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JerkyBunion posted:Anyone have any experience with the Galaxy Nexus Car Mount? It looks like poo poo to me but I really need a car mount (do a ton of driving). I assume it doesn't work with cases either. It wouldn't be a total pain having to pop off a silicone case but I occasionally put on my OtterBox. The Verizon car mount is kinda pointless at this moment, because it doesn't have built charging via the 3 pins on the side of the phone, and you can't use a case with it.
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Latest Verizon MAP shows the Droid 4 at $199 rather than the $249 as previous reported. That should make slider people happy. http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/25/new-verizon-map-shows-droid-4-price-drop/ bull3964 fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Jan 26, 2012 |
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Jan 26, 2012 04:22
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bull3964 posted:Latest Verizon MAP shows the Droid for at $199 rather than the $249 as previous reported. That should make slider people happy.  Why is it not out yet Moto I want to give you  *10.
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Jan 26, 2012 04:27
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Penguissimo posted:Probaby the LG Accolade. DaNzA posted:Samsung Gusto is like 10 bucks from bestbuy. Decent call quality and battery will last forever too. Mighty Horse posted:Its discontinued. Still out there, but no longer in production. Thanks for the recs. Do any of the dumbphones with QWERTY keyboards available from Verizon not suck? I wind up having to answer texts a lot for work.
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Jan 26, 2012 04:45
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The LG Octane probably has the best raw tech specs out of our QWERTY phones without a data plan, but I feel far more confident in the Samsung Intensity 2. I think highly enough of the Samsung Intensity 2 to let my Dad buy and nothing has gone spectacularly wrong. Only issue Dad faced were some weird calls going straight to voicemail while at work and I fixed that with a manual tower push. Not everyone likes that model though (a coworker thought poorly of the phone just because it looked worse in comparison to the Samsung Reality).
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Jan 26, 2012 05:42
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AmazonWireless just added the RAZR MAXX to their site. Page isn't live yet, nor is the pricing. Figure it'll go live sometime tomorrow. Given Official VZW Pricing is $299, I'd be surprised to see it launch over $199.
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Jan 26, 2012 08:31
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fatherdog posted:Thanks for the recs. Do any of the dumbphones with QWERTY keyboards available from Verizon not suck? I wind up having to answer texts a lot for work. Didn't VZW have a phone that had the same form factor as the Samsung Reclaim/LG RemarQ at one point? I could have sworn they did. It's pretty much perfect for what you're looking to do. If nothing else, the LG Octane Isn't Bad. Matlock fucked around with this message at 08:41 on Jan 26, 2012 |
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Jan 26, 2012 08:38
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Wow already backorderd on Amazon. I ordered mine straight from VZW around 1 am. Excited to finally move on past this 2009 Samsung Omnia. Windows Mobile 6.1, you were an rear end in a top hat and i hope no one else is still using you...
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Jan 26, 2012 16:23
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fatherdog posted:Thanks for the recs. Do any of the dumbphones with QWERTY keyboards available from Verizon not suck? I wind up having to answer texts a lot for work. Octane is the only one thats worth a poo poo, IMHO. And it's disco'ed so get one while you still can, because apparently, LG isn't replacing it with a new model. Can confirm the D4 @ $199 as well. I got a new date of the 8th, which is a wednesday, and makes more sense than the 4th.
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Not that I am complaining about saving a hundred bucks compared to the average, but why is it going to be $199 and not $299 like every other LTE device has been?
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Jan 26, 2012 17:49
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16GB most likely, no extra SD card. They are following the apple standard.. 16GB = $199 32GB = $299
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Yeah, the same thing is happening with the Razr (non-MAXX) pricedrop as well. They are nixing the 16gb SD card and just shipping it with the onboard storage. Verizon's been doing this for awhile now with their handsets. When they drop in price they either delete or lower the capacity of the SD card. The Droid X went through a similar evolution.
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Ernie Luckman posted:Wow already backorderd on Amazon. I ordered mine straight from VZW around 1 am. Excited to finally move on past this 2009 Samsung Omnia. Windows Mobile 6.1, you were an rear end in a top hat and i hope no one else is still using you... I don't know what confuses me more, that you were using an Omnia or that you never upgraded it to 6.5. That was my first smartphone and once betas of 6.5 started getting linked it became at least usable.
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Quidnose posted:I got a Galaxy Nexus a little under a month ago, and while I love the phone, my data on it is so spotty it's not even funny. It's not even a matter of it switching out of 4g a lot, it's constantly cycling off whenever it loses the 4g signal. I can understand losing 4g occasionally, but a lot of times I have to wait for the data to reboot so I can do anything. I'm not sure if it's related, but Airplane mode will frequently lockup if I try to turn it on and off to reboot the data connection, and tonight I turned on Wifi from my widget and the same lockup happen. Both of these problems get fixed on a reboot. So I just got the Nexus 2 days ago and have this exact problem. It's constantly stalling out/cycling connections. Sitting at my desk where I never had a problem making calls in the past, I am dropping calls or I have to attempt to begin a call a couple times. I was standing next to 2 other people on verizon phones trying to get directions last night and theirs worked fine. Mine couldn't do anything. Cycling to airplane mode seems to work sometimes? I googled around and it seems half the people say "omg this is happening to me too!" and the other half say the signal is fine it just doesn't display it correctly. So am I doing something wrong here?
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To add further uncertainty to the issue, it's been discovered that there's two hardware revisions floating around out there, .09 and .10. People have reported that swapping from a .09 to .10 has resolved their issues but it may be confirmation bias. Verizon and Samsung both deny that there's a newer hardware revision out there. You can tell which one you have by going to the About screen and taking a look at the baseband info. The first string is actually revealing the hardware revision. It is either i515.09 or i515.10. I have the former. You can also get this info from fastboot.
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Jan 26, 2012 19:50
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bull3964 posted:Latest Verizon MAP shows the Droid 4 at $199 rather than the $249 as previous reported. That should make slider people happy. Sweet! That does seem weird though, lowering the price before it's even launched... Is there a good place to compare specs on the D4 and a RAZR MAXX?
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Jan 26, 2012 19:54
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I got sick of waiting around for a fix and flashed a different OS on, and it seems to have solved the problem. So yeah, I am thinking its software related and hopefully a fix will be out sooner rather than later.
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Ghostnuke posted:Sweet! That does seem weird though, lowering the price before it's even launched... If you need a keyboard, get the D4. If you don't, get the Maxx or something else. I mean, those aren't really phones that need a detailed comparison. No reason to get the D4 unless you need a keyboard! Edit: But to be a little more helpful, here ya go. Ignore their conclusion though. "These phone are a dead tie in terms of hardware and software. What you are really deciding between with the two ultimately comes down to if you want a keyboard or extremely large battery with your phone." Dead tie on hardware when the hardware is totally different? 
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Jan 26, 2012 20:25
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They probably mean the internals of the phone, which seem identical. Where as the form factors are about as different as you can get.
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Codiusprime posted:They probably mean the internals of the phone, which seem identical. Where as the form factors are about as different as you can get. Yeah, I assume so, but "hardware" to me encompasses things like the screen, battery, weight, and form factor, which are all completely different. Even if you separate out "form factor," which is fair enough when one has a keyboard, the screen is totally different and the battery is certainly not a tie. Being too nitpicky I guess.
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Ciabatta posted:If you need a keyboard, get the D4. If you don't, get the Maxx or something else. I mean, those aren't really phones that need a detailed comparison. No reason to get the D4 unless you need a keyboard! I like keyboards, but I would give that up for a better battery and screen. Basically I just want the best phone I can cram a 64gb microsd card into so I can put my music on it. Both my phone and my zune died at once, so I'm trying to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. Edit: Would this card work in either phone? http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Mobile-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B005V7WIA2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327607331&sr=8-1 Edit 2: Found some blogs confirming it works with RAZR Ghostnuke fucked around with this message at 21:45 on Jan 26, 2012 |
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Jan 26, 2012 20:59
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Yeah, keep in mind that the D4 screen is not OLED like the Razr and is using the same LCD panel of the D3.
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bull3964 posted:Yeah, keep in mind that the D4 screen is not OLED like the Razr and is using the same LCD panel of the D3. Yup, looks like I'm ditching the D4 already and getting a RAZR Maxx
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Is the Droid 3 screen really that bad? I'm coming from an IPhone 4, will I notice a dip in quality? I want to wait for the D4 to launch before I decide on that or a MAXX.
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shyguy posted:Is the Droid 3 screen really that bad? I'm coming from an IPhone 4, will I notice a dip in quality? I want to wait for the D4 to launch before I decide on that or a MAXX.
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WeaselWeaz posted:I don't know what confuses me more, that you were using an Omnia or that you never upgraded it to 6.5. That was my first smartphone and once betas of 6.5 started getting linked it became at least usable. Lol, i was waiting forever for verizon to release a legit update. They finally did and i couldn't use it because i didn't have access to a 32 bit OS to download/install it with. At that point i just kinda said gently caress it, installed a pirated SPB mobile shell and used my omnia as a phone that could do really basic web browsing. Can't wait to get my hands on the maxx.....
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shyguy posted:Is the Droid 3 screen really that bad?
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Rastor posted:It's one of those things that either looks fine to you or you can pick out the flaws and it drives you crazy. You need to try out a Droid 3 / 4 in-person and decide for yourself. When you're evaluating be sure to cause motion on the screen: slide between app screens, watch a video, etc. Indeed its the dreaded PENTILE. Personally, it doesn't bother me, although I can see the limitations that some people complain about. Really, just go to the store and look at them if you're worried.
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Don Lapre posted:Go to a verizon store and compare the droid 3 and the current razr. Also if the camera in the d4 is as awful as the d3 then pass on that piece of poo poo. The camera on the D3 is bad? I haven't noticed anything lovely about it and I use it fairly often...
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VZW screwed up and I ended up with an extra upgrade on my account. Am I crazy for being somewhat tempted to switch from the G'Nex to the MAXX? Or should I just sit on the upgrade till a Quad core comes out.
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:The camera on the D3 is bad? I haven't noticed anything lovely about it and I use it fairly often... Takes like 5 seconds to take a photo.
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^^^^^ Holy poo poo my X2 was the worst at this. Eventually it just stopped taking pictures all together. My X2 literally gave no shits. JayKay posted:VZW screwed up and I ended up with an extra upgrade on my account. Am I crazy for being somewhat tempted to switch from the G'Nex to the MAXX? Or should I just sit on the upgrade till a Quad core comes out. I think this happened to me too, nothing at CES piqued my interest in the least but it's still cool having an upgrade waiting. I'm finding out though that I care more about software when it comes to Android phones.
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I would be willing to bet that there will be a version of the Razr MAXX with an HD screen out before summer. I would sit on the upgrade for a bit. There's also a quad core HTC phone on the horizon and HTC has recent said that they sucked for 2011 and are going to do better for 2012.
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Don Lapre posted:Takes like 5 seconds to take a photo. Yeah I think something is wrong with your D3...mine takes ~2 seconds.
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Codiusprime posted:I'm finding out though that I care more about software when it comes to Android phones. bull3964 posted:I would be willing to bet that there will be a version of the Razr MAXX with an HD screen out before summer. I would sit on the upgrade for a bit.
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Anyone know how the hell i can reset my billing account password without dealing with phone maze sitting on hold hell? Just got my Maxx in the mail and can't activate it because i don't know this password. I dialed *611, followed the prompts, and it just told me that i can set the password by logging in to my verizon. When i log in to my verizon, i need the current password to change it. This doesn't help me any... Any hints?
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Ernie Luckman posted:Anyone know how the hell i can reset my billing account password without dealing with phone maze sitting on hold hell? Just got my Maxx in the mail and can't activate it because i don't know this password. Log out of My Verizon and click forget password?
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JayKay posted:VZW screwed up and I ended up with an extra upgrade on my account.
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Ernie Luckman posted:Anyone know how the hell i can reset my billing account password without dealing with phone maze sitting on hold hell? Just got my Maxx in the mail and can't activate it because i don't know this password. Billing account password =/= online account password. Billing account password is a verbal password you get asked when you call into 611/customer service, it can be no longer than 5 characters long. Online account password is minimum of 8 characters and must contain atleast 1 number. Reset your online account password, then go in and change your billing account password.
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