Hmm, in theory it’s a good deal. But the game selection is terrible (I already have Halo Reach, and I don’t want Fable or a Kinect game) and Android > WP7 any day of the week.

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Why it’s not available in Canada ? 😦
And EvilTrovis maybe YOU think Android is better than WP7. Because I tried Android, Iphone and Blackberry and I prefer my WP7 !

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It’s pretty lame your only doing this in the US, but the WP7 is pretty useless in Denmark anyway, with no marked, no xboxlive and no Zune.

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Total bull! This is a great reward for those of us who went out and purchased one early on! Where is our free game?

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US only. Sad. What about the UK? What about people who recently purchased one? Like myself?

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I’m waiting for the price to drop before adopting. I want one because it does stuff I would actually USE, but I’m in no rush.

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HA HA, no.

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Man, the yanks got hosed. In canada, we get a 360 CONSOLE.

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I would take advantage of this, but the monthly rates for these phones are WAY too high. I only use my prepaid phone for emergencies. I can understand the $15 or $20 data monthly charges, but the minimum $40 voice plans when I only talk maybe 10 minutes per MONTH make it a deal killer to buy a smartphone! I’d buy a Windows Phone 7 immediately if I could get pre-paid voice or just use pay as go minutes! I’ll do a contract for $15 monthly data, but $40 voice, heck no!

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No thank you. Android > Windows 7 Phone. (Verizon > AT&T, T-Mobile, and all of the other carriers in the USA)

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How long will this last @Major Nelson because i have to wait til 2011 for windows phone 7 to come to Verizon?

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hei major, you can give the guys that designed the NGE dashboard a big tap on the back and congratulate them. so far i’ve wasted 2000 POINTS on unwanted games, only because the i hit by mistake “purchase game”. At least PSN is more transparent than Microsoft. Big bonus to the designers! awful interface, and laggy.

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X Smalesh X, sadly for MS, you’re in the VAST minority. Even if they were good, people wouldn’t buy them:
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1. They hate/dont trust Microsoft
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2. Androids and iphones are much better and more established.
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3. Their track record for phones is not good.

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As much as I would love this, here in Canada (with Telus) if you buy/renew a contract with a WP7 phone, you get a free 360!!!!

Take that you americans!!!

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I’m extremely happy with my Droid and since Verizon has the best coverage in my area I see no reason to get a WP7. WP7 looks nice but I would be extremely leery about buying any Microsoft phone after the Kin. It was on the market for just over two weeks, pulled due to horrid sales, went back on sale a short while ago and now they announce they are shutting the servers down in January which will leave you with a severely crippled phone. Now if Microsoft would release a Zune HD 2 with all the capabilities of a WP7 without the phone I would buy that in an instant assuming they don’t screw up the market place. I hear nothing but bad things from developers about the approval process and turn around for WP7 apps being a nightmare.

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When will this be on Verizon?

Vermont does not have T-Mobile and AT&T has no signal at my house.

Would love to get one. My Verizon contract is up… I need a new phone and so does my wife. The droid phones we got haven’t really tripped our trigger, but i can’t wait much longer. My phone is dying. I was hoping for WP7 but if the iPhone comes out on Verzion first, you’ve lost a sale.

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US only!!

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I have a phone that makes phone calls. It works great.

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Already have my WP7 but would love a copy of Fable III for free please.
Shame I’m in the UK though, another great deal for the US.
Amazed at some of the great prices you keep tweeting about.

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Love my WP7 but as always, I adopt early and get screwed. How about some love for those that went out and bought on day one? I doubt it would hurt that much to go back and include everyone that has purchased since launch.

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Thx, I prefer my Android phone over those 🙂

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Ahh bugger, just got my WP7 in the post too.

Oh well, the only game I’d get is kinectimals and missing out means the niece & nephew won’t fight over who gets first go

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I have the EVO, and have a hard time justifying another smart phone purchase this year, and unfortunately as much as I would like to try out the new phone, I have to agree with everyone that my carrier (Sprint) is much better where I am than AT&T!

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…and I second the Zune HD idea…adding a new version of the Zune with windows 7 and XBL supoort would be an day 1 purchase.

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bought my HD7 day one in the UK, now reward for me. Booo Microsoft! I should be entitled to a free wp7 game at least. and not one of those lame ones either, a premium game like harvest

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