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Seen a thread somewhere on the net about this and thought I'd post it in this section seeing as how it would be an accessory upgrade I suppose. If anybody has any more info or specs on this let me know and let's get it up on here for reference. I'd like to give it a try and see if it will bring better speeds and performance for the A855. I'll keep my search up again and try to get the info on here.
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Ok guys and gals,I have tracked down some info on putting a Motorola D2 (A955 or A956) motherboard into a D1. It has been done and I'm posting the sites for the breakdown and info on it showing that it can be done. I just got a good used D2 off of EBay this morning for $50 and supposedly the screen doesn't work on it. If I can't get the screen to work I will implant the D2 motherboard into my D1 and possibly the keyboard as well. The designs are exactly the same and everything fits. I hope you all find this informative and hope somebody will give it a try as well! Enjoy!
http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=203022&page=1&zoomIdx=1
http://www.emoiz.com/motorola-droid-2-tear-down
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing-Motorola-Droid-Motherboard/2981/1
http://www.ifixit.com/pdf/ifixit/guide_3508_en.pdf
If droid 2 to droid 1 is possible, can I have a droid 2 keyboard for droid 1?
That is, put my droid 1 motherboard into a droid 2 lower body, and remains the droid 1 screen?
Any sites with the 2 to 1 switch working with photos or videos?
anyone here on forums that done this?
No I have not found any videos yet but I will make one when I get ready to tear apart my D1. I have had my D2G torn apart about 2 months but have been busy. I'll let you all know when I begin.
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andy_lowe02 said:
No I have not found any videos yet but I will make one when I get ready to tear apart my D1. I have had my D2G torn apart about 2 months but have been busy. I'll let you all know when I begin.
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Will it work with a global? does'nt that need extra space for the sim slot?
This is very interesting... might be well worth doing. Please post updates when/if you get this underway.
Just out of interest why wouldn't you just replace the screen in the D2 with the screen from your D1?
What implications will changing the hardware like this have for software compatibility?
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Will it work with a global? does'nt that need extra space for the sim slot?
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Hi. I believe this would not be an issue as I have swapped motherboards from my Motorola Milestone (GSM) to a Motorola Droid (CDMA) and it fit perfectly fine. Put my sim on and worked great. I dont have any experience with the Droid 2 and D2G though, so I'm just guessing really.
I'm looking to do this with a milestone and a d2g. I can't seem to find any milestone 2 on ebay but I see tons of d2g for cheap.
Also does anyone know how to switch the home and back becouse there in a different place on the d2g. I think there's a button replace app but I'm not sure
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Got my droid 2 global the other day just got to figure out how to sim unlock it
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it seams that putting a droid 2 global motherboard in a milestone will not work. every time i try to turn on the milestone only the soft keys light up and nothing else happens. i also tried the opposite to see if i put something together wrong or broke a cable and with the motherboard of the milestone in the droid 2 global i got the same problem only the soft keys light up.
Will be doing this.
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But then again, say good bye to an unlocked bootloader.
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Droid2G and Droid1 under construction!
Hey guys,I've been attending college and working and tending to my kids lately and havent checked in on this in a while. My droid 1 processor just took a crap on me yesterday and I am now undergoing the transformation of the two Droids. I am essentially using the lower half(keyboard) from my Droid 2 Global, and the upper half(the LCD Screen,and digitizer) from my Droid 1 and going to inculcate them together. I will take pics along the way as I have no way of taking video except with my HTC Hero200. God I need to buy a video camera already! Thanks for keeping up with this thread and I look forward to giving you all the info as soon as I'm done!
Unlocking the Milestone or Droid 2 Global
Usually to unlock a GSM phone you can just call Verizon OR Motorola directly if your brave enough and ask them for the unlock code. I am in the military and always tell them I'm going overseas and need the unlock code so that I can take it with me. They usually don't ask a lot of questions and give me the code with no problem. Just thought I'd try to help out.
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Got my droid 2 global the other day just got to figure out how to sim unlock it
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any news? i might be getting a milestone 2 wich has a backlight problem (or screen, not shure) so, im really interested on getting the m2 motherboard runnning in my m1 case.....
Doing this would effectively give you a Droid 2 in the Droid 1 housing...don't see the point?!
scbond said:
Doing this would effectively give you a Droid 2 in the Droid 1 housing...don't see the point?!
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Unless your Droid 1 stopped working, and you bought a Droid 2 with a broken screen for cheap...
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Unless your Droid 1 stopped working, and you bought a Droid 2 with a broken screen for cheap...
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In this case use the screen of Droid 1, in Droid 2, its better the keyboard of Droid 2... but i dont know the incompatibilities..... see the V3 and V3re the display are same but the flex connect its different....
Hey everyone,
I'm considering the Atrix HD as my next phone, but i can't stand how it has the AT&T log on the front like that. Does anyone have one that has tried removing it? if anyone has successfully removed it without damaging the appearance of the phone then I will definitely consider the Atrix HD. And please don't try to remove the logo for my sake and damage the appearance of your phone, this thread is just to see if anyone has already tried it on their own accord.
Thank you!
To my understanding, no you cant remove without damage. I have the Atrix 2 tho....
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I honestly don't see what the big deal is, it's just a logo. I have no issues with it and can't understand why so many people do. It's an amazing device, don't let a logo be the deciding factor.
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Headshots4life said:
I honestly don't see what the big deal is, it's just a logo. I have no issues with it and can't understand why so many people do. It's an amazing device, don't let a logo be the deciding factor.
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Agreed. I'm too busy looking at the screen, not slightly below it.
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Hey everyone,
I'm considering the Atrix HD as my next phone, but i can't stand how it has the AT&T log on the front like that. Does anyone have one that has tried removing it? if anyone has successfully removed it without damaging the appearance of the phone then I will definitely consider the Atrix HD. And please don't try to remove the logo for my sake and damage the appearance of your phone, this thread is just to see if anyone has already tried it on their own accord.
Thank you!
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I have the Bell version and no logo on it. You can also turn off LTE on the Bell version. Are you thinking of buying it on contract or outright? If outright, look for one on the market place.
maddog497 said:
I have the Bell version and no logo on it. You can also turn off LTE on the Bell version. Are you thinking of buying it on contract or outright? If outright, look for one on the market place.
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I would be getting it as an upgrade on an AT&T contract. I don't see the practicality in getting it outright because it was way more expensive.
And I will get over the logo ... but another factor other than the logo I almost forgot is that the Motorola update schedule fails. I had probably vowed earlier the same day of starting this thread that I would never get a Motorola phone again because their lack of updating is outrageous. How many phones do they have on ICS? One? My Atrix 4G was supposed to get ICS right about now but they changed the schedule to more or less say its up in the air whether we will get the update at all. So no doubt the Atrix HD is an awesome phone, Motorola makes some nice devices but their update policy has shaken my loyalty.
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I would be getting it as an upgrade on an AT&T contract. I don't see the practicality in getting it outright because it was way more expensive.
And I will get over the logo ... but another factor other than the logo I almost forgot is that the Motorola update schedule fails. I had probably vowed earlier the same day of starting this thread that I would never get a Motorola phone again because their lack of updating is outrageous. How many phones do they have on ICS? One? My Atrix 4G was supposed to get ICS right about now but they changed the schedule to more or less say its up in the air whether we will get the update at all. So no doubt the Atrix HD is an awesome phone, Motorola makes some nice devices but their update policy has shaken my loyalty.
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They seem to want to update phones after 2011 according to an article I read. They stated that their devices will receive the jellybean update or they will give you $100 to put towards one of the recently announced phones such as the razr m.
Here's the link:
http://androinica.com/2012/09/motor...ers/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
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I just bought an ATRIX HD on eBay that (according to the seller) has no logo on the front. Do u guys know anything about this?
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gabo_e30 said:
I just bought an ATRIX HD on eBay that (according to the seller) has no logo on the front. Do u guys know anything about this?
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Should be a seller-unlocked bell-version..
heifeif said:
Should be a seller-unlocked bell-version..
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its a display phone, very slightly used
I had a plan through a local company, its technically a milestone 3, model Xt861 but all droid 3 roms have worked for me. you wont be able to unlock/use it as an actual phone but if you're looking for a cheap phone to use for development, i'll take any reasonable offers only thing wrong with it are a few surface scratches and a crack in the bezel part of the screen.
Dadud said:
I had a plan through a local company, its technically a milestone 3, model Xt861 but all droid 3 roms have worked for me. you wont be able to unlock/use it as an actual phone but if you're looking for a cheap phone to use for development, i'll take any reasonable offers only thing wrong with it are a few surface scratches and a crack in the bezel part of the screen.
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Unlock for GSM you mean?
MrObvious said:
Unlock for GSM you mean?
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yeah, its from a local cellphone company based in central wisconsin, so im pretty sure its going to be impossible to get an unlock code for it
unlock4moto.com could probably get it.
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unlock4moto.com could probably get it.
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i could care less, its one more phone on the stack of phones, i just want to get rid of it
get rid of D3
Dadud said:
i could care less, its one more phone on the stack of phones, i just want to get rid of it
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had any offers yet ???
On the Verizon LG G2, there is a root status check and another in download mode if I restore to a stock image, will the status go back to unrooted for both?
I don't think that's been determined yet. Until it is I'm just doing a lot of reading and preparation
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I am pretty sure it didn't when I went back to stock. Don't know now tho cuz I'm on another ROM.
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It goes back to unrooted, if you use lgflash. I know it will show rooted, flash the stock file, go back to download it will say unrooted. I have done it a couple times already.
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I'm thinking about getting a G2 so from what I read there is root? How are the radios on it compared to Moto
wooddale said:
I'm thinking about getting a G2 so from what I read there is root? How are the radios on it compared to Moto
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Radios are just as good if not better then Moto. i came from Moto to G2 and I have seen full 4G with my G2 that I never did see with my Moto Razr Maxx
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Radios are just as good if not better then Moto. i came from Moto to G2 and I have seen full 4G with my G2 that I never did see with my Moto Razr Maxx
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Thanks that's what I wanted to hear. What about root?
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Thanks that's what I wanted to hear. What about root?
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I am on verizon, and I am rooted. I also used the Hot Spot fix to be able to use the hot spot app as I still have unlimited data too.
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I am on verizon, and I am rooted. I also used the Hot Spot fix to be able to use the hot spot app as I still have unlimited data too.
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That's great I have a RAZR HD maxx and a note2. The note is fast but the Razr is my h better for data. I'm in a bad signal area I need all the help I can get. I got a couple NIB phones I'm looking at on EBay I should be able to at least save tax. I'm on Unlimited also
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That's great I have a RAZR HD maxx and a note2. The note is fast but the Razr is my h better for data. I'm in a bad signal area I need all the help I can get. I got a couple NIB phones I'm looking at on EBay I should be able to at least save tax. I'm on Unlimited also
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The G2 by far is the best phone I have ever owned. I just love everything about my G2.
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The G2 by far is the best phone I have ever owned. I just love everything about my G2.
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Do you work for LG? lol Thanks working on getting one
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Do you work for LG? lol Thanks working on getting one
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I have nothing to do with Verizon, or LG. I was up for an upgrade back when all the New Moto Phones came out, but was very disappointed in them, an someone pointed me to LG G2. Just an amazing phone.
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I have nothing to do with Verizon, or LG. I was up for an upgrade back when all the New Moto Phones came out, but was very disappointed in them, an someone pointed me to LG G2. Just an amazing phone.
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I was just kidding I appreciate your information hands on info is 100 times better than reading reviews. LG is just new at the smartphone and needs to get recognized.
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I was just kidding I appreciate your information hands on info is 100 times better than reading reviews. LG is just new at the smartphone and needs to get recognized.
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It is ok, I am just really happy with how this phone works, and how quick and smooth it is. Not to mention how quickly it boots up too.
I don't normally comment just to comment but I agree I came from an S3 to a Note 2 to an S4 all Samsung obviously and by far and away this is the best phone I've used in a very long time if ever. Blazing fast great screen good build quality and I love that it isn't locked down like the S4. I just switched 2 days ago as I was tired of fighting with ROMs and not being able to use an AOSP version. My g2 is considerably faster than the S4 overall.
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I don't normally comment just to comment but I agree I came from an S3 to a Note 2 to an S4 all Samsung obviously and by far and away this is the best phone I've used in a very long time if ever. Blazing fast great screen good build quality and I love that it isn't locked down like the S4. I just switched 2 days ago as I was tired of fighting with ROMs and not being able to use an AOSP version. My g2 is considerably faster than the S4 overall.
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Lol "fighting with ROMs". I feel you bro. You won't have to worry about that on the G2. Stock ROM is awesome and so is CM.
On the Motorola Defy however... let's not go there. You're lucky to have come across the G2.
I come from a galaxy s 3 as well and i have to admit the LG G2 is a beast of a device.
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It will still say rooted in your about phone section in the settings menu. Luckily there is nothing wrong with my phone. But if there was i would just buy a new phone. I have had horrible luck with Verizons replacement phones.
But as far as i have seen there is no way to fix the "rooted " message in the settings menu.
Hello, im planning to get motorola atrix HD today but dont know if will be a GREAT deal.
im afraid phone just stop working properly...... Wifi screen or something like that.
( i want to use it with stock rom)
anyone have a good time with STOCK ROM and no problem yet?
thanks!
Atrix HD stock is very stable and if you get it for less then $150 is a great deal. Good luck and enjoy it
get moto g instead?
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Atrix HD stock is very stable and if you get it for less then $150 is a great deal. Good luck and enjoy it
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Hey bro, i get it for 52 bucks on ebay jjajaaj was a great deal is like new just need to find a way to unlock it cheap or for free
What do you mean by unlock? Carrier unlock or bootloader?
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He means carrier unlocked