Motorola Droid

RandyWayne · #1 04-12-2010, 11:47 AM

We (my wife and I) are getting a pair of Motorola Droid smart phones this evening. We did quite a bit of research and think these do everything we need, most of what we want, and probably a ton of things that we don't even KNOW we want yet.

Does anyone else here have one? Do you like it? Or is this "Not the droids were looking for?"

I know I know.... "Get the iPhone dude!!!! Mac Rocks! Steve Jobs is GOD! -or should be!", some will say. We DID look at the iPhone, but we need something with a keyboard, something with an open architecture as far as apps go (more important to me then my wife), and last but not least, something that can support Flash. Oh yes, the battery life on the Droid is phenomenal -according to multiple reviews, many users, and the sales rep hawking it.

Kings Kid · #2 04-12-2010, 08:30 PM

Yep, I will be getting the Droid next month. Did the verizon rep tell you that the 8g memory card comes with it for free.

RandyWayne · #3 04-13-2010, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Kings Kid

Yep, I will be getting the Droid next month. Did the verizon rep tell you that the 8g memory card comes with it for free.

We got them! A bit of a learning curve but not too bad. The OS has an ever-so-slightly rougher feel then the iPhone/iTouch (I have used both) but I still like the far more open concept around it -and it isn't THAT rough. In fact, I already set up a teathering app this morning and am using it for net access on my laptop! All with no data limits! (There is no limit to data to the phone itself and a 5 gig limit if you go through Verizons official teathering channels BUT this app makes the network think that all the data is staying on the phone.)

Oh yes, it comes with a 16 gig microSD card. I didn't even know the microSD's got that big.

commonsense · #4 04-12-2010, 08:34 PM

Keep us informed once you use it.

Inquiring minds want to know.

Jatom · #5 04-12-2010, 10:29 PM

I was planing on getting a Droid...but now that I've seen the previews for Windows Mobile 7 series phones, I'm going to wait till those come out!

RandyWayne · #6 04-13-2010, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jatom

I was planing on getting a Droid...but now that I've seen the previews for Windows Mobile 7 series phones, I'm going to wait till those come out!

I thought about waiting too but we needed something for some medical software and the Windows Mobile 7 aren't due until close to Christmas.

Pragmatist · #7 04-13-2010, 11:34 AM

I really like my Palm Pre. It has a keyboard and multitasking.

Jatom · #8 04-14-2010, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I thought about waiting too but we needed something for some medical software and the Windows Mobile 7 aren't due until close to Christmas.

Yeah that's the hard part. I have a Blackberry Pearl that isn't working too well right now, so I might "give in" as well.

John Atkinson · #9 04-13-2010, 06:59 AM

I still got a year to go with ATT and iPhone. I do like the iPhone, but I have also had to make 2 x 1 and a half hour trips to the Apple store to get it replaced because of poor quality control. Round trip means total of 6 hours drive time out of my way and another 2 hours at least waiting for the genius to get to me. Unacceptable.

Thinking droid or maybe windows 7 mobile next trip around.

pelathais · #10 04-13-2010, 07:10 AM

I would like to be simply cut free from these things, but I do lean toward the driod point of view rather than iPhone. The iPad has possibilities tho.