After a falling out with AT&T, I think I'm switching to Verizon. I'm currently using the Motorola Atrix, loving it so far. Bionic seems like the brother to it in Verizon. Now, this will probably take place in the next few weeks. If I switch, should I get the Droid Bionic or wait for a newer phone? I'll be paying off contract for the phone. Hoping to hear some input from users (as well as people who know the real definition of 4G, novel concept).
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I'd go with the bionic, there will always be a better phone released a couple months after you buy, no matter what it is. Don't wait around to jump into the latest and greatest, because you'll always be waiting.
The bionic is a solid device, and most are very satisfied. I know I am. Wirefly is selling it for $150 with new contract right now, and you may even find better elsewhere.
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I'd go with the bionic, there will always be a better phone released a couple months after you buy, no matter what it is. Don't wait around to jump into the latest and greatest, because you'll always be waiting.
The bionic is a solid device, and most are very satisfied. I know I am. Wirefly is selling it for $150 with new contract right now, and you may even find better elsewhere.
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Yup. I completely agree.
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Ok, despite the fact that I bought a Bionic just yesterday, and did not wait, I think I would wait those couple of weeks to see what's up with Verizon's new handsets (Prime, Vigor, etc.), and perhaps to wait out the expected OTA update to the Bionic that people say is coming in November.
If you can't wait, the Bionic is a nice phone.
I would recommend waiting for the Prime or considering something that has an unlocked bootloader.
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I would recommend waiting for the Prime or considering something that has an unlocked bootloader.
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Is there any word of verizon getting any phone with an unlocked boot loader? I know that some, like the thunderbolt, can be unlocked via hacks, etc... but will there be one that will come with the ability to unlock it right out of the box? If there is, I may also hold off on the bionic.
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I'd go with the bionic, there will always be a better phone released a couple months after you buy, no matter what it is. Don't wait around to jump into the latest and greatest, because you'll always be waiting.
The bionic is a solid device, and most are very satisfied. I know I am. Wirefly is selling it for $150 with new contract right now, and you may even find better elsewhere.
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Unfortunately I will be footing the entire phone cost, so subsidized phones aren't a luxury for me.
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I would recommend waiting for the Prime or considering something that has an unlocked bootloader.
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Do you think the Prime will have better specs than the Bionic?
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nosit1 said:
Do you think the Prime will have better specs than the Bionic?
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The latest rumor is a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, with 32 GB of external storage, 4.65" display (though ice cream sandwich has no menu/home/back/search buttons, so the size of the phone may be about the same), slightly thinner (1 mm I think), about the same battery.
This is a rumor, of course.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/06/samsung-galaxy-nexus-full-specs-revealed-verizon-wireless-exclusive/
As far as I know, since they are development phones, all of the Nexus phones have had unlockable bootloaders, though there is no guarantee of that, either.
We should find out next Tuesday at CTIA.
I would def go with the Bionic. I first upgraded to the Samsung Charge, But then quickly returned it once the Bionic released. It was a great decision. The week that i owned the Charge i was running into all kinds of small Glitches and bugs, nothing real major but enough to get on my nerves. The only thing that the Charge had over the Bionic was the Picture quality....
So far i have yet to experience the amount of glitches with my Bionic.
Wait a month and get the Nexus Prime. I know my Bionic is going out the window for that bad boy.
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If your just buying the phone outright, I'd wait a couple weeks until the Prime comes out and pickup a Bionic on the cheap from someone who's switching. I have a feeling the used market is going to get flooded with them.
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After a falling out with AT&T, I think I'm switching to Verizon. I'm currently using the Motorola Atrix, loving it so far. Bionic seems like the brother to it in Verizon. Now, this will probably take place in the next few weeks. If I switch, should I get the Droid Bionic or wait for a newer phone? I'll be paying off contract for the phone. Hoping to hear some input from users (as well as people who know the real definition of 4G, novel concept).
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If you can wait until the end of the month, strongly rumored Samsung Nexus-type phone is "due out" near the end of tthe month, better screen, faster processor, and Android 4.0 (and a Google Experience phone so no crapware.)
If you can't wait three weeks, get a Bionic in your hands to look at the screen; although if you already have one Motor qHd screen & if doesn't bother you, the Bionic appears to have the best Motorola pentile qHd display so far.
I'm happy w/ myBionic so far,but wouldn't mind 50% faster CPU and a 720p screen
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Do you think the Prime will have better specs than the Bionic?
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According to this, it will be a pretty sweet phone.
What is there, a 30 day return on phones. Think if I picked it up on contract (found a loophole), would that buy me time to a Nexus Prime?
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What is there, a 30 day return on phones. Think if I picked it up on contract (found a loophole), would that buy me time to a Nexus Prime?
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I think it's only 14 days.
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That it would appear so...
Hmm. I guess I can always fork my paychecks over for the Prime when it's released.
I would wait for the Prime. Coming from a Charge the Bionic is inferior in every way other then speed. The Bionic is not a bad phone but the Prime will be a lot better.
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What is there, a 30 day return on phones. Think if I picked it up on contract (found a loophole), would that buy me time to a Nexus Prime?
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I think it's only 14 days.
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It's 14 days, plus a $35 restocking fee.
14 days for Verizon. If, like me, you order from Amazon, you have a 30-day window but then you can't reorder another phone from them for 60 days (to keep people from scamming rebates). meanwhile, unless you keep your Verizon contract active during that period, you'll be hit with an early term fee of several hundred bucks.
Personally, I'd rather buy phones unlocked and pay the higher price with the benefit of not being locked into a contract. But, none of the large carriers does it that way in the U.S.
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http://wireless.amazon.com/Motorola...nypincher&pf_rd_p=1323240242&pf_rd_s=center-1
Saw this deal and thought you might like to know.
Amazon has the Droid Bionic FREE w/ a 2 year contract for new customers (not upgrades)
Hope this helps someone
That sure is a great way to start with Verizon....
I just bought this phone for 179 last month from them as a new customer... Sigh. Atleast this will hopefully get some more ppl involved in developing for this phone
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I just bought this phone for 179 last month from them as a new customer... Sigh. Atleast this will hopefully get some more ppl involved in developing for this phone
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Seriously... I bought TWO at $199 each. Sometimes, you can't win.
Crazy to me that no one jumped on this deal
3 replies for a free Droid Bionic?
I know most of the people here have the Bionic already but I would think a few new members would jump on this deal asap.
No, lol. No one wants a locked BL POS when the phones on the horizon are looking so much better. Tuesday 2 or 3 phones, both of which are going to be better than the Bionic will be announced.
One of which is a Samsung, and the other is called 'Rezound'. I'll take a pass.
hmm... i take it that deal's just if you're going through amazon. my thunderbolt is having issues(needs a new screen+digitizer) and i called verizon. they offered to mail me a new bionic for $300 & i can keep the thunderbolt to.
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One of which is a Samsung, and the other is called 'Rezound'. I'll take a pass.
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I completely agree. Samsung is a no go for me, Nexus or not. Samsungs way of fixing a problem with their phones is by announcing another one.
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hmm... i take it that deal's just if you're going through amazon. my thunderbolt is having issues(needs a new screen+digitizer) and i called verizon. they offered to mail me a new bionic for $300 & i can keep the thunderbolt to.
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You can sell your thunderbolt back to them for approx. $140.00 as well.
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You can sell your thunderbolt back to them for approx. $140.00 as well.
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I did the early upgrade with the Charge, and had it sold on Craigslist for $350 within 6 hours of recieving the Bionic. The Charge, in turn, was a free replacement for my Fascinate (thus the No Samsungs policy...) I make it a habit to never lose money on anything
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You can sell your thunderbolt back to them for approx. $140.00 as well.
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i can sell back my TB to them even though it needs to be fixed and is rooted?
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i can sell back my TB to them even though it needs to be fixed and is rooted?
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Uhhhh. Maybe not, LOL.
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I did the early upgrade with the Charge, and had it sold on Craigslist for $350 within 6 hours of recieving the Bionic. The Charge, in turn, was a free replacement for my Fascinate (thus the No Samsungs policy...) I make it a habit to never lose money on anything
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As a former captivate owner I feel your pain. It's not just their phones either. I had terrible experiences with their bluray players as well.
The Amazon deal for the Bionic is a steal.
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I had a DLP TV of theirs a few years back. One of the first 1080P projection models, back when LCDs of that size were prohibitively expensive. Gorgeous screen, but the speakers went out within 6 months of use, the tuner flaked out... "Pretty to look at, but useless" summarizes my experience with Samsung in general.
Generally speaking, I've actually heard really great things about samsung TV's and monitors and I've had pretty good experiences. My family has 4 samsung TV's and 2 monitors and none of them have had problems. They're all currently in the 2-4 year age range. I also know a couple of friends that have had TV's for a couple years with good results thus far. It's not hard to find bad apples for any company.
The upcoming samsung device is supposed to be a google experience device, isn't it? I kind of separate google experience devices from normal devices of any one company. I wouldn't say they're miraculous devices or anything like that, but they definitely seem to be of higher quality, in general.
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Generally speaking, I've actually heard really great things about samsung TV's and monitors and I've had pretty good experiences. My family has 4 samsung TV's and 2 monitors and none of them have had problems. They're all currently in the 2-4 year age range. I also know a couple of friends that have had TV's for a couple years with good results thus far. It's not hard to find bad apples for any company.
The upcoming samsung device is supposed to be a google experience device, isn't it? I kind of separate google experience devices from normal devices of any one company. I wouldn't say they're miraculous devices or anything like that, but they definitely seem to be of higher quality, in general.
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Hardware wise they're pretty ordinary- or at least share components with other phones (HTC Incredible/N1 and Galaxy S/N-S). It's the leaner software that makes them unique. But you're right, it only takes a few bad experiences to sour my opinion of a company in general. And I would say I've been saddled with an inordinate number of lemons.
What really tempers my opinion is that all of my Galaxy S phones (Captivate, Fascinate and finally Charge) had more or less the same issues. The Cappy was the only one that shut itself down from idle (thankfully), but the other two had the same problems with not getting calls or texts, terrible GPS, inconsistent data connection, heat management, etc. It seems to me that Samsung just can't get their software QA right. I would certainly hope a true Nexus phone would be different... and I didn't hear any bad reports about the Nexus S, so one Samsung warranty exchange fewer and I might have given it a try. As is, I'm giving Moto their fair shot.
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Generally speaking, I've actually heard really great things about samsung TV's and monitors and I've had pretty good experiences. My family has 4 samsung TV's and 2 monitors and none of them have had problems. They're all currently in the 2-4 year age range. I also know a couple of friends that have had TV's for a couple years with good results thus far. It's not hard to find bad apples for any company.
The upcoming samsung device is supposed to be a google experience device, isn't it? I kind of separate google experience devices from normal devices of any one company. I wouldn't say they're miraculous devices or anything like that, but they definitely seem to be of higher quality, in general.
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Google experience is software, the hardware is Samsung. I'm happy you had great luck with Samsung. Many others cant say the same.
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MillionManMosh said:
I did the early upgrade with the Charge, and had it sold on Craigslist for $350 within 6 hours of recieving the Bionic. The Charge, in turn, was a free replacement for my Fascinate (thus the No Samsungs policy...) I make it a habit to never lose money on anything
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Crap..you did a lot better than me. My Charge was as mint as mint gets with an Otterbox Commuter case - started at $350 and after 3 weeks on Craigslist I finally let it go for $200. When it got to $250 I decided to swipe the 32gb MicroSD though, f$$k it.
Is it worth $150 ? if its working good and i meet up at a verizon store to buy it to ensure a clean esn.
I am tired of my droid incredible and have an upgrade on my account and am waiting for the new uber phones to hit in the next few months.
I guess i could sell the bionic in a few months for close to what i paid for it.
hmmmm
any ideas ? or is the bionic not worth wasting my time on in the meantime.
150$ is a good price. Especially if its in good condition. It Basicly has same hardware as Razr and Droid 4. I had an incredible and I can tell u this phone is much better. Only problem is locked bootloader so development is slow. But for stock is still runs good. I just run it stock rooted with LP and TiB to freeze bloat. Bionic will certainly hold u off until u wanna upgrade. (I also got an upgrade comin up this year)
It is so worth it at that price... It's not that bad of a phone. It could be better but no phone can compete with the Bionic at that price.
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Is it worth $150 ? if its working good and i meet up at a verizon store to buy it to ensure a clean esn.
I am tired of my droid incredible and have an upgrade on my account and am waiting for the new uber phones to hit in the next few months.
I guess i could sell the bionic in a few months for close to what i paid for it.
hmmmm
any ideas ? or is the bionic not worth wasting my time on in the meantime.
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I would buy it. I got mine off Craigslist for $200 a while back.
I have the HTC TBolt and I find myself using the Bionic more. I have it rooted but using the stock ROM. Love it
So, I called Verizon yesterday because I'm a little frustrated with not getting ICS and one of the accessories I want is not made because they EOL the Revo already. They offered to let me get the Galaxy Nexus for $199 even though I'm not due for an upgrade and they will give me $63 for my Revo.
Would you do it?
I warrantied my Revo about 5 times and they sent me a Nexus as a replacement.
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Not a sinle issue with mine to date.
Biggest complaint is the case and mount I ordered to use on my motorcycle won't work and they company is not going to make one that works for the Revo.
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So, I called Verizon yesterday because I'm a little frustrated with not getting ICS and one of the accessories I want is not made because they EOL the Revo already. They offered to let me get the Galaxy Nexus for $199 even though I'm not due for an upgrade and they will give me $63 for my Revo.
Would you do it?
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Tell the rep I want one, give me a phone number and a name, and I'll do it today. I'll let you know if it was worth it
It's akin to saying: "If someone offered you a Corvette for $30k, and offered $20k for a Kia Rio you owned, would you do it?"
"Only if I wasn't in a coma."
EDIT: I should probably add the disclaimer that Verizon is on the "screw you" campaign for its customers, so you'd need to examine what they were doing with your plan. Would you lose your unlimited data? Would you be forced into two years on a tiered data plan? Are they going to try to chain you to one of their "family shared, everybody wins except you (Stock holders, Verizon, etc.)" plans?
After all, no device is worth your soul...
I took the deal and the Nexus should be here Friday.
No changes to my contract as I was already on the 4Gb data plan(The wife has the unlimited data) and my contract date is still December 2013, so not a bad deal. I wish I had a different choice for carriers, but here in Wyoming they are the only one with decent coverage.
The more I read about the Nexus the more I like it. More to follow on Friday.
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I took the deal and the Nexus should be here Friday.
No changes to my contract as I was already on the 4Gb data plan(The wife has the unlimited data) and my contract date is still December 2013, so not a bad deal. I wish I had a different choice for carriers, but here in Wyoming they are the only one with decent coverage.
The more I read about the Nexus the more I like it. More to follow on Friday.
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Its a great phone minus the signal issues. Unlock it root it flash the new radios and throw some CM9 or one of the other roms and you will be fine!!
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To answer the original question... Yes! with out a second thought. I would trip over myself getting my wallet it out to pay for it.
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To answer the original question... Yes! with out a second thought. I would trip over myself getting my wallet it out to pay for it.
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I'd trip over my own feet running to the store from the joy of being released from this hell pit of a phone! but, yes I'd defiantly take that offer any day. But, what was the accessory that you wanted but they no longer had since they EOL the phone already?
I wanted the Kraken AMS from Trident so I could clip the phone to my motorcycle handlebars, but they only made the Kraken II and from the person I talked with on the phone since LG has EOL the Revo they will not produce the Kraken AMS for the Revo.
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I wanted the Kraken AMS from Trident so I could clip the phone to my motorcycle handlebars, but they only made the Kraken II and from the person I talked with on the phone since LG has EOL the Revo they will not produce the Kraken AMS for the Revo.
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Time to complain to Verizon that I want the Kraken AMS so they'll give me a new phone
It was a two part complaint. The other half had to do with no ICS for the Revo.
Go ahead and use it if you want. I'll only charge $5 for the use of this claim to get a different phone.
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It was a two part complaint. The other half had to do with no ICS for the Revo.
Go ahead and use it if you want. I'll only charge $5 for the use of this claim to get a different phone.
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Oh trust me, I complain about no ICS everyday. If I really tried hard enough I could easily get a Nexus.
ics is awesome! well on a tablet...if only my revo could get it i would be content for the next year i have this unit...
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ics is awesome! well on a tablet...if only my revo could get it i would be content for the next year i have this unit...
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agreed. I have ways out of this phone if I want. I have 2 other lines that are up for renewal, both have regular flip phones with no data plan. I can renew one of those and get a new phone and transfer it to my line. I am a firm believer in paying for your mistakes however, and carrying this phone until upgrade for this line is my pence for impatient and not waiting for 4 months.
I am also very unhappy with Verizon. I have the unlimited data plan and there is no 4G in my area. Verizon promised me 3 different dates but has yet to deliver. Now it looks like I will not get to take advantage of unlimited data on 4G ever because by the time it hits my area (Verizon is now promising by end of 2013) I will have had to update and will have lost unlimited data. It's not like I live in some obscure remote village in the mountains. I live in Ventura California. I'm 40 minutes north of LA. Sprint service and coverage sucks, but right now the unlimited data, selection of phones, and roll over minutes are looking pretty sexy right now.
Just got off the phone with Verizon:
Sending back this second Revo (very recently began to Vibraboot again) in exchange for a Razr Maxx, no upcharge.
They offered the straight Razr (pun!) but I mentioned I had an extended battery and needed something with juice. Two minutes on hold and the 'supervisor' said no problem. Should be here Thursday.
Edit: fwiw, the Razr ics update is scheduled to start rolling out next week.
Great to hear they got you taken care of.
I've had my GN since Friday and I've got it Unlocked, Rooted, and running CWM. Also through in a custom rom and kernal and I'm really loving running ICS.
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Great to hear they got you taken care of.
I've had my GN since Friday and I've got it Unlocked, Rooted, and running CWM. Also through in a custom rom and kernal and I'm really loving running ICS.
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I am running ICSourcery and loving the ROM. Try that out. They have a new update coming soon supposed to be amazing.
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Cal8192 said:
Just got off the phone with Verizon:
Sending back this second Revo (very recently began to Vibraboot again) in exchange for a Razr Maxx, no upcharge.
They offered the straight Razr (pun!) but I mentioned I had an extended battery and needed something with juice. Two minutes on hold and the 'supervisor' said no problem. Should be here Thursday.
Edit: fwiw, the Razr ics update is scheduled to start rolling out next week.
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Spoke with Vzw yesterday and told tune I was done with my phone. They offered to send me a refurb revo. They wouldn't budge. I guess I'll put up with my refurb until upgrade in Aug
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Spoke with Vzw yesterday and told tune I was done with my phone. They offered to send me a refurb revo. They wouldn't budge. I guess I'll put up with my refurb until upgrade in Aug
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How many replacement revos have you had? I went through 4-5 before they let me choose which phone I wanted.
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How many replacement revos have you had? I went through 4-5 before they let me choose which phone I wanted.
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I had 0 warranty replacements. I bought the second one used from an individual. Just depends on who ends up on the other end of the line I suppose..
Also, the razr is pretty damn sweet. At least, coming from a revo. ; )
So after reading this I got really excited. It says all Motorola phones released after 2011 will get jelly bean. I was getting scared that the DROID 4 wouldn't get it. Here's a link to what I read. I also registered for the email just in case. Sorry if you can't click that link its my first time posting a link on this site.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...r-droid-razr-razr-maxx-droid-bionic-and-more/
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So after reading this I got really excited. It says all Motorola phones released after 2011 will get jelly bean. I was getting scared that the DROID 4 wouldn't get it. Here's a link to what I read. I also registered for the email just in case. Sorry if you can't click that link its my first time posting a link on this site.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...r-droid-razr-razr-maxx-droid-bionic-and-more/
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Thanks for that! There is hope after all!
P.S. Your link works fine.
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Thanks for that! There is hope after all!
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Hmmm, I'm neutral after reading the link.
Good that they are going to make an effort to upgrade stuff released in 2011 (maybe Droid 4).
Only the Razr and Razr Maxx were mentioned by name.
The caveat is that any or all models released in 2011 might not get upgraded to JB and instead get $100 on the next purchase instead...
Would that $100 apply only to purchases direct from Motorola? It's something like $600 list price for these right? If one is to buy a subsidized phone from Verizon would that qlwo be eligible for the extra $100 off? I went from my Droid 2 to my Droid 4 as soon as possible in order to get a 4G LTE phone while keeping my grandfathered unlimited data. Fortunately my 2 yr contract date lined up nicely. I moved to a 4G LTE, slightly larger, better keyboard, grandfathered unlimited data, Droid 4. Now I understand that if I upgrade my equipment at a subsidized price in the future I will lose my grandfathered unlimited data plan. As long as I have that unlimited data plan I don't plan to upgrade equipment any time soon. And the $100 from motorola would be meaningless unless it applied on top of Verizon's subsidized price.
Don't get me wrong. I'm happy to hear that announcement. Definitely a positive.
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Hmmm, I'm neutral after reading the link.
Good that they are going to make an effort to upgrade stuff released in 2011 (maybe Droid 4).
Only the Razr and Razr Maxx were mentioned by name.
The caveat is that any or all models released in 2011 might not get upgraded to JB and instead get $100 on the next purchase instead...
Would that $100 apply only to purchases direct from Motorola? It's something like $600 list price for these right? If one is to buy a subsidized phone from Verizon would that qlwo be eligible for the extra $100 off? I went from my Droid 2 to my Droid 4 as soon as possible in order to get a 4G LTE phone while keeping my grandfathered unlimited data. Fortunately my 2 yr contract date lined up nicely. I moved to a 4G LTE, slightly larger, better keyboard, grandfathered unlimited data, Droid 4. Now I understand that if I upgrade my equipment at a subsidized price in the future I will lose my grandfathered unlimited data plan. As long as I have that unlimited data plan I don't plan to upgrade equipment any time soon. And the $100 from motorola would be meaningless unless it applied on top of Verizon's subsidized price.
Don't get me wrong. I'm happy to hear that announcement. Definitely a positive.
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The Droid 4 was released in January 2012, so it is one of the newest phones from Motorola on VZW. I'm pretty optimistic about the JB upgrade, I hope we get those cool new widgets they are shipping out with the new HD phones, but won't count on it. Although I'm pretty happy with ICS on the phone other than the bugs that I've mentioned under the bug thread, hopefully they can fix those issues soon! I want my Chrome to work!
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The Droid 4 was released in January 2012, so it is one of the newest phones from Motorola on VZW. I'm pretty optimistic about the JB upgrade,
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Haha, I'm old... no memory. Kyocera 7135 when it came out, didn't upgrade until the Treo 720p. Next phone wasn't until the D2. It was traumatic to upgrade as soon as I was eligible for discount but that window for a 4G physical keyboard keeping my unlimited data did it. I think I blocked that from my mind and kind of remember the D2 date.
I'm optimistic too but the D4 is very low volume compared to the Razr models. On the other hand it is targeted towards the "business" market and Verizon has always maintained that pretty well. Anybody know the numbers/ratio of how Droid sales roughly compare to Razr sales?
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Hmmm, I'm neutral after reading the link.
Good that they are going to make an effort to upgrade stuff released in 2011 (maybe Droid 4).
Only the Razr and Razr Maxx were mentioned by name.
The caveat is that any or all models released in 2011 might not get upgraded to JB and instead get $100 on the next purchase instead...
Would that $100 apply only to purchases direct from Motorola? It's something like $600 list price for these right? If one is to buy a subsidized phone from Verizon would that qlwo be eligible for the extra $100 off? I went from my Droid 2 to my Droid 4 as soon as possible in order to get a 4G LTE phone while keeping my grandfathered unlimited data. Fortunately my 2 yr contract date lined up nicely. I moved to a 4G LTE, slightly larger, better keyboard, grandfathered unlimited data, Droid 4. Now I understand that if I upgrade my equipment at a subsidized price in the future I will lose my grandfathered unlimited data plan. As long as I have that unlimited data plan I don't plan to upgrade equipment any time soon. And the $100 from motorola would be meaningless unless it applied on top of Verizon's subsidized price.
Don't get me wrong. I'm happy to hear that announcement. Definitely a positive.
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Actually, I'd argue the opposite. If you don't want to get a subsidized phone, then $100 off an unsubsidized phone sounds kinda awesome...
Regardless, I am sure the D4 will get JB. People were talking about it being possible before this announcement was made. Chances are the 2011 phone that WON'T be getting it is the D3, due to its 512mb of RAM.
Hopefully Motorola's going to start releasing updates in a timely matter. Watching their "On Display" event actually got me pretty excited for the future of Motorola.
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The Droid 4 was released in January 2012, so it is one of the newest phones from Motorola on VZW. I'm pretty optimistic about the JB upgrade, I hope we get those cool new widgets they are shipping out with the new HD phones, but won't count on it. Although I'm pretty happy with ICS on the phone other than the bugs that I've mentioned under the bug thread, hopefully they can fix those issues soon! I want my Chrome to work!
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I did a reset it seemed to take car of the bugs except the chrome one hope this gets fixed as well i love chrome as well
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podspi said:
Actually, I'd argue the opposite. If you don't want to get a subsidized phone, then $100 off an unsubsidized phone sounds kinda awesome...
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Good point there.
Regardless, I am sure the D4 will get JB. People were talking about it being possible before this announcement was made. Chances are the 2011 phone that WON'T be getting it is the D3, due to its 512mb of RAM.
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Good news there. I'm unlikely to be upgrading to any kind of phone (subsidized or not) for a very long time.
Yeah, my Chrome is quite buggy too. However, my D4 isn't the only device I've seen with that issue. The tablet I use at work (Acer A100) hangs every time it tries to open multiple tabs. Personally I'm kinda disappointed in Google for taking Chrome out of Beta.
And I totally agree that the Droid 4 is going to get JB. I just hope that Moto doesn't decide to get rid of Webtop on my phone like they got rid of charge only mode...
Android - I'm coming home! Now to find a phone.
Been looking at the Nexus 6 pretty hard. I don't want LG, and I refuse to pay premium prices for a Haiwei crash-o-matic piece of junk.
Spent some time at Best Buy today fondling a Nexus 6 - love the screen, love the feel, love the speed.
So, nearly a year after it's release, is it still worth it? Thinking about doing another 2 year with AT&T, which would make it $149, or $349 outright through Best Buy.
THoughts?
Plain and simple: Yes
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Its as cool to have as an Indialantic beach!
People are still happy with their Nexus 4's for that matter, so I'd say yes, it's still worth it for the next 2 years. Although personally I despise 2 year contracts.
Most definitely. I have a Galaxy S6 and this thing blows it out of the water, except the camera. Way faster, much more support, better battery life.. Although I figured I'd get more than what I do. I'm keeping my eye out on the upcoming Nexus(es) but I have a feeling I'll stick with this and the S6 for awhile.
BTW I just purchased this about a month ago from Swappa. Couldn't stand being locked down with the S6 anymore.
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Traded my G4 for a nexus and its so much better so YES ! Great screen, speakers and performance !! I will never use a skinned Android phone again !
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Hmmmm... I just looked at the AT&T website - it was there last night, not there this morning.
I hope this doesn't mean they pulled it.
If they did my only hope is that they make the Moto X Pure available, but I am doubtful.
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Hmmmm... I just looked at the AT&T website - it was there last night, not there this morning.
I hope this doesn't mean they pulled it.
If they did my only hope is that they make the Moto X Pure available, but I am doubtful.
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Get the unlocked version! That way you have options. IMO, over the next 2-5 years, we are going to see major changes in the way cellular, and probably all technology, services are handled. It would suck to be locked in for the next 2 years.
Im on Straight Talk for $50 a month and using AT&T towers in my area w/ 4g LTE. Unlimited everthing Full speed up to 5g and throttled after that. Unless you are grandfathered in on some amazing deal, being locked in always favors the carrier.
BTW, Best Buy has 6 month interest free financing.
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Get the unlocked version! That way you have options. IMO, over the next 2-5 years, we are going to see major changes in the way cellular, and probably all technology, services are handled. It would suck to be locked in for the next 2 years.
Im on Straight Talk for $50 a month and using AT&T towers in my area w/ 4g LTE. Unlimited everthing Full speed up to 5g and throttled after that. Unless you are grandfathered in on some amazing deal, being locked in always favors the carrier.
BTW, Best Buy has 6 month interest free financing.
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I want the unlocked one, but funding is tight... plus so is the wife's purse LOL
She controls the money in the house so I play by her rules - happy wife, happy life!
Regarding the financing, I tried already - because I had a bankruptcy in the past 3 years Best Buy won't give me any credit (even though every other bank in the free world seems to be throwing it at me!)
My wife about cut me when I ordered our Nexus 6's because of the price haha! But now that she has one I doubt she'll let me get her out of the Nexus lineup from here on out. The Nexus community doesn't seem to die out like our devices often do. The hardware really isn't that dated. I admit the camera is a bit lacking on this device. Finding a case can be a challenge if you're a destroyer of phones like myself. But the speed, screen and speakers on this phone are amazing!
Case wise I had to get a unicorn beetle. It has saved my phone twice now.
I contacted AT&T via Facebook - all they could tell me is that it wasn't available right now - which doesn't necessarily mean that they will not have it again, just that it's not available NOW. Go figure...
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I contacted AT&T via Facebook - all they could tell me is that it wasn't available right now - which doesn't necessarily mean that they will not have it again, just that it's not available NOW. Go figure...
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New Nexus is coming out later on this month or next month. It's made by Huawei. Guess AT&T have just unloaded all their old stock. Amazon and ebay sellers are doing the same.
JWhipple said:
Android - I'm coming home! Now to find a phone.
Been looking at the Nexus 6 pretty hard. I don't want LG, and I refuse to pay premium prices for a Haiwei crash-o-matic piece of junk.
Spent some time at Best Buy today fondling a Nexus 6 - love the screen, love the feel, love the speed.
So, nearly a year after it's release, is it still worth it? Thinking about doing another 2 year with AT&T, which would make it $149, or $349 outright through Best Buy.
THoughts?
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Thank you for your service!!!
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Thank you for your service!!!
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Semper Fi!