Re: LG VX8300 Addressing Text Messages


"Fred J." <swim.instructor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1185799992.709698.30120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MEMO was a field in the 'contact' list. I was able to store pertinent
information about that contact in that location and use the phone like
a PDA. I don't know if LG removed it or Verizon removed it; I am
thinking the later. It amazes me how Verizon has set back innovation
by stifling the UI.

My son buys Motorola phones from Verizon and then replaces the UI with
Motorola's. Why should we be forced to use a crippled phone? Now he
can use Bluetooth as per the industry specification; not Verizon's.
Have you ever tried iTap as opposed to T9 (TWORD)? Granted, iTap is
only available on Motorola phones, but features differentiate what
would otherwise be a sea of one flavor phones. Why does Verizon feel
the need to put blinders on us?

Here is a suggestion for Version. Place both your UI and the
manufacturer's UI on the phone; when customers' call for tech-support,
tell them to switch to the Verizon UI. Put in the fine print, that
you don't support the manufacturer's UI or industry standards. In the
past companies like LG have stepped to the plate and released updates
to their software that fixed bugs and added features. The innovative
companies will continue to do this and win market share.
Fred J.


I don't think of this Memo issue as "crippling". VZW has reasons for standardizing the interface, good or bad.

Funny thing is, I checked out a number of phones when I noticed this Memo thing, there are now tons of VZW interface phones that do not have a Memo field. Even Motos.

I still use the 8300's email address as a Memo field. Since they have fields for 2 email addresses, and I normally never use the email field, it works well for memos.

Note: I tried the same thing on a Samsung a990 and found out the the email fields use syntax checking. They will not accept any input unless it has a "@" and a "." (validate an email address). This prevents using the email field as a Memo field on the a990. But you can still do it on the 8300.

-Frank

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