Ok, Now that a brave soul has torn down his phone and confirmed the fact that our memory is there, I think that this must be the greatest device I have owned so far.
I loved my Nexus One. When I bought a Vibrant and lost the Nexus, I was really upset because I had to keep that piece of junk. (I still have it). Then I saw the G2 and had to have it.
The build quality is solid. My hinge is fine, besides I don't text while hanging from my tail so even if it was a bit loose I think I would be OK. The reception is about 3x better than my Vibrant and the wifi works at school, something neither of the two Vibrants I have had did.
Having Froyo again makes me so happy, and the fact that Cyanogen is getting one and will probably personally put CM6 on it, will make it even better.
Since we have so many complaint threads, I just figured we should have at least one thread that talked about the good things this device has to offer.
I hope to have this phone until I am ready for an upgrade.
I couldn't of said it any better homie. There's too many folks around here complaining instead of enjoying the damn phone! Now that its been confirmed that we do indeed have 4gb that makes having this phone an even better feeling.
Here's hoping for a permanent root asap! Id like to thank those who are working hard to root the G2! Good ups to y'all!
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I love this phone as well. I was ready to retire my g1.
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I love this phone as well. I was ready to retire my g1.
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I second this.
I love my phone. Hinge isnt a big deal but if i get told it is a defect from tmo or HTC then i will replace it for a new one.
Besides this I love it. The keyboard is awesome, Music is nice and loud on the speaker, reception hasnt been a problem and I have even had some reception in train stations in NYC. The pics can be amazing in the right lighting and the vids are amazing period.
Only negative for me has to be the in-call volume... It's type low, but other then this the phone is perfect and I will be keeping this for a very long time.
You know, I hadn't made a single phone call since getting my phone. I'm more a text, email, and Gtalk kind of person. So I just called 1-800-Goog-411 to test the in-call volume. At max volume it was uncomfortably loud! I don't see how anyone can complain that the volume for calls is low.
I had a G1 and it was a great phone. Although I always felt that the G1 was a little slow.
I did have to "reboot bootloader" after getting some FCs in every app. I was downloading so many apps Im not sure which one caused it =)
I got the G2 a little worried about the 800MHz processor on the G2. But omg the phone is silly fast. This android phone is a complete joy to use. If you have any doubts about the G2 and you had/have the G1. The doubts are unfounded. The phone is amazing. I love everything about it. No problems with the hinge. Battery power is great too and I'm on it all the time. Everyone that has held it, compliments the weight and feel of the phone.
The HSPA is so fast.
I'm a lucky one to not get a loose hinge but even if I did I never txt upside down anyway lol. I never really cared for the memory as id never use up 4GB lol but its just nice to get what was promised to you and see now we do have it its a nice feeling. I freakin love the sound quality on this phone. The heavy weight from the phone and how it feels oh so nice and metaly. Anyone who's played with a Vibrant can tell u just how cheap that thing feels. Glad to be back on stock Android and glad to have bought this phone. I hope everyone else feels the same way. If not hey, u got buyers remorse haha jk jk
fRom Snugs G2 ^.^
Looks like a lot of us are coming from the G1. It was a great phone and really got me hooked to the smartphone scene. But, I was soooooo ready for an update after a few years and the G2 has delievered! The speed and visuals alone are key traits for me.
I really dont think there is a hinge problem at all. The video with this alleged hinge problrm is no different than mine or anyone elses. If you hold the phone upside down by just the keyboard at the right angle it will slide down. the screen bezel is metal and heavy. just gravity. its a really cool design, imo. way better and much more smooth than any other qwerty kb phone I have had.
I love g2 too coming from i4. Battery was running low on couple of days but after couple of cycles it seems its getting better. The only complain I have that I am not able to sync my hotmail email.
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I am glad the ***** fest has ended. maybe we can focus on important stuff now like enjoying the phone? We really need some help with root...
I'm not really sure what to with it since this backup partition is a first for me and most others. Unless we think of something super inventive.... we may have to wait on an ota? The general idea now is that froyo can only recognize 2.5 GB (well 2 really but I'm counting the the other part as radio, bootloader, spl, etc.) and/or a mirror image backup of default system on hidden partition. No one here really knows much about rooting exploits so we are all learning as we go. Just a suggestion, take a night off... enjoy your phone and help us out tomorrow, please. Like I said, no real experts here so don't feel intimidated or like you can't help because you know nothing. Those that have made roms/themes/or mods are especially needed because at least we have a background in some android/linux stuff so we're gonna have to lead the way. Also if you are new and know little, just read through the root thread and look at the past exploits that are linked in the thread to give you a general idea on what to do and how to do it. I can tell you that no one if gonna magically appear and root the phone for us. We can't continue to count on the big developers who don't have this phone and have a 100 other projects going. I wish it was that easy but I just don't see it happening. You can ask for help from some one if they are willing but its unlikely we will get more than just a few suggestions. There are folks keeping an eye on the root thread but it seems like they don't want to intervene for some reason. I think it's something like letting your kid find out how to ride a bike after you just take the training wheels off. you just have to let him do it on his own. he'll figure it out eventually. Or I could be wrong and they are all burnt out from the BBQ still. Plus, the phone's just getting released. some have waited on the retail stores to get theirs. We'll get there soon enough! I'm just glad y'all can enjoy your phones finally. I was mad the first night too but figured that it was hidden somewhere and started to enjoy the G2. This thing is so damn fast! I did get rid of the 3D drawer though. It was too tricky for me to scroll down sometimes. I'm loving the new gmail, a2sd, and other 2.2 features. The speaker sounds great too, nice and loud... also the trackpad light is cool too. the graphics on the games and lwp run so smoothly compared to my MTS. oh, the 2.2 market is freaking badass. nice to be able to see all those apps we couldn't before. the multitasking/process manager is so much better than 2.1, it's just crazy. I could keep on going but this post is long enough, hahaha! I hope to see you all in the development section soon! enjoy!
I wish I could help with root but ima dumbass with code and I don't have much free time =( hell the only roots ive done haver been 1 click roots lool but ill help out anyway I can =)
fRom Snugs G2 ^.^
I am coming from a Vibrant and I can't even say in words how much happier I am with this phone. It truly is the best phone ever.
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I wish I could help with root but ima dumbass with code and I don't have much free time =( hell the only roots ive done haver been 1 click roots lool but ill help out anyway I can =)
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Man.... I'm jealous. I never was lucky enough to be able to use the one click root. The easiest for me was the G1 and most difficult was the MTS.
This is my first transition from WM and I dont think I could of made a better choice. Best phone I could of ever decided to buy.
Any ex Nexus One users? Or is it a little too early for an upgrade (or downgrade)?
There are several former nexus one users around that are really digging the phone. I can't wait to get mine tomorrow.
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I got my phone on sat and have been a nexus one user and o g G1 since day one so I had to stay to my roots. All I have to say is this phone is awesome!!!!!! It will kick ass when it gets sense cant wait.... Enjoy
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If you did hang from your tail, the loose hinge wouldn't actually affect you, it would benefit you as the phone itself is upside down.
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So, I've had the G2 for two weeks. And I'm disgusted. I've been getting alot of issues with restarting, forced manual rebooting, and the form factor itself. At first I thought the z-hinge was alright, but now its just annoying. It falls down during certain elevation situations, and scares me ****less, because I feel like I'm gonna snap the dammed thing. -__-
I understand that the MTS has lower specs, including rom/ram and CPU, but you know what? I'm not sure I care. I kno the MTS is solid, and its a slider phone with a decent keyboard. And that's what I wanted all along. So, here's your opportunity, XDA goers:
You can trash talk my decisions, agree with them, offer advice to suit my situation, or all of the above. Seriously. I need a bit of insight. Because I'm really sick of pulling my battery to restart it, losing my save data to sporadic restarts, and feeling like I'm gonna snap the damn hinge off this phone. I'd almost rather just enjoy the fact that I have the newest phone, than actually operate it. Sad? I know it. So, opinions, go.
Thanks in advance, I suppose.
...have you done an exchange? Some people are having these problem, sure, but give it another go. However, nobody can help you out with the form factor issue.
Edit: Something that came to mind after. The new MyTouch that's coming out (what is it now, the MyTouch 4G? HD? I lost track). That's always an option if the MTS seemed worthy.
I have done one exchange. Which took the issue from just freeze screens, to both freeze screens and sporadic restarts. It just became worse.
Bump. -__-
Bad batch of g2. I've had three and only issue I ever had was loose hinge. I might go for a fourth but I'm trying not to let the loose hinge bother me. I might or might not. But lik dude said try another one. I personally will never compare g1 or g2 with the mytouch family. Its like apples n bananas
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The Slide is NOT worth it. You'll regret that decision pretty quickly, I think. It's also too much @ 429.99 last I checked. Unless you're upgrading. I say exchange it for another G2 and if you still don't like it, hold out for another slider. Just please don't waste your money on the Slide, lol.
Received my fourth G2 replacement Three days ago. What a difference!!!!!!! The hinges are tight, no random rebooting, no screen freezes, no turning itself off and the reception is perhaps slightly better, These are all issues that the other three had out of the box. I know it has been only three days but this is the first one that out of the box was right. The only issue has been a dropped call and that was right after charging the battery and making the call. Since then it has been rock solid. I would recommend you go with YOUR gut feelings. Let me just add that after the third I had called TM to cancel and return the phone and the rep in Cust. Loyalty mentioned there was a OTA rolling out that would fix all or most of the issues. He indicated it would be out soon. I took a chance and while there has been no OTA i did receive a phone that is quite acceptable. Whether he was telling the truth about the OTA or not is a moot point to me. There are solid excellent working G2's out there. To what extent I do not know but they do exist.
tenbeau, what baseband and software version does it have installed?
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I understand that the MTS has lower specs, including rom/ram and CPU, but you know what? I'm not sure I care. I kno the MTS is solid, and its a slider phone with a decent keyboard. And that's what I wanted all along. So, here's your opportunity, XDA goers
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My wife personally likes the slide's keyboard more than my G2. The reduced power or vanilla or not android install are not important to her.
I like the G2 far and away more, and I'm using the hardware keyboard much less than I thought I would now that I have swype. I like the screen res, the display is the right size, and it's faster than the N1.
I'd say if all that was really important to you was the keyboard, you could get the slide and install cm6 if you don't like the factory android install.
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So, I've had the G2 for two weeks. And I'm disgusted. I've been getting alot of issues with restarting, forced manual rebooting, and the form factor itself. At first I thought the z-hinge was alright, but now its just annoying. It falls down during certain elevation situations, and scares me ****less, because I feel like I'm gonna snap the dammed thing. -__-
I understand that the MTS has lower specs, including rom/ram and CPU, but you know what? I'm not sure I care. I kno the MTS is solid, and its a slider phone with a decent keyboard. And that's what I wanted all along. So, here's your opportunity, XDA goers:
You can trash talk my decisions, agree with them, offer advice to suit my situation, or all of the above. Seriously. I need a bit of insight. Because I'm really sick of pulling my battery to restart it, losing my save data to sporadic restarts, and feeling like I'm gonna snap the damn hinge off this phone. I'd almost rather just enjoy the fact that I have the newest phone, than actually operate it. Sad? I know it. So, opinions, go.
Thanks in advance, I suppose.
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Better just give up cell phones all together. You are always gonna run into probs. It would take one who has had many phones to find this true. Nothing is perfect. Btw, the mts is a badass phone. My wife has one. But than again....so is the G2.
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So, I've had the G2 for two weeks. And I'm disgusted.
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I'm frankly disgusted by the customer service I've received over this phone. It's horrible. I was just told that the loose hinge is a "design feature" and pretty much told to deal with it.
Never had anything but stellar CS from Tmo until now. I can't believe they won't work with their customers any better than this.
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I'm frankly disgusted by the customer service I've received over this phone. It's horrible. I was just told that the loose hinge is a "design feature" and pretty much told to deal with it.
Never had anything but stellar CS from Tmo until now. I can't believe they won't work with their customers any better than this.
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I'm sure tmo is tired of hearing abt the hinge. Take it to a store.
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My touch is a lot like g2. So yeah why not it is your money and tor decision after all
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quick question....if I have OC'd my G2 (and I have) could I revert tall of it, and return it without them being any wiser????
don't do it, i had the slide and i absolutely hated it. the thing is laggy, small screen, bad camera, no live wallpapers(by default), and no development for it. the G2 has all those wonderful things and should soon be running CM6. IMO the hinge is not bad at all, i actually tried to twist the screen off the demo at work and when it wouldn't budge i decided the phone is quite sturdy.
also the G2 has been dropped twice in 24 hours and has no marks on it but the slide never got dropped and has all kinds of scuffs all over the edges, you deffinately need to keep the G2
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baseband 12.22.60.09bu_26.02.01.15_m2
software 2.2
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quick question....if I have OC'd my G2 (and I have) could I revert tall of it, and return it without them being any wiser????
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Yes you can.
OP I personally have both phones. The G2 is leaps and bounds better than the slide. If I were you, I'd keep getting exchanges until the right one comes along. If you don't want to do that, wait until the mytouch 4g gets released publicly and exchange your phone for it.
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For everyone who is doing multiple exchanges....are you doing them in store or do you have to call customer service?....Also are you getting brand new phones or are they already sending out "refurbs"?
in the 3 almost 4 weeks ive owned the G2 i am on my 5th replacement. and nothing seem to be doing well. Waiting on the replacement to come in. I love the G2 with it being stock android, but if the 5th ones does not cut it. I hate to say but have to jump ship to the MTHD. ( and i advice you to go with the MTHD not the slider) not even comparable to the G2
After a few months, the novelty of the phone has worn off and I find myself disliking and regreting my choice to buy this phone more and more every day. From the lack of froyo, software stability issues, gps, problems, useless keyboard, etc, it just seems more and more unsuited for daily use. I'm also becoming disappointed in Sprint's network. At first I thought it was leaps and bounds better than T-Mobile but now I'm not so sure. "4G" is an absolute joke unless you're outside, standing still, and 100 ft from a tower. This is not a flaming bash thread, just how I feel. I'm wondering if anyone else shares my views.
P.S. I live in NYC
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Sorry for the bad experiences man. I'm actually the opposite. I like it more and more everyday. I'm running epic experience froyo. Gps locks in seconds.(for me anyway) runs very smooth. Can't comment on 4g cause its not availabe in my area. Everyones has their opinion I guess. Have you considered the evo? I have to say thogh the evo has a better radio. A couple of friends have it and Ill be sitting right next to them and they get 2-3 more bars than me in certain areas. That's just my observation tho.
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Personally, I still dig the phone even more than I did when I got it. My 4g isn't great either, but there when I need it- anywhere from 2-5mbits. Despite the little the devs have had to work with, my phone (on 2.2) is way faster than when I got it. Stability wise- I've had a few self induced setbacks, but now I back up more often. Once the source is out, the sky's the limit.
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I feel the exact opposite. I'm loving my epic more and more every day. I've been running the froyo betas since day one and it runs just as good if not better than my buddies evo running the official froyo. I do believe I can do without the hardware keyboard because I find myself using the software kb a lot more than I thought I would. But my phone has been great so far. And for some reason I've never had a problem with gps. Even on froyo. I'm in ny also but I live out east in suffolk county so we don't have 4g yet. Doesn't bother me though when I'm home I use my wifi and at work we have wifi as well so I'm good with that. Also.. since having the epic, I get kind of disgusted when I look at a non SAMOLED screen. They look so washed out. This includes the iphone 4s screen although it is a bit sharper
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Sorry for the bad experiences man. I'm actually the opposite. I like it more and more everyday. I'm running epic experience froyo. Gps locks in seconds.(for me anyway) runs very smooth. Can't comment on 4g cause its not availabe in my area. Everyones has their opinion I guess. Have you considered the evo? I have to say thogh the evo has a better radio. A couple of friends have it and Ill be sitting right next to them and they get 2-3 more bars than me in certain areas. That's just my observation tho.
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Lol I must have been typing my reply as you posted yours. But our replies look similar
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Lol. First I ditched my captivate(pay as you go) then I got suckered into getting a fascinate and couldn't regret it more. That's why this message is sent from my incredible. And not a Samsung phone period. If Sammy made a phone that sucked my ****, swallowed, and showed pix of Kim kardashian while doing it I still wouldn't buy another one.
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Lol. First I ditched my captivate(pay as you go) then I got suckered into getting a fascinate and couldn't regret it more. That's why this message is sent from my incredible. And not a Samsung phone period. If Sammy made a phone that sucked my ****, swallowed, and showed pix of Kim kardashian while doing it I still wouldn't buy another one.
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The incredible is cute I guess. But I needed a mans phone. I'm done with any screen smaller than 4 in. The incredible is a decent phone but it is inferior to the epic in just about every way. But have fun with that though. And on top of that u pay so much more a month. So its a lose lose in my eyes. Sero ftw
Also i don't see the problem ppl are having with sammy phones. This is my first sammy phone after about 6 htc phones and I don't regret the switch at all. It feels a little plasticy at first but the quality is definitely not bad at all
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I don't have many phone to go by cause this is my first android phone but my friends from work who have iphone4, blackberry and a few other smartphones are all praising my Epic.
As far as 4g goes, I use it all the time and always get a good signal indoors or outdoors. BTW I'm in the Boston market. I did notice while in queens new york I didn't get a 4g signal indoors.
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Lol I must have been typing my reply as you posted yours. But our replies look similar
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Haha agree!
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The incredible is cute I guess. But I needed a mans phone. I'm done with any screen smaller than 4 in. The incredible is a decent phone but it is inferior to the epic in just about every way. But have fun with that though. And on top of that u pay so much more a month. So its a lose lose in my eyes. Sero ftw
Also i don't see the problem ppl are having with sammy phones. This is my first sammy phone after about 6 htc phones and I don't regret the switch at all. It feels a little plasticy at first but the quality is definitely not bad at all
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Agree 100%. I would like to see 2.2.1 officially released though.
I am still in love with the phone. The only thing I wish is that we had 2.2 officially.
Actually, yeah, I'm right there with ya. I waited and waited and held off on buying an Evo, in spite of the fact that my wife and my dad were loving theirs, anxiously awaiting Epic launch day. I'm starting to regret it now, like for real. But I don't think the Evo is the perfect phone for me either, but it seems closer. I really like some of the other phones out there, but now I'm stuck on a Sprint family plan, and there isn't **** coming out any time soon (yeah, I know about the Knight, or Evo Shift or whatever, but I don't want a keyboard, dammit). Seems like T-Mo and Verizon are getting sweet new high end phones every week, and Sprint is just happy to get by on the success of the Evo. I guess I might be looking for a trade for an Evo soon, or selling mine on Ebay to buy an Evo. I really want to love this phone, but Samsung just isn't letting me. It'd be nice if every phone was available on every carrier. Stupid back door carrier/manufacturer deals.
Can we just stop making posts about how we hate our epics this is how the community gets into fights, that and when noobs ask questions.
THE FROYO EPIC EXPERIENCE
I'm in nyc and i dont have any of the issues you seem to have, i get 4g at work 5/1 d/u
i get 4g at home 7/1.2 d/u, my 3g service is fairly awesome(except on the corner of 22nd and park where i get ONLY get 4g). the phone itself is everything i expected, i bought great hardware. i fully expected to be able to hack at it and make it how i wanted, which is what we got with the albiet lackluster dev community, but at least i have froyo, the only major drawback that i can see to the epic has been the rather inconsitent seeming quality control on the hardware itself.
GPS working perfect on some or not at all/spotty on others. the major downside to the GPS problem and trying to find a fix(which could be as stupid as putting a papperclip on the internal antenae(dont do this it was only an example)) or just waiting for source and recompiling the drivers to cover more internal revisions of the chip. im guessing that since froyo is still "private beta" that the gps problems will persist, but since everyone seems to believe that di18 had solved it for all, it's hard to say. if you're unhappy with the phone because you feel left behind i dunno what to say except, did you really expect to get more than just a great hardware device and a phone network? We all bought this one above all else because of what it was not what it could become.
I enjoy this phone more and more everyday. I switched over from tmobile and I had the g1 with them and then the motorola cliq, they both worked fine when I 1st got them but being on the tmobile network was a pain, they always had problems(so I'm glad I ditced them after 5 yrs of service.)
Now as for the epic, its way faster then my other 2 android phones from tmobile and it let's me do more, I'm also in NYC and I've notice that 4g only works for me when I'm in the city. When I head home (brooklyn) it just doesn't stay connected to the 4g service so ill agree with you there. The other thing that I don't like is the keyboard and its lag, other then those two things I can deal with this phone, its quite fast and screen is freaking beautiful!
P.S: battery problem is a common for android phones so I don't include that in my dislikes.
- Its just going to be Epic!
I would say I like this phone the exact amount as the day I got it, which is a lot. I would say I like android more and more each day as I find new more useful apps.
As far as the phone is concerned I live and work very close to major freeways so 4g reception is terrific in my workplace and in my home, in fact it is better than 3g in both places. A downside for me is that this phone seems to have worse reception than my old tp2 but it has never really been to much of an issue. The battery has never been a problem for me, I can make it run out in a few hours if I really wanted but last weekend I was sick on the couch the whole holiday and my phone made it 40+ hours chillin beside me since i didn't really use it much. The keyboard is no touch pro 2 but I still prefer it over the screen for typing long emails and now that i have a GAMEGRIPPER i play emulators quite a bit. I do still need to shave down some of the gamegrippers buttons but i digress. Overall I am very satisfied and I hope that there are developers out there who will make stuff targeted at more powerful phones like ours.
edit: sorry the screenshot is kinda weird but it is still readable and my screen was only on for 62 min.
I suppose that there are more things to hate right now.
Battery life needs improvement. Hate.
My phone recently overheated and shut down. Hate.
Ran out of room for apps. Hate.
Pen-tile and poor whites. Hate.
GPS is worthless. Hate.
Very responsive. Like.
Boots up pretty quickly. Like.
Looks different than other phones. Like.
Keyboard - not sure. I actually want a 5-row keyboard, but I want one like the HTC Touch Pro 2; this layout isn't that great.
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I am still in love with the phone. The only thing I wish is that we had 2.2 officially.
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Ok.. this thread is not as boring as the other ones.. I agree with the above,
there is so much to like about the phone. If you don't like it.. get a phone that suits you.
Nah, my phone is really cool I totally dig it. About the only thing I dislike is the fact that the battery doesn't last very long.
About the keyboard.. its funny, I do a lot of typing through swype, like at least 80% or so. Sometimes I think I could have gotten away without a physical keyboard, then I go to type some non-dictionary word or url or something and it's just easier to flip out the physical keyboard than it is to fight with the on screen keyboard. I think of it like that old saying about guns.. "Better the have one and not need it than to need one and not have it."
edit: getting froyo on my phone was pretty easy. I'm marginally technically inclined and it wasn't any harder than installing/configuring an OS on a desktop (I guess technically it is exactly that) It took about a few hours of research and a couple retries to sort all the kinks out but it's very smooth now.
still bitter about that battery tho..
oh yea not receiving 4G service in San Pedro yet still paying extra for 4G is lame..
So, as the title states, I am about to quit. I keep having problems with software and hardware alike. I'm like on my tenth NS... I think I would be leaving Android for a while too. If I returned it I would go with a BB 9780. I don't know, I would love your opinions though, because, surprisingly enough, this is a hard decision.
Thanks all.
I say sell it & get the Motorola Atrix when it comes out. It's a really powerful phone. However you might want to wait a few weeks after it's out & get as much feedback & info as possible. You never know.
Thank you, but I'm not interested in Motorola, plus, there will be phones with the same specs, if not better in the coming months. I'm just disappointed in the NS, and I want to stick with Google, they deliver the best Android experience. And I've always loved BB
Omfg a TENTH NS??! Sounds like the store got a bad batch try a different store.
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There's three in my area. I finally bought one online (10th, got it today), and I'm just not happy at all. I was using an old BB 8900 and I loved it.
What is wrong?
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What is wrong?
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Another screen crease, volume buttons, random reboot, and a dead pixel.
You seem to be extremely unlucky..
i agree. You are definately very down in luck to have 10? bad NS.
I'm absolutely in love with my NS coming from the N1...
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You seem to be extremely unlucky..
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Yeah, I am... Ok. I made my mind up. I'm gonna return it. I just dont feel the magic anymore. And BB is really pulling me back.
I have a bunch of accessories including two extra batteries (1400mAh) w/charger (china), tech 21 case (from UK), samsung neoprene pouch (eBay). If anyone is interested, $65 shipped, tomorrow even if you wanted.
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i agree. You are definately very down in luck to have 10? bad NS.
I'm absolutely in love with my NS coming from the N1...
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Yeah I agree too, but don't you see how I'm like ready to be done with this ****?! Like, no more NS at all. I'm done.
Easy, killer. If you don't want it, you don't want it. No biggie.
I went through 6 of these before I found a good one.
Now that I do have a good one everything is great. Dead pixel is a problem but the volume rocker seeming loose and the screen crease are not really defects I'd say. The majority have that. If the phone is rebooting on stock 2.3 then you def got a lemon.
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Sorry to hear that. You do have bad luck, dont hope it follows you to your next phone.
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So a "crackberry addict"* couldn't make the switch to android. That's not surprising, it's a big paradigm shift to make.
My iPhone loving friend tried a Vibrant with Froyo and hated it no end. He couldn't make the switch either.
If you went through 10 Nexus S, and they legitimately were defective, you've had the worst luck I've ever seen anyone have with phones.
Thanks for sharing.
*crackberry addict used strictly tongue in cheek and is in no way intended to be some kind of slur
maybe try a HTC device with Froyo 2.2
like the HTC Desire Z
it's an easier switch for BB addicts, it got a real keyboard, fast, and work properly right out of the box without any customization
i'll have picked one up for myself if it came with SAMOLED
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So a "crackberry addict"* couldn't make the switch to android. That's not surprising, it's a big paradigm shift to make.
My iPhone loving friend tried a Vibrant with Froyo and hated it no end. He couldn't make the switch either.
If you went through 10 Nexus S, and they legitimately were defective, you've had the worst luck I've ever seen anyone have with phones.
Thanks for sharing.
*crackberry addict used strictly tongue in cheek and is in no way intended to be some kind of slur
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Its funny. I had a Bold 9700 and decided to get a mytouch3g 3.5MM and after about a week, sold it and went back to my blackberry bold.. I started to get the itch about 3 months later to buy a Nexus One. Had it for about 1 month and said AGAIN, not for me, and sold it. Went back to a Bold 9700...
Now, I thought about the Nexus S and said hell, why not try it out.. SOLD THE BLACKBERRY after 1 week with the Nexus. I love the nexus s..
It took me a while, but I made the jump and i'm not going back.
Blackberry Pros : Battery life is amazing, Text, Email, BBM, Can drop it off a building and still works, solid phone. KEYBOARD IS AWESOME
Cons: App Store non-existent, almost no memory built into the phones, web is horrible !! Battery Pulls, Freezing ,should I continue ?
A good friend of mine just switched from a tour to an Evo and after a week went back to the Tour.. He is already telling me he misses the web and maps from the evo.
Long story Long : See you back here in a few months when you buy the Galaxy S 2 lol
So "quit" it and be done. Why do people feel the need to announce their every thought here?
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So "quit" it and be done. Why do people feel the need to announce their every thought here?
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Because I value you my fellow xda members' opinions. Is that wrong?
I've had every kind of phone, whether it be Android (HTC Magic, Nexus One, Nexus S, WP7 (HD7), iPhone (1, 2, 3, & 4) , BlackBerry (8310, 8900, 9000), Nokia (N96, N97). So, it's not like this was my first Android experience and the NS killed it for me, I'm an experienced Android user, but I will be back one day when something amazing comes out. And for now I'm choosing BB for a replacement. But, I'm not a crackberry addict, I was like two years ago with the Bold 9000, maybe I will be now, but that's beside the point.
I just thought that your guys' opinions mattered, so thanks to the nice people here, and I'll be seeing you guys around later on..
Zach
Quit. This thread is entirely too long for another rant. Don't like it don't keep it.
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Maybe its just me but im not as impressed with my Atrix as i thought i would be. Before this i had a Nexus one and it seemed like it was much faster than the Atrix it just seems like its always lagging a little bit, i can really tell it when i unlock it because it will randomly stop before im done swiping my code. (if that makes since, hard to explain) I would use the Finger Print scanner but that took about 6 times to finally unlock the phone. Last but not least the flash light on the back. I use to use it all the time but now it doesn't work half the time. It will start flashing and dim untill it finally goes dead and doesnt work. It has like a yellow tint to it to. (not sure if that's normal)
Also the dock was a waist of 80$ Its not worth but maybe 10$ I cant even sync the phone up to the computer in it.
I am pretty much in love with mine... No lag, no random restarts, no troubles from the flash, zero problems. I am rooted and using GingerBlur 4.5 ATM. Maybe try modding it some.
i think we need a separate sub-forum for unhappy users. that way I dont have to read them
I think the Atrix is GREAT. I have owned it for a few months and at the same time bought and returned the HTC Inspire, SGS2 and the HTC Sensation. It beat them ALL IMHO. especially in battery life, sound quality and loudness, and general ability to run anything I install without a hitch. It is fast but not over-tuned (and lacking torque when it matters). For example, I play a lot of video and onyl the Atrix plays everything without a stutter. OK its camera isnt as good as SGS2, but its good enough. I like its screen the most of all the devices (its the birghtest, especially whites). Its the only device I feel I can rely on for an entire day without being near a battery charger.
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Maybe its just me but im not as impressed with my Atrix as i thought i would be. Before this i had a Nexus one and it seemed like it was much faster than the Atrix it just seems like its always lagging a little bit, i can really tell it when i unlock it because it will randomly stop before im done swiping my code. (if that makes since, hard to explain) I would use the Finger Print scanner but that took about 6 times to finally unlock the phone. Last but not least the flash light on the back. I use to use it all the time but now it doesn't work half the time. It will start flashing and dim untill it finally goes dead and doesnt work. It has like a yellow tint to it to. (not sure if that's normal)
Also the dock was a waist of 80$ Its not worth but maybe 10$ I cant even sync the phone up to the computer in it.
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..And the towers are too far apart and it doesn't play the song I want and one of the guys at the att store smells funny. Also Im on XDA but I'm not too sure how to search or ask questions so I guess I will rant.
As has bene documented countless times in this forum, the hardware is being suffocated by the software. That's why everyone anxiously awaits the bypassing of the bootloader, loading custom kernels and ROMs, and why many people are pressuring Motorola to set their phone free. Motorola promises late 2011, but some people have different timelines to take matters into their own hands.
No, mine is fast and has no lag.
Getting faster the more crap I put on it.
@WiredPirate
If your not going to answer my question dont reply to my thread.
Trolls these days, i swear
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@WiredPirate
If your not going to answer my question dont reply to my thread.
Trolls these days, i swear
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Exactly what goes through my mind when I see responses like that.
I'm in the same boat as you Sanbourne. Been having a lot of problems with my Atrix and I'm just about ready to get rid of it
I have used many phones, and I mean MANY. The atrix is the only phone that has finally made me say, wow. I don't see the problems your having and maybe the fact that its an assembly line phone you might need to replace it. I run 3d graphics without a hitch. Screen scrolling and unlocking is smooth as butter. Not to mention call quality, speaker, display, etc... It is by far a beast of a device. I have packed almost 40gb of info into this thing, have over 80 apps, including games, productivity and more. I am probably at any given time running 15 or more processes in the background and still, it takes it with no problem. These are phones here, and in a world where we rely less on what they do and more on how they do it and how they look we seem to forget that nothing comes close to what this phone has achieved in a power user standpoint. Keep that all in mind when you think the atrix isn't that great or impressive. Its your personal workhorse, its not a "pretty" phone or a "wow look at that phone!" its a, "nope, leave the laptop, I have everything I need right here"
I'm so tired of people *****ing about there phone. If I don't like it take it back. I love mine....fast as hell....tons of features..
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I am pretty much in love with mine... No lag, no random restarts, no troubles from the flash, zero problems. I am rooted and using GingerBlur 4.5 ATM. Maybe try modding it some.
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same here
i m just waiting for the bootloader to be unlocked + / and GB 2.3.4
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i think we need a separate sub-forum for unhappy users. that way I dont have to read them
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agreed
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@WiredPirate
If your not going to answer my question dont reply to my thread.
Trolls these days, i swear
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You didn't ask any questions, there is not one single question mark in your whole post. You only posted to complain. This is a public forum if you dont want to hear my reply then you should post in a private forum. Instead you want me to read your lame ass post and copy/paste the information here for you so you dont have to do any work finding the answers yourself? YOU are the troll.
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I'm so tired of people *****ing about there phone. If I don't like it take it back. I love mine....fast as hell....tons of features..
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+1
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I have used many phones, and I mean MANY. The atrix is the only phone that has finally made me say, wow. I don't see the problems your having and maybe the fact that its an assembly line phone you might need to replace it. I run 3d graphics without a hitch. Screen scrolling and unlocking is smooth as butter. Not to mention call quality, speaker, display, etc... It is by far a beast of a device. I have packed almost 40gb of info into this thing, have over 80 apps, including games, productivity and more. I am probably at any given time running 15 or more processes in the background and still, it takes it with no problem. These are phones here, and in a world where we rely less on what they do and more on how they do it and how they look we seem to forget that nothing comes close to what this phone has achieved in a power user standpoint. Keep that all in mind when you think the atrix isn't that great or impressive. Its your personal workhorse, its not a "pretty" phone or a "wow look at that phone!" its a, "nope, leave the laptop, I have everything I need right here"
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Same here and with Citrix Xen Desktop and the lapdock I can run a Windows XP session and use Excel/Word and all my other office software....
I don't understand about the flashlight...although I have read that some apps can burn out the led on a phone. Maybe you should take it in under warranty.
On the keypad..there is a delay if you are in the process of rebooting your phone. Otherwise entering the code is instantaneous. Fingerprint reader may take me two times..
Ive owned a moto backflip and htc aria before getting this phone and in my opinion, it feels like a better version of the motorola backflip
Life is a banquet and death is dessert
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You didn't ask any questions, there is not one single question mark in your whole post. You only posted to complain. This is a public forum if you dont want to hear my reply then you should post in a private forum. Instead you want me to read your lame ass post and copy/paste the information here for you so you dont have to do any work finding the answers yourself? YOU are the troll.
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I'm pretty sure you're the troll. If you don't like the content of the thread (or can already tell you won't by reading the title), exercise some god damn willpower and DON'T REPLY. You're wasting everyone's time.
I came from a Vodafone UK Iphone 4 and got back to the states...I picked up the atrix after a BUNCH of research. I am really happy with it. So much I really havent even paid attention to upcoming phones.(thats how I gauge how much i really like a phone). it is kinda like being happy with your woman enough not to notice all the others out there.
The other thing to keep in mind is the version of Android isnt even supporting ALL that this phone can do. So it really is future proof for a while. Gingerblur has made things smooth as can possibly be also.
give it some time bro
OP, I disagree with you. I recently baught a nexus one for my wife, $270 brand new. Although I love its build quality, my Atrix is MUCH faster (with Go launcher EX). And yes, even the Nexus one with its 1 Ghz CPU lags after a day of use.
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dLo GSR said:
I'm pretty sure you're the troll. If you don't like the content of the thread (or can already tell you won't by reading the title), exercise some god damn willpower and DON'T REPLY. You're wasting everyone's time.
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Now you're the troll. If you don't like the content of my post, exercise some god damn willpower and DON'T REPLY. You're wasting everyone's time.
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Keep that all in mind when you think the atrix isn't that great or impressive. Its your personal workhorse, its not a "pretty" phone or a "wow look at that phone!" its a, "nope, leave the laptop, I have everything I need right here"
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Exactly what I think about the atrix.
I love it.
Great post skillz. +1
Will agree with OP... It's nice but nothing takes advantage of the dual cores it seems.
Live Wallpaper is laggy (with launcher pro or motoblur), the screen takes forever to turn on, it seems every other previous flagship device is getting updates (It's pissing me off!)...
Next time I'm definitely going with HTC, if I can't find a good HTC I'll opt for samsung, but never again for Motorola. Or AT&T for that fact.
And all I can say is OMG. I love this thing, I dont think I have ever owned a better electronic device in my life. Its the first true phone I an say makes the iPhone 4gs look like a pocket watch. I cant wait to start flashing but Im going to stick with the stock rom for a few weeks just so I know how it feels and I can fairly compare other roms.
Ohh and Im so glad im done with the Atrix. Thing failed on me three times.
I had the Atrix ...loved that thing. Anywho, welcome!
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Ohh and Im so glad im done with the Atrix. Thing failed on me three times.
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I had the Atrix as well. Oh man what a headache that was.
Warning: Storytime
It was a good concept, but was rather gimmicky. The fingerprint scanner never worked unless you hit it right on the money, so never used it. People had a hard time hearing me during calls. In September I started getting the dreaded sleep of death. Then my wifi stopped working from time to time. It progressively got worse through the winter, and then in February it died for good. Finally, the ear speaker died last week . Could not take calls unless I used speakerphone, so yeah time for new phone. I was not due for an upgrade till October, but luckily a family member on my plan was. AT&T allowed us to switch our upgrade times so I could get a new phone. She is an Iphone user and the new one isn't coming out till this fall (supposedly), so she was fine with it. The problems I had seem to be fairly common. I am pretty sure a phone is supposed to last longer than a year. Apparently, there is a new Atrix out, but I still got this phone without any hesitation.
Bummer man. I loved my Atrix and never had any of those problems. But I am definitely enjoying the speed and screen of the S3!
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I also came from the atrix! Loved that phone so much and loved the dev for it. Now my dad is using it never had one prob with it at all. My mom also has the atrix and she loves it too. I am loving the s3 way more though great device the best ive ever had for sure
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I've also switched from an Atrix. The only problem that I've had with it is an occasional reboot on its own. Otherwise I have truly enjoyed the phone. I've passed it down to my daughter who is loving it. She also thinks she is pretty cool with her lapdock!
So far I like this S3. I'm having to get used to the TouchWiz. But then again I also had to get used to MotoBlur.
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And all I can say is OMG. I love this thing, I dont think I have ever owned a better electronic device in my life. Its the first true phone I an say makes the iPhone 4gs look like a pocket watch. I cant wait to start flashing but Im going to stick with the stock rom for a few weeks just so I know how it feels and I can fairly compare other roms.
Ohh and Im so glad im done with the Atrix. Thing failed on me three times.
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I still love my Atrix. I love the whole thing with the Lapdock, wish this phone had that.
Edit: Oh yea my mother and little bro both have the Atrix also and refuse to get another phone. They get around 5 hours screen time battery life, can navigate the entire phone with their thumb, etc.
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I have had one random reboot when recording my buddy go up some crazy stuff in his lifted jeep, that kind of sucked.
I also miss having no HDMI out?:crying: