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nwyorkie · 10-06-2007, 08:14 PM

Con - You must use AT&T. If you don't then,

Good news is Verizon is coming out with a similar phone called the Voyager. The Voyager, made by LG Electronics, trumps the iPhone by offering faster wireless Web access. Voyager has 2-megapixel cameras, and high-speed wireless connections for fast music and video downloads, and a slot for 8 gigabytes of extra memory. The iPhone has 8 gigabytes of built-in storage. First up, the Voyager features a large external touch-screen display, and, inside, Voyger users will find a full QWERTY keypad for their text-messaging and email needs. The phone ties into Verizon's EVDO high speed data network—which offers higher bandwidth than the EDGE network afforded the iPhone by AT&ampT—and offers a full HTML browser and support for unprotected MP3, WMA, and AAC audio: users will be able to cart around their personal media library on microSD cards, which currently support up to 8 GB of storage. The Voyager also sports a 2 megapixel camera, and should be available by the end of November.

Verizon is hopeful the combination of high-speed data access, V Cast media access, and a dedicated QWERTY keypad may appeal to users considering the iPhone, but who are put off by reports of slow data access via EDGE (although the iPhone also offers Wi-Fi connectivity) and touchscreen-based keypad.

I am waiting for the Voyager!

10-06-2007, 08:14 PM	#18
nwyorkie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 62	Pro/Con Con - You must use AT&T. If you don't then, Good news is Verizon is coming out with a similar phone called the Voyager. The Voyager, made by LG Electronics, trumps the iPhone by offering faster wireless Web access. Voyager has 2-megapixel cameras, and high-speed wireless connections for fast music and video downloads, and a slot for 8 gigabytes of extra memory. The iPhone has 8 gigabytes of built-in storage. First up, the Voyager features a large external touch-screen display, and, inside, Voyger users will find a full QWERTY keypad for their text-messaging and email needs. The phone ties into Verizon's EVDO high speed data network—which offers higher bandwidth than the EDGE network afforded the iPhone by AT&ampT—and offers a full HTML browser and support for unprotected MP3, WMA, and AAC audio: users will be able to cart around their personal media library on microSD cards, which currently support up to 8 GB of storage. The Voyager also sports a 2 megapixel camera, and should be available by the end of November. Verizon is hopeful the combination of high-speed data access, V Cast media access, and a dedicated QWERTY keypad may appeal to users considering the iPhone, but who are put off by reports of slow data access via EDGE (although the iPhone also offers Wi-Fi connectivity) and touchscreen-based keypad. I am waiting for the Voyager!