Verizon’s Buzz for Motorola’s Droid Fizzles at Day’s End
Motorola’s Droid smartphones may have been dropping out of the sky like meteors in Verizon Wireless commercials, but they weren’t selling with as much force on the first day of launch.
Verizon stores all through the nation made the Droid available Friday after heavily marketing the Android 2.0-based device during the World Series. Motorola and Verizon are hoping the Droid will have as much success as the Motorola Razr during in its four-year run, when it sold 110 million units.
Anxious consumers lined up at midnight to have first dibs at purchasing the Droid, and some shorter lines formed Friday wee hours when Verizon stores opened. But the excitement fizzled by the end of the day despite Verizon’s efforts.
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Some purchasers praised Motorola for the Droid’s features, saying it is equipped with everything they need. The features plus have some observers predicting the Droid will hurt Apple’s iPhone sales.
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Preloaded apps include YouTube, Verizon Wireless Visual VoiceMail, Facebook, Google Talk, and Gmail. It additionally comes with a $299 price. whether purchased with a two-year contract, the price is $199 with a $100 mail-in rebate.
“We have plenty of stock, so customers are walking out with the Android phone of their choice, either the Droid by Motorola or the Droid Eris by HTC,” said Brenday Raney, a Verizon spokesperson.
Verizon requires a nationwide voice plan starting at $40 a month and an Web goods plan for an additional $30 a month. It plus offers a modem plan called Mobile Broadband Connect for $30 more a month that does not yet include tethering so other wireless devices can connect…
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