Verizon & Google get married!

Tue, Oct 6, 2009

General, Mobile Devices, News

Verizon & Google get married!

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Well the wait is finally over.  For me in particular.  Ever since Apple stabbed me in the back and went exclusive to AT&T I’ve waited for this day.  For I was NEVER going back to AT&T and their crap coverage and customer service.  I said that about 6 years ago and was only very slightly waivered when the iPhones were introduced.  But I’m a man of my word and pronounced that I would hold out on Verizon and my trusty, though boring, Blackberry until they got a better phone for me.

This morning Google & Verizon held a press conference and sent out a statement (read here) announcing their matrimony.  Basically it states that the two will be joining forces to usher out new devices loaded with Google’s cell phone operating system, called Android & apps.  The guys over at Engadget held a phone call of their own with the two companies and dugg up a little more info.  They found out that 2 of these new devices will be released in the next few weeks & that one of them will be a “game-changer”.  I have no idea what that is or what it means but I’m damn excited to find out!

One of the phones was rumored out the last couple of months and I have been tracking it ever since.  It’s a phone from Motorola that’s had two names….Sholes and most recently the Tao.  You can see some blurry pics of it here. We’re pretty sure that the Sholes\Tao phone will be one of the phones to come out of this marriage in the next couple of weeks, but probably won’t be the one touted as the ‘game-changer’.

Verizon has also recently started taking off the gloves with AT&T and are finally fighting back.  Check out this ad (sorry this was the best I could find on short notice) displaying their US coverage compared to AT&Crap’s.

BTW, I’m totally biased against AT&T due to some really bad personal experiences with them.  I’m in no way trying to debated technicals between the two companies.  This is simply personal!  At least I’m honest right?

So, anyone else out there on Verizon that’s as excited as I am for this?

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2 Responses to “Verizon & Google get married!”

  1. Vinny 6 October 2009 at 6:32 pm #

    Sweet, my next phone will be the iGoogle…or what? wait…whatever the Google phone is that is not T-Mobile, but Verizon!

    YAY Verizon! I am currently in love with my Dare, but I will jump as soon as I get a chance to get a Google phone.

  2. Dick 6 October 2009 at 10:09 pm #

    Looks like the HTC Hero is going to be phone #2 for Verizon+Google!


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