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I am stuck using AT$T as my provider currently. I want another android phone. I have a Moto Droid for work and love it.
Since the backflip is a POS, what other phones can be brought over to AT&T and work with 3G? I saw the progress on the iPhone, but would really rather a physical keyboard.
Thanks
AT&T only has 2 android phones available. The Dell Aero and the Moto Backflip. The Backflip being the one with a hard keyboard. They have HTC listed on their android page, but who knows when/if that will happen. I think I remember reading that they made Bing the default search provider for the Backflip. I don't know AT&T's policy on bringing unlocked phones onto their network, but you could get the international version of the Hero or something similar. I just rooted my Sprint Hero with the Fresh 2.0d ROM and it is like having a new phone. Once all the Sprint bloatware was removed it runs twice as fast. Unfortunately, none of the unlocked android phones support AT&T 3G, so you will be stuck on 2G. For a hard keyboard, your only option is an unlocked Motorola Milestone(newegg is out of stock).
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Or get a Rogers Dream or Motorola Milestone from eBay if you want a physical keyboard and 3G on AT&T. Then it's just a matter of unlocking and rooting.
Of course, you need to be careful with Rogers. They have "patched" their Dream in such a way as to require a JTAG to root.
PanzerGeist said:
Or get a Rogers Dream or Motorola Milestone from eBay if you want a physical keyboard and 3G on AT&T. Then it's just a matter of unlocking and rooting.
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I am pretty sure the Milestone does not support AT&T 3G, only T-Mobile. The unlocked Nexus will support AT&T 3G, except for the minor hardware design problem where if you hold the phone the right way you can block the 3G radio. (See youtube, search "Nexus One 3G Problem")
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I am pretty sure the Milestone does not support AT&T 3G, only T-Mobile. The unlocked Nexus will support AT&T 3G, except for the minor hardware design problem where if you hold the phone the right way you can block the 3G radio. (See youtube, search "Nexus One 3G Problem")
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eismanxda said:
I am stuck using AT$T as my provider currently. I want another android phone. I have a Moto Droid for work and love it.
Since the backflip is a POS, what other phones can be brought over to AT&T and work with 3G? I saw the progress on the iPhone, but would really rather a physical keyboard.
Thanks
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HTC has 2 devices coming (one with a keyboard) Dell has one (dunno about the kb) and rumor has it that the Nexus One will be subsidized sometime soon for ATT.
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HTC has 2 devices coming (one with a keyboard) Dell has one (dunno about the kb) and rumor has it that the Nexus One will be subsidized sometime soon for ATT.
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where did you get your info?
telus milestone does i think....
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This is correct, it does support AT&T 3G.
There is also a Nexus 1 designed to work with AT&T's 3G... but of course if you want a physical keyboard, no luck there.
HTC has 2 devices coming (one with a keyboard) Dell has one (dunno about the kb) and rumor has it that the Nexus One will be subsidized sometime soon for ATT.
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where did you get your info?
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The Dell offering (The "Aero") does not feature a physical keyboard.
wireless.att . com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-sales/promotion/aero.jsp
One of the HTC offerings (also called "Scorpion": androidspin . com/2010/04/28/htc-spotted-getting-fcc-testing-possibly-android/
I'm unaware of a 2nd HTC offering at this time...
P.S. Sorry for the non-hyper links. Too n00b to get URL posting rights
I really like the Droid X and Droid Incredible, but they are not offered for AT&T. The only thing I could find right now that I am interested besides the apple 4G, is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Any recommendations, or inside news about upcoming models to AT&Ts lineup?
why not buy the phone and get a sim only contract?
Will the Droid X and Incredible work on AT&T's network?
no as far as i know there cdma, we need good gsm based phones, i heard theres some coming this month
I am a Sprint Hero user looking for a phone for my dad who is on Cellular South. He needs a device with a hardware keyboard and these are the ones listed that fit his needs:
LG Axis
Motorola Milestone
BlackBerry Bold
I suggested he get a android. He will not be rooting it etc. Just a regular user. In regards to the Androids, would you suggest the LG Axis or the Motorola Milestone? I am guessing the Milestone is exactly the same as the Motorola Droid? I can't find the LG Axis on phonescoop.com so was just wondering what others would suggest would be a better device? He knows how to use a BlackBerry but I'd rather him get a android device just because of how much more it can do in regards to apps etc.
I don't have my Motorola Atrix 4G anymore, so I'm looking for a good, cheap, no contract smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard to buy myself. Right now I'm borrowing a friend's Pantech Link until I get a new phone. I don't want to spend more than around $100, though I'm willing to go a little higher if it's worth it. I mostly use my phone for texting, calling, browsing, Facebook, email, looking up directions/movies/restaurants, and playing Pokemon with an emulator so nothing too intensive, I really didn't need such a high-end smartphone like I used to have.
I'm on AT&T so I need an AT&T phone smartphone or unlocked GSM smartphone that'll work with AT&T. I plan to use the phone for about a year and a half until my contract ends though I might buy another phone before then.
I've been looking at the Motorola Charm that Newegg has on sale for $100. It's unlocked and will work on AT&T, and looks pretty good other than it's 3 MP fixed focus screen and QVGA screen though for $100 it's much better than most of the dumbphones I'll find for under $100.
What do you guys think about this phone and do you know of any other good phones for under $100? Thanks!
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The LG quantum generally runs ~$100 used on online classifieds. Its a att phone with a slider keyboard, running windows phone 7. WP7 is very different compared to android, but its elegant looking, smooth, and super stable. The Facebook app, angrybirds, email are all really good. I doubt there are any free emulators for it, but there are a lot of good quality apps if you don't mind paying a few bucks.
Other than that on att with a keyboard you may be looking at older Windows Mobile phones, like the Tilt 2, or Fuze. They are great phones, with nice keyboards, but very low screen resulotion, and there are no apps in the way they exist on Android or WP7. You can install programs, but there is no store, and will all be old.
You also have the palm offering that might be cheap now. The veer and pre plus have sliders, and wesOS has an app store, even if it is dwindling. I do love my TouchPad, but didn't like a pre plus.
The next option is ... wait for it ... blackberry. I won't get into that, as that is the only platform I never tried.
I don't know about the TMo offerings, but any TMo phone unlocked will work, but you will only get edge, not 3G. The G1 would probably run in your price range.
If you can convince att to give you an early upgrade you could try for the Captivate Slide. Its almost the best android phone on att, and it has a keyboard. But, off contract will be way above your price range.
Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
quarlow said:
The LG quantum generally runs ~$100 used on online classifieds. Its a att phone with a slider keyboard, running windows phone 7. WP7 is very different compared to android, but its elegant looking, smooth, and super stable. The Facebook app, angrybirds, email are all really good. I doubt there are any free emulators for it, but there are a lot of good quality apps if you don't mind paying a few bucks.
Other than that on att with a keyboard you may be looking at older Windows Mobile phones, like the Tilt 2, or Fuze. They are great phones, with nice keyboards, but very low screen resulotion, and there are no apps in the way they exist on Android or WP7. You can install programs, but there is no store, and will all be old.
You also have the palm offering that might be cheap now. The veer and pre plus have sliders, and wesOS has an app store, even if it is dwindling. I do love my TouchPad, but didn't like a pre plus.
The next option is ... wait for it ... blackberry. I won't get into that, as that is the only platform I never tried.
I don't know about the TMo offerings, but any TMo phone unlocked will work, but you will only get edge, not 3G. The G1 would probably run in your price range.
If you can convince att to give you an early upgrade you could try for the Captivate Slide. Its almost the best android phone on att, and it has a keyboard. But, off contract will be way above your price range.
Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
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Thanks for the advice!
The LG Quantum looks nice, and I've heard a lot of good things about the WP7 OS. I prefer Samsung phones over LG phones so I'll start looking at WP7 phones. I don't want anything outdated though so I'm going to stay away from phones like the HTC Tilt2 and HTC Fuze even though the Tilt 2 looks pretty nice.
I'm not a fan of Blackberries so I'm going to stay away from them.
Also, why would I only get Edge and not 3G if I used an unlocked T-Mobile phone? The Motorola Charm for example supports 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM bands; AT&T uses 850/1900 MHz and T-Mobile uses 900/1800 MHz so I'm not sure why I'd only get Edge.
Thanks again!
That charm might work on att 3G. The TMo branded devices generally lack at least one if not several of the att bands (TMo also uses 1700 and 2100). The vibrant is the only one I have heard of working on att, and it didn't support all the bands (I want to say it included 850, but not 1900), so it only worked in some regions.
I like Samsung over LG too, but the quantum is the only QWERTY WP7 device branded for att. The Samsung devices don't have keyboards. WP7 doesn't have the fragmentation that Android does. Microsoft put stricter hardware requirements on the OEMs, so I am fairly certain all of the devices are upgradeable to Mango. I know the original Focus (Samsung not Ford) was upgraded, and ran Mango perfectly. I had a Focus for a month, and was impressed with it, but ultimately went with SGS II, as I am an Android power user.
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That charm might work on att 3G. The TMo branded devices generally lack at least one if not several of the att bands (TMo also uses 1700 and 2100). The vibrant is the only one I have heard of working on att, and it didn't support all the bands (I want to say it included 850, but not 1900), so it only worked in some regions.
I like Samsung over LG too, but the quantum is the only QWERTY WP7 device branded for att. The Samsung devices don't have keyboards. WP7 doesn't have the fragmentation that Android does. Microsoft put stricter hardware requirements on the OEMs, so I am fairly certain all of the devices are upgradeable to Mango. I know the original Focus (Samsung not Ford) was upgraded, and ran Mango perfectly. I had a Focus for a month, and was impressed with it, but ultimately went with SGS II, as I am an Android power user.
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I defiantly want either an Android 2.1/2.2/2.3 or a WP7/WP7.5 phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard that's cheap so there's not a lot to choose from. I looked online and the Motorola Charm doesn't support 3G on AT&T so that phone's off my list now. :/
I've been reading reviews on the LG Quantum and it looks like a really nice phone. Two main problems though. For one it doesn't have some of the Applications that I rely on that Android has. Notably, a SMS/MMS Backup Application. Second it's too much for my budget, it's about $160 new at the cheapest, plus CA sales tax. I'm kind of iffy about buying a phone used, do you know if it's cheaper anywhere else?
Thanks again for all your help!
I thought of a few more QWERTY att phones. The Dell Venue pro is a portrait slider running WP7. The Motorola Backflip (att's first android phone that everyone forgets about) has an interesting keyboard, it folds out, so when closed the keys face out, instead of sliding. But, I think its stuck on android 1.6. Motorola also released the flipside and flipout on att, both on 2.1. The flipout is smaller, and the keyboard rotates on a pivot, sliding out at 90 degrees. The flipside is more like a normal slider.
The SMS backup was a problem for me on the Focus too. Albeit not a huge problem, but one I never found a solution to. As far as apps, I found it annoying that some apps weren't there, and didn't want to stick it out until they were.
For QWERTY android phones its going to be tricky. HTC made great QWERTY WinMo phones, but no android ones for att (several for TMo). Samsung made the sprint version of the galaxy s QWERTY, but that won't work on att. The G2 on TMo is QWERTY, but won't get 3G data. The Motorola QWERTY android att phones are odd form factors (backflip and flipout), and weren't popular.
The flipside may be your best bet, and on eBay they are close to your range. I believe they run motoblur, which is known to cause poor performance, and generally one of the worst android skins. (What was on the Atrix is not the same, scaled back compared to those earlier versions from what I understand)
As far as used phones, I have never had issues buying used phones. Check the water indicators, and place a test call if buying local. If buying online many eBay sellers offer 30 day warranties.
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I always find it interesting to see what smartphones someone had in the past. so show a list of smartphones you had in the past.
Audiovox ppc-6700
Blackberry pearl
Blackberry storm
Blackberry curve 8330
Blackberry tour
Blackberry storm 2
Blackberry bold 9650
Blackberry bold 9900
Droid (original)
Droid incredible
Samsung fascinate
Samsung galaxy s2
Iphone 3gs black
Iphone 4 black
Iphone 4 white
Iphone 4s white
Iphone 4s black
Motorola Atrix
Samsung focus s
Nokia lumia 900
Htc One X
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Iphone 4 black
Iphone 4 white
Iphone 4s white
Iphone 4s black
lol....what can i say..
Motorola backflip
BlackBerry Torch
HTC Inspire
Atrix
Atrix 2
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I'm rockin' the Galaxy Nexus now, before that I stayed true to my OG Droid, my first smart phone.
It was tough not giving into temptation for the newest phone touting the best specs yet, but I just don't understand the thought process behind "aww, now there's a white/black version of my phone that's exactly the same in every other way? I just got this one! Now I have to shell out another $600..."
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Iphone 4 black
Iphone 4 white
Iphone 4s white
Iphone 4s black
lol....what can i say..
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Lol, you cought that huh... What can i say.. The iphone has always been the backup phone for me between better phones.
Samsung Blackjack (that's right, Windows Mobile 5 days)
iPhone first gen
Samsung Blackjack 2
Samsung Epix
HTC Fuze
HTC Incredible
Samsung Captivate
iPhone 3G
Samsung Focus
HTC One X
HTC Tilt
HTC Tilt 2
HTC Desire Z
Also HTC Flyer tablet.
Still staying loyal. Other phone makers continue to underwhelm me.
Samsung Behold 2
Mytouch 3G Fender edition
Mytouch 3G 1.2
HTC HD2
Inspire 4G
HTC has been good to me
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HTC Tilt
HTC Tilt 2
HTC Desire Z
Also HTC Flyer tablet.
Still staying loyal. Other phone makers continue to underwhelm me.
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I have a similar story. There is a big gap between my Tilt 2 and this phone. The reason is that nothing has impressed me enough in the past few years until the One X! I set up one of my higher ups' new iPoop for exchange and he looked like he may be questioning his Apple religion after seeing the One X. I make it a point to whip it out and set it on the table during meetings (the phone that is).
HTC Blue Angel (O2 XDA IIs)
HTC Tilt
HTC Tilt 2
HTC One X
Of course I jumped shipped on the Windows OS, but who hasn't?
For the most part, I'm a 2-year contract then get a new phone guy. I only broke that rule once.
My smartphone history:
Blackberry Curve 8310 (AT&T)
HTC Evo 4G (Sprint)
Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint)
HTC One X (AT&T)
The HTC One X has been, thus far, THE BEST phone experience I've had. I'm surprised by the fact that I can type faster on this phone (using swiftkey in landscape mode) than I could with EVO using swipe, the Epic's slideout keyboard and the Blackberry's keyboard. Swiftkey blows me away, but the large screen certainly helps a lot.
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HTC Tilt
HTC Tilt 2
HTC Desire Z
Also HTC Flyer tablet.
Still staying loyal. Other phone makers continue to underwhelm me.
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Motorola startac
Nokia 3310
Siemens s40
Sony Ericsson t610
Motorola v600
Samsung Blade
Motorola krzr
Motorola razr 2
Iphone
BlackBerry storm
Iphone 3g
Iphone 3gs
Iphone 4
Sony play
HTC inspire
HTC evo 3d
HTC vivid
HTC One x
That's all I can remember there is more just don't know the names
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- T-Mobile Shadow
- Motorola Moto Q
- iPhone 2G
- iPhone 3G
- iPhone 3GS
- Motorola Backflip
- Blackberry Bold
- iPhone 4
- Google Nexus One
- HTC Legend
- Palm Pre
- HTC Droid Eris
- Blackberry Torch
- Samsung Focus
- HTC Inspire 4G
- Motorola Atrix
- Samsung Skyrocket
- Samsung Note
- HTC One X
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jayv81 said:
Motorola startac
Nokia 3310
Siemens s40
Sony Ericsson t610
Motorola v600
Samsung Blade
Motorola krzr
Motorola razr 2
Iphone
BlackBerry storm
Iphone 3g
Iphone 3gs
Iphone 4
Sony play
HTC inspire
HTC evo 3d
HTC vivid
HTC One x
That's all I can remember there is more just don't know the names
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I think half of your list is not smartphones.
How in the hell do you guys have so many phones w/o breaking contracts and/or buying phones unsubsidized?
-Some HTC windows 6 phone
-Iphone (first gen)
-HTC HD 2 (for like 3 days)
-Iphone (first gen swapped back to the same already owned phone)
-Iphone 4
-Droid X (company bought this one for me, and my plan)
-Samsung Fascinate (traded the DX for it straight up)
-HTC one X
This was all over a span of like 6 years.
Moto Razr V3
Blackberry Pearl Flip
Blackberry Bold 9700
Samsung Captivate
HTC One X
Palm Treo (AT&T)
iPhone 1 (AT&T)
iPhone 3gs (AT&T)
OG Droid (Verizon)
Droid Incredible (Verizon)
HTC Evo 4G (Sprint)
Samsung Epic 4g Touch (Sprint)
Galaxy Nexus (Verizon, and I couldn't stand it)
HTC One X (AT&T and hands down, the best phone I've owned)
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How in the hell do you guys have so many phones w/o breaking contracts and/or buying phones unsubsidized?
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I buy them off contract and then sell them on Craigslist when I tire of them.
I lose money here and there but I look at it as an investment into knowing what I like. My wife calls me "frivolous".
long list of dumb phones
Hand-me-down blackberrys (HATE...I seriously don't know why ANYONE would want such a phone...I'd rather have a dumb phone...fav was the Nokia 6131!!!!---Indestructible and that push-button flip was amazing!
HTC Aria
HTC One X
I have a pretty long list... Been doing the smartphone thing for quite a while.
HTC One X
HTC Titan II
Nokia Lumia 900
Samsung Galaxy Nexus (International Unlocked GSM on AT&T)
Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon CDMA)
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket
HTC Titan
Apple iPhone 4S
Palm Pre 2
Apple iPhone 4
Samsung Focus
HTC Aria
Apple iPhone 3GS
Palm Pre +
Blackberry Storm 2
Apple iPhone 3G
Palm Pre
Blackberry Storm
Apple iPhone
Blackberry Bold
Blackberry Curve
Blackberry Pearl
Palm Treo 700
Blackberry 8820
HTC Touch Pro
Blackberry 8800
Motorola Q
Palm Treo 750
Samsung Blackjack
Blackberry 7290
Blackberry 7100
Palm Treo 650
Sony Ericsson P990 (International Unlocked)
Nokia E62
Blackberry 7280
Kyocera 7135
Handspring Treo 600
HTC TyTN
Blackberry 7520
HTC 8125
Motorola i95cl
Blackberry 6510
Handspring Treo 300
There are a few blackberries I missed I think but that's most of them.
..Gromet
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I buy them off contract and then sell them on Craigslist when I tire of them.
I lose money here and there but I look at it as an investment into knowing what I like. My wife calls me "frivolous".
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That's the exact thing i do. I also have 3 lines. One for myself, one for my wife and one for my son. When i get tired of my new phone i upgrade myself and my wife and kid get my hand me down phones.