OT : DROID DNA by HTC

Tue Feb 26 10:38:37 MST 2013

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 <lthielster at gmail.com> 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 <eric.cope at gmail.com> 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 <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>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 <eric.cope at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: OT : DROID DNA by HTC
>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
>>> 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 <cryptworks at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=cryptworks@gmail.com>
>>> > 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 <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2020@yahoo.com>
>>> > 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
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>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>
>>> Stephen
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