I wasn't even thinking about looking at this phone, but my husband thought I should. Bad idea. Once you hold this phone in your hand, all is lost. It's like an iPhone, except with Qwerty and it probably won't freeze up. Uh oh, I probably just unleashed the Mac fanboys with that one, sorry...
So here I was, sitting in the Verizon store oogling this Voyager. I had phone lust again! It went badly for me with my Chocolate but I am an eternal optimist and this one is going to be the one, dammit. We will ride off into the sunset together.
The touchscreen is what has been getting the most complaints (per Verizon man), but I haven't had a problem with mine so far. They put a clear wrap on it so the screen wouldn't get scratched, and my phone is now safe for phone sex. The outer touchscreen is massive (2.8 inches) and gives tactile feedback with Vibetouch technology. You do have to give it a distinct tap, but after that Chocolate, this feels like slipping on a mink coat after wearing a Hefty bag.
One caveat is the scrolling action, which is bottom-to-top, rather than top-to-bottom. I mean, the scroll button on the side is positioned at the top, wouldn't you assume, top to bottom? I was trying to work it like a computer scrollbar and it was all, 'fool, ur at the top of yur contact list, you cain't git no hayer!' No really, that is the voice of my phone, you thought it was going to have some Trekkie kinda voice because it is a Voyager, didn't you? Nope, I got a white trash hillbilly Voyager. I do wish there was a way to reverse the scroll, as I always forget to scroll the INCORRECT way and it should be able to scroll up or down, dont-cha think?
Inside is a full Qwerty keyboard so now I can outtext any teenager. How? 'Cause I am a professional typist ya'all. I've got fingers of fury. Those cartoons of people typing so fast you can't see their fingers? That'd be me. The keyboard layout feels wider than my first laptop, very spacious. This phone also has rad menu and dial fonts; my phone is currently sporting some wicket Tim Burtonesque font. You can also set your inner and outer wallpaper to be animations (some included with the phone) or videos. I like little bells and whistles like that. I have only had it for a few days and haven't gotten a chance to really explore all its capabilities but I am giving it a honeymoon-period thumbs up. Here are some of the highlights:
Large 2.81″ external touch screen
VibeTouch Technology for tactile feedback
QWERTY keyboard with large keys
Music player for MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+
Stereo sound with dual speakers
microSD memory port, up to 8GB support
Bluetooth
2.0 megapixel autofocus camera & camcorder
Camera
resolutions: 1600 x 1200 (default), 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 pixels
Video resolutions: 320 x 240, 176 x 144 (default) pixels
HTML web
browsing with touch navigation
V CAST mobile TV, music and video
Text,
picture, video messaging & mobile IM
Get It Now capable
Mobile email
VZ Navigator
One–touch speakerphone (via internal keyboard)
USB mass
storage, transfer between PC and phone, with microSD card
Retractable TV
antenna for TV reception
Contact list up to 1000
3 comments:
Is the honeymoon over yet? I keep thinking I want a new phone, but then remember I don't really care that much. All I really want is one that syncs with Mac, and none of Verizon's ever have. Still, I mind them less than I do other carriers. What I really need more is a reliable ISP. I've just watched my connection drop 4 times while writing this. I think my landlord's lying that they can't get cable broadband outside the city.
Amazingly I'm still in honeymoon-land with this phone. The touchscreen is wonderful, the size isn't toooo big and the Qwerty, well, what did I do before I had that?! Don't know what to say about the Mac issue, have you considered a Palm Treo? I hear those work, or you could just break down and get an iPhone. My ISP is Time-Warner and they aren't too, too bad. Connection dropping would make me want to break things. I say it's time to start bombarding the landlord with bomb threats ...
I've actually discovered the source of the problems. The LL's kids are gamers and I'm sharing the bandwidth, which basically means I don't get any while they're gaming. I may have to introduce them to girls.
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