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06-23-2010, 2:13 PM
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Droid X?
I Have a 3g iphone and can upgrade to a Iphone 4 for $300 but I am seriously fed up with apples restrictions and short comings not to mention at&t's coverage. I'm going to give the new droid x a shot and seitch over to verizon. What do you all think about the driod x? Keep in mind that the extra size is a plus for me as opposed to a minus to some of you smaller folk. I have big mitts
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06-23-2010, 2:25 PM
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Seems pretty good like the EVO except without the 4G.
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06-23-2010, 2:29 PM
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I think you're going to be extremely happy with it. The DroidX will be one of the most capable phones on the planet for some time to come.
You also have the benefit of this phone being based on an existing phone. That means Moto, Verizon, and Google have had time to work the majority of the kinks out of the platform, and really fine tune everything. The droid on it's own is an amazing phone - and the X version is just that much better...
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06-23-2010, 4:04 PM
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Droid X looks very very good.
I have the Droid and I have never used the slide out keyboard at all. The onscreen keyboard is more than adequate and with Swype installed it's kickass. I wish I had waited for the Droid X, the only problem I have with the Droid is that it's a brick and a half.
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06-23-2010, 4:13 PM
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06-23-2010, 4:54 PM
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06-23-2010, 5:01 PM
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/...orola-droid-x/ 
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Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)
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06-23-2010, 5:07 PM
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I am waiting to let them come out and circulate out there on either the iphone 4 or the Droid X. I am ready to pull the trigger once I get a better feel for them.
4G doesn't really matter to me right now.
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#9
06-23-2010, 5:15 PM
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didn't the evo had a fps problem? the iphone does have video conferencing (iono if that's a plus or not)
i'd wait til the droid 2 comes out and compare the two then make a choice...unless i have my info mixed up...
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06-23-2010, 5:25 PM
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As far as 'droid 2' - I believe this is kind of the Droid v2. Motorola/Google/&Co seem to be following the iterative design approach. Instead of infrequent but massive upgrades - they're releasing new products with new features more frequently, with major upgrades occasionally. Apple releases 1 phone per year. All their efforts go into that one phone. If you buy it in June, and some new technology is developed in August - you have to wait until the following June to see if the new iPhone will have it. With the approach Motorola is taking - if a new technology is developed, you could potentially see a new phone incorporating that technology in a matter of weeks/months, that's built on a similar platform (android). If that feature set is important enough to you, you have the opportunity to take advantage of it immediately (if you're willing to pay), vs having to wait for incorporation of that technology by Apple (on their time frame). make sense? In other words - I wouldn't wait to see what "Droid v2" looks like, because chances are there will be something available to blow it out of the water within weeks. The Droid has been out for 7 months, and it's already not even one of the top 5 phones on the market.
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06-23-2010, 6:58 PM
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Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)
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06-23-2010, 8:27 PM
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06-24-2010, 12:16 PM
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07-01-2010, 9:10 PM
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I think I'll give the Droid X a try as long as I can get one before Verizon fubars their data plans. Otherwise I'll see what T-Mobile is offering when my contract expires.
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07-01-2010, 11:34 PM
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07-02-2010, 12:23 AM
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The weird battery hump on the backside causes me to raise an eyebrow, but aside from that, I wouldn't hesitate to give it a shot if I weren't already on a Droid Incredible.
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07-02-2010, 1:23 AM
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Motorola is craptastic!
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07-05-2010, 7:20 PM
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As someone who never had a real phone only use it for emergencies, it's going to be a huge learning curve to when I get my Droid X. Finally getting a smart phone, don't really need it that bad but really want it when I can fully utilize having a modern phone and internet on one.
My side job just gave me a small raise so it's going to be paying my high monthly bill, basically getting it for free. Kind of wanted the incredible but like how the specs of the X are much higher in every way. Was looking at a I-phone but with all the problems, and no flash which is a deal breaker.
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07-06-2010, 7:14 AM
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Verizon Droid X Full Page Advertisement
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#20
07-06-2010, 1:50 PM
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I have to say that having swype pre loaded is a great feature
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07-06-2010, 3:49 PM
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if you are just looking at hardware the evo 4g has better specs and network if you are in the coverage area.
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07-08-2010, 1:37 PM
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Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)
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07-08-2010, 1:38 PM
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From what Ive seen on Sprints website, 4g is not even offered in CA.
It is offered in other states.
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07-08-2010, 1:40 PM
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Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)
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07-10-2010, 11:12 AM
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G4's Attack Of The Show gives the Droid X a 5 out of 5, calling it the best Android phone yet.
Video Review
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#27
07-15-2010, 6:48 AM
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Release day!
If you can wait the extra day (free overnight shipping if you order online) order it online because the $100 rebate for a new 2 year contract is instant. If you go into the store, it's a mail in rebate in the form of a visa gift card. When I went into the store yesterday, the reps said they would move up someone's new every 2 year or annual upgrade if it's within the year if they get a Droid X. Verizon is pushing this phone pretty hard.
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07-15-2010, 6:57 AM
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the droid x will be great i have the droid n havent had issues with it so the droid x with the "kinks worked" (as they say) out will be great1
also what good is 4g if you cant get service? i rock 3g with no service issues. even have service at parker dam floating up n down the river lol!
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#29
07-15-2010, 11:59 AM
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I have to say that the x is look good now.
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07-15-2010, 2:15 PM
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I don't like that Motorola made it so that it will self destruct if you mod it. No Cyanogen Mod on this one
 And by self destruct I mean it will brick the hardware.
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Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)
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07-15-2010, 8:05 PM
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http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/...bricked-phone/
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07-15-2010, 8:09 PM
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This phone is actually really, REALLY good. It's the first phone I've had in four years that I like as is without having to either install a ROM or heavily mod it in some other way.
But...holy crap, file transfers are ridiculously slow. I can push and pull 7 Gigs on and off my HTC TP all day in about fifteen minuts. On the Droid, it's going to take like two hours. Blargh.
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07-15-2010, 8:49 PM
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Unlike the Milestone, which has a relatively minor following and dev community compared to the US, the Droid X already has a major following. The Cyanogen Mod crew has not said they will not work on the X. They just haven't yet because they haven't got their hands on one. At least that's what is being reported over at DroidForums.
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07-16-2010, 7:44 AM
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Funniest video ever! So true. Looks like my plan is up next month and the Droid X is coming my way.
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#38
07-16-2010, 8:18 AM
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That video is epic
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