Comments on: Verizon shows off its future tech

As it builds out its superfast fiber-optic and wireless networks, the company contemplates which newly developed applications and services it will offer.

[darrellvickers]

Future Tech

Ideas sound great. I'd like to see someone come up with a hierarchal tethered system which goes first to Home System, thence to Car, and finally Cell. Subnet to each would be a wifi or wimax connection.

[Quemannn]

Missing link

You hit the nail on the head. The missing link that mobile carriers don't see is that crucial link to cars.

[ceoballmer]

iPhone Killer!

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Verizon's Voyager! - Now an iPhune Killer!
The news for Apple and the iPhoney just gets worse and worse!
First we release the iPod Killer, Zune2, with FM radio!
THEN:
Verizon announces the LG Voyager phone! Mobile Magazine
says:

"Remember how Verizon passed on the iPhone? That's because
the LG Voyager might even be better. It also has a large external
touchscreen, but when you open the phone laterally, a QWERTY
keyboard emerges for text entry. Key features include high-
speed wireless broadband, a web browser, music player, and
microSD expansion."
Best of all it is driven by a proven OS, Windows Mobile! No
playing on the screen with your fingers, we treat you like an
adult.

Apple is on the ropes! They are down! They are out! It's over! It's
over!

[stanhutchings]

rather have world-wide phone capability...

Most of the proposed "bells and whistles" don't really address my phone need - I want to be able to use one phone number anywhere in the world, and use my Verizon cell phone to make and receive calls and text messages. SMS texting is a nice feature, and should be standard. My major concern is Verizon (and others) will nickel-and-dime us consumers to bankruptcy.

[enter name here]

Not That Impressed

So what? I don't use these things. Also, the service will probably cost through the roof, with the customer having to foot the bill for bandwidth used for things like having ads delivered to the cellphone. Also, Verizon is going to be like apple and follow in the footsteps of soviet russia by controlling everything that happens on their phones and preventing any third part apps, the fun stuff on a phone. I'm much more excited by the openmoko fic 1973, which is opensource. Yes, I know it doesn't come with a network, but that is a good thing, you get to choose your own, except for a few, like verizon, who use cdma.

[beefygeek]

I have FiOS

As innovative as technology can present itself to be.....that's the cutting edge of Verizon. It's all about the network. I have verizon's Ultimate package (home phone, cell phone, FiOS internet and TV service) and compared to the cable company's offer based on services, price, and cutting edge technology....the good old phone company....the first type 'instant communication' technology that the world has ever seen has proven itself not only to be a winner in the past, but also in the present, and future as well. If you think the cable guys can catch up with this type of technology by advertising petty remarks against the world's reknowned communication and broadband company (yeah....can you hear me now?) I personally would like to see them try. Look up reviews for FiOS. You'll be impressed as when I ordered the service last week. As far as price is concerned, we have 2 cell phones with maxed out features, an HD recvr with DVR, two other recvrs, internet 20mbs upload and 20 mbs download with the premium movie pack and home phone with unlimited nationwide long distance for <drumroll please> $210 a month. Try and beat it!