I’m thinking about taking another shot at replacing my old Palm 700p cellphone and am looking for something that is at least as good as what I bought 5 years ago. As many of you know, I tried the HTC Touch Pro2 and ended up returning it because it was so dysfunctional. I went to a Verizon store and was somewhat impressed. The thing actually seems to work. I didn’t see any kind of stylus with it which may be a good thing. Perhaps you don’t need one.
So – should I buy this phone or is there yet a better one about to come out? Should I wait for the Droid 2?
I have a few questions.
1) Since it’s a Linux box – is there a Bash command line?
2) Need an SSH client.
3) Would like to be able to turn it into a hotspot like I could do with the Windows phone I took back. Can that be done?
4) Youtube video was pretty grainy. I’m wondering why?
5) Where are good sites to get apps for this platform.
What else should I know or consider before buying this phone? Is it mature? There are no honest reviews out there for any phone and unlike most reviewers I am interested in how well it makes phone calls. One thing I almost never see in a review is the phone app. I’m also interested in the email app. If an email has an attached WAV file, can I play it?
Thoughts?
Is this an APP phone running nothing more then WHATS ON IT..
or a real computer telephone WHICH you can run anything thats OPEN to Linux??
not just a WEB based computer.
Im sorry. But I want a phone that I can ADAPT to what I need/want. If I want CHEAP 3mp pics, or 10mp pics, I can select it, or ADDON.
90% of cellphone cameras, have NO FOCUS or even a Lens to clear up the picture, just a protective cover. It gets scratched and FOGGY and you get NOTHING..
I would also like a CELLPHONE and Computer to have SEPARATE batteries. If one dies, I can STILL use the other features.
In all reality..IF you want pictures and VIDEO get a CAMERA..
Kid I work with got one. He loves it already.
maybe check out the nokia n900 which looks kind of similar
no shell access in android, so no bash. connectbot is an ssh client for android. wifi sharing is technically feasible but you better ask someone who has actually tried it – there is an android app wifi router. motorola will undoubtedly have a droid app shop, there are a few others, google might have a list. for what it’s worth, i hate sliders – the slide mechanisms are fragile, prone to jamming with sand and grit, become difficult in extreme cold, and the teeny keyboard is useless in gloves.
I live in Gilroy California so we don’t get extreme cold.
“Is it mature?” – Released few days ago on platform about year old…
Yes
Motorola makes crummy products. Over the last ten years, both I and everyone I’ve known have been unhappy with every Motorola product they’ve bought. (This is a shame, they used to make great stuff.) Wait for something from Nokia, Samsung, Sony Erikson, or any brand that has some happy customers. Don’t waste your time and money on a company with a proven record of failure. Good android phones are coming.
The Droid is the best Smart Phone that Verizon has until they get the iPhone next year. So go ahead and get the Droid.
I love the Android 2.0 OS, but the Moto hardware, to me, felt and looks like something out of the 90′s except for the screen.
If only they could take the internals from the Moto Droid and stuff it into the Eris shell…
I currently have both an iPhone 3GS and an HTC Hero (same as the Eris) on Sprint and HTC plans to update it with Android 2.0. Once they do, I’m going to shitcan the iPhone and AT&T.
Yes, buy it. Then you can tell us all about it.
I want one but I am going to hold off until next year. First adopters always get screwed. Maybe I will get one when they release the next Android update.
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It doesn’t matter that the keys are as big as 6 inch tiles and the keyboard is 8 feet long, what I want is a phone that can do text at 60 below with my mittens on while I mush my team thru the Iditarod.
You forgot underwater while scuba diving. The Rolex Oyster Droid…
Moron
It’s kinda fugly.
I don’t have an iPhone, I’m not an Apple fan, but I was impressed the first time I played with an iPhone at an Apple store, the day after they came out. Everything worked, including the new features, without a single “How the hell do I do this?” moment.
Opposite experience today with the Droid, which I really wanted to like. Had to go to two Verizon stores before I found one that worked. Very little was intuitive. I’m sure I could learn the interface, but hats off to Apple for making a powerful interface that I didn’t have to sweat.
My website has a long URL, making it a great test for the keyboard. I’ve never made a typo typing it out on the iPhone. Took me more than a minute on both the real and the virtual keyboard on the Droid. Yecch.
First impression: did somebody PAY for all that good ink? I really, really wanted to like the Droid, and I left totally underwhelmed.
Been a Palm Pre “early adopter” now for a while… Love the thing. Cheap to own too. Sprint coverage is great here and when i do roam it roams on Verizon. Sprint costs less, has fast networks, and the gives the main line an upgrade every year! Keep up with new products!
I could see the iPhone once they add some carrier who is not AT&T.
Droid may be the best Android phone so far – yet I believe the pre to be the best choice so far. Droid has my attention – but watch out for Verizon’s contract– rumor is getting out is really $$$.
Oh, and the droid keyboard… wtf?
No data services are available during an in-progress phone call.
See the wired.com review.
I would love to dump my iphone, but the droid doesn’t to it for me yet. The screen is not wide enough, eventhough it is tall enough. I have both verizion (casio boulder-great phone/poor GUI) and AT&T (iphone 3G).
I probably won’t buy a new phone until the new 4G iphone comes out. By that time my iphone’s battery will be shot, and it will be time to upgrade.
I would wait until 2q2010 to make a choice. The market will have more choices then.
I’d also wait for a phone that can fully support Adobe Flash. Browsing the web without any Flash capability is a bummer.
Gilroy? Yuck. No offense but you should save your money and move to nicer locale, preferably a place that doesn’t reek of a vegetable.
The WalMart in Gilroy is the scariest place on the planet.
I would go for the Nokia N900 over the Droid