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I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
on the web page.

Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?

Thank you.
 
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www.phonescoop.com choose "carriers" then choose "Verizon".

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> I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
> on the web page.
>
> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>
> Thank you.
>
 
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Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the store.
Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while the GSM
market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me sick
since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone
line up...always!

"forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
> on the web page.
>
> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>
> Thank you.
>
 
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:15:07 -0500, "David R. Goyer"
<davgo@comcast.net> wrote:

>www.phonescoop.com choose "carriers" then choose "Verizon".
>
>David R. Goyer

Thanks
 
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Whether the offerings are 16 or 100+ phone models to choose from,
which system provides a dial tone everywhere and fewest dropped calls
in your region? For me, CA, AZ, NV with both wide open spaces and
high density metropolitan areas ... cdma (plus analog) has served
well.

Philip


"Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:F0M1d.32650$td.23882@fe62.usenetserver.com...
> Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the
store.
> Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while
the GSM
> market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me
sick
> since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth
the phone
> line up...always!
>
> "forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
> >I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store
than
> > on the web page.
> >
> > Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
>
>
>
 
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
<killer@nospam.net> wrote:

>Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the store.
>Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while the GSM
>market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me sick
>since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone
>line up...always!
>
>"forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
>news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
>>I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
>> on the web page.
>>
>> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>
>

You are correct about duplicate phones in the stores but let's do the
math. Verizon actually has 22 phones available not 16.

The phone availability on line in my major market zipcode is as
follows:
Cingular 13phones
Att 15 phones
TMobile 17 phones
Veizon Wireless 22
Sprint PCS 21


There are 45 GSM and 43 CDMA phones available online in my zip which
is a very major market.. This is a rough research and does not take
into account phones available at independent retailers, phones
duplicated by carriers, and phones actually available in corporate
stores. Hope the numbers make you feel a little better. :)

While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.

Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
 
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Teddeli wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
>> god...thinking about that makes me sick since I'm a pathetic Verizon
>> customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone line up...always!
>
> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>
> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.

Exactly. He found a REALLY COOL phone at Cingular
(? maybe it was AT&T). Life was grand but eventually he
needed to make a phone call.

For some undisclosed reason he hates VZW. I think he was
happy to pay the ETF in order to support the competition when
he came back.

-Quick
 
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
<killer@nospam.net> wrote:

>Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the store.
>Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while the GSM
>market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me sick
>since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone
>line up...always!
>

Thanks dad.


>"forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
>news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
>>I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
>> on the web page.
>>
>> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>
>
 
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Sorry buddy, but no cellular service provides a dial tone.

"Philip®" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> Whether the offerings are 16 or 100+ phone models to choose from,
> which system provides a dial tone everywhere and fewest dropped calls
> in your region? For me, CA, AZ, NV with both wide open spaces and
> high density metropolitan areas ... cdma (plus analog) has served
> well.
>
> Philip
>
>
> "Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:F0M1d.32650$td.23882@fe62.usenetserver.com...
>> Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the
> store.
>> Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while
> the GSM
>> market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me
> sick
>> since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth
> the phone
>> line up...always!
>>
>> "forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
>> >I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store
> than
>> > on the web page.
>> >
>> > Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>> >
>> > Thank you.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
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Unfortunately I was forced to go back to Verizon per the boss of my life.
It's also a force to be reckoned with. Check out www.mobilecityonline.com
with their phones for GSM. Once you actually see some of the phones that are
offered...believe me, some people would actually consider switching. It's
unfortunate Verizon does not carry more Nokia phones...the best in the bizz
if you ask me.


"Teddeli" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:dc1hk0tflhdnl4ebvv000nlckk6u3a3vr4@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
> <killer@nospam.net> wrote:
>
>>Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the store.
>>Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while the GSM
>>market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me sick
>>since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth the
>>phone
>>line up...always!
>>
>>"forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
>>news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
>>>I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
>>> on the web page.
>>>
>>> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> You are correct about duplicate phones in the stores but let's do the
> math. Verizon actually has 22 phones available not 16.
>
> The phone availability on line in my major market zipcode is as
> follows:
> Cingular 13phones
> Att 15 phones
> TMobile 17 phones
> Veizon Wireless 22
> Sprint PCS 21
>
>
> There are 45 GSM and 43 CDMA phones available online in my zip which
> is a very major market.. This is a rough research and does not take
> into account phones available at independent retailers, phones
> duplicated by carriers, and phones actually available in corporate
> stores. Hope the numbers make you feel a little better. :)
>
> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>
> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
 
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I never pay a termination fee or ridiculous fees that most people do. Having
worked in the cable industry does give me good connections.

"Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1095280300.861088@sj-nntpcache-5...
> Teddeli wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
>>> god...thinking about that makes me sick since I'm a pathetic Verizon
>>> customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone line up...always!
>>
>> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
>> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>>
>> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
>> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
>> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
>> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
>
> Exactly. He found a REALLY COOL phone at Cingular
> (? maybe it was AT&T). Life was grand but eventually he
> needed to make a phone call.
>
> For some undisclosed reason he hates VZW. I think he was
> happy to pay the ETF in order to support the competition when
> he came back.
>
> -Quick
>
>
 
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Connections???? You mean TeamComcast and the discount
ALL Comcasters get??


"Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message news:Gi72d.27369$rf3.20071@fe36.usenetserver.com...
>I never pay a termination fee or ridiculous fees that most people do. Having worked in the cable industry does give me good
>connections.
>
> "Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:1095280300.861088@sj-nntpcache-5...
>> Teddeli wrote:
>>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
>>>> god...thinking about that makes me sick since I'm a pathetic Verizon
>>>> customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone line up...always!
>>>
>>> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
>>> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>>>
>>> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
>>> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
>>> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
>>> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
>>
>> Exactly. He found a REALLY COOL phone at Cingular
>> (? maybe it was AT&T). Life was grand but eventually he
>> needed to make a phone call.
>>
>> For some undisclosed reason he hates VZW. I think he was
>> happy to pay the ETF in order to support the competition when
>> he came back.
>>
>> -Quick
>>
>>
>
>
>
 
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:56:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
<killer@nospam.net> wrote:

>Unfortunately I was forced to go back to Verizon per the boss of my life.
>It's also a force to be reckoned with. Check out www.mobilecityonline.com
>with their phones for GSM. Once you actually see some of the phones that are
>offered...believe me, some people would actually consider switching. It's
>unfortunate Verizon does not carry more Nokia phones...the best in the bizz
>if you ask me.
>
>
>"Teddeli" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:dc1hk0tflhdnl4ebvv000nlckk6u3a3vr4@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
>> <killer@nospam.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the store.
>>>Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while the GSM
>>>market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me sick
>>>since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth the
>>>phone
>>>line up...always!
>>>
>>>"forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
>>>news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
>>>>I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store than
>>>> on the web page.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You are correct about duplicate phones in the stores but let's do the
>> math. Verizon actually has 22 phones available not 16.
>>
>> The phone availability on line in my major market zipcode is as
>> follows:
>> Cingular 13phones
>> Att 15 phones
>> TMobile 17 phones
>> Veizon Wireless 22
>> Sprint PCS 21
>>
>>
>> There are 45 GSM and 43 CDMA phones available online in my zip which
>> is a very major market.. This is a rough research and does not take
>> into account phones available at independent retailers, phones
>> duplicated by carriers, and phones actually available in corporate
>> stores. Hope the numbers make you feel a little better. :)
>>
>> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
>> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>>
>> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
>> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
>> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
>> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
>
>
Seven of the 17 Verizonwireless phones on that website have been
discontinued. Some are two or three "generations" removed from being
current . Can the same be said of the GSM phones?
 
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killer@nospam.net (Killer Madness) wrote:
> Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate
> phones through-out the store. Verizon only
> has 16 phones currently available I
> believe...while the GSM market has well over
> 100

I haven't been a cell-phone user for very long, but it seems to me that
16 is PLENTY of a variety.

If Verizon offered 200 different phones and the other services each
offered over 1000, would that make Verizon's 200 inadequate?

Verizon makes its money by selling telephone SERVICE. It appears to me
that their position is that they do not have to resort to subsidizing
the sales of a passel of phone models in order to attract business.
 
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Cinder Lane wrote:
> killer@nospam.net (Killer Madness) wrote:
>> Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate
>> phones through-out the store. Verizon only
>> has 16 phones currently available I
>> believe...while the GSM market has well over
>> 100
>
> I haven't been a cell-phone user for very long, but it seems to me
> that 16 is PLENTY of a variety.
>
> If Verizon offered 200 different phones and the other services each
> offered over 1000, would that make Verizon's 200 inadequate?
>
> Verizon makes its money by selling telephone SERVICE. It appears to
> me that their position is that they do not have to resort to
> subsidizing the sales of a passel of phone models in order to attract
> business.

I would like to think it goes a bit farther than that. They just might
limit the number to allow for better pre-release testing and better support.

-Quick
 
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Yes, connections you don't obviously have...or you wouldn't have posted
that. Too bad. Since you are aware of a Comcast discount you know a
termination fee isn't included in anything that "Comcasters" get.


"Richard Ness" <richardno@damnspam.nessnet.com> wrote in message
news:EumdnQ-5ivfZMtTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> Connections???? You mean TeamComcast and the discount
> ALL Comcasters get??
>
>
> "Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:Gi72d.27369$rf3.20071@fe36.usenetserver.com...
>>I never pay a termination fee or ridiculous fees that most people do.
>>Having worked in the cable industry does give me good connections.
>>
>> "Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1095280300.861088@sj-nntpcache-5...
>>> Teddeli wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
>>>>> god...thinking about that makes me sick since I'm a pathetic Verizon
>>>>> customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone line up...always!
>>>>
>>>> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
>>>> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>>>>
>>>> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
>>>> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
>>>> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
>>>> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
>>>
>>> Exactly. He found a REALLY COOL phone at Cingular
>>> (? maybe it was AT&T). Life was grand but eventually he
>>> needed to make a phone call.
>>>
>>> For some undisclosed reason he hates VZW. I think he was
>>> happy to pay the ETF in order to support the competition when
>>> he came back.
>>>
>>> -Quick
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
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I wonder what kind of phone you have. But my cell phone doesn't provide
dial tone!

"Philip®" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:bNZ1d.880$0i5.241@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Whether the offerings are 16 or 100+ phone models to choose from,
> which system provides a dial tone everywhere and fewest dropped calls
> in your region? For me, CA, AZ, NV with both wide open spaces and
> high density metropolitan areas ... cdma (plus analog) has served
> well.
>
> Philip
>
>
> "Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:F0M1d.32650$td.23882@fe62.usenetserver.com...
> > Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out the
> store.
> > Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I believe...while
> the GSM
> > market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes me
> sick
> > since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always bad mouth
> the phone
> > line up...always!
> >
> > "forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
> > news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
> > >I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store
> than
> > > on the web page.
> > >
> > > Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
 
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For nealy the last year and a half, I've had an Audiovox 9155 GPS.
For fringe areas, being able to -force- analog has been useful. As
for a "dial tone" ... I never have had one (only figuratively
speaking) Just dial the number, press SEND. There's a short silence
and then the number starts ringing.
--

- Philip

C C wrote:
> I wonder what kind of phone you have. But my cell phone doesn't
> provide dial tone!
>
> "Philip®" <1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:bNZ1d.880$0i5.241@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> Whether the offerings are 16 or 100+ phone models to choose from,
>> which system provides a dial tone everywhere and fewest dropped
>> calls in your region? For me, CA, AZ, NV with both wide open
>> spaces and high density metropolitan areas ... cdma (plus analog)
>> has served well.
>>
>> Philip
>>
>>
>> "Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:F0M1d.32650$td.23882@fe62.usenetserver.com...
>>> Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate phones through-out
>>> the store. Verizon only has 16 phones currently available I
>>> believe...while
>> the GSM
>>> market has well over 100!!!! My god...thinking about that makes
>>> me sick since I'm a pathetic Verizon customer again. I'll always
>>> bad mouth the phone line up...always!
>>>
>>> "forked" <replyingroup@invalid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:n9vek0l9k07l43qopm31pa8g0r5mn2endq@4ax.com...
>>>> I notice that there are far more phones on display in the store
>>>> than on the web page.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a page where all Verizon's phones are listed?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
 
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"Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Yes, connections you don't obviously have...or you wouldn't have posted
> that. Too bad. Since you are aware of a Comcast discount you know a
> termination fee isn't included in anything that "Comcasters" get.
>
>
> "Richard Ness" <richardno@damnspam.nessnet.com> wrote in message
> news:EumdnQ-5ivfZMtTcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
>> Connections???? You mean TeamComcast and the discount
>> ALL Comcasters get??
>>
>>
>> "Killer Madness" <killer@nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:Gi72d.27369$rf3.20071@fe36.usenetserver.com...
>>>I never pay a termination fee or ridiculous fees that most people do.
>>>Having worked in the cable industry does give me good connections.
>>>
>>> "Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1095280300.861088@sj-nntpcache-5...
>>>> Teddeli wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:28:16 -0400, "Killer Madness"
>>>>>> god...thinking about that makes me sick since I'm a pathetic Verizon
>>>>>> customer again. I'll always bad mouth the phone line up...always!
>>>>>
>>>>> While I agree that the lineup of Verizon phones is not as good as
>>>>> other carriers I don't think the number difference is not that great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just curious, why did you come back to Verizonwireless if you hate
>>>>> them so much? I don't love them either but I guess it doesnt bother me
>>>>> as much. I am very content with the coverage it gives me. To me, on a
>>>>> scale of 1-10 , coverage is number 1 all other factors tie for 10.
>>>>
>>>> Exactly. He found a REALLY COOL phone at Cingular
>>>> (? maybe it was AT&T). Life was grand but eventually he
>>>> needed to make a phone call.
>>>>
>>>> For some undisclosed reason he hates VZW. I think he was
>>>> happy to pay the ETF in order to support the competition when
>>>> he came back.
>>>>
>>>> -Quick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
 

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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:11:23 -0400, Cinderlane@webtv.net (Cinder Lane)
wrote:

>killer@nospam.net (Killer Madness) wrote:
>> Don't be fooled my son. It's just duplicate
>> phones through-out the store. Verizon only
>> has 16 phones currently available I
>> believe...while the GSM market has well over
>> 100
>
>I haven't been a cell-phone user for very long, but it seems to me that
>16 is PLENTY of a variety.
>
>If Verizon offered 200 different phones and the other services each
>offered over 1000, would that make Verizon's 200 inadequate?
>
>Verizon makes its money by selling telephone SERVICE. It appears to me
>that their position is that they do not have to resort to subsidizing
>the sales of a passel of phone models in order to attract business.

Does Dell/Ibm/Gateway sell TEN models each or 1,000,000?
Ten boxes, a million combinations of options. Guess what? cellphones
are constructed modularly
keyboard/display/battery/transciever/smarts/firmware in a fairly
standard case (why any V60 series combination fits in any other box)

Why not have it your way

Yeh, I'll have a 700-series box, (no camera) standard keyboard,
640x420x16 color display, advanced tranciever and the BizPack
brain/firmware set with the BIG battery, tri-band cdma, please. Oh add
the SD card socket and the Muddy Job keyboard splash protector/sealer.

The guy at the phone store pulls down a half-dozen slim boxes, and
either hands them to you or clicks the parts together in 10 minutes.
Then by calling in the s/n's either on the tranciever or smarts box,
the phone's done!

There may be an empty eyesocket for a future "upgrade" to a 1.2 mpix.
vidiocamera and empty slots for a Bluetooth adapter or a second
battery.

Now is the new 700-series 1 phone or (kyb opts let's say 2/display
opts 3/xciever opts (2 grades for several services, say
8)/brain&firmware (4), battery (3), options (camera/mem
chip/videocam/bluetooth/speakerphone/etc., say 6), and extra seal that
the phones should all have but lack - o-rings and thick plastic over
bucklebuttons 1 more option or 2x3x8x4x3x7)-4032 phones, with various
software functions that will or will not be activated by the carrier?