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Locked Boot Loader On Droid 3
- Thread starter Preach2k
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SithDroid2187
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That's what I am going to do when I can upgrade, provided that I don't switch to Sprint. LG, Samsung and HTC make quality phones with unlocked bootloaders.
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How important in the lack of 4G to most people though? We still don't have it in my area..
Verizon is on course to provide 4G to all the areas currently on the 3G network by the end of 2012. So Happy now, sad later with the Droid 3.
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Thats a year and a half away until projected completion. Plus with the battery drain, I'm happy with 3G.
NeoPhoenixTE
Member
Well! Looks like I'll be chillin and waiting for the Droid 4 for my next upgrade, heh.
I don't see what all the frustration is about. Motorola has announced that the Atrix 4G, along with many other new releases, will have their bootloaders unlocked by future software updates.
In addition, look at how many ROM's are available for the Droid X and Droid 2. I would hardly call that "stuck" with stock. CyanogenMod Roms are being refined currently, and there is little doubt that stability will be reached eventually. The only challenge I see right now is overclocking and optimized kernels.
The Thunderbolt is probably amongst the hardest phones to root and hack. Yes, the bootloader has been cracked, but still no stable CM7 for it? Sense is caked so heavily onto the phone and all of the coding, I'd imagine that creating a stable AOSP ROM would be very tough.
For those of us who want a phone that "just works", Motorola is the way to go. I can't wait for the Bionic, locked bootloader or not.
In addition, look at how many ROM's are available for the Droid X and Droid 2. I would hardly call that "stuck" with stock. CyanogenMod Roms are being refined currently, and there is little doubt that stability will be reached eventually. The only challenge I see right now is overclocking and optimized kernels.
The Thunderbolt is probably amongst the hardest phones to root and hack. Yes, the bootloader has been cracked, but still no stable CM7 for it? Sense is caked so heavily onto the phone and all of the coding, I'd imagine that creating a stable AOSP ROM would be very tough.
For those of us who want a phone that "just works", Motorola is the way to go. I can't wait for the Bionic, locked bootloader or not.
Same here. Why would I go through the frustration of waiting for an awesome new phone to be rooted so I can be completely happy with it when I have my OG Droid the way I want it right now?
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Limbwalker
Member
The locked bootloader doesn't impact my decision as much as the" no 4G" . . . dancedroid
I figured the bootloader would be locked. It was too late in the game to change that before release. I'm willing to bet it will be unlocked in a not too distant future update.
Larry_ThaGr81
Active Member
I see Moto still hasn't learned. Well when they don't sell as many as they anticipate, they only have themselves to blame.