Oh Jackpot... I felt such loss when the Droid4 finally came out, I loved your dedication to the Droid Pro project and the results of your efforts. Nonetheless, I switched, I lost my unlimited data plan... but at least I upgraded, or so I thought. Ever since, I've been so unhappy. The slide out keyboard is nice, but like all sliders, clunky and large. I never typed as fast on any slide as on my Pro, never could get the hang of two handed touch typing like I could on my Pro and never could use the phone in a meaningful way one handed. The extra performance seemed nice but not at the expense of the fixed battery and how shocking to go to your latest CM9 build and feel my phone is more zippy than my recently wipped Dual Core 1.2 Ghz D4. Anyway, as I expected, my D4 slide finally broke... and Motorola's badly documented change in how it handles internal storage meant my SD Card backups were meaningless and I lost everything local I had on it... mostly photos, some videos and a few minor documents, mostly lists of things I needed to do... so annoying about my photos though, like 6 months of my life was ripped away by bad design and even more badly documented changes to how the new Droid4 filing system worked.
So I went back to my trusty Droid Pro (I needed to keep it in case I travel worldwide anyway), dusted off my old CM9 install, updated to the latest, restored a few new apps with Titanium and have to say I couldn't be happier. Why oh why didn't ICS/CM9 make it to the DroidPro before the 4 arrived? I can't say I never would have purchased it, but it sure would have given me pause... 6 months later, it's a shame that going back to a phone almost 2 years old now is a more pleasurable and functional experience than my newer, faster phone. I paid for the accidental damage blah blah (though really, sliders coming apart are a manufacturing or design defect, not really a user fault issue, but I digress.) You've basically convinced me the Pro was a more serious phone for my use case and with ICS9, more relevant to me even today. I have everything I need and the few features I miss from the D4 I find are unnecessary wants... and even if I had them (like 4g or a higher resolution screen) am not sure they would truly improve the phone for what they cost in the way of battery, size, heat, etc. But you sure did improve my old Pro. CM9 in it's current state on my old Pro has a better native email app (I can FINALLY search Exchange messages), less bloat, longer battery (Droid4 vs. Droid Pro 3g to 3g), and I even got WiFi tether to work. I miss the 4g but not the battery drain... my 4g Sprint aircard can suffice for those brief moments I need the additional bandwidth; assuming I'm in an area that has it. The battery cost made it a largely useless feature anyway. Overall, you've taken my backup phone and turned it back into my primary. Anyone want a factory replaced D4 unlocked?
Thank you again Jackpot Calvin for your work... if nothing changes, I have what I need, if you fix the last few niggling details all the better... but please, your contribution was an eye opening and fun surprise to come back to the Pro, like rediscovering an old friend and remembering why you had such a good connection in the first place. All my best.
