# Ooh shiny!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 16, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919 "2008-04-16T11:04:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/1 "2008-04-16T11:04:25Z")

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HTC Touch out on Verizon today. :tup:

It’s white!

![http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/01/verizon-xv6900-touch-00-sm.jpg](http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/01/verizon-xv6900-touch-00-sm.jpg)

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/2 "2008-04-16T11:06:35Z")

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white = :gay:

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/3 "2008-04-16T11:09:58Z")

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> [@walter](#):
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> white = :gay:

Yeah well, look on the bright side: A white phone will be brown within a month anyhow.

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/4 "2008-04-16T11:13:08Z")

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:lol: @ the wannabe iphone.

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/5 "2008-04-16T11:16:11Z")

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Looks like unlimited data is down to $29.99 if I’m reading things right. $45 for OTA syncing?

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/6 "2008-04-16T11:22:47Z")

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You mine as whale get a white Zune while you’re at it.

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**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/7 "2008-04-16T11:25:13Z")

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> [@Nikuk](#):
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> You mine as whale get a white Zune while you’re at it.

Wow. Boy good english speak.

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/8 "2008-04-16T11:26:58Z")

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You’ve been on the internet all these years and have never heard of “minus whale”?

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/9 "2008-04-16T11:41:46Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> :lol: @ the wannabe iphone.

not even close.

see: voyager

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/10 "2008-04-16T11:42:20Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> Looks like unlimited data is down to $29.99 if I’m reading things right. $45 for OTA syncing?

29.99 is unlimited web and email. no tethering.

also, for whatever reason, its limited to a few phones.

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/11 "2008-04-16T11:43:48Z")

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No Keyboard no care.

HTC Tilt is far better than that.

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**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/12 "2008-04-16T11:57:10Z")

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> [@Nikuk](#):
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> You’ve been on the internet all these years and have never heard of “minus whale”?

Prior to today, I had not. I learned something today. Yay! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/13 "2008-04-16T12:12:12Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> Yeah well, look on the bright side: A white phone will be brown within a month anyhow.

i don’t want to know what you do with your phones.

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/14 "2008-04-16T12:13:55Z")

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> [@evolve](#):
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> 29.99 is unlimited web and email. no tethering.
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> also, for whatever reason, its limited to a few phones.

That’s gay, but explains why my data is still listed as $44.99 on my account. :fail:

I know you got out of retail, but are you still working for VZW?

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/15 "2008-04-16T12:21:13Z")

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> [@Fry](#):
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> That’s gay, but explains why my data is still listed as $44.99 on my account. :fail:
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> I know you got out of retail, but are you still working for VZW?

your data will be 44.99 until you change it. vzw wont change it automatically.

I work for Ingram Micro and long story short, manage the VZW relationship between our resellers involved in the program, IM, and VZW.

edit: so i still know my shit 😉

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/16 "2008-04-16T12:22:55Z")

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> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> No Keyboard no care.
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> HTC Tilt is far better than that.

ive played with the tilt. the whole tilt thing puzzles me, it seems pointless.

i agree on no keyboard no care though.

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/17 "2008-04-16T12:39:32Z")

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> [@evolve](#):
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> your data will be 44.99 until you change it. vzw wont change it automatically.
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> I work for Ingram Micro and long story short, manage the VZW relationship between our resellers involved in the program, IM, and VZW.
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> edit: so i still know my shit 😉

Glad we’ve still got our resident expert. They don’t list a 29.99 option on my account online, but I’ll give them a call and see. I can’t tether my phone unless I hack it anyways.

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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/18 "2008-04-16T12:46:13Z")

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Survey says:

The dude at Verizon said they’ve only got the $44.99 5gb plan and the $24.99 10mb plan.

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/19 "2008-04-16T14:40:22Z")

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I’ll come back to this tomorrow, quittin time…

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ooh-shiny/46919/20 "2008-04-17T05:14:31Z")

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The touch is hardly an iphone clone. It does many things a heck of a lot better than the current iPhone. Its a pretty neat device. I would ave picked one up when I was looking but it wasn’t quad band. :tdown:

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