I did the early upgrade to a smartphone Dec. 2 2009 and a VZW rep told me I'm eligible for "an early upgrade" on Dec 5 2010. Don't really have any plans on upgrading tho, nothing available right now that apeals to me.
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Who Bought a DROID in 2009 and used their annual upgrade already
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I did the early upgrade to a smartphone Dec. 2 2009 and a VZW rep told me I'm eligible for "an early upgrade" on Dec 5 2010. Don't really have any plans on upgrading tho, nothing available right now that apeals to me.
. Until then my Droid 1 is still kickingI typically replace my phones multiple times per year. Not since 2004 have I kept one phone model for more than 6 months. Even back then, I was still changing at least every 9 months. So to have my Droid for almost a year now, that is very surprising. It just does everything I need. Yes it could use more memory and a speed boost would help, but overclocked at 1.1GHz for the last 8 months, it really isn't slow.
The D2WE looks somewhat promising with 1.2GHz, but until I know which OMAP is in it and have real world tests, I cannot call it.
I love Motorola's Droids for Verizon. I believe they are the best devices Moto has ever built (save for locked bootloader on newer ones), but I might actually consider the HTC Merge. Basically the same hardware as the T-Mobile G2, which screams.
So for now, I will actually sit back and let the new phones roll out for a bit to see what happens. Now when a Tegra2 Moto actually comes out, all bets are off and eligible or not, I will be upgrading.
The D2WE looks somewhat promising with 1.2GHz, but until I know which OMAP is in it and have real world tests, I cannot call it.
I love Motorola's Droids for Verizon. I believe they are the best devices Moto has ever built (save for locked bootloader on newer ones), but I might actually consider the HTC Merge. Basically the same hardware as the T-Mobile G2, which screams.
So for now, I will actually sit back and let the new phones roll out for a bit to see what happens. Now when a Tegra2 Moto actually comes out, all bets are off and eligible or not, I will be upgrading.
captaincanada84
Member
How does one get an annual upgrade? I've never seen anything on verizon's site about an annual upgrade...just my new every two that doesnt come up until october 2011.
If you are 12 months (10 months for certain 1 year contracts or monthly spending) into your contract, call Verizon and ask them. Or if you use my account online, it will tell you when you log in by showing a status bar how long you must wait until you can upgrade. It will show the NE2 in the bar, but it will show below it when you are eligible for an annual upgrade.
captaincanada84
Member
I have a two year contract. It's the $39.99/month plan...if that makes any difference. I dont see anything about an upgrade other than the NE2 on October 1st, 2011.
beargold23
Member
May take a look at the HTC Merge, and Droid 2 world. Really wish there was some news on a LTE phone with a physical keyboard. dancedroid
beargold23
Member
You have to have a plan 59.99 or higher to do annual upgrade
Abby Normal
Active Member
Tells me I got 10 months to go for NE 2 but nothing mentioned about an upgrade:icon_evil:
My wife on the other was available for upgrade discounts 9/6/2010
But to be honest there isn't anything out there I would go for right now, so my Droid 1 is still my best friend...dancedroid
captaincanada84
Member
Well crap...so much for that. I guess I'll just wait til my NE2 comes.
christiansectas
Member
Early upgrade
I originally was a Droid 1 owner, then with my early upgrade i got a droid x, it was a great phone but I hated the hard physical buttons plus after doing some research i found out the fascinate has way better software so i decided to swap it for the fascinate and i couldn't be happier except that I still don't have Froyo in it but i know we will be getting it pretty soon, this phone is already faster than all the droid phones already so i can't imagine how amamazing will be after Froyo!
I originally was a Droid 1 owner, then with my early upgrade i got a droid x, it was a great phone but I hated the hard physical buttons plus after doing some research i found out the fascinate has way better software so i decided to swap it for the fascinate and i couldn't be happier except that I still don't have Froyo in it but i know we will be getting it pretty soon, this phone is already faster than all the droid phones already so i can't imagine how amamazing will be after Froyo!
I'm pretty sure you can still take an early NE2, they'll just tack on an additional 2 years to the end of your contract.
At least, that's one option I'll pursue. I've been on the unlimited minutes plan for probably over half of this year, and probably back on it again soon. So that's the other argument I'll make.
I wonder about that. They say the human eye actually can't tell the difference between 720P and 1080p at over 10 feet or so, and that's on a big screen tv. Well, a 50" bigscreen at 10 feet seems comparable to a 4" screen at 1 foot.
The image on my 'ol Droid is pretty darn sharp and vibrant. Not sure I'd actually notice a difference unless I stared at both side-by-side.
patfactorx
Member
why would you upgrade right now? What is better than a D1? We get 2.3 before anyone else...