Comments on: Verizon to Offer “Smartphone App Pack” That Includes NFL Mobile, Ringback Tones, VZ Navigator, Visual Voicemail and More for $12.99

By: q`Tzal

q`Tzal — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:28:00 +0000

Reminds me of that Dilbert strip where the PHB tries a new management technique where he gives Alice 2 pennies and at the end of the say she and other employees are supposed to come and talk the PHB and give him “their two cents worth”.
She sees it as being payed not to talk to him and offers more to take more of his money to never acknowledge him.
http://goo.gl/5xU0P

How much money will Verizon Wireless give me so I don’t have any of their bloatware?

By: Dave Eric Smith

Dave Eric Smith — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:16:00 +0000

Perhaps I will give Google Voice(mail) another chance. ;)
Come to think of it, my DroidX was the last phone I tried it on, maybe it will run better on my Bionic.

By: djembeman

djembeman — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:57:00 +0000

No! I really doubt it. It seems to me that they are really just bundling the monthly fees and giving you a discount. They are surely still going to jam as much of their bloat down our throats!

By: djembeman

djembeman — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:52:00 +0000

I only had this problem on my Original Droid, Rooted and on a certain ROM. I’d be willing to bet that the delay is only on on certain phones or data connection problems.

By: djembeman

djembeman — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:40:00 +0000

I’m guessing they will still force the bloat onto our phones, they will just bundle the monthly subscription fees.

Seriously, who pays for these services anyway?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:53:00 +0000

These apps look kind of sucky for 13 bucks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:51:00 +0000

if they would just add a disclaimer: “for tiered data plan customers only” i would be all over this offer because i would love nothing more than for verizon to recoup their discount of $28 with one use of vz navigator to vegas.

By: TooBIG

TooBIG — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:46:00 +0000

This is defiantly geared towards the Iphone user. Who doesn’t get NFL mobile for free like 4G phones do. They don’t have the luxury of Google maps with voice navigation for free. Etc, Etc.

Value for the people who visit this site….no I wouldn’t think so and they’re really not advertising to us. It’s the people who don’t know any better.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:07:00 +0000

So now I get to pay for blaotware? Oh joy. Where do I sign up?

By: inerdtia

inerdtia — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:54:00 +0000

No thank you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +0000

More like:

Dear VZW Customer,

We’ve noticed that you don’t like to buy terds. To entice you we have piled a bunch of terds together including some filler terds. We’ve also polished them up and are offering them for a lower price in hopes that you don’t notice that they are, in fact, terds.

Sincerely,
The VZW JuCo Marketing Team

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:34:00 +0000

This man speaks the truth!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:00 +0000

The big point is they are giving it away at the SAME bar. Better experience at the same place but you want to pay for it???

By: John Galt

John Galt — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Good point, except that I get laid after spending $6 for a beer at a bar, whereas if I drink a $8 six-pack, I wake up alone with lotion crusted on me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Some good points, but it’s actually more like someone paying for a beer at the bar when they give better beer away for free.