Motorola Droid

**shoota** · 11-09-2009, 11:30 AM

Anybody get one yet? I've played with one at the verizon store and i have to say i'm impressed. what are your thoughts?

**Knight** · 11-09-2009, 12:20 PM

I love mine. Only problems I have are with the lack of adjustable screen sensitivity because I am using a screen protector, and my phone sometimes comes out of lock. So sometimes I get surprised by an almost dead battery. Overall everything else works great. Wifi, calling, and texting work without a hitch. I'm so surprised by the typing and browser capabilities. (It is my first real work phone though.) I also haven't tried to upload my work calendar to the phone yet.

**shoota** · 11-09-2009, 01:39 PM

what does the screen protector have to do with the sensitivity? i'm not sure i get that..

**BigHops323** · 11-09-2009, 04:27 PM

Can't wait to hear more about this phone, looks to be a great alternative to the iPhone (AT&T is a joke in my area).

**Knight** · 11-09-2009, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by shoota

what does the screen protector have to do with the sensitivity? i'm not sure i get that..

The screen technology deals with capacitance. So the screen needs contact with the skin of your finger to work best. I just get a few miss hits and the scroll is less responsive. My protector is almost 1mm thick, so I might go back to the bare screen. But there are thinner protectors out there.

**shoota** · 11-09-2009, 05:24 PM

oh ok i got ya. i just wish there was some concrete info about when we're gonna find out the plans for the iphone next year. i really like the multi-tasking ability of the droid but the iphone is just so damn sexy

**jettasin00** · 11-10-2009, 02:31 AM

Been enjoying using mine. Nice phone, quality seems real good, feels heavy and sturdy. Android OS works good. The amount of apps is good. Google maps w/ navigation works well. May need to pick up the car adapter. The desk dock should be coming in today. The verizon store had only gotten a few in on launch day. No complaints.

**shoota** · 11-10-2009, 08:29 AM

sounds good. what are some things you don't like about it? camera perhaps?

**jettasin00** · 11-10-2009, 03:49 PM

The camera isnt fast to reset. There is some lag til you can take the next picture. The pictures are not bad with it. This is one I just took real quick to show how the quality is. Its a phone camera. Wont win any awards. For quick pictures when a p/s or dslr arent around it does the job. For video capture it is a really good smooth camera. Crisp picture.

**knissel** · 11-10-2009, 03:53 PM

I have one XD

Edit:

I can post some videos and pictures i took. Looking for recommendations on apps! I have google voice, movies, weather channel, Pandora and some others right now... I really want to be able to send sms messages using google voice so i can send text messages without looking at my phone. Please HELP!

**jettasin00** · 11-10-2009, 06:35 PM

Im using astro for file management, ringdroid to make ringtones from mp3, sportstap for scores, flickr droid to upload to flickr.

**shoota** · 11-10-2009, 06:46 PM

that pic isn't too bad at all! btw who's signature?

**Electric Wizard** · 11-10-2009, 06:50 PM

Got one for my b-day on Sunday, best phone ive ever had, buddy tried to trade me his iphone for it ha! OS is nice, only complaint I have is battery life, but then again if you play robo defense for a couple hours it will drain any battery.

**jettasin00** · 11-10-2009, 07:14 PM

Mario Lemieux and Evgeni Malkin. With battery life i get a day out of it. Usually just plug it into the computer in the evening when im around it for a little while.

**shoota** · 11-10-2009, 07:56 PM

ok take my situation. my wife goes to bed way before me and get p.o.'ed when i wake her up. how loud is the "droid" sound when you plug it in?

**jettasin00** · 11-10-2009, 09:18 PM

Its a little loud. Mute the volume before plugging it in. Also the desk dock is awesome. Makes the phone look like an alarm clock. You can change the brightness on screen with it plugged into the dock.

**shoota** · 11-10-2009, 10:24 PM

aw man i want one. my biggest thing is how are the current gen phones going to work with verizon's new network they're rolling out next year? seems like a bad time to buy a new phone to be honest. 4g is gonna kill 3g when it's out.

**123bob** · 11-10-2009, 11:22 PM

I love my Droid. Realize though, my last phone was a plain RAZR. What a difference! I'm typing this with the Droid now.

One feature I really like is the voice google search. You push a button, say what you want, like "hot dog", or "xtreme systems", and up comes the Google links. Really cool!
Regards,
Bob

**randomplatypi** · 11-11-2009, 05:49 AM

I'm really enjoying mine too. Although I think I have you beat bob. I upgraded from a Samsung SPH-A920

I have had a few minor glitches so far like the screen blacking out and not coming back on when I'm on a phone call, but it has only happened twice. Going from my old phone to this one is unbelievable. It's almost like I upgraded a from a typewriter to a laptop.

**GTSRboy** · 11-11-2009, 06:30 PM

i wanna see some (user taken) macro shots of it....thats always the first thing i do with new electronics

**shoota** · 11-12-2009, 10:27 AM

any of you droid owners wanna do a battery life test. detail what was on/off and how long it lasted. that would be awesome

**joeyw3704** · 11-15-2009, 09:07 AM

friend got one of these I'm not inpressed.

**123bob** · 11-16-2009, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by shoota

any of you droid owners wanna do a battery life test. detail what was on/off and how long it lasted. that would be awesome

I've been playing a lot with mine. Loaded some apps, yes old fart stuff like "solitaire", and then Astro, Unit Converter, Stocks pro, and really like it.

The batt lasts for at least a day, perhaps more. I've been very heavy on the solitaire game, IDKW......addictive little bugger.....

Hope this helps.

Bob

**123bob** · 11-16-2009, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by joeyw3704

friend got one of these I'm not inpressed.

Why?

Bob

**\/icious** · 11-16-2009, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by joeyw3704

friend got one of these I'm not inpressed.

my brother got one and i think it rocks. Makes me want to switch to verizon. Why do you like it?

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