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kudos:1 | Re: This says it all some good (Samsung Galaxy S/ Vibrant which just was released today for T-Mobile), and some very bad (Droid X). | |
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| | The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone It just states its the best phone available on Verizon. In their head-to-head test with the EVO, the EVO came out on top. | |
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| | | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone They both have their pluses and minuses. Droid X has better battery life and faster graphics. EVO has 4G, front facing cam and is a bit smaller. EVO battery life is probably comparable if 4G radio turned off.
I'm pretty satisfied with my EVO. Faster graphics would be nice but it's not like it's slow. I like that the EVO screen takes up most of the real estate of the phone. Am surprised to see new smartphones come out with a giant border around it, even new iPhone. Droid X is definitely larger yet has same screen size.
DroidX is definitely a top tier phone but the 'best' comes down to what you would use more, such as 4G or faster graphics. I'm able to fix EVO battery with larger battery. Can't add 4G or front cam to X. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:1 | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone I just picked up my DX. I can't compare to the EVO beyond specs, but so far I'm happy. Sprint's 4G is more marketing than anything right now IMO, and while I would've like to have seen a front facing camera in the DX, it's not a huge loss. To each their own. I'm still familiarizing myself, but so far, so good. | |
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4G is currently mostly for data cards, tethering and alternative to cable modem at this time until more phone apps develop with 4G in mind. Not sure it's a big need for phones right now unless doing HQ video, which I don't do much of other than to show off.
There is one big plus for CDMA doing 4G... since 4G is a separate radio, you can talk and do data at same time. VZW is only player who can't do that now. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:1 | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone Until Clear/Sprint turn up WiMax in more markets, 4G is marketing for a lot of people. When I click between 4G and 3G coverage maps on Sprint's site, the difference is negligible. I give it two or three years before 4G is more than marketing for most. | |
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I get WiMAX home, work and in between very solidly so it's not marketing for me. See your point though. | |
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone I get 4G in many areas that I frequent in Herndon/Reston, VA. In the 5 days since I have had my HTC EVO, I have used over 3GBs of data. I am finally putting my Slingbox to good use as I have been streaming the Tour de France, and now the British Open, in the mornings; while streaming Rhapsody or Slacker radio in the afternoons.
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:1 | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone said by jmn1207:I get 4G in many areas that I frequent in Herndon/Reston, VA. Really? It doesn't show on Sprint's map. Do you head closer to DC much? I'm curious what the coverage is like around the metro. | |
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone The Herndon/Reston area was a test lab for 4G, and it works throughout most of Herndon and including the Reston Town Center. It is not officially listed anywhere that I can find.
It's a very localized 4G access. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:1 | Re: The review referenced doesn't state this is the best phone Gotcha. That's too bad. I find it kind of odd that Comcast is reselling Clear 4G service in the metro area, but Sprint isn't. | |
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join:2010-02-05
Quebec, QC | many 3G networks can do 7-8 Mbps. Any HSPA network should support that. | |
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Don't forget the fact that the EVO is rootable. If you root the DroidX, you're bound to brick your phone. | |
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|  AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3
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| No doubt about that. I'll take HTC over Moto any day.
But this is a decent phone for Verizon customers. I wouldn't switch to Verizon for it, but if i was a current customer and i couldn't get the htc incredible, i would get this.
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join:2004-01-26
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kudos:1 | Until I see that verified, it's sensationalistic at best. Even if it is verified, it won't affect a vast majority of consumers...myself included. | |
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join:2006-04-07
Virginia Beach, VA | Re: Sliced Bread said by openbox9:Until I see that verified, it's sensationalistic at best. Even if it is verified, it won't affect a vast majority of consumers...myself included. Until someone figures out how to corrupt the bootloader checksum with a malformed SMS message or something.
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:1 | Re: Sliced Bread Until this "eFuse" bricking is verified, I'm not worried at all. | |
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Just go ahead and ask Milestone owners. They'll tell you that there's no sensationalism about it. | |
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join:2004-01-26
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kudos:1 | Re: Sliced Bread So the Milestone owners are having their devices bricked? | |
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join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| said by lordfly:AT&T I believe is releasing this phone on Sunday the 18th. The newest review so far is » www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthre···er=37831I will be picking one up as soon as it hits the stores. I was going to get the HTC Aria, but I have changed my mind. Thoughts? If you're happy with ATT, then go for it.
But the phone is lauching on every carrier, including 4g version on Sprint.
T-mobiles launched today as the Vibrant.
If you aren't happy with ATT then you can switch to any of the 4 carriers and get pretty much the same phone (sprint's has a physical keyboard).
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join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL
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| Re: AT&T Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) said by Alcohol:said by lordfly:AT&T I believe is releasing this phone on Sunday the 18th. The newest review so far is » www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthre···er=37831I will be picking one up as soon as it hits the stores. I was going to get the HTC Aria, but I have changed my mind. Thoughts? If you're happy with ATT, then go for it. But the phone is lauching on every carrier, including 4g version on Sprint. T-mobiles launched today as the Vibrant. If you aren't happy with ATT then you can switch to any of the 4 carriers and get pretty much the same phone (sprint's has a physical keyboard). I have been fine with ATT/Bellsouth/Cingular for 12 years and frankly I have no reason to change carriers. If I had unlimited funds, I would wait for Sony's Android and buy it outright. I have had the same Sony-Ericsson Walkman W810i for over 3 years. I love the thing and will still keep it, debrand it and keep it with a go-phone sim. However, I am finally ready to move on to a smartphone. | |
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join:2002-01-30
Valley Stream, NY | Physical Keyboard I just need to wait for Droid 2 and hope they won't "fuse" it
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join:2005-02-28
Bronx, NY
kudos:6 | Re: Physical Keyboard Motoblur & Verizon, no thanks..
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join:2002-01-30
Valley Stream, NY | Re: Physical Keyboard Custom firmware = problem solved
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join:2002-01-30
Valley Stream, NY
1 edit | Re: Physical Keyboard Maybe they will learn from Droid X mistakes.
If Verizon will get flooded with bricked phones, they may tell Motorola to chill
I think I will do it, get VZ contract, get droid X, brick it, cancel service within 30 days claiming disappointing phone performance. If enough people did it... | |
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join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| If that turns out to be true Moto will lose a lot of customers but i can't imagine Google agreeing to this.
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join:2002-02-04
Hacienda Heights, CA Reviews:
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| Re: Physical Keyboard I only use the keyboard on my Droid for games, I actually love the HTC Hero onscreen. I'm looking forward to trying Swype too. I would like to see another physical keyboard though, I can't imagine playing ROMs and certain other games with an onscreen controls.  | |
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join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| Re: Physical Keyboard I use swype, it is ok for short messages but i love the physical keyboard (touch pro2) for typing and browsing (arrow keys act like mouse).
I think dell lightning looks promising.
I want to see more slide down keyboards like the new blackberry 9800.
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join:2001-01-10
Chagrin Falls, OH | supply constraints??? "Verizon insists to CNET they'll have no such supply constraints"
I guess that's why a co-worker of mine who went to a corp store a hour after it opened was unable to get one because they were sold out!
She ended up coming back to the office and ordering one but who knows when she will actually see the order! | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:1 | Re: supply constraints??? The BB store that I just left had all of their stock spoken for with pre-orders. I received a callback from one of my VZW stores telling me that I could come get my DX if I wanted it. Location, location, location. | |
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join:2002-02-04
Hacienda Heights, CA Reviews:
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| Bricking When Modded Wow, this is very disappointing to hear. Considering the Motorola Droid is one of the most moddable Android phones there is. I have mine running a custom Froyo 2.2 ROM (BB .4) with a 1.2GHz ULV kernel, it runs super fast. Having accessibility like this is what made me want to get the Droid. I'm kind of shocked that Motorola would pull a 180 like this with the Droid X. I guess time will tell. | |
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join:2009-11-23 | Re: Bricking When Modded How is your battery life with the mods in non-video use? | |
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join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| bricking = wrong I can't believe they brick your phone if a modded fw is detected.
That should surely be illegal to do, esp. in regards to emergency services...
I keep waiting to hear about a really good droid (or smartphone of ANY kind). So far, all the latest smartphones just seem to lack something. Either the carrier sucks, the battery life sucks, the antenna sucks, or something else just ruins the deal.
Maybe by the time the iPhone 5 is out on a CDMA network I'll be impressed.
Until then, it just makes me sad to hear of yet another instance where something could be awesome, but due to the politics of some group of douchebags, it is clearly not as much as it could be. | |
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join:2002-02-04
Hacienda Heights, CA | Re: bricking = wrong The Motorola Droid (not Droid X) is the best smartphone I've ever owned. It's highly moddable and runs great, especially after overclocking and installing a custom Froyo 2.2 ROM. I can't think of anything negative about it. | |
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"It is going to be a funny funny day the day the eFuse database goes offline or experiences a glitch, and every DroidX has to go back to Verizon.
And it WILL happen …"
eFuse is what bricks the phone...and if it is a database function, can you imagine how many people will try to hack it in retribution for locking down the phone | |
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join:2009-11-23 Reviews:
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2 edits | Was going to get it but it was pretty awkward I thought this phone was supposed to SHIP with 2.2 but the store said it would be a free update next month. Being an AT&T sub, I've heard that sort of story before and a month was more like a quarter or a year if ever.
And there is some overlay software that isn't Android. I'm not a current *droid user so I don't know what it was but not all the Android handsets they had were running it. It appeared to be a GUI for embedded software running ON android, why I dunno. I figured that you could customize it to remove all the bloatware but now it seems that modding the phone may brick it. The phone in just going through the menus seemed sluggish. I was disappointed. I guess it is back to doing more research to pick a different handset.
Looks-wise the big screen was nice but the rest of it reminded me of those 90's Pontiacs with all the bolt on skirts, spoilers and stuff.
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join:2000-11-28
South Bend, IN | locked bootloader I think a lot of the real issue on the bootloader thing isn't being talked about.
I thought Android was suppose to be open? I thought thats what it was all about?
If I buy a phone with MY money shouldn't I be able to do what I want? If I want to do something that voids my warranty then so be it.
Its not just about loading custom ROM's..Its about the principle of doing what the hell I want with something that I buy that is MINE!!!
If I wanted someone else to make decisions for me on stuff that I buy I would just buy an iphone..
Its not like I am changing the baseband or anything..
If I buy a car I can mod it pretty much anyway I want. Hell I can put a custom engine in it if I want. Maybe they should lock all that out also.
Maybe all Companies should stop us from doing what we want with the stuff that WE buy with OUR money..
Hell we should just be greatful these awesome companies make stuff for us and let me decide how, what we can do with said items!! | |
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join:2004-09-10
Bronx, NY | All Smart Phone COs full of Crap!!! It looks like every smart phone launched lately has a supply issue. I'm starting to believe it is just *BS* move to create excitement to control and justify their ridiculous plans, fees and network issues. I find it hard to believe they can't anticipate demand and rampup production in advance.  | |
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