Most (if not all) of the Nokias currently sold by Verizon are rebranded Pantechs. I think the Pantech deal was a terrible one for Nokia--sure, they're keeping their brand in the VZW stores, but nothing that the brand represents. Nokia, to me, means that it will have the same charging plug on the bottom that Nokia has used for 10+ years. It means that the interface will be visually simple, feature-packed, easy to navigate, with an extremely hierarchial menu structure. Real Nokia hardware is similarly no-nonsense: bulky and not great looking, but tough as nails and fairly modular. The Pantechs are using regular Pantech plugs, and the VZW red interface. Ick.
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Pip @ Mar 3rd 2007 7:29PM
Most (if not all) of the Nokias currently sold by Verizon are rebranded Pantechs. I think the Pantech deal was a terrible one for Nokia--sure, they're keeping their brand in the VZW stores, but nothing that the brand represents. Nokia, to me, means that it will have the same charging plug on the bottom that Nokia has used for 10+ years. It means that the interface will be visually simple, feature-packed, easy to navigate, with an extremely hierarchial menu structure. Real Nokia hardware is similarly no-nonsense: bulky and not great looking, but tough as nails and fairly modular. The Pantechs are using regular Pantech plugs, and the VZW red interface. Ick.