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[Q] Smart to get droid incredible now?

Hi, Im due for an upgrade on april 3 and dont know what to get. It will be my first smartphone and I'm strongly leaning towards a brand new droid incredible my budget is 50 to 100 and i dont mind refurbs. I really want the thunderbolt but its out of my range unless the price significantly drops in a week. Sooo do you think it would be ok to have a droid inc. Comments,Concerns, personal opinions.
Much appreciated,Aaron

I can't say its a bad thing. I love my Inc! And I'll be stuck with mine for close to two years still. Join the party

Well the phone is already pretty long in the tooth. So when u buy it keep in mind that u may go through some extreme phone envy in the coming months. It's a good phone but certainly outmatched nowadays. My advice? Save up and wait for a better phone
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I used my upgrade on an iPhone 4. Took it back, ignored the tbolt and got the incredible. IMO its like the nexus 1, it'll never die. Its a great phone and will continue to be. I like it better than my fascinate, Droid x, and iPhone.
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I just got mine almost a month ago, as long as the community stays strong, I'll stay happy.

vangordernick said:
IMO its like the nexus 1, it'll never die. Its a great phone and will continue to be.
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I agree! Unlike the Incredible's stock battery ...the phone has a long life. Lol.
The fact that people still consider it even when it's EOL is coming up says something about the phome
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I Am Marino said:
I just got mine almost a month ago, as long as the community stays strong, I'll stay happy.
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I got mine in November. So immaterial be here for a while. Lol
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Imma*
Pocketing HTC Incredible

Really great phone, coming from a non-smart phone you may not be use to the lesser battery life so I suggest you think about getting an extended battery. This is actually my first smart phone too, it prompted the rest of my family to get droids (lol)
From the reviews I've heard about the TB is that it's not all that's cracked up to be. It's main feature of course is 4G- but many places don't have that coverage yet.
It's also rumored to have significantly less battery than the incredible. It's CPU is very comparable to the incredible's, although the graphics are reported to be a decent upgrade.
If you go with this phone I don't think you will be disappointed. If you root it and run a custom ROM on it, I think you'll love it
Personally I see no need for an upgrade anytime soon. The TB is not a good enough upgrade IMO, and in terms of battery life I see it as a downgrade.

POQbum said:
Really great phone, coming from a non-smart phone you may not be use to the lesser battery life so I suggest you think about getting an extended battery. This is actually my first smart phone too, it prompted the rest of my family to get droids (lol)
From the reviews I've heard about the TB is that it's not all that's cracked up to be. It's main feature of course is 4G- but many places don't have that coverage yet.
It's also rumored to have significantly less battery than the incredible. It's CPU is very comparable to the incredible's, although the graphics are reported to be a decent upgrade.
If you go with this phone I don't think you will be disappointed. If you root it and run a custom ROM on it, I think you'll love it
Personally I see no need for an upgrade anytime soon. The TB is not a good enough upgrade IMO, and in terms of battery life I see it as a downgrade.
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Stock... maybe. But this is a forum full of developers, hackers, and rooters ... and with a rooted Thunderbolt and a nice kernel ... stock battery won't be a big issue...
Development is gonna blow up for this phone... I think it is an upgrade..
-Pocketing HTC Incredible-

So to answer your question simply: Yes, it is an upgrade.

One of the reasons Im buying the droid Inc is to root it and flash a custom rom? So does the unrevoked root work on 2.2.1 OTA update?

droidincnoob said:
One of the reasons Im buying the droid Inc is to root it and flash a custom rom? So does the unrevoked root work on 2.2.1 OTA update?
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Yes, it can root the 2.2.1 update. I personally love my Incredible and I've had it since the day it came out. I'm waiting for a nice 4" LTE phone with a dual core processor and screen resolution upgrade, and of course, a front facing camera and a strong development team . If you buy it now, you won't regret it, especially for the $50-$100 price tag it has now.

This is a great phone super reliable and it has a great community support go for it. You will not regrets.
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One of the Best phone on the market still.
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I would buy the phone again in a heartbeat. My friends phones they just bought still can't compete with the inc. Yes it is a smart choice
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If it were me I would wait a bit and get a Thunderbolt when the price drops and maybe you can come up with more money. The Incredible is great but the Thunderbolt is better imo.

You need to ask yourself if you will be happy with the phone for the next two years. I had a droid X but took my wifes upgrade to get the INC, this phone rocks!
With dual core phones already coming down the pipe I can't see the TBolt staying a high-end phone for long.
If you don't think that you will have phone envy, get the INC...you will love it. But if you are a complete phone whore like I am, I would suggest waiting for a few more months. Even if you still only have $100 there will be newer phones by then and there is always a deal going on with phones now.
best of luck to ya,

Personally I'd wait, I convined my dad to wait it out for the Inc2, I bought my brothers upgrade off him for $50 cos I wanted the TB but it's too large, i will wait for the inc2, and when my upgrade beomces avail april 2012 we'll see whats good then.

If you get an inc, go to walmart, there 28.88
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Droid I2 or switch for upcoming Moto Droid 3

I am in a pickle..
On one hand, I have always loved HTC phones. I had the verizon VX6800 when it came out and love it for a long time. Then switched to some crap phone when I broke it.
When Motorola released the Droid, i paid for it out right. Loved it! treated that thing like gold. When they released the Droid 2, i was able to get it from Best Buy for free with a upgrade. I grabbed it, was able to sell my mint condition OG Droid too.
The Droid 2, I wasn't so impressed with. Yes it was just like the droid, but blur and the quality just wasn't there like the OG droid. Just a few weeks ago, I got Verizon to replace it for me with the Droid Incredible 2.
Back to HTC, I have to say im impressed. the lack of the Qwerty keyboard does put a cramp in my style that I have been used to for the past 2 years but nothing swype didn't fix.
So now, I see the droid 3 coming out in like a week. I could still return the Droid I2 for it. But I am unsure, with the DI2 getting Gingerbread soon and how well built the phone is. Also my bad run with the droid 2...
Any thoughts on what to do?

jkrolcz said:
I am in a pickle..
On one hand, I have always loved HTC phones. I had the verizon VX6800 when it came out and love it for a long time. Then switched to some crap phone when I broke it.
When Motorola released the Droid, i paid for it out right. Loved it! treated that thing like gold. When they released the Droid 2, i was able to get it from Best Buy for free with a upgrade. I grabbed it, was able to sell my mint condition OG Droid too.
The Droid 2, I wasn't so impressed with. Yes it was just like the droid, but blur and the quality just wasn't there like the OG droid. Just a few weeks ago, I got Verizon to replace it for me with the Droid Incredible 2.
Back to HTC, I have to say im impressed. the lack of the Qwerty keyboard does put a cramp in my style that I have been used to for the past 2 years but nothing swype didn't fix.
So now, I see the droid 3 coming out in like a week. I could still return the Droid I2 for it. But I am unsure, with the DI2 getting Gingerbread soon and how well built the phone is. Also my bad run with the droid 2...
Any thoughts on what to do?
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This phone is my choice but I prefer HTC to Motorola.
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I am loving the htc much more then the D2. Im looking at having a dual core proc, and full keyboard. Im just not sure of the d3 quality compaired to this phone now.

jkrolcz said:
I am loving the htc much more then the D2. Im looking at having a dual core proc, and full keyboard. Im just not sure of the d3 quality compaired to this phone now.
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Honestly I'm willing to wait on the dual core...how much RAM does the d3 have? I mean the x2 is awesome but is bottlenecked by its RAM. This thing multi tasks awesomely because of its RAM. And the battery life can't be beat. I'm a heavy user and with the slightly larger battery I got 20 hours today with the screen on time of almost 5 hours...and I live in the middle of no where so I have cell service only half the time.
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I'm gonna get the Droid 3 for my dad the software in my opinion looks like MOTO improved on it, but as for me giving my mom this incd2 so I can get the bionic in august go MOTO dual-core LTE
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kingsway8605 said:
I never thought a MOTO phone would be the more open choice, but if you want to root don't go with the inc2. It is one of the most locked down phones ever released. The only known stable root method costs a costs over a 100 dollars. There are some who claim they have a software root, but in my professional opinion a stable version of it will never be released. If you want to lock yourself into a 2 year contract on what is probably an empty promise, that is your choice, but I wouldn't.
Now if you don't care about root, the inc2 is a great phone.
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Really? You have no patience. Inc2 is going to get root from alpharev....you will see....and feel dumb for all the bashing you are doing. Its sad that some people keep talking bad about phones/devs cuz they "think" they are smart. Have you exploited root? No. Have you made a rom? No. Did your mom dress you this morning? Yes. Go away and be happy with the phone you have. Keep your comments to yourself and leave.
Bob
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kingsway8605 said:
I never thought a MOTO phone would be the more open choice, but if you want to root don't go with the inc2. It is one of the most locked down phones ever released. The only known stable root method costs a costs over a 100 dollars. There are some who claim they have a software root, but in my professional opinion a stable version of it will never be released. If you want to lock yourself into a 2 year contract on what is probably an empty promise, that is your choice, but I wouldn't.
Now if you don't care about root, the inc2 is a great phone.
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If you don't care about reality, this is a great post.
As it stands, a quick browse of this users posting history should reveal just how worthless his posts are. (Edit: It seems the majority of his posts have been removed by moderators. Understandable, it's just too bad most of the evidence of his stupidity has been deleted.)
As for the phones, my preference would be the Dinc2 because I don't need a QWERTY, but if that's your thing then the Droid 3 might be for you. If I were you I'd spend some time in the store playing with the D3 to determine if you prefer the "feel".

I would guess you'd be disappointed if you switched. I've rooted tons of phones, the Inc2 is by far the best android device i've touched to date. My phone turns circles around a DX2 with it's dual core.
Give swiftkey a try for a keyboard if you're coming from a physical one, it's awesome.

After the issues I have and had with my DROID 2 Global, Motorola would have to do a lot to earn my business again. I mean, it is nice having a stable phone, which the D2G is NOT!
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sk0t said:
After the issues I have and had with my DROID 2 Global, Motorola would have to do a lot to earn my business again. I mean, it is nice having a stable phone, which the D2G is NOT!
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This. Of all the phones in my possession at the moment, the only one I truly dislike is the D2G. Its just awful. Having owned a Droid X and Droid 1, the only way Motorola could win me back is if they just ditched blur entirely and made a quality, open phone like the Droid 1 was. If people keep buying the garbage they produce, nothing will ever change.
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I'd urge caution for the D3. Head into the store and check it out first. It uses the same PenTile qHD display which some people (myself included) think is painfully grainy looking. I won't even pull a DX2 off the shelf unless people specifically ask for it because I'm so embarrassed to show them the display if they're coming from a OG Droid or something with a much better looking display. If I hold a DX2 up next to a Samsung Charge, it's glaringly obvious what the difference between Super AMOLED+ and qHD is. qHD does not fare well in that comparison.

Never in my lifetime
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Bob-o said:
Really? You have no patience. Inc2 is going to get root from alpharev....you will see....and feel dumb for all the bashing you are doing. Its sad that some people keep talking bad about phones/devs cuz they "think" they are smart. Have you exploited root? No. Have you made a rom? No. Did your mom dress you this morning? Yes. Go away and be happy with the phone you have. Keep your comments to yourself and leave.
Bob
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I would feel dumb IF a stable software root was released. But I am not worried about that happening.
Sent from my Droid Bionic

I've decided to stay with the DI2, I was playing around with the new D3 today and im not that impressed. Its like a Dx2 with a keyboard. I've decided i HATE moto blur and will never go back. Now im just hoping that 2.3 update comes to the DI2 soon!

jkrolcz said:
I am in a pickle..
On one hand, I have always loved HTC phones. I had the verizon VX6800 when it came out and love it for a long time. Then switched to some crap phone when I broke it.
When Motorola released the Droid, i paid for it out right. Loved it! treated that thing like gold. When they released the Droid 2, i was able to get it from Best Buy for free with a upgrade. I grabbed it, was able to sell my mint condition OG Droid too.
The Droid 2, I wasn't so impressed with. Yes it was just like the droid, but blur and the quality just wasn't there like the OG droid. Just a few weeks ago, I got Verizon to replace it for me with the Droid Incredible 2.
Back to HTC, I have to say im impressed. the lack of the Qwerty keyboard does put a cramp in my style that I have been used to for the past 2 years but nothing swype didn't fix.
So now, I see the droid 3 coming out in like a week. I could still return the Droid I2 for it. But I am unsure, with the DI2 getting Gingerbread soon and how well built the phone is. Also my bad run with the droid 2...
Any thoughts on what to do?
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well, I had the original incredible and even though it was a struggle with my big hands, it was still a great phone. I ended up getting the thunderbolt awhile back and yes, the bigger size was a plus for me, but the phone had some issues(including terrible battery life even with extended battery). I had 30 days to bring it back through best buy and in the last week the droid charge & incredible 2 were supposed to come out. originally I was thinking the charge, but then it got delayed so I just got the incredible 2. at first I was a bit bummed about the no 4G thing but other then that this has been a pretty solid phone.

Fascinate to DInc2-good idea?

So here's my story. I have the fascinate now, got it when it came out & have another year to go to upgrade. The froyo update has created pretty significant missed call issues that vzw is addressing by offering a switch to the DInc2 or the X2. My wife has the Dinc1 & I had the eris before so I'm familiar with sense ui. How does this phone compare to them or to the X2? I'm looking for input before I make my choice.
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garywojdan81 said:
So here's my story. I have the fascinate now, got it when it came out & have another year to go to upgrade. The froyo update has created pretty significant missed call issues that vzw is addressing by offering a switch to the DInc2 or the X2. My wife has the Dinc1 & I had the eris before so I'm familiar with sense ui. How does this phone compare to them or to the X2? I'm looking for input before I make my choice.
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I cannot speak for the DX2, but I for one love my DInc2. It's the perfect size, and has the perfect feel for the hand. The processor is lightning quick; keep in mind that this is the next generation Snapdragon. Even though it's not Dual Core, it's still really fast!
You get a great camera, still a good screen, and a front facing camera which you do not have on the DX2. The DX2 has a qHD display, but from what I've heard, and this is hearsay and opinion, it's not that great. I don't like Blur, and I came from a Stock Android OG Droid, so Sense was the better choice for me.
Battery life isn't the best I've seen, but it's also not the worst. Depends on usage, but I can get through most of the day with it. Gingerbread helps here, and also makes the phone even faster than it was with Froyo. I would recommend the DInc2. Good luck!

i came from the fascinate, as did my wife, and i can tell you we're absolutely happy with the dinc2. i'm on CM7 nightly, she's running gingersense (she doesn't know that, she thinks she's full stock. shhhh.) it's so much better than the fascinate in every way.
if you liked the fascinate's screen, then the DX2 won't be good enough. the incredible 2's screen is pretty comparable.

Bro as much as I loved my fascinate, I had the same issues with missed calls. Took 3 replacements to finally get offered something else. Dinc2 or the x2. I'm not a fan of the x's so I chose the dinc 2. This phone literally ****s on the fassy. I have not experienced any bugs. Now that it's rootable it's even more beast. The screen isn't super amoled . But, it looks great. The difference in screens really seems to be black. It looked better on the fassy but every other color looks better on dinc 2
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I'm in the same boat as everyone here....I had the fassy and couldn't handle the missed calls so when I called it was this or the droid x (not x2) for free or I could upgrade early and sign a new 2yr contact. which I thought about cuz I too have a yr left on my current contact. (really thought I wanted the droid charge) I have never been happier that I picked the inc 2.
When I first started looking into the support for this phone I thought I made a mistake as it seemed like there was none and as you know the fascinate community was full of ppl and devs. But now that we have root this is by far the best phone out (imo) and has plenty of amazing devs who have really brought out its potentially.
Semper Primus

My wife has the fassy an I have the dinc2. nothing an no rom can fix the fassy. Its a awesome screen but its terrible other than that. I'm trying to get her on a dinc2.
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I got the free with no contract swap from Fascinate to DInc2 and do not regret it now that we are rooted and flashing away!
Fascinate does have a slightly better screen and a better external speaker but the DInc2 beats it everywhere else!
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I went into VZW they other day to exchange my Fascinate for the Dinc 2. A buddy did the same thing and his Dinc is awesome. Definitely not regretting my decision. I'm waiting very anxiously for the Fed Ex man to bring a present to my door now...
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to me the answer is HECK YEA!
my wife has the o.g Facinate from release date and at first it was very cool but the whole rooting process and ODIN over time has become such a P.I.T.A!
ive gone from a ton of blackberry's and winmo devices to > eris > inc 1 > inc 2..
im not looking back and only looking forward to whats next in the Inc series.
functionality, speed and even the new features such as dual cam's and etc are what make this badboy the leader of the new school!

MY fiance had a fascinate on our family share plan and I just gave a courtesy upgrade so she could get a new phone. I wish I would have tried this first and then given her the upgrade. I wonder if I activate the fascinate on my line if they would let me swap it for a dInc 2. Does anybody know if Verizon would do this?

rainman353 said:
MY fiance had a fascinate on our family share plan and I just gave a courtesy upgrade so she could get a new phone. I wish I would have tried this first and then given her the upgrade. I wonder if I activate the fascinate on my line if they would let me swap it for a dInc 2. Does anybody know if Verizon would do this?
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I like how you capitalized the beginning of your post. MY fiance.
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Hey I just got off the phone with vzw and I told them to send a dinc 2 my way ...... I loved my fassy but had it for 10 months. Time for a change.
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My bad. Guess the shift key was sticking either way I'm about to call verizon and see what they say.
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Just got off the phone with verizon and I have a dInc 2 headed my way. Said it's not new but at least I don't have to pay for it.

By the way guys when you call for the replacement make sure you tell them you need the battery. Cover and charger. Most likely they are sending out cpo devices and they don't come with any of that stuff.
Sent from my Miui Fascinate Glitched ML.

the inc2 refurbs have been being sent with back over.. i assume its cos of the antenna being apart of it..?

Just want to thank everyone here for your input. Finally made my decision today & signal strength in my area had to trump everything else. My x2 comes in 2 days.
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strictlyphat said:
By the way guys when you call for the replacement make sure you tell them you need the battery. Cover and charger. Most likely they are sending out cpo devices and they don't come with any of that stuff.
Sent from my Miui Fascinate Glitched ML.
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I have sent back 2 fascinates for 2 dinc2 and both were brand new in the box even with new memory cards
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The x2 has a slew of software problems from what I hear. Doesn't seem like good phone but I could be wrong. My inc2 has data speeds that are twice as fast as my fascinate. Haven't missed a call or text yet on my inc2. I will never buy a Samsung again after having a Fascinate.
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stelv said:
The x2 has a slew of software problems from what I hear. Doesn't seem like good phone but I could be wrong. My inc2 has data speeds that are twice as fast as my fascinate. Haven't missed a call or text yet on my inc2. I will never buy a Samsung again after having a Fascinate.
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Wish I could've seen that where I live but every dinc2 I saw at the vzw stores had the same -dbm (or close) as my fascinate showing only 2 bars. The only phone in either store with full bars and >-75dbm was the dx2. After dealing with this so long I couldn't see myself with another Samsung device. I won't necessarily miss the phone but I will miss the devs & community.
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Wish I could've seen that where I live but every dinc2 I saw at the vzw stores had the same -dbm (or close) as my fascinate showing only 2 bars. The only phone in either store with full bars and >-75dbm was the dx2. After dealing with this so long I couldn't see myself with another Samsung device. I won't necessarily miss the phone but I will miss the devs & community.
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The Incredible1 had an amazing def community. the inc2 is slowly getting one

[Q] Who else is getting the Galaxy Nexus?

Well first off, my Incredible has been a POS ever since I dropped it and cracked the screen, even though I replaced it, it doesnt work right.
Not only that, Im tired of Sense. I was pissed that we got Gingerbread 8 months after it was announced and also even if I get a new HTC phone, Sense has just become too bloated for me.
So how many other people are going to become Android Purists and get the Galaxy Nexus?

you should do a poll.
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As exciting as it is...I still want to wait for the hype to die down a Tad

Already polled here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284463
Even though the names of both phones are now wrong, the Vigor being the Rezound and the Prime being the Galaxy-Nexus.
If you hated Sense that much I'm actually pretty surprised you haven't rooted and put on an AOSP ROM. The DINC has had an awesome development community and we've been lucky enough to have a ton of really great ROMs ported for us and we were never tied to waiting for HTC or being stuck with Sense.

abrin said:
Already polled here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284463
Even though the names of both phones are now wrong, the Vigor being the Rezound and the Prime being the Galaxy-Nexus.
If you hated Sense that much I'm actually pretty surprised you haven't rooted and put on an AOSP ROM. The DINC has had an awesome development community and we've been lucky enough to have a ton of really great ROMs ported for us and we were never tied to waiting for HTC or being stuck with Sense.
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agreed. We have never been short on ROMs. I have found that there have been some really awesome ones with sense. Mctwist is running smooth as ever.
I'm probably going to get the galaxy nexus after it comes out and is clear from any major bugs, but that is just to upgrade because there is nothing wrong with my incredible. It has literally been incredible since the day I got it. It's rare for phones these days to actually be able to do that.

I am getting the Nexus and then using my incredible as a back up.
Will finally have a back up phone that is android.

Still torn on this myself. I will definitely have to see it in person, and I'd like to see how the developer community works out.
Of course by then some new better yet phone will be just around the corner.
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That galaxy nexus looks sweet. I going to have to keep my eye on that one.

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I am getting the Nexus and then using my incredible as a back up.
Will finally have a back up phone that is android.
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Same here. I like a lot - a LOT - of what I've seen and heard about the Vigor/Rezound, but I simply want to give the Galaxy Nexus a solid try. ICS from day one, cutting-edge updates. The ICS presentation in Hong Kong sold me, I don't want to wait weeks to months (I suspect a viable AOSP Inc build within a week of the AOSP ICS release - I'm not as confident on the Vigor, since we don't know the bootloader status yet, and this IS Verizon we're talking about) for ICS on a Vigor.
They're (rumored to be) coming out close enough together, that if I end up disliking my Galaxy Nexus and just like the Rezound better (you can bet I'll be in a B&M VZW store getting my hands on it) I can return and switch.
I really like my Incredible a lot, and I'm floored with the strong dev community for it, and what I've seen of similar things for the EVO family and so on. I hope the same for the Vigor/Rezound will be true. But then again, I've seen an overwhelming majority of anyone with a Nexus phone saying how happy they are with theirs.

For one, I'll be getting it just because it's a Nexus device. I enjoy my Incredible and will continue use it as a backup. I've tried all kinds of Roms and I just wanna try something different. I enjoy Sense but the recent versions have just not been fun for me, maybe that's because of Verizon's locking down or something.

It looks nice, but I am going to watch the hype for a bit. It is hard to move on from something as smooth and still as well supported as our INC.

I am going for the Droid Razr, never have and never will own a Samsung phone. Motorola and HTC have proven themselves in the Signal Strength and Quality category for many many years.

kutster said:
I am going for the Droid Razr, never have and never will own a Samsung phone. Motorola and HTC have proven themselves in the Signal Strength and Quality category for many many years.
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I own a samsung and am very impressed with it, samsung would be my top choice although I'm open minded to others.
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I'm totally getting a Nexus.
All these low storage errors are starting to piss me off.
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Try the ext data moved mod?

gadzooks64 said:
I'm totally getting a Nexus.
All these low storage errors are starting to piss me off.
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not an issue in any of their newer phones either.
I was completely going for the Rezound before I realized that it's still a mystery if it's going to get an unlocked bootloader or not. That's a deciding factor for me.
The Nexus is a great phone, but again another huge letdown is the SD card slot. I use my phone as my iPod so I need the space for my music collection.
I have no problem waiting with my trusty INC until I can see better how these phones will turn out.
Waiting for the quad core phone that is not even coming to verizon is just insanity. It'll be such a long wait, I'll bet you almost anything that the Q1 Q2 date will be pushed back, not to mention that phone is for AT&T, verizon may not see a quad core phone for another year.

POQbum said:
I was completely going for the Rezound before I realized that it's still a mystery if it's going to get an unlocked bootloader or not. That's a deciding factor for me.
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That's a pretty big issue for me too, and seeing that motorola pointed the finger at Verizon for the locked bootloader on the Droid Razr, I'm not expecting to see any sort of official bootloader unlocking from HTC (even if they wanted to) for the Rezound. Wouldn't be surprised to see something down the road from revolutionary/unrevoked, but I'd like to be able to buy a phone, turn on USB debugging, plug it into my laptop, do a quick 'fastboot oem unlock' and be done with it (nexus).
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The Nexus is a great phone, but again another huge letdown is the SD card slot. I use my phone as my iPod so I need the space for my music collection.
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Google music beta. I've got an invite if you need.

abrin said:
Already polled here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284463
If you hated Sense that much I'm actually pretty surprised you haven't rooted and put on an AOSP ROM. The DINC has had an awesome development community and we've been lucky enough to have a ton of really great ROMs ported for us and we were never tied to waiting for HTC or being stuck with Sense.
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Amen. Your phone is only as smart as you are..
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Me.......,.,.

k_nivesout said:
Google music beta. I've got an invite if you need.
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I had it, used it, uninstalled it. Streaming over 3G isn't that great in spotty coverage, plus I really dislike the app and how it functions, the UI mostly.
The more I think about it though, the more I think 32GB will be enough. I'm leaning towards the Nexus but still going to wait it out. With the prices they're being sold at I don't want to make a choice that I'll end up regretting.

canceled Verizon and turned in samsung galaxy nexus for T-mobile Samsung Galaxy s2

Title says it all,,Finally got pushed enough through Verizon to terminate my contract early without fees....I loved the galaxy nexus,,BUT WOW this phone is amazing fast and stable and battery life last twice as long,,,Am glad to be here and listen to your guys advice and input,,so far i rooted it, flashed Juggernaut 4.1 ...i cannot believe what i was missing out....thanks for having me guys...

Cheers
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wish777 said:
Title says it all,,Finally got pushed enough through Verizon to terminate my contract early without fees....I loved the galaxy nexus,,BUT WOW this phone is amazing fast and stable and battery life last twice as long,,,Am glad to be here and listen to your guys advice and input,,so far i rooted it, flashed Juggernaut 4.1 ...i cannot believe what i was missing out....thanks for having me guys...
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I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)

Welcome! I came from the HD2 as well. That HD2 is one amazing phone! There is no where near the development level here as with the HD2. That's to be expected, though, the Hercules/Skyrocket is a new and unique device.
deathknellx said:
I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)
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There enough good devs for the t989 besides why do we need a hundred Roms when half are not good enough. When the ics port we'll see what this baby can really do.
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I agree so far the roms ive encountered so far on this phone is amazing ...blows anyrhing that ive been using with galaxy nexus....the Juggernaut is smooth and battery last all day..plus bench mark is thru the roof ..which really dosent matter just nice knowing i suppose..lol
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I left Verizon as well (and a droid razr) Wondering how you beat the early term fee?

deathknellx said:
I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)
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What!!!!! Modest?????? HD2 is a classic the phone blew the EVO 4g & Nexus One out of the water. With great development and more than plenty of space for app storage, I remember my nexus one had only 50mb left even with hacks and the HD2 had like 500mb that phone until this day still consider a mid-range phone.

I love my original phone.. Sony Xperia x10. . It still has one of the best dev's in there and this phone is STILL being dev'ed. =X
Wish we had more here haha .. but welcome

josemedina1983 said:
What!!!!! Modest?????? HD2 is a classic the phone blew the EVO 4g & Nexus One out of the water. With great development and more than plenty of space for app storage, I remember my nexus one had only 50mb left even with hacks and the HD2 had like 500mb that phone until this day still consider a mid-range phone.
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I'm not saying the HD2 isn't a great phone even to this day, however the OP says he came from the Galaxy Nexus that a lot of people think is the best Android phone to date(mostly because it came with ICS and has the latest and greatest hardware). The HD2 came out in 2009 and is becoming dated. I agree it has a lot still to offer but here's to progress. Just modest in comparison.

welcome......
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bkarod said:
There enough good devs for the t989 besides why do we need a hundred Roms when half are not good enough. When the ics port we'll see what this baby can really do.
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agreed
i still have 1 game that EA / POP CAP have you yet upgraded to support ICS 4.0 yet
all the other apps i had trouble with GPS, etc, new versions has been released to work with ICS 4.0 so now i'm looking forward to have ICS on our phone, before i wasn't as many of the Apps i use often were not ICS ready

AllGamer said:
agreed
i still have 1 game that EA / POP CAP have you yet upgraded to support ICS 4.0 yet
all the other apps i had trouble with GPS, etc, new versions has been released to work with ICS 4.0 so now i'm looking forward to have ICS on our phone, before i wasn't as many of the Apps i use often were not ICS ready
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I'll also be picking up the GSII tomorrow and handing down my Sensation to my son who's currently using my HD2. So I'll be rooting and flashing the GSII , the HD2 to ICS and my TouchPad to Leo's newest ICS release.
Well that's the plan, but I probably won't get all that done easily, since I will most likely play with the GSII all day.
noellenchris

wish777 said:
Title says it all,,Finally got pushed enough through Verizon to terminate my contract early without fees....I loved the galaxy nexus,,BUT WOW this phone is amazing fast and stable and battery life last twice as long,,,Am glad to be here and listen to your guys advice and input,,so far i rooted it, flashed Juggernaut 4.1 ...i cannot believe what i was missing out....thanks for having me guys...
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What happen with the galaxy nexus, you sold it already? I got Verizon for personal and T-Mobile from work.
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deathknellx said:
I'm new to this phone and forum as well, but I came from a much more modest device(htc HD2). It was the most fun I ever had, flashing the hell out of it. Also has a very good dev community. We lost some devs to the Sensation, among other devices...but still going strong. Tytung, a recognized developer, has a near perfect ICS rom for the HD2. I still have my old phone and four batteries, don't think I'll ever get rid of it. Hoping this phone takes off for dev community. I got my sgh t989 for 98.88 at Sam's club with a contract extension of course;-)
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HD2 love!!! I still have mine too & I just recently replaced the screen & housing. My baby got a little scruffy, lol... I'm gonna have to check out that ICS rom :-D
Sent from the neitherworld >:}

kabuk1 said:
HD2 love!!! I still have mine too & I just recently replaced the screen & housing. My baby got a little scruffy, lol... I'm gonna have to check out that ICS rom :-D
Sent from the neitherworld >:}
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You get a chance to flash that ICS rom yet?

Wow, lots of HD2 owners on here. I finally bit the bullet and "retired" the HD2 this past weekend and took advantage of the "free phone" sale and snapped up the GS2.
Definitely still have love for my HD2, just feeling like it's long in the tooth now and has some issues that I don't want to deal with anymore (long story).
I'm enjoying the GS2 and am now just trying to figure out which ROM to go with. I've tried Juggernaut and am now on Darkside. Hoping to find the right one for me soon.
There definitely was a TON more to choose from for the HD2, both when I was just using WinMo and then Android. Hopefully, the SG2 will grow as well. Also patiently waiting for ICS to come to this device and my Asus Transformer.

i had to sendbthe phone back to Verizon to get my money back....i had trouble tickets in ., moaty for my 4g not working....in my house ...took a couple mounths of then pinging it or whayever....but said beacise i have a 4g phone ,and its not working effectively and there isnt anu 4g coverage ...its in the contract you can leave without termination fees.....i do have a network extender for Verizon ?...hooks up thru interent and makes it like a mini tower...
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Another former HD2 owner (sold it on eBay) for a decent sum in about 2 hours - phone was mint (not a nick and functioned perfectly). Got my SG2 with the Valentine's Day promotion. Unfortunately had to bump my plan up to unlimited to receive the "free" phone but they told me I can drop the unlimited after I receive the rebate.
The HD2 was an OK phone until the developers ported over Android. Although it did run a little on the hot side and the GPS was pretty slow it kept me happy until I was able to do an upgrade. Data drops were the only significant issue I ever had and ran AmeriCan daily. More than likely could have kept it for a while but the sale was too hard to pass up and so far I'm lovin this phone.
Considered Verizon's Galaxy Nexus from Amazon at 99.00 but reading the forums it seems to have several problems. Also the build quality seems very cheap compared to the SG2 and the camera and screen are inferior as well.

stim141 said:
Considered Verizon's Galaxy Nexus from Amazon at 99.00 but reading the forums it seems to have several problems. Also the build quality seems very cheap compared to the SG2 and the camera and screen are inferior as well.
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having compared the screens side by side I'd say it's a bit of a wash. our screen has colors that "pop" better but the 720p resolution on the nexus is pretty damn awesome, even if it is pentile. I'm probably going to go with the nexus because I find ICS much more pleasant to use (and I like not having to wait until manufacturers/carriers get their act together for updates), but they're both great phones. The camera is really the only downside to the nexus imo, I can't for the life of me understand why so many people complain about it being "laggy". I think that has more to do with the fact that one of the few improvements touchwiz has over stock android is the transitions are a bit smoother, actual use/switching between apps is pretty equivalent on both