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Cizzo posted:I think the general thing is to avoid heavy usage while it's plugged in. I've never heard that before, lurves playing games on my phone with the brightness cranked up while it's plugged in.
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I'm glad a lot of you avoided the Samsung charge to get the Bionic. I have a thunderbolt, and I am insanely jealous I have to wait until January of next year for an upgrade.
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Sep 10, 2011 02:18
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Hey so when I got my phone they said I could get an extra batter for 50% off ($20) So I was like "duh" and went ahead and got the battery. Now I am sort of feeling like a dumb dumb because it seems kind of worthless for charging overnight. I have to charge one battery fully - remove the battery - put in the other one - charge that one fully. That doubles my charge time and basically makes having an extra battery more of a burden. Does anyone have any suggestions on a more efficient way of doing this? Or am I just doomed to have a silly worthless extra battery? I really want an easy way to have two charged batteries because there is nothing better than being able to kill a whole battery playing games knowing that I have an entire full charge waiting.
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avan posted:Does anyone have any suggestions on a more efficient way of doing this? Or am I just doomed to have a silly worthless extra battery? The jackass at the Verizon store should have suggested you get this: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419L5Ry0LQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg It comes as part of the Costco bundle, and is sold separately for about $25. My Verizon store didn't have any in stock when I purchased my phone, but he ordered it for me and should be at my house Monday night. You can charge the spare battery and the phone with the same charge cable.
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Sep 10, 2011 02:43
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:
Pardon the ignorance, but how do I clear the cache on the keyboard? Is it in Manage Applications? rscott posted:Those of you with Bionics who think the Pentile screen is particularly egregious are you guys using screen protectors? I put one of the verizon anti glare protectors on my phone and it looked like poo poo afterwards. I put those anitglare screen protecors on the Fascinate and it was the same way. The anti glare "fog" coating just realy mucks up the screen when put on top of a pentile screem. Of course I should have known better since the Fascinate (like other Super AMOLEDs) is usually stellar avoiding glare.
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Sep 10, 2011 02:51
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LaptopGun posted:Pardon the ignorance, but how do I clear the cache on the keyboard? Is it in Manage Applications? Yes, in Manage Applications. Pretty sure it's actually "Clear Data" and not "Clear cache" though.
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Sep 10, 2011 03:09
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Ratzinc posted:I'm glad a lot of you avoided the charge to get the bionic. I have a thunderbolt and I am insanely jealous I have to wait until January of next year for an upgrade. I paid full retail for it. Figure I can sell the Thunderbolt to make up (most) of the difference.
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Sep 10, 2011 05:37
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:I paid full retail for it. Figure I can sell the Thunderbolt to make up (most) of the difference. I think he means avoiding the Samsung Charge. I could be wrong though, because I read that sentence both ways and just hurt my brain. So I got my Bionic yesterday as well and traded in my OG Droid. Question, and I don't know if it was a feature of Cyanogen Mod or not, but is there a way to set certain phone numbers in Motoblur to automatically go to voicemail?
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Sep 10, 2011 06:35
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The contacts are pretty much stock android on the bionic with some light skinning and backup assistant added in as another sync provider. So, you can do it the same way as vanilla android. View the contact (not edit) and hit menu and then select options. There's a checkbox to send directly to voicemail and a dropdown to customize ringtone.
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Sep 10, 2011 08:16
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Does anyone know when the Tacoma Costco is expecting to get more stock in? I'm going to be traveling in the area this weekend and was hoping to pin down a specific day I should try to stop by.
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Sep 10, 2011 08:49
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duffmensch posted:Does anyone know when the Tacoma Costco is expecting to get more stock in? I'm going to be traveling in the area this weekend and was hoping to pin down a specific day I should try to stop by. A note on Costco's relatively small stock - According to the people at my Costco kiosk, Motorola was unwilling to part with so many extra batteries for the awesome bonus package. I overheard that in the near future Costco's gonna start selling said awesome package sans extra battery, but still give out rain checks for when battery production ramps up. Should improve bionic availability at Costco dramatically whenever this goes into effect.
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Sep 10, 2011 14:06
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CubanRefugee posted:I think he means avoiding the Samsung Charge. I could be wrong though, because I read that sentence both ways and just hurt my brain. Right, I meant avoiding the Samsung charge,sorry for the confusion. The bionics screen looked "off" when using the camera, other than that it looked good.
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Sep 10, 2011 14:48
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I've got a LG Octane and whenever I send a picture text to facebook to be posted on my wall, it always doubleposts the caption. I only found one other mention of this with some google searching and I haven't the foggiest idea why it does it.
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Sep 10, 2011 17:00
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So my wife has a dumbphone and is looking to upgrade to a smartphone (she is eligible for an upgrade as well). And what great timing - Verizon is offering a deal where you trade in your dumbphone for a smartphone and get $100. So - what's the best Android device right now? Or at least, is there a selection of devices to look at? I have an iPhone through work so I know nothing about Android. Also - on a similar note - if I have a dumbphone (but am NOT eligible for a new phone) - is there some kind of deal if I decide to upgrade to smart phone? Is there a family data plan? How does this work?
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Lowness 72 posted:So - what's the best Android device right now? Lowness 72 posted:Or at least, is there a selection of devices to look at? The current crop of 3G-only devices aren't bad if you want to cheap out, or if she really doesn't like the Bionic. But I wouldn't expect them to maintain relevance in two years. The other 4G LTE devices (Thunderbolt, Droid Charge, Revolution) are last year's tech. Lowness 72 posted:Is there a family data plan? How does this work? With Android you can cut out her SMS costs by using Google Voice for SMS. But if you already have unlimited family SMS, that only saves you $10/mo.
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Sep 10, 2011 21:57
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I went to a store and played with a Bionic. I really can't tell the difference with the pentile except for a little fuzziness if I move my eye really close.
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Sep 10, 2011 22:59
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waffle iron posted:I went to a store and played with a Bionic. I really can't tell the difference with the pentile except for a little fuzziness if I move my eye really close.
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Sep 10, 2011 23:46
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tismondo posted:The only time I notice mine is on certain pictures... there's sometimes a lack of color depth you'd otherwise expect. But truthfully it's a nonissue that nerds have blown up into one. These kinds of dismissive remarks are pretty stupid/obnoxious when it's obviously a significant issue for a not-insignificant number of people. If it's not a problem for you, that's great, but that's a dumb reason to diminish it being a problem for others.
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doctor thodt posted:These kinds of dismissive remarks are pretty stupid/obnoxious when it's obviously a significant issue for a not-insignificant number of people. If it's not a problem for you, that's great, but that's a dumb reason to diminish it being a problem for others. Yea, I said the same thing a few times but was ignored. Obviously if it doesn't affect or bother them then it's just goons spergin out.
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Sep 11, 2011 00:48
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Codiusprime posted:Yea, I said the same thing a few times but was ignored. To the latter, that seems pretty simple: a lot of people have been really, really excited about getting a dual-core LTE phone, so why would they let a little thing like an irritating truth about a component of the device hamper their enjoyment of a product they've already decided is the best? This is compounded because most folks are (understandably) coming to something like the Bionic from OG Droids with showstopping performance problems and/or LG shitboxes from '09 or whatever so of course the product's flaws "don't seem that bad" by comparison. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: Charge vs. Bionic essentially boils down to whether you prefer improved performance or a good display (and for like 0.001% of us, whether you prefer a high-quality DAC). If you could get the Charge's display with the Bionic's SoC, you'd have a great phone. Right now, we have two phones that (intentionally?) leave something to be desired. kbar fucked around with this message at 01:12 on Sep 11, 2011 |
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Sep 11, 2011 01:08
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I have zero doubts that it's intentional, but I'm probably just being all paranoid.
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What would you classify as little text? Something like that text size in the awful app?
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Possible Bionic bug! Well it is a Motorola device.  Or maybe something is not right with that phone number.Motorola's implementation of the homescreen widget that acts as a shortcut to a particular contact will randomly not work right with a couple of contacts. Occasionally when you got to call that contact from the widget the phone will call one of the VZW shortcut numbers. Somehow it interpolates the number for #MIN. I tried the standard array of battery pulls, deleted the contact and readded, checked *73 to make sure forwarding is off, closed the phone. Keeps happening. The contact is a cell number and I made sure the phone can actually dial the number. No, it's not like forwarding is on the phone called. I had to send the guy home to check back in a couple days. It's not a known issue as far as I know, but I imagine Moto will have more to say soon if it is not an isolated incident. chocolateTHUNDER posted:Yes, in Manage Applications. Pretty sure it's actually "Clear Data" and not "Clear cache" though. Thanks. There was an argument between a couple of my coworkers over whether the bugs with the keyboard can come back after a while. What I've been telling people is to use the Swype keyboard or download the generic Gingerbread keyboard off of the market. I'll make sure I clear data. LaptopGun fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Sep 11, 2011 |
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Sep 11, 2011 02:27
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LaptopGun posted:Thanks. There was an argument between a couple of my coworkers over whether the bugs with the keyboard can come back after a while. What I've been telling people is to use the Swype keyboard or download the generic Gingerbread keyboard off of the market. I'll make sure I clear data. They do come back after awhile, but it normally takes ~2 or 3 weeks and it's a 30 second fix. Still annoying, but not nearly as show-stopping bug or something like that. Switching to another keyboard might fix it but honestly...I really, really like Motorola's stock keyboard. To me, it's the closest thing I've had to the iPhone keyboard (which is still superior, waiting on someone to finally crack that seemingly magical code) and I own probably 6 or 7 different types of keyboards from the market.
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Codiusprime posted:I have zero doubts that it's intentional, but I'm probably just being all paranoid. Yeah the man is out to get you, its a big conspiracy. Or Motorola wanted to address the myriad of complaints about battery life on big 4g devices and decided to use a screen that uses less power. Naw it's probably a ploy to screw you over.
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Sep 11, 2011 03:24
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Yeah the man is out to get you, its a big conspiracy. Weird, guess they just haven't activated the 4G on my X2. I'm not saying you're wrong or right. I will say it's naive to think that companies don't withhold certain features for their benefit. You're probably right though in that case.
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Codiusprime posted:Weird, guess they just haven't activated the 4G on my X2. If you're talking about the Droid X2 it doesn't have LTE/4G
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decoy octopus posted:If you're talking about the Droid X2 it doesn't have LTE/4G Look up before you mi...nope, it's gone. Edit: To not be a complete jerk. I know. He said the pentile was probably a battery saving measure by Moto because of the 4G. I was just saying (in a jerk way) that there are pentile phones without 4G. Pentile doesn't bother me to much, im still interested in the Prime and it wouldn't keep me from buying the Bionic. Edit again: He's probably right though. As far as the Bionic is concerned Pentile was probably the way to go. Codiusprime fucked around with this message at 05:27 on Sep 11, 2011 |
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Now that I've had the chance to play with my new Bionic for a day, it's become really obvious to me that I don't know poo poo about how to use this phone. I'm coming from a Blackberry Tour 9630, so all this swiping and tapping is completely new to me. I already love it, and I'm sure I'll love it even more once I figure everything out, but for now, I don't know poo poo about poo poo when it comes to this phone.
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Sep 11, 2011 06:09
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One bit of info about the costco deal that everyone but me probably already knew: Make sure you've got an actual "upgrade" as opposed to an "early upgrade." When I went to the verizon store, the woman just told me I had an available upgrade. So I was pretty bummed when I called 6 different costcos and drove 40 minutes out of the way to discover they can't do the deal with early upgrades.
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AnandTech's Preview of the Bionic Pretty sure I'm going to hold off for now until later in the fall to see what else comes out.
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Just at a point of note, I'm seeing much better battery life than they talk about in those tests (on par with my OG Droid which is impressive considering the new phone is 4G, dual core, and has a 4.3 inch screen) though obviously I'm not duplicating their test conditions. As a general note about LTE battery performance, you aren't going to see things improve much before the middle of next year when the 2nd gen chipsets come out.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Can anyone recommend a case for the Bionic with an extended battery? I got the $25ish combo pack with car charger, screen protector and holster-case. The latter has room for the extended battery and a fold-out kickstand, rather liking it so far.
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bull3964 posted:Just at a point of note, I'm seeing much better battery life than they talk about in those tests (on par with my OG Droid which is impressive considering the new phone is 4G, dual core, and has a 4.3 inch screen) though obviously I'm not duplicating their test conditions. In the couple days I've had it my Bionic has the same/better battery life than my OG Droid did before I replaced it. That said, the battery in my Droid was 2 years old and I honestly have no idea how its current performance compares to when it was new. I'm not tethering or running it constantly, but I am web browsing, playing games and sending texts the same as I did before. I also have 4G turned off, because I'm on the very edge of a 4G area and my phone was constantly switching.
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kitten smoothie posted:None. You keep unlimited data with a 4G phone upgrade and there is a $30 unlimited tethering plan available if you have grandfathered unlimited data and an LTE device. So, I'll be upgrading to a new phone in November (NET upgrade). If I upgrade to the 4G network (upgrading from original Droid), do I get to keep my unlimited data plan that I've been using for over two years now?
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thrannix posted:So, I'll be upgrading to a new phone in November (NET upgrade). If I upgrade to the 4G network (upgrading from original Droid), do I get to keep my unlimited data plan that I've been using for over two years now? Yes. If you have Unlimited Data you keep it. The only way to lose it is to cancel your data plan.
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NewcastleBrown posted:Yes. If you have Unlimited Data you keep it. The only way to lose it is to cancel your data plan. Awesome, thanks. Now my only decision is whether to wait until November for a phone, or go out and grab the Bionic now. My Droid is so s l o w now, it's getting unbearable.
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Four days into having the Bionic, and two days ago I discovered swype for the first time ever. I came from an OG Droid and felt like I was taking a step back moving away from that, but swype literally amazes me with how accurate it is. What really gets me is how much loving fun I have using it, I love to text with it. I know it's probably old news, but I'm so glad I switched that on.
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