I think I am going to stick it out for the HTC Vigor to see what that has to offer. Motorola is just not doing it anymore for me.
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★★★ The "Official" I got my DROID BIONIC Thread ★★★
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Glad ya like it Desso, I think you will enjoy it a lot more when ya have more time to play with it
brianlayman
Member
Training staff can be hard, but this sure seems like a major training fail on Verizon's part. Their staff has access to FAQs but the don't understand them and it is unfair to expect them to do their learning on the phone.
The guy I spoke with tried to tell me these special Verizon simcards could never be pulled from the phone even to be reseated as they were single use. He did this because he misread a line in a FAQ he was breezing through for the first time on the phone with me. Not his fault, but Verizon's for not having proper training for the people initially answering the phones.
Care to share your guy's contact info?
brianlayman
Member
Are you referring to the screen or camera pictures? Both have garnered negative comments...
Screen
I've seen more positive then negative, like I said before. I think a bad batch got sent out. I'm not defending the Bionic because I have one, trust me, if I experienced any of these issues I would have returned it.
Last Thursday I got an email from Verizon inviting me to Pre-Order a Bionic. Today I went in to see and walked out with one. Steep learning curve even having had a Droid. Currently transferring files from my Droid to the Bionic. Right away I had to figure out exactly which option when plugging it into the PC.
Finally got my Bionic - here's my homescreen!
I am loving it! It is so fast, the only thing missing for me right now is 4G (not quite to my area) and wireless tethering. Other than that, this is a great phone! dancedroid
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I am loving it! It is so fast, the only thing missing for me right now is 4G (not quite to my area) and wireless tethering. Other than that, this is a great phone! dancedroid
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scottysize
Active Member
^^^^^^ It does doesn't it. I can't understand all of this hating on the screen.
So I got mine yesterday and have put it through the paces, my thoughts thus far:
-The good.
Fast. Holy crap fast, practically instantaneous. SUCH a upgrade for my ever aging D1, and I was even rather content with it before it started having a mind of it's own and going crazy about 5 times a day.
Battery first cycle: 13hrs. Pretty damn decent for a first go...but for my first go the phone was "Awake" the entire duration, which is different than my Droid so I'm not sure if that's by design or if something was keeping it active.
Screen. HOLY BRIGHT LIGHT, BATMAN. Super bright screen, looks great in the sun too. Yes it's the slightest bit grainy but the benifits are worth it to me as I'm outdoors 80% of the time for work (construction), so this is a big bonus for me.
- The complaints.
Power Button. Ugh, I can't tell you how many times I've tried to power it on from the wrong side! They should have just left that alone because it was far more natural to power from the right.
Cell Standby. It's bad, real bad. I know this is common among all Bionics but it absolutely crushes the battery. Yes the battery lasts a long time due to the Pentile screen but all the savings are lost due to the inefficiency of the Cell Standby. Hopefully once the Bionic has been fully hacked this can be modified somehow.
LED Notification. It's slow, a little too slow...I have to literally stare at my phone to see if I have a notification, kinda defeats the purpose.
Exterior Speaker. It's noticeably quieter than the D1, perhaps even half. This one hurts a bit, but I can deal with it...if not for that annoying clicking sound from audio playback which is a known issue. Thumbs down here for this not being ironed out before release, unacceptable.
News Widget. I preferred the one included with the D1, it was far more simplified and the continuous ticker was nice instead of removing "read" content. This one just sticks out like a sore thumb on the screen so I can't wait to have it themed at the very least.
Nearly all of my complaints can be fixed via software means so here's to hoping for custom rom's, because the hardware on this phone is stellar. :happy:
-The good.
Fast. Holy crap fast, practically instantaneous. SUCH a upgrade for my ever aging D1, and I was even rather content with it before it started having a mind of it's own and going crazy about 5 times a day.
Battery first cycle: 13hrs. Pretty damn decent for a first go...but for my first go the phone was "Awake" the entire duration, which is different than my Droid so I'm not sure if that's by design or if something was keeping it active.
Screen. HOLY BRIGHT LIGHT, BATMAN. Super bright screen, looks great in the sun too. Yes it's the slightest bit grainy but the benifits are worth it to me as I'm outdoors 80% of the time for work (construction), so this is a big bonus for me.
- The complaints.
Power Button. Ugh, I can't tell you how many times I've tried to power it on from the wrong side! They should have just left that alone because it was far more natural to power from the right.
Cell Standby. It's bad, real bad. I know this is common among all Bionics but it absolutely crushes the battery. Yes the battery lasts a long time due to the Pentile screen but all the savings are lost due to the inefficiency of the Cell Standby. Hopefully once the Bionic has been fully hacked this can be modified somehow.
LED Notification. It's slow, a little too slow...I have to literally stare at my phone to see if I have a notification, kinda defeats the purpose.
Exterior Speaker. It's noticeably quieter than the D1, perhaps even half. This one hurts a bit, but I can deal with it...if not for that annoying clicking sound from audio playback which is a known issue. Thumbs down here for this not being ironed out before release, unacceptable.
News Widget. I preferred the one included with the D1, it was far more simplified and the continuous ticker was nice instead of removing "read" content. This one just sticks out like a sore thumb on the screen so I can't wait to have it themed at the very least.
Nearly all of my complaints can be fixed via software means so here's to hoping for custom rom's, because the hardware on this phone is stellar. :happy:
brianlayman
Member
My 4G activated today! My 4G activated today!
I thought I was outside the range as it only said 3G any time I noticed up till now. MAN it's SWEET!
Weird that it isn't instantly active, but who cares! It was almost as fast as my cable. (Which got upgraded to TimeWarner WideBand tonight 50/5 that's sweet too!) But I worked from my phone & laptop the whole time and couldn't tell that I wasn't on my normal wireless.
This officially makes up for the keyboard.
I wonder if the shorter connections to grab email will lead to less battery being used...
I thought I was outside the range as it only said 3G any time I noticed up till now. MAN it's SWEET!
Weird that it isn't instantly active, but who cares! It was almost as fast as my cable. (Which got upgraded to TimeWarner WideBand tonight 50/5 that's sweet too!) But I worked from my phone & laptop the whole time and couldn't tell that I wasn't on my normal wireless.
This officially makes up for the keyboard.
I wonder if the shorter connections to grab email will lead to less battery being used...