YEAH baby! My Demo will be here today!

[WorldOfJohnboy]

Yes!! I want his cat!! My other cat died a month ago and I'm watching ghost stories with my kids right now. Finally, someone figured me out :clap:

At the risk of sounding like those types of people, we have 3 cats. I am pretty sure my wife wouldn't miss the one I took pictures of, though he's my buddy and a great lap cat.

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

i just thought of another question! i hadn't seen it asked before either.. how is the vibration function? i had the og moto droid and the vibration on that phone was amazing! than went to the droid incredible and it wasn't as strong as the droid..how is the vibration on the thunderbolt?

Definitely not as strong as my Droid X, but still strong enough that I can feel it in my pocket, even my winter coat pocket. It gets the job done.

 

[robrecht]

Thanks, Johnboy, for all the great info.

I'm bummed that this phone is plastic and not aluminum. Not sure where we first heard it was aluminum, but that was part of the appeal of this device for me, compared with other LTE phones lining up behind this one. Now I'm more likely to wait and see, I guess.

Again, good info, thanks.

 

[robrecht]

... Not sure where we first heard it was aluminum ...

This smartketai guy said back in January it's unibody aluminum:
[video=youtube;1-VeohhXQnM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-VeohhXQnM&feature=relmfu[/video]
Not sure where he heard this.

 

[krpiper]

In this release date thread, the admin cereal killer posted this message

"I don't know ladies and gentlemen. Something is up with this handset and I think they are going to release an unpolished product on you all.

I would seriously reconsider getting this handset upon release. Im predicting something wicked (as in bad as in not good ) comes this way with the Thunder Bolt. They are under tremendous pressure to get this thing out and I think they will release an unpolished product on you all.

You have been forewarned..........."

Now that you have had hands on time, have you seen anything unpolished or anything of that sort on this phone?

 

[rushmore]

I imagine you may cancel your pre order but I don't believe they will return your $50. That's not a big deal because the BB $50 credit card you bought is good indefinitely.

Really? So Best Buy 1) Takes Pre-Orders a while ago, 2) Falsely posts a Release date and sends flyers, only to retract them. 3) Angers numerous potential TBolt buyers with all this stupidity and then 4) Won't refund said customers' money for an obvious FAIL?

That is the catch of a preorder....

 

[Stevessvt]

I am wondering, I also have a Droid X, and a GM car with a USB plug that could read my iPhone 4's music from, but cant off my DX,......do you have a vehicle that has a USB input, and if so, does it read from your TBolt?

Thank you, sir.

 

[rushmore]

Hmmmm that's odd Well thanks for responding johnboy.

OK, I installed an App called DiskUsage from the Market. Ran it on the "App Storage" (not the SD Card) and here is what it shows:

• Data - 2955 MiB
• Applications - 573 MiB
• Free space 2381 MiB
• NFS Shift - 99.7 MiB
• Touchdown 26 MiB
• Opera Mobile 20.4 MiB

There are a ton of others (all my aftermarket Applications/APKs) all under 20 "MiB" that I can't list (backgrounds, small apps, etc.) If you total up the major storage hogs, it looks like the 8GB of internal storage is dead on. The nearly 3GB of "Data" is likely for the OS and includes the Cache.

We have been doing a less than good job asking you for information. Sorry.

Forgetting about the sdcard in the sd slot, the internal memory is supposed to be 8gb.

Since you mentioned about 1.95gb device storage space, the balance of the 8gb has to be showing somewhere and that is supposed to be displayed in settings/storage.

8gb of course is not truly "8gb", but after format parameters, about 7.6ish gb.

The puzzling part is you do not see the balance of the 8gb.

You should see three storage locations (counting the microsd):

1. Microsd space (whatever size card in the slot)
2. 1.95gb device storage
3. The balance of the internal 8gb. Should be about 5.6gb.

Since you do not show the balance of the 8gb, this is a concern, unless folks do not mind losing most of the 8gb internal space.

Added: In contrast, your Droid X is mapped differently, since it has two locations (not three):

1. Microsd space
2. 7.6gb device space (for apps only)

Motorola did not allocate any of the 8gb for media storage. Only apps space, which is overkill, since non-Honeycomb versions can NOT handle the amount of apps to fill that space up.

The 1.95gb allocation you mentioned in the TB is a better amount, but would be nice to know where the other 5.6gb went

In regards to the actual OS and operational cache, it will be stored on a separate 512mb to 1GB chip. Earlier devices used to stuff everything (app space too) into a 512mb or smaller chip (G1, Droid, Archos 101 are examples). The catch of course is very low app space. Droid has about 230mb free app space and so does Archos 101 (that amount of space sucks).

 

[EdForsythe]

Best buy will refund your money, I took my card back after a week and was given 50 bucks in cash-it took 3 minutes...you purchased a pre-order not a gift card.

And thanks for the updates Johnboy, why did I choose now for getting my first Android phone...ugh

:icon_ poke::icon_ cry:I know you didn't mean to but the tenor of your reply touched a small nerve. Apparently some BBs will *not* redeem the card for cash. No big deal because I am inclined to be hypersensitive - on second thought - Big - deal:wink: Today, three BBs in my area (MD, DC) informed me authoritatively, that the $50 *Gift Card* was *not* redeemable for cash. It must be used at a BB or you may keep it and use it to squeegee your screen savers.:icon_ peace:
Ed

 

[chadwickity]

Thanks, Johnboy, for all the great info.

I'm bummed that this phone is plastic and not aluminum. Not sure where we first heard it was aluminum, but that was part of the appeal of this device for me, compared with other LTE phones lining up behind this one. Now I'm more likely to wait and see, I guess.

Again, good info, thanks.

I believe that it is aluminum unibody in the true sense of the word, not the MAC branded use of unibody. Unibody just implies that there is a internal frame that is integral to the construction of the unit. I believe that under that plastic there may be an aluminum frame that holds together all the bits and pieces into one unit.

I've never seen or held anything other than a cheap dummy unit in a store though so I can't say for sure just speculation.

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

... Not sure where we first heard it was aluminum ...

This smartketai guy said back in January it's unibody aluminum:
Not sure where he heard this.

The unibody is definitely metal. The plastic I was referring to is the outside cover/bezel. This phone is way too heavy to be internally made of plastic.

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

(snip) Now that you have had hands on time, have you seen anything unpolished or anything of that sort on this phone?

Simply put: NO. (The only thing I have not tested was LTE connectivity, so if there is something wrong with that, I would not know.)

 

[EdForsythe]

In this release date thread, the admin cereal killer posted this message

"I don't know ladies and gentlemen. Something is up with this handset and I think they are going to release an unpolished product on you all.

I would seriously reconsider getting this handset upon release. Im predicting something wicked (as in bad as in not good ) comes this way with the Thunder Bolt. They are under tremendous pressure to get this thing out and I think they will release an unpolished product on you all.

You have been forewarned..........."

Now that you have had hands on time, have you seen anything unpolished or anything of that sort on this phone?

Thanks for the forewarning I too have a few lingering doubts. I like the Sammy Stealth and GalaxyS II. The Super AMOLED Plus screens are fantastic. However, this is my strategy. When my VZ store opens up at 1000 hrs I am not going to look at the TB, caress it, whisper in it's ear, etc. I am going to make my way to the counter and buy it, sight unseen, on a one year contract. Go home, fondle it in the privacy of my home.:heart: Then I'll put in on charge, read/study the manual. When it's fully charged I'm going to spool it up and wring it out, load apps, etc. After 13 days (or possibly less) if I am not completely satisfied with no buyers remorse, doubts, regrets, I will return it to VZ and wait for my dream phone and my life will go on happily:wink:. BTW, No one year contract = no phone.

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

That is the catch of a preorder....

If they hadn't release all the false info and really stirred up people's emotions, I would agree with you. In my eyes, Best Buy has been absolutely the root of all evil over the last month with this phone and their customers have earned a free pass.

 

[WorldOfJohnboy]

I am wondering, I also have a Droid X, and a GM car with a USB plug that could read my iPhone 4's music from, but cant off my DX,......do you have a vehicle that has a USB input, and if so, does it read from your TBolt?

Thank you, sir.

Sorry, I don't I only have two GM vehicles with the AUX port that I use to plug them in to.