I think the Captivate looks best of all the galaxy s phones, but I like the epic 4g's keyboard and front camera.

7/18/2010 6:23:05 PM

I wonder if Sammy will be more on the ball about OS updates than Moto or HTC.

[Edited on July 18, 2010 at 6:24 PM. Reason : that's at least as much of a selling point to me... will they stick behind them for a while?]

7/18/2010 6:24:10 PM

Quote :

"^cool. What is the standard battery? 1300? And I see the one you linked is 2150, but how much thicker is it? Or do you even notice the extra thickness?"

Yeah the standard battery is 1300 or 1500, I can't remember. This battery definitely is thicker but it doesn't bother me at all. The only con is that I had already gotten the car mount from Verizon which was custom made to fit the Incredible and since mine is thicker now, it doesn't fit in that. Other than that, it feels fine.

7/18/2010 6:57:32 PM

^^^Ugh, Captivate looks like a Blackberry Storm to me, but to each his own.

I liked the Euro Galaxy S design the best, but the Fascinate seems closest to that.

7/18/2010 6:58:34 PM

I wasn't overly impressed with how the Captivate looked on the internet but actually having it in my hands, it looks amazing. It is very light for how big it is. Today I am wearing a pair of "fratty" ralph lauren shorts (point being they're a little on the tight side) and I didn't notice it in my pocket at all. The only issue i'm having so far is getting a driver to work with it.. but i'm about to try Samsung Kies.

7/18/2010 9:02:45 PM

Is that a Captivate in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

7/18/2010 9:06:19 PM

^^These drivers will probably work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7238660#post7238660

7/18/2010 9:12:30 PM

Installing Kies solved my problems.

7/18/2010 9:19:32 PM

did you root yet?

7/18/2010 9:27:29 PM

Should I do it now or wait for 2.2?

7/18/2010 11:06:08 PM

go ahead and root. you can still get 2.2 with root.

7/18/2010 11:22:50 PM

What's that web browser that you can download for the android that has flash support?

7/19/2010 1:16:39 PM

skyfire

7/19/2010 1:17:08 PM

^

7/19/2010 1:17:20 PM

Has anyone unlocked their Evo, if so what process did you go though, im talking full unlock.

7/19/2010 1:26:45 PM

Excellent, thank you.

I also need a way to circumvent exchange server security policy being enforced on my phone. Anyone has a solution for that?

7/19/2010 2:49:43 PM

^ do they add that shit to your bill if you put in your exchange server info on your phone?

7/19/2010 4:19:59 PM

no, you can use ActiveSync on the regular 29.99 plan. Believe the higher plan is for BES and corporate accounts.

7/19/2010 4:21:43 PM

^ that's what i thought...cause i'm using it now and hoped it wouldn't get tacked on

7/19/2010 4:22:45 PM

have you found a way around the security policy?

7/19/2010 4:23:39 PM

i didn't have to do anything on the x...it just works

7/19/2010 4:27:48 PM

Don't think there's any way around the security policies. I believe there's an app out that prevents you from having to enter a pin to unlock if you have a security policy that requires it but don't remember the name of it.

7/19/2010 4:29:27 PM

Quote :

"I also need a way to circumvent exchange server security policy being enforced on my phone. Anyone has a solution for that?"

Outlook web access.

7/19/2010 5:05:11 PM

Launcher Pro Plus brings SenseUI-esque widgets
http://www.launcherpro.com/?p=130



Droid 2


Unknown Motorola Portrait Slider
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/07/19/rumor-new-motorola-droid-slider-hitting-verizon/

7/19/2010 5:07:26 PM

played with the Droid X this afternoon.

omgnice

Two people were looking at it, getting ready to switch from iphones.

7/19/2010 5:30:40 PM

one of my good friends from work went to a Verizon today at lunch. His contract was up with Sprint and he was looking around for a new phone. He went to T Mobile to look at the Galaxy S, then Verizon for the X and decided he wanted the Droid X. The people in front of him were ordering an X and were told there's would be shipping next week. When it was his turn, he told them he was thinking of switching carriers but was checking on ship date for the X vs him going next door to get the Galaxy S today they took him to a 2nd line and he walked out with an X 10 minutes later I guess they keep a few for people considering switching haha.

Either way, he let me borrow it for awhile today to carry around and mess with and I have to say, actually having it free and not tethered/locked to a base in the store it didn't feel as big as I thought it did in the store.

7/19/2010 6:12:14 PM

is there an app or something that lets you fine tune the volume control when using headphones? the lowest volume setting is still too loud when listening to pandora at work.

7/19/2010 6:45:19 PM

As a supporter of android, this thread makes me happy

7/19/2010 7:16:49 PM

^^ good point. When I was borrowing my friend's X today I was listening to Pandora for awhile and noticed that as well. It didn't really affect me because my headphones have the adjuster on the cord and I tweaked it that way.

7/19/2010 7:24:12 PM

Quote :

"is there an app or something that lets you fine tune the volume control when using headphones? the lowest volume setting is still too loud when listening to pandora at work."

What kind of fine tuning do you need other than the volume rocker? (assuming you have one on whatever phone you have as most phones do)

And curious, what kind of headphones do you guys use with your mobile phones? With the ones I use the upper limit never seems loud enough

That droid 2 is just an attractive looking phone IMO.

7/19/2010 7:29:24 PM

Anyone solve the problem where dialing out with google voice connects to the other party, but you have no idea and it's all silent on your end?

7/19/2010 7:55:00 PM

i liked how i synced my droid X with facebook or whatever, and it added everyone from my friends list to my contacts

7/19/2010 7:59:09 PM

^ haha, that's why i refuse to use the motorola apps

7/19/2010 8:02:53 PM

Yeah the droid 2 looks sharp. Supposed to also have dlna support like the droid x.

As for facebook, I'd just use the one from the market since you can sync none, all or only existing contacts.

7/19/2010 8:06:57 PM

is there a way to delete the apps that come preloaded on the droid X? i'm never gonna use apps like the blockbuster thing, so i'd like to delete them, but they don't show up when i go to the app manager thing under settings.

7/19/2010 8:51:10 PM

^ thats big brother telling you what apps you are going to have

7/19/2010 8:54:56 PM

^^ not without root

^ wins

[Edited on July 19, 2010 at 8:55 PM. Reason : ]

7/19/2010 8:55:16 PM

what are the chances the X actually gets rooted? With the locked bootloader and eFuse, I heard it was going to be almost impossible.

7/19/2010 9:19:50 PM

And no, I didn't read the last few pages because I'm an asshole.

7/19/2010 9:22:25 PM

7/19/2010 9:24:05 PM

They said the same thing about the iPhone. Encryption and lock-down methods were made to be broken.

7/19/2010 9:24:55 PM

I'm sure they'll find root. Whether or not they find a way around having to have a signed rom is another question. Luckily it won't really break the device and all you have to do is flash a legit motorola rom.

7/19/2010 9:35:49 PM

For those who have a Droid X, have you gotten the software update yet?

7/19/2010 10:33:54 PM

The panoramic mode on the Droid X camera is friggin awesome.

7/19/2010 10:36:21 PM

Easiest way to get rid of bloat is to obtain root access and then download Root Explorer from the market. You can then go to system/app and delete them. Do some research and don't delete apps like messenger and google talk. This would have a very negative impact on your phone.

I did this on both my g1 and my new Galaxy. On the nexus I just flashed cyanogen's rom.

The X will no doubt get root, but it would be a damn miracle if you could flash a custom ROM on it though.

7/19/2010 10:52:47 PM

Wait... I was thinking the whole Android thing meant customizability and openness.. what's all this about being required to keep spamware? I get having a core browser, core e-mail app... but something like Blockbuster?

It may sound petty but that's a pretty big downer for the X for me. I've been knocking around the idea of moving away from the iPhone line (aka the epitome of big brother).

Can you just hide the crap-apps / bury them on a last page kind of thing?

[Edited on July 19, 2010 at 11:07 PM. Reason : ]

7/19/2010 11:06:48 PM

if you use a custom launcher like pandahome or something you can not have the apps you don't want in your app tray

7/19/2010 11:17:29 PM

Quote :

"What kind of fine tuning do you need other than the volume rocker?"

using some cheap $20 sony earbuds, the volume rocker on the incredible goes something like this:

1. silent
2. too loud to hear someone calling my name unless i'm looking them
3. too loud to hear the phone on my desk ringing
4. damn, that's loud, but good for drowning out airplane engine noise
5. OMG, THIS MUST BE WHAT MADNESS SOUNDS LILKE!!!
6. (never been higher than 5)

7/19/2010 11:52:51 PM

is it really only that many steps? my backflip has like 15

fwiw i'd try different headphones.

7/19/2010 11:55:44 PM

its probably 10 or so clicks, but the point remains its too loud at the lowest setting.

7/19/2010 11:58:42 PM