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OK so I just got this phone a few days ago from verizon but I'm considering doing an exchange within 14 days. What phones out now have good support as far as rooting, custom ROMs, etc. The DX2 doesn't have much going for it, it seems. I've mainly got my eye on the bionic but what are your thoughts on the current phones?
Also does anyone know anything about the Nexus Prime. As in a release date? That phone is looking sexy but if its not released within my 14 day return window I don't think I will be able to touch it.
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any replies.
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Verizon phones are pretty much anti flashing/custom roms phones.
I realize that now. This was the first phone I've rooted. If I would have known how much Verizon locks their devices down I would have just swapped carriers. Stuck for 2 years now though. Wanna make the best of it
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This is probably not what you are looking for but the HTC Droid Incredible is easy to root and still has great dev support. I have one and I am thinking about upgrading to something else.
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don't listen to him. incredible is horrifically underpowered as compared to modern dual core phones. Get the bionic before your 14 days is up. cyanogenMod is already in alpha for it, and its promised to get ICS.
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don't listen to him. incredible is horrifically underpowered as compared to modern dual core phones. Get the bionic before your 14 days is up. cyanogenMod is already in alpha for it, and its promised to get ICS.
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No offense but he asked what phones for Verizon are easy to root and have good dev support. The incredible has both.
My last incredible got stuck in boot loop (first problem in over a year of ownership) so Verizon sent me a new one. They also offered me an early upgrade so I was thinking of upgrading to something else. I am still undecided if I should upgrade or not.
The Incredible is still a great phone that is both stable and fast.
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I'm leaning more towards the bionic. I don't much see the point in getting a phone that is pretty far behind what's out now. Are there even any phones that can compare to the Droid right now?
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which droid do you mean? if you mean the OG moto droid, then the only thing that is that weak still sold on verizion are their bottom-of-the-line free phones (moto citus, LG votrex) which are absolute POS devices.
+1 for bionic, nice phone
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which droid do you mean? if you mean the OG moto droid, then the only thing that is that weak still sold on verizion are their bottom-of-the-line free phones (moto citus, LG votrex) which are absolute POS devices.
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Guess I should have said bionic instead of just Droid but I think it was safe to assume I meant bionic since that's what I've been talking about. Do the even still sell the OG Droid?
Ill have to wait a few days and see if it will be worth the 35 dollar restocking fee plus the cash ill be eating for the case, screen protectors, and car dock. On top of the extra 200 bucks for the bionic itself lol
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oops, my bad
no, there's nothing that can measure up to the bionic, and there won't be for about 2 weeks (roughly). then there will be several things
I know lol that's what I hate about the cell phone market. You can save your upgrade for months knowing that an amazing phone is about to come out then weeks, even days later here comes something better. I only have until November 2nd to make a decision though. I wish the nexus prime was coming out before then...
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Galaxy Nexus
The Galaxy Nexus should be released on November 10 ,2011. Looks like you wont be able to touch it , unless you find a way of pre ordering it
I don't recall off the top of my head when the pre orders start but I think it was within my 14 days. Wonder if I can do the return with a pre order.
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then what phone would you use?
My old Eris of course ^_^
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Just thought I'd post an update. As you can see I decided to exchange for the bionic. Its actually kind of funny because the Verizon rep sold it to me for a lot less than he should of. I paid 100-50(MIR) for the X2 plus around 60 for the car charger, screen protectors, and navigation dock.
So the Bionic should have been 250-50(the actual price paid for the X2)+35 dollars for the restocking fee. So around 235 before tax. However he told me 143 after tax. Me being an idiot and a fairly honest guy told him that the price seemed low. So he went through the receipts and told me "well you paid 150 for the X2 so you get that price off of the bionic." I just nodded and smiled.
Not sure where he got 150 from but I'm not complaining. Now just to see if I still get the $50 MIR.
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Get the bionic! Easy to root and great roms already. I had the incredible and loved it. But the bionic is a beast!
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oops, my bad
no, there's nothing that can measure up to the bionic, and there won't be for about 2 weeks (roughly). then there will be several things
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This ^^^^^^^^^^
So watched a YouTube video of JELLY BEAN android 5.0 which is supposed to come out in the 2 or 3rd quarter of this year... of course idk that could just be a rumor. And on a second note there supposedly an ATRIX 3 on the way... and it sounds freaking awesome... here's the link for ATRIX 3
http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/02/20/...uad-core-chip-720p-screen-and-a-huge-battery/
Hmm. Interesting.
I'll second that
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"Under the hood, you’ll find a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 2GB of RAM and a massive 3300mAh battery."
Well, if it's real, I'm already sold.
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"Under the hood, you’ll find a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 2GB of RAM and a massive 3300mAh battery."
Well, if it's real, I'm already sold.
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That's what im saying! I did the same thing with the original ATRIX. Had that phone heard rumors of the a2 and as soon as it came out. I got me one! Look like ill be doing it again if this is real!
Hrmmm.
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I don't feel like digging for other articles but the Atrix 3 rumor was just that - A RUMOR. It is a very awesome concept but there may never be an A3.
On Jelly Bean... I don't even want to start to think about considering it.
I know that everybody is always looking for the next best thing but to be honest i am very happy with my A2. I have no complaints against this phone. Its quick, no lag and i have a ton of space for more apps. Those were my biggest complaints with previous phones that I have owned but not with this one. It's still a new phone and once the bootloader gets unlocked there will possibly be a lot more development. Plus we get at least one more update with ics in the future.
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cogeary said:
I don't feel like digging for other articles but the Atrix 3 rumor was just that - A RUMOR. It is a very awesome concept but there may never be an A3.
On Jelly Bean... I don't even want to start to think about considering it.
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Ya. Idk about that. The a2 was just a rumor when I had the og ATRIX and that happened. Maybe it will happen again. And jelly bean it that's real... Idk... I just think its all a lil ridiculous how ics just came out and like one phone as of now has it officially! And now here they come out with a whole new android version... to me its like: "Dude?!?! Seriously?!?!
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I just think its all a lil ridiculous how ics just came out and like one phone as of now has it officially! And now here they come out with a whole new android version... to me its like: "Dude?!?! Seriously?!?!
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Well, there's a number of phones from Samsung, HTC and Sony that are or soon will be getting official ICS update. So by the next month ICS will be quite wide-spread. Sadly, it's another ~6 months waitng for Atrix 2 owners.
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Well, there's a number of phones from Samsung, HTC and Sony that are or soon will be getting official ICS update. So by the next month ICS will be quite wide-spread. Sadly, it's another ~6 months waitng for Atrix 2 owners.
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I would rather wait 6 months to get an ics update. The longer we wait the better the software. These other phones that are getting it in the coming weeks will probably have a **** load of bugs. Motorola knows what they are doing so have a little patience. Ics isn't all that anyway. I'll wait.
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I would rather wait 6 months to get an ics update. The longer we wait the better the software. These other phones that are getting it in the coming weeks will probably have a **** load of bugs. Motorola knows what they are doing so have a little patience. Ics isn't all that anyway. I'll wait.
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Keep in mind that is for the "official " update.
I bet we will get it off of cheesecake in half the time.
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Patience is a virtue.
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Keep in mind that is for the "official " update.
I bet we will get it off of cheesecake in half the time.
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Patience is a virtue.
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That, and it's set to come out Q3 which starts in June. So it is really only 3 months, and we will most likely pull it from one of Motorola's update servers much before that.
That atrix 3 specs was revealed to be BS long ago, nothing new here.
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That atrix 3 specs was revealed to be BS long ago, nothing new here.
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I've read a lot of sites talking about it. And saw nothing that said it was BS. Where did u see that...?
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I've read a lot of sites talking about it. And saw nothing that said it was BS. Where did u see that...?
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Just a render
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Just a render
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Well poo. Oh well it still may happen! Never know!
Just to give some "true" info on both Jelly Bean and the Atrix 3.
They are both actual products, but neither will be here this year.
Yes they are going to start work on Jelly Bean in Q2, but it will not be released until either very late 2012, or more likely in 2013, from what I am hearing. The Atrix 3 is a real phone, but there are no "true"specs for it yet, as it is just a work up that Moto provided to AT&T, and it it will go through several changes and most likely be nothing of what the rumors say at this point since it is just a render from Moto to AT&T and it was part of an RFP that was put out about 3-4 months ago. There has not been any more movement with the product at this time, the notes about specs were things that were mentioned in the RFP, but again those are just "high level" thoughts, and usually only equate to companies being able to bid IF they can meet at least those minimal specs.
Itsssss.....peanut butter jellybean time.....
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Just to give some "true" info on both Jelly Bean and the Atrix 3.
They are both actual products, but neither will be here this year.
Yes they are going to start work on Jelly Bean in Q2, but it will not be released until either very late 2012, or more likely in 2013, from what I am hearing. The Atrix 3 is a real phone, but there are no "true"specs for it yet, as it is just a work up that Moto provided to AT&T, and it it will go through several changes and most likely be nothing of what the rumors say at this point since it is just a render from Moto to AT&T and it was part of an RFP that was put out about 3-4 months ago. There has not been any more movement with the product at this time, the notes about specs were things that were mentioned in the RFP, but again those are just "high level" thoughts, and usually only equate to companies being able to bid IF they can meet at least those minimal specs.
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Cool. Thanks for the info Jim. Ya I wasn't sure about either... so thank u for clarifying!
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Although XDA is not a place to extensively talk about what device person should buy, some forums permit it. So to help keep the threads a little cleaner, you may post your questions here.
Granted there are other sites more into device reviews and comparisons, but in the interest of keeping some people happy, and to avoid getting posts deleted, this thread is created for people who have no idea what device to get.
In the end, you should still march your happy self to a shop, and play with the devices that are available. Only then will you be satisfied with your purchase.
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pre order the htc one!!!!
wel, i had the atrix 4g and did alot with it. now i got the atrix 2. i like it more in terms of camera screen and overall feel and preformance, but this bootloader it bringing me down in terms of wanting more out of this awesome phone. so, with that said....around the ninth of may i will be leaving the atrix 2 threads as i have just pre ordered a htc one on [email protected] and will be moving there. the atrix 2 is going to a good friend as we are on aplan together but he has no knowledge of android so seeing that its already rooted and has a custom rom im sure ill he back off and on keeping him up to date with the latest and greatest i know this phone will get here soon. thanks devs for all the hard work for this device and maybe ill see a few of you in the htc one threads.
Unlocked Galaxy Nexus, no contract, $400 direct from Google. No brainer
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loved my atrix 4g. favorite phone ever. screen broke though and insurance didn't have any more so i had to get an atrix 2. build quality, screen and camera are better. sacrificed fingerprint sensor, battery life and slightly better processor for it though. also the dev support on the atrix 2 doesn't come close to the support for the OG atrix.
Galaxy S III
Guys what do you think? Is it worth it to buy Galaxy S III right now?? Later? Or don't buy it at all?!
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Guys what do you think? Is it worth it to buy Galaxy S III right now?? Later? Or don't buy it at all?!
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I'd get a Nexus just because the SIII is basically a beefier Nexus with TouchWiz 4.0 instead of straight ICS, but that's more personal preference than anything.
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Guys what do you think? Is it worth it to buy Galaxy S III right now?? Later? Or don't buy it at all?!
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The Galaxy S III will be a great phone, they rooted it before it was even released and they already have an insecure kernel and boot image, so if you like ROMs and flashing. then that is the phone to get.
I will have a Galaxy S III the day it is released. I am in no way getting rid of the Atrix2, it will no longer be my daily driver, so I can hack the crap out the Atrix2, and get us some more great things, without having to worry about not being able to use my phone for an extended period of time, if I want to work on something over a whole weekend or something.
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loved my atrix 4g. favorite phone ever. screen broke though and insurance didn't have any more so i had to get an atrix 2. build quality, screen and camera are better. sacrificed fingerprint sensor, battery life and slightly better processor for it though. also the dev support on the atrix 2 doesn't come close to the support for the OG atrix.
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This is the boat I am in...my screen has gone bonkers, and my IT group wants to replace my Atrix with the Atrix 2. I had written off the A2 when they first gave me a choice...but this time I don't have a choice. Too bad because I have just about all the OG Atrix docks (car, lapdock, standard, HD, etc).
What I really want to know is whether or not I can modify the unit. With the OG Atrix now starting to see ICS with CM9 and AOKP, what will I be missing with the A2?
S3 or One X w'd be better choice
s3 comes with cheap build quality and One X lags in spite of its Quad core factor.
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kc92iyngr said:
S3 or One X w'd be better choice
s3 comes with cheap build quality and One X lags in spite of its Quad core factor.
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Honestly they are looking like the 2 strong contenders..... Sg3 boast a bit more cutting edge features and looks like one x does not have sd storage????? If I had the choice it would be Sg3 all day..... All boils down to preferences and needs do you need all Sg3 offers or would one x work for you.....
every htc phone sux in battery department....while SG3 Luks cheapish 4 a very high end phone ....i think sg2 is best and since price have gone down it more of a better choice...it can do everything what sg3 nd htc one x do....the only thing i t lacks is a hd display ....but seriously i saw htc one x nd SG2 hand to hand nd i dont notice any diffence in display pixel density....both look same....nothing big difference its just a hype of hd nothing more ......
justin
cool beans
I'm trying to decide if I should trade the Atrix 2 for a SGS2. Somebody at craigslits wants to trade. What do you think?
Shoot, I would take that offer.
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I'm trying to decide if I should trade the Atrix 2 for a SGS2. Somebody at craigslits wants to trade. What do you think?
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I've posted my MB865 both on eBay and on Craig's List, and no takers. I've set the price very low and still have no luck trying to offload it. Guess I will just choke down the $199.00 from AT&T with a new 2 year for the SGS3.
C'es la vie...
Best Buy will probably buy it from you. Now I'm glad that I got the "buyback guarantee" thing. Once my contract is up I'll get about $150 for it to put towards another phone...more if I go in earlier. Earlier's looking good.
just wandering what you want to do that you can't with the A2 besides use a new rom everyday?
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just wandering what you want to do that you can't with the A2 besides use a new rom everyday?
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AOSP and AOKP are not going to work unless we unlock the bootloader. That is what I really like... I think blur is clumsy and fat...
The ONLY things about this phone that are great is that it is solid, and the battery is amazing.
Developing anything on this phone is a pain... my sgs 3 will be here tomorrow or tues at the latest, and I already have a kernel and cm9 compiled and ready to test and release over there.
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Best Buy will probably buy it from you. Now I'm glad that I got the "buyback guarantee" thing. Once my contract is up I'll get about $150 for it to put towards another phone...more if I go in earlier. Earlier's looking good.
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I've seen this mentioned a couple of times and am curious - does Best Buy only buy back phones purchased from their store, or could I turn in my Atrix 2 purchased from an AT&T location?
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I've seen this mentioned a couple of times and am curious - does Best Buy only buy back phones purchased from their store, or could I turn in my Atrix 2 purchased from an AT&T location?
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No it does not have to have been bought at a best buy. I traded my HTC inspire that I bought at an AT&T corp store for the A2 and I had money left to buy a 32GB and a 64GB SDcard.
So basically I got the A2 and a 32GB SDcard, and a 64GB SDcard all for trading in my HTC Inspire 4g that was bought for 99 bucks at an AT&T corp store. So basically the phone was free and they gave me 2 SDcards with it...
Now I will say if you have ANY issues BB will screw you over, so be careful, and if you have an issue they will MAKE you get a geek squad monthly support contract... I told them to F-off, and took the first A2 that broke into the AT&T Corp store right across the street and AT&T still took care of me.
Oh, and I bought my SGS 3 from the AT&T website... no more BB after the issues with support even though it was 32 days after purchase.
I will say though, that if you need to trade your phone in to get another one, for money reasons, BB is the place to go. I have heard of certain AT&T corp stores doing trade ins, but the ones around me have never done that.
Hey guys,
Not to turn into a big sappy cliche.. but I just wanted to write and say thank you to all the great devs and community members here for everything you did to helps us out!
I switched to Verizon this morning and picked up a Droid Razr Maxx HD (bootloader locked galore ) and am moving on!
Maybe I'll see you all on the flip side!
All the best to you!
You must really like Motorola.
Enjoy your new phone
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You must really like Motorola.
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Lmao. Was thinking the same thing. Talk about a fail.
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Lmao. Was thinking the same thing. Talk about a fail.
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Hey, if he wants a Motorola phone, that's his prerogative. Nothing 'failed' about having a preference...
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Apex_Strider said:
Hey, if he wants a Motorola phone, that's his prerogative. Nothing 'failed' about having a preference...
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+1
Motorola does release some really nice phones...
I had tow bad experiences with android phone (due to bad support),the LG GW620 and this ATRIX2.
but in the LG case,bad official support was case of bad/old hardware components (GW620 was the 1st LG android phone).but in my case now with ATRIX2,the hardware platform can considered one of the top mobiles in 2012 and almost the best in 2011,but Motorola has the stupid strategy follows the crap LG.
i think this is the end (for me) with android (and symbian^3 too),maybe WP will be my next deal.
I do genuinely love Motorola products! lol
Thanks again guys!
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I had tow bad experiences with android phone (due to bad support),the LG GW620 and this ATRIX2.
but in the LG case,bad official support was case of bad/old hardware components (GW620 was the 1st LG android phone).but in my case now with ATRIX2,the hardware platform can considered one of the top mobiles in 2012 and almost the best in 2011,but Motorola has the stupid strategy follows the crap LG.
i think this is the end (for me) with android (and symbian^3 too),maybe WP will be my next deal.
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Get a Nexus phone - or at least play with one at a store. You'll probably love it.
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I do genuinely love Motorola products! lol
Thanks again guys!
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Me too, I'm about to get an Atrix HD myself soon... razr is expensive for me :laugh:
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Me too, I'm about to get an Atrix HD myself soon... razr is expensive for me :laugh:
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There is no way to root the atrix HD yet.
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There is no way to root the atrix HD yet.
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There is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940594
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what! another moto phone!
in my eyes, I will never ever buy another moto phone!
mafalio said:
what! another moto phone!
in my eyes, I will never ever buy another moto phone!
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The vicious cycle starts again.
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There is no way to root the atrix HD yet.
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Yeah they got it just two days ago... I was on the fence for a long time as a hardcore Lapdock user... but lapdock on the atrix 2 was never perfect for me, mainly because the bottom bar never got hidden and went fullscreen (not even in gallery app).
This is what the AHD has going for itself now:
RAZR MAXX 3300mah battery mod
Unlike RAZR HD series, non pentile 720p, and ability to set dpi lower now for lapdock.
Possibility of this working, so you can screen off. (Because otherwise its mirror mode.)
I'm panning to disable the onscreen buttons, and using a software like Button saviour, to hide buttons when I dont need them, (mainly in lapdock).
Getting official JB
White color!
Cheap! I have to throw about $70 ontop of what I can sell my atrix 2 for to get it on ebay.
I'm talking about the "tradeup" program. I'm hoping to trade in my Atrix 2 for the Atrix HD, to get the $100 rebate.
Only problem is, my Atrix 2's screen is cracked.
However, nowhere can I find anything that says the phone must not have a cracked screen. The Atrix 2 itself should act as proof of purchase of the Atrix 2, and I'll send in whatever they request as proof of purchase for the Atrix HD.
If anyone knows for sure that this tradeup won't work with a cracked screen, I guess it's the GSIII for me.
Thanks!
Damage or not. I'd tell moto to stand behind their stuff.
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I would love to trade my Atrix 2. But i'm from Argentina
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I'm talking about the "tradeup" program. I'm hoping to trade in my Atrix 2 for the Atrix HD, to get the $100 rebate.
Only problem is, my Atrix 2's screen is cracked.
However, nowhere can I find anything that says the phone must not have a cracked screen. The Atrix 2 itself should act as proof of purchase of the Atrix 2, and I'll send in whatever they request as proof of purchase for the Atrix HD.
If anyone knows for sure that this tradeup won't work with a cracked screen, I guess it's the GSIII for me.
Thanks!
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I would just get the s3 anyway. My sister has the HD and regrets getting rid of her A2.
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