The last time I had to renew my registration, I did it online because they stopped charging a service fee, and it was real easy. On 2/26/2013 10:38 AM, Eric Cope wrote: > I've experienced just the opposite. The DMV always sucked for me... > Takes hours to just update data. > I went to a DMV express place, and I was in and out in under 5 minutes > for a title transfer... > > Eric > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Dazed_75 > wrote: > > Whatever you call them, the DMV experience in AZ used to be > awesome and provided top notch customer service. Then the budget > crunch came along and the state decided to close most or all of > it's own offices and farm the work out to private companies which > only care about making a few buck off us and customer service is > now a joke. > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Eric Cope > wrote: > > Keith, I think you missed my sarcasm... > DMV? cares about? customer experience? > > :) > > Eric > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:02 AM, keith smith > > wrote: > > > Yes, my story was about my visit to DMV. Here is what I > wrote: > > 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. > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Tue, 2/26/13, Eric Cope / >/* wrote: > > > From: Eric Cope > > Subject: Re: OT : DROID DNA by HTC > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > > > Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 8:38 AM > > 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 > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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