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The new phones, I mean. Any of them with color screens have this new interface, which is a royal disgrace.

It's ugly and perhaps not so well fleshed out-but they did it for a good reason.  Imagine a 70 year old woman calling Verizon all flustered because she got a picture message from her grandkids but can't open it.  Given that she could have a Motorola, LG, Samsung, etc. it doesn't matter because the phone rep knows the interface like the back of his hand.  He doesn't have to look up the information or find a phone to give her specific instructions.  Grandma's happy, employee is happy, and life moves on.

I could really do without the red, still.

They didn't do the standard interface until the VX7000, long after your (black and white) 3100 was made.

nannyandnutro wrote:

It's ugly and perhaps not so well fleshed out-but they did it for a good reason.  Imagine a 70 year old woman calling Verizon all flustered because she got a picture message from her grandkids but can't open it.  Given that she could have a Motorola, LG, Samsung, etc. it doesn't matter because the phone rep knows the interface like the back of his hand.  He doesn't have to look up the information or find a phone to give her specific instructions.  Grandma's happy, employee is happy, and life moves on.

I could really do without the red, still.

But you see, that's the thing. I would think due to the file structures and how things are set up in the phone that making a uniform UI across all the different brands of phones would be impossible. Would programming still be the same -- i.e., entering via "Menu 073887" on the Motorola and "Menu 0 - 000000" on an LG still work the way it's supposed to?

The whole thing reeks of bizarrity to me, and putting the branding of the service as the important factor over the branding of the phone is like putting the cart before the horse.

Its official: Verizon RAZR!
http://www.vzwshop.com/razr/

Any idea if it will have OBEX?  (Please say yes)

quick question:
Will this camera phone transfer the pics and movies it takes to my mac (either wired or wirelessly)?

Thanks,
DC

sheesh im not even american and i knew the razr was coming to verizon.

http://mobilitytoday.com/news/verizon_v3c_razr.html

"The CDMA version of the popular RAZR ultra-thin clamshell phone. Key features include EV-DO high-speed data, Bluetooth, and a megapixel camera with video capture. Other features include dual color displays, speakerphone, speaker-independent voice dialing, and an internal antenna. Users should note the interior LCD of the V3c and original V3 are the same."

its a darker titanium grey colour, not black or silver...inbetween. and looks rather nice.

Phydeaux wrote:

Unfortunately, I don't know that first thing about a Samsung. It says right there on the page, though, that it doesn't support OBEX, so that kind of kills the ability to use the bluetooth file transfer in Mac OS X.

1. Is there a hack?

2. Is there a wired way to talk with Mac OS X

3. What about VPC, can that help me?

Sorry, I forgot that the link requires your zip code.  It does have a memory card (TransFlash I think, which I have never heard of) so I guess that everything is good.  Awesome, thanks!

yeah, that's what they say for all verizon phones, but some have hacks.

It's just a stupid cell phone...

With few exceptions, I'm thrilled with the LG 9800.  I can put a whole seasons' worth of my favorite TV show on an SD card and the internal screen is fantastic.  The whole back of the phone works like a "real" camera.  I'm pretty certain the price will go down soon.

/I bow down to Bitpim and my card reader, who needs OBEX anyway?