Comments on: Buy The Motorola Droid Now (and Droid Eris)!

By: TheOtherJim

TheOtherJim — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:29 +0000

Second day with the Droid; Google Sky is just amazing! It was a kick to tilt the Droid down and see Google Sky point out the position of the sun… on the other side of the planet! Sadly, Vista 64 is not Droid-friendly; USB transfer doesn’t work. (I know, you have to mount it first… doesn’t work on Vista 64, but works fine on XP.) Can’t connect with Bluetooth either, but pairing works. And ditto a previous comment re: Google satellite – the resolution is just amazing.

Question: what’s the difference between the $29.95 web and email plan and the $44.95 unlimited data plan? Verizon’s online description isn’t helpful.

By: leximusprime

leximusprime — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:32:49 +0000

echos are almost always a malfunction of the network, try updating the phone *228 option 2. If this does not fix it do a battery pull then call into tech support and they can check the switch. 8009220204 option 3. Call from a phone other than your own. Also, try turning the volume down, sometimes it catches the speaker audio.

@Matt – why are you thinking of returning it? Standard for VZW is 30 days exchange with $35 restocking fee

By: tanya h.

tanya h. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:42:27 +0000

ok, I’m getting way too many echo echos sounds when i receive a call. it doesn’t happen when i initiate the call. only when i receive a call. is this a known glitch?? gonna go back to verizon and exchange my handset. what a disapointment

By: Matt Escopeta

Matt Escopeta — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:37:24 +0000

I dunno. Had it for 5 days now. Thinking about returning it. Sales rep said I had 10 days to return.

By: leximusprime

leximusprime — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:09:32 +0000

Tmobile is GSM, VZW is CDMA = no SIM card = no worky.

NE2 is a function of your tenure w the company. You don’t have to do anything to qualify except be @34.99 or higher price plan for 20 mos since the last discounted upgrade.

Fedex does deliver on Saturdays for 19.99.

Phone requires a 29.99 data plan on top of the voice plan, but literally thousands of employers will get you a discount just for working there. EX GE gets 22% off the voice plan and 20% off the data. That means your plan is 500 Mhz) physical keyboard, awesome camera, and is 2.0 out the box. HTC has some unique software touches (Touchflo, Sense UI) that make it a really cool phone too. But the nav and the web browsing, Moto takes the cake in my mind.

Regardless of all we say, this is the first step in a whole new direction for this company and the future of wireless. I look forward to being watching the evolution.

By: obeyryan

obeyryan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:44:55 +0000

does anyone know if the droid can be unlocked and used on for tmobile!

By: Del

Del — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:27:22 +0000

Nigel,

Is there a way I could get that $70 a month plan with the special Phandroid Droid deal? Would be nice to get -$50 on the phone.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:24:19 +0000

For anyone still deciding between the Droid and the iPhone, check out this comparison graphic I found…

http://www.muffslap.com/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone/

By: Mhiker

Mhiker — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:54:45 +0000

@JayZee

Unfortunately no…I entered the coupon for Free Overnight on VZW hoping I would get the Eris today but instead it is sitting 10 miles from my house and I can’t get it…I guess I will wait until Monday.

By: JayZee

JayZee — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:17:00 +0000

Does FedEx deliver on Saturday’s? Let us know if you get your phone today!

By: Nigel

Nigel — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:47:49 +0000

Hey Del,

I think you will find there is no such thing as true unlimited data from any carrier now, they all have 5gb cap, which is still a lot of data unless you tether, which is why I think Verizon will charge extra for tethering.

This site was one of the clearer ones I found in sorting through fact from fiction

http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/846/63/

But on Verizon, with the new Droid, you can get the 450 mins + 29.95 data plan for the 69.90 each month plus the usual taxes and fees, etc.

Hope this helps. There is a lot of conflicting info out there, even from diff verizon reps whcih doesn’t make it any easier. E.g. the exchange synch $15 extra debacle.

By: Del

Del — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:18:29 +0000

@Nigel:

Ah, sorry I’m new to the whole mobile scene. If you could point me to where I could acquire a Droid with 70 a month plan with voice and data (preferably unlimited data/text, I don’t really care how many anytime minutes it is) that would be capital.

By: Sonny

Sonny — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:26:12 +0000

My new Droid is AWESOME, it’s so incredibly fast. My G1 is lookin’ real old now.

By: a

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:47:18 +0000

voice search works the same on other android phones. but yes, it’s impressive

By: Brad B

Brad B — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:37:48 +0000

Also

WOW. Street view during navigation, straight from Google Earth maps.

This is freaking sweet.