Sounds like he's mistaken on two points. 1. In Arizona it's the Motor Vehicle Division. 2. Neither the MVD or any other government agency has ever tried to achieve a pleasant or even an improve customer experience. Just my 2¢ Derek On 02/26/2013 08:38 AM, Eric Cope wrote: > did I read that correctly in that you think the DMV tries to turn a > profit AND use that money to improve the customer experience? > > Have you been to the DMV? > > > Sorry... when someone tees it up like that, I have to take a swing :) > > Eric > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Stephen > wrote: > > I have the DNA, and while i love the device i hate the stock HTC > Sense experience. however after unlocking, rooting, and the like > the custom rom i have is pretty nice and allows me to get a more > AOSP feel to the device. And the development on getting Cyanogen > to run is very close, they just had a breakthrough yesterday and > got the radois to work, next is WiFi and audio i think. > > Also the dust plug on the bottom will come off on you pretty > readily, and the speaker on minimum volume is actually quite loud > still. > > that's enough of the bad. > > The good. the screen resolution is the best i have seen in a > handheld device ever. it is large without feeling clunky (its > actually quite comfortable to hold and work with, and it is very > fast. The battery i get an average of 12-14 hours of use out of > the device with medium heavy load, and more with light load. the > sound with beats enabled sounds very good, to the point i can hear > the difference in lower quality streams now where previous devices > i could not. the camera is fast, and very responsive. and the > screen is amazing... yes i did mention it twice. it is that nice. > > If you have any specific questions let me know. but i like you > dont play more than maybe one or two games, and its mostly an > internet device i can make calls on. > > Side note SSH is a bit interesting, as you have more screen > real-estate to work with, but if you are not careful you may need > a magnifying glass to read the screen, i suggest an ssh client > like connect-bot that will let you change your font size a bit. > > I chose this over the Note2, S3, and N4. While the N4 has all the > cool development, the DNA was a nicer device to use, physically. > and i actually like the hardware buttons so they are not actually > eating up part of my screen space. > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 7:22 AM, keith smith > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I'm thinking about making the move to a smart phone. I am > looking at the DROID DNA by HTC that Verizon is offering for $199. > > I am interested in a smart phone because I would like to use > it to take pictures, capture video, and edit video, so I can > manage my blog and social media. I might even use it as a phone. > > As an example usage: I went to DMV about a year ago to update > my title after paying off my car. I had to wait over an hour. > DMV charges for the service they provide. I suspect the state > has reduced the number of people assisting customers due to > budget constraints. I also suspect that the DMV turns a > profit and if so that money needs to be used to create a > better customer service experience. > > If I would have had a smart phone I could have interviewed > several people, uploaded the video to YouTube.com, written an > article for my blog, added some tweets to my twitter account, > and updated my Facebook page, all while waiting. > > This is an example as to why I want to upgrade to a smart > phone and what my expectations are. > > I'd be interested in what your thoughts might be about the > DROID DNA, Verizon, and how I expect to use the phone. > > Thank you!! > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you > from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze > button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." Patrick Moore