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Posted by Ty (Member # 4920) on :
 
so i basically hate my enVy touch and theres a promotion goin on right now to where i can get the droid. anyone on here have it. if so how do you like it, anything thing to watch out for or avoid
 

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Posted by Blue92 (Member # 8789) on :
 
I have the enV Touch and love it.
 

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Posted by CHUGGNBREW'Z (Member # 7845) on :
 
everybody has that damn phone!
 

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Posted by rozwell911 (Member # 9917) on :
 
I love the droid better than my first or second gen iPhone.

The screen is intuitive, though not as easy to use as the iPhones screen for some apps...But the added slid out key baord and directional buttons addes a feature for those hard to touch links(i have big fingers, so somtimes i fat finger links on the touch screen)

I have not noticed a lack of apps out there....there is apps for everything. Many of the same iPhone app companies are also making droid apps...so you cannot go wrong there either.

By far the best feature of the phone, the built in google maps and navigation system. The screen is slightly larger than most garmin navs but it gives you turn by turn directions via voice also and automaticlly updates your route if you stray off course.

Also, one of the better features (if your into this stuff)is that it will interface with your gmail contacts and your facebook contacts. So you could automaticly see updates or get your mail pretty much instantly on your phone. It functions better than the iPhone in that respect IMO.

There are some draw backs, when it debued with android 2.0, the phone would sometimes randomly shut off, but seems to be fixed with android 2.1 that just came out for this phone. Also, the battery cover (which is the only part of the phone rubberized) likes to sometimes slip off if you pull it out of your pocket or rub up agains something if its on a belt clip. the camera button does not go directly to the camera like it should (but you may be able to change that in the options, i haven't bothered with it yet).

One minor quirk has to do with text messaging....when setting up a new contact theres a box next to where you put the persons phone number that lets you label the number. Default for this is "Home"....make sure you change it to "Mobile" if it is a persons cell number or it will not bring up that contact when you are writing a new text message...i found this out and had to manually change all 200 of my contacts to correct the issue.


A few things to get if decide to get the phone:
In the app store is someting called Advanced Task killer....download it....it kills all the apps running in the back ground to save battery life.

the car docking cradle from motorola...it automaticly switches it to car mode so it gives you full access to nav, maps, contacts, without having to fish them out on your home screen.

theres more, that i cannot think of right now...so any questions you have, ask away.

Lupe
 

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Posted by Big block 66 f100 (Member # 8867) on :
 
my girl works for verizon im going to ask her the goods and bads
 

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Posted by slow96cobra (Member # 6001) on :
 
DROID FTW!
 

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Posted by essasin (Member # 4741) on :
 
Rooted Droid with Droid Mod 1.0. Nearly replaced my laptop except for editing large files. Only thing is I wouldn't want to pay the monthly data fees out of my own pocket.
 

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Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :
 
Droid all the way haven't got on my lap top either only for major things.only thing is no slinplayer and falshplayer available yet.
 

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Posted by BlowN67 (Member # 4229) on :
 

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Originally posted by Big block 66 f100:
my girl works for verizon im going to ask her the goods and bads

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find out when the iPhone is coming to verizon i heard we get to have one too
 

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Posted by Big block 66 f100 (Member # 8867) on :
 

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Originally posted by Big block 66 f100:
my girl works for verizon im going to ask her the goods and bads

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find out when the iPhone is coming to verizon i heard we get to have one too

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Originally posted by Big block 66 f100:

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Originally posted by BlowN67:

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Originally posted by Big block 66 f100:
my girl works for verizon im going to ask her the goods and bads

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find out when the iPhone is coming to verizon i heard we get to have one too

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ok ill find out the scoop today if thats true i want one too

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Originally posted by BlowN67:

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Originally posted by Big block 66 f100:
my girl works for verizon im going to ask her the goods and bads

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find out when the iPhone is coming to verizon i heard we get to have one too

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Why would you want a phone that only lets you do things that APPLE says you can?

Android is completely open. Anyone and everyone can create apps however they want and don't need "approval", unlimited customization, 3rd party apps, more platforms (phones) to choose from running android, etc, etc. 99% of the popular iphone apps are also available on android as well and most of them time you can get them for free.
 

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Posted by essasin (Member # 4741) on :
 
They do have a jailbreak but I do agree that the hardware is inferior to the droid and linux tops any OS. Iphone will sell because it's still a fun phone to use and lots of 3rd party accessories.

[ April 22, 2010, 02:48 PM: Message edited by: essasin ]
 

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Posted by N93EXCHP (Member # 8741) on :
 
Blackberry Tour over here son!
 

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Posted by 90gtvert (Member # 8697) on :
 

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Originally posted by rozwell911:
I love the droid better than my first or second gen iPhone.

The screen is intuitive, though not as easy to use as the iPhones screen for some apps...But the added slid out key baord and directional buttons addes a feature for those hard to touch links(i have big fingers, so somtimes i fat finger links on the touch screen)

I have not noticed a lack of apps out there....there is apps for everything. Many of the same iPhone app companies are also making droid apps...so you cannot go wrong there either.

By far the best feature of the phone, the built in google maps and navigation system. The screen is slightly larger than most garmin navs but it gives you turn by turn directions via voice also and automaticlly updates your route if you stray off course.

Also, one of the better features (if your into this stuff)is that it will interface with your gmail contacts and your facebook contacts. So you could automaticly see updates or get your mail pretty much instantly on your phone. It functions better than the iPhone in that respect IMO.

There are some draw backs, when it debued with android 2.0, the phone would sometimes randomly shut off, but seems to be fixed with android 2.1 that just came out for this phone. Also, the battery cover (which is the only part of the phone rubberized) likes to sometimes slip off if you pull it out of your pocket or rub up agains something if its on a belt clip. the camera button does not go directly to the camera like it should (but you may be able to change that in the options, i haven't bothered with it yet).

One minor quirk has to do with text messaging....when setting up a new contact theres a box next to where you put the persons phone number that lets you label the number. Default for this is "Home"....make sure you change it to "Mobile" if it is a persons cell number or it will not bring up that contact when you are writing a new text message...i found this out and had to manually change all 200 of my contacts to correct the issue.


A few things to get if decide to get the phone:
In the app store is someting called Advanced Task killer....download it....it kills all the apps running in the back ground to save battery life.

the car docking cradle from motorola...it automaticly switches it to car mode so it gives you full access to nav, maps, contacts, without having to fish them out on your home screen.

theres more, that i cannot think of right now...so any questions you have, ask away.

Lupe

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Originally posted by 90gtvert:


Love my droid...switched over from the iPhone and never looked back [/QB]

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Originally posted by BlowN67:

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Originally posted by Big block 66 f100:
my girl works for verizon im going to ask her the goods and bads

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find out when the iPhone is coming to verizon i heard we get to have one too

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Why would you want a phone that only lets you do things that APPLE says you can?

Android is completely open. Anyone and everyone can create apps however they want and don't need "approval", unlimited customization, 3rd party apps, more platforms (phones) to choose from running android, etc, etc. 99% of the popular iphone apps are also available on android as well and most of them time you can get them for free.

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