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What phone/os do you sport?

Just curious what phones and OS you are running?
I'm new to Android having started with the 1G iPhone and then the Palm Pre. I recently purchased the epic 4G and then discovered XDA forums. The epic was my first root and experience with changing roms, so i felt somewhat comfortable purchasing and rooting the gTab. I have to say, compared to the epic community which can be a little rude to each other, you all have been a breath of fresh air and a great experience! Thanks to everyone for all the info and constant updates

joedhimself said:
Just curious what phones and OS you are running?
I'm new to Android having started with the 1G iPhone and then the Palm Pre. I recently purchased the epic 4G and then discovered XDA forums. The epic was my first root and experience with changing roms, so i felt somewhat comfortable purchasing and rooting the gTab. I have to say, compared to the epic community which can be a little rude to each other, you all have been a breath of fresh air and a great experience! Thanks to everyone for all the info and constant updates
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Agreed... I think with any 'community' the bigger it gets the worse it may get. Right now there is a small eclectic group here and several have been here from the beginning. The nice things about this group is that it was evident from the get go that the UI on this things was crap so it's been a HUGH group effort in true development (headed by a few very dedicated guys), people that know what the potential is and want to work together to have a good usable product.
I personally have the Vibrant (Samsung Galaxy S) and got it day one. Running an Overclocked Froyo ROM with a front facing camera. I've had Quadrants at 2600 (stock was about 850). I have owned every Windows phone, Palm, and Blackberry and this was my first Android. Needless to say because of open source and people like I've met here, I don't plan on looking back anytime soon.
Enjoy your toy, it's very addictive.

currently:
g1, g2, nexus
had palm centro,treo650, and some old kyocera and misc palm based phone(s).

I have the HTC EVO 4G with grooveDROID 1.01 ROM. That coupled with the free Wireless Tether App and my G Tablet equals wireless fidelity for the G tablet.
Android rocks!

I guess I am a hold over on everything... (2.00 here)! and still using my 1 1/2 year old touchpro 2 winmo with mightyrom OS. Have wifi tether built in and everything works just fine for me. Using it to tether my gtablet all day at work and on the go. Have 10 more months on the contract and figure I will ugrade to android phone then. Much will change in 10 months

Droid X here, running Apex froyo with Gingerbread theme. This is my second Android Phone started with the original Moto Droid 1. Have had two Blackberry's the storm and tour. Got tired of replacing them so I jumped to android. I saw a review on the sears site about the gtab saying xda was all over it and knew this was the tablet I was looking for! I respect the guys that dev for the gtab it makes this device usable! Gotta love the the android community and what they do! Thanks to everyone taking their time to make our device so much better!
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N900/Maemo5.

myTouch 3G and Nexus One both running CM

I went from original iPhone to iPhone 3GS then Nexus One. Don't think I could ever go back to an iPhone. I have no clue where I'll go next unless a better Android phone comes out on AT&T. Still rockin my unlimited data plan.
Oh and I'm running CM 6.1.1. I recently tried a GB rom but not everything was working and CM was faster. Can't wait for Gingerbread to hit CM

OG droid 1 that's why I don't complain so much about wiping data. I'm used to doing that with my droid. I used to flash ROMs almost on a daily basis but not so much anymore.

At the moment running the Samsung Captivate - Yes I currently have 2 products that I had to import from the US to Australia
Before that in reverse order I had Galaxy i9000, Nexus One, HTC Hero, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and before that a whole heap of Nokias from the N95 to the 5150.

mcb00f said:
At the moment running the Samsung Captivate - Yes I currently have 2 products that I had to import from the US to Australia
Before that in reverse order I had Galaxy i9000, Nexus One, HTC Hero, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and before that a whole heap of Nokias from the N95 to the 5150.
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Haha same here. Captivate + Gtab + AT&T Nexus One.
Before that Xperia X10 and a bunch of crappy WinMo phones.

HD2 - both Android 2.2 and Windows Mobile 6.5

See my sig. Love my phone.
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Like Pershoot, I have a Nexus One currently. I had a G1 on launch day, and god, what a craptastic phone that was when it was launched (slow, laggy, buggy, sucky, but showed the potential of Android). I spent quite some time suffering as an iPhone jailbreaker and unlocker, starting with an iPhone 2G and later with an iPhone 3G.
Back in the day I was into the Treo devices. Treo 600 was my first smartphone, and I had a Treo 650 for a long time, which ran the venerable but fantastic ChatterEmail. Push IMAP, like K-9 mail, but back in 2004 or thereabouts.

Rockin the Original Droid since launch day over a year ago and used to running many roms on it but have been using Ultimate Droid Rom's for the past few months and its awesome, cant wait to hopefully get my g tablet for xmas so that i can experience the greatness you all talk about on these forums.
If its not a gift i may make it a gift for myself haha.

Evo 4G with myns warm two point two
G Tab CM 6.2.0
Before that HTC Hero, HTC touch pro 2, HTC touch pro, Samsung Instinct( worst attempt @ a smart phone ever made), HTC touch, Motorola q9' numerous Nextel junk, and it all started with the startac!

Droid X for me... OG Droid for the GF...
Spent the summer tweaking a Witstech A81-E tablet. Recently purchased a NookColor and literally days later received a gift of a Viewsonic G-tab.

The original Droid 1 running Bugless Beast 0.6 with a Slayher kernel....wifi tether and share gps over bluetooth for a truly amazing navigation system!!!

My first Android was a G1 which I've now passed to my wife to get her hooked (and she is). It's running CM6.1. I'm running a stock MT4G but am very much looking forward to diving into the first dual core phone that hits Tmobile next year with honeycomb (as long as it's not a Samsung).

OFF TOPIC -- Phone Suggestion Related to G-Tablet

Suggestions Anyone????
I have two G-Tablets and am working with Android for the first time.
Lost a cell phone today and may have to get another. Have not gone to smart phones up to now. Interested in Android but still plan to use G-Tabs for most of my e-mail, etc. Verizon (used to be Alltel).
What would be a good phone to use with the G-Tablet. Something which is not too locked up and could be used alone or possible tether with tablet. Some of you know the possibilities better than I do.
Thanks for any input.
Rev

I liked the feel of the Droid Incredible, though it is becoming dated. You really can't go wrong with the droid family (or so I hear, I'm on t-mobile), but if you want to wait I would pay attention to CES, some crazy phones being revealed.
Note on tethering, you need to do your homework. Some networks lock down their phones pretty good and make you pay. You can get around most with rooting, but just fyi.
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If you wanna go cheap and not have a contract. Get a Droid 1 off EBay. Easy to hack and overclocked at 1 Ghz runs well.

Not sure but i think droid x is the newest thing???
I was thinking of getting one but am waiting till march.
I am with AT&T and they are locked down on the tethering thing..i hear Verizon lets you tether though?
Can someone verify as i may go verizon/droid (from my old iphone/AT&T set up) in the spring if thats the case.

Thanks folks for your replies.
I am a little disappointed. I thought since the Android phones have been so successful lately that quite a few people would be able to tell me what to watch for and what to avoid.
I expect to get a new phone, but haven't been involved with smartphone enough to know the advantages and disadvantages of the hardware and software.
Still would love to hear from other about current options?!?
Rev

well im on at&t and im using the captivate and i love it! its rooted with axuras rom on it presently. tethering is enabled and i used it all the time.
the phone is faster than my g tab... seems faster.
ive played with the droid x and i prefer the captivate... dad has the x, it seems odd in the hand and i dont like the physical buttons.. the soft buttons have grown on me.
but any of the top smart phones are close..

Thanks to those who replied.
I found several Droid-type smartphones I liked -- but the plans that come with them wound up being too expensive and too limited to be practical for my use. Please I have a network of computers, a laptop, a netbook and two G-Tablets to get mail, download, etc. I just couldn't convince myself I had to have a smartphone!!
Wound up simply buying the wife a new phone she liked that had good visual features that will help with her visual handicap.
So all's well that ends well.
Again, thanks and best wishes for a blessed New Year.
Rev

Is captivate worth it ?

Hey guys I have xperia x10 and interested in this phone. How is this phone? Or should I wait a few weeks to get Motorola atrix or nexus s.
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I'd wait for the next round of phones that are coming out. I'd actually pass on the Atrix, simply because Motorola insists on giving it to us with an encrypted bootloader.

I would definitely not get a Captivate. given that new phones are coming out.
I would even tell myself back in September not to get a Captivate and wait for the phones that are coming out now, it's that bad.
Samsung basically stuck us with 2.1 (unless you do a custom ROM) and more or less once they sell you a phone kiss you goodbye for support for it etc.
Oh yeah, and if a phone has been known to have GPS issues, and you read an official Samsung tweet that their new update fixed GPS, don't believe it.
Stay away from anything Samsung.

Ya, I love this phone, its bad ass. But if you're looking to trade up, give it a little time and wait, this one age hardware wise pretty soon with the new ones coming out.

X10 is not a bad phone to hold on to until something you really like is released. Fyi - I love my captivate. Just disappointed in samsung. With custom roms this phone is great, imo.
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Given the state of [smart]mobile devices today, what can you really say "I'm gonna wait for ____ phone to come out and be content"?
Sure, if you're in the market for a new device you can ALWAYS say "wait for the next round", but the truth of the matter is that there aren't a lot of devices that will be relevant for 10 months. This was one of the things I sat on for months prior to actually buying the Captivate.......mobile providers don't expect you to keep your device for the full 2 years.
I would definitely NOT get a Captivate unless you plan on rooting. That being said, if you don't want to root your phone, if you just plan on living an a stock environment, why don't you just get an iPhone? I mean, what is the point of having an open-source device if you never take advantage of it?
When I was running the stock Captivate it was horrible and I would've killed someone by now if I was waiting on the carrier or manufacturer to feed me (updates). Unfortunately, that is the world we live in. I must say that (I rooted the device within a week of my purchase), I wouldn't trade my Cap in for anything else right now, not even the Atrix. It is more than capable and this is my first Android device, so its not like I'm an experienced ROM loader. I don't have any issues with GPS, calls are fine, I can clock at over 1500 running Firebird2 and Cognition 2.3 (running FroYo). The only "issue" I have is some legacy mp3's won't play (that apparently no one else has this issue) and I'm rather disappointed in the quality of the speaker (after running a few sound amplifier apps).

Skip the Captivate. If you like the sony ericsson phones, wait for the x12's. They're supposed to be out in late March/early April and they look pretty nice.

Thanks guys . You guys are the best.
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When getting an Atrix, it's cheaper to get the phone + computer combo. But why get it if you already have a laptop or tablet? great specs but I would wait a little longer for the next wave of phones.
Avoid the Captivate

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When getting an Atrix, it's cheaper to get the phone + computer combo. But why get it if you already have a laptop or tablet? great specs but I would wait a little longer for the next wave of phones.
Avoid the Captivate
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From what I have seen in researching the Atrix is that if you want the "laptop" dock you MUST pay for the Data Pro with Tether add-on. Otherwise you can pay the $499 just for the dock later on and will not be required to add tethering.
My problem with this setup and fee structure is that the dock is not a separate PC that uses the Atrix as an AP or external modem. You cannot use it without the Atrix docked because what you see on the screen is being generated by the phone. So what are you really tethering? Not the laptop since you are still browsing with the phone, just with an external monitor and keyboard... WTF? Do they think we are that stupid?
Don

the_ahmadzais said:
Hey guys I have xperia x10 and interested in this phone. How is this phone? Or should I wait a few weeks to get Motorola atrix or nexus s.
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I'd pass on the captivate.....the atrix comes out tomorrow and the inspire is available now.....I'd get one of those before I'd get the captivate....the inspire is insanely fast and smooth and offers the Sense experience, which is great.....and the atrix is insanely powerful.

I have a love/hate relationship with my phone.
Stock ROM is "ancient" now - and AT&T has delayed any software updates for over 6 mos. now.
Plagued with hardware issues - random shutdowns, sleeping death, charge death, corrupt internal SD Cards, and of course a non-working GPS/Compass.
To make this phone work as intended you will "HAVE" to run a custom ROM to get all of the features - that should have worked out of the box mind you - to work properly.
And.. just a personal peeve - the plastic is slick - so I would suggest getting a case. Otherwise it's like holding a greased pig.
But on the positive - the screen is gorgeous, battery life is decent, and once you get it up and running its a great device.
So... uh no I wouldn't suggest getting a Captivate.

The stock Cap is not good at all. But those haven't rooted and flashed custom Roms are missing the boat. The custom ROMS are easy to flash and open up a whole new side to the Captivate!
Mine with the kick butt Paragon rom will run rings around an iphone any day. I've had them side by side.

Johnnie5000 said:
Skip the Captivate. If you like the sony ericsson phones, wait for the x12's. They're supposed to be out in late March/early April and they look pretty nice.
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The new Sonys will be even slower than the old Samsungs, and with less nice screens to boot.
Better camera, but who cares?
Get the Atrix (out tomorrow) or wait for the SGS2 -- Super AMOLED+ dual-core with (likely) unencrypted bootloader. Hopefully the US will get Tegra2 versions for better custom kernel development.

dlwoodjr said:
From what I have seen in researching the Atrix is that if you want the "laptop" dock you MUST pay for the Data Pro with Tether add-on. Otherwise you can pay the $499 just for the dock later on and will not be required to add tethering.
My problem with this setup and fee structure is that the dock is not a separate PC that uses the Atrix as an AP or external modem. You cannot use it without the Atrix docked because what you see on the screen is being generated by the phone. So what are you really tethering? Not the laptop since you are still browsing with the phone, just with an external monitor and keyboard... WTF? Do they think we are that stupid?
Don
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Yeah I think it's all backwards. The laptop dock can't be used without the Atrix which already makes it useless most of the time. That's why I was saying you might as well get a tablet. Why use a "laptop" running off a device that is suppose to be portable. That is what a real laptop is for.

Haha yeah just get a tablet / netbook / laptop instead of that atrix laptop dock.
Anyway, I think you should just wait 'till better phones are released. But if you can't, then yeah get the captivate but be prepared to void your warranty.

Honestly, like every one has said, it depends of if you plan to run stock or not. This is my first time to root a phone and I will never go back to stock again. My cappy is super fast and does everything I could ever want. My old 3g is comparable to a pager now.
But if you want to run stock, the captivate is DEFINATELY not for you. It took me about three days to decide that 2.1 just wouldn't cut it and start doing the research about rooting and flashing.
It is a very capable phone if you're willing to put some time into it.

A Whole New World!

Hey there folks!
I'm a MotoMan myself (mostly by fate, not choice). I had a Droid 1 which I loved dearly, and now I'm rocking a Droid X that feels like a new phone every day thanks to CyanogenMod nightlies.
Now, thanks to Motorola's dickery, the Droid X only recently received CyanogenMod (bootloaders are awful). But as I said now that it's around, things are like night and day. Not quite as awesome as my Droid 1 since there are still no custom kernels, however I'm still a happy camper.
A few days ago however my sister bought herself a Droid Charge to lock in a 2-yr contract of $30/month LTE. Naturally, I immediately snatched it and began ROM'ing the sucker into oblivion. It's great! I love how easy it is to flash this puppy. You either use Odin, which is relatively painless... CWR, which I already spend most of my time in on my DX/Nook Color.... or the Samsung utility, which is no different than RSDlite for Motorola phones! All familiar, painless territory. And it seems like you can get some pretty customized ROMs rockin'!
So, uh... why no CyanogenMod? It seems like a lot of Samsung phones are lacking the CyanogenModz. Is there a piece of the puzzle I'm missing? Has Samsung installed something devious like a bootloader preventing it? What's going on here?
thank!

Cyanogen mods are mostly RUU mods. HTC in fact. I coming from TMO have used dozens and release a few Cyanogen custom roms. Realistically, the team releases code for phones that they can easily acquire. HTC phones are GSM phones and can be bought anywhere for about 100 bucks. VZW and Sprint phones are CDMA phones that are a lil harder to obtain and need a contract with the company. Easier to get GSM phones because you can unlock them for whatever global service you want to use them on.
The team is easy to get in touch with, but you will probably need to get a fan base together on a certain device and send to them, to get them to be able to write the code for. Hope this makes sense.
Barny Style.
GSM = Easy to get, easy to sale, no company crap to deal with
CDMA = Company needs to turn on, hard for resale since you need a clean esn. Harder to acquire.

I'm not a dev, but I think CyanogenMod uses AOSP as a base, not RUUs. It certainly looks a lot more like stock Android on my HTC Incredible than it does Sense.
That said, the point about CDMA phones being less widely available and used than GSM phones is probably a valid one, as CDMA is primarily a US thing. There is a CM port for a few Samsung Galaxy S phones.

The issue is that Samsung uses stuff that is not compatible with most of the stock CM code, and a lot of hacking needs to be done to get anything simple working. I know that there are a few Samsung phones in the pipeline for CM7 support now, but it took months of work, and there are still several bugs that need worked out. The biggest issue is primarily just that Samsung releases as little source as they have to, and trying to reverse engineer their binary files that are needed is difficult to do as well. However, I do think that there will be AOSP based ROMs for the Charge after r2doesinc starts working on it.

As far as I know they could be working on a Droid Charge port:
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?631-WIP-CM7-for-Droid-Charge
Plus there's more than a few posts in that thread of people saying they'd send in phones for them to dev on. I've never used CM (just got my charge after a first-generation iPhone), but it looks slick as all getout. GummyCHARGED is the closest rom to it as far as I can tell.

[Q] Help me upgrade! (Used Droid, now on Sprint)

Hi I'm looking to replace my current crappy HTC Snap. Its a horrible device. I want to upgrade to another Android device, preferably without 4G. None of the devices seem like an upgrade though, even though its 2009 vs 2011!
I like an active developer community, and a good keyboard. The Droid I enjoyed using since I didn't need to get a case for it and it was just a 'perfect smartphone' even today, if it had a better processor + ram, and if the battery life was better it could easily compete with today's phones.
Droid didn't have a very good keyboard, so far the closest thing is the Evo Shift, I'm fond of the Blackberry style phones too, so the XPRT is worth considering... if it had custom roms I would have gotten it already.
A good battery life would be awesome too. I would love to have a phone that just doesn't need to be charged every day, every other day would be cool or even every 2 days. I am a heavy texter so a good keyboard is almost a must, I didn't mind swype and I like it now, but still love a tactile keyboard.
Thanks!

You mentioned the shift, nice phone, but you need to know that is a 4g phone. I would recommend to stay away from Samsung based on my own and my roommates bad experiences with the moment and epic 4g. I would not get an EVO 4G at this time as the new bootloader is locked preventing root. Most of the newer android devices from Sprint are either 4g or just not worth it. The new EVO 3d has been rooted and would be my choice if you don't care about the extra 10 a month for 4g service. If not, try out the new windows phone 7, It's not 4g and has a keyboard. The new UI is actually sweet. However, the development community is not as big as on android.
I'd recommend going into a Sprint store and trying them all out first before making a decision.
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