My update period for my plan is coming up soon. I was thinking about buying the DROID Charge but I really want a dual-core LTE phone and those aren't coming for awhile. Should I just wait?
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since its not out yet i know a few us have it, i was wondering what are you all doing with your charges as far good apps, tweaks, tips anything you could share would be cool just to get us by till development starts. verizon playing
Is it out yet? Is there a definitive release date?
I got a Thunderbolt a couple days ago and would really like to trade in for this phone, the TBolt battery life is just awful
Its not out yet but several of us have it. This phone is amazing, I owned a Thunderbolt and now that I have a Charge I can't say I miss the Thunderbolt. The battery life on the Charge is great, I went 1 day and 5 hours on my last charge and still had 30% left.
I heard they may try to launch it again in 2 weeks which would be May 19th but don't quote me. My guess is that Samsung wants some assurances that Verizon has the LTE issues sorted before trying to launch again. It appears the issues with launch are in Verizon's court because the phone passed testing with no issues. I really wish Verizon had waited on the Thunderbolt though. That phone should have come with a 1600mAh battery instead of the underpowered 1400mAh battery.
Although I haven't experienced any noteworthy issues with 4G service using the Charge I don't think Verizon has the outage completely figured out.
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I am having issues with data connectivity on my charge. I'm in a 4g area but I'm unable to get 4g throughout my house so the phone is constantly switching between the 2 and randomly just completely stops trying and shows no data connection forcing me to reboot in order to achieve data connection again. Switching in and out of airplane mode works sometimes but usually have to reboot
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I had issues with loss of data connection on my ThunderBolt, sometimes it got stuck on 1X for hours. Still its a worthy phone and I'm not wavering on getting the TB again or getting the Charge.
As for launch date, I read on another forum today that someone had placed an order and was told the accessory for the Charge was supposed to be there last Friday. It did not arrive of course so he called in and wasn't given a good explanation but was told it would be there on Monday May 9th.
So maybe they are going to release stuff next week, maybe not. Heck Verizon could be stringing us all along so they can get the 4G unlimited closed out.
My DINC recently took a crap on me, and I'm currently looking around for a replacement. However, what I want to know if in the meantime it's possible to re-activate my old "dumb" phone (LG enVtouch or an old razor) without affecting/losing my plan (unlimited data).
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That depends on your carrier. In Germany it's not common to have a provision in your contract that forces you to stick to the phone given to you by the carrier... in fact I haven't heard about such a provision anywhere, but you might just want to check with them.
I sometimes switch to my old Palm Centro when I'm away from a charging station for more than 4 days because the battery life is better and I haven't gotten any complains yet
If you are with Verizon (EnV phones in US) then switching to a dumb phone will cause you to drop your unlimited plan and you wont be able to get it back. I would recommend switching to a different smart phone while you are looking. An old one from a friend maybe?
I currently have a 4G Verizon xyboard that is going back to Motorola for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. Bought it the end of March. You guessed it - I'm not happy with the quality since this will be the second repair and it's not like I've thrown it around. On the other hand, I love the 8.2 size and when it works, it's a nice tablet. But that's the hitch "when it works", which is not a lot these days.
It started with charging and lockup issues which were repaired, and now it won't stay connected either to wifi or VZW on a consistent basis (as in, sit in one place, get connected with good signal, don't move, wait 2 minutes, lose signal). And since I bought it because of the VZW coverage, I'm paying for a data plan I can't even use.
So, I'm getting prepared here - if by some chance, mine fails a third time, I'm changing xooms. Given the love that the original Xoom still has on here and from Google, I'm going to try and get a model that will upgrade, which probably means ebay or craigslist even though mine should still be covered under warranty.
Which xoom do I want - I see version numbers all over the place and I'm confused. For example, I think there was a thread about the 'original' 3G xoom being upgraded to 4G through Motorola? So which model is/was that? If you have one of those models, does the 3G/4G service work well for you? Is there a different model I should look for?
Thanks in advance - any useful advice would be appreciated!
My beloved Skyrocket has been having issues as of late. The exact same issues that the original Skyrocket I purchased had even when it was on Gingerbread.
Both were STOCK and rooted. After a bit of research I found it to be a CPU hardware issue that would randomly cause my phone to reboot. After near of a year of this and 2 phones later I was tired of it rebooting. Let alone the poor 4G connectivity (512kbps). After countless minutes on teh phone with AT&T tech support (insert snide remarks here). AT&T in all of their wisdom decided to send me a new phone.
So come Tuesday next week I will no longer be an active part of the Skyrocket arena here, as they are giving me a brand new Galaxy S III, AND I get to keep (for playing with) the Skyrocket I currently have. It only cost me 45 minutes on the phone, as well as a new 2 year contract.
However if your having the same issues I have encountered, and have gone through all steps that AT&T requires, and the steps such as cleaning out the power button / volume buttons, then your series Skyrocket may be another of the affected series that has an affected CPU.
Before I begin allow me to give some background info on myself. I was one of those preteens in the late 2000s who was in on the iPod trend. I started out with one of the old generation nanos and later upgraded to a touch. Once my parents gave me the privilege of having a phone I chose to get an iPhone because I was already familiar with the iOS software and I would not have trouble figuring it out and that was exactly my experience. I started with a iPhone 3g then a 4 then finally a 5s which I still have now. Later on in life I became an avid PC builder. I had probably spent entire days of my life learning about computer components before I made the switch to android. I had to get my own cell service because my parents would not let me use theirs anymore so I had to make a switch. I needed unlimited data for my mobile hotspot so my search began. I went to bestbuy where cell phone service reps from different companies all had a conversation with me at once. Sprint was one of the few companies that offered unlimited data for normal cell phone use but did not offer that for a mobile hotspot. The rep suggested I use a rooted or jail broken phone with the proper modifications to get unlimited hotspot data. Sprint is a CDMA carrier which means my AT&T iPhone would not work which means I needed to get a new phone. A lot of people, especially in the computer nerd circles seemed to like androids and I understood why. Androids oftentimes have micro SD slots (up to 128GB for around $30) around 3-4GB of RAM, very nice cameras, and around 3000mAh batteries which also often times support qual comm quick charge usually for around the price of $400. So I decided to buy a LG G4 and use it but I was unable to root it. Around this time Cricket Wireless announced their unlimited data plan that did not throttle down wireless speeds. I bought a Moto X Pure Edition and A Cricket SIM card on amazon. I rooted it, bought the cricket service plan and got my mobile hotspot with unlimited data at no extra charge. Thanks for the help everybody. I used Sprints 30 satisfaction guarantee to get a refund from them and I was on my way.
I've been using it for a couple of months now and I think I'm going to go back to my iPhone
Why?:
1. The battery life is HORRIBLE on both the Moto X and LG G4. Normally this would never be a concern on my iPhone. Already familiar with software modifications of androids I decided to install a custom ROM and kernel (TruPureXMM 2.9 with Franken Kernel) which are supposed to help increase battery life by removing a lot of the unnecessary things that came preinstalled with the phone among other things but didn't seem to do much. I would always plug my iPhone into my car whenever I drive somewhere and would rarely ever be concerned about its battery life. When I plug in my android into my car, sometimes it will still be losing battery life. When I woke up this morning my android was dead as it usually is when it gets left unplugged overnight. When I plugged it into my computer it took about 20min to even be ready to boot. When it did boot is said it would be 12 HOURS before it would be fully charged. According to my Moto X I use on average 2.5 GB of RAM. It also has a Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU. My iPhone 5s has 1GB of RAM and a Dual-Core 1.3 GHz Cyclone CPU and I never noticed any performance issues in it's stock software configuration.
2. I hate Micro USB cables and Qual Comm quick charge. In the couple of months I've had the Moto X I've already destroyed 2 regular micro USB cables and the Turbo Charger that came with my Moto X. Occasionally I would break the old iPhone/iPod chargers but I have yet to ruin one of the newly designed iPhone/iPod chargers. I've heard that Qual Comm quick charge will reduce the life span of batteries. I shouldn't need to hard wire a power outlet into my car do get a decent amount of charge for my android in my car. Regular USB ports should get the job done right.
3. The screens are way to big for a cell phone. I know there are small androids out there but all the androids that were at the Sprint store were massive. I'm 6' 0" and I still have problems fitting these droids into my hand. I shouldn't have to choose between having a good grip on my phone and being able to touch anywhere on the screen with my thumb. Why do androids usually display at 1440p resolution anyway? I thought they only needed to be a retina display. The screen size and resolution has to be eating away a HUGE amount of electricity.
Dear Google, LG, Motorola, and all the other people in charge of making android phones a reality,
You're competing against the most valuable business on the face of the earth. Start acting like it. I shouldn't need to buy apps and download sketchy software only available to rooted devices to make them last as long as iPhones.
Sincerely,
Kasyton