Speculation and Rumors on upcoming phones, part 2

[Churner]

I would love to Galaxy Nexus on the VM. It's supported by almost every provider now, why not on VM ?

VMUSA has never allowed customers to BYOD. Since the company is a CDMA provider, rather than GSM (the kind that uses SIM cards) it's almost impossible for customer to get around that restriction. There are other technical hurdles, but discussing them would likely derail the thread into off-topic territory.

[Love Souljah]

They don't have a new slider phone, that's what I'm waiting for.

Me too. I am tired of touchscreens. I really like my OV but typing on a screen sucks!

[vmobi]

I would have to say that VM is probably done now with updating their phone lineup. They have covered all the bases. The only one that has yet to be released is the super low budget 79-99.00 3.2" chaser.

Baring something out of left field (ie a new blackberry) - i think we can call it a day until next year.

On a side not my brother was at BestBuy buying the HTC One V. He said someone was ahead of him buying three Iphone 4s for VM. After Tax what is that 2,200.00 worth of phones?

The Chaser will be here soon.

A new BlackBerry will probably arrive on VM too.
Hopefully a BOLD or Torch. Probably the BB 9310. US Wireless Carriers will push the BBM service features in what will probably become a favorite new device with both PrePaid and PostPaid consumers.
At $99 the BB 9310 Curve Smartphone will definitely draw subscribers on prepaid and Sub$50 price points will make this new Blackberry an easy choice for contract service subscribers. It's a BlackBerry, not some unproven smartphone from an unknown manufacturer.

No doubt about it, many are buying the VM iPhone 4 and 4S, it is nearly impossible to beat the BT/300 service plan @ $35($30 w/auto-pay). The $650 price point is not going to deter people that want to reduce their post paid service bill @ AT&T or @ VZW.

[CharmCityCrab]

At $99 the BB 9310 Curve Smartphone will definitely draw subscribers on prepaid and Sub$50 price points will make this new Blackberry an easy choice for contract service subscribers. It's a BlackBerry, not some unproven smartphone from an unknown manufacturer.

I don't know. The impression I get is that Blackberry is a dying brand as consumer hardware (Some businesses and such like it and may stick with it). It's an Andorid and iOS world now smartphone wise, until the next big thing comes along. That doesn't mean a few people who hopped on the Blackberry train early won't stick with it, but I think many have left, more will leave in the future, and there are very few people who at this point are making their first smartphone a Blackberry. Could be wrong. Just my best guess. My impression is that Blackberry was out in front for a while in terms of technology and useability, and then fell way behind, and I'm not sure they have time to catch up, and even if they do catchup, it may be too late to repair their brand image and make people believe they are on par with Android and iOS.

[BadCredit1]

Yeah, Blackberry is pretty much dead. If VM released a BB phone, I highly doubt it'd do well, even at $100. People just don't want it. They'd rather have Android, iOS, or Windows

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[vmobi]

I don't know.
The impression I get ...
...until the next big thing comes along.
... I think many have left, more will leave in the future, and there are very few people who
... Could be wrong. Just my best guess. My impression is
... and I'm not sure
it may be too late to repair their brand image and make people believe they are on par with Android and iOS.

Your right, you could be wrong, what if it turns out that a NEW $99 Blackberry Curve Smartphone on prepaid ($50 or less, on contract) suddenly starts to sell like wildfire. Would it then prove that RIM is better than the other 3 OS systems on the market? Would the other OS brand "images" suddenly be in need of repair? The entry level BB Curve 9310 is a much better device than the VM Venture, Intercept, etc., other unknown manufacturer entry level androids, and definitely more affordable than any New iOS smartphone at this time.
A BB 9310 on Virgin Mobile would definitely sell well on the BT service plans. It's never "too late" to provide subscribers what they want. There is a large segment of wireless service subscribers that prefers messaging features and capabilities to data features.

WiFi seems to now be available in more places all the time, the BB 9310 might be a great device for Virgin Mobile to expand their BT service options into new lower price points featuring BT service plans without data, yet include Unlimited BBM.

A $20 BT/100 service plan featuring Unlimited Messaging and Unlimited BBM would definitely work for many subscribers.

While android tries to be a value priced iPhone alternative, maybe Blackberry wants their image to be uniquely Blackberry.

[leapoffaithmobi]

the chaser is still coming also the kyocera rise and supposedly more 4g phones maybe coming later this said by a vm rep

http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...e-coming-to-VM

[J_Fast]

http://http://www.phonearena.com/new...Sprint_id32530
New samsung device?

[vmobi]

Maybe Virgin Mobile and/or Boost will soon have a version of the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Smartphone too...

The Nokia veep was interviewed by Neowin and said that for those mobile phone users who want to experience the Nokia Lumia line without changing carriers, "very soon" there will be Lumia models available for Verizon and Sprint customers. In the U.S., the Nokia Lumia 710 is available on T-Mobile with the Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T. Last December, there was word that AT&T and Verizon were both testing an LTE enabled Nokia Lumia 800 although nothing ever came from it. Kerris said that the current Lumia models will receive updates all the way to Windows Phone 7.8, keeping the product line fresh.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/PureV...models_id32030

[avNY87]

The 610 would probably be a nice option on pre-paid, especially if it were the new NFC variant. Of course they could also go with the 710 since its already established here in the US.

[vmobi]

The 610 would probably be a nice option on pre-paid, especially if it were the new NFC variant. Of course they could also go with the 710 since its already established here in the US.

You are absolutely right about that, and IF Sprint does begin to offer Nokia devices once again, the Nokia Lumia 610 is the most likely candidate to land at Prepaid Virgin Mobile...
http://www.noknok.tv/2012/07/20/buyi...-need-to-know/

Let's hope Sprint speeds up their future Nokia device introductions...

[leapoffaithmobi]

boost mobile might be getting the phone i wanted samsung epic touch 4g

http://www.phonedog.com/2012/07/24/s...-boost-mobile/

[vmobi]

boost mobile might be getting the phone i wanted samsung epic touch 4g

http://www.phonedog.com/2012/07/24/s...-boost-mobile/

How nice, you can still get the phone you want on Sprint prepaid service.

[vmobi]

They don't have a new slider phone, that's what I'm waiting for.

Me too. I am tired of touchscreens. I really like my OV but typing on a screen sucks!

Is anyone actually upset over the death of physical keyboards?
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/04/20/i...cal-keyboards/

Typing on a screen is not the easiest thing to adjust to when using small screen devices, you might have a better experience with a larger screen. Maybe Sprint/Virgin Mobile will provide the HTC EVO Shift to prepaid VM subscribers in the next few months since it is now discontinued from Sprint post paid.

[Churner]

Is anyone actually upset over the death of physical keyboards?
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/04/20/i...cal-keyboards/

I disagree that this article proves that physical keyboards are on the way out. This paragraph from the article zeroes in on why.

Luckily for those who still enjoy their physical QWERTYs, this doesn't necessarily mean HTC horizontal sliders are gone forever. HTC design guru, Claude Zellweger, said, "I don't think it's [the keyboard] dead...there's a die-hard community around it." However, I think it's safe to say this is one of the final nails in the coffin.

The quote from the expert is disagreeing with the writer's question. Yet in the last sentence, the writer is shoveling dirt into the grave that he thinks his expert just dug!

Read the quote by itself: "I don't think it's [the keyboard] dead...there's a die-hard community around it."

To me, the quote implies the physical keyboard isn't going anywhere. There are die-hard supporters of it like me who won't buy a phone without one. The might as well have been a phrase in front of that sentence that said "You might think it's dead, but..."