Motorola's new Droid Bionic (Targa) pre-release thread - Part 1

**taikyosan** · 06-22-2011, 12:58 PM

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizons-new-data-plans-...medium=twitter

This is what we've been waiting for yes? as far as waiting to use upgrade for bionic.

**Artimis** · 06-22-2011, 01:08 PM

I think the question is whether or not the existing $29.99 data plan distinguishes between 3G or 4G. I know VZW has stated that data is data (no difference between 3G and 4G) but that was in reference to their new tiered plans.

So the question is if you have an OG droid on the unlimited $29.99 plan....will you be able to upgrade to the Bionic without changing your plan considering it is a 4G phone?

Or will your options be limited to the Droid 3 because the current unlimited plan is good for 3G only?

What would help is if someone who works for VZW or someone who has upgraded to a TB, Charge, or Revolution confirm that a different $29.99 unlimited plan had to be added to the account or not.

**jasaero** · 06-22-2011, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by taikyosan

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizons-new-data-plans-...medium=twitter

This is what we've been waiting for yes? as far as waiting to use upgrade for bionic.

Seems to confirm Droid-Life's original post on this. I could almost understand this pricing if it were a shared data pool and could be exploited by any number of devices however one pleased. I could then just get the $80 10gb setup and move to 100% voip for calling and have devices for everyone in the family running of the same 10gb pool and save some coin. But it seems this is still an iron fisted setup as far as devices that can use it go.

**jasaero** · 06-22-2011, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Artimis

I think the question is whether or not the existing $29.99 data plan distinguishes between 3G or 4G. I know VZW has stated that data is data (no difference between 3G and 4G) but that was in reference to their new tiered plans.

So the question is if you have an OG droid on the unlimited $29.99 plan....will you be able to upgrade to the Bionic without changing your plan considering it is a 4G phone?

Or will your options be limited to the Droid 3 because the current unlimited plan is good for 3G only?

What would help is if someone who works for VZW or someone who has upgraded to a TB, Charge, or Revolution confirm that a different $29.99 unlimited plan had to be added to the account or not.

Pretty sure this confirms Bionic is a go for retaining OG Droid plan pricing for unlimited per this.

**reuvypoo** · 06-22-2011, 01:18 PM

It is a slightly different code as far as I know. But Verizon's wording, outside of technical legalities, seems to imply that regardless, if you have unlimited data, when you upgrade, you'll still have unlimited data. However, Verizon will do as they do. The Droid3 as an option doesn't really bother me that much, though I'd obviously much rather have the Droid Bionic.

**FAUguy** · 06-22-2011, 01:33 PM

I would be highly surprised if the Targa is out in July. I don't think Verizon testers have even got them yet. Besides, it hasn't even been posted to the FCC site. All you have to do is check under IDH qualified listings with the 782 LTE band.

**jasaero** · 06-22-2011, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by FAUguy

I would be highly surprised if the Targa is out in July. I don't think Verizon testers have even got them yet. Besides, it hasn't even been posted to the FCC site. All you have to do is check under IDH qualified listings with the 782 LTE band.

If the rumor of a third revision is true and is anything hardware as it seems to be as I doubt software revisions would be worth mentioning/leaking yet at this point, even August is probably no longer a sure thing.

**taikyosan** · 06-22-2011, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by jasaero

If the rumor of a third revision is true and is anything hardware as it seems to be as I doubt software revisions would be worth mentioning/leaking yet at this point, even August is probably no longer a sure thing.

rumor of a third revision?

**pimfram** · 06-22-2011, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by taikyosan

rumor of a third revision?

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/21...ing-on-july-4/

Bolded in the first paragraph.

**ronaldheld** · 06-22-2011, 02:10 PM

Is this to mean a third set of hardware or just another OS revision on the Targa? Winston, russell, FAUguy?
How likely is an August release?

**jasaero** · 06-22-2011, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by ronaldheld

Is this to mean a third set of hardware or just another OS revision on the Targa? Winston, russell, FAUguy?
How likely is an August release?

First rev was Etna.
Second rev was Targa
Guessing a 3rd rev would be some hardware change to Targa.

I could see August still working as long as the hardware change wasn't to the processor or radios or anything that would adversely affect build of software they were working for the device too much. It's all just rumors related to an unreleased device though so who knows??

**huskerkate** · 06-22-2011, 03:16 PM

maybe no one knows, but is this "3rd revision" to be made before launch, or is it that Moto is already developing a successor to the Targa/Bionic - the "Bionic 2", if you will??? Etna was supposed to be the first version of the Bionic, and Targa was supposed to be the 2d generation. but, now that the Etna was scrapped, the Targa is going to be the 1st generation of the device, not the 2d. Given that the Targa was already in development before the Etna was initially supposed to release, it's not unreasonable to believe that an upgraded version of the Targa was/is already in development.

**joyu** · 06-22-2011, 03:40 PM

I was thinking they were talking about testing revisions, as in minor changes to fix bugs they have found so far, but I guess you guys could be right.