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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/13/09

    In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
    That's the truth John, sometimes it hurts. It's ok, embrace it and, over time, the pain fades. or you can take the easy route and just become apathetic about everything. #xkcd
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/13/09

    In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
    No, I saw this earlier on Digg and just died laughing. Win comic. #xkcd
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    Image of bill cant fart bill cant fart
    11/13/09

    In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
    Why are you sobbing? Because you have yet to embrace the world of not-Apple! Sure, it's not as shiny, but you don't have to wear a gay turtleneck! #xkcd
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/13/09

    @bill cant fart: Middle panel! #xkcd
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/13/09

    @bill cant fart: I think the joke is a bit deeper then that. #xkcd
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/13/09

    In reply to iPhone vs. Droid: Whoever Wins, We're All Still Losers
    I guess it should be funny, but with "there's an app for that" and (insert reference to something being arbitrarily being rejected from the app store) being a bit overused, I guess it just comes off as a bit stale. #xkcd
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    Image of CaptMoose CaptMoose
    11/13/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I don't think it was arbitrary. I think an app which would give your life meaning would also duplicate the core functionality of the iphone. #xkcd
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/13/09

    @CaptMoose: O touche, you cheeky mofo you #xkcd
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    Image of Yuppers: I love you Yuppers: I love you
    11/13/09

    @CaptMoose: Come on, the fart apps have definitely brought meaning to many lives. They have too! People are buying them!
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    ripfire promoted this comment Edited by Yuppers: I love you at 11/13/09 3:41 PM Yuppers: I love you was starred Yuppers: I love you was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/13/09

    @Yuppers: The fart app is an allusion to true happiness you get when you release your own flatulence. The more time you spend with the app, the sooner you forget how to cut your own cheese. Ditch the app; stay natural. #xkcd
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/10/09

    In reply to Droid Opening Weekend: 100,000 Sold
    I hope we're not forgetting that the iPhone 3GS launched in multiple countries... #motoroladroid
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    Image of seanpat12 seanpat12
    11/10/09

    @dagamer34: your point?

    We all know the iphone will sell a gazillion copies everywhere it goes on sale.

    If Motorola, the company that was brought from the brink of bankruptcy introduces a DECENT phone and sells exstreamly well opening weekend, I think we should take note of that. #motoroladroid
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/10/09

    @seanpat12: I can't speak for dagamer but I think that might have been in reference to the iFans who are pointing out that 3GS sold so much more and is, therefore, the messiah in gadget form. I agree that this is a notable accomplishment not just for Moto but for Android as a platform. #motoroladroid
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    Image of Eulatos Eulatos
    11/10/09

    @FigNinja: Its definitely going to go a long way in bringing moto back from the brink of destruction. #motoroladroid
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    Image of seanpat12 seanpat12
    11/12/09

    @FigNinja: After reviewing the comments, I think you are correct. #motoroladroid
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/10/09

    In reply to Droid Does Higher Res Video Streaming With New Qik App
    anyone know what the Hero streams at? i have played with this app, but i never looked to see what it did on the client side. #qik
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    Image of otko otko
    11/10/09

    @Nick: 1300kbps 352x288 at 15 fps #qik
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    11/10/09

    In reply to Why Firmware Updates for Verizon's Droids Would Be Good News
    I checked out the upcoming fixes document but I didn't see a particular email problem.

    I have a personal email account that was packaged with my hosted domain. When I check my emails I can only delete them afterwards, I can't send them to a different folder (like Archive) for later storage and reference. #verizondroidfirmwareupdates
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    11/10/09

    In reply to Why Firmware Updates for Verizon's Droids Would Be Good News
    No Wi-Fi access on the Eris sucks... #verizondroidfirmwareupdates
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    Image of jsherouse jsherouse
    11/10/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: Umm the Eris HAS wifi. I have both the Eris and the Droid. Both are awesome. Especially the Eris for $99, unbeatable.
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    Image of jsherouse jsherouse
    11/10/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: Umm, Eris has Wifi. Do your research.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/10/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: The "No Wi-Fi Access" point was under the heading of "Verizon Wireless Applications". You can't use any of their special applications through Wi-Fi but otherwise it works. #verizondroidfirmwareupdates
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    11/10/09

    @jsherouse: I was misreading the section above regarding the Verizon wireless applications. Don't be an asshat. #verizondroidfirmwareupdates
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    11/10/09

    @FigNinja: Thanks, much more clear. I simply misunderstood. I thought maybe Verizon had crippled that feature. #verizondroidfirmwareupdates
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    Image of Jackhole Jackhole
    11/05/09

    In reply to Droid Tethering on Verizon Is 30 Bucks a Month
    Hopefully the guys at xda come up w/ a wifi modem solution like they did w/ WinMo. #verizon
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    ripfire promoted this comment Jackhole was starred Jackhole was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/05/09

    @Jackhole: What are you talking about? Internet Connection Sharing works right off the bat; no hacks. #verizon
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    Image of Jackhole Jackhole
    11/06/09

    @ripfire: What I'm talkin' 'bout is turning your phone into a Wifi AP that allows any other wifi device net access w/out 'tethering' or any add'l (bs) fees given to the carrier. Turns your phone into a 'dumb' internet pipe, bscly. And on my particular phone, ICS does not work right off the bat. #verizon
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/06/09

    @Jackhole: Not all smartphones have wifi. #verizon
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    Image of Jackhole Jackhole
    11/07/09

    @ripfire: Uhh yes...but the Droid does...which is what we're talkin' 'bout here. #verizon
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    11/05/09

    In reply to Droid Tethering on Verizon Is 30 Bucks a Month
    why does tethering cost more than most internet connections at home? #verizon
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/05/09

    @mricyfire: Dealing with wireless network traffic is more expensive. #verizon
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    11/05/09

    @ripfire: how come there is free WiFi everywhere? #verizon
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/05/09

    @mricyfire: When I said wireless network, I meant cell network.

    Hmm. Then again, in this context, we are talking about cell phones. #verizon
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/05/09

    In reply to Droid Tethering on Verizon Is 30 Bucks a Month
    Tethering doesnt make much sense because no ones network can really handle it. A high price means they are waiting to improve the backend before really trying to offer it to everyone. However, I'm not expecting to see that until well into 2010 when Verizon has 4G up and running. #verizon
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/05/09

    In reply to Droid Tethering on Verizon Is 30 Bucks a Month
    I really wonder how the amount they make on these fees compares to the number of customers they lose or that never join them due their reputation for nickel and diming customers to death. #verizon
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    Image of ibelli ibelli
    11/05/09

    @FigNinja: The thing is, I'd be willing to pay $5 or maybe even $10, but $30? Hell to the no. #verizon
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    FigNinja promoted this comment ibelli was starred ibelli was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/05/09

    @ibelli: Yep. I bet you're not alone. How many people out there decide smartphones aren't for them because they charge so much for data and then tethering? They could likely be getting more people into costlier plans with higher margins if they took that into account.

    They're probably thinking of the business users when they set that price. Makes sense being that they come from the Blackberry world. If you are on the road for work a lot, it's worth $30. They need to get that smartphones are in the consumer market now. I'm sure part of the reasoning behind keeping the cost high is also that they don't want you using this to replace your home internet, loading their network, and possibly becoming ex-Verizon Internet customers. I get that. How about allowing a middle ground? How about allowing everyone with an unlimited data plan a certain number of tethering days a month or a year? I don't tether often but occasionally I'm out or on vacation and want to. I've probably used the tethering on my phone 10 times in the last year. I still want the ability to do that in a pinch but I absolutely will not pay the same amount again as I pay for their "unlimited" data.

    Of course, I'm betting we'll be able to just root this phone and get around it but it's still bad business. #verizon
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    Image of TuxBobble TuxBobble
    11/05/09

    @ibelli: Yea honestly, the ONLY reason I don't own a smartphone right now is due to the ridiculous fees.

    If they made it an UNLIMITED unlimited plan (from what I hear all those plans still have caps) I'd think about it, but still, I am a firm believer that there should be no additional cost for tethering.

    Data is data. My phone receives it. Anything beyond my phone is my business. (Like a modem--you pay the fee to use the modem--how the signal is used PAST that router is MY business. It's like charging extra money to use a second PC on your home network, connceted to the internet. 100% bullshit, if you ask me) #verizon
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    Image of Panzer23 Panzer23
    11/05/09

    @FigNinja: I am in that boat #verizon
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    Image of mj001 mj001
    11/05/09

    The sad part for us Canadians is that $30 a month for 5GB is considered a really good deal, being close to the $30/6GB plan that Rogers/Fido has offered for limited periods in the past.

    Or I guess we can pay the usual $25 for 500MB. Awesome.
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    Image of ibelli ibelli
    11/05/09

    @FigNinja: I didn't think of the whole business angle. That makes sense. #verizon
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/05/09

    @mj001: That's egregious. #verizon
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    Image of ghmlco ghmlco
    11/05/09

    @FigNinja: I suspect that the high price is to discourage too many people from jumping on and, like AT&T and the iPhone, bringing the network to its knees.

    And why would one ever need to "root" an open-source, Linux-based phone that let's you do everything? (grin) #verizon
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    Image of YearZer0 YearZer0
    11/05/09

    @mj001: That $30 gets you 6GB for on phone data + tethering. No extra fee... At least for now. Who knows what the future holds. Right now I can tether all I want though. #verizon
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Droid Commercial Turns to All-Out Sci-Fi
    This is nice... but I miss the sexy-creepy Palm Pre girl. She was cooler than the phone itself. Maybe Android/Droid could steal her? #droid
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/04/09

    @met2art: I think the last thing the red-eyed robot needs to do is kidnap a young woman of questionable mental stability.

    Next thing you know, the Pre lady starts warning everyone of the coming judgment day... #droid
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/04/09

    @OCEntertainment: Damn, that's so hot!

    ...

    I'll be in my bunk... #droid
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    Image of aerospaceman aerospaceman
    11/04/09

    @met2art: I thought your bunk was dedicated to metart. #droid
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    Image of vinod1978 vinod1978
    11/04/09

    @met2art: Funny you should mention that you liked those ads. I actually wrote an entire blog post about the Pre - 1/2 of it was dedicated to those terrible ads.

    If you are interested you can check it out here: [blog.tonangi.com] #droid
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    met2art promoted this comment vinod1978 was starred vinod1978 was unstarred
    Image of met2art met2art
    11/04/09

    @vinod1978: I agree the ads themselves were terrible (as was the phone)... but, weird as it sounds, I think Tamara Hope was the hottest thing since plasma blades in those ads. What can I say? I have a thing for nearly-albino-pale, monotone, dreamy-glazed-eyed chicks who talk about how a phone has changed their life, albeit in an abstract an indirect fashion.

    I admit, it's a very narrow niche, as fetishes go. #droid
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/04/09

    @aerospaceman: Ha! Close, (and absolute no objections, there) but nope. My initials are "met2" and "art" because I am an artist. You're not the first to come to that conclusion, however. #droid
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    11/04/09

    In reply to New Droid Commercial Turns to All-Out Sci-Fi
    Thought it was a pretty cool ad with some sexah futuristic jets, but I keep wondering... When something crashes to the ground and you have no idea what it is, you don't run towards it, you run as fast as you can the other way! Haven't movies taught us anything?? #droid
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    met2art approved this comment ak was starred ak was unstarred
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    11/04/09

    @ak: It's either gonna give you super powers, or eat your face on its way to world domination. Really, either one sounds pretty cool... I mean, don't you wanna be part of something? #droid
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    11/04/09

    @met2art: If you mean part of an alien's digestive tract, then...no. #droid
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Droid Commercial Turns to All-Out Sci-Fi
    Way to actually, you know, mention:

    - what the product is
    - what it does
    - which provider it's on
    - why you need it
    - etc, etc, etc #droid
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/04/09

    @Slyd3z: That will be in follow-up ads. It's a two-step marketing approach.

    And they did a great job of creating interest and buzz. Great production values. #droid
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