droid incredible

[heavy_chevy29]

does anybody have this phone. looks pretty bad ass. my contract is up next month and i really need a new phone. only thing ive heard about this phone is that the battery life is real ******.

[NastyEllEssWon]

hopefully it has spell check on it :rofl:

[Green_Phoenix_LT1]

my wife and I both have the Motorola Droid and we love. Its a badass phone and as long as you download a task manger so you can end you Alps battery lasts a while. I charge mine at night when I sleep and 9 times out of 10 I'm good for the whole day. PS this is sent from my Droid. :lol:

[BurninrubberGT]

i bought the eris a couple months ago, wish i waited for this, looks like mine but twice as good

and ya if the battery is anything like the eris (both HTC droids), the battery life is horrible. lasts about a day

[BigRocsFirebird]

yeah i've been thinking about getting the droid for the past couple months. i think i might go tomorrow and check it out.

[heavy_chevy29]

let me know what you think about it

[S.J.SLEEPER]

i wanted the droid .... but after checking it out and using it in the store,
I realized that I needed a phone that was touch screen and had keyboard option.
due to my large hands/fingers, textin with a touch screen is near impossible.

I bought the lg touch env2 love it!!!

[Mark B]

i wanted the droid .... but after checking it out and using it in the store,
I realized that I needed a phone that was touch screen and had keyboard option.
due to my large hands/fingers, textin with a touch screen is near impossible.

I bought the lg touch env2 love it!!!



The droid has a keyboard. Did you slide it open?

I have the droid and I LOVE IT! Best phone I have ever owned by far. Blows my old LG Voyager out of the water. My only suggestion.... if you want to get your outlook e-mail hooked into the droid like blackberrys do, get an app called Touchdown. It costs $20 but is well worth it.

[Green_Phoenix_LT1]

The Motorola Droid is the one with the slide out keyboard. The HTC Eris does not have a slide out keyboard and the new one I believe does not. To be perfectly honest I rarely use the slide keyboard because the the touch keyboard is very accurate but that's just me.

[nj85z28]

got the droid the day it came out. Love it.

[Blackbirdws6]

There are some solid +'s to the incredible however I prefer having an actual keyboard for texting. The touch screen keyboards have gotten really good but just aren't for me. If you can get past that, I would choose it over a droid.

<< Modded droid owner speaking

[_87TA_]

I've got the back flip and it is awesome.. no problems with exposed keyboard either...

[BigRocsFirebird]

i went today about getting it but i need to switch something first and then most likely i'm getting it.

[NJ346]

I dont have verizon so I can't get the droid. But I have an android phone(Same operation system as the droid), and can say that my current phone is much better than the past smartphones I've had. With an android phone, I no longer have that "I wish I had an Iphone" feeling. With the droid, you'll be able to do just about everything an Iphone does, and run multiple programs at once(Iphone can't do that until their next round of updates)

[baddest434]

all this technology.........i still use a carrier pigeon

[BigRocsFirebird]

yeah forgot to reply and say i did get the Droid. It's.... amazinggggg

[Dark_Knight7096]

I have it, I really like it, battery life does kinda suck though. If I don't play with it a lot I have gotten ALMOST 24 hours out of it. Usually I have to charge every 8-11 hours depending on what I am doing, I have not downloaded the battery manager yet, I may though.

[heavy_chevy29]

i went to ther verizon store 2day to look at it. this phone is friggin awsome. sadly they wont renew mycontract until june 7th. so i guess ill just have to wait

[Whiplash Performance]

I got my 2nd Droid earlier this week and I love it.

[firehawk1120]

I'm in the same boat have to wait til june 30 and now I'm hearing about the ALLY phone? anyone know anything about this phone? Otherwise I think I'll go with the Incredible unless Verizon decides to tell us if they are getting their version of the I Phone.

[BigAls87Z28]

One thing I didnt like hearing is the smallish battery for that phone. Its like 1000mAh? My Storm is 1400mAh and I can burn that out in 8 hours under heavy use.

[Tru2Chevy]

If you are holding out for a Verizon iPhone, you may be in luck.....WWDC is June 7 - 11, and any Verizon iPhone announcement is likely to come then.

- Justin

[cdacda13]

If you are holding out for a Verizon iPhone, you may be in luck.....WWDC is June 7 - 11, and any Verizon iPhone announcement is likely to come then.

- Justin
I read somewhere that its more likely to come in 2012.

Found the link (http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/109681/dont-count-on-a-verizon-iphone)

[Tru2Chevy]

It's all speculation at this point. No one knows for sure how long the exclusivity deal between Apple and AT&T is actually good for. And having Apple jump to Verizon after that makes sense, but isn't a guarantee. We'll just have to wait and see.

Even if they do announce a deal with Verizon for this year with the 4G phone, you won't be able to buy it at least until sometime this fall.

- Justin

[LTb1ow]

Frosty has one for sale for like 150.



:rofl:

[Tru2Chevy]

Frosty has one for sale for like 150.



:rofl:

That's not the incredible.....there are several different "droid" phones.

- Justin

[BigAls87Z28]

I can wait till fall because Im due for a phone around Sept/Oct.

I still dont like the feel of the Droid phones. The Storm and iPhone have a solid, seamless feel to them.
Droid has a rubbery, plasticy feel to them.

[Tru2Chevy]

I can wait till fall because Im due for a phone around Sept/Oct.

I still dont like the feel of the Droid phones. The Storm and iPhone have a solid, seamless feel to them.
Droid has a rubbery, plasticy feel to them.

Whoa.....did you just compliment the iPhone?!?!? I think the Apple Army is coming to drag you in! :mrgreen:

- Justin

[Frosty]

Frosty has one for sale for like 150.



:rofl:

:rofl: Dick lol

[NastyEllEssWon]

my phone makes calls :nod:

[BigAls87Z28]

Whoa.....did you just compliment the iPhone?!?!? I think the Apple Army is coming to drag you in! :mrgreen:

- Justin

Meh..I like the iPhone's build quality and feel and for the most part its just a seamless phone in its opperation.
My problems with it is that its Apple. They keep updating the software to make it better, but it has gaps still and again...Apple dominated software as with everything else.
My problem with BB is that they continue to believe that they are a business phone first, and that making phones for the average person just isnt where they want to be, at least not as thier flagship phone.

[BigAls87Z28]

Despite my qualms about Moto's Droids, the new X looks amazing. Still doesnt have that certain build quality, and the icons still look a little cheapish, especially with the mega-high res screen.
I dunno...gotta play with it.

[Frosty]

My Droid's built quality was fine :dunno:

[BigAls87Z28]

I guess not build quality, but just how it feels. Looks too plasticky for me when compared to the clean design of the iPhone or any of the current BB designes.

[Frosty]

True but I'll take functionality over eye candy any day....Droid>>>>>anything BB could possibly dream of and is right on par with the Iphone IMO.

[BigAls87Z28]

The X really does have some super impressive specs. My apple friends say it doesnt have a front-facing camera. Well I havent had a need for it, and dont think Ill see aneed for it. In fact, the 3 mics that are built into the damn phone seem to be overkill, but might work out for car reviews.

I like that the phone shoots in 720p 30fps, has a big 8mp camera with dual led flash, 24 gigs of space with the ability to expand to 40gig, and a massive and cool list of apps!

My Storm has proved to be a decent phone, but lacks big time over the power of the Droid, or the prestiege of the iPhone.
Unless BB blows me away with a Storm 3 real soon, I think July 15th might be X day for Big Al.

[Tru2Chevy]

Yea, I have been watching the Droid X for a little while now. Aside from the front facing camera it seems to be very similar to Sprint's new 4G Evo, and that is a very nice phone. I definitely will be considering the X very seriously next month.

- Justin

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah, the X and the Evo are pretty close. Its been talked about more of VZ's answer to the Evo, not the iPhone.
No one has really ever came out and said "THIS WILL DESTROY THE IPHONEZ!!"

[Tsar]

How much bigger is the X compared to BB Storm? I know I wanted to get Droid when it first came out, but that thing is the size of a child, no way i'm carrying that in my pocket.

[BigAls87Z28]

X is big. Thinner then the Storm, but large. The screen itself is 4.3 inches.
Think of it as a thinner Motor Droid in size, without the keyboard.

Here it is witht he iPhone4

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/droid-vs-iphone-001-hands.jpg

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/droid-x-vs-iphone-4-hang-out/

[Tsar]

Thanks Al. I guess I will check it out in person and try to stick it in my pocket to see if it's ok..

I don't like how they keep making the phones bigger and bigger. I thought storm was was huge when it came out, but now it's pretty small actually. Soon we will all be carrying iPads around.

[BigAls87Z28]

Thanks Al. I guess I will check it out in person and try to stick it in my pocket to see if it's ok..

I don't like how they keep making the phones bigger and bigger. I thought storm was was huge when it came out, but now it's pretty small actually. Soon we will all be carrying iPads around.

I noticed to myself that I am now climbing back up the scale of size reguarding cell phones.
First phone was that Nokia that everyone had. Then I had a smaller Nokia, then 2 LG's and the smallest was my white Motor KRZR.

http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/Motorola_KRZR_K1m_1.jpg

That was a bit of a heap, so I went to my first "smart" phone with the Storm. Its big, but now a days its ont he small end of the scale.

[NastyEllEssWon]

http://deadtechnology.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/payphone.jpg



^^ smart phone :nod:

<--dumb ass :nod:

[Tsar]

So um.. new question. This thing is gonna require additional 20 bucks for the plan? "Base" plan + 29.99 + 20.00? Am I getting this right? Having a cell phone is becoming very humbling for my wallet.

[Tru2Chevy]

Base plan (talk & text) + data plan should be all you need. Not sure where the extra $20 is coming from....

- Justin

[Tsar]

Base plan (talk & text) + data plan should be all you need. Not sure where the extra $20 is coming from....

- Justin
The Droid X can act as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to five devices. Verizon is charging an additional fee of $20 per month to use the service and bandwidth is allotted at 2GB per month.

http://phandroid.com/2010/06/23/droid-x-vs-evo-4g-battle-of-the-wi-fi-hotspots/

:shrug:

[Tru2Chevy]

Ahh, well don't option that then... Do you need a mobile wifi hotspot?

- Justin

[LTb1ow]

Yea, I may get a new droid X now.... jsut gotta figure out if I like the extra fees for a "smart" phone....

[Tsar]

Ahh, well don't option that then... Do you need a mobile wifi hotspot?

- Justin
Are you sure that i would be able to option this out, and it won't be a mandatory fee like 29.99?

[Green_Phoenix_LT1]

To have a droid phone on VZW a 29.99 charge is required because you must have an unlimited data plan to have the phone. My wife and I both have the Moto Droid and feel its completely worth the extra 60 a month(2 droids)

[Tru2Chevy]

Are you sure that i would be able to option this out, and it won't be a mandatory fee like 29.99?

Yes, positive. The $29.99 data plan is mandatory, and the phone is more or less useless for anything but calls / texts without it. The wifi hotspot is an option though.

- Justin

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

I have the Droid Eris, its a cool phone but its buggy as hell..sometimes I think it has a mind of its own...After my company Verizon discount I only pay 70 bucks for everything (data plan,etc) which is a few more dollars then what i payed for my old regular phone and text.

[BigAls87Z28]

Vitals, yeah the 20 bucks is for tethering. You can do that on the Storm 2 with the Wifi, but you have to pay the 20 to do that.
You could turn the X into a Wifi Router, for up to 5 other devices. So when your friends iPhone gets no reception, you could charge them 20 bucks a month to use your phone's wifi signal so that they can surf the web! People helping people!

[Frosty]

Yes, positive. The $29.99 data plan is mandatory, and the phone is more or less useless for anything but calls / texts without it. The wifi hotspot is an option though.

- Justin

^^^ This.

[Knipps]

And I know a people with the Droid that tether over wifi for free :shifty:

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah...me too. Im not sure how VZ knows, but whatever.

[Frosty]

Yeah...me too. Im not sure how VZ knows, but whatever.

If you get caught doing it they don't take to kindly to it, they charge you out the wazoo.

[BigAls87Z28]

Figured. I have no need for it really. I dont 100% understand the whole reason behind it. Im paying for unlimited data, correct? And if that data is being sucked up by my laptop, or by my phone, does it matter?

[WildBillyT]

And I know a people with the Droid that tether over wifi for free :shifty:

Have you done it? Does it work well? I use an air card, which is supposedly a lot better than tethering and it's still MEH. Same with the MiFi.

[Knipps]

I haven't done it myself but I've used the wifi and didn't really have any problems. The kid who was doing it said he keeps it under 5GB/mo and it slips by

[Tsar]

Thanks for the info ladies, I'm glad my cell phone bill will not be exceeding 50% of my car payment... :lol:

[Tru2Chevy]

I haven't done it myself but I've used the wifi and didn't really have any problems. The kid who was doing it said he keeps it under 5GB/mo and it slips by

Yea, I could see using it if you need to hop online with a laptop for a few minutes here and there, but I wouldn't use it much.

1/2 the reason I want a phone like this is so I can carry my laptop less.

- Justin

[BigRocsFirebird]

let's see how the droid works tomorrow. my gf tripped when i ran up to her and she and i fell in the pool and i went in also. it was in my shorts i tryed to grab it and throw it out of my pocket while in mid air doing a front flip to save it. i almost cracked my head on the side and the phone shut off when i went flying out of the pool.

[LTb1ow]

Just got a droid, pretty sweet so far.

[BigRocsFirebird]

want to trade mine for yours?

[LTb1ow]

Nah yo, I am good.

[Blackbirdws6]

Very happy with Droid here but waiting for something past the X before I upgrade. I am not big on a touch screen only phone just yet. I like an actual keyboard which adds size to the phone but just a personal preference. The touch screens are good but just not loving it yet.

[BigRocsFirebird]

lol guess i gotta buy a new one. i don't see it working oh well there goes another 650$

[LTb1ow]

LOL got mine for 75, w00tz for deals.

[BigRocsFirebird]

well i bought it a couple months ago for 199$ but to replace it i heard it was over 650$

[LTb1ow]

Yea... so now I will pay absolutely no attention in class anymore... :lol: these things are addictive.

[Green_Phoenix_LT1]

well i bought it a couple months ago for 199$ but to replace it i heard it was over 650$

Stick the phone in a sealed bag of dry white rice(yes i mean rice) overnight. the rice will absorb the moisture out of the phone much like silica and it should work.

If not use the insurance that you should have on the phone and pay 50 for a new replacement.

If you do buy a new one give me the old one and i will repair it so you can sell it and we split the profit :nod:

[cdacda13]

Very happy with Droid here but waiting for something past the X before I upgrade. I am not big on a touch screen only phone just yet. I like an actual keyboard which adds size to the phone but just a personal preference. The touch screens are good but just not loving it yet.

The Motorola Droid 2 is coming out soon. Same specs as the new X (1 ghz processor, 8 mb camera, etc.) but with a better keyboard.

I've have the Droid for about a week or so now. Still haven't figured out everything but its quite impressive. The only things I dislike are the slide out keyboard (It just doesn't feel right but I rarely use it.) and I haven't figured out yet if you can customize the touch screen keyboard.

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah, im the opposite of Brian, I dont like keyboards. Ive grown used to the keyboad of the Storm. A screen of that size compared to the massive jobber on the X...should be a huge improvement.

[LTb1ow]

So my phone decided to upload all my facebook friends into my contact list... without phone numbers....

so like I can be an instant, and anywhere stalker? Wtf is this good for? I can't call/message em.

[cdacda13]

So my phone decided to upload all my facebook friends into my contact list... without phone numbers....

so like I can be an instant, and anywhere stalker? Wtf is this good for? I can't call/message em.
If you go to your setting, you can change it so only people with numbers on Facebook show up.
And anyone else see that torque app? There's a paid and free version. You buy a cheap 5 dollar Bluetooth plug and it turns your phone into a code reader and it shows you real time info on the ecm.

Posting from my Droid now.

[LTb1ow]

Ok cool cool, that cleared up that mess.

[BigAls87Z28]

So my phone decided to upload all my facebook friends into my contact list... without phone numbers....

so like I can be an instant, and anywhere stalker? Wtf is this good for? I can't call/message em.

Im not sure you can do it on BB, but I could link my FB friends with my BB contacts. The FB picture shows up when they call me.


If you go to your setting, you can change it so only people with numbers on Facebook show up.
And anyone else see that torque app? There's a paid and free version. You buy a cheap 5 dollar Bluetooth plug and it turns your phone into a code reader and it shows you real time info on the ecm.

Posting from my Droid now.

They have had that for WM phones for a while, and I think iPhone's too.
I wonder if they have a performance app.
for iPhone it was called Dynolisious or something like that. BB had something else.

[LTb1ow]

Best app so far, IRC chat! w00tz for dual personalities in NJFBOA chat... :lol:

[BigAls87Z28]

Watching all the vids on youtube about the new X...this thing is fast and sick. I cant wait to see this with the upcoming 2.2 software. Im 99% sure im gunna pull the trigger on this. Size doesnt bother me, I have big hands.

[BigAls87Z28]

Hey Vitals, here is a great picture, and with this it shows the phone is not THAT much bigger then the Storm.
I guess some people got thier X's a week early.

http://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/articleimage/684/2010/07/droid-x-early.jpg

[Tsar]

Um.. not that much bigger, if it's slimmer it might be a go. BB looks too fat when I weatr dress pants..

When can I fondle one in the store? the 17th?

[Z28 Heritage]

Damn you people with your fancy cell phones. I don't have one anymore:cry:

[BigAls87Z28]

Um.. not that much bigger, if it's slimmer it might be a go. BB looks too fat when I weatr dress pants..

When can I fondle one in the store? the 17th?

Its 9.9mm thin, a lot thinner then the Storm, but the top end is fat. Do a few searches on Youtube, there are a few very lengthy reviews and tests.
The 3 part one is fantastic. It sold me. Between the Moto Widgets, the Droid interface, the speed and the screen, plus the multimedia stuff...epic.

I look at it this way, now I dont have to get glasses cause this screen is HUUUUGE!!

[BigRocsFirebird]

ahh i forgot about this thread. even thought my phone hit the water and shut off i still got another within a couple hours. i took the old one within a minute of hitting the water it was in a sealed bag of rice. i let it sit for 3 days. it turned on and worked great but now it wont turn on. oh well i have a new droid now.

[heavy_chevy29]

Posting rite now from the x. Its awsome. A huge step up from the envy 2. I just gotta get used to this keyboard

[BigAls87Z28]

Nice. I'm kinda hoping I see mine today. Lots of really cool things with that phone.

[BigAls87Z28]

Alright Droid fans, post up your good apps!

[Knipps]

Stolen from another board I'm on. Same thread topic...

Might want to think about a screen protector....but other than that a battery and case are good buy right off the bat.

These are the apps I have installed (a * indicates which one I use the most and recommend)
Handcent SMS*
Iheartradio
Mixzing Media Player*
Shazam
Barcode scanner
Juicy Defender
Mint.com*
Robo Defense
Bluetooth on/off
Wifi Manager
Slacker*
Photobucket
Google Maps*
Google Sky Map
Throttle Copter
Juicy Plotter*
Pandora*
Shoot U!
Linda File Manager*
PdaNet*
Google Voice*
Evernote*
Mylock Auto Unlock
Meebo*
Advanced Task Killer*
Soduko
Google Goggles
Word Up
Job Search
GPS On/Off
Wifi On/Off
Brightness Level

[BigAls87Z28]

If you go to your setting, you can change it so only people with numbers on Facebook show up.
And anyone else see that torque app? There's a paid and free version. You buy a cheap 5 dollar Bluetooth plug and it turns your phone into a code reader and it shows you real time info on the ecm.

Posting from my Droid now.

Where the hell can you find this obd2 bluetooth thing. I see them online, but they come with software and crap.

[cdacda13]

Where the hell can you find this obd2 bluetooth thing. I see them online, but they come with software and crap.

Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Bluetooth-OBD-OBD2-CAN-Supports-All-OBDII-Protocols-S1-/220621960900?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335e17f6c4)

[Knipps]

straight from china :lol:

[BigAls87Z28]

Yep. allow 14-20 days to clear customs.

[cdacda13]

Yep. allow 14-20 days to clear customs.

Yeah I know. It's the one thing holding me up from ordering one. I can't find any in America.

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah...crazy stuff. Cant find a simple bluetooth OBD2 adapter made in America. Shesh.
It would probably cost 20x as much though.