Verizon’s Motorola Droid supports Microsoft Exchange, but only if you pay $15 more per month
By Will Park on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 12:46 AM PST In Android, Hottest Hardware, Motorola, Verizon
The Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Droid is going to be a big deal when it launches Nov. 6. It’s got the right style and the right features to make a name for itself in the Android game, but it’s also going to be the first handset to sport the new Android 2.0 (Eclair) mobile operating system. That’s important because Android 2.0 will finally support Microsoft Exchange email. But, for Motorola Droid hopefuls who use Exchange email, it’s going to come at a price. $15, to be exact.
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) customers looking to get a Motorola Droid will have to sign up for one of three unlimited data plans on top of their voice plan. For $30, you’ll get unlimited data without Exchange support. If you need Exchange email support (and you’re a VZW business customer), your data plan will cost $45. Or, for $50, you can use the Droid as a data-only device, including Exchange support. For corporate Droid users, it’s going to cost $15 more to use their Exchange email.
The extra cost probably won’t affect a large majority of Verizon’s Motorola Droid customers, but that’s not going to console Exchange users slapped with the extra fee. Is it right to charge for the Droid’s Exchange feature? Will the extra $15 per month for Exchange support sway your decision to buy a Droid? Sound off below!
Oh, and if you want to get the low-down on the Droid, check out our coverage here, here and here.
[Update]
Turns out, Verizon business customers (those with corporate/business accounts) will be slapped with the higher-priced data plan. Consumers will get unlimited data and Exchange support on their Droid for $30, while business users will have to pay $45 for the same service. That should clear things up a bit.
[Via: PCWorld]
i thought this was already debunked. the $15 was for corporate accounts. its only $30 for individual and families though
http://www.gearlog.com/2009/11/personal_droid_data_will_cost.php
please do a little digging before perpetuating false rumors
:tsk tsk:
Lazy and gullible is no way to go through life, son…much less, the way to run an informational website.:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355249,00.asp
As noted by the link above at gearlog as well as a post by myself:
http://gadgetsteria.com/2009/11/03/personal-email-accounts-w-exchange-30-not-45/
It’s no different than any other phone, plan, or carrier. the $45 data plan is for companies, NOT individual users using exchange.
Thanks guy’s….this is great news…I thought I was going to have to pay $15 more a month for this….which I though was CRAZY!!!! Individual plans get exchange support!!!
Can you please update this article and fix it. This is false what you have above. It’s only $30 including Exchange for Individuals I just spoke to 2 Verizon Wireless Reps for my company and a Best Buy Mobile Rep. $15 is ONLY if you have a corporate account. Stop being lazy Will Park and get your facts straight. Look at links above if you don’t believe me. I hate lazy people.
C’mon Intomobile !!
This article should be withdrawn or rewritten NOW, as the headlines are all that lots of gullible people will read.
How does the Exchange feature work? Does the mail get pulled to googles site them is downloaded from there or is it directly pulled from Exchange?
Actually, you can just download the TouchDown app by NitroDesk for $10 and use that to connect to your corporate exchange server. It works fine for me. The only difference between it and blackberry is that you have to set the sync interval manually (since mine won’t activesync for whatever reason). I set mine for every 15 minutes, but I can refresh whenever I want. This works better because now my phone doesn’t alert me every two minutes at work when I’m already at my computer reading emails.
http://www.nitrodesk.com/dk_touchdownFeatures.aspx