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So what if any issues have you had with your stock nexus1 ? Has rooting helped or hurt?
I love my G1 but it will be time to upgrade soon. Ive just done a wipe and upgrade to cm 5.0.8 DS and like it so far.
Id love to have a rooted N1 but the horror stories with post as recent as today about wifi,trackball & screen issues make me reconsider. So far I don't know of anything else in the same ballpark that will work on Tmobile.
Thanks for any input
G1 rooted with cyanogen 5.0.8 DS
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I have not seen any issues with wifi, trackball nor screen. I been the owner of my Nexus One for over 2 months already and I can tell you, This was the best investment ever. Now, with custom ROMs you can improve the functionality of the Phone by a lot. 720p video, faster, wifi n, radio fm maybe? etc...
The N1 has very good hardware, it has things that may be officially unlocked in the near future who knows, though they are already unlocked for custom roms.
Also good to have if you plan to be the base for Android, Since Google will use the N1 as their main device, everything will be optimized for you. (That's my bet, we all saw it with Froyo Demos)
It's fine. 99% of the people wit thing are happy with it, the 1% with problems are understandably vocal. I have two N1's on my account mine (which is rooted) and my girlfriends (which isn't rooted, but has been running the Froyo test ROM for a while). Both work great.
I loved my G1. Probably the phone I loved most when I had it.
The N1 is a better phone in almost every single way ((I was able to change alot of the hardware kb/tb/covers etc on G1)) which is why i loved it.
Nexus One is a leap ahead of every phone prior to April its not even funny. Dont hesitate the N1 >> > and >> over any other phone on Tmobile right now. I love the Mytouch slide but the power ability of N1 are a much better choice.
IMO N1 still has best overall feature set in HW/SW available on the market. Even though that lead has slimmed its still the best you can get right now.
The only problem I have ever heard with the N1 is dust under the screen. But that seems few and far between.
I have had my N1 for about 2 months not and zero issues. I came from an iPhone 3gs (unlocked and jailbroken) and I'll never look back. The N1 is the best phone I have owned. Nothing comes close to it.
they arent problems, just people complaining vocally. the wifi works great, the screen works great, and i've never heard of any trackball issues. go for it you wont regret it.
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The only problem I have ever heard with the N1 is dust under the screen. But that seems few and far between.
I have had my N1 for about 2 months not and zero issues. I came from an iPhone 3gs (unlocked and jailbroken) and I'll never look back. The N1 is the best phone I have owned. Nothing comes close to it.
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My exact situation, and thoughts. I actually have my 3GS in the cabinet here at my desk because I thought I might want to switch back and forth, but I haven't touched my 3GS since the N1 showed up in the mail.
That's exact what I'd like in an N1 and get a 8" or less touchpad running android later lol
Now I need to decide on a renewal or pay full price
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Ok so after checking the Google page I qualify for an upgrade and with overnight shipping ( which oddly is the same as ground shipping) for $313.38
Does T-mobile charge anything else?
My current plan is the MyFaves 1000 and I guess will be the Even more individual 500 plan. which wont be so bad now that everyone texts rather than calls, and there is wifi calling
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The N1 has issues with the voice cutting out frequently (at least, mine does, on Rogers/Fido). Look on the Google support forum to see lots of people complaining about this issue. Maybe T-Mobile units are unaffected?
Haven't had any voice issues at all on Fido in Canada.
Your voice as in people you call cant hear you?
Hesitant to upgrade from g1 due to reputation
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Why? If you don't like it, return it. If you like it and you have a problem with it, HTC will fix or replace it under warranty.
Honestly, the "reports" on this or that regarding Nexus One deficiencies were broadcasted much louder than any other phone because of the hype surrounding the device. In reality, they are the same few and far between issues you'd find with any other phone on the market.
From someone who used to swap phones as frequently as once every month, I have been using the Nexus One since launch day, had problems with the first AT&T version I bought, and had HTC replace it. Not a problem since.
Where do these reputations come from? the dust issue is the only real one ive seen and htc has fixed the glue problem. its a great phone buy it.
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The N1 has issues with the voice cutting out frequently (at least, mine does, on Rogers/Fido). Look on the Google support forum to see lots of people complaining about this issue. Maybe T-Mobile units are unaffected?
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I've never had this issue on Rogers and I've installed practically every ROM available.
Personally, I would wait for a phone that has a better touch surface. I was really looking for a multi-touch keyboard but was really disappointed to find out that the phone would never be able to do that. Other than that I love it.
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Personally, I would wait for a phone that has a better touch surface. I was really looking for a multi-touch keyboard but was really disappointed to find out that the phone would never be able to do that. Other than that I love it.
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1. Swype. I'll never go back.
2. The possibility is there for an app to have it.
Back to topic, I love my N1. I kept it stock for a few months, but I rooted it about a month ago and somehow, the phone is that much better. It's a staple of what I have the freedom to do now. AGPS + nav is phenomenal and comes with the phone. The camera is great. Video can now be shot at 720p (if rooted), and will soon come to Froyo. The hardware is crazy fast, Javascript 2.1 vs 2.2 vs iPad, 40+MFLOPS performance. And, since this is Google's baby, it will be the first to receive updates like Froyo.
The touch surface isn't as bad as people are making it seem, and if you're really up for gaming you can hook a wii-mote to it. Talking on the phone is fine. I occasionally have a weird call, but my friend with an iPhone drops/no-connects calls way more than me.
It has it's quirks. The antenna is located at the bottom of the phone. The reception isn't the best, and T-Mobile doesn't have the strongest signal. I work in a office building/warehouse, and getting 3G in some parts of the first floor (built on a hill, sometimes underground sometimes not) is difficult. A few N1s have had dust under the screen (fixed from what I've heard). Other than that... The phone is excellent.
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The N1 has issues with the voice cutting out frequently (at least, mine does, on Rogers/Fido). Look on the Google support forum to see lots of people complaining about this issue. Maybe T-Mobile units are unaffected?
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I also got the AT&T Phone, but No Issues with voice or anything like that.
The only downside of AT&T phones are.... NO FROYO GOD DAMN IT... well just yet.
pass and wqit
pass on the n1. I own an n1 for a few months now and HATE THE 3G ISSUESthat it has. also miss the physical keyboard... your g1s keyboard is great and I'd toss this nexus for a snapdragon g1 in a heartbeat.
I'd also suggest not renewing your contract so youccan chose any phone.... any carrier.
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Haha, reluctant to go from the G1 to nexus? I guess I kinda understand. I went from my G1 to the Nexus 6 months ago and god damn I haven't thought twice about that decision! Rooting your phone just makes things that much more fun too!
I am eligible for an upgrade and currently looking at different phones on AT&T network. Either iPhone or Captivate. As I have an iPod touch I am bored with iOS so Captivate is my choice.
But I am wondering that has the GPS issue been fixed? Although I do need the GPS 60% of the time.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
The Captivate has become a great phone because of the support from many people. The GPS really works well! It will work more than 60% of the time for you. The Rom's are really great and we have several so that is positive. But if you haven't heard about the new Moto phone that should be announced at CES in a couple weeks I would check that out. I don't know when or if it is a true or just rumored phone but at least we will now start getting better high end options beside the Captivate.
Is the new moto phone for AT&T?
It is a matter of preference. If you are not one who is going to root your phone and get into custom roms and tweaks the iphone may be best, but as you stated ios is boring, and I will add rigid.
I had an iphone 3g for 2+ years. I am very happy with my captivate, but I am constantly tweaking, flashing roms, etc. there is no official gps fix for stock although some do not have problem with gps on stock. Custom roms have largely fixed the gps.
On my iphone the day I turned it on it looked and behaved the same till the day I turned it off, my captivate changes daily. 2.2 froyo is not available for the captivate, I have been running 2.2 for months through custom roms, I am currently on 2.2.1.
I can not stress enough if you want safe and easy the iphone is great. If you want an adventure and love to F around with things go with a captivate
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It is a matter of preference. If you are not one who is going to root your phone and get into custom roms and tweaks the iphone may be best, but as you stated ios is boring, and I will add rigid.
I had an iphone 3g for 2+ years. I am very happy with my captivate, but I am constantly tweaking, flashing roms, etc. there is no official gps fix for stock although some do not have problem with gps on stock. Custom roms have largely fixed the gps.
On my iphone the day I turned it on it looked and behaved the same till the day I turned it off, my captivate changes daily. 2.2 froyo is not available for the captivate, I have been running 2.2 for months through custom roms, I am currently on 2.2.1.
I can not stress enough if you want safe and easy the iphone is great. If you want an adventure and love to F around with things go with a captivate
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Oh yes.. I love to F around a lot. I am a total geek and do crazy stuff with my JB iPod and computer all the time. But my current Nokia E71 is dependable but boring at the same time. That is why I want to upgrade.
I might get the Captivate from Ebay as I don't want to get into another Contract with AT&T.
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Oh yes.. I love to F around a lot. I am a total geek and do crazy stuff with my JB iPod and computer all the time. But my current Nokia E71 is dependable but boring at the same time. That is why I want to upgrade.
Should I buy a non AT&T branded - unlocked Captivate from Ebay?
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Not unless it is brand new, why take on someones problem?
It is easy to unlock if you wanted to
Question, windows pc or mac. If you have a mac it will reduce your ability to safely tweak.
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Oh yea... I am looking at new in the box phones on Ebay only. And I am on Windows7 btw.
And how does the Offline GPS work? Is it reliable without network coverage as well?
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Oh yea... I am looking at new in the box phones on Ebay only. And I am on Windows7 btw.
And how does the Offline GPS work? Is it reliable without network coverage as well?
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I never use cellular location, only pure gps. Lock in less then 10 seconds, tracks well, turn by turn voice directions.
Once again I am on a custom rom
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metaldood said:
Oh yea... I am looking at new in the box phones on Ebay only. And I am on Windows7 btw.
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Someone posted the other day about getting a phone off eBay and the IMEI numbers on the phone and the box didn't match. Buyer beware when it comes to phones and eBay...
metaldood said:
I am eligible for an upgrade and currently looking at different phones on AT&T network. Either iPhone or Captivate. As I have an iPod touch I am bored with iOS so Captivate is my choice.
But I am wondering that has the GPS issue been fixed? Although I do need the GPS 60% of the time.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Of late most of the guys here have GPS working. Plus when I got my refurb Captivate with JH7 stock, I got a good GPS lock.
When u go to buy one, turn on GPS and check how it works. If it works, cool, keep it. U could ask the sales rep there to provide u a sim to test it out.
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Is the new moto phone for AT&T?
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This is what I read.
http://www.androidcentral.com/rumor-att-announce-motorola-olympus-ces
As my touch screen begins to select different areas randomly, I am eBaying a new digitizer for my 5 year-old HTC touch and wondering - who else is left using this as their primary device on Bell in Canada?
My Wife and I are still on Bell Vogue. A white and blue-grey one.
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My Wife and I are still on Bell Vogue. A white and blue-grey one.
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Nice! What are you running?
Mine is still chugging away running Fat Free Froyo. The 3 year contract is done in a month which is when I will lose my 1000min/month free long distance. Hopefully soon after that, the Samsung Galaxy S2 will be released in Canada. It will suck to have to start paying for data, but whatever I guess.
Wife and I are still on vogue with Bell. Running Fat Free Froyo, not sure which version. For a while I kept 12 since I thought it was the most stable (with 10-04-10 .25 kernel ), can't remember what I have now anymore. Looking for a better combo, because I want apps to SD, camera, and USB mount. Such a combo doesn't seem to exist.
i am still sticking with my vouge... for now
ME! I'm on fat free froyo as well, been waiting for another release of scoots 2.3, still have 5 month left on the contract
me. Using Super Froyo.
Bell prepaid. I cannot find any other plan better than mine: pay $11.3 every month, get unlimited data, unlimited msg (through Heywire), voicemail, CID, and still $7 remain can be used for prepaid voice call
My ex-wife and I are still on a family plan with two touches running fat free froyo. This phone is awesome! For the price for unlimited data I'm not planning to switch any time soon. (I even put up with the ex wife.. that's how good it is!!)
I'm on my 2nd HTC Touch. Currently I'm waiting for the digitizer to come in, the touch screen has become very sporadic. I'm using the Cyagenmod 7.0.2 build right now
me! im still running the vogue as hard as the day i got it
My digitizer just came in, can't wait to get it up this weekend. I've been off FourSquare for weeks and it's killing me!
I am still on my Vogue. The contract ended a few months ago. I just replaced the touch screen. The old one didn't response to touch anymore. Bell offered me a pretty good deal for about $40 (500MB+350min). I think I will switch when the new iPhone comes out.
Still have a Vogue, contract ended a month ago. Waiting for the Galaxy S II to come out on Bell (couple of weeks).
Been running the Incubus v16 rom lately.
My biggest problem is that my power button died. I used that vogue/android tool that lets you turn the phone on with any other button, but after the phone sleeps for a few minutes, there's no way to turn it back on, so I have to keep it plugged in all the time so I can turn it back on.... but that makes it overheat and lock up every once and a while.
Also, voice input doesn't work.
Sigh. I've never found a solution...
Gonna hate giving up the unlimited data when I upgrade though!
I'm still using the HTC touch as my main phone but I'm looking to upgrade the rom, I'm currently using the warm donut rom.
Kernel Version
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Firmware version
1.6
I am!
I've got 3 batteries, my white phone that I use and two blue phones for parts when the white one finally bites the dust.
I've got 2 years left on the contract
My plan is to stick it out with this phone and when I finish college I'm going to buy myself a nice new phone. A good reward for finishing.
I'm still running NFSFAN's WM6.5 1.00 final ROM lol.
I've been out of the loop for a while (years) and I'd like to see what is new now that I have a been more time from work.
I notice everyone is using "Fat Free Froyo's" ROM these days. What are the advantages over NFSFAN's builds? I know it's been years since NFSFAN has updated his ROMs but they have served me well. I use it quite often up north at the cottage to tether on my laptop and the encryption seems to work just fine, never have been billed. Is that the case with the newer ROMS?
I've also purchased a 2000maH battery a while back. It makes the phone a clunker but the stock battery just wasn't cutting it.
I have been using my Desire as my main phone for some time now, I use my Vogue to tinker with.
NFSFAN 1.00 is your best bet, everything works, no lag, tethering works (and reverse passthrough) etc.
I've tested ALL of the Android offerings here, none are what I would call quick, not after running my desire which has zero lag. Because my Desire has sense I like to play with base builds here (fat free froyo, etc) but these are very slow compared to the desire, the desire on a base (non - sense) ROM just flies, it's depressing using Android on the Vogue.
Once again, NFSFAN's ROM and Vin's ROMs were the standard for me, excellent exchange support, good camera, everything worked and hardly any lag.
I am now a dedicated Android user, and I never plan to go back to microsoft.....BUT... on the Vogue you can't beat winmo, especially the final polished products NFSFAN or Vin released.
regards,
Bell's getting Samsung Galaxy S II on July 21st
I still had my vogue up to a couple of weeks ago (still have it but It's given up the ghost) wish it was still functional for testing anything out for people. For me Android managed to run fairly well given the specs of the phone with a bit of overclocking (think thats what eventually killed it however)
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plan to buy my friend N1 phone for US$200, but my milestone work fine....annoying
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plan to buy my friend N1 phone for US$200, but my milestone work fine....annoying
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I'm someone who went from a Milestone to the N1. I made the jump when my Milestone overheated one day and I thought it had died (but returned to life approximately a week and half later)... I decided to go with a N1 because it was relatively cheap and (still) a great phone despite its age. I figured I could sell it if I ended up not liking it.
I've been using the N1 for about 2-3 months now, and I can't ever imagine going back to using my Milestone as my regular phone. I just put a Best Skins Ever skin on my N1 last night and have been using my Milestone in the mean time while the skin sets...oh man is that thing SLOW. Even with my Milestone running CM7 and overclocked, it takes forever for apps to open and memory management is terrible. I cannot wait till my N1 skin dries so I can start using it again!!!
I think the N1 would be a good choice for you if you want a decent phone to use while perhaps waiting for a better phone to come out. Besides, even if you buy it and you end up not liking it, it's not like you can't sell it on Ebay or even on the marketplace on this forum.
I will say I miss my hardware keyboard terribly. But if I had to pick between my Milestone's hardware keyboard and my N1's blazing speed, I'd pick the speed every time.
EDIT: Totally forgot to mention that the trackball ROCKS.
thx your reply, i'm using cm7 rc13 build on my milestone, not that slow for me, rc13 are the best rom i've try before, u can test it yourself. for ur advice i'm going to buy this phone now. thank you!!
No problem! Good luck!
I'm sure you'll love it!
My fiance is getting the Bionic, it's expected early next week. What are the known problems with this phone so we know what to expect?
Oh, and this wasn't a phone of either of our choice, Verizon kinda forced it on her. She had her phone stolen at work and Verizon offered to give her this phone for a price, but give up her upgrade next yr and sign a 2 yr agreement. When we tried asking for another phone, we got a firm "we can't do that." I know, really bad deal... I may try calling on her behalf to get that straightened out tonight.
But in case we're stuck, I was just curious about the problems.
What phone did she have? What phone would you and her rather have had? Since you're showing a little hate, I'll show a little love........... Bionic is the best phone out there, you won't find anything better.
Most of the issues have been resolve with the updates love the phone have had it since launch very fast and no lags in the software 4g is great, only issue is a data drop maybe once a week when switching from 4g to 3g.
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I didn't mean to give the impression I was expecting this to be a terrible phone. Just as getting anything new, you want to know what to expect. I'm an avid Android user and know the specs. The phone seems to be a great phone, but it can be a bit harder to investigate any problems with it. I was hoping someone would say the bugs were worked out, so thank you for that. The hate comes from the way Verizon kind of screwed her out of an upgrade without any choice of phone. We didn't know what we would have rather had yet, but having known it would be giving up an upgrade, we would have liked to look into what is available and actually have a choice.
But the Bionic IS an upgrade from what she had before. She had the LG Revolution which was a terrible experience. Thanks for the feedback though. Like I said, I was just trying to get a better idea of what to expect. (Thanks buttons have been clicked)
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I didn't mean to give the impression I was expecting this to be a terrible phone. Just as getting anything new, you want to know what to expect. I'm an avid Android user and know the specs. The phone seems to be a great phone, but it can be a bit harder to investigate any problems with it. I was hoping someone would say the bugs were worked out, so thank you for that. The hate comes from the way Verizon kind of screwed her out of an upgrade without any choice of phone. We didn't know what we would have rather had yet, but having known it would be giving up an upgrade, we would have liked to look into what is available and actually have a choice.
But the Bionic IS an upgrade from what she had before. She had the LG Revolution which was a terrible experience. Thanks for the feedback though. Like I said, I was just trying to get a better idea of what to expect. (Thanks buttons have been clicked)
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I just got my bionic yesterday on a warranty swap (had an LG Revolution also... went through 3 of them before they gave me another option). All I had to pay for was a battery and battery door.
Rooting it is now fairly easy. ICS builds are out there, but I'm not satisfied with the quality try for daily use. One you root it and ROM it, first thing to do is wipe battery stats.
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I just got my bionic yesterday on a warranty swap (had an LG Revolution also... went through 3 of them before they gave me another option). All I had to pay for was a battery and battery door.
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Wow, lucky you. They'll do anything to get more money from ya (us) huh? They're reasoning is they're letting her upgrade over a year early - hence the reason for no choice.
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Rooting it is now fairly easy. ICS builds are out there, but I'm not satisfied with the quality try for daily use. One you root it and ROM it, first thing to do is wipe battery stats.
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I appreciate the rom tips, but she refuses to go that route - I tried. I've rooted and flashed countless roms on 3 phones i've owned, but she isn't comfortable letting that happen. so, her use will always be 100% stock. But since we're on the topic, any promise of an official ICS update? I'll look into this myself if no one cares to answer. I'm sure that's easy to find.
Motorola has promised ics but there is no set date for it.
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Some nice things
I just got mine a couple of weeks ago. While you did ask about known issues, I guess it's only fair to mentions some positives as well.
1. The 4g, at least in my area (around Baltimore), is pretty great.
2. Patching the mobile hotspot is fairly easy, (if you don't mind spending a couple of bucks on the right app) which is quite useful if you're grandfathered with unlimited data.
3. The lapdock can be quite useful - emphasis on "can" - as you can have a full blown linux OS running on it (takes some nerdiness to get it working nice, but I honestly think it's well worth it since I paid only about $70 for my lapdock).
4. Rooting the phone is extremely easy.
5. If you mess anything up, restoring it to its original state is fairly easy and mostly fool proof (as with all motorola android phones) using RSD Lite.
Got mine about 2 weeks ago and I absolutely love the way it works. My wife upgraded as well to her first smartphone, but sadly she chose the Samsung Charge. When I showed her the pink theme for Eclipse 2.2 she was having 2nd thoughts on her choice. Over all a damn good device and lots of different options for it.
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Wow, lucky you. They'll do anything to get more money from ya (us) huh? They're reasoning is they're letting her upgrade over a year early - hence the reason for no choice.
I appreciate the rom tips, but she refuses to go that route - I tried. I've rooted and flashed countless roms on 3 phones i've owned, but she isn't comfortable letting that happen. so, her use will always be 100% stock. But since we're on the topic, any promise of an official ICS update? I'll look into this myself if no one cares to answer. I'm sure that's easy to find.
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The data drop issues I had were resolved with the leaked .904 update. Fairly simple to apply and the phone stays stock since its just an update, maybe you need to root. (I was rooted when I applied it and had to reroot after.)
Other then that I would occasionally get duplicate texts and it would get rather annoying getting the same text multiple times, one time it didnt stop so I had to reboot (note that this is same in stock as well as roms and messaging apps).
Since then I disabled the timestamp option in the text messaging and it seems to have resolved it. (2 days with no duplicates) I re-enabled it to see if it would start doing it again to see if the timestamps are the actual root cause of the problem.
Those were my only issues with Stock. Since then I have been running Eclipse and have been loving it.
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Got mine about 2 weeks ago and I absolutely love the way it works. My wife upgraded as well to her first smartphone, but sadly she chose the Samsung Charge. When I showed her the pink theme for Eclipse 2.2 she was having 2nd thoughts on her choice. Over all a damn good device and lots of different options for it.
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DROID Charge?? that's a terrible choice.