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To Streak or not...

just wondering if i should get an unlocked streak and retire my N1? Anyone with a streak please chime in...the one thing really are there any good roms for the streak and is it easy to root and how is the recovery image...i will be giving up cayenogen, ra recover...anything close for the streak???

Steve's Froyo is pretty much the only ROM I know of. It's really fast though.
I came from a Desire, the only reason to bother with the Streak is if you really want the extra screen real estate. I found the Desire to be more snappy and an overall better performer. I also prefer sense although I can live without it.
Would I make the same decision again??? I've already had the opportunity to... and I did

thanks for the reply. i alsways wanted to get one from day one, but its pretty hard when no one that i know of has one that i can play with. i have tried the captivate, droid x and even the new mytouch 4G. i have returned them all for they really didnt blow my N1 out of the water...there was no wow factor...so im in a delema on do i get the streak or wait till a dual core android comes out...im thinking that there shouldnt be one released till next year...is it true that the new unlocked streaks have an upgreaded hardware? thanks again?

RiNo808 said:
thanks for the reply. i alsways wanted to get one from day one, but its pretty hard when no one that i know of has one that i can play with. i have tried the captivate, droid x and even the new mytouch 4G. i have returned them all for they really didnt blow my N1 out of the water...there was no wow factor...so im in a delema on do i get the streak or wait till a dual core android comes out...im thinking that there shouldnt be one released till next year...is it true that the new unlocked streaks have an upgreaded hardware? thanks again?
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nope, but it has 2.2 froyo
im pretty happy with my streak, comming from a htc touch pro for me this is the best thing happend. its the first time with a phone that people can accurately hear me and dont complain about the sound quality. the reception is also far superior to other phones i seen around. happy internetting while the majority is looking for a cellular connection.

im in the same boat bro,, im on a N1 too .. keep coming back to it..had a evo,vibrant,desire,hd2,and recently a hd7 that i returned cause didnt like the camera ...so im back to the N1 running 263 nightly super fast ,, but i saw the streak at besybuy and the screen size blew me away lol i was like wow imagine facebook or anything here lol huge...
so thats why im in here reading and ****... bestbuy selling the white version but of course ATT locked.. with 1.6 yeak..dell selling the unlocked version with 2.2 cool but delivery date says 12/8 or some like that .. damn im on tmo and kinda hate att ,,im not going to use thhis on edge no way ..meaning i would have to switch to att? is this really really worth it?

ajftl said:
im in the same boat bro,, im on a N1 too .. keep coming back to it..had a evo,vibrant,desire,hd2,and recently a hd7 that i returned cause didnt like the camera ...so im back to the N1 running 263 nightly super fast ,, but i saw the streak at besybuy and the screen size blew me away lol i was like wow imagine facebook or anything here lol huge...
so thats why im in here reading and ****... bestbuy selling the white version but of course ATT locked.. with 1.6 yeak..dell selling the unlocked version with 2.2 cool but delivery date says 12/8 or some like that .. damn im on tmo and kinda hate att ,,im not going to use thhis on edge no way ..meaning i would have to switch to att? is this really really worth it?
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I know how it is on to keep coming back to the N1. now if caynogen made a rom for the streak that would be a no brainer...im also on the nightlies and yup its 263. the only other phone that kind of had me was the MT4G, but the reception sucks where i use my phone the most.
i almost pulled the trigger last night on the unlocked streak from dell's web site...but it says the delivery date will be 12-8-10 but it then gave me a delivery date of 12-21-10...now if i have to wait that long, i just might wait to see what everyone else has to say about it...and what new roms there will be...

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nope, but it has 2.2 froyo
im pretty happy with my streak, comming from a htc touch pro for me this is the best thing happend. its the first time with a phone that people can accurately hear me and dont complain about the sound quality. the reception is also far superior to other phones i seen around. happy internetting while the majority is looking for a cellular connection.
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Actually, I can vouch for this one too. Call quality for both ends of a call has been improved with the Streak.
One thing I noticed that was infinitely better on the Streak than the Desire... SPEAKERPHONE!!!
I could never hear anything on speakerphone while driving on my Desire, but the Streak is so loud that I actually have to turn it down little.
I've got one of the white Streaks from Best Buy coming in the mail (thanks Killster ) and I'm hoping it will be as simple to unlock as my other two Streaks were.

Captivate to Streak
Hey guys! I currently have a Samsung Captivate but am thinking of buying a new unlocked streak online which is rocking Froyo or heading over to my local best buy and picking up one of the white streaks they have in stock. So my question is this. I see that most everyone is using DJ Steve's Froyo rather than the Dell android 1.6. Does anyone know how the new Dell Froyo and Steve Froyo compare? I'm very impatient and Dell's website says the unlocked streaks will ship Dec. 11th. I've got money to burn and I don't know if I can make it three weeks for a shiny new phone/tablet android slice of perfection. I'm just happy that the streak's gps works. Captivate sucks!!! Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I have both a Nexus and a Streak. Honestly, I would hang onto your Nexus for a little while longer. I love my streak but I just keep coming back to the nexus with cyanogen. Plus, it would be tough to give up a Google experience phone. DJ Steve is awesome and hopefully will get cyanogen going on the streak but direct OTAs are hard to turn down.
My advice, do whatever it takes and have both. They're both awesome in their own ways.
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cu_ninja said:
I have both a Nexus and a Streak. Honestly, I would hang onto your Nexus for a little while longer. I love my streak but I just keep coming back to the nexus with cyanogen. Plus, it would be tough to give up a Google experience phone. DJ Steve is awesome and hopefully will get cyanogen going on the streak but direct OTAs are hard to turn down.
My advice, do whatever it takes and have both. They're both awesome in their own ways.
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thanks for your input, do you find yourself using the streak or N1 more on a daily basis?

I am really trying to make the streak my daily driver but as soon as I get home I am checking on the forums to see what new apps, tweaks, or roms there are for the nexus. Its hard to go from such a rich development community on the nexus to a 1 man show in DJ Steve (as good as he is).
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Get the streak , you wont regret it. Its easily the best phone ive ever had. The size alone is the biggest selling point for me. I'll never go smaller than 5" again..

I just retired my N1 for good after getting my Streak up to official 2.2 + DJSteve/Fards tweak patch (via Smokku's instructions found here.
Having 5" for playing around with my favorite operating system is priceless. The hardware is fantastic quality. The only thing lacking is the camera, but lets be honest .. a $100 digicam is going to take 3x's as good of video and pictures if you really care about QUALITY.
Dell really put together a nice package with this mini-tablet / huge phone. I am a big guy .. 6'4" with hands that match my frame .. so this thing doesn't even feel THAT big in my hand. A week of having it with me, and I can't go back to the small screen, try as I might.
This thing screams just as loud as my N1 with the proper tweaks. It does really blow my mind how good the N1 was/is when you start trying to find phones out there standing tall above it.
Just as fast as any other 'droid phone .. but with a good .7" advantage on it's closest competitors (Droid X / Evo 4g).
Get this phone if you think you'll like the size. I am afraid nobody is going to make another 5" with the new dual-core stuff in the pipeline. The reason I am afraid is, I can't see myself going back to the smaller screens.

Any worried about the affording the Streak, Dell is including a $150 visa card for Black Friday sale. So u would actually be paying less than most of us.
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treylemkn said:
Hey guys! I currently have a Samsung Captivate but am thinking of buying a new unlocked streak online which is rocking Froyo or heading over to my local best buy and picking up one of the white streaks they have in stock. So my question is this. I see that most everyone is using DJ Steve's Froyo rather than the Dell android 1.6. Does anyone know how the new Dell Froyo and Steve Froyo compare? I'm very impatient and Dell's website says the unlocked streaks will ship Dec. 11th. I've got money to burn and I don't know if I can make it three weeks for a shiny new phone/tablet android slice of perfection. I'm just happy that the streak's gps works. Captivate sucks!!! Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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THe white streak needs a special tool to upgrade from 1.6 to 2.2. I learned the hard way. Soft bricked twice lol. They are working on a tutorial for it now but if you can get into irc chat on channel #dellstreak they can help you out. I posted a thread about it in Modaco forum. DJ STEVES. 2.2 IS FAR superior to stock. I'm coming from a samsung captivate as well with all our problems it has it totally sucks. Streak just works.

I paid extra to buy the unlocked Streak with Froyo direct from Dell. Its a joke, it shipped with 1.6 and then a few minutes after starting up it popped up an "upgrade available" message. BUT it went smooth and only took about 20 minutes. So far this thing smokes a stock Captivate and the touchscreen is much better than the one on my old nexus. I do get the redirect error in the browser but not often.Unlocked streaks also don't need hacked to allow 3rd party app installation...you just click the box to allow it. This is the first device I've owned that I don't feel the need to hack the hell out of. It just works and I love it.
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My streak was locked to att and i got it from best buy. It has the check Box for third party apps..?..
I did upgrade to foryo 2.2 though
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Goodbye Streak

I used to love you but you had to go back. Community support was awesome, hardware was good, Dell software was awful, and no light at the end of the tunnel. My 30-day trial of the Streak is over. I have been convinced that Android is better than iOS. I'm going to go back to my 3g for now, at least until the new Motorola shiny comes out.
Best Buy took my phone back and didn't charge me the restocking fee. They also didn't check the version on my phone or even open the box. I did take it back complete with charger and headphones, tho, just in case.
I will have a Slacker G2 dock for sale soon. Thanks everyone for your information, and especially to DJ_Steve for his incredible ROMs.

That sucks but which/what dell software are you talking about?
And how much do you want for the G2 dock?

Wow.. loving the streak after coming from a Samsung galaxy s. This android phone works 100%. Wonder what else it needed for you
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Same boat here. Just sold mine on eBay. As nice as the hardware may be I do not see myself buying another Dell mobile product. DJ Steve's rom is the only reason I kept the Streak as long as I did. I look forward to more vanilla android options as consumers become increasingly frustrated with custom handset skins and upgrade delays.
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Well I hope you post here when you go to sell the dock. I know plenty of people (including me) are interested in buying it.
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gave mine up this past Friday... too much trouble for such a cool device. Sold it, bought myself another HD2 (had one before). Loved the HD2 but the Windows OS sucked on it. Heard that they successfully ported the Android ROMS with everything working, so I researched, and sure enough, the cooked ROMs are way better than anything Dell put out. Got the HD2, flashed it in 10 mins, and it's beautimous. I will miss the size of the streak for a while, but I missed 3G more (was using it on TMO). Edge was just too slow.

Hmm?
I could understand leaving if one was still waiting for 2.2... or had hardware problems... or didn't like the size...
But this device smokes on Steve's builds and the official 318.
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CGI_Ram said:
Hmm?
I could understand leaving if one was still waiting for 2.2... or had hardware problems... or didn't like the size...
But this device smokes on Steve's builds and the official 318.
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The only official build available to me was the AT&T 1.6, which was a No Can Do right there. I was waiting for an 'official' build from Dell, which is why I gave them 30 days. I had some random issues like the pocket time thing and the camera would FC on me about 30% of the time when shooting video, and the best I ever got from it was 6.77 fps at 720p when it didn't FC. The unresponsive screen was the biggest problem to me, since the policy my company requires for (sux0r) outlook access will wipe the device after 10 failed attempts in a row.
I agree the device on Steve's builds smokes pretty much anything available today. The 318 was pretty good, but wasn't an 'official' build for me either. So I would have preferred to use an official build, but Dell has completely stopped talking about when it is coming out since mid-December. I loved the size. I also ordered a cable and a car dock for it on Dec 23, and Dell's ship date was the 19th of Jan. A month lead time for a cable and a dock for a product that they launched 6mo+ ago is hopeless, IMO.
Add all those little issues up, throw in the Samsung and the Motorola (both Tegra 2's) that were announced for AT&T at CES, and I think I can wait until March for a phone that is pretty much guaranteed to run Gingerbread. Hell, I've lived this long with an iPhone 3g, a couple of extra months isn't going to kill me.

I could not go back to any other phone since I had my Streak. I had been an iphone user since its release as well as with many other smartphones that I have used, cant even compare to my Streak. I cant put this baby down. Yeah I understand it's horrible with stock 1.6 but as soon as I upgraded ROM's, Jesus Christ.. this phone is totally wicked in every way.
After being used to the streak it doesnt feel as big in the hand anymore, and I had help my sister out with her iphone and I must say the iphone now looks so tiny to me...lol
But sad to see a Streak user unhappy.....
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Lord60 said:
gave mine up this past Friday... too much trouble for such a cool device. Sold it, bought myself another HD2 (had one before). Loved the HD2 but the Windows OS sucked on it. Heard that they successfully ported the Android ROMS with everything working, so I researched, and sure enough, the cooked ROMs are way better than anything Dell put out. Got the HD2, flashed it in 10 mins, and it's beautimous. I will miss the size of the streak for a while, but I missed 3G more (was using it on TMO). Edge was just too slow.
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Lol dude anything on EDGE is crap, had to live with a moto milestone no 3G band for my country, I felt like I had a Ferrari Enzo in Cuba if you know what I mean.

Can totally understand the frustrations of the art locked version but coming from a Samsung galaxy s, this phone does smoke and doesn't need a custom rom.
I am actually shocked how fast and stable this prepossessing froyo unit is.
I guess it doesn't matter what phone it is... people will always love it or hate it.
I personally will never buy another Samsung phone again.
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318 is official. Yeah it didnt come on your unit or get pushed OTA to you but there is no difference between at&t locked unit getting flashed to 318 manually and an unlocked unit getting it OTA. Did you ever try a screen recalibration?
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Spectre51 said:
Did you ever try a screen recalibration?
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Yep, and it helped, but didn't completely fix the problem. I was trying to get all the bugs worked out in the 30-day window, and it didn't happen. It could be that some update will fix it in the future.

i too sold my streak yesterday as it was getting extremely frustrating with having to install so many tweaks just to keep it running. 2 days ago did a factory a reset and it got stuck at boot logo. no matter what i did it just wouldnt boot. after nearly 2 days of trying everything, i just sold it and bought a hd7 and loving it!

Almost wonder how much they are selling for, if I were to sell mine it would be to buy another unlocked one. At some point I will toy with getting the Moto Atrix because its so DAMN powerful! Anyone whos seen the videos know, but I really can't see how I could get used to a smaller screen after 3 months of the streak.

Still on the fence
I have alos just got a streak and i love it. I went from a 3gs to the streak. I wasnt even looking to uograde. I was just tooling around best buy and it caught my eye. I asked a slaesperson about it and he tried to talk me out of it. He kept telling me it was a tablet phone and not really functional as a phone. But i saw the potential this hardware could have. long story short i bought one.
I do love this phone. But there have a been a few issues which may force me to return it be fore my 30 days are up.
I seems to randomly start applications and use up memory after i upgraded it to the 2.2 software. The screen is while pretty good is not as responsive as my iphone. sometimes totally unresponsive. the phone occaisionally crashes and reboots and hangs at the dell logo requiring me to remove the battery and replace it to get it to reboot. a few other stupid things that i dont like is that my pictures are filled with album covers and other crap from apps. which is somthing that my palm pre did.
another big deal breaker for me is that the sync software is complete and total garbage. rarley connects and when it does it doesnt work. i had to resort to maually loading my media to the sd card. which is ok. but i would prefer a good functional syncing software. (although i have no love for itunes either, which is my biggest gripe about iphone).
also i had the unlimited iphone data plan and lost it when i upgraded to the streak. but thats just at&t being cheap ass'es.
I really like this phone and i admit that i am new to android software. although i am enjoying learning it and having a new toy to tinker with. i have 5 more days to decide. if i do return this phone i will just wait a few months till they update it or come out with a next gen or another company maufactures something similar.

Just an FYI: I was an Iphone user since first launched so I have the Unlimited iphone data plan that they dont offer no more. I then went to a Streak and I had asked them about my Grandfathered in Unlimited Data plan if I would loose it and they guaranteed me I wouldnt as long as I stayed with any smartphone. ( ie.. Apple, Blackberry and Android ) To make a long story short I still retain my original unlimited data plan.
So far I havent had any problems on my locked ATT Streak running on the official 2.2 305 via QDL. Hopfully it would stay that way.
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I love my dell streak I use it for everyone don't even know what a computer is anymore... can't belevie your going away.
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yasir_jan87 said:
I love my dell streak I use it for everyone don't even know what a computer is anymore... can't belevie your going away.
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+1 I'd be lost without it now.

bugluv67 said:
I have alos just got a streak and i love it. I went from a 3gs to the streak. I wasnt even looking to uograde. I was just tooling around best buy and it caught my eye. I asked a slaesperson about it and he tried to talk me out of it. He kept telling me it was a tablet phone and not really functional as a phone. But i saw the potential this hardware could have. long story short i bought one.
I do love this phone. But there have a been a few issues which may force me to return it be fore my 30 days are up.
I seems to randomly start applications and use up memory after i upgraded it to the 2.2 software. The screen is while pretty good is not as responsive as my iphone. sometimes totally unresponsive. the phone occaisionally crashes and reboots and hangs at the dell logo requiring me to remove the battery and replace it to get it to reboot. a few other stupid things that i dont like is that my pictures are filled with album covers and other crap from apps. which is somthing that my palm pre did.
another big deal breaker for me is that the sync software is complete and total garbage. rarley connects and when it does it doesnt work. i had to resort to maually loading my media to the sd card. which is ok. but i would prefer a good functional syncing software. (although i have no love for itunes either, which is my biggest gripe about iphone).
also i had the unlimited iphone data plan and lost it when i upgraded to the streak. but thats just at&t being cheap ass'es.
I really like this phone and i admit that i am new to android software. although i am enjoying learning it and having a new toy to tinker with. i have 5 more days to decide. if i do return this phone i will just wait a few months till they update it or come out with a next gen or another company maufactures something similar.
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I had a 3GS Then bought a captivate in July...and the streak in november. Love the streak. No way I'd go back to a smaller screen. Captivate was fine with a custom rom. But with the stock rom it was AWFUL! I was surprised how fast the streak was on stock froyo.
But speaking of the unlimited data. Call AT&T and get them to put it back on your account. I too am grandfathered in. That's total bull**** they made you change plans at best buy.

Possible next upgrade to streak

Hi folks,
I have a month left on my contract and looking at the streak or the DHD and it would be great if you guys who have the streak can leave your thoughts on why you chose it and what you like about it. The 'issue' I have at the moment is the way of charging it, not by USB. Ok its a small issue but I tend to have a charger connection at work and home just in case so would need to purchase another one (more expense lol)
The other thing is development as there only seems to be the one custom rom for it (please tell me if I am wrong).
So, benefits, nice massive screen is always good (coming from a Hero) and from what I have read its quite nippy too (has it the newer snapdragon or the older one?)
It either this or the DHD

Do a search mate there are lots of threads on people asking the same question and as far as development only Steve is doing it right now and he does a dam good job, one of the problems with development is Dell have not released the Source code until they do Steve can only do so much but he has done a lot better than dell.

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Do a search mate there are lots of threads on people asking the same question and as far as development only Steve is doing it right now and he does a dam good job, one of the problems with development is Dell have not released the Source code until they do Steve can only do so much but he has done a lot better than dell.
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Yeh I did a search but nowt. So, Dell are not releasing the source code? I thought this was against Googles rules?

I like HTC because theyre pretty good with updates and support and what not. What I don't like about their products is that theyre all nearly identical. As soon as they release a "ground breaking" product, they release another one that slightly tops it a month later.
I like the streak because theres no hardware (the screen) out there like it. Pair that with front cam, snapdragon, nice battery, and you have specs that rival the top of the game. Although the 1.6 os (for AT&T) is a joke, and theres only streakdroid as a custom rom, I find the streak community very supportive.

Streak is the best! Its only gonna get better as development increases. Get one, you should be able to return it within a month if you don't like it. Once you get used to the size, you can't go back. I never use my netbook anymore...
How many times in a day do you streak owners hear "Wow! Is that your phone!? Can i see it?"
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Lemme summerize what ppl have been sayiing and how I feel about the streak. Amazing phone, obivously biggest advantage is the big screen, and trust me when I tell u this, when you go soooo big u won't be able to go back to 3.7 inches.
The biggest problem with the phone, the camera. If you are a camera person, do not get this phone. this is not to say the camera is crap, but its pretty bad for 5mp.
People have been telling me that they drop their phone and it wasn't a high drop and the screen broke, I drop my phone really hard on the bare ground from 4 feet high and nothing happened (alittle scartch on the back, nothing on the screen) regardless of what happens I have also heard dell will replace it without a big hassel.
I used an iPhone before this phone, and I like this phone better. I have many requests to trade phones from random strangers on the street when they see me using the phone, iPhone 4 users too. So if for some reason you don't like the phone I am sure it wont be hard to trade it up.
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Get one man. I went from the iPhone 3g,S,4, HD2, Desire, EVO, and now this. I'm loving this bad boy. It puts the web and everything else in motion man. This screen is the biz. Couldn't wait so using BestBuy/ att locked version until my Dell unlocked comes in. My 30 days will be up on Feb 6 but phone supposed to be here by the 3rd! If not, will be returning this armed then buying it again to start a new 30 days. So wrong, but am I gonna do? Use my wifes Craptivate or the 3.5 iPhone sitting in my drawer? Nope. Can't wait for some Froyo goodness. I digressed some.
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Thanks for the replies folks, I am hearing good things from both sides (my other option is the DHD) so if my provider will offer a test run then I will give both of them a whirl and judge that way. I am loving the screen size though. Its ideal. Just worried about development for it. Seems only one guy on the case?

Yeah but he's amazing we already have better that stock version of 2.2 running no problems. When I had stock my quadrant score was 800s now its 1500s and no overclocking.
So even its only one guy he is doing better work than 20 guys.
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Yeah but he's amazing we already have better that stock version of 2.2 running no problems. When I had stock my quadrant score was 800s now its 1500s and no overclocking.
So even its only one guy he is doing better work than 20 guys.
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Well yes that seems to be the case but how long into the future will development go for the Dell. I dont want to have a phone that is going to be redundant in 6 months time. Ok thats probably selfish on my point seeing as someone else is doing all the hardwork but we do get spolit you know lol

He already said he is skipping 2.3 if u were wondeing.about but he did also say he will working on 3.0 when it comes out.
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Check out the Samsung Infuse 4G, for AT&T. It may be a viable alternative for you Haizum74.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/...ounced-for-atandt-4-5-inch-super-amoled-plus/

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Check out the Samsung Infuse 4G, for AT&T. It may be a viable alternative for you Haizum74.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/...ounced-for-atandt-4-5-inch-super-amoled-plus/
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Cheers dude, I'm in England though

As other have said on here the Streak IMHO is probably the best device out there.
DJ_Steve may be the only person cooking a ROM for this thing but if he quit tomorrow i know that the 1.6.1 ROM that i'm running will be better than anything Dell ever puts out for this phone.
That being said if i had to choose another device i would probably got for the HTC Infuse on AT&T, which is the Desire HD for you. Same device, just different name.
Although, i'm biased, go with a Streak. You won't be sorry!

+1 for crappy camm...other than that, I luv my streak...only wish I could get dlna to work..would luv to stream my video library while on the crapper
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I love the Streak. It is insane how great it is and how much I love showing it off.
The only thing in the pipeline now that I would consider instead of the Streak would be the new Motorola ATRIX. A seriously high-end dual-core processor phone would be a step up, I think. But other than that, there isn't much out there to get excited about.

I want a Streak, but is it for me?

Hey Guys,
I'm so intrigued by the dell steak i've been wanting to get one for myself since January of this year. Back in March I almost got one when looking for a replacement for my Samsung Captivate, but I ended up getting the HTC Inspire instead. Now it's been quite a few months and I'm bored of this phone again so i'm thinking about looking for anyone that's willing to trade, or I might just sell this phone and buy the streak. However, I'm worried that things that I really love about my Inspire I won't find in the streak:
- The camera and flash. I think the camera on this phone is great and I always find myself taking pictures at family events and the like.
- The speed. This phone is FAST. At least for me. And I really don't want to downgrade to a slower phone.
- The physical feel. It feels solid and heavy in my hand. I love that feeling. I know that it can take some beating and i won't have to worry about it breaking.
- the ability to play games. The inspire is powerful enough to play most all games smoothly these days.
So guys, if I decide to get a streak will I be losing any or all of the things that I enjoy about?
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Hey Aaron.....
I understand your dilemma...... I found myself in a similar situation about a month ago.....
Having had my Streak for a month, I have absolutely NO regrets whatsoever. Prior to that, I had a Nexus S, and before that, an HTC G2. I'd used wife's iPhone 4, but really wanted to stick with Android. The MINUTE I saw the Streak, I had to have it. The camera is not the greatest, but for quick shots, it's more than adequate for me. The overall design of the Streak, coupled with it's unequalled screen size, far, FAR outweigh any perceived negatives others may have (notice I said "others", because I haven't found any real problems with the Streak WHATSOEVER).
Good luck with your decision, and let us know what you end up with.....
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1-more thing...... I do have a single, significant issue after using my Streak for only a month... and that is this.... I absolutely CANNOT go back to a smaller-screen device even if it wanted to (seriously).
We were at Disney a few weeks back, and got into a debate that required a quick Wikipedia lookup to settle... Having left my Streak in the hotel room, I attempted to use wife's iPhone to prove I was right . I swear, within 20-minutes I developed a severe headache after trying to scroll, pinch, zoom and squint to read that postage stamp-sized "retina" display (really).
Just giving you ALL of the facts
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Ahh thanks for your response. The main reason I want it is the huge screen!! Thanks I'm looking for one now and am very excited =-].

Aaron.... Good luck with your search and let me know what you end up with (if you don't mind)... THANKS!

Another question. How is the processor speed on the streak? My phone is powerful enough to run the latest apps and games. I assume the dell would be a little weaker? Thanks in advance.

I have not found anything that is taxing to the streak. Only things that will be significantly faster are the new dual core phones.
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Aaron.....
The only phone I've had that's faster than the Streak was my previous Nexus S..... and it was not significantly faster, only marginally faster IMO.
There are custom ROMS you can install that can probably overclock the Streak. Mine is a plain Jane, factory-unlocked Froyo version. Only modding I've done was to delete Dell's "Stage" widgets and installed "Launcher Pro", so I could increase the number of icons and give home screens the "rotating cube" effect.
I can tell you that I can run TurboFly on it without ANY screen redraw pixelization or slow down.
Hope this helps
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@shildebrandt
I like your posts and feedback above very much. Kindly solve my problem as well.
Ever since streak was out, I have always desired to possess this. An year back I had Samsung Spica and currently I have an LG Optimus One. CM 7 runs amazingly fast on it and we have crossed 75fps in neocore. And above all I have just fallen in love with the GB audio effects and cannot think of anything without the gb audio effects.
But I seriously wish to update to a larger screen. And if we talk of large screen, nothing can beat streak. So what do you suggest in my case?

G e t t h e s t r e a k!

aaronv89 said:
Hey Guys,
I'm so intrigued by the dell steak i've been wanting to get one for myself since January of this year. Back in March I almost got one when looking for a replacement for my Samsung Captivate, but I ended up getting the HTC Inspire instead. Now it's been quite a few months and I'm bored of this phone again so i'm thinking about looking for anyone that's willing to trade, or I might just sell this phone and buy the streak. However, I'm worried that things that I really love about my Inspire I won't find in the streak:
- The camera and flash. I think the camera on this phone is great and I always find myself taking pictures at family events and the like.
- The speed. This phone is FAST. At least for me. And I really don't want to downgrade to a slower phone.
- The physical feel. It feels solid and heavy in my hand. I love that feeling. I know that it can take some beating and i won't have to worry about it breaking.
- the ability to play games. The inspire is powerful enough to play most all games smoothly these days.
So guys, if I decide to get a streak will I be losing any or all of the things that I enjoy about?
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hey aaron i used to have the htc inspire and its a great phone but i got bored with it really quick and after playing with the dell streak a few times i fell in love with it . as a heads up the dell streak is not perfect but because its not it makes the phone more fun that you are really able to mess with it and really make it your own . i sold my HTC real quick . just remember some apps will run and look better on the streak and some will look better on the htc but there is always a fix for the streak . oh one more thing once you go 5inch screen there is no going back .

thanks for your responses guys. =-]. i really want it but i'm having trouble finding anyone looking for a trade =-/

Best of all the android version is almost a vanilla version,it gets better once you root it and remove the bloatware.After installing all the stock versions I decided to stick with version 318 one of the oldest but the less laggy when it comes to DELL Stage.
And yes I think it should be for you.

Check your PM aaron

HELLO I HAVE A TMOBILE DELL STREAK 7
EVERYTHING WITH/ABOUT THE TABLET WORKS
FRONT/REAR CAMERA
WIFI
16GB
ANDROID MARKET
ITS CURRENTLY RUNNING ANDROID HONEYCOMB VERSION 3.2 (VERY STABLE/ RUNNING FLAWLESSLY
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO USE MY DATA PLAN AND MAKE VOICE CALLS USING THE HIDDEN PHONE FEATURE
MY LAST TMOBILE DELL STREAK 7 ....I WAS USING MY SIM CARD....I WAS ABLE TO SEND AND RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES BUT THERE WAS NO VOICE/PHONE ICON
I HAVE AN UNLIMITED 4G DATA PLAN WITH TMOBILE...
.TMOBILE SAYS THAT THE TABLET USES A DIFFRENT TYPE OF DATA PLAN THAN ANDROID PHONES .... WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE ME HELP ME OR IS THERE A WAY TO HACK INTO THE DELL STREAK 7 TABLET TO ENABLE PHONE FUNCTIONS AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO USE MY VOICE/DATA PLAN FROM MY SIM CARD IN THE STREAK...... IT WOULD SERIOUSLY BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL.....ALSO IF IT COULD BE A STEP BY STEP PROCESS U CAN POST HERE OR IF SOMEONE CAN POINT ME TO THE RIGHT FORUM IT WOULD BE GREAT LIKE I SAID ITS CURRENTLY RUNS HONEYCOMB 3.2 AND EVERYTHING IS STABLE PLEASE !!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE !!!! HELP.....THANK YOU
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Dell streak 7 is where it's at

got my streak today guys. thanks for all your help, i'm loving it so far =-]

Goodbye, Streak 5. It's been a great ride.

www .dell.com/us/p/d/campaigns/streak5-eol.aspx
Snap from official web.
Sad for a Streak 5 owner, like me.

Such a shame the device was poorly marketed, people I know who have seen mine, 50% say its too big, but the other 50% say they would love a larger screen but just hadnt heard about the streak. Shame on dells marketing department.
Only 3 months till I need to upgrade, and no sign of the opus one, looks like all my hopes are pinned on the rumors of a 5.3" galaxy 2......
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So sad~
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what a shame, i own this device for over 3 months and i'm more than glad to own it...
but let's look on the bright side, not too many people will have such a great smartphone...and a big one too

I've still got mine, coming up on a year old (where does the time go?)
Came with 1.6, which was better than the previous windows mobile device I had
out of the box, 1.6 was better, I didn't have to change a crap load of settings like I did with WM to get it to function. I waited on 2.2 until December, being a noob on android, I didn't want to brick it. Now that I'm a little more familiar with android, I've customized mine to my liking, and 2.2.2 is rock stable.
Since this is a 75% work 25% personal device, I've held off on 2.3x for now.
It's a shame that Dell has no clue what a little gem they have on their hands.
They've killed it because the bean counters only look at how many they sold, and not the lack of promotion.
When time comes to get a newer device, I'll have to give a serious look before I get another 5" dell, if they even have one, and that's a shame. Over the past 10+ years, I've owned nothing but Dell laptops, and have had excellent results, and only a time or two, had to have them repaired, but Dell dropped the ball on the Streak.

I just read it a couple of minutes ago. Its such a shame. I hope they do release the drivers now, so devs can port Gingerbread/IceCream to it. Oh wait. It's Dell. Ah crap, there won't be ANY drivers.

So sad to see it go. Also looks like there will be no replacement for it either. While my Dell Streak has always had its share of quirks I've never liked a phone more. Most people who saw my phone had never heard of it. Even a few people who work in the AT&T store didn't know what it was. I'm also running 2.2.2 right now and it is really stable and very nice IMO.
That being said, I have had my share of issues. Both of the batteries that I've gotten from Dell had to be replaced and the third one in my phone is beginning to show signs of being either bad or getting there (not sure how that works as I only have Dell chargers for the phone). The phone tends to over heat when running GPS and anything else ie. I get a call or play music in the car. Despite my best efforts to keep it nice, the paint is chipping off of the battery cover and the Dell logo has completely come off.
After all of that I still love this phone and will be very sad when I do have to trade it in. Though I won't miss carrying around a charger in my pocket .
My conclusion is that this phone's failure was pretty much 100% Dell's fault. If they had just gotten the freakin' thing into an AT&T store instead of only selling it online and in BestBuy this wouldn't be happening right now.

lol XD
i bought my streak 2 weeks ago ( though my brother has yet to bring it to me from far off place -.-)
I don't know if i should be worried or feel proud.
I used brother's streak and it works wonders really.
So i think they won't update phone any further ? i wanted honeycomb for my mobile because that OS is made just for tablets. Any chance for updates for OS ?

joule0930 said:
lol XD
i bought my streak 2 weeks ago ( though my brother has yet to bring it to me from far off place -.-)
I don't know if i should be worried or feel proud.
I used brother's streak and it works wonders really.
So i think they won't update phone any further ? i wanted honeycomb for my mobile because that OS is made just for tablets. Any chance for updates for OS ?
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Steve's working on HC for the streak.
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borijess said:
Steve's working on HC for the streak.
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Oh yeah ! thank you for this great news ^^
new to forums. will be active when i receive my phone. it's currently 300 km away and i refused courier -.- So i will go pick it up whenever i go delhi XD
Anyways. i have heard a lot about Steve on this forums. looks like he is a streak freak XD

Honeycomb not good for streak
Honeycomb was designed for tablets with hires screens without hardware home/menu/back buttons. The streak is not really a tablet but a phone with a big screen. I'd hate to lose the use of the hardware buttons and have to use on screen buttons in honeycomb.
Hell, a lot of android apps don't run well in honeycomb and need different versions.
The streak doesn't really benefit from running honeycomb.

I agree that if you are using the streak as a phone first device then yes HC does not sound practical. but once the streak has run its course for any cunsumer, which is soon, for me. I would love to turn this bad boy into a HC mini-tablet.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/baidu-dell-join-forces-to-produce-line-of-smartphones-and-table/
Maybe not dead yet!
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My streak is just too heavy, too slow since I had my sgs2..
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iwang said:
My streak is just too heavy, too slow since I had my sgs2..
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Not to pile on here, but I have to agree. I literally just picked up a Galaxy SII and the only redeeming quality of the Streak is the screen size advantage.
The Streak is a great device, but it just doesn't hold a candle to the Galaxy SII at this point in time. I loved my short stint with the Streak, really. I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I want to share my experience.
My main complaints:
The speed. It actually feels slower than I ever imagined by comparison, but that's not a knock, really. After all, it's an older device
But....
The sound quality is absolutely abhorrent in comparison to the Galaxy SII or any other smartphone I've ever used, including the HD2, Vibrant, several Nokia devices, etc.
There is a constant and definitely audible signal noise in the Streak that really bugged me. As a recording engineer, I can definitely hear the difference between the audio systems on the two devices. When the playback system kicks in, you can literally hear the hiss in the background. When the playback stops, the hiss vanishes. Upon further investigation, it seems that this is a known issue that found its way into several reviews. If I hadn't heard it for myself, I'd have not believed how terrible it actually sounded, and frankly, it's SO bad that I find it inexcusable on such a high-end device.
I sold my iPod and bought a larger MicroSD to use my phone as my main portable media device, and the Streak really let me down.
I was able to sell it to a friend, since my boss agreed to subsidize my upgrade cost by 50%, so I came out about $100 ahead. I couldn't pass that up.
In my area at least, the Galaxy SII has a waiting list with at least 200 people's names on it.
Again, I don't want to sound ungrateful, because I liked a lot of aspects of the Streak, as it is a groundbreaking device in its class, but the killer was the audio system. It's really painfully bad.
I'm not sure if it was just MY device and those of the reviewers in isolation, but I doubt it. Maybe others just don't pay attention to it, but for me the hiss was disturbing.

I just got a new job and was issued a Dell Venue Pro with windows phone 7 on it.... started plugging around with that and it is now my primary phone. Can't believe how fluid it is and all the integration with mango. Using my streak primarily as a gps for the car now... :-(
just about had it with the streak being slow, clunky.. I don't blame Dell, I blame Android. After a few days with WM7... I can see that Android is not ready for prime time... it might be after whatever comes out after ice cream sandwich..
like usual though the camera is subpar on the dvp, just like the streak.
if google came out with navigation for wm7, it would be ditched already.

I never own a venue pro.must be good.do you think it's too thick or too heavy?
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This is sad! You 2 guys are like celebrities in the Streak world...
I still love mine, but have not tried any newer phones. May have to look into the SGS II, as I don't see the Note being a viable alternative for the near future in the US.
Krad, what do you like about Winmo 7? I have had nothing but Windows phones since smart phones were invented (Streak is my first Android), but I heard Winmo 7 was just kind of a simplified (although pretty) UI. Is there lots of development?
I am positive that Android is the wave of the (foreseeable) future, and have really enjoyed it.
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The new HTC titan looks nice,.4.7" screen. Note also looks good but I believe titan will come out sooner.
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