Im bordering on getting to that point. Im trying to remember the good here and since installing Launcher Pro it isnt as bad but even so, whatever happened to the days when I didnt have these problems? Im beginning to think that other Droids will be like this as well and if so, maybe I should leave them be until theyre good and quick like they used to be. I also wanted to add, I have a friend that got his Droid shortly before me. His touch screen does whatever it wants. His keyboard doesnt work right and hes lost letters. His battery barely lasts a few hours. Think he said its dead in four hours, I might be wrong. He also cannot find a Droid that he wants right now. IMHO theres a horrible selection out ATM. So hes talked of getting a battery and waiting it out. Im trying to wait it out but patience is wearing thin.
I really wanted to quote your whole post but didnt to save space. Thats a very good post and Ill attempt to answer each part of it.
Okay, speed. Thing is, Im a busy guy. I know rooting takes only a few minutes but really, I have so many other things to worry about right now. I just dont want to be bothered with rooting. The man at Verizon suggested LauncherPro and that has sped things up but only slightly. Im waiting for it to go back to getting on my last nerve.
iPhone, few things. One, it has a few apps I want. Flipside, Im losing more than a few apps that I know and enjoy such as Handcent. This is why getting one is proving to be such a hard decision. I also messed with one in the store today and played Sonic The Hedgehog 4. I cant begin to tell you how much of a pain in the neck it is. This is the problem with having games that have touch screen controls, IMHO. The controls get in the way of gameplay. I shouldnt have my finger covering up some of the game. One thing I appreciated about my Droid was that I didnt have that problem but alas, instead I got serious cramps in my fingers. Cant win either way, phones arent really meant for gaming. Ive wanted an iPhone for some time and wanted to switch over many times. When it was on AT&T I wanted one, this is before I even came to Verizon, but I could tell even then that it was garbage. Even now I see people telling me all the time they cant get signals but this is AT&T. Im hoping its much better with Verizon. However, whereas the Droid will be updated in a few months and itll be out of style, Im not particularly sure itll be that way with the iPhone. I see many people still using 3G iPhones but few with Droid 1s. I just see the whole iOS as more reliable. Maybe Im wrong but I hope Im not.
Droid without a keyboard, I tried my mothers Fascinate for awhile and used Swype, its okay but I didnt like it that much. I tried out the Droid X way back when it came out, didnt like that either. Think they might be alittle too big for my tastes really, but also I just dont like the phones. Im only prepared to deal with all touch screen with an iPhone but any other phone, no.
The plans, yes, thats my gripe. Thats my main gripe and why I called this thread a 'burn'. That annoyed me then and annoys me even now. And the fact is this is something I have to just deal with. I looked around, I found an Android powered Sidekick running 4G on T-Mobile / AT&T. Guess what, only two year plans. Seems thats the norm nowadays so I better learn to work EBay or just deal with it. But sadly changing providers wont help anything.
Droid 2 Global, as I said, I just wanted the R2D2 and recall it didnt have the best of reviews. I didnt read them, I just saw the number of stars on the VerizonWireless website and kept going. I dont really have anything against it, I just dont particularly want it right now, especially for two years. Again, with this Droid acting stupid Im beginning to wonder, can I deal with another Droid doing that to me? This is why Im even skeptical about the R2D2. Im not trying to sign a contract for two years, have this thing be outdated in a week, because how long has the Droid 2 been out now, and be stuck in the same predicament I have here. That makes me thankful that Im stuck getting it off EBay because hopefully now Ill be able to snag one without a contract.
Ideally, Id have an iPhone 4G and Droid R2D2. I think this new month-to-month or two year contract thing is horrible and am very dismayed at the loss of the one year contract. Sadly nothing can be done about it. Im also dismayed at the lack of decent Android phones on the horizon. Sure I can wait but the more the phone messes up the angrier and more annoyed one gets.
Forgot about those points. Any others that put Droid on top? Come on, Im trying to make an educated decision here. I dont much consider it whining but what whiner would admit to it? However, Im not taking the blame for not being able to afford the phone when it came out. I didnt have it then, they wanted a crazy amount of money, think it was $500. I will, however, take the blame for not doing a one year contract as I had wanted originally. Thats 100% my fault.So, what are you waiting for...go get that iPhone...then feel free to go to the iPhone forums and start some threads there crying about the lack of swappable batteries, no widget support, no increase in storage size without buying a new device, etc, etc etc....
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