Well as of last night my phone had survived about 200 drops on the ground. Shattered the screen last night and am now looking for replacement options. I am pretty loyal to htc as their products have been outstanding for me so that narrows it down a bit. Also, I am staying with Verizon so that also narrows it down much more. I was look at the Incredible 2 and the Thunderbolt as my 2 options. My concern is that it's not really worth it to get a new phone at this point. The development doesn't seem as "robust" as I am used to at the Incredible forums. I know thats partially due to it being a newer device, but I also know that some phones don't take off development wise like others do and development is pretty important for me.
Just thinking out loud. Any input would be appreciated
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Well as of last night my phone had survived about 200 drops on the ground. Shattered the screen last night and am now looking for replacement options. I am pretty loyal to htc as their products have been outstanding for me so that narrows it down a bit. Also, I am staying with Verizon so that also narrows it down much more. I was look at the Incredible 2 and the Thunderbolt as my 2 options. My concern is that it's not really worth it to get a new phone at this point. The development doesn't seem as "robust" as I am used to at the Incredible forums. I know thats partially due to it being a newer device, but I also know that some phones don't take off development wise like others do and development is pretty important for me.
Just thinking out loud. Any input would be appreciated
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Don't get a TBolt. If you can, wait for the Vigor. It'll blow the TBolt out of the water.
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Don't get a TBolt. If you can, wait for the Vigor. It'll blow the TBolt out of the water.
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I've never heard of that device...I'll do some research
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I've never heard of that device...I'll do some research
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haha research returned very little info
on droid-life there is a leaked list of phones if you are interested:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/0...dates-for-stratosphere-vigor-bionic-and-more/
says the vigor is coming on 10/6. I would agree waiting for the vigor if you can hold out that long
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haha research returned very little info
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Haha yeah. HTC's keeping this bad boy close to their chest. Should be pretty awesome though.
The Tbolt has many of the same shortcomings as the dInc. Like torpid battery life. I'm a little skeptical newer 4G devices will improve battery life. The dInc2 is a great device if you don't care or won't be getting 4G any time soon. As for development, the Tbolt is going to be where its at for quite a while yet. The reason the dInc has so much development is because its very similar to the EVO. They can even share radios. You're not likely to see that again soon. Even with the huge screen, the Tbolt is better on the battery on 3G than the dInc, generally speaking. I still play with both and know this well. But if your dInc is dead and you need a new device, and you have 4G, get the Tbolt. No 4G, dInc2. I promise you'll love both, especially the battery life on the dInc2.
To me, it doesn't make sense to upgrade right now when dual cores are only a couple months away. It blows my mind how relevant and up to date the Incredible has remained. That's the only reason I haven't upgraded yet. Usually I get bored with phones after 3 months. This is going to be the first time I can actually use my upgrade discount from verizon in quite a while.
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Well as of last night my phone had survived about 200 drops on the ground. Shattered the screen last night and am now looking for replacement options. I am pretty loyal to htc as their products have been outstanding for me so that narrows it down a bit. Also, I am staying with Verizon so that also narrows it down much more. I was look at the Incredible 2 and the Thunderbolt as my 2 options. My concern is that it's not really worth it to get a new phone at this point. The development doesn't seem as "robust" as I am used to at the Incredible forums. I know thats partially due to it being a newer device, but I also know that some phones don't take off development wise like others do and development is pretty important for me.
Just thinking out loud. Any input would be appreciated
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If you don't want to upgrade yet just buy a new screen and replace it. You can get them on Amazon. I've replaced my twice. Just take your time.
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The Tbolt has many of the same shortcomings as the dInc. Like torpid battery life. I'm a little skeptical newer 4G devices will improve battery life. The dInc2 is a great device if you don't care or won't be getting 4G any time soon. As for development, the Tbolt is going to be where its at for quite a while yet. The reason the dInc has so much development is because its very similar to the EVO. They can even share radios. You're not likely to see that again soon. Even with the huge screen, the Tbolt is better on the battery on 3G than the dInc, generally speaking. I still play with both and know this well. But if your dInc is dead and you need a new device, and you have 4G, get the Tbolt. No 4G, dInc2. I promise you'll love both, especially the battery life on the dInc2.
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most higher end android phones have poor battery life from experience, even my blackberry had bad battery life if i used it in as little as 1 to 2 hour shots (streaming media nommed the battery like an anorexic cat) then again, bb isn't known for having great batteries.
and on phones, my mom had a fascinate, all stock, still had bloat, non-rooted (she doesn't want to, and i'm not going to force the issue) and every so often, it will be just sitting on her desk and the samsung warning tones will play, and she hasn't even been touching it.
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most higher end android phones have poor battery life from experience, even my blackberry had bad battery life if i used it in as little as 1 to 2 hour shots (streaming media nommed the battery like an anorexic cat) then again, bb isn't known for having great batteries.
and on phones, my mom had a fascinate, all stock, still had bloat, non-rooted (she doesn't want to, and i'm not going to force the issue) and every so often, it will be just sitting on her desk and the samsung warning tones will play, and she hasn't even been touching it.
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That's the real beauty of the dInc2. It's not the bleeding edge. It's just the same old dInc with nothing added by a front facing camera (for whatever reason I don't understand [skepticism: all the new HTC use FFCs as proximity and light sensors; just cheaper?]). It's just been made a LOT more efficient. I tried this last night. I parked my Tbolt on the table overnight on 3G for about 9 hours... lost 21% battery the whole time. For comparison, 4G in that time frame would have chomped down 50% to 60% of the battery in that time frame. That 21% is actually better than the dInc running CM7, which is more around 35% to 40%.
My Tbolt set up is Gingeritus3D V1.0 Beta6 Sense 3.0 with Ziggy's kernel running freq_min 122MHz freq_max 1.44GHz, smartass gov. MR2 1.70 radio. That's just for reference if anyone wants to compare. I NEVER use WiFi, so I can't tell you about that.
How the hell are you dropping 35%-40% overnight? My incredible on the stock battery will drop around 10% in ~10 hours of idle time. Are you getting poor to no reception? I'm not saying the battery life on my phone is great, it drains pretty quickly when the screen is on, but sips power when idle.
10/6 is a long way to wait, and there's still possibility that the date will be delayed even longer.
Vigor does look pretty sweet, as long as the price isn't too ridiculous that'll be where I'm upgrading to. Though I'd probably wait until it's rooted too.
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10/6 is a long way to wait, and there's still possibility that the date will be delayed even longer.
Vigor does look pretty sweet, as long as the price isn't too ridiculous that'll be where I'm upgrading to. Though I'd probably wait until it's rooted too.
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Yeah. I just want something that's 4G and HTC. The TBolt has been out for too long and hasn't even gotten Gingerbread yet. Hopefully the Vigor will get Ice Cream Sandwich with those snazzy specs it has. Lol
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I love the Incredible and I consider it a crime to hear about one that has been killed. I would be kinda lost in your position as well but you might consider taking a minor upgrade to the INC2. I hear of people coming into them pretty cheaply here lately. On a personal note, I'm with everyone else on the Vigor upgrade in October. I believe thats gonna be one bad machine to own.
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I love the Incredible and I consider it a crime to hear about one that has been killed. I would be kinda lost in your position as well but you might consider taking a minor upgrade to the INC2. I hear of people coming into them pretty cheaply here lately. On a personal note, I'm with everyone else on the Vigor upgrade in October. I believe thats gonna be one bad machine to own.
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Yeah I heard that Asurion is replacing original incredibles with incredible 2's...not sure if its true though...
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Yeah I heard that Asurion is replacing original incredibles with incredible 2's...not sure if its true though...
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From what I understand some ppl get inc2s but others get incs I believe its hit or miss or whatever they have in stock
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From what I understand some ppl get inc2s but others get incs I believe its hit or miss or whatever they have in stock
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Yeah I just called and filed a claim. The broken screen really started to bother me over the weekend and I figured it would be a more wise to shell out the $50 to the insurance company and save my upgrade from verizion for a phone that I actually want(Vigor). They had the original Incredible's in stock so that's what I'm getting. Plus I get another home charger now hah.
Does anyone know if I have to return to stock before sending the device back? Will they charge me if I keep the battery?
Yes, return to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786436&highlight=return+to+stock
They probably will send the replacement phone without a battery and you are supposed to keep yours.
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on droid-life there is a leaked list of phones if you are interested:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/0...dates-for-stratosphere-vigor-bionic-and-more/
says the vigor is coming on 10/6. I would agree waiting for the vigor if you can hold out that long
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I am also waiting for the Vigor, knowing Verizon and how they seem to push back all their big phones, that 10/6 is not realistic to me. So If SGSII lands first then that will get my money first....
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I always see a lot of threads popping up, "incredible or fascinate?" so I thought I would create this thread to answer any questions. I can do whatever you guys want, compare camera quality, answer any questions. Shoot away.
Battery life?
when you done.
Sell me you Incredible...
My got stolen, then later retrieved not it's broke..
pwease...!!
v1ral
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Battery life?
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Fascinate slightly better.
Same usage, at 12PM the fascinate is at 50% and incredible is at 50-55%, but the incredible dies much faster when it goes below 50%.
I will be getting the HTC evo battery soon, so not sure how much it will improve the life.
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when you done.
Sell me you Incredible...
My got stolen, then later retrieved not it's broke..
pwease...!!
v1ral
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Sorry, I prefer the incredible.
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Sorry, I prefer the incredible.
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What makes it your preferred choice over the Fascinate?
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What makes it your preferred choice over the Fascinate?
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It works, better screen because the whites are actually white and not blue, etc.
The fascinate has TERRIBLE reception...just terrible. Apparently the galaxy s phones have a very weak antenna. I got tired of it jumping from 1x to 3g all day long. My incredible holds 3-4 bars of 3g all day and I haven't even seen 1x on it yet.
Basically, the fascinate is a 3g phone without 3g speeds. With both phones sitting right next to each other, the incredible will get over 2mbps while the fascinate struggles to get 0.50mpbs
Yeah I messed with the Fascinate at my local carrier.. omfg.. the phone IMO feels like junk compared to the Dinc.
Well it was worth a shot.
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How's the fascinates gps now? I remember when it first came out it barely worked.
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How's the fascinates gps now? I remember when it first came out it barely worked.
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Still barely works.
I'm confident it will NEVER be completely fixed.
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Yeah I messed with the Fascinate at my local carrier.. omfg.. the phone IMO feels like junk compared to the Dinc.
Well it was worth a shot.
v1ral
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haha yeah I've noticed that with a lot of samsung phones so no surprise there
They all feel like they're cheaply made
I had the Samsung Omnia 2 with the AMOLED, and that seemed to work well. It had good signal strength as I recall, and it didn't feel cheap in your hands. But the OS (Windows 6.5) wasn't so great. By the way you describe the Fascinate, it sounds like Samsung has taken a step backwards in quality.
If they're both bluetooth paired to each other, which one connects first?
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Going with Incredible. Hands down better than Fascinate and more dev support with rom such as CyanongenMod
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You read the title. It's rooted, running gingerbread never had any issues. This is my first htc device and while it has its +'s I'm not happy with it. I've had it since may. Thinking of selling it so I can buy a bionic or tablet. I don't know what a realistic price is, but I'm thinking somewhere between upgrade and full retail.
A) This shouldn't be in accessories.
B)You'll get about $375 for it if its perfect.
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Are you posting this because your soliciting offers, or do you want us to talk you back down to earth?
We here in the TB subthread are a hearty bunch who very much like our somewhat maligned smartphone
$375 would be optimistic, and definitely not including eBay/Paypal fees (google for a calculator to get a good idea of how much they take).
What is not doing it for you on the TB? Have you tried some of the slimmed roms?
Well to put it bluntly, I hate sense. Fixed that with launcher pro, but that doesn't let me use the sense elements I do like. The signal is crap (where I am), no 4g here yet. I only got it to be grandfathered in before the tiered data plans. Now that they are extended I'm thinking of other options. It's a ford chevy thing. You can argue it all day and no one is right or wrong. My droid x was more reliable in my area, and usability is most important to me.
Can't blame a man for that...you'll get no flaming from me.
I have a great VZW signal and LTE where I'm at. I completely understand where you are coming from.
Have you tried, for S&G, another Tbolt just to see if you could get better reception?
I'm with you on tiered data...I just got my girl her iPhone 4 Saturday (I could not convince her to come to the dark side...sorry..lol)
My advice is to try a replacement first before you sign off...but I understand if you do, regardless. Best of luck...
Yea a thunderbolt without 4g is nothing but a dinc 2. You really liked your droid x? I hated that phone, no matter OC or rom, it always was mega laggy throughout the UI. The hdmi out was nice though.
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You read the title. It's rooted, running gingerbread never had any issues. This is my first htc device and while it has its +'s I'm not happy with it. I've had it since may. Thinking of selling it so I can buy a bionic or tablet. I don't know what a realistic price is, but I'm thinking somewhere between upgrade and full retail.
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I will give $250 (including shipping) for it.
I know the TB has no HDMI, but what do you guys use that feature for anyway?
I went from the Droid to TB and other than the battery life I love the TB! I've got 4G in my area and get 16mb download which is simply awesome. The 3 hour battery life or 5 hour if I turn off LTE sucks big time.
When does the bionic come out anyway? Im not too crazy for moto after the X and D2 days with the locked boot loaders. Even tho there were ways around it, it still sucked. Hopefully the Bionic is not the same.
I agree, different strokes for different fokes. I had the Droid X and after having the TB, I haven't looked back once. I liked my X until I didn't. I'm in Portland Oregon where there isn't 4g either so I'm on 3g and I still would take my TB over the X. but thats just my opinion.
not trying to diss the OP but the tbolt is the most solid phone verizon carries. i mean yeah sense sucks but i just use launcherpro + the sense 3.0 lockscreen. i mean come on man there are tons of alternative launchers on the market and xda. sounds as if he just is making excuses to dump the phone.
no offense but i think you would be happier sticking to this one as both samsung & moto phones are not the best and do not get as many updates as htc phones. trust me as ive owned almost every brand out there.
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i wouldn't except anything under $300 for this phone.
I'll give you a BAMFed Nook Color for it : D
Im not understanding how rooted users are getting terrible battery life. 1GHz is plenty fast for anything a phone will do leave it there and underclock it when its off, I got another 6-8 hours of battery life out of my TB and no lag what so ever.
I completely understand if you don't have 4G because if it wasn't for my awesome 4G I would have probably gotten rid of it and just waited for the galaxy s2. But the amount of dev support already for the TB has made me stick with it.
Noooooo don't selllllllll
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I don't understand why ppl don't like sense. It's slippery slick on BAMF! The battery life is not that bad if not good. It's a great phone. I dont have 4g and I still happy. Just sell it and move on to whatever...
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I wouldn't sell it. The bolt is just at the point of infancy with development so who knows what other ROMs will come out
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I appreciate all of your input, but it's not the ui. It's the equipment. When I'm in charlotte this phone is awesome. But when I'm not its data usage is about as useful as my old lg voyager. It has a weak ant. This is my second one, rooted tried all radios and several roms. Other than the signal issue, great phone. I'm not hating, it just won't work for my situation. Once I have 4g it wouldn't be an issue, but that's not slated until mid 2012 in my area.
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I appreciate all of your input, but it's not the ui. It's the equipment. When I'm in charlotte this phone is awesome. But when I'm not its data usage is about as useful as my old lg voyager. It has a weak ant. This is my second one, rooted tried all radios and several roms. Other than the signal issue, great phone. I'm not hating, it just won't work for my situation. Once I have 4g it wouldn't be an issue, but that's not slated until mid 2012 in my area.
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I'm with you on this. If you wanna sell it, sell it. You shouldn't come to a forum so strangers can agree or disagree with you on that matter. I personally wish you the best of luck in your voyage on selling the device. I'd do it sooner than later considering as each day passes by, the phone you own right now is depreciating in value quickly. Hold onto the money until the next great phone comes out. Maybe the Galaxy S2 (Function). I know I'm as lost as everyone else is about that phone's specs for verizon, but I think it's going to be CDMA only w/o LTE. I'm personally waiting for that to come out before I start thinking about ditching my bolt which works great for me
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I agree, different strokes for different fokes. I had the Droid X and after having the TB, I haven't looked back once. I liked my X until I didn't. I'm in Portland Oregon where there isn't 4g either so I'm on 3g and I still would take my TB over the X. but thats just my opinion.
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You need to turn on your 4G bud. It's been up and running in Portland, OR for at least a few weeks now. I know that it hasn't been "announced." But it's working... I live here.
Ron
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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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?
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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.
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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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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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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.
What is everyone planning to get as their next phone? I love my Incredible but the last couple of days, I've been getting FC's left and right and strange errors, missing texts and calls, random reboots, etc.... I think it's on its last days .... I'm eligible for a new phone but didn't want to get one until now ..... any recommendations for a new phone? I haven't really seen any announcements for the next big phone from Verizon and 4G phones kill your battery and are overrated (IMO) right now.
Well, if you're staying with Verizon there's the Droid Bionic, their Galaxy SII variant and the HTC Vigor. Granted, you'll have to wait a month or two for em, but they should be worth it.
If you don't plan on staying with Verizon there's always the Nexus Prime.
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What is everyone planning to get as their next phone? I love my Incredible but the last couple of days, I've been getting FC's left and right and strange errors, missing texts and calls, random reboots, etc.... I think it's on its last days .... I'm eligible for a new phone but didn't want to get one until now ..... any recommendations for a new phone? I haven't really seen any announcements for the next big phone from Verizon and 4G phones kill your battery and are overrated (IMO) right now.
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If you've got 4G where you're at, it's really nice, so nice I'd NEVER go back to 3G, but it's also heavily ROM and radio dependent as to how it eats your battery. 4G on my Tbolt is basically as good as 3G on my dInc is. If you could care less about 4G, the BEST 3G device to be had is the dInc2. I never even thought about charging that thing most of the time. The battery just keeps going and going. 2 days, easy.
My re-up time is coming up in late November, and I'm looking at the Vigor or Bionic. The stats we're seeing on the Vigor are awesome. Dual core running at 1.5g, front facing camera is 2mp, and 4g. The only thing I'll need are extra batteries
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my last early upgrade happens the first week of September, at this point there is nothing available from big red that excites me. My next phone must be a dual core LTE phone. but I'm thinking of waiting until November or so, Vigor sounds promising so far.
My DINC still rocks, so there is really no hurry.
I'm in the same boat as the OP. Tons of FC's and SMS and MMS not showing up even after full wipes X 3 and fresh installs from the market. Recently I can't find a ROM that runs smoothly on my device.
I have my eyes on the SGII or the Vigor, but it's going to be tough holding on for that long... I'm ready now.
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I'm in the same boat as the OP. Tons of FC's and SMS and MMS not showing up even after full wipes X 3 and fresh installs from the market. Recently I can't find a ROM that runs smoothly on my device.
I have my eyes on the SGII or the Vigor, but it's going to be tough holding on for that long... I'm ready now.
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I know what you mean. My contract is up next week and I want that Vigor so bad.
Hoping my inc lasts until 2013
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Galaxy SII, HTC Vigor....but most likely the Nexus Prime if it comes to Verizon
I'll be keeping my Dinc until a good phone with native PC dock support comes out on Verizon (unless another network with great coverage like Sprint gets it first). Then I'll never need another laptop.
Would love the next nexus phone, but I'd bet money it won't be on the "largest high-speed wireless network in America." So the it will be the Cativate 2 or maybe the Bionic....
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What is everyone planning to get as their next phone? I love my Incredible but the last couple of days, I've been getting FC's left and right and strange errors, missing texts and calls, random reboots, etc.... I think it's on its last days .... I'm eligible for a new phone but didn't want to get one until now ..... any recommendations for a new phone? I haven't really seen any announcements for the next big phone from Verizon and 4G phones kill your battery and are overrated (IMO) right now.
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I want something with a similar footprint (3.7") to Dinc — my Dinc2 is too big for my liking. Funny, some low-end droids (samsung iirc) had similar footprint to Dinc. I just like HTC phones though, so I'm waiting for another >4" HTC, or buy [lightly used] Dincs from eBay until phones stop trending so huge (over 4.3" they might as well be a tablet!)
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I want something with a similar footprint (3.7") to Dinc — my Dinc2 is too big for my liking. Funny, some low-end droids (samsung iirc) had similar footprint to Dinc. I just like HTC phones though, so I'm waiting for another >4" HTC, or buy [lightly used] Dincs from eBay until phones stop trending so huge (over 4.3" they might as well be a tablet!)
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I seriously doubt you'll ever see anything as tiny as the dInc from HTC again. The EVO Shift is probably as small as you're going to get from here on out. As the screens get more efficient, I think you're going to see them trend up to roughly 4.3 inches or so and hang out right about there. 5" is WAY too big. Apple has got to be realizing that resolution only matters so much and you're only going to sell phones with postage stamp sized touch screens for so long before you're the ONLY one doing it. Since the dInc is gone, they really ARE the ONLY ones doing it. Sorry, but that's just how it is.
I'm really impressed with the Galaxy SII but I love me some HTC phones. I can't upgrade until the end of December so I have plenty of time to go crazy for the latest and greatest phone only to see it trashed in the forums until the next big thing comes along.
I'll probably fall in love with at least 3 phones before it is over with.
I'm not getting another new release phone. This next one will have to be out for a while before I buy it - I'm tired of being the guinea pig.
Only 3 more posts until I hit my 10.
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I seriously doubt you'll ever see anything as tiny as the dInc from HTC again. The EVO Shift is probably as small as you're going to get from here on out. As the screens get more efficient, I think you're going to see them trend up to roughly 4.3 inches or so and hang out right about there. 5" is WAY too big.
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That's why I'm going to try to hang onto my dIncs as long as possible. But I think there'll always be a market for small sleek gadgets, including phones. If I _had_ to choose a replacement today, I suppose I'd go with one of the samsung skinnies (not a samsung fan), but I'd have every expectation that htc would remember it's sleek design roots!
I bought this as a stop gap until more 4G phones came out..but I'm growing to like this phone a lot
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bought an evo 3d get 415mb of ram on boot fast as hell now to save up for an htc vigor
I'm happy with my Incredible so far but my only issue is with battery life. Would like a Incredible 2 but it just doesn't feel like a big update. The only thing that would make me jump on the incredible 2 is if it had a dual core and maybe a better camera also. Will always love anything that is running ASOP android. Don't need sense or anything fancy like that. Hoping the Nexus Prime comes to verizon. Maybe?
I hope this comes true. I would pounce immediately.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/compan...ving-samsung-ice-cream-sandwiches-to-verizon/
I really hope that there is no 4.65 inch screen. Give me 4 inches. Thats all we really need.
Farewell my Incredible goodness. You've been a great stepping block for my intro into rooting and romming. You shall hold a somewhat minuscule place in my heart due to your horrible reception and even more horrible customer support from Verizon. Hopefully this next phone will allow me to not have to deal with VZW anymore. To all you Inc2 users, I bid thee farewell and good luck with future rooting and romming. Adieu!
You could still stick around LOL. What phone are you getting to play with next?
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Farewell my Incredible goodness. You've been a great stepping block for my intro into rooting and romming. You shall hold a somewhat minuscule place in my heart due to your horrible reception and even more horrible customer support from Verizon. Hopefully this next phone will allow me to not have to deal with VZW anymore. To all you Inc2 users, I bid thee farewell and good luck with future rooting and romming. Adieu!
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Thanks for the pointless thread!
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Thanks for the pointless thread!
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LOL, you crack me up bro.
Lol, I figured someone would post something like that. Everyone needs a pointless thread once in a while and this is my first thread without a point whatsoever lol.
@tyler, the Droid 3
And to be honest, I could possibly call this a "thank you" thread for all the rommers and modders on the Inc2 . I just can't deal with the horribad reception issues that this phone has where I'm at, which has forced me to upgrade to something that is confirmed working in my household. There are 3 other smartphones in this household and I'm the only one who can't get service. lulz
I feel that.
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Lol, I figured someone would post something like that. Everyone needs a pointless thread once in a while and this is my first thread without a point whatsoever lol.
@tyler, the Droid 3
And to be honest, I could possibly call this a "thank you" thread for all the rommers and modders on the Inc2 . I just can't deal with the horribad reception issues that this phone has where I'm at, which has forced me to upgrade to something that is confirmed working in my household. There are 3 other smartphones in this household and I'm the only one who can't get service. lulz
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The Droid 3...I thought you got a better phone...
Motorola...ewwwww
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knipp21 said:
The Droid 3...I thought you got a better phone...
Motorola...ewwwww
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+1 lawl!!! I don't like 'em either.
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lol, i'm reading a lot of good things about them......plus the **** that verizon is trying to pull on me, they're letting me replace the incredible 2 in 1 of 2 ways......either 1) drop contract and pay the new contract price on any phone, or 2) since im on a 3g phone, i can replace it w/ any other 3g phone that isn't brand new and they can give me a "certified like new" phone...so basically it was the droid x2, the droid 3, or *gags* the iphone 4, i've been thru 5 incredible 2s so far lol, don't think i'm choosing another one
Edit: there's also blackberries, but i've had a blackberry before and they're great and durable, just meh, i want android for rooting and romming
I would take the 3 as well given your choices
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I would take the 3 as well given your choices
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lol, glad to see someone sees it from my position , all in all, i've had an iphone before i went over to verizon from a forced merger, so if none of the android phones *long sigh* i'll get another iphone, i already know how to jailbreak it and install installous on it so that i never have to worry about paying for the apps i want anyway lol
peace out girl scout!
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lol, glad to see someone sees it from my position , all in all, i've had an iphone before i went over to verizon from a forced merger, so if none of the android phones *long sigh* i'll get another iphone, i already know how to jailbreak it and install installous on it so that i never have to worry about paying for the apps i want anyway lol
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Just wait till you go through 15 d3s.
Most ppl report bad screens, the hinges jamming or not working.
Oh and lack of development
If I've helped. don't neglect my thanks button
You should get the iPhone and flip it. You should get enough to get whatever you want. Don't settle for Motorola. I just came from an x2. The HTC is better in every way.
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Farewell my Incredible goodness. You've been a great stepping block for my intro into rooting and romming. You shall hold a somewhat minuscule place in my heart due to your horrible reception and even more horrible customer support from Verizon. Hopefully this next phone will allow me to not have to deal with VZW anymore. To all you Inc2 users, I bid thee farewell and good luck with future rooting and romming. Adieu!
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Did you have equal service with the stock battery, and door as the extended one you were using? I remember your post on the cm7 forums where you were talking about bad service, and i remember you were using an extended battery. I posted a reply but it appears you never seen it. I also got an extended battery and quit using it within 3 days because service went to ****.
"Actually i'm in one of the classes right now where i had a deadzone. With the extended battery my phone never had service the whole time i sat in this spot (1 hour). Sitting in the same spot today with the stock battery and cover and i have 1-3 bars (mostly 2). Coincidence? I don't think so...On a side note i don't recall having ever encountered a dead zone with my phone prior to this (had it since june)" There was also one other deadzone i encountered with the extended battery/door that wasn't and isn't there with the stock battery/door.
The battery door is the antenna for the phone. Fractal antennas are very small, and precision=performance. It seems the generic ones (providing thats what you got) have this problem all the time either due to a different style of fractal or more likely just a poorly made one. I got an immediate 70% refund without having to return it.
I hope this wasn't really all your problem was, as the inc2 is a beast phone. Not to mention you wouldn't have had to deal with vzw customer support.
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Did you have equal service with the stock battery, and door as the extended one you were using? I remember your post on the cm7 forums where you were talking about bad service, and i remember you were using an extended battery. I posted a reply but it appears you never seen it. I also got an extended battery and quit using it within 3 days because service went to ****.
"Actually i'm in one of the classes right now where i had a deadzone. With the extended battery my phone never had service the whole time i sat in this spot (1 hour). Sitting in the same spot today with the stock battery and cover and i have 1-3 bars (mostly 2). Coincidence? I don't think so...On a side note i don't recall having ever encountered a dead zone with my phone prior to this (had it since june)" There was also one other deadzone i encountered with the extended battery/door that wasn't and isn't there with the stock battery/door.
The battery door is the antenna for the phone. Fractal antennas are very small, and precision=performance. It seems the generic ones (providing thats what you got) have this problem all the time either due to a different style of fractal or more likely just a poorly made one. I got an immediate 70% refund without having to return it.
I hope this wasn't really all your problem was, as the inc2 is a beast phone. Not to mention you wouldn't have had to deal with vzw customer support.
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Yeah, same issues with both the stock battery/backing and extended battery/backing. And I'm not going off just the bars. I'm actually going off the DBM. -105dBm is not acceptable 24/7 lol.
I do agree HTC makes some good phones, but the only one I was ever interested in was the Incredible 2. *shrug* If what i anticipate is going to happen, I'll be going through phones like nobodys business. Verizon ****ed up by buying Centennial Wireless out. We had a good company. Now we got an alright company with shoddy reps and some pretty decent phones. If I lived in the city it'd be a different issue, but because I live like 2 miles outside of town, it's garbage lol. But it was fun lol. There definitely is a lot of support for the DInc2. But it is what it is lol.