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Now I'm having second thoughts for some reason.. I currently have MyTouch 3G and dreading for a a new phone soon. Should I get the G2 now or just hold on a bit longer and get something better? please guys.. enlighten me with your thoughts and comments! thanks.
Also, If I do go forward in getting a G2.. should I upgrade through store or through phone?
Well i just switched from a mt3g to a g2....Once you have these phones side by side..The my touch feels like a toy!
Well. I came from a vibrant,it was awesome at first and then the bugs came out and I hated it,sold it and some cool guy sold me the g2 and this phone is the first and best keyboard phone I've ever had.I have compared it to my girls mytouch slide,and I had a mytouch 3g when it came out,not a big fan of those lag loving phones.its my 2 cents
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Get the G2!!
It's currently the most powerful android phone out there, at least in my opinion.
There's nothing really better with T-Mobile, the Nexus S is more of Samsung's cheap plastic toys, Now with Google's full support! - If your in to that...
You should just get the g2. There's always going to be a better phone coming down the pipes. Its how the phone market works.
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I hope this phone will still be available in Sept. That is when i can upgrade. I don't see anything else I'm interested in. I don't want a 4.3 inch phone. Way to damn big.
I completely agree about the size. That really turned me off in the other current models. But in september there may be others that fit this sweet spot. If not I'd bet this will still be on sale. I got my Eris 4.5 months after it launched.
There was a rumor of a mini Mecha (thunderbolt) with 3.5" screen. That may be available. I'm sure they will still have Dinc2s in September
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There's not going to be a whole lot of new stuff for a while. You might see some shrinkage (like the mini Mecha mentioned) of the lightweight hardware, and maybe some of the really delayed stuff will launch (mostly dual core stuff), but the next round of latest and greatest will be close to CES (Consumer Electronics Show) time.
You would be insane to upgrade to this phone in September. There will be a lot better stuff out by then and this one will be a half a year old.
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I just had to use my annual upgrade yesterday on the 6th before verizon changed their data plans. I dont know but something about only 2gb for 30 bucks is a rip off to me (even tho I rarely use that much). I was only a month away from my full discount price but thought unlimited data was worth more than an extra discount. I already got a great deal on the phone I think, 99bucks on vzws site with free shipping for the I2.
Anyway, I just hope I'm going to like the bigger screen coming from the eris. My wife has the first gen incredible and I loved the screen size and this was the best one I could find since I refuse to go with an iphone after coming to love android.
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Since the I2 just came out, why wouldnt it be available in sept?
MJL99 said:
I just had to use my annual upgrade yesterday on the 6th before verizon changed their data plans. I dont know but something about only 2gb for 30 bucks is a rip off to me (even tho I rarely use that much). I was only a month away from my full discount price but thought unlimited data was worth more than an extra discount. I already got a great deal on the phone I think, 99bucks on vzws site with free shipping for the I2.
Anyway, I just hope I'm going to like the bigger screen coming from the eris. My wife has the first gen incredible and I loved the screen size and this was the best one I could find since I refuse to go with an iphone after coming to love android.
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Since the I2 just came out, why wouldnt it be available in sept?
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I love this phone coming from the Eris plus its pretty dang fast. The 4" is perfect
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knipp21 said:
I love this phone coming from the Eris plus its pretty dang fast. The 4" is perfect
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Came from the Eris myself and I agree. I just miss CM
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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
When I bought my g4 I was torn between the g4 and the nexus 6.
I chose the g4 based on how much I liked my g3 and after having this g4 for 6 weeks I just cannot take these touch screen issues and a few other minor issues. Since the nexus 6 was on sale at Amazon I jumped on it.
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bigmatt503 said:
When I bought my g4 I was torn between the g4 and the nexus 6.
I chose the g4 based on how much I liked my g3 and after having this g4 for 6 weeks I just cannot take these touch screen issues and a few other minor issues. Since the nexus 6 was on sale at Amazon I jumped on it.
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I'm sorry you bought into an old phone weeks before the new one is due to be announced.
bigmatt503 said:
When I bought my g4 I was torn between the g4 and the nexus 6.
I chose the g4 based on how much I liked my g3 and after having this g4 for 6 weeks I just cannot take these touch screen issues and a few other minor issues. Since the nexus 6 was on sale at Amazon I jumped on it.
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Thanks for letting us know?
I don't give a crap if it's 11 months old! It still will keep up with 95% of today's flagship phones. The point of my post was that the verizon version of the lg g4 has a lot of issues and my window to return has passed. But thanks for the sarcastic and usual XDA comment.
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bigmatt503 said:
I don't give a crap if it's 11 months old! It still will keep up with 95% of today's flagship phones. The point of my post was that the verizon version of the lg g4 has a lot of issues and my window to return has passed. But thanks for the sarcastic and usual XDA comment.
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Well come on. You go on the G4 forums saying how you dislike the G4. I have no idea what you were expecting for a response...
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I don't give a crap if it's 11 months old! It still will keep up with 95% of today's flagship phones. The point of my post was that the verizon version of the lg g4 has a lot of issues and my window to return has passed. But thanks for the sarcastic and usual XDA comment.
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The Nexus 6 has a much worse camera too.
So you felt the need to create a thread on the G4 forum about how your return window was almost up and decided to get a different phone?
The point of my post was that the g4 (verizon version) has been a complete letdown and that I followed this sub forum since getting the phone and the threads with the most comments are the root threads and/or touch screen problems. When I upgraded from the g3 I thought I would be getting a better product. Neither LG or Verizon will acknowledge the issues this version has. That's why I gave up on the phone, maybe it's a downgrade? All I know is that my particular phone sucked ass and it's great to have a phone that at just works.
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Although some are being babies about people talking smack about their beloved LG G4, I think this was a valuable post. He will surely help others who are unsure as to go with the G4 or not. If I were looking to buy a phone that was 100% solid, and came across a thread like this saying that someone gave it an honest try and couldn't continue, I would be very thankful.
Personally i've had zero issues with my VS986 and wouldn't trade it for anything. I would however be nervous if I broke it and had to claim insurance on it since there would be a chance that my replacement would have touchscreen issues.
Thanks OP! Enjoy your Nexus 6!
I understand your pains but you should have got a Moto X Pure. Slightly smaller, better specs, and sd card support. Mine will be in in a couple weeks.
joshw0000 said:
I understand your pains but you should have got a Moto X Pure. Slightly smaller, better specs, and sd card support. Mine will be in in a couple weeks.
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Agreed, the Moto X Pure is pretty much better in every way.
So I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm thinking about selling the phone and grabbing the moto x pure. I'm on the edge program. If I sell the phone and pick up the pure, I know I can activate it at Verizon. Do I have to pay off the G4 before activating pure? Or can I just sell the G4, grab the pure, and continue making payments on the G4? Not sure if that would work or not.
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So I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm thinking about selling the phone and grabbing the moto x pure. I'm on the edge program. If I sell the phone and pick up the pure, I know I can activate it at Verizon. Do I have to pay off the G4 before activating pure? Or can I just sell the G4, grab the pure, and continue making payments on the G4? Not sure if that would work or not.
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Pretty sure whoever you sell it to won't be able to activate it, if it isn't paid off.
sefirosu0522 said:
So I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm thinking about selling the phone and grabbing the moto x pure. I'm on the edge program. If I sell the phone and pick up the pure, I know I can activate it at Verizon. Do I have to pay off the G4 before activating pure? Or can I just sell the G4, grab the pure, and continue making payments on the G4? Not sure if that would work or not.
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Pretty sure whoever you sell it to won't be able to activate it, if it isn't paid off.
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From my understanding, you can buy a new phone and/or sell your current one, but if you stop making payments then the person who bought your phone would no longer be able to use it as it's blacklisted.
Yes, this is true you can sell it just don't stop making the payments.
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I would be hella pissed if my phone stopped working several months into it because the guy who sold it to me never paid it off. That sounds like a scam right there. I think Swappa even checks IMEI numbers prior to being posted.
My G4 is fantastic. I really have little to no problem with it. It runs great, battery is great, camera is amazing, stable, etc. My Qi Charging sticker WAS causing lockups throughout the night but those magically went away (for no apparent reason). It will occasionally miss taps (which I suspect to be a background process or CPU throttle issue) and the Notification light gets wonky occasionally (blinks when no notifications).
Other than that the G4 is a powerhouse. There are 2 new Nexus phones to be released this year and the LG seems to be a smaller brother to the G4 (SD 808, 2700mAh battery, 5.2" screen) and the Huawei which is rumored to either use their own CPU, SD810, or SD820 (which I doubt). I would be leery of any of the other 2 choices. If you were to get the LG, you would be sacrificing specs for plain Android (like always)
Phones on Verizon edge do NOT show as a financed phone. I know this seems wrong but it's true, I just checked my wife's droid turbo on swappa and it's clear for activation.
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Phones on Verizon edge do NOT show as a financed phone. I know this seems wrong but it's true, I just checked my wife's droid turbo on swappa and it's clear for activation.
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Technically Swappa does not allow the sale of a financed device per their listing criteria. However as far as I understand there is no way for them to verify if a phone is on an installment/payment plan.
well, I can only hope that you will like your nexus 6. Don't hate your phone~
So far so good
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Clearly thread served its purpose. OP moved on to different device.
All further off topic conversation belongs in the Lounge here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=60267764
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CRAP!! I just ordered 2 lg g5's for sprint because best buy is offering them at $5 a month for 24 months or after activation $150 with no contract change. I have the g3. And love fulmics. Never even thought root would be an issue but the g5 on sprint cant be rooted? I just learned that. CRAP CRAP CRAP!!! Stupid sprint! Stupid Lg.....stupid me. Crap
loopytee said:
CRAP!! I just ordered 2 lg g5's for sprint because best buy is offering them at $5 a month for 24 months or after activation $150 with no contract change. I have the g3. And love fulmics. Never even thought root would be an issue but the g5 on sprint cant be rooted? I just learned that. CRAP CRAP CRAP!!! Stupid sprint! Stupid Lg.....stupid me. Crap
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lol, do you wish to sell ?
30 day return policy, right?
It's not the end of the world. It's a great phone without root. I haven't been able to say that about a lot of phones
I got lucky and somehow the order got messed up and best buy canceled it before they shipped out.
Yeah I got my G5 about a month ago. I've rooted every phone I have had prior to this one. However, I have had no need to root this phone as it seems to do all I need without root. I came from a Galaxy S4, so this is like going from a Prius to a Porsche.
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Good phone (minus GPS, getting hot and power button) while it lasts. 9 months mine boot loops.
Luckily I only paid 1$ for it with the last of the 2 year upgrade plans. But the wife has the one with 5$ a month offer...doubt it will make it to the 2 year mark though. There is word out the g6 has same bootloops issues too.
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adu1982 said:
Good phone (minus GPS, getting hot and power button) while it lasts. 9 months mine boot loops.
Luckily I only paid 1$ for it with the last of the 2 year upgrade plans. But the wife has the one with 5$ a month offer...doubt it will make it to the 2 year mark though. There is word out the g6 has same bootloops issues too.
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Does yours have a physical problem that's causing it to bootloop or a software problem? A phone here or there with an issue is not evidence of a G4-style bootloop epidemic, and I've only seen a handful of reports of G6s bootlooping without much explanation of whether it's a hardware or software issue. I've seen a bunch of people pointing to that expansion of the G4/V10 class action to include the G5/V20 as evidence of G5 bootloops but no actual evidence that that's anything more than lawyers casting a wider net to bulk up their own payday.
I am a ups driver so I am outside a lot with the phone in my packet. As a side interest I am going for computer infotech bachelor. My personal opinion is that many will have my same problem and it is a hardware based problem from getting hot. I've seen YouTube videos where reheating the CPU (do a disconnect between CPU and board) is the issue. Mine lasted 10 months so built wise is better than the lg g4 BUT I have a tsrong feeling that as they time will pass a bit many will have this problem. The GPS issue and rear button is well known and that is from build quality too...we know that by now for a fact.. the bootloops will surface too.
I plan to try the Mobo/CPU fix and then play with it since selling it as a broken phone has no value really.
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