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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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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.

lufc said:
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.
Sent from my freakn Dell Streakn! 3.5 retina? Get outta heh!

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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yasir_jan87 said:
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.

on the fence about buying streak

I have an iphone 4 im a little bored in terms of customization etc for the phone, i have an upgrade available. I have two options
wait for the motorola atrix or
someone is selling locally a dell streak white locally for $300 and i wait for the quad core stuff by the end of the year. figured someone might help me out and give a suggestion

OK there are many post out here about this dell streak is amazing in all aspects except for the camera. The size, weight, OS, brightness, wifi quality....
The camera is not even close to the iPhone 4 camera.
So if you are a big camera person and don't go for the streak. If you not and you enjoy working with more realstate, and want to customize the phone that way you want, this device is for you.
It is also true that there is only one person developing android Tom for the phone but this guy is really good. I am have been running the latest version of his rom and haven't faced any problems yet.
It's ur call.
P.s. 300 is a steal for this phone.
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i do take alot of pics, is the camera THAT bad?

I would describe the Streak as a small tablet that is also a phone. If you want a portable all-in-one device it is very good. I use mine for reading Kindle and Nook books, browsing the internet, and keeping up with emails more than I do as a phone. It is also my music player and navigation device.
You state you are bored and want more customization options. If you mean multiple custom ROMs then the Streak is not for you. If you want to explore the customization options that Android brings then the Streak can fit the bill.
For some the size is a detriment and for others a plus. It can be both. I love it when I am reading a book and miss having a smaller phone when I want to tuck it into a pocket.
If you can get your hands on one that's not tethered to a store display you will get a better feel for the phone.
This the first phone that I have had in a while where I don't feel like it's a placeholder for the next big thing.

Some may disagree, but I would compare it to the camera on the original iphone...maybe iphone 3g, def NOT 3gs.

yea im wondering if i wait and go for the atrix, knowing the bootloader is fubared so i dont know

DJSYNTHVIRUS said:
i do take alot of pics, is the camera THAT bad?
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I take LOTS of pics on my Streak. The pic quality is quite GOOD. (i'm on DJ Steve's 1.6.1). So I have no complaints about the camera quality.

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The camera is not even close to the iPhone 4 camera.
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did you compare the pics while on the phone or on the computer?

The camera is bad. Just is. National Geographic isn't clamoring for my photos anyway, so it doesn't have much bearing on my affection for the Dell.
I think now is a very good time to be off-contract - there is a lot of interesting stuff coming along and I'm not about to rush into a contract with any phone. I'm past my two-years on ATT and am content to wait. (My Streak is unlocked from Dell - my previous ATT phone was/is a 3GS.)
If you can get a Streak for $300 in good condition, I think you'll love it - it is a great, great gadget. Tinker around with it, enjoy it and when the killer phone that catches your interest hits the market, you're free to jump in.

lol...maybe it's bad if you want to use it as your primary or professional camera

yea i am waiting to see how xda deals with the bootloader issue and see if they can crack it and start the custom roms, if they cant im gonna sit tight until supposedly tegra 3 hits at the end of the year

Motorola locks their bootloaders so I hear there's no custom roms or the cooked roms don't work 100%. That and they have a terrible track record for actually supporting their phones.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/cliq-xt-wont-get-android-2-1-upgrade-motorolas-word-as-good-a/
I did very little research before I bought the dell streak. I just wanted an android tablet with a 5 inch screen. But I'm very happy with my purchase. It makes the iphone 4 look like a kids toy.
It did take a bit of reading to get a custom rom loaded but now I have everything set up.
You'll probably want to take a look at the threads showing off the dell streak to find out about apps like launcher pro & beautiful widgets. Customizing it can take some time.

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I have an iphone 4 im a little bored in terms of customization etc for the phone, i have an upgrade available. I have two options
wait for the motorola atrix or
someone is selling locally a dell streak white locally for $300 and i wait for the quad core stuff by the end of the year. figured someone might help me out and give a suggestion
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you could always jailbreak your iphone.

ill say go for it, every one and his mother have iphones, blackberrys and Xperias. but the streak its the king of the hill, the big screen is awesome. i use it for everything, i get like 120 emails daily, i use it to SSH into servers, remote RDP, as SIP phone, to track my expenses, my gym workout, i know u can to this with any phone but the screen is so big that i makes a pleasure to use it.
people will mock at you when u take a call or u carry it in your pocket but it worth it.
The streak separates the kids from mens.

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people will mock at you when u take a call or u carry it in your pocket
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Jealousy mocks

If Darth Vader carried a phone, it'd be a Streak.

DJSYNTHVIRUS said:
I have an iphone 4 im a little bored in terms of customization etc for the phone, i have an upgrade available. I have two options
wait for the motorola atrix or
someone is selling locally a dell streak white locally for $300 and i wait for the quad core stuff by the end of the year. figured someone might help me out and give a suggestion
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Just to give you a heads up, motorola and android don't work well with one another. Take it from someone with experience.

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If Darth Vader carried a phone, it'd be a Streak.
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Lmfao you got that ish right. Lol right next to his light savor.

I have two cell lines, one is my primary and that's an iPhone 4. The other is my play / hack / toy line and that's currently a Streak.
Personally, if it wasn't for the 5in screen on the Streak I would hate Android having come from a jailbroken iPhone world. I know most wont agree with me, but I find Androids faults (for my use) hard to stomach.
Your iphone is going to have better app selection (100x over on games), better Exchange e-mail support, camera, screen, VPN etc etc.
The Streak has a 5in screen with good quality and as a geek a love playing with custom roms and reading twitter/kindle/comincs on that large screen. Hell, I am just a platform whore who likes having access to everything lol
Even so, I could not live with Android as my only phone, not just because it doesn't meet my work requirements - its just not as polished. As a back up I love it and I think people like DJ_Steve make it so much more useful or we would never have OS updates.
I think you'll love a Streak but highly recommend keeping the i4 for awhile. Get a micro sim to normal size sim adapter and switch out phones based on mood. I do that now, but since I have two lines its super easy to do that.
Bruce

Camera is flawless for me I dont know what you guys are talking about ....pictures are better then some of the 8mp phones
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[Q] Need Input... Atrix or Streak?

Hey Guys-
Picked up my Atrix yesterday (coming FROM A Galaxy S) ... noticed some battery drainage right off the bat...
anyways, wanted to get feedback from the community. Should I keep this phone (reliability) or am I better off trading it back for a streak?
Thank you!
Alex

u are going to get bias opinion on an Atrix forum

Definetly do not go to the streak. I actually returned the streak for the atrix. Even paid and extra 100 bucks. Although I loved the form factor, and it was pretty fast. It is extremly fragile, broke twice in a month once just by walking with it in my pocket in a otterbox! It has much worse battery life, and dell ****in sucks. The only thing I really miss is the screen, but the atrix is definitely a better phone. (I just hope the bootloader will get unlocked because the steak has a pretty good streakdroid rom)
*Not biased I really wanted to keep the streak.
Sent from my Atrix.

Heres a quick comparison...
http://www.esato.com/phones/compare.php?phone=719&cp=759
I'd go atrix despite the problems. It's newer, better hardware, higher resolution, better camera etc etc..
Also, we ended up with about 60 streaks at my company. Within a few months of distribution we started hearing about cracked screens (LCD+Glass) So evidently they can be a bit delicate

randomtask16 said:
Heres a quick comparison...
http://www.esato.com/phones/compare.php?phone=719&cp=759
I'd go atrix despite the problems. It's newer, better hardware, higher resolution, better camera etc etc..
Also, we ended up with about 60 streaks at my company. Within a few months of distribution we started hearing about cracked screens (LCD+Glass) So evidently they can be a bit delicate
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That is a helpful link, thank you!
I had no idea that Moto was still boot locking their devices... ! WTF!!
I gotta do some research now... It was a toss up between this phone or the inspire or streak... I think I have my question answered now between the streak...but now this locked boot loader kind of has me frazzled.
Thank you!

I had the dell streak and it was great. But at time its to big. Trying to text was a pain. Went to the atrix everything is good but the speeds suck. I was getting better speeds with the dell streak. I really hope Att does fix it quick or else I'm jumping ship.
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As a follow up to this i ended up with a Dell Streak through work and have bleeding/cracked lcd in 1 corner within 5 hrs of taking it out of the box. No drops, no mashing on it, nothing...
So yea, very very fragile
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Coming from a galaxy s the battery life is amazing on this phone. On most days i can get over double the life on my atrix vs. The galaxy s i had
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IF you need a phone, Id say go with Atrix, Streak is just too big for the phone. Also it is older hardware.

Returned my Streak for an Atrix.
The phone may not be too great right now but..... The updates coming soon will full unleash what It can do.
If I were you, Its personal preference.

The speed is GREAT on the Atrix. Change your launcher and I've heard the update helps too. I'm using SPB 3D launcher and the performance is amazing even with 5+ apps open.
Battery life is great on the Atrix. Resolution is higher than the Streak (or Captivate which I was used to). The extra resolution is quite useful for web browsing, etc. The locked bootloader is a bummer but there are already quasi-ROM's out there that take care of the important issues, WiFi hotspot, Themes, bloatware, etc.
All you are losing is the bigger screen, which I must say I would prefer, but you get a LOT for the trade-off.

Just got an update today that claimed to fix battery issues on the atrix. So that may not be an issue
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I would see how Dell does in the Android market before i take the plunge. They have no track record, and are notorious for dropping complete product lines on a whim.
Not sour grapes, I have had good luck with servers and worstations - and I used to work there. But they need to prove to me they can make a phone and can support it before i even look at one.

rickyzone said:
Just got an update today that claimed to fix battery issues on the atrix. So that may not be an issue
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So what system version & build # do you have now?

I had both phones. I came from a Streak to this. My brother owned the Streak, bought it in August.. i used it until i bought the Atrix and I have had the Atrix for about a month.
The Streak was nice. The Froyo update made it worthwhile. It is definitely not for everybody.
I had good battery life. Lasted me a full day no problems(captivate couldn't do nearly as good as the streak or atrix for me)
Streak is alot closer to Stock Android out of the box. Has a little bit of development going for it, but who knows if that will continue.
Bootloader isn't locked lol.
I really liked the Streak. Hated to see it go honestly.
My upgrade came up and I decided to grab an Atrix, my brother wanted me to sell the Streak for him.. they really are not comparable directly, but the atrix is going to get carrier supported updates for a while longer while the Streak will get killed off and not supported soon.
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Atrix all the way

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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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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