I'm upgrading tonight and finally ditching the Droid X. I'm either getting the HTC Rezound or the Droid Razr Maxx. Both have tons of pros and cons. I need your opinions. Please help!
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Maxx from a prior owner of one should of never got rid of that thing
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Have you tried the rezound as well?
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Yes from a friend
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I went from a Droid X to a Razr Maxx... what a great phone. I can't say enough good things about it.
Is it easy to root the maxx? Or has Motorola made it a pain in the ass to deal with the bootloader?
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I haven't used either, but from a pure hardware POV, the Rezound dominates. Dual core clocked at 1.5, better screen PPI IIRC, dual LED flash, better FFC, plus the unlockable boot loader allowing for a much larger, more active dev community. If it hasn't received official ICS yet, I believe some leaked ROMs are out there and like the Razr, it's going to get official ICS sooner rather than later.
If you're looking to rom and tweak the Rezound would probably be the better bet.
But if you're just looking for great battery life and a solid stock software build, go with the Razr Maxx.
Or you could always get a Galaxy Nexus.
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I am on Verizon - the only reason I would like to root is to avoid the tether fee... would like to occasionally hook up my laptop or android tablet through the WiFi... like a large screen... Thanks - Dan
If the Razr is at all like the D3 (and newer Moto phones IIRC), tethering is blocked and even the apps don't work without first manually rewriting the radio's hex signatures. The Rezound can most likely take custom kernels and thus have native tethering.
****** UPDATE - Foxfi is no longer free - This hack still works!*******
Hi guys another poster tipped me off to the entilement hack to get the stock hotspot app working and I tried it and it works. I figured i would post it here to take care of people waiting for a foxfi update and to keep the procedure listed in the RAZR HD section. As always, use at your own risk.
Here's what you need:
SQL Lite Editor (not the manager) - it's $2.99 from the play store.
Here is the procedure:
1) Open SQL Lite Editor and in the default "Apps" list, scroll all the way down to "Settings Storage" but you must choose the one with the hammer and wrench graphic. There are two choices there - gotta be hammer and wrench. Tap on it to open.
2) Tap "settings.db" then tap "settings"
3) Scroll down to line 68 where it says "entitlement_check" and tap on it to highlight it and then tap on the pencil on the top of the screen to edit it.
4) Change the value from 1 to 0 and tap "save"
5) Use the back button to exit the app and hold the power button and reboot the phone.
When it starts back up just go into the "Mobile Hotspot" app provided by verizon and you're all set!
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the reminder! I totally forgot about this hack from Bionic days..
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sweet thanks... btw are you enjoying the HD as much as i am? i came from a galaxy nexus then a sg3 now the razr hd maxx and i dono why but i couldnt be more happy lol not even worried about the boot loader
I know I'm enjoying my Razr Maxx HD.. Even though I finally had to charge it after 24+ hours of use.. Sending this post via my iPhone 5! (Don't hate, I'm an equal opportunity user)
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Jay A whY said:
I know I'm enjoying my Razr Maxx HD.. Even though I finally had to charge it after 24+ hours of use.. Sending this post via my iPhone 5! (Don't hate, I'm an equal opportunity user)
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Shoot...I came across your post and had to say I agree! I have a One X & an Atrix HD. I totally understand where you're coming from
So I'm getting an issue here. First off I followed the directions but I don't see a pencil anywhere. Regardless, I selected line 68 and hit the menu button to open it up and edit it. Problem is, I'm getting "error code 14: unable to open database file". Anybody got a tip?
EDIT: Nevermind, issue resolved. Downloaded an old APK which wouldn't do it. Guess I'm going to have to buy it now that it worked...
tiguy99 said:
Shoot...I came across your post and had to say I agree! I have a One X & an Atrix HD. I totally understand where you're coming from
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Right on!
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thejondude said:
sweet thanks... btw are you enjoying the HD as much as i am? i came from a galaxy nexus then a sg3 now the razr hd maxx and i dono why but i couldnt be more happy lol not even worried about the boot loader
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Pretty much the same trail I followed to the RAZR HD (with the regular RAZR and Maxx mixed in) although I have always been a Motorola fan since back in the dumbphone days (e815)
And I love it so far
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lazarus2297 said:
Pretty much the same trail I followed to the RAZR HD (with the regular RAZR and Maxx mixed in) although I have always been a Motorola fan since back in the dumbphone days (e815)
And I love it so far
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I went OG Droid
Droid X
Droid Bionic
Droid RAZR Maxx
Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy S3
Droid RAZR HD Maxx
I have a freaking problem I think......
JackTheRipper13 said:
I went OG Droid
Droid X
Droid Bionic
Droid RAZR Maxx
Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy S3
Droid RAZR HD Maxx
I have a freaking problem I think......
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Me too!
Thunderbolt (Voice and Data on 3G!)
Bionic (Horrible Radio!)
Droid Razr (Didn't get to use it that much, damn Best Buy mobile sold me a used/touched/tampered phone!)
Rezound (Best Radio, Ever! Superb screen for its size)
Galaxy Nexus (Horrible radio, great development community)
GS3 (Better radio than GN - just wished the radio was on par with the Rezound, cheap build quality, great hardware specs)
Razr Maxx HD (Great build quality! Expected more from a Moto Radio)
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Jay A whY said:
Me too!
Thunderbolt (Voice and Data on 3G!)
Bionic (Horrible Radio!)
Droid Razr (Didn't get to use it that much, damn Best Buy mobile sold me a used/touched/tampered phone!)
Rezound (Best Radio, Ever! Superb screen for its size)
Galaxy Nexus (Horrible radio, great development community)
GS3 (Better radio than GN - just wished the radio was on par with the Rezound, cheap build quality, great hardware specs)
Razr Maxx HD (Great build quality! Expected more from a Moto Radio)
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I'm thinking about jumping from my SGS3 to the Razr HD Dev edition. Are you having buyer's remorse or would you do it again. I'm dropping way to many calls with my SGS3, even more than I did with the GNex. I really miss Moto's build quality..
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Thought I'd tip you all to this, FoxFi works if you download the add-on thats in the play store for FoxFi.
by using this hack, when i use the USB tethering, I will be using up the Data i have on my plan correct? the only thing is that i dont have to pay for the Hotspot?
Anybody try out barnacle? If not I can test it out.
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Yes nearly every app had been tested essentially, including barnacle. Nothing worked when the phone was released.
Now, Foxfi has been updated and it works so hopefully all the others follow suit as well. Feel free to test it out and report back.
Barnacle is a no go
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Jay A whY said:
Me too!
Thunderbolt (Voice and Data on 3G!)
Bionic (Horrible Radio!)
Droid Razr (Didn't get to use it that much, damn Best Buy mobile sold me a used/touched/tampered phone!)
Rezound (Best Radio, Ever! Superb screen for its size)
Galaxy Nexus (Horrible radio, great development community)
GS3 (Better radio than GN - just wished the radio was on par with the Rezound, cheap build quality, great hardware specs)
Razr Maxx HD (Great build quality! Expected more from a Moto Radio)
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I 2nd ur opinion on expecting more from the radio. It just doesn't seen to get enough signal bars as other previously owned moto devices. I haven't had any dropped calls yet, but can't really complain it is a new device and maybe it can be fixed on a future update!
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I have a maxx HD not rooted and I also downloaded the fox fi add on app and it is not working for me. Any ideas?
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Not working here as well
IM rooted any other solutions?
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Im confused really...whats wrong with using the android wifi its working fine..Does foxfi do anything special that the android wifi app doesnt?
I really like the idea of droid zap. Can it be used on the note 3? Or is there a similar Samsung app that does the same thing?
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Got the invite a few minutes ago:
Thanks for joining the Motorola Feedback Network. We are inviting owners of the Droid RAZR or Droid RAZR Maxx on Verizon Wireless to participate in an early preview of a new software release, and provide feedback. If you are not currently using a Droid RAZR or Droid RAZR Maxx, please excuse and ignore this email.
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I think that soak update is for the Razr phones, not the Razr Maxx HD and like.
jewbydoo said:
I think that soak update is for the Razr phones, not the Razr Maxx HD and like.
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This is correct, per a Droid Life article today.
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Then why the hell did I get a notification. #fail
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Its clearly written in the message. No mention of HD in it.
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SCFirefighter said:
Then why the hell did I get a notification. #fail
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Did you have a OG Razr or OG RAZR MAXX at one point? If so, and you still have it registered on the Moto site, then that's probably why you got it.
Or, if you've never had an OG RAZR/RAZR MAXX, did you register on the Moto site but mistakenly registered you had a RAZR/RAZR MAXX instead of a RAZR HD? That might be why you got it.
I've been wondering if there's any stable oreo ROM for our beloved turbo 2
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abbykay said:
I've been wondering if there's any stable oreo ROM for our beloved turbo 2
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Uh, no. Never been bootloader unlocked or rooted, therefore no custom ROMs exist for the Droid Turbo 2. NONE.
Any ROMs you see are for the Moto X Force, which does have bootloader unlock. Blame control freak Verizon.
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ChazzMatt said:
Uh, no. Never been bootloader unlocked or rooted, therefore no custom ROMs exist for the Droid Turbo 2. NONE.
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Well, that sucks. Battery drain on turbo 2 nougat is ridiculous.
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