So I got my VZW Dev Moto X Wednesday and wanted to give a little review so far. Like most of us I replaced an aging VZW Galaxy Nexus w/ extended OEM battery.
Initial impressions
- this thing is FAST!!!!!
- its physically smaller then the GNex and taking a little bit to get used to (typing is a little off while getting used to the new phone)
- signal is much better then the Gnex (duh!)
- battery is worlds better (ran from 8-5 yesterday on LTE at work with 7 hours of Google Music streaming, then home and on wifi. Ended up with 4hr 43min of screen on before it died)
- its official, I'm addicted to Active Notifications.
- I find myself wishing for the stock android browser for a few sites, seemed a little snappier then Chrome (could side load I'm sure)
Overall I am a happy camper. Now to see what the dev community comes up with!
Wow it sounds amazing, I hope it will come to europe!
VolcyDX said:
So I got my VZW Dev Moto X Wednesday and wanted to give a little review so far. Like most of us I replaced an aging VZW Galaxy Nexus w/ extended OEM battery.
Initial impressions
- this thing is FAST!!!!!
- its physically smaller then the GNex and taking a little bit to get used to (typing is a little off while getting used to the new phone)
- signal is much better then the Gnex (duh!)
- battery is worlds better (ran from 8-5 yesterday on LTE at work with 7 hours of Google Music streaming, then home and on wifi. Ended up with 4hr 43min of screen on before it died)
- its official, I'm addicted to Active Notifications.
- I find myself wishing for the stock android browser for a few sites, seemed a little snappier then Chrome (could side load I'm sure)
Overall I am a happy camper. Now to see what the dev community comes up with!
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Check the themes/apps section. There is a thread for the AOSP browser.
good phone:good:
I'm in almost the same boat as you coming from the Verizon Gnex.
I loved being able to play with different ROM's.
So I bought the Verizon Moto X DE.
This phone is lightyears ahead of the Gnex.
I'm not a heavy user but I've been getting great battery live.
6AM to 9PM with 1 1/2 or more of screen time with 70% battery left!
Much better reception, I'm even getting 4G in the building at work where the Gnex had trouble gettting 3G.
Have anyone compare this device or the regular Moto X to the Droid Maxx?
Switched from Verizon Galaxy Nexus to T-Mobile Moto X. Moto X is definitely light years ahead.
aysiu said:
Switched from Verizon Galaxy Nexus to T-Mobile Moto X. Moto X is definitely light years ahead.
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I'm thinking about switching from Verizon to T-Mobile and I'm wondering how you like it. I live in San Diego and T-Mobile LTE is supposedly pretty good out here. Earlier in the year I experimented with the Nexus 4 and T-Mobile before they had LTE in my area. I had a couple of dead spots here and there, but it was OK. I'm thinking of trying them again since they have LTE now.
If you don't mind answering:
1) Do you happen to live in Southern California?
2) How's your coverage so far compared to Verizon? Does your area have LTE?
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I'm thinking about switching from Verizon to T-Mobile and I'm wondering how you like it. I live in San Diego and T-Mobile LTE is supposedly pretty good out here. Earlier in the year I experimented with the Nexus 4 and T-Mobile before they had LTE in my area. I had a couple of dead spots here and there, but it was OK. I'm thinking of trying them again since they have LTE now.
If you don't mind answering:
1) Do you happen to live in Southern California?
2) How's your coverage so far compared to Verizon? Does your area have LTE?
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I live in LA and just switched from a RAZR m and previous to that a gnex on Verizon. I'm running a Puerto Rico model moto x without aws hspa and I think it still has better reception than Verizon. Verizon actually had some areas with no reception. Verizon does almost always give you 3g when t mobile for me might hit edge but I haven't seen a dead spot on t mobile yet. Have had it about two weeks...
In the bay area where I used to live Verizon was much better than t mobile but in LA at least its not really worth the money
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skinien said:
I'm thinking about switching from Verizon to T-Mobile and I'm wondering how you like it. I live in San Diego and T-Mobile LTE is supposedly pretty good out here. Earlier in the year I experimented with the Nexus 4 and T-Mobile before they had LTE in my area. I had a couple of dead spots here and there, but it was OK. I'm thinking of trying them again since they have LTE now.
If you don't mind answering:
1) Do you happen to live in Southern California?
2) How's your coverage so far compared to Verizon? Does your area have LTE?
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I used to live in Northern California, and now I'm in New England (have used T-Mobile and Verizon in both locations). Basically the theoretical coverage of Verizon is better, but I find the T-Mobile experience leaves me with a less frustrating experience.
T-Mobile, when it has coverage has good coverage. The coverage is solid. But when T-Mobile doesn't have coverage, it's got nothing--zero. This usually happens in rural areas or remote suburban areas.
The problem I had with Verizon on the Galaxy Nexus was the horrrible handoffs between CDMA and LTE. There were a lot of times (in urban areas, even) when my Galaxy Nexus would be on the cusp of 3G with two bars and 4G with one bar, and the phone couldn't make up its mind, so I ended up with essentially no usable data. If I switched to CDMA-only, things would work better for a while, but eventually my entire workable signal would just disappear. This was with the stock Android, rooted Android, old radios, new radios. I tried everything and could not get a good consistent signal. There were also weird situations in which I would appear to have a full signal and couldn't connect to anything. Other times, I would appear to have no signal, and web pages would still load.
TLDR version: Verizon was a headache.
I'm much happier with T-Mobile. When I have good coverage, it's good, and the signal bars never lie. Transitions between 3G and 4G are smooth. In fact, I rarely have 3G at all. Seems to just be 4G HSPA+, 4G LTE... or nothing.
skinien said:
I'm thinking about switching from Verizon to T-Mobile and I'm wondering how you like it. I live in San Diego and T-Mobile LTE is supposedly pretty good out here. Earlier in the year I experimented with the Nexus 4 and T-Mobile before they had LTE in my area. I had a couple of dead spots here and there, but it was OK. I'm thinking of trying them again since they have LTE now.
If you don't mind answering:
1) Do you happen to live in Southern California?
2) How's your coverage so far compared to Verizon? Does your area have LTE?
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I am in San Diego and TMO's 4G LTE is great from South to North County. My wife has Verizon and it has better coverage when we go out of town up the Sierras (Yosemite), but in every metropolitan area I have been to TMO has been blazing fast with 4G LTE data speeds actually faster than Verizon's. Here in Poway, I can consistently get 23MB down with 15MB up. Even in standard 4G non LTE, I see 15MB down and 3MB up. :good:
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I am in San Diego and TMO's 4G LTE is great from South to North County. My wife has Verizon and it has better coverage when we go out of town up the Sierras (Yosemite), but in every metropolitan area I have been to TMO has been blazing fast with 4G LTE data speeds actually faster than Verizon's. Here in Poway, I can consistently get 23MB down with 15MB up. Even in standard 4G non LTE, I see 15MB down and 3MB up. :good:
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That's awesome. I work in Poway and live in Mission Valley. Verizon has really been pissing me off with forcing people off of unlimited, increasing the upgrade to 24 months, and delaying updates. I love what T-Mobile is doing. I think I may have to see what the Nexus 5 has to offer and make a switch if it's good enough.
Hey, if you do not talk much, TMO offers a $30/month prepaid plan that offers unlimited data (first 5GB up to 4G LTE), unlimited text, and 100 voice minutes. Even if you go over the 100 minutes, the per minute price is pennies and would not equal a traditional voice plan for approx. 250+ additional minutes. I use this plan and Google voice and Skype since TMO allows WiFi calling too and it's all good, but most of the time I use less than 80 voice minutes per month regardless.
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Hey, if you do not talk much, TMO offers a $30/month prepaid plan that offers unlimited data (first 5GB up to 4G LTE), unlimited text, and 100 voice minutes. Even if you go over the 100 minutes, the per minute price is pennies and would not equal a traditional voice plan for approx. 250+ additional minutes. I use this plan and Google voice and Skype since TMO allows WiFi calling too and it's all good, but most of the time I use less than 80 voice minutes per month regardless.
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Wow. Thanks for the heads up...
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AT&T may carry an LTE capable Moto G http://www.gsmarena.com/at_t_may_carry_an_lte_moto_g-news-7842.php
Just AT&T.... Why?! That sucks..
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I am willing to bet the boot loader is locked down hard
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its funny. In the uk. the 4G lte networks 'may' give you up to 25Mb/s in some areas, but most of them average 7-14 Mb/s. The moto g, in a reasonable 3g area (I get hsdpa+ most of the time) and I get 11 Mb/s download with a much cheaper 3G price plan.
I know the US has much better LTE coverage, but in the UK at least the 4G network and therefore phones are pretty much useless unless you live under a broadcast mast. The Moto G will do me fine for 12-18 months until the 4G LTE network is mature enough and consistent enough to be worth the extra cost. It's just a gimmick at the moment for most people and a way for carriers to jack their prices without improving service!!
and yea, it will be locked down like a mofo if they do release one haha
Considering a switch from Note 4 on Verizon to the MXPE. Historically Motorola devices have had excellent radios, is this still true in the MXPE? I live in a rural area where reception can be sketchy depending on location. I ditched the Note 3 because the Note 4 had better reception in these fringe areas but I'm still not completely satisfied. Anyone coming from a Note 4 notice any change in reception? Thanks.
My radio is great. Samsung has never come close to Motorola. I live in a bad cell area as well. I even have a range extender. I had to back my MXPE to CDMA only as it kept trying to bypass my extender looking for 4g/LTE.
I had note4 have now stronger signal everywhere.
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I am currently running A Note 4 on Verizon with a grandfathered unlimited plan. I live in a rural area but have a verizon 4g tower, in line of sight, approximately 1.25 miles away from my home. With a Wilson booster I usually can get signal strength of -78db to -82db (all bars showing) in the house. Away from home, performance drops off quickly and in one fringe area, where the ability to communicate is vital to me, I am lucky to have one bar of 1G. I know that Motorola has a reputation for very good radios (Samsung does not) so I was interested in the new Moto X Pure. After researching them I would rather have the Nexus 6 P (I really want an unlockable bootloader. I had a rooted Note 3 and was very disappointed that permanent root was never developed for the Note 4) if it has a radio comparable to the Moto X Pure. The one thing that I have not seen discussed about the 6P is its radio. Can anyone with experience with the 6P in fringe areas comment on the receptionfor me?Thanks
LEAGLE77 said:
I am currently running A Note 4 on Verizon with a grandfathered unlimited plan. I live in a rural area but have a verizon 4g tower, in line of sight, approximately 1.25 miles away from my home. With a Wilson booster I usually can get signal strength of -78db to -82db (all bars showing) in the house. Away from home, performance drops off quickly and in one fringe area, where the ability to communicate is vital to me, I am lucky to have one bar of 1G. I know that Motorola has a reputation for very good radios (Samsung does not) so I was interested in the new Moto X Pure. After researching them I would rather have the Nexus 6 P (I really want an unlockable bootloader. I had a rooted Note 3 and was very disappointed that permanent root was never developed for the Note 4) if it has a radio comparable to the Moto X Pure. The one thing that I have not seen discussed about the 6P is its radio. Can anyone with experience with the 6P in fringe areas comment on the receptionfor me?Thanks
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I will see if I can find it but one review I either read or watched claimed the 6P got 3g in his basement. Whatever his previous phone would not. So I would say that it appears to have a solid radio (of moto quality if not better).
All I'm getting is 3G speeds on my new Moto G4.
I had the same issue(also a voicemail issue) with with mine and AT&T; I was switching from an iPhone though. I had to change from an iPhone data plan and they had to update my IMEI.