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Post  MaX Karnage Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:55 am

I am getting a new phone and am thinking of going with Verizon and getting the DROID X by Motorola, does anyone have an opinion about that phone? I was thinking about getting an iphone 4 but AT&T does not have the best reception and quality.
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Post  Seamaster Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:33 pm

I have no experience with the phone, but I know that it has only received mixed reviews. Maybe look at those reviews and see what the cons are and whether or not those cons matter to you. Often times, I find reviewers dock points because a product lacks a feature that I couldn't care less about.
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Post  Iago Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:06 pm

I agree with the last part emphatically. Always read reviews with your own needs in mind.

I am T-Mobile, so no Droids here . . .
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Post  theDreamer Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:27 pm

The phone is very good, but drains the battery quickly.
Android OS is very solid and the Droid X has all the perks with plenty of screen, features, etc. Check out Endgadget or Gizmodo for your full review.

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Post  MaX Karnage Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:58 am

Does anyone know when the iphone will be available from someone besides AT&T? I have heard rumors of in a few months is this true? if yes I may forgo getting the droid and wait.
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Post  GTODave Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:49 pm

i just saw the droid x the other day and it's way too big for me. pretty large. i read it's users have 5 times the data usage of other phones.
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Post  PhotoOtaku Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:18 pm

RE: the Droid X, funniest thing I heard someone say was something like; ...but why does it have to look like a late '80s Texas Instruments calculator?

I've been using the HTC Incredible on Verizon for a while, battery life is a little lack luster (but I think that can be said for most Android phones out there), otherwise no complaints.

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Post  Iago Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:40 am

I intend to stick with T-Mobile, but the thing that frustrates me about them is that I have wanted to upgrade my phone for nearly a year, but they never quite seem to have a good enough phone available -- so I am still waiting. I thought that the HD2 would be the one, but then I found out that it is not upgradable to Windows Phone 7. I would not mind giving Android a shot, but none of their Android phones are powerful enough.
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Post  PhotoOtaku Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:36 am

I've "toyed" with an HD2, it's a very nice smartphone. The Samsung Vibrant, an Android phone, isn't too bad spec wise (although I've read the interface is not as nice as some other Android phones).

I'd wait if possible, the holiday season is coming, ...something new is bound to drop.

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Post  Iago Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:03 am

Well, Windows Phone 7 itself is dropping by the holidays. If I stick with Windows, I would not want to buy a phone before it does -- development for older versions of Windows Mobile is going to plummet after that.
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Post  Seamaster Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:04 am

I buy a phone that allows me to (wait for it . . .) place and receive calls. I know, it's a novel concept. Money I save on upgrading phones allows me to upgrade watches, which I fully admit is equally frivolous.


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Post  Iago Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:57 pm

I use my smartphone far more for its smartphone/internet functions than I do for making calls. Eve and I have an unlimited family plan, and she ends up using some 2000-2500 minutes every month (hence the unlimited plan.) I rarely use more than 200.
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Post  wulfin Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:51 pm

Holy cow Iago!!!

Like you, I barely use my phone. I think last month I used 84 minutes ... But almost a gig of data and that's just email and 'net surfing ... Since so much is blocked at work, it's my Internet lifeline!!
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Post  PhotoOtaku Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:40 pm

Without checking, I think my "numbers" are very similar. I use a lot more data than voice these days.

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Post  Seamaster Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:19 pm

I always talk for less than 200 minutes a month, but I spend about the same time checking the time on my watch.
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Post  mrblur Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:36 pm

Not sure if I posted this already....but does anyone want to buy a G1 bronze with 8gb card.


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Post  Seamaster Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:33 pm

mrblur wrote:Not sure if I posted this already....but does anyone want to buy a G1 bronze with 8gb card.


blah blah blah


Just to reiterate: No.

(Sorry, I am just not a cell phone geek!)
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Post  Iago Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:56 pm

Since the cell phone is my only internet access at home, I am automatically a cell phone geek.
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Post  Seamaster Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:53 pm

Iago wrote:Since the cell phone is my only internet access at home, I am automatically a cell phone geek.


Being one for brevity, I bolded the salient words.
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Post  Iago Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:54 am

[quote="Seamaster"]
Iago wrote:
Being one for brevity, I bolded the salient words.


Being one for accuracy, I bolded the words that failed the test.
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Post  Seamaster Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:49 pm

[quote="Iago"]
Seamaster wrote:
Iago wrote:
Being one for brevity, I bolded the salient words.


Being one for accuracy, I bolded the words that failed the test.



Being one for clarity, I bolded the words that require further explanation.
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Post  Iago Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:01 pm

[quote="Seamaster"]
Iago wrote:
Seamaster wrote:
Iago wrote:
Being one for brevity, I bolded the salient words.


Being one for accuracy, I bolded the words that failed the test.



Being one for clarity, I bolded the words that require further explanation.


Being one for conciseness, I would have bolded the word pedantic had it appeared; I settled for irony instead.
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Post  Seamaster Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:47 pm

[quote="Iago"]
Seamaster wrote:
Iago wrote:
Seamaster wrote:
Iago wrote:
Being one for brevity, I bolded the salient words.


Being one for accuracy, I bolded the words that failed the test.


Being one for clarity, I bolded the words that require further explanation.


Being one for conciseness, I would have bolded the word pedantic had it appeared; I settled for irony instead.


Being one for sarcasm, I bolded the obvious.
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Post  Iago Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:28 pm

[quote="Seamaster"]
Iago wrote:
Seamaster wrote:
Iago wrote:
Seamaster wrote:
Iago wrote:
Being one for brevity, I bolded the salient words.


Being one for accuracy, I bolded the words that failed the test.


Being one for clarity, I bolded the words that require further explanation.


Being one for conciseness, I would have bolded the word pedantic had it appeared; I settled for irony instead.


Being one for sarcasm, I bolded the obvious.

Being one for beating a joke to death, I bolded the word that makes me wonder how long it takes to break the boards.
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Post  Seamaster Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:22 am

Being one for not wanting to break our new playground, I opted not to quote.
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