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Porting a ROM

Can anyone direct/enlighten me on how to port ROMs? Hate the fact we have such a great device but hardly anything to flash because of our limited devs in our section. Just want a little variety like everyone else.

Shaquiel Harris said:
Can anyone direct/enlighten me on how to port ROMs? Hate the fact we have such a great device but hardly anything to flash because of our limited devs in our section. Can't believe the Non-Android HD2 is running a froyo sense before our phones.
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I honestly feel the same way, but I guess everybody hopped on the snapdragon wagon.future reference; if you want dev support then you better have a fire breathing dragon on your court.
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OuncE718 said:
I honestly feel the same way, but I guess everybody hopped on the snapdragon wagon.future reference; if you want dev support then you better have a fire breathing dragon on your court.
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Very,VERY true. couldn't have said that better. Unless the phones proccessor is a snapdragon, we get no love. Hell even the Vibrant isn't getting much love and that proccessor is supposedly faster than the snapdragon anyways. I just dont get whats the big deal with the whole 1GHZ snapdragon fetish everyone is on.. They act like the phone will constantly be on 1GHZ 24/7 and that its THAT much faster than a phone going at 800 mhz.. The only phone that im actually gonna consider a huge upgrade is that Mytouch HD coming soon. apparently it has +700 mbs or Ram and thats what makes it superior to me. Not the name of its processor.

Shaquiel Harris said:
Very,VERY true. couldn't have said that better. Unless the phones proccessor is a snapdragon, we get no love. Hell even the Vibrant isn't getting much love and that proccessor is supposedly faster than the snapdragon anyways. I just dont get whats the big deal with the whole 1GHZ snapdragon fetish everyone is on.. They act like the phone will constantly be on 1GHZ 24/7 and that its THAT much faster than a phone going at 800 mhz.. The only phone that im actually gonna consider a huge upgrade is that Mytouch HD coming soon. apparently it has +700 mbs or Ram and thats what makes it superior to me. Not the name of its processor.
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Correction; the name of it is officially the myTouch 4g. Idk if you've seen the youtube videos, but the phones software is almost an exact copy of our software and the phone looks almost exactly like ours. Yes the phone does have the faster processor, better ram, front facing cam etc. but I would still hold off on that phone till the Nexus 2 comes out or an official Gingerbread running phone comes out. The myTouch 4g is the top of the line right now, but that's just right now. You should hold out a bit. Wait for something ground breaking. Why get a phone that's basically the same as what you already have minus the keyboard? Watch the youtube reviews on it and see if you still want to drop the slide for it. After watching the video I thought hell no cause its almost the same phone except processor, bigger screen, front cam and gorilla glass. Check the video out if you haven't and let me know if you think its still worth it. I think its worth it if your leaving from a phone without Espresso sense and you want to try out the new UI. Our phone is still pretty fast despite the 600mhz processor and we can root the phone and get 200 more out of it. Plus video calls aren't even standard yet so most of us don't even have any friends or family to do video calls with.
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Well you shouldnt complain we have support from CM, by its self that is enough to keep this device alive for a while. Yes devs could build it for it but were getting attention from alot of people, just wait until we get full root well have more options and I think more roms will come.

OuncE718 said:
Correction; the name of it is officially the myTouch 4g. Idk if you've seen the youtube videos, but the phones software is almost an exact copy of our software and the phone looks almost exactly like ours. Yes the phone does have the faster processor, better ram, front facing cam etc. but I would still hold off on that phone till the Nexus 2 comes out or an official Gingerbread running phone comes out. The myTouch 4g is the top of the line right now, but that's just right now. You should hold out a bit. Wait for something ground breaking. Why get a phone that's basically the same as what you already have minus the keyboard? Watch the youtube reviews on it and see if you still want to drop the slide for it. After watching the video I thought hell no cause its almost the same phone except processor, bigger screen, front cam and gorilla glass. Check the video out if you haven't and let me know if you think its still worth it. I think its worth it if your leaving from a phone without Espresso sense and you want to try out the new UI. Our phone is still pretty fast despite the 600mhz processor and we can root the phone and get 200 more out of it. Plus video calls aren't even standard yet so most of us don't even have any friends or family to do video calls with.
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Yeah i looked at that. Not really a correction since i knew that before reading, But ok You seem to be kinda saying what ive been trying to saying but i see your point in it. I know about the 4G and i think its nice but i don't wanna upgrade to it. Was just saying it was an "upgrade" of the phones we have available now if i was to switch devices IE Nexus vibrant etc. What i was trying to say was that we don't really have much dev support because of our "low-end" specs but i dont really find them so low end compared to other devices other than the processor speed. Im very happy with My slide and more than likely wont upgrade until an Android 3.0 stock device comes out. hopefully its not like the G2
arayray said:
Well you shouldnt complain we have support from CM, by its self that is enough to keep this device alive for a while. Yes devs could build it for it but were getting attention from alot of people, just wait until we get full root well have more options and I think more roms will come.
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I wasn't Complaining. Hell hes pretty much the only Dev we have (No disrespect to other devs working on our device) but that limits us to just stock android. He wont ever do anything other than stock so other roms that come to surface wont ever really be ported and thats my concern. And what do you mean when we get "full" root?

Yea, I'm waiting for gingerbread also. They claim gingerbread is supposed to be filled with 3d games. I don't play much games, but that would be cool to see.I'm anxious to see what the ui would look like. Android 2.2 is already amazing.
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OuncE718 said:
Yea, I'm waiting for gingerbread also. They claim gingerbread is supposed to be filled with 3d games. I don't play much games, but that would be cool to see.I'm anxious to see what the ui would look like. Android 2.2 is already amazing.
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is this phone unbrickable? i just pulled the battery while the esp was going and it didnt brick im highly surprised that i can go back into the bootloader and redo it.
And yeah i'm waiting to see what this supposed person from palm did to help change the overall look of android.

Shaquiel Harris said:
is this phone unbrickable? i just pulled the battery while the esp was going and it didnt brick im highly surprised that i can go back into the bootloader and redo it.
And yeah i'm waiting to see what this supposed person from palm did to help change the overall look of android.
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I think I read something about how the software was made to help prevent bricking, but don't quote me on that. I honestly have never heard of anyone bricking a slide.
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OuncE718 said:
I think I read something about how the software was made to help prevent bricking, but don't quote me on that. I honestly have never heard of anyone bricking a slide.
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*sorry, can't probably quote you since I'm new and can't post links yet*
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The software on this phone is incredibly stable, so I wouldn't be surprised to find out this is true. I just rooted my phone two days ago and I've flashed 4 Roms and I've had not one of the problems my friends have had with their Verizon phones (especially the Droid-series phones). I'm keeping stock CM til I find one I really like.
As to the whole lack of devs thing, when I *finally* found the ROM bible (I wanted to find a good set of Roms before rooting), I was actually quite impressed at how many we have. Between 2.1 Expresso and the Froyo goodness we've got nearly 2 dozen Roms to choose from, which is way more than I expected from a not-so-popular-because-we-don't-have-buzzwords-like-snapdragon phone like ours. Plus, there's some themed 2.2 Roms posted in the dev section not in the Rom bible yet. Since our phone has only been out for a few months, we're average more than 1 new Rom a week. I can live with that.

AbsolutZeroGI said:
The software on this phone is incredibly stable, so I wouldn't be surprised to find out this is true. I just rooted my phone two days ago and I've flashed 4 Roms and I've had not one of the problems my friends have had with their Verizon phones (especially the Droid-series phones). I'm keeping stock CM til I find one I really like.
As to the whole lack of devs thing, when I *finally* found the ROM bible (I wanted to find a good set of Roms before rooting), I was actually quite impressed at how many we have. Between 2.1 Expresso and the Froyo goodness we've got nearly 2 dozen Roms to choose from, which is way more than I expected from a not-so-popular-because-we-don't-have-buzzwords-like-snapdragon phone like ours. Plus, there's some themed 2.2 Roms posted in the dev section not in the Rom bible yet. Since our phone has only been out for a few months, we're average more than 1 new Rom a week. I can live with that.
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I wouldn't know because I'm still running a stock unrooted rom. This phone is not easy to root and I own a Mac which makes rooting even harder.
I guess HTC and google made sure that the software was well developed to prevent bricking. It is in a company's best interest to do so. They must of caught on to people who have rooted phones in the past and have bricked them then switched back to stock to make it look like it was a software issue so they don't void warranty. Company's lose money because of things like that. I guess that's why the G2 still haven't been able to get permanent root.
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I couldn't help myself... Jumped from the EVO.

Oh my goodness, I can't get over how slim and light the Nexus is and how beautiful the screen is!

I almost got a G2 a couple days ago so I understand. Might still get one or a nexus 2.
Sent from my supersonic.

you should be posting in the Nexus s section lol enjoy the phone

Lol...the sharks.
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I'm going to wait a few weeks and see if there's any chance of a Sprint Nexus S. If not, I'll probably get it too. T-Mo is as cheap and even with a regular 3G radio under HSPA it's much faster than Sprint's 3G.

You'll all be back when the next version of the Evo comes out. ;-)

Award Tour said:
I'm going to wait a few weeks and see if there's any chance of a Sprint Nexus S. If not, I'll probably get it too. T-Mo is as cheap and even with a regular 3G radio under HSPA it's much faster than Sprint's 3G.
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This is true. And the individual plans are pretty much the same now. Sprint needs a nexus. But the knight is coming soon. Its basically the G2 with sense.
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My contract was exactly the same price. The only difference now is that I have 1500 "anytime" minutes as opposed to Sprint's unlimited mobile-to-mobile (which I can live without).

not bashing anyone that get's the nexus S but i messed with a buddies and imho it feels samsungish cheap and plastic i DO love the screen and how the phone has a slight curve

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You'll all be back when the next version of the Evo comes out. ;-)
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Swyped from Eva running Myn's RLS4!

If only it wasn't a Samsung, though having Google involved should speed up the response time on software fixes.

No thanks, its definately not a phone worth jumping carriers for...Actually I dont think that type of phone exists. Its a minor improvement to the epic, on a crap network. I aint missing out on anything, however there is a dual core 1.5 gz monster that is going to appear in a few weeks......(cough *Evo2*cough) and that will be exciting to see. Nexus S, not so much.

Yea, made by Samsung killed any excitement I had for this phone right away! I would like to play with one in person to check out the screen, the curve and of course 2.3
But the only phone that made me consider jumping carriers was the g2, even then I couldn't see it, but definitely not for anythign Samsung. I do hope being a google dev phone that it is still somewhat as successful as the n1 was... for the sake of androids future.

Rippley05 said:
Yea, made by Samsung killed any excitement I had for this phone right away! I would like to play with one in person to check out the screen, the curve and of course 2.3
But the only phone that made me consider jumping carriers was the g2, even then I couldn't see it, but definitely not for anythign Samsung. I do hope being a google dev phone that it is still somewhat as successful as the n1 was... for the sake of androids future.
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Not sure if thats gonna happen. People are already calling BS on TMO for claiming that its really not unlocked....even though best buy said it is....So people are ending up paying alot more for it than they expected....Shame on TMO. lol

Congrats on the phone! Like many others said, it is unfortunate that it is a Samsung, hopefully Google backs it well. Unfortunately, with every Samsung phone I have ever had the hardware was complete crap, always had problems. AND I find it interesting that the phone came out today and there still is not a root method for the phone. I remember before the Evo even came out we had a root method. I think that this shows something for the developer in interest in the phone itself. Only time will tell and I may be proved wrong, but so far its not looking too good.

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Congrats on the phone! Like many others said, it is unfortunate that it is a Samsung, hopefully Google backs it well. Unfortunately, with every Samsung phone I have ever had the hardware was complete crap, always had problems. AND I find it interesting that the phone came out today and there still is not a root method for the phone. I remember before the Evo even came out we had a root method. I think that this shows something for the developer in interest in the phone itself. Only time will tell and I may be proved wrong, but so far its not looking too good.
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epic was also rooted before its release.

http://forum.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=479959#post479959
its rooted

swaze said:
epic was also rooted before its release.
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Hmmm not sure what your trying to say here. That is pretty interesting maybe I am wrong about support but in just black and white it seems like thats the case.

It is Samsung ... but it's also the only Samsung phone I'd even consider buying. Gotta agree though, got a good thing going with the Evo and Sprint is great around here - so it wouldn't make sense to switch phones ... let alone a carrier. And even if T-Mo speeds are faster on 3G than Sprints ... depending on coverage, that still doesn't excuse the lack of HSPA+ or no SD Card ... I dunno. I still hear people complaining about signal / reception with T-Mo. Just doesn't really make sense when you think of what is around the corner.

There will always be better phones. Always. But there will only be one (annual) true Google phone. That's it's main selling point for me. Everything Google (and a lot of top 3rd party developers) makes in 2011 will be based on the Nexus S.

upgrading from evo 4g to???

ok so my evo 4g started having problems part of the screen went dead so i couldn't
tap numbers 4,5,6 and some letters also the usb port won't allow it to be charged anymore with the normal charger it came with i have to use my external drive usb cord to charge it on my pc
i shipped it to htc and i waited a week with no response so i call them to find out it has water damage and it be would be 300 to fix this wouldnt be a big deal if i had actually dropped it in water or ever laid it in something wet
i would had believed them more if they said it was dropped but water damage -_- i'm not going for that
so what new phones are coming out that are going to be better then the evo?
i have checked out the atrix 4g sgs2 and lg3d

wait for evo2

lmao evo2
if there is actually any evidence of a evo 2 link me to it and i would gladly wait

there is evidence of an evo 3d. first, an anonymous leak. then, go to now.sprint.com/evo3d and get linked to homepage. enter anything else after / and get 404 error. htc released evo at ctia, and thats next week. i'd wait.

yeah i will wait having phone shipped back
called them and tried to tell them it wasn't water damage -_- they wouldn't listen
so i got it shipped back >.> very excited to get another new phone though >.>
the evo3d better have monster specs

I am hoping the new HTC-Pyramid is the EVo2, or this phone is coming to Sprint.
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-pyramid-shows-online-some-early-renders
If not I will be getting the Nexus-S 4G due out in April.

wowza it is rumored to be using 3.0 honeycomb :O glad you mentioned this phone to me
if any of you guys got any more recommendations please drop a message in here :O this will likely be my last upgrade for awhile so i wanna make a good choice
also doesnt the nexus s get alll upgrades before any other phone since it's googles flag ship phone >.>

denero1 said:
also doesnt the nexus s get alll upgrades before any other phone since it's googles flag ship phone >.>
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It is supposed to, but the Nexus-One took like 2+ months before the official upgrade came out, while the Nexus-S was the sole 2.3 Gingerbread phone for a couple of months.
I am not too confident that the Nexus-S will be first in line to get the next big OS update. I see them coming out with a Nexus-3.0 first phone running "ice Cream" then later on down the road the Nexus-S will get that update, and then the Nexus-One.
I thought Google was going to do it differently ? If there is a "nexus" brand phone, it should get the newest OS right away, that was the whole point of the phone. But the Nexus-S came out with 2.3, and all the Nexus-One owners just kept waiting and waiting, for a few months. That was not cool.

i really enjoy my evo so if it were me, id replace it.
ctia next week should show us something that will prolly launch come summer time. possibly a wimax enabled nexus s if you like sammy mobile devices.

Did the litmus paper on the battery get wet? It should be pink.

ooohhh htc shooter sounds sexy maybe 3d?

sorry to dig up an old thread, but there's no point in making a new one. I've had random issues with my evo and want to upgrade, but i really like mine and the active community behind it. Any other phones have as many devs working on them like we do here? i'd really like to stick with HTC

I'm also thinking of upgrading...phone of choice after research seems to be the Galaxy S II...I just read the side by side comparison vs. the iphone 4s and the verizon droid and the S II gives the best of all worlds.

http://hexus.net/mobile/news/android/32114-samsung-galaxy-s3-new-design-specs-leaked/
Just sayin',

the galaxy's are good phones, but i never liked their style. Honestly all i really want is a dual core evo :/

acme64 said:
the galaxy's are good phones, but i never liked their style. Honestly all i really want is a dual core evo :/
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evo 3d is your phone-whore then. great dual core speed, 1 gig of ram, higher-res screen, and who could forget good ol' 3d games and pics/vids.

i haven't seen it in person, but isn't it smaller than the evo?

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i haven't seen it in person, but isn't it smaller than the evo?
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A bit taller and a bit thinner. The body itself is a bit thicker, but it has the same thickest point as the og evo because the cam doesn't stick out as much. This makes it feel better in the hand, more solid. Same weight I think.
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I'd just keep the OG. It's awesome, the only thing that sucks is that we don't have wimax in San Diego and I don't expect to ever see it:-(

[Q] I'm getting that feeling again.

This is NOT a Thread that I'm selling my Epic in, I need help deciding whether to keep my Epic or not. I want to change my Epic for an Evo 4G/BlackBerry. I like it and all, but the Epic just doesn't have enough development. I'd have to either get the Evo and Flash my phone EVERYday like I used to with my G1, or get a BlackBerry Bold 9650 and not Flash it at all. the Evo is a nice phone, it has all features working on CM7 which is a big plus for me, it's always up-to-date with MIUI, and was the phone I was going to get first, but it was sold out and I was impatient and I obviously regret it. Or, I could get a BlackBerry. Their much more simple and would meet my standards, but I'm afraid of Android-Withdrawal, but I could take it to OS6 and that looks cool.
So, what does everyone here think. Should I keep the Epic, let the price go down with more use, and wait to see what happens? Should I trade it in and get some cash and buy an Evo in order to fill my flashing addictions? Or should I sell it and buy a BlackBerry Tour2 9650 so that I can't Flash anymore, but have a pretty good phone? And the final option, should I just keep my Epic 4G, and live with it, and hope for the best?

Drop the epic and get an EVO lots of Rome to flash . Unless u Want to wait till September for the gingerbread update . Then the flashing begins for epic.
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Keep the epic...CM7 will be out when official gingerbread in released!

I don't know man. September is a few months away, and that IF we get GingerBread then. And even though, we'll have CM7 ROMs from 3 different developers, a few AOSP from a few different developers, and maybe 2 MIUI ROMs. I wonder if we'll ever have Sense or a Port of maybe the Droid3? Or LG Optimus 2X? I don't think we have enough people.

Someone is already working on a sense port, the same dev that's working on miui. And we have a cm7 alpha 4. We need gingerbread source code to help move us along.
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Original Android <3ers! said:
I could take it to OS6 and that looks cool.
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I came from a BB bold 9700. I did some beta testing for OS 6 on it. It was very nice but that is all the tinkering you could do with it was put a leak version of the OS or beta test. So I would say you have already commented on "flash withdrawal" so BB will be nice for about a month then you will be bored with it. One of the reasons I got the Epic was because of the keyboard coming from a BB and the screen size. My other options were the Intercept (which my son has) or the Shift but again the screen sold me on the Epic. I didn't even look to root or custom ROMS for at least 2 months after I bought it. But once you start it is hard to go back.
Hi my name is John and I am a flashaholic...LOL

Look up the ORD Thread in the Off-Topic. That's us. That Thread was my idea btw.
And I guess I'll stay. I guessssss...

Sounds like you've already made up your mind and are just looking for someone to talk you out of it... I carry a crackberry and my epic. The crackberry is free and I can do what I want with it, but I still keep an android that costs me ~40 bux a month and has horrific cell coverage most of the time just because it's an Android and the berry sucks for anything other than email.
I don't know much about the Evo other than it's large development base, crappy screen and lack of keyboard. If flashing a new ROM everyday is your goal, then get the Evo and live with the lackluster video performance and on screen keyboards.
If the only reason you're ditching the Epic is due to lack of development, then develop something...

I forgot to mention that the Epic's keyboard sucks and I barley use it. If at all. And I can't develop. My friends will think differently of me. Lol jk, I'm too lazy and I don't have the time. All these devs are high ballers. I wouldn't compare. They wouldn't take me as seriously.

keep the EPIC !!!!! it's a better phone !!!!!! ( just sayin' )

Proof of this concept?

So have u decided what u gonna do?
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TexasEpic4G said:
keep the EPIC !!!!! it's a better phone !!!!!! ( just sayin' )
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Agree until the SGSII
"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons

Oh boy! Wait until you turn on the evo screen. You will shat bricks! Since your eyes are used to the super amoled screen, youll notice how god awfull the evo screen looks.
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SINNN said:
Oh boy! Wait until you turn on the evo screen. You will shat bricks! Since your eyes are used to the super amoled screen, youll notice how god awfull the evo screen looks.
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-better hardware
-better screen
-faster
-can play tegra2, xperia play games on it
I mean sure EvO has more roms but how many do you really need. My sister has an EVO and I read thru the EVO section and concluded only 4-5 roms are actually worth trying Synergy-Kingdom, MIkG, MIUI, CM7 or Gingerdeck and thats about it...The last three we will hopefully get once GB is released.

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Hi my name is John and I am a flashaholic...LOL
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Hi John!
There totally should be an AFA (Android flashers Anon) cause I'd be in it.
I've only had the Epic for a couple months, but I wouldn't trade it for any of the other phones available for Sprint right now. It's fast, great hardware, and has a full keyboard. I use a handful of other devices for work, and my Epic is the best by far. (my Galaxy Tab is a close 2nd) It feels weird not having some new rom/customization come out every couple weeks or days on the Epic, but I've adapted to a slower dev cycle that I was used to. And honestly, the only thing keeping me from running one of the GB leaks is the lack of a custom kernel to fix the hw keyboard lag. So until there's something that feels and works as good or better than my Epic, I'll be hanging on to it for dear life..

No offense but hopefully sucks.....especially if u upgrade yearly.....the good thing I learned my lesson and not going through that again.
But again that's just me.
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I love my dinc! But what's next?

I'm an original at&t iPhone guy who switched to Verizon about a year ago when the android finally started making me drool over its superior look, feel and operation.
The fact that its open source and has far better customization, sold me in a heartbeat. I started with a Samsung fascinate and was sorely dissapointed. The phone always had bugs and never ran properly. Even after a much awaited froyo update.
I traded my fascinate on craigslist for my dinc about 4 months ago and was very impressed not only with the lack of bugs and lagginess but also at the development that has occurred. The devs for this phone are freakin awesome!!! Thanks guys!!
Now I see dual core processors and larger screens taking over the android market as well as an upcoming iPhone 5 that, I'm sure will live up to the apple name.
My question is simple. Should I keep my dinc until its done, should I upgrade to a newer android device or should I cross back to the dark side and have apple tell me what's good for me once again? Hmmmmmmm.....
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Nothing is worthy of replacing the inc yet. I look daily. Lol
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wollitaj said:
I'm an original at&t iPhone guy who switched to Verizon about a year ago when the android finally started making me drool over its superior look, feel and operation.
The fact that its open source and has far better customization, sold me in a heartbeat. I started with a Samsung fascinate and was sorely dissapointed. The phone always had bugs and never ran properly. Even after a much awaited froyo update.
I traded my fascinate on craigslist for my dinc about 4 months ago and was very impressed not only with the lack of bugs and lagginess but also at the development that has occurred. The devs for this phone are freakin awesome!!! Thanks guys!!
Now I see dual core processors and larger screens taking over the android market as well as an upcoming iPhone 5 that, I'm sure will live up to the apple name.
My question is simple. Should I keep my dinc until its done, should I upgrade to a newer android device or should I cross back to the dark side and have apple tell me what's good for me once again? Hmmmmmmm.....
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I'm keeping my Dinc until it's upgrade time (beginning of Jan 2012), and if there is no suitable replacement (for my tastes) then I have no problems sticking with the Dinc. It's a great phone and will still be a great phone in 6 months from now.
As for switching to iPhone, that's a matter of preference. I'm a Mac user that prefers Android over iOS because iOS doesn't have the flexibility and functionality that Android does. I do think that iOS can be prettier and more polished in some ways, but the functionality of an Android phone is worth more than the eye candy of iOS.

I would say the only worthy upgrade seems to be the SGS2(if it has lte) or the Nexus 4G/htc verzion that are rumored for this fall/winter.

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I would say the only worthy upgrade seems to be the SGS2(if it has lte) or the Nexus 4G/htc verzion that are rumored for this fall/winter.
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HTC Nexus on Verizon *drooool*

I did a long hard search and honestly there is nothing better than the DINC right now.
The Droid incredible 2 I still wouldn't take just because of the lack of development.

I'd be surprised if Verizon would allow a stock phone without bloatware all over the damn place.. I'd love if I was wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if it was still a sprint phone. Saw an article about how sprint is now going to be removing bloatware or making it uninstallable. Pretty respectable move IMO, but I can't see Verizon following suit.

actually the nexus 4g lte is rumored to go to At&t with their new 4g lte network not verizons and sprint sort of exagerates "lies" the removal of bloatware because you can only remove 5 or so apps

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HTC Nexus on Verizon *drooool*
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Ill tell ya what, if the next nexus is truely an HTC phone on Verizon, I will definitely get it. Its the best of everything android stands for. Open source vanilla OS and superior hardware. HTC is, by far, my top pick for any android phone!!!! And ics, come on.... What more can u ask for?
It's wall to wall walls in this place!!!

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I'm keeping my Dinc until it's upgrade time (beginning of Jan 2012), and if there is no suitable replacement (for my tastes) then I have no problems sticking with the Dinc. It's a great phone and will still be a great phone in 6 months from now.
As for switching to iPhone, that's a matter of preference. I'm a Mac user that prefers Android over iOS because iOS doesn't have the flexibility and functionality that Android does. I do think that iOS can be prettier and more polished in some ways, but the functionality of an Android phone is worth more than the eye candy of iOS.
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That's when I have my upgrade option as well and honestly I'm thinking about switching to Sprint. They have been getting some of the best phones lately. When I look at Verizon's line up and upcoming it seems to be all of the same.

JoelZ9614 said:
actually the nexus 4g lte is rumored to go to At&t with their new 4g lte network not verizons and sprint sort of exagerates "lies" the removal of bloatware because you can only remove 5 or so apps
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Hm i didn't see that.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/sprints-fared-adib-we-made-a-conscious-decision-to-scale-back/

Man, there STILL isn't anything even being talked about to be released to consider. Disappointing!
The only consolation is that we still have one of the best phones out there.

I have incredible faith (heh heh) in our devs. Seeing as the inc2 has just been rooted and we have the 2 big boys, cm7 and Miui already available for the device, i believe ill be accidentally taking a shower with my Dinc in my pocket in the next few weeks.
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Man, there STILL isn't anything even being talked about to be released to consider. Disappointing!
The only consolation is that we still have one of the best phones out there.
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Also, as far as I'm concerned, as long as the devs hold in there with this phone until the end of this year and port ICS, I will probably keep this phone until it dies.
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Im keeping my Incredible until 3/13/13. Then i dont know if my girlfriend gets my upgrade or i do.
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What's next is called the Thunderbolt. It's got a screen bright enough to read, battery life... well, anything has batter battery life than a dInc, absolutely stupid-fast 4G, a stupid-fast CPU that EASILY clocks up to 1.6GHz, and a screen big enough for a keyboard. I lived with the dInc for a long time, longer than any other phone I've ever had. I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone can say with a straight face that the original dInc isn't bested yet. There is literally nothing that the dInc does as well, let alone better, than either the Thunderbolt or the dInc2.

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I'd be surprised if Verizon would allow a stock phone without bloatware all over the damn place.. I'd love if I was wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if it was still a sprint phone. Saw an article about how sprint is now going to be removing bloatware or making it uninstallable. Pretty respectable move IMO, but I can't see Verizon following suit.
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Verizon gets a small incentive from the companies of the bloatware, that's why they put them on there. and i don't think verizon will ever get a nexus bone stock android phone, i really don't, here is why. Verizon isn't really out there for the consumer, they are out there for the profit. hence why, i mean at t-mobile and ATT, if you want a new phone, no problem, walk into the store, and get one at the upgrade price....in the middle of your contract.
Verizon hasn't gotten the idea of that just yet. plus like other companies, verizon does have shareholders to report to (and they aren't happy, they think the data plan changes will ruin their investment)
the only reason i have verizon is because that's the only carrier here with decent coverege, and they really aren't as bad as people make them out to be.

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What's next is called the Thunderbolt. It's got a screen bright enough to read, battery life... well, anything has batter battery life than a dInc,
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that's your oppinion.
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absolutely stupid-fast 4G, a stupid-fast CPU that EASILY clocks up to 1.6GHz, and a screen big enough for a keyboard.
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yeah, we can overclock any phone, and switch to landscape mode to type somthing. and 4G isn't nationwide in every single town yet, i want to know people seem to think that. and not everyone wants a big-ass phone in their pockets. i have somtuing called a laptop, and it works just great if i want somthing better than 3.5 inches
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I lived with the dInc for a long time, longer than any other phone I've ever had. I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone can say with a straight face that the original dInc isn't bested yet.
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maybe because we have devs who already got it to gingerbread? and with that logic everyone in this country on the roads should be driving brand new 2012 model year cars, right now. people are happy with what they have and they make it better. not everyone has 500+ dollars to spend on a new phone everytime they come out.
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There is literally nothing that the dInc does as well, let alone better, than either the Thunderbolt or the dInc2.
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really? there isn't much difference, gingerbread as i said above, is already on various roms for the dinc. the main selling point for the t-bolt right now is that it's a 4g CAPABLE phone. if you are not in a 4g area, you will get 3g coverege. my area won't get 4g until a few years from now. and no, i don't live in "podunk nebraska" i live in a town of about 48,500+ people.
the way you pimp the freaking t-bolt so much... the thunderbolt threads are down there

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that's your oppinion.
yeah, we can overclock any phone, and switch to landscape mode to type somthing. and 4G isn't nationwide in every single town yet, i want to know people seem to think that. and not everyone wants a big-ass phone in their pockets. i have somtuing called a laptop, and it works just great if i want somthing better than 3.5 inches
maybe because we have devs who already got it to gingerbread? and with that logic everyone in this country on the roads should be driving brand new 2012 model year cars, right now. people are happy with what they have and they make it better. not everyone has 500+ dollars to spend on a new phone everytime they come out.
really? there isn't much difference, gingerbread as i said above, is already on various roms for the dinc. the main selling point for the t-bolt right now is that it's a 4g CAPABLE phone. if you are not in a 4g area, you will get 3g coverege. my area won't get 4g until a few years from now. and no, i don't live in "podunk nebraska" i live in a town of about 48,500+ people.
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Guess what? I had a dInc2 to play with for a week and I still have my Tbolt and I'm about to kernel up my old dInc, so yeah, I've got a hell of a lot more clue than pretty much everyone on this thread as to what I'm talking about. My dInc has been running GB for quite a while now. So has my Bolt. The dInc2 did EVERYTHING faster than the original, running bone stock firmware!
I'm not gonna make excuses for the Bolt. The firmware for that phone, and a good number of the leaks have been lousy. But, the more recent leaks have yielded absolutely bullet-proof, flowing-water smooth ROMs. The question was "What's next?". That big plate of glass next to me IS what's next. There is no question about it. It's not opinion. As for 4G, when towns like Fostoria, OH pop up with LTE, I'm thinking very broad coverage on this side of the Mississippi is clearly coming.... well before my contract is up. Hell! Even 3G is faster on the dInc2 and Tbolt, if for no other reason than they have the power to render things quicker. I'm glad people are happy with what they have. The dInc was, and still is, a solid, modern phone more capable than many devices to come after it. Too bad it looks pretty dated in light of Tbolts and dInc2's and several other phones. When I read someone write something like "I keep looking and I don't see anything that measures up to the dInc", I'm wondering how much crack they smoke. You're either insane, on drugs, or oblivious to reality to think that.

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Guess what? I had a dInc2 to play with for a week and I still have my Tbolt and I'm about to kernel up my old dInc, so yeah, I've got a hell of a lot more clue than pretty much everyone on this thread as to what I'm talking about. My dInc has been running GB for quite a while now. So has my Bolt. The dInc2 did EVERYTHING faster than the original, running bone stock firmware!
I'm not gonna make excuses for the Bolt. The firmware for that phone, and a good number of the leaks have been lousy. But, the more recent leaks have yielded absolutely bullet-proof, flowing-water smooth ROMs. The question was "What's next?". That big plate of glass next to me IS what's next. There is no question about it. It's not opinion. As for 4G, when towns like Fostoria, OH pop up with LTE, I'm thinking very broad coverage on this side of the Mississippi is clearly coming.... well before my contract is up. Hell! Even 3G is faster on the dInc2 and Tbolt, if for no other reason than they have the power to render things quicker. I'm glad people are happy with what they have. The dInc was, and still is, a solid, modern phone more capable than many devices to come after it. Too bad it looks pretty dated in light of Tbolts and dInc2's and several other phones. When I read someone write something like "I keep looking and I don't see anything that measures up to the dInc", I'm wondering how much crack they smoke. You're either insane, on drugs, or oblivious to reality to think that.
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Wow man way to be a total ****. I have an incredible and my brother has a Tbolt, I can honestly say I prefer mine over it.
Besides that, although the Tbolt and INC2 *are* upgrades from the INC- for most people they just aren't worth someone's 2-year contract or full retail to get that sort of an upgrade. You've been out of the INC scene for a while it looks like.. and DEV's here are still putting out loads of stuff every day increasing performance/battery life/features -- moreso than INC2 or Thunderbolt since they've been out a shorter time. The INC2 even has issues now where if you buy it and it comes with GB, you can't even root it.
4G is extremely scarce, if you drive out 5 miles from whatever city you're in then you're out of luck as far as 4G goes. 4G is nowhere in my state yet, not even in our capitol (Richmond) and it looks like it'll be at least a year, probably more until we get it. The 3G, at least where I'm at, is fantastically good. I get 320kb/s on a good day and low 200's/kb/s during peak hours. That's enough to stream Colbert report, download movies (I've downloaded 4 so far) and watch netflix without pauses or hiccups.
So.. even if there WAS 4G in my area there really isn't any need that I get it since I don't normally watch HD movies on a ~4" screen or tether it to a datacenter.
Your opinion and mine.. but you don't need to flaunt around your phone while downing the INC (on our own forums) which is a perfectly awesome phone.