Racer's Lounge - Droid

Well my phone is dead as of this morning :( Its gonna be a long 2 days before the 2 droid phones that Verizon are releasing are available to me. Anyone else getting one?

I've been thinking about getting one. I've wanted an Iphone for quite some time but really don't want to change to ATT. I was online yesterday looking at reviews of the Droid. I may have to get one Friday. I'm planning on hitting the store to check them out.

Ya Ive never been a fan of sliders, but I think Im going to go with the Motorola one. The Eris is similar in style to the phone I have now so I would be better acclimated to it, but think Ill try something different this time.

It looks badass. I'm going to pay full price for it, though.

After owning three of them I will never buy another Motorola phone for the rest of my life.

Well my phone is dead as of this morning :( Its gonna be a long 2 days before the 2 droid phones that Verizon are releasing are available to me. Anyone else getting one?

You going to see if you can get any money from Envirophone or not bother with that? :P

I won't get a droid phone personally, happy with my current phone.

After owning three of them I will never buy another Motorola phone for the rest of my life.

Same here. Ive had 3 of them and after about 5-6 months random things start going wrong with them. Phone calls not being placed, completely turning off randomly, battery going dead as soon as you unplug it only to turn it on and off again to work, numbers being all FUBAR ie. you hit 4 and it comes up as a 9, loosing your whole contact list only to come back 4-5 hours later and so on. Also, Im not hard on my phones at all. Extremely careful with them yet those Motorola phones still bit the dust.

Ive had two CHEAP Samsung ones (now the first version of the Alias) and its preformed great for over a year. I just dont get it.


The Driod looks sweet but Ill be waiting for the second version to come out to see if Ill get it.

After owning three of them I will never buy another Motorola phone for the rest of my life.

That's what I said about LG, I had 2 phones and they both failed. I bought the Voyager because I NEEDED a phone, turned out to be great.

The razor did suck, if that was the one (or one of) the ones you had, it's your own fault for buying it.

Same here. Ive had 3 of them and after about 5-6 months random things start going wrong with them. Phone calls not being placed, completely turning off randomly, battery going dead as soon as you unplug it only to turn it on and off again to work, numbers being all FUBAR ie. you hit 4 and it comes up as a 9, loosing your whole contact list only to come back 4-5 hours later and so on. Also, Im not hard on my phones at all. Extremely careful with them yet those Motorola phones still bit the dust.

Ive had two CHEAP Samsung ones (now the first version of the Alias) and its preformed great for over a year. I just dont get it.


The Driod looks sweet but Ill be waiting for the second version to come out to see if Ill get it.Alot of the problems you listed are what happened with my previous phones and they weren't Motorola. Ive never had a Moto so Im certainly not defending them. At this point Im not sure any of them are worth a damn long term. I HAVE to get one right away, so might as well be the new cool thing. Im sure less than a year from now it will be f*cking up and it will be onto something else :(

Never had a razr. Had an old V66 but I don't count that one. Had an i730 with Nextel, then when I switched over to Verizon my first phone was the worst I've ever owned, but I can't remember the name of it. Then had a Q, and was done after that. Been LG ever since -- the Chocolate was the best phone I've ever owned, and right now I have a Dare which is good but not great. Next phone will likely be a blackberry.

I have a storm thats been through hell and back, the screen has around 4-5 cracks, the speaker is blown and sounds fuzzy but Im one of the few that actually likes it, I plan on getting a storm 2 soon

Never had a razr. Had an old V66 but I don't count that one. Had an i730 with Nextel, then when I switched over to Verizon my first phone was the worst I've ever owned, but I can't remember the name of it. Then had a Q, and was done after that. Been LG ever since -- the Chocolate was the best phone I've ever owned, and right now I have a Dare which is good but not great. Next phone will likely be a blackberry.

I loved my chocolateII ...i also have the dare and it is a great phone too. I dont think ill ever own anything besides LG after having them....

A good friend of mine designed the phone. I was over at his house for halloween and his g/f had the full verion of the phone, and it is freaking amazing. There will also be insurance with it for 7.99 a month so if anything goes wrong you can get it replace. Also I talked to him and he said the data rates will be the exact same as the blackberry. The screen is enormous and has 400,000 pixels. Same as Iphone w/ a full pullout keyboard. In chicago the 3g was amazing, I pulled up CTA and facebook and it loaded faster than it does here at work on our T3.

The phone is sleak, big, and has so many options I don't want list, you can look it up. There is only one big drawback but I am not going to list it :D

storm 2 is where its at. texting on it is awesome. but the droid looks awesome.

The phone is sleak, big, and has so many options I don't want list, you can look it up. There is only one big drawback but I am not going to list it :D

what the fuck is it?! DOn't leave us hanging.

A good friend of mine designed the phone. I was over at his house for halloween and his g/f had the full verion of the phone, and it is freaking amazing. There will also be insurance with it for 7.99 a month so if anything goes wrong you can get it replace. Also I talked to him and he said the data rates will be the exact same as the blackberry. The screen is enormous and has 400,000 pixels. Same as Iphone w/ a full pullout keyboard. In chicago the 3g was amazing, I pulled up CTA and facebook and it loaded faster than it does here at work on our T3.

The phone is sleak, big, and has so many options I don't want list, you can look it up. There is only one big drawback but I am not going to list it :D

Um, that's impossible unless that friend worked for Google.

Google designed this phone 95%, Motorola just added phone parts and built it.

The screen is bigger than the iPhone.

It's slightly (very very slightly) larger than the iPhone, but just as thick.

Yes, same data plan as all other smart phones 30 for net, 40 for mobile internet modem.

I've had 2 RAZR's and a SLVR. Never had any problems, although i can never get a signal from my own bed. Weird, especially since i've lived in two different places. I like the phones, but the RAZR doesnt have a loud enough speaker, you have to listen to it in a certain spot. No complaints on the SLVR. I switched from those to a T Mobile Wing PDA/smartphone an dlove everything about it except the lag. So now im waiting for the Storm 2, and i'm going with PagePLus has anyone heard of them? $39/month unlimited everything! And they use Verizon's network!

i have a Storm and i like it. It's been pretty tough. Although i'm on my 2nd cause the first one landed in the Lake :D anyway i've thought about getting a Droid but also thought about a Storm 2 as well

Um, that's impossible unless that friend worked for Google.

Google designed this phone 95%, Motorola just added phone parts and built it.

The screen is bigger than the iPhone.

It's slightly (very very slightly) larger than the iPhone, but just as thick.

Yes, same data plan as all other smart phones 30 for net, 40 for mobile internet modem.

Want to bet that car on hold in your signature? I saw the droid over 3 months ago when my g/f and I went out on a date with them, there really good friends of ours (held the prototype in my hands, for verficiation one of the initial problems of the phone is that it was sending double texts now fixed). We actually had a convo at the table about the phones name because motorola marketing couldn't come up with a good one. It was origionally going to be name the tao but that was canceled after lucas signed off on calling it the driod. In my rush post before the screen size is slightly larger than the iphone and has double the pixels. The wording makes it seem the same. There has only been one article leaked about the problem with the phone, but there is nothing motorola can do about it, googles problem. And motorola did everything with the phone, there just loading android 2.0 on there as an o.s. In my previous post if you read it correctly I said he designed the phone, not the software. :punch:

As a iPhone user I can't wait to see the competition.

I REALLY REALLY want to pick one up on Friday, but with possibly buying a new car and getting married at the end of the month, I may have to ask for this as a Christmas present!

HTC or bust.

Want to bet that car on hold in your signature? I saw the droid over 3 months ago when my g/f and I went out on a date with them, there really good friends of ours (held the prototype in my hands, for verficiation one of the initial problems of the phone is that it was sending double texts now fixed). We actually had a convo at the table about the phones name because motorola marketing couldn't come up with a good one. It was origionally going to be name the tao but that was canceled after lucas signed off on calling it the driod. In my rush post before the screen size is slightly larger than the iphone and has double the pixels. The wording makes it seem the same. There has only been one article leaked about the problem with the phone, but there is nothing motorola can do about it, googles problem. And motorola did everything with the phone, there just loading android 2.0 on there as an o.s. In my previous post if you read it correctly I said he designed the phone, not the software. :punch:

This phone is the Android 2.0 flagship, Google had people at Motorola working hand in hand with them. They sent out many prototypes over the past few months, everything else you posted is easily available on the internet.

They weren't going to call it "tao" that was a production name for the phone, everything has a production name before it's really named.

Nothing you said proves you aren't lying.

:angel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2FfpNZ8_0

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2FfpNZ8_0

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Good shit.

i just think its funny that verizon is marketing it as an iphone killer, when they would turn around and sell the iphone in a heartbeat if apple would let them.

i was reading reviews today and i wasnt that impressed. the music player apparently sucks (all verizon phones have sucky music players) and most of the features that the iphone lacks i wouldnt use anyway. theres no apps i would need to run simultaneously other than the music player and the iphone does that already.

i just think its funny that verizon is marketing it as an iphone killer, when they would turn around and sell the iphone in a heartbeat if apple would let them.

i was reading reviews today and i wasnt that impressed. the music player apparently sucks (all verizon phones have sucky music players) and most of the features that the iphone lacks i wouldnt use anyway. theres no apps i would need to run simultaneously other than the music player and the iphone does that already.

You missed the point.

Verizon > AT&T

no i didnt. i have a verizon phone.

and the point is verizon is losing money and customers the longer they go without the iphone. i cant speak for this phone but every phone ive ever had from verizon is terrible with their vcast shit.

no i didnt. i have a verizon phone.

and the point is verizon is losing money and customers the longer they go without the iphone. i cant speak for this phone but every phone ive ever had from verizon is terrible with their vcast shit.

AT&T has a private contract for the iPhone, so they aren't losing money that could never get. The contract spans to sometime in 2010, in which Verizon MAY pick up the iPhone.

I don't like apple, don't care much for the iPhone, and the Droid looks fucking awesome, so I'm going to pick one up.

cool, but there are millions more who would pick up the iphone. the only thing verizon is doing with the droid is taking sales away from ITS OWN blackberry phones.

and i know why they dont have the iphone. apple went to them first and they refused. thats a gamble they took and lost. it sucks because like you said verizon has better service.

i just think its funny that verizon is marketing it as an iphone killer, when they would turn around and sell the iphone in a heartbeat if apple would let them.

i was reading reviews today and i wasnt that impressed. the music player apparently sucks (all verizon phones have sucky music players) and most of the features that the iphone lacks i wouldnt use anyway. theres no apps i would need to run simultaneously other than the music player and the iphone does that already.

You know that the Iphone is already scheduled to be released on the verizon network right? They are getting it. It doesn't matter to me, i don't think there is anything out there as cool as the storm 9550

I just played with teh droid..... my cousin got it cause he works for KTU radio. it's sooooooo sick and a lot of fun. i love the keyboard and the size of the screen, visuals look great. totally getting it.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/106146/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-joshua-topolsky-previews-verizon-droid

Vicinity Glad you've done so much internet research, don't have to prove anything. Here I was debating an issue on the phone with him and another co-worker.


Just remember, I'm the mechanical guy, so any issues with mechanical features, then you can yell at me. other than that your just talking to some dude.

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Hey man. Talking about this at the lunch table and I think we figured it out. Unlike apple we have removable memory where apples is on the main board. So android dedicated half the onboard memory to apps. Other goes to email and stuff like that. We were thinking google doesn't want people buying a game then sharing the card. Not sure why they don't write a signature file. Good point. This is obviously a google issue not motorola so they would be the ones that need to fix it.
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You’re going to have to see if you can get that fixed. This is the phone for techies, which is going to be the primary market for it being open source. All the girls and iphone users won’t change, but people that know what there actually talking about that want to buy this have backed out already that I know. Games are going to the Smartphone, as well as huge applications. You can’t just dedicate 256 megs of ram to games and apps. That is really going to hurt the phone. You need to open up the apps and games potion to the SD card. Just some advice from some techies. Good luck, cyas soon!

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looks like it is true. 256 mb for apps. which seems like a lot, but then I'm not a developer. ...


Ryan, thanks for keeping me in the loop… it’s much appreciated!

You’re right though, the targeted demographics would most probably be techies, followed closely by gamers. I understand the rationale of using an SD card but that makes the phone tantamount to the old school “Game Boy” where you had to carry a pouch containing all of your games; but in this case you would have a SD card for music, another for games, and possibly another for videos (if you’re organized).
The 256 MB limitation will hamper early adoption for those that are aware of the limits. And may be the cause for a spike in Help Center calls and product returns. I was primed and ready to buy the Droid on the 6th, but have now decided to sit it out and wait for v2.1 if I don’t purchase the iPhone 3GS instead.

Regards,
Wayne.


Some of the emails where out of sync as I was talking to a few different people. But hey, i'm lying and just made all this up! This is the problem I was speaking of before, hopefully won't effect sales. Don't know if this will be fixed yet. But you new this too right :gruffy:

Some of the emails where out of sync as I was talking to a few different people. But hey, i'm lying and just made all this up! This is the problem I was speaking of before, hopefully won't effect sales. Don't know if this will be fixed yet. But you new this too right :gruffy:

I didn't call you a liar, I just said it didn't prove anything. Don't blood stain your chair.

That was enough proof. And fwiw, 256MB ram in a phone is ridiculous.

You know that the Iphone is already scheduled to be released on the verizon network right? They are getting it. It doesn't matter to me, i don't think there is anything out there as cool as the storm 9550

no, its not.

there is a rumor that android 2.0 or 2.1 is going to have a plug in for apps2sd, which will enable us to use the SD cards for apps :) 16-32GB for apps and music finally

there is a rumor that android 2.0 or 2.1 is going to have a plug in for apps2sd, which will enable us to use the SD cards for apps :) 16-32GB for apps and music finallyNot familiar with this stuff....whats that mean?

there is a rumor that android 2.0 or 2.1 is going to have a plug in for apps2sd, which will enable us to use the SD cards for apps :) 16-32GB for apps and music finally

I'm pretty sure the 16 GB we get with the Droid is in SD format.

Not familiar with this stuff....whats that mean?

apps2sd is what the rooting guys use to store applications on the SD card. they are working on a code for android 2.1 so we can finally use the SD card for apps

Picked up my Motorola Droid this morning...def going to take some getting used to in comparison to my HTC Touch. Phone is pretty sweet :cheers:

Picked up my Motorola Droid this morning...def going to take some getting used to in comparison to my HTC Touch. Phone is pretty sweet :cheers:

there is a flaw with the autofocus going around and moto is getting an update out around 12/11

if your camera clicks loud then it may be subject to this problem

I'll stick to my 3gs! I do like the 5 mega pixel camera though!

Im sold i am getting this!!

i been thinking of getting this phone since i cant have the iphone, lets be honest, iphones is the best phone right now on the market, its the shit...

ONLY problem with the iphone, is the not the phone itself, its the network....i'll never go back to at&t... with verizon i can make a call underground.... i'll probably get this phone, i've had my lg envy for almost 3 years now

HTC or bust.

HTC is a bust. I was sold on them because they seemed completely badass. But thousands of reviews and my buddy having one for a week before going back to blackberry had me thinking twice. 3Gs has been really good to me thus far. Wished it was on Verizon network.... soon though.

Anyone tried out any of the home replacements on the Moto Droid yet? I get mixed feelings reading the reviews with some saying awesome and having no issues while others talk about them crashing their phones.

The ones crashign the phones are trying to take advantage of the open source but don't know what there donig, the phone is completely stable.

I'm currently using a G1 and may switch to the Droid.

i broke i think 5 razrs, they are worthless.

i have a blackberry curve right now, it's amazing.

Good news, talked with my guy last night, initial estimates are in and roughly 150,000 units have been sold the opening weekend already. That's not bad since there was not a lot of time before the phone was available. People are still waiting for contracts to be up and it is christmas phone season and alot of competition.

He showed me a cool trick last night where if you take a small magnet, really small, and plug it up on the back of the phone on the top half, you can make the phone think it's in a docking station or gps car mount, and pull the features off it.

44 a month for unlimited data. I will pass.

I'm not impressed...usually the first models have problems.I'll pass, I'll stick with my Iphone 3gs and free internet tethering.

Verizons service is way too pricey.

If they brought it to sprint I might try it out.

One of the kids I work with (12) had it on Monday (yes he's spoiled) and showed me all these cool things it had. However just like the iphone - it's cost prohibitive being on the big V

AT&T is hella expensive...