i believe we all agree that the lightray was stupid. metro trying to sell a $200 phone for more than double the price. i guess they wanted to see if there would be any early adopters of the dial TV phone concept. there might have been if the price wasnt so high.
still, there's a way that metro can actually make this phone worth getting. it will require some work, but they can do it and they should do it because they have to be taking a loss on this phone.
the first video on youtube stated that this phone was eligible to get ICS in the future. there's actually an option in settings that allows for firmware updates. metro needs to make it a priority for this to happen.
metro said in an article on dial TV that they would start charging for it sometime next year. maybe this means they will add some cable channels to the lineup. i'd love to be able to watch ESPN(s), cartoon network(adult swim), and comedy central on my phone. i never watch MTV, BET, or VH1 but many other people do.
metrostudio, rhapsody, and metro navigator are basically bloatware. there are much better apps out there doing the same thing and for free. you get all 3 of these on the $70 plan.
what if metro were to get rid of those 3 apps and make the $70 plan a dial TV plan where you could get your local channels plus all the channels mentioned. you're not gonna get 100 cable channels like with a traditional cable plan but who actually watches 100 channels? the average person probably only watches shows from 10 channels at the most.
again, long shot, but how else are they gonna justify getting people to pay for dial TV? even if they did all this the lightray would still need to come down to $300 at least.
still, there's a way that metro can actually make this phone worth getting. it will require some work, but they can do it and they should do it because they have to be taking a loss on this phone.
the first video on youtube stated that this phone was eligible to get ICS in the future. there's actually an option in settings that allows for firmware updates. metro needs to make it a priority for this to happen.
metro said in an article on dial TV that they would start charging for it sometime next year. maybe this means they will add some cable channels to the lineup. i'd love to be able to watch ESPN(s), cartoon network(adult swim), and comedy central on my phone. i never watch MTV, BET, or VH1 but many other people do.
metrostudio, rhapsody, and metro navigator are basically bloatware. there are much better apps out there doing the same thing and for free. you get all 3 of these on the $70 plan.
what if metro were to get rid of those 3 apps and make the $70 plan a dial TV plan where you could get your local channels plus all the channels mentioned. you're not gonna get 100 cable channels like with a traditional cable plan but who actually watches 100 channels? the average person probably only watches shows from 10 channels at the most.
again, long shot, but how else are they gonna justify getting people to pay for dial TV? even if they did all this the lightray would still need to come down to $300 at least.
