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:51:23 +0000

I just bought a g1 4 days ago so far I’ve been having mixed feelings about it. Compared to my younger brothers iphone the g1 really is behind what really makes me mad is there is no headphone jack on it as well as the horrible battery life and the lack of styling. Apple is still number 1 when it comes to a pda phone. Also when compared side by side the screen quality looks much better on the iphone. I am giving the g1 back tomorrow and exchanging it for an iphone.

By: Dayuum

Dayuum — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:12:49 +0000

haha ya r juz jelouz kuz ya kant afford a g1 ya cheap bastardz…d G1 iz bad azz an verizon kan suk on my left nut..an sprint on my oda one r0fl

By: Edgar

Edgar — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:51:57 +0000

I agree. Very over-priced…. And the battery life!OMG.My XDA I bought 4 yrs ago is still better.
The new battery pack makes the g1 an 80′s handset!For the life of me, I really dont know why the hell I couldnt w8 to get my hands on this Open Handset Alliance phone.
I really really hope its the OS doing all this coz to my understanding, I’ve never seen an HTC handset cause this much agony to me!

—And those comparing the G1 to the Iphone, I dont even know why they’re overstating its potential. The Iphone Whoops the G1′s ass in all areas apart from 3G. Has any1 compared the appstore to marketplace? The sheer size of the G1 almost got me into trouble at the airport!

Regards,
Ed

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:41:10 +0000

3G Phones, Gmail, Androids and iphones…oh my.
Do what works best for YOU. Verizon’s coverage is good but you PAY for it in every way. I finally want back to T-Mobile and it is great. CDMA on Verizon is muffled and interjects too much background noise no matter what phone you have. Verizon can’t have true 3G running on that old system, so it is just a marketing gimmick. Verizon has been selling OLD technology for sometime based on their “great network”. T-Mobile, while slow to boil will roll to #1 when they establish their new network.

By: Snipergod87

Snipergod87 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:46:14 +0000

I have used Verizon, ATT, and T-Mobile Phones. Verizon has the best coverage in my area, I get a signal where ATT and T-Mobile doesn’t. I personalyl haven’t really had problems with billing and its decently priced for having 5 phones on our plan. What I dont like is the Verizon OS which I removed on my Razr, my newer phone I cannot do so oh well. They do remove some features but those are easy to fix with the right programs. I’m glad I have stuck with Verizon, my best friend who has T-Mobile has crap for coverage in San Fransico and is going to switch back to Verizon because it actually works.