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frigg
09/29/09

In reply to Mercy Killing: Verizon Deletes the Unpopular Hub
"Hard to tell if this happened before everybody decided not to buy it, or after."

I love the way you worded that!
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farcedude
09/29/09

In reply to Mercy Killing: Verizon Deletes the Unpopular Hub
I had kind of hoped these things (or something like it) would be available off-verizon, and would be hacked for their home computer potential (think a touchscreen pc + x10 kind of capabilities, plus the phone/internet angle). What would be even better is if something like what I described would be affordable enough to install around your house (living room, kitchen, bedroom, etc.), and be networked (or part of a system), so that you can leave family messages, view the family calendar, that kind of thing.
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robots199
09/29/09

@farcedude: Ehh, Thats not happening anytime soon farce dude. With our high prices of that kind of computers, we will not be able to support or even come close to affording these types of computers
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farcedude
09/29/09

@robots199: I know. Doesn't mean I can't want it, right? Even just touch screens powered by a central computer (wouldn't have to be that expensive). I'm already looking into someday computerizing my house (put sensors and controllers on anything and everything), so I'm just hoping something cool comes along.
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jboy06
09/29/09

In reply to Mercy Killing: Verizon Deletes the Unpopular Hub
I would have died for a phone like this 15 years ago...so futuristic a phone that can do so much!

The great thing is that today I can do all of that with a phone that fits in my pocket!

I love progress!
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Purple Dave
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
Can't speak to the benefits of this phone, but landlines, be they regular or VOIP, corded or cordless, are still nice to have. You don't have to worry about where you left your cel phone when you've got a phone in every major room. You don't have to cluster around a cel phone running in speakerphone mode when several people on one end want to be on the line at the same time. And if you're not running VOIP and your broadband modem goes out, you still have the option of resorting to dial-up so you can check your e-mail and stuff.
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baltwade
04/23/09

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The Hub is a landline slayer launched in a wireless world, where the landline is almost dead.
I hate being the one to point this out, but by no means is the landline almost dead. Maybe if you're in your mid 20's, sharing a one bedroom apartment with a couple of people you met on Craig's List, maybe then the landline is almost dead. However, to the rest of the country the landline is as strong as ever.

Where I see the Hub having a real appeal is as a computer replacement to all the people out there that only use the computer they have now a couple time a week for email and some light web surfing.
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matt buchanan
04/23/09

@baltwade: Except you can't do either of those things on the Hub yet.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
About time that stuff like this is becoming more available. Saw very similar tech in the IBM building over 10 years ago.

That said, it needs Skype. I no longer have any use for the videoconferencing, but I do use the phone portion of it a great deal.
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gman2093
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
Could I put in an order for a big touchscreen computer (waterproof) for my kitchen? I already have a cellphone, so it doesn't need to call anyone. kthx.
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Sora57 is rendering
04/24/09

@gman2093: I agree. And have it connect via WiFi which many of us already have and save $35/month to boot.
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IHateYourKids
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
They should have an option to tie it to your cellular account. Throw in Skype on top of it and I'd consider it.
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matt buchanan
04/23/09

@IHateYourKids: Well, it is tied to your cell account. It's a Hub.
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Nick
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
is it me or does matt seem angry with this hub-a-ma-jig?
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OMG! Ponies!
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
And it doesn't do Skype videoconferencing WHY?!

Seems to me that that would be the killer app.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
04/23/09

In reply to Verizon Hub Phone Review
Is there a calibration screen/menu for the touchscreen? I know one of my GPS's was wonky till I recalibrated the touchscreen.

I might just have to wander down to the Verizon Store to try this out..
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madog
04/23/09

@When'sUranusDay?_GitEmSteveDave: Even if you could calibrate it, would your sausage fingers be any more accurate?

:D
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madog
04/23/09

@madog: I kid because I love!
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
04/23/09

@madog: I mashed the keypad to obtain my dialing wand, thank you very much!
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Sora57 is rendering
04/15/09

In reply to The Verizon Hub Widget Phone Just Got a Lot More Exciting
Reminds me of the open frame device Giz wrote about many months ago:

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matt buchanan
04/15/09

@Sora57: That's because it's the same thing.
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davezatz
04/15/09

In reply to The Verizon Hub Widget Phone Just Got a Lot More Exciting
The described hardware and software updates are compelling. But Verizon needs to decouple the Hub from a VZW subscription/accounts.
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Nick
04/15/09

In reply to The Verizon Hub Widget Phone Just Got a Lot More Exciting
matt you wrote this up exactly as i was wonderin about it. you're amazing. answered everything i had a question about.

guess what i am thinking now. c'mon you'll never guess.
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stre
04/15/09

@Nick: tacos?
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Nick
04/15/09

@stre: what color tacos
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
04/15/09

@Nick: pink.
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Homerjay is utterly alone.
04/15/09

In reply to The Verizon Hub Widget Phone Just Got a Lot More Exciting
I'm confused by this. It seems to be pretty much a home phone with the Verizon equivalent of a large iPhone built into it. How is this different than, say, my current home phone sitting next to my laptop?
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