Even an Old Slow Jailbroken iPhone Beats New Droid

The newest device to run the Google Android software is being released
on November 6th. Engadget has been posting video reviews of the device
and in this video, shows a browser speed test. The iPhone wins even
after being jailbroken which can cause the iPhone to run slower than
stock.

This is an iPhone killer?

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Now I find out that even the new super TURN BY TURN GOOGLE MAP for
the Droid stops working during a Verizon phone call!



This is an iPhone killer?

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Is Verizon blocking Google apps on purpose during phone calls on the
new Verizon Droid?


If so that sucks! Even the old AT&T iPhone could do map searches etc
during a call and pundits said that was not even a true multitasking
telephone!

I also expected the Droid as an iPhone killer to be able to do better
and not be so sluggish even in simple things like scrolling.


This is an iPhone killer?
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AT&T and Apple did not block that Google map feature of the iPhone
which any customer sorely needs if he is out of town in a rental car.

What gives, is something is missing in how the Verizon Droid is set
up?

Do you smell a class action suite against Verizon, Motorola, and
Google for false advertising?

At 31 Oct 2009 08:26:25 -0700 Vic wrote:

> Now I find out that even the new super TURN BY TURN GOOGLE MAP for
> the Droid stops working during a Verizon phone call!

One of the limitations of EVDO is it can't process data and voice calls
simultaneously. It's a trade off- you can have ubiquitous 3G across
virtually the entire Verizon network and lose data when calls come in, or
have simultaneous 3G data and voice on AT&T's smaller 3G network, and
slower 2G data (which also pauses when voice calls come in) on he rest
ofthe network.

> This is an iPhone killer?

An ironic statement since the iPhone shuts down third party apps when a
call comes in.

> Is Verizon blocking Google apps on purpose during phone calls on the
> new Verizon Droid?

No, again, it's an EVDO limitation.


> AT&T and Apple did not block that Google map feature of the iPhone
> which any customer sorely needs if he is out of town in a rental car.


Actually those customes need a real navigation app. I've never seen the
value of Google Maps- other map apps are far more useful.

> What gives, is something is missing in how the Verizon Droid is set
> up?


Yes, it's on Verizon.

> Do you smell a class action suite against Verizon, Motorola, and
> Google for false advertising?

Is a class action "suite" a collection of class action suits, or the
apartment a class action lawyer can afford after bleeding a company in a
class action and getting some cheesy coupons awarded to the plaintiffs?

Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 31 Oct 2009 08:26:25 -0700 Vic wrote:
>
>> Do you smell a class action suite against Verizon, Motorola, and
>> Google for false advertising?
>
> Is a class action "suite" a collection of class action suits, or the
> apartment a class action lawyer can afford after bleeding a company in a
> class action and getting some cheesy coupons awarded to the plaintiffs?
>

The latter. But the smell isn't sweet. Think of 18 month old Cheetos in
a damp basement.....

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john mcwilliams

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in news:bQ3Hm.4750$3P2.781
@newsfe09.iad:

> One of the limitations of EVDO is it can't process data and voice calls
> simultaneously. It's a trade off- you can have ubiquitous 3G across
> virtually the entire Verizon network and lose data when calls come in, or
> have simultaneous 3G data and voice on AT&T's smaller 3G network, and
> slower 2G data (which also pauses when voice calls come in) on he rest
> ofthe network.
>

(c;]

Todd, I just got a CDMA call and the data playing AlJazeera on Livestation
never blinked on EVDO Rev A.

Oh, wait....maybe that's because the EVDO Rev A is on the Cricket A600 to
the Cradlepoint CTR350 wifi on Cricket and the phone call was on PagePlus
on Verizon.....(c; Sorry...couldn't help it.

UNLIMITED data $40/mo + about $12/mo for Pageplus prepaid.....cheap!


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Larry