Verizon Droid Cell Phone Reviews

Since starting this blog, we have noticed a great deal of interest in cell phone reviews. Our old wireless commerce site specialized in Cingular, which became AT&T Wireless. We intended to use this blog to highlight online deals on AT&T phones and service plans.

Over time, the focus of wireless providers has changed. AT&T has focused on the Apple iPhone and its subsequent updates- like The iPhone 4s. Of course, that makes a lot of sense. Millions of people have iPhones, and it will probably always be the "cool" phone to own. However, Apple's exclusive arrangement with AT&T and focus on developing a handset that was much more than a phone led to innovation within other manufacturers and carriers. While the old BlackBerry smartphone has declined in popularity, especially for personal use, the Droid line of smartphones has become quite a success. Verizon Wireless has led the way in this regard.

Now the majority of our visitors are not just looking for good deals- they are looking for Cell Phone Reviews. And more times than not, they are looking for reviews of Verizon Cell Phones and/or Droid smartphones.

Our most recent review post here was a Motorola Droid Razr Review.

Here are some other online Droid reviews that might be of interest to our readers:

Droid RAZR Maxx Review at TechCrunch
( We hear it has quite the battery life)
and
Motorola Droid 4 Verizon Review
(The battery isn't great and neither is the camera, apparently)

Take a look at those links for some recent Droid Cell Phone Reviews.

Verizon Droid RAZR Buy One Get One Free Sale

Verizon Wireless has been running a Buy One Get One Free Droid Razr or Droid Razr Maxx deal on their website. What are the specifics? Is this a good deal? Let's take a look.

The new Droid Razr has been in the news a lot over the last 3-4 months and we have posted about the return of the razr, the attack of the show droid razr review, the release of the Motorola Droid Razr, and the one penny Droid sale.

Through the Verizon Wireless website right now, you can buy one Droid Razr and get one free. The cost of a Droid Razr Maxx is $299.99 and the Droid Razr 16 GB is $199.99. So you have a choice of purchasing 2 Droid RAZR MAxx phones for $299.99 or 2 Droid 16 GB for $199.99. If you need 2 phones for your family plan, that works out to $150 per Razr Maxx or $100 for each Razr 16 GB.

Is it a Good Deal? Well, if you need 2 phones and normally buy directly from Verizon Wireless at their store retail price, you are essentially getting a free phone. The only question is if you can get a better deal somewhere else on the total cost of 2 Droid Razr phones.

Source: Verizon Wireless offer: http://youreguide.vzw.com/so/droid-razr-bogo/

Penny Droid Razr Sale- Black Friday One Cent Droid Razr Verizon Wireless

If we've been posting about the Droid Razr 4G a lot, it's because it's a really hot cell phone right now, one of the most popular smartphones on the market. Our first real sale offered the Droid Razr 4G on Verizon Wireless for only $111.11 on Veteran's Day. Many places were offering the Droid Razr for $299, with some suggested retail equipment prices as high as $799. After that sale, the price went up sharply to $199+.

Well now Amazon Wireless is offering the Droid Razr as part of its one penny smartphone sale, for as low as one penny with activation on Verizon Wireless. See here:



Still not convinced? Check out our Motorola Droid RAZR Review, with AOTS video.

Motorola Droid Razr Review on AOTS

The Motorola Droid Razr has been the hottest cell phone topic for the past few weeks.  We announced weeks ago that the Razr was returning in Droid form for Verizon Wireless, and since it was released on 11/11/11 it has remained the most talked about phone this month. 

Of course with most every hot phone, G4's Attack of the Show has reviewed the Droid Razr on their show and ran down everything you need to know about the phone. They also give us a side by side speed comparison of the Droid Razr and the iPhone 4s.  Check out the full video review, as it's another good unbiased opinion of the phone that gives us the many great features of the phone along with a couple of things they would like to see improved:

Video Game - E3 2012 - Gadget Pr0n

The Droid Razr 4G for Verizon Wireless is Available Now!

The date is 11/11/11, and at 11:11 A.M. this morning it was the culmination of the clever marketing campaign by Verizon to unveil the all new Droid Razr 4G.  Last month we reported that the Razr was coming back as a droid phone, and now the phone is available after a ton of promotion from Verizon. 

In the newest Droid Razr commercial below, it seems Verizon somehow found the 5 or so people in the entire country that still own the original Razr and went and gave them the Droid Razr....or at least that's what they want us to believe.  They main idea is that they took the slim  design of the old school Razr and have reinvented it with all the power of a smartphone.  The Droid Razr is the newest and hottest phone on the market, so we're sure you'll be hearing a ton more about this phone throughout the holiday season.

The Motorola Razr Returns in Droid Form

Years ago before any iPhones or any smartphones at all, there was a phone that everyone had to have because it was the coolest and most unique on the market....that phone was the Motorola Razr.  The Razr was the prominent phone from Cingular (Now AT&T,) Verizon, T-Mobile, and eventually extended to just about every phone carrier available. The unique thin design and innovative features gave the Razr a long run as arguably the most popular cell phone at the time.  When the smartphone era took over, the Razr was pushed aside and a new era was upon us, little did I think I would be posting on the news that the Motorola Razr is coming back, and in Droid form.

You read that right, Motorola has announced that the Droid Razr is coming our way in early November.  The Droid Razr will once again innovate as it will be labeled "the world's thinnest smartphone" at 7.1 mm thick.  The phone will also feature a stainless-steel core, Gorilla Glass screen, and a splash guard that will even protect the inside of the phone.  The screen will be a 4.3 inch with qHD resolution that will make for richer colors and higher contract than even the almighty iPhone 4s.  Motorola also added in that the Droid Razr will be the first device to download HD movies from Netflix.

This mega upgrade from the old days of the original Razr's is evident in each and every way.  The phone will even have the capability to save battery life by turning off features you may not be using at the time.  Finally they announced the Droid Razr's "most important feature," known as "MotoCast,"  which will allow users to stream content from their personal computers directly to their phones. 

For now it appears that Verizon Wireless will be the first carrier to get the Droid Razr, but I'm sure if the popularity of the phone skyrockets we will see it offers by other carriers eventually as well.  Will the Droid Razr bring the Razr back to prominence and give the Apple iPhone a run for it's money?  It sounds like it's packed with features that will definitely grab some attention and at least make it at the very least a contender.

Carriers Will Soon Send Usage Alerts to Help Avoid Overage Charges

Have you ever experienced "bill shock?"  I really had not heard that term before today, but after reading the description I believe we have all experienced it at some point or another.  It's when you open a bill (your cell phone bill in this instance) and are shocked to see a huge amount that is way over your usual monthly cost.  This can occur when you don't realize you were over your allotted minutes, texts, or data for the month.  Unexpected charges for the extra usage can really make your bill sky rocket, but today the CTIA Wireless Association unveiled new guidelines that should help with the matter.

Carriers will now send usage alerts to customers when they are approaching their monthly limit on minutes, texts, data, international roaming etc.  Within the next 18 months cellular carriers should be adhering to these new guidelines, which should make a significant difference when it comes to unexpected overage charges or "bill shock."  Cell phone carriers have NO problem about notifying you 50 times if your bill is late, so it's nice to see that moves are being made to make just as much effort in helping customers manage their monthly billing as well.