R.I.P: Motorola DROID?

2. tuminatr posted on 16 Jul 2010, 01:07 0 0

I think it depends if you are into customizing your droid, the Droid 2 is likely to have the same boot loader as the droid X so custom roms are difficult. I have a droid running the crygonmod and @ 1.2ghz so no need to get a new droid if it is not customizable

9. cellgeek82 posted on 16 Jul 2010, 08:03 0 0

The Droid is a great device but I played around with the Droid X at a Verizon store yesterday and it rocks! For those who don't have a Droid device yet don't be disheartened, the Droid X will fill the void. It's super fast, great customizations and features, more home pages (Droid has 3, Droid X has 7) and many more features and such. I had to stop testing it out because several other people were "in line" to check it out so I humbly moved along. As soon as I'm able I'll more likely upgrade to the Droid X.

11. Sniggly posted on 16 Jul 2010, 08:09 0 0

No, warranty department will still keep plenty of Droids on hand for any claims which need to be filled. I doubt they'll run out for a long time.

15. zuno gyakusatsu posted on 16 Jul 2010, 10:39 0 0

nope. you will just keep getting shitty replacement phones with the same defects motorola is known for. display failures, proximity sensor failure, no power...the list goes on and on. go motorola!!

18. Sniggly posted on 16 Jul 2010, 12:06 0 0

"The same defects Motorola is *known* for." Oh really? Please tell this former warranty department employee what your preferred phone brand is, and if it's sold by Verizon I can pick at least one or two models from that brand that had major issues. For example: you say LG. I say: EnV 2, which had outer keys which would stop working, inner screen not working, outer screen not working, charging port would stop working, charging port would pull OUT, hinge would break, phone would shut off and come back on, phone would shut off and never come back on, etc. The only Motorola recall Verizon ever experienced had to do with their Mot Bat 1 batteries, which sucked. Other than that, Motorola phones were actually about as reliable as any other brand Verizon's sold. Their only crimes were that they were a little boring and a little slow. The KRZR, RIZR, and Rival were the only models which just sucked period when I worked there. I know several people who own Droids, have had them for months, and swear by them. My dad had a Razr for three years and only gave it up because his company forced him to upgrade to an EnV 2. He never had a single issue with the phone. Not one. So, let's try and get our facts straight, shall we?

21. corporateJP posted on 16 Jul 2010, 18:07 0 0

Motorola does suck, pal. Droid was the only good phone in a loooooooooong time, and that's because Google was over their shoulder the whole time it was being built. The Entice gets a free pass, it's the only flip they've made that hasn't glitched since...ever. Every other flip they've made, one out of three had a bad tech-flex wire. Close the phone, it never has a screen again. The idiots at Verizon that let the Rival hit the market and the team that built it should all be fired.

22. Sniggly posted on 16 Jul 2010, 22:39 0 0

The Entice and its predecessor the W755 were both damn good phone models. If anything ever went wrong with the W755 it usually had to do with the battery. The VU204 was only slightly less reliable. The Krave kinda sucked, but it bnever sold well enough to gauge its reliability. Same for the...crap, forget what that little flip was with the jewel buttons. The RAZR was a pretty good phone too. When I was in warranty department there was not a single phone by a single manufacturer which I never got a call on. Almost every LG phone in the same time period would get multiple calls a day. Samsung had the same track record to a lesser extent. At the same time, I have a T-Mobile Motorola sitting in my car right no which I could use if I charged it and threw in a SIM card. The V195s, look it up. It was still being sold on T-mobile's website last year, and it was an old model when I got it three years ago. Had Bluetooth and web browsing capability, and when it was new I got 28 days out of its battery. Even at the end of the time I used it I was still getting over a wek out of a single charge, constant texting and web use included. Also, even if Motorola's software was a little slow, their reception on their phones has always been great. So what I'm trying to say is: I've paid attention to Motorola, along with several other phone companies, and I don't rank them any worse than any other maker. Hell, I'll pick on Nokia first. Now THERE'S a company that's gone down the tubes.

19. Sniggly posted on 16 Jul 2010, 12:08 0 0

Well, one of the things addressed in the Droid 2 is apparently the keyboard, which didn't have the best physical design. So I don't mind them coming out with a new model *so soon.* It's really not any faster than the release schedule for other phone sequels, like the Intensity 2, Accolade, etc.