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[Q] Former Captivate Owners..?

Hey guys,
I have a Captivate right now and am strongly considering switching over to the Inspire. I really wanted to get former Captivate user's opinions before I go ahead and jump ship; I really think that there are a couple of faults the Inspire has and I want to make sure that I'm making the right choice.
So, I kinda want to get this through before you guys ask
I don't use data, I use Wi-Fi at home.
I don't need GPS.
Texting and calling is important for me.
Graphics and speed is important for me.
Memory is important for me.
I'm going to be using it with a data opt-out on this phone, so I won't even have EDGE. I normally use my phone to listen to my music library, text, and call friends, with the occasional game/app every once in a while. I also enjoy reading occasionally, which is why I'm considering switching to the bigger-screened Inspire. I definitely will have to buy a 32GB microSD for it too, since my music library is a little bit under 8GB, and even then--it's still growing every other weekend.
What should I consider before switching?
Thanks, and sorry for the long post..

Speaking as a former cappy owner, the inspire out of the box is already better than any custom rom captivate. Adding cm7 makes it so bloody quick that it will blow you away. And with the recent audio fix posted in the Dev forum, calls are crystal clear.
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cappyandroid said:
Hey guys,
I have a Captivate right now and am strongly considering switching over to the Inspire. I really wanted to get former Captivate user's opinions before I go ahead and jump ship; I really think that there are a couple of faults the Inspire has and I want to make sure that I'm making the right choice.
So, I kinda want to get this through before you guys ask
I don't use data, I use Wi-Fi at home.
I don't need GPS.
Texting and calling is important for me.
Graphics and speed is important for me.
Memory is important for me.
I'm going to be using it with a data opt-out on this phone, so I won't even have EDGE. I normally use my phone to listen to my music library, text, and call friends, with the occasional game/app every once in a while. I also enjoy reading occasionally, which is why I'm considering switching to the bigger-screened Inspire. I definitely will have to buy a 32GB microSD for it too, since my music library is a little bit under 8GB, and even then--it's still growing every other weekend.
What should I consider before switching?
Thanks, and sorry for the long post..
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Do it.
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Get rid of the cappy, sold mine on craigslist and haven't looked back. It's nice to have a phone where everything works with no modding!!
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You won't regret it
Captivate was nice but this phone is way faster and better and doesn't need all the mods to get it to work like it should. Def go for it

mrdlpatterson said:
Do it.
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I agree. Do it. Even stock, this phone is better then captivated. The best part is that everything works. If you use the stock rooted roms, the call quality is great, the gps works and the keyboard a lot better the captivated. The only problem is that the root kinda sucks compared to captivated but not too bad. I haven't tested the music app yet.

you couldnt pay me to go back to captivate way faster. everyone keeps boasting about how good the cappy hardware is but it doesnt compare in speed to inrpsire out of the box mine is stock and was doing 2200 to 2400 on quad scores, Definately loving my inspire. Not to mention how sweet the htc software looks out of the box .

I agree...I came from the captivate world and its amazing how different the Froyo 2.2 is from one device to another. And then there is the GPS.....I didnt know what a GPS was with the captivate.
But I did love my captivate.

The difference is night and day.
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kezell said:
I agree...I came from the captivate world and its amazing how different the Froyo 2.2 is from one device to another. And then there is the GPS.....I didnt know what a GPS was with the captivate.
But I did love my captivate.
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I loved it when I didn't know any better...
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Just sold my cappy on Craiglist today and got the Inspire, all I can say is wow! Amazing phone I love it, the freaking gps actually works! Get this phone man you won't regret it!
On a side note(sorry not trying to steal your thread), even though this phone is "4G" I don't need an extra data plan besides my $25/month 2gb plan?

as a former Cappy owner let me add my 2 cents is well lol. Get the Inspire and don't look back. Right out of the box, stock, it has more to offer than a custom Rom on cappy.
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I have the Captivate, the Inspire and the Atrix. I like the Inspire better than the other 2 , in fact, about to see my craptivate on Craigslist, not even keeping it as a backup.
You will love the Inspire, fast, just works, great integration of Sense UI, beautiful and build quality is beyond.
Do it...............

Just sold my Captivate on EBay. Don't regret it at all. The inspire is a great phone.
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id10terrordfw said:
Speaking as a former cappy owner, the inspire out of the box is already better than any custom rom captivate. Adding cm7 makes it so bloody quick that it will blow you away. And with the recent audio fix posted in the Dev forum, calls are crystal clear.
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This x100. CM7 is more stable and faster than anything you would ever flash on the Captivate. And that's before OC'ing.
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blperks2 said:
I have the Captivate, the Inspire and the Atrix. I like the Inspire better than the other 2 , in fact, about to see my craptivate on Craigslist, not even keeping it as a backup.
You will love the Inspire, fast, just works, great integration of Sense UI, beautiful and build quality is beyond.
Do it...............
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This is a pretty amazing statement seeing how the atrix is supported to be so much better than the inspire based on the specs. I have been trying to explain to a lot of people on xda that it is not all about the specs and when u compare the atrix to the inspire the inspire is just a better phone. The development is already better than the captivate and with the atrix and its locked bootloader u are forced to wait on MOTO. Not to mention the inspires screen blows the atrix out the water! Inspire FTW!!
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same data plan but they change it to what is called hspa + 4g still data pro 2gig 25.00 and I love the inspire battery life is equal if not better then captivate. I use captivate moderately at work and it needs to be charged on way home, my inspire used heavy all day today and was at like 45% battery power omw home. People can state all they want that captivate has better hardware but fact is inspire is faster I was getting 2200 and higher quad and that is on stock no tweaks at all.

I work at an at&t retailer and I got my Inspire when it came out. I was hesitant because I loved my captivate but everything on the inspire is better. the only thing i miss is swype and free wifi teathering ( im waiting for one click root on the inspire bc im a noob). The Inspire is well worth the money but if your willing to wait the samsung infuse is coming out soon and will be even better in my opinion. I have had a few customers come in hating the captivate, due to battery, service quality, and other issues and i got them in to inspires and all of them only have good things to say about it.

its very easy to put swype on it.

I have had the captivate since launch day and got the inspire a week or so ago. This evening I dropped the inspire in some water getting out of my car Screen comes on but touch not working all the time. Its sitting in a cup or rice and I'm using the captivate again. Its over-clocked to 1.4 and running serendipity while my inspire was 1.7 and cm7.
Right away I notice the captivate feels slower to open apps and populate information in apps on first open, the inspire is almost instant. Once apps are loaded into memory they feel similar but the captivate with widgets and multiple apps open does bog down compared to the inspire.
When I first switched to the inspire I missed the captivate screen, now I miss the inspire screen so who knows what that says.
All in all I hope the inspire recovers and the captivate will be on craigslist. Its been a great phone and fun introduction to android but the inspire is just better in almost every way and the additional memory seals the deal for me.
O but the gpu on the captivate is better, gets better frame rate in almost everything Ive seen 3D wise but not by much. Inspire does get about 30-40% more battery life over captivate for me.

Why doesn't the inspire rate in the top?

Just curious and looking for some of you all opinions. I goggled several sites and was curious of the top rated droid smart phones. Not one site (at least the ones
I looked at) even listed the inspire in the top 10 phones. Why is this? What makes these other phones superior.

swatcop1 said:
Just curious and looking for some of you all opinions. I goggled several sites and was curious of the top rated droid smart phones. Not one site (at least the ones
I looked at) even listed the inspire in the top 10 phones. Why is this? What makes these other phones superior.
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What phones were in the top 10?
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The common ones I found were (in no special order)
LG Optimas
Atrix
Bionic
Infuse
Thunderbolt
Galaxy S2
Xperia
Droid X
Is there anything some of these phone have that we don't that is of some use/value?

Well some of them are not even out yet lol so don't know how there rating them, probably just by specs , and we all know you can not go purely by spec since the Atrix on paper should blow away all the phones on the market right now.
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Some of them phones arent even out yet!!
The inspire would probably do anything them phones can do..except have a usb dock on it..coff..coff

Yeah, not a good source obviously. There have been a lot of people who love the Inspire compared to the Atrix.
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Well I guess then if some of these phones are not even out yet, several sites must be going off the suggested specs. I really don't put to much behind some of these "so called experts" but was just curious.

Looks like they chose phones which in a way, revolutionized the industry or are currently doing so, at least. The Inspire 4G is just another run-of-the-mill phone from HTC with nothing new, tech wise, that makes it stand out compared to the others. Some of those phones on there, at least from what I've been reading about them, include new technologies that set them apart. Or, in the case for the Droid X, DID set it apart, at that particular time. The Inspire 4G has no hardware that places itself above the rest. I would imagine that the Thunderbolt is on that list because of the LTE hardware (maybe more?).
To be fair, this phone (Inspire 4G with its second-gen Snapdragon processor) is solid in both performance and build quality. That's really what I look for in a phone - something that will last a long time and perform well with no major hiccups.

Ill say I had the Atrix for roughly 28 days and it was an easy choice to make returning it. The AT&T Rep even was bashing the Atrix. He told me they hardly even sell them and typically when they do they get returned for the Inspire. Hardware wise its great but that's about it unless you like themes with no real rom or kernel mods. The Bionic isn't out and is less powered than the Atrix so lol at that.
Plus in my opinion the Inspire has a much higher build quality. The Atrix (and soon to be Bionic probably as well) felt too easily breakable where the Inspire feels sturdy and strong build wise.
Its all personal preference though really. After 28 days I can now say no thanks to Motorola devices.
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Understood and agree!

The lack of a front facing camera was killer on this app in the reviews, and may be part of why it isn't in the list. Honestly though how many people will use it? I personally hardly ever use the regular one, and would never use a front facing one.

My inspire 4G rates high on my list and that's all that matters.

side808 said:
My inspire 4G rates high on my list and that's all that matters.
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In my experience with the atrix, it felt like a Honda civic with a big turbo, its really fast when it works right, but it hardly ever works right, and each pothole feels like a fender might fall off, whereas the inspire feels like a bmw 3 series, not the fastest thing on the road, but very reliable and comfortable to drive, these reviews are based on specs alone, and I doubt any of the writers spent any real time using these devices as their personal daily driver. Now if only the inspire had a bigger gas tank
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Maybe you should've been the reviewer for all those phones. Lol
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I wouldn't say the inspire rates terribly or anything like that... what I've read from reviews is that it's a solid android phone for a steal of a price for anyone signing up or renewing their contract. The only downfall was the battery and no ffc.
However, since we're on xda... roms easily get me through the day and then some.
As far as ffc goes... Well call me old fashioned but... meh. If I want to see someone's face I'll do it...in person.

Yeah plus many of these "critic's" run.straight to quadrant benchmark and runs the test to see the high number. Like it even matters. Using a ffc would kill our battery doing webchat and the battery? Go to any sgs phone or many others and run a custom Rom+kernel,ill guarantee u,that battery won't last long either. All these phone are about performance performance performance...well if its blazing fast and everything is updated to newest firmware, then who gives a damn,ya know? So when u see someone saying look at my atrix or thunderbolt ...say "mines just as good" cuz it is. LTE and ffc is what separated the two IMO. Sry for the Long reply,but just know the inspire has great software,great graphics, and even after a custom Rom,even a possible battery. Inspire should rank higher.
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tjb433 said:
In my experience with the atrix, it felt like a Honda civic with a big turbo, its really fast when it works right, but it hardly ever works right, and each pothole feels like a fender might fall off, whereas the inspire feels like a bmw 3 series, not the fastest thing on the road, but very reliable and comfortable to drive, these reviews are based on specs alone, and I doubt any of the writers spent any real time using these devices as their personal daily driver. Now if only the inspire had a bigger gas tank
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Now that is a great reply

tjb433 said:
... it felt like a Honda civic with a big turbo ...
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Uahahah that's the best example ever...

Mustang302LX said:
Ill say I had the Atrix for roughly 28 days and it was an easy choice to make returning it. The AT&T Rep even was bashing the Atrix. He told me they hardly even sell them and typically when they do they get returned for the Inspire. Hardware wise its great but that's about it unless you like themes with no real rom or kernel mods. The Bionic isn't out and is less powered than the Atrix so lol at that.
Plus in my opinion the Inspire has a much higher build quality. The Atrix (and soon to be Bionic probably as well) felt too easily breakable where the Inspire feels sturdy and strong build wise.
Its all personal preference though really. After 28 days I can now say no thanks to Motorola devices.
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I did the exact same thing.

Thunder bolt charge or x2

So I can get a free upgrade and I hour the choice between the 3 phones and I really can't Decide which I've to get 4g will be in my area in august
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Go with the thunderbolt or charge and do get it before July 7 th for unlimited 3g/4g unless you already have unlimited 3g
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My gf just got a dx2 as a replacement for her fascinate. It's a nice device out of the box. I easily prefer my t-bolt with a nice Rom though. So what I'm saying is if you are looking for a stock experience and don't care about 4g than a dx2 wouldn't be a bad choice. There seems to be little if any developing for the dx2 so it wouldn't be my choice. The dual core isn't as impressive as you might think, although I did notice a little less lag using the camera.
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x2 vs Thunderbolt/Charge = apples vs oranges.

I might be biased in saying this but definitely the Thunderbolt

medion. said:
So I can get a free upgrade and I hour the choice between the 3 phones and I really can't Decide which I've to get 4g will be in my area in august
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I sell phones at Verizon and I would be lying if I didn't say that I steer people towards the Bolt. That being said I have used all 3 extensively on my down time and my preference really comes down to which has the most support...bolt.
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+1 i agree as a rep my self i do rather like the AMOLED screen on the Charge but the dev community for the thunderbolt is what keeps me going

So what happens when a Verizon rep gets caught on a rooted tbolt?

they dont care as long as we are not promoteing it or even talking about it in store since it technically voids warranty. It is our device we can do what we want with it. i show mine to my bosses all the time and are just shocked at the improvments that have been made to it.

x2 if you don't want/need 4G (but trust me, once you see it, you'll want it). Charge if you prefer amoled display & don't mind Touchwiz & you're not a flash addict. Tbolt if you like to try different roms & kernels. Among the 3 phones you listed, the Tbolt dev community is most active
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See that's my issue coming from a igor with heavy development so I want development I'll have 4g in my area In august but the t bply ain't much of an upgrade my my phone at least it don't seem like it Sent from my DInc

medion. said:
See that's my issue coming from a igor with heavy development so I want development I'll have 4g in my area In august but the t bply ain't much of an upgrade my my phone at least it don't seem like it Sent from my DInc
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look at the speedtest in my sig. That is all the upgrade you need!!!

Faced with a similar decision and went with the bolt. Thrilled that I did. Great dev community and love the phone. 4g when I have it is sweet. Family members just got the x2 and in comparison to my bolt with Th3ory on it, the x2 feels wicked slow even with 2 cores behind it

If you don't care about rooting and different roms get charge. That display is gorgeous! Otherwise bolt. Forget about a 3G phone...

X2 was outdated before it came out. no 4g.
now if you really want a huge community go with thunderbolt
if you really reallly like touchwiz go for the charge
oh and if your afraid the thunderbolt isnt an update from the incredible? you'd be sorely mistaken. I used to have the incredible and this is so much better. processor is much stronger (can oc to 1.9) and the ram on this makes it run smooth as butter.

I personally think the Thunderbolt is a gorgeous phone. Loved it since the moment I got it. 4G everywhere allows me to download any new ROM's (200+ MB) in a matter of minutes. Community is damn near booming. Its a great phone, definitely will be sticking with it for a long time.

PhillyCheez said:
So what happens when a Verizon rep gets caught on a rooted tbolt?
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I don't show customers my Bolt just the demo one HTC sent, they don't mind as long as I'm not telling a customer about rooting.
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I went with the last week when my girlfriend and I moved to our own plan. Took it back 2 days later and got the thunderbolt... Best Decision Ever.. lol
Charge honestly felt like a downgrade from my Droid X... even with the 4G
Thunderbolt feels sturdy, charge... not so much
Charge screen is definitely more "vivid" but I feel that the thunderbolts screen was a step up from the droid x..
So while the Charges screen was pretty nice.. thunderbolt is still enough for me..
As far as battery life goes.. I know I only really had the charge for a day.. but compared to my first day with the thunderbolt the phones were relatively equal for me
In the end.. i say tbolt... but its all in personal preference.. never played with an X2

Is nexus s still relevant

Do you think there will be a new nexus X out in December, like the last two years. Tempted to jump on the free nexus S today but just not sure...doesn't seem that much better than my n1.

Maybe maybe not, but I just got one really like it. I figure I can always sell it on the 2nd hand market and it should retain some value!

I believe so, I got mine days for the evo 3d dropped and could care less about all the checkbox features and some of those beastly phones out there.
This phone works and battery life is great.
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Its more relavent than my g2 that i just replaced it with.

As far as i'm concerned, it is definitely still relevant.
I just bought the nexus S (off contract) because my samsung captivate decided to crap out on me and I don't regret it now for one second.
I was eyeing the EVO 3D when it came out up here in Canada but, due to my current situation, couldn't wait long.
I thought of a few points after I bought the Nexus S that made me realize it was the Google phone to get.
a) Much better chance of getting updates from Google with the Nexus S than I would've got with HTC, LG, etc. I learned that the hard with with the captivate.
b) Battery life. On my first full charge and I am over 15hrs with 50% battery life left. I imagine I would never get that kind of battery life on the EVO 3D because of the dual cores, 3d gimmick (can turn off though), and their UI sucking out the battery life very quick.
c) No carrier crap on the phone. (also can be a battery sucker)

Imho, keep your N1 if you don't need a new phone (or contract) right now. If you're due to a new contract/renewing old one later I'd wait until the "Nexus 3" is out some time this year or early '12. If you're just wanting a new phone, I'd wait as well

I love my Ns but my missus just got the Galaxy s 2, and its a BEAST!
Its stupid fast and just seems to take everything u throw at it, live wallpapers that make my Ns lag stay super smooth on the S2. But hey, she will only get 1 or 2 updates to Android at best I recon as opposed the Nexus getting much more. Still the S2 made me think a bit...
I would wait a bit if I were you, the NS dont bring much more to the table than you already have with your N1.

Isn't nexus one still popular
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CONTACTMC said:
I love my Ns but my missus just got the Galaxy s 2, and its a BEAST!
Its stupid fast and just seems to take everything u throw at it, live wallpapers that make my Ns lag stay super smooth on the S2. But hey, she will only get 1 or 2 updates to Android at best I recon as opposed the Nexus getting much more. Still the S2 made me think a bit...
I would wait a bit if I were you, the NS dont bring much more to the table than you already have with your N1.
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Which live wallpapers make your NxS lag? I tried a few, I only got the fireworks one from the market (Go! devs wallpaper team) to really stress my phone, but it was still fluent (initial drawer opening was not as fast as before though).

Wow NExus S is faraway better than other smartphones.

Nexus s is the worst phone I've ever owned. Had it a week as spare but getting rid at a loss.
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satan66 said:
Nexus s is the worst phone I've ever owned. Had it a week as spare but getting rid at a loss.
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What other phones have you owned?
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personally... absolutely love this phone.
I have about 13 different android phones laying around.. from the g1 all the way to the galaxy nexus... I picked this up a couple weeks ago just to keep up on my collection... and its the best phone I ha e used.
The form factor. The camera. Everything. Its just a nice phone all around.
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I dont think google will be updating this to ics.they have probably given up thats why carphone warehouse is giving them away.i bought one of these updated to ics but had too many problems.took it back and exchanged but still the same problems.the only rom that works on my device is 2,31.so yes this device is dated.im thinking of selling and buying the evo 3d

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I dont think google will be updating this to ics.they have probably given up thats why carphone warehouse is giving them away.i bought one of these updated to ics but had too many problems.took it back and exchanged but still the same problems.the only rom that works on my device is 2,31.so yes this device is dated.im thinking of selling and buying the evo 3d
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satan66 said:
Nexus s is the worst phone I've ever owned. Had it a week as spare but getting rid at a loss.
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what was so bad about it? What other Androids have you/do you use? Ive used quite a few, and nexus s out performs just about ever single core comparable phone Ive tried.
I can respect anyones opinion, but just to say it was crap without qualifying that statement really doesnt give it much merit...

I loved my nexus s but it was time to move on. The sensation i have now is just as good with a better cam/video cam
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Id go as far as saying a highly tuned galaxy vibrant is a better phone than the nexus s bc of external storage and better camera.
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If your happy with running 2.3.1 good luck.there's nothing going for this phone.Disappointed in Google. That's the last time I buy one their phones.The phone ibought will not run properly on 2.36 or ics so had to downgrade.on ics some of my calls were coming in on mute when the volume was on max
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Sounds like you had a bad device. Had no issues with mine
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The Inspire was such a terrible phone...

That I'm now buying an iPhone 5. I was an original iPhone guy, but went when they went glass to the Aria...then the Inspire...and the Inspire is quite possibly the worst phone ever. No ROMs can help it. Complete garbage. Anyone else done with Android or jumping ship over the Inspire's terribleness?

I might be able to see why you would show discontent with the Inspire. I personally think its the battery life, weight, and lack of front camera that brings it down. Although I've played with iPhones in the past, and I can't consider this this being close the worst phone. I can still make it last for a day with above moderate usage, and have grown accustomed to the weight. More than enough to make me satisfy the whole contract, which has about half a year longer. Can you go a bit more detailed in why you hate it?

it's funny I was just telling my boy the other day how this is best phone I've ever had! 2 years and still going strong...i like the weight.

I couldn't agree any more with you DPLOY. I love this phone. It doesn't feel flimsy, has plenty of processing speed and does pretty much anything you could want. That and I like playing with different ROMs all of the time.

tribestros said:
That I'm now buying an iPhone 5. I was an original iPhone guy, but went when they went glass to the Aria...then the Inspire...and the Inspire is quite possibly the worst phone ever. No ROMs can help it. Complete garbage. Anyone else done with Android or jumping ship over the Inspire's terribleness?
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Haven't you had this phone since it came out basically? I don't believe you for a second
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It's the best phone I've ever had. Like the construction, the way it feels in my hand and the heft. When I drop it in the cargo pocket on my pants I keep having to check and make sure it's there, so the weight can't be that bad. I did my homework before I got it and knew the battery was on the small side, so I'm not going to complain that I have to plug it in once or twice a day.
And ROMs? Kept it on stock Sense for a couple of months, then rooted and flashed CM7. Since then I've gone to Ice Cold Sandwich and am now running JellyTime. Each one has been better than the last. And my ancient single-core Inspire is still faster, on most tasks, than my friends 4S's. Every time one of them shows me some neato thing on their iPhone I'm reminded again how thoroughly unimpressed I am with Apple's products. It's not that they're bad phones, they're just not all that impressive.
But if my Inspire WAS the worst phone ever, if it went nuts and ate all my personal info, sent all my contacts an F U text message and then caught fire and exploded in my pants pocket it would not be enough to make me send any of my money to Cupertino. Their product is nice, if a little bland, but their business practices are abhorrent.
If I ever get tired of Android (and after a couple of weeks on Jelly Bean I don't see that happening any time soon), Windows 7 is a darn nice OS. And Windows 8 looks even better.
But hey, if you hate it that much, send it to me. One of my boys would be happy to have it.

IMO, the Inspire was the best phone ive ever owned also. I started off with the very first iphone, then the 3g, 3gs, then 4. Basically ive owned every iphone out. Then i decided to try android and fell in love. Started with the captivate, had an atrix, then went to the inspire. I tried other phones also like the infuse, galaxy s2, vivid, and skyrocket and eventually ended up going back to the inspire. This phone runs perfect (smoothness, performance, and battery life) with the right rom, kernel, and radio set up. Only if the inspire had a FFC, thats the only thing the phone lacks..

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That I'm now buying an iPhone 5. I was an original iPhone guy, but went when they went glass to the Aria...then the Inspire...and the Inspire is quite possibly the worst phone ever. No ROMs can help it. Complete garbage. Anyone else done with Android or jumping ship over the Inspire's terribleness?
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You just have to know what your doing. The iPhone is made for your type so it will probably be the better choice for you. Android is made for people that want to be able to decide what their phone can or can't do, and have the tech knowledge to achieve it. IPhone is garbage and apple is a terrible company that stifles innovation. Iphones only good purpose is to make smart phones accessible to my grandma.
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The iphone is basically a simple phone. I believe that the hype behind it is just because the apple name. Coming from the experience of being both iphone and Android owner there is so much more I can do with my android that I could not do with the apple. So in my opinion the apple is just an overpriced useless piece of crap, a suped up ipod thats all. I am completely amazed with my Inspire.

Terrible Phone??? Really?
The Inspire is a terrible phone??? Yet no comments on what made it terrible. Aside from the fact that HTC decided to give the phone a slightly inadequate battery, the phone has been great. For a single core it has been great. Once I got it rooted it was an excellent phone. I love the fact that I have so many options for this phone. If I want apps, music, or videos I can download direct, get from the market, or get from outside sources. With apple you have one choice...itunes...which I can't stand.

Calm down folks. I think we've been had.
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Loved it even when it was stock. Got mine June 16, 2011
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muzik1017 said:
Loved it even when it was stock. Got mine June 16, 2011
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Yeah even at stock it kicked the IPhones heiny
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39FarmallM said:
Calm down folks. I think we've been had.
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I think you're right. I've seen that guy in the inspire forums over a year ago. I remember his avatar, unless someone else is using it.
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Gizmoe said:
I think you're right. I've seen that guy in the inspire forums over a year ago. I remember his avatar, unless someone else is using it.
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Me too I know he had a thread (maybe a radio collection thread?) so it couldn't have been that bad.
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Good luck with your one key Iphone now I don't know what Rom u are using but my inspire blows away most dual core phones. You have to remember the inspire is great for what it is a single core phone. I much rather have my HTC inspire then that stupid iPhone
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Inspire with ICS... a sight for sore eyes. It's a great little phone when you get all of the bloat off of it. I've had mine for two years and now I'm giving it to my girlfriend to replace her iPhone because she's done with Apple and it's lockdown on everything you pay for. I've personally had four different ROMs on it and each had pros and cons. They've all been top notch though... ICS has been the best easily by far (but that probably has something to do with being an completely different operating system than Gingerbread).

sarichter said:
Inspire with ICS... a sight for sore eyes. It's a great little phone when you get all of the bloat off of it. I've had mine for two years and now I'm giving it to my girlfriend to replace her iPhone because she's done with Apple and it's lockdown on everything you pay for. I've personally had four different ROMs on it and each had pros and cons. They've all been top notch though... ICS has been the best easily by far (but that probably has something to do with being an completely different operating system than Gingerbread).
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lol the inspire has only been ot since february (12th or 13th) of last year so you definitely have not had it for two years

Nick281051 said:
lol the inspire has only been ot since february (12th or 13th) of last year so you definitely have not had it for two years
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You're right... typo!

IMO, one of the best single core phones ever. The amount of ram this phone has. I run Gingerbeast and have a little over 400mb free. This was my first Android, coming from the iPhone 3GS and a 4. I'm never looking back. I've had this baby since release and still love it!
Go enjoy your new toy phone.