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★★★ The "Official" I got my DROID BIONIC Thread ★★★

Went out to try one out and I find the only store that only has a dummy demo model :( guy got in 2 and both were sold and was told hopefully will get some more in a couple of days:blink:

Well guess its off to BJ's tomorrow and see what kind of deals that they are offering, if any.

BJs, at least the one here, just has a Verizon Corporate kiosk inside, so they have the same offers as any other Verizon store.
 
Mine JUST got delivered.
Inserted the SIM card, called the number in the book to activate it and powered up.
The LTE icon is up on the bar but I have a flashing triangle and when I tap to start the setup it says "Please wait until your phone has been activated and restarted".

Does it automatically reboot or should I power cycle it?
 
Just got mine from costco. My very first impression? The screen is just as bad as the x2. I don't know what was going through those peoples minds when they proclaimed its screen as "beautiful". Rose colored glasses anyone? Just saying though, the screen isn't a big issue for me. Trying to completely kill this battery here at work so i can fully charge it.

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Mine JUST got delivered.
Inserted the SIM card, called the number in the book to activate it and powered up.
The LTE icon is up on the bar but I have a flashing triangle and when I tap to start the setup it says "Please wait until your phone has been activated and restarted".

Does it automatically reboot or should I power cycle it?

There's a number in the book? My activation guide was missing. What number did you call?
 
activation keeps failing.... i shut off my dx ... takes 15 mins fails and asks me to retry.. the whole time up top has a blinking triangle.... i even logged into wifi.... batt pulls didnt work either
 
Blistered.

That's my hands now that I tried it out yesterday at VZ. I was using the stock browser and the webpages were popping up. I thought, "this is crazy, it MUST be on their wireless N". Instead of searching around on the phone (first time in my hands), I googled speedtest.net. It took me to the market (instantly), I downloaded the app (instantly), installed it (instantly) and it came up (you know how) and I ran it. 28 Mpbs down/11 Mpbs up. "Wow they have a fast connection, and thier router isn't bad either." I thought. Then I checked under settings, the WiFi wasn't EVEN ON!! DO WHAT??? 28/11 with 4G?


This phone is mine! It's being delivered Monday. (I tried to get one that day, but they wouldn't let me move my Upgrade date from 9/19 (a week and a half or so). After calling *611 and speaking with a supervisor, he agreed saying, "since you've been a customer since 98 and have an excellent payment history." Whatever, just send me

MY BIONIC.


ps - at 51, my eysight can't much makeout a pentile from an erectile.
 
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I am amazed at some of the 4G speeds people are claiming. The best I pulled from speedtest was about 1.5 megs... I figure 10x's better max with a full connection, but 20x's faster? Wow...
I work in a building, that is basically a metal building, that really makes it hard to receive a decent signal inside the building. I know that the 4G connection should be stronger and likely reach my phone better. It was one of the main reasons I wanted to jump to 4G so fast. However, I still have to wait for 4G to be put up in my area.. Looking at the 15th of this month. So I got that to wait for.

I was going to wait out and hear some reviews on the lapdock. Everyone has ipads and other tablets. I figured this was a neat little work around. Small compact, and uses my phone. So, add in 4G and what really compares, right? Sadly - I've heard some scary reviews with it.. Basically complaints of a no back lit keyboard, which wouldn't matter to me too much. But the real concern is the typing speed. I type about 100 wpm, so I figured this would be great for using to text ppl faster. Looks like I'll out type the speed of the phone!

Not sure what people are claiming with the screen. I'm normally one to notice quality differences from 720P, 1080i to 1080P. Not sure what the big deal is, but, I'm not going to complain. I'm going from a DX to the Bionic, and I see that it has much improved. Nothing day & night difference wise, but just a better overall phone. The big kicker for me was 4G.
I wanted motorola for the sake of the lapdock option if I choose to go that route. So no sense in waiting for something better. Unless the Droid HD is a stellar phone... Than I
may think, oops! Pulled the trigger too soon.

oh well, than just buy retail and sell the old device, right? :)
 
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