New Motorola Q 9 Napoleon Coming To Verizon Wireless

[larsdennert]

Originally Posted by PACanesFAn

^ X2

I'm really not impressed with the phones Verizon is offering now. The BB Curve is nice, but I will lose my ability to tether with PDAnet (saving me $$$). The Q9C is nice, but it's still $150.00 and with the new ones coming out, I'm getting antsy.

I agree. Verizon always has the worst phones (but the best signal). There is a program for BB like pdanet. I think it's called shark or something. Pricey but allows you to tether.

[cray1000]

does this bb storm support native exchange push email? I assume only windows OS has this feature?

Plus does it support awesome browsers like opera mini or skyfire?

[larsdennert]

BB have java built in so mini should work, but this is a Q forum...

[darkdomino]

seeing as the Motorola Q11 has been pretty much confirmed, I think I will pass this one up for sure now. I'm eager to see the next-gen Q.

[BIG ACH]

i like it looks VERY sexy!!! But still IMO nothing beats the design of the Original Q. I dunno why they never made a GSM 3G version of the Q8 (original Q), I'm still sporting my Moto Q8 even without the 3G juse cause I love it so much!

[lil_sunshine]

Originally Posted by darkdomino

seeing as the Motorola Q11 has been pretty much confirmed, I think I will pass this one up for sure now. I'm eager to see the next-gen Q.

How do we know the Napoleon and the Q11 are not one in the same?

[chris]

Originally Posted by Surfer

Wait until the bb storm comes out in september/october. Touch screen bb is gonna be sick.

Early reports are not very good. I wonder if RIM is outside of their wheelhouse on this one.

[lil_sunshine]

Originally Posted by cray1000

does this bb storm support native exchange push email? I assume only windows OS has this feature?

Plus does it support awesome browsers like opera mini or skyfire?

Windows exchange does support other devices like Nokia Symbian devices and possibly Palm OS. But, I'm not sure about the Blackberry. The point of the new exchange software is to hit RIM where it hurts. Now, switching to Microsoft is already a cheaper and easier solution from an IT perspective.

What Microsoft has been lacking (because they don't make hardware) is an easy to use ubiqutous device. It looks like the introduction of the Napoleon could change that.

[cray1000]

Originally Posted by lil_sunshine

Windows exchange does support other devices like Nokia Symbian devices and possibly Palm OS. But, I'm not sure about the Blackberry. The point of the new exchange software is to hit RIM where it hurts. Now, switching to Microsoft is already a cheaper and easier solution from an IT perspective.

What Microsoft has been lacking (because they don't make hardware) is an easy to use ubiqutous device. It looks like the introduction of the Napoleon could change that.

yeah my q works great with exchange, with push email, realtime searching of the global directory, instant push of contacts, tasks, etc.

but i am DESPERATE for a new phone. my q is terrible, terrible, terrible. i loved it for years, but its just gotten worse. of course i have replaced it etc, but what i mean by gotten worse is, the more and more new things and applications i do with it, the worse it is.

i got a car with bluetooth (jeep w/ uconnect, mygig radio) and it works TERRIBLY. half the time there is no audio, some times its garbled, half the times it tries to dial and then doesnt go through with voice dial etc.

also i started using skyfire, amazing browser but this phones hardware just arent enough. the streaming video and flash and slow, choppy and barely work if at all.

plus a few other small things.

so basically i cant wait to get a new phone with my ne2 i have been holding on to for a year, but verizons current phones blow big time. i am hoping either the q11, q napolean, samsung i770, palm 800w, or those new bb's.

i dont really care what phone at this point, just any will do (except the current verizon offerings which i all hate) is there ANY details on when the next smartphone/pocketpc phone will be released? any confirmed date on any of these phones?

other people out there with verizon must be feeling my pain! the q9c is descent but too close to the orig Q to be worth getting. plus i dont need vznavigator.

[larsdennert]

Yea the only thing I like about the new Q9 is the html email and more readable display (outside). Otherwise it is the same as the Q1. The new offerings from HTC like the diamond pro with a keyboard are promising.