Android Thread - Page 76

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 07:56 PM

Hows the battery life of the X?

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 08:23 PM

Great. Seems better than my Droid was. I charge it every night and use the shit out of it during the day and rarely NEED to charge it. Sometimes I throw it on the charger if I'm sitting near it or something but it hasn't died on me yet.

linden · 07-30-2010, 08:52 PM

anyone have a samsung intercept im thinking of getting and dont know dick about droid phones. i was thinking about getting the motorola i1 for nextel but i guess there network sucks so im switching to sprint. that and the i1 is on the first droid platform
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**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 08:54 PM

The i1 is OK but it has old software on it and low res screen and whatnot. As far as network, I'm pretty sure Sprint and Nextel are exactly the same...

But if you are going Sprint, Evo is a beast

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 09:05 PM

Do want EVO

Have you found any other cases for the X? I think Im gonna order a case and screen protector ahead of time.

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 09:09 PM

As far as TPU cases, they only have the "Argyle" ones from what I've seen. The pattern is on the inside and isn't that obvious on my smoked case. But if you want non-TPU, there are lots of cases out for it already. Snap on, silicone, etc. I haven't put a screen protector on the beast yet.

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 09:13 PM

I hate snap on and silicone cases. Will probably go the TPU route. Nobody makes like a slider case?

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 09:15 PM

What do you mean by slider case? Like a pouch you slide it into?

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 09:45 PM

Like this but obviously not for iPhone.

http://www.goincase.com/products/det...r-case-cl59044

---------- Post added at 02:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ----------

Rooting it is seriously this easy?

http://www.softsailor.com/news/35181...-released.html

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 09:46 PM

Ohhhhh ok, I had one like that for my Touch.

Haven't seen any for the X though. Most likely due to the hump.

---------- Post added at 01:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 PM ----------

lol yes its very easy. Even before the little GUI app was made, it was super easy. But it is only root, not recovery

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 09:48 PM

Ah ok. Thats fuckin awesome its that easy. Im gonna order from costco when I get back. They have free activation and accessories.

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 10:14 PM

its a nice phone, don't think you'll be disappointed. (except for the bootloader of course)

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 10:40 PM

If FroYo comes soon I wont really care. The shitty thing is you can't overclock and no black bar. I don't even use half the feautures in CM.

Do you pay the extra 30 a month to tether? Dunno if I should try to get away with not paying it since I'm gonna be tethering a lot.

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 10:48 PM

It should be $20, not $30 and its limited to 2gb I think. Up to you if you want to try it out. You can always cancel it if you find yourself going over 2gb or not using it much or whatever. Froyo should be here in August at some point, many say early August

. The phone is fast enough that I have NO want to OC it. The Droid I had to OC but the X is a beast.

I just want my fucking black bar!! Which can be achieved with just root, some people have already done it. The only thing is, there is currently no way to recover from a bricked phone. Screwing up the black bar (framework-res.apk) can cause a brick. So it is too risky right now.

So once they figure out a way to go back to stock, the black bar is completely possible without recovery!

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 10:51 PM

Yeah its 20, Sprint was 30. Well hopefully they figure that shit out. I hate the white bar.

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 10:58 PM

Yeah some people have done it and released the files to do it but others have messed up and ended up in a bootloop with no way to recover from it. I'd rather wait a while LOL

MikeH · 07-30-2010, 11:20 PM

Yeah definitely not gonna risk it.

**stonehenge** · 07-30-2010, 11:39 PM

birdman (a dev) said that the end of the week (now..) sometime, he should have an "unbricking" method ready. Sounds promising.

MikeH · 07-31-2010, 12:04 AM

That would be pretty useful.

**stonehenge** · 07-31-2010, 01:37 AM

That it would.

linden · 08-01-2010, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juan!

The i1 is OK but it has old software on it and low res screen and whatnot. As far as network, I'm pretty sure Sprint and Nextel are exactly the same...

But if you are going Sprint, Evo is a beast

my sprint-nextel rep at work told me that nextel is on the iden network which is different from sprint and is alot slower. my mom has a nextel berry and i have an i9 and the internet is super slow compared to my friends sprint palm pre.

i was thinking about an evo but the other 2 phones i mentioned will be free 90 free

MikeH · 08-01-2010, 05:40 AM

This update of BW sucks too. The time is ALWAYS off.

**stonehenge** · 08-01-2010, 10:19 AM

Mike, you haz any kind of task killer running? I had Advanced Task Killer killing shit everytime I shut the screen off. Found out it was killing BW

so I added the service to the ignore list and so far the time is correct.

MikeH · 08-01-2010, 04:34 PM

I don't use a task killer. Maybe its an issue with CM6.

Hopefully I can find the X in store because I'm just gonna sign a one year. Its only 70 bucks more and I wont have to wait 2 years to upgrade.

**stonehenge** · 08-01-2010, 06:35 PM

I think Verizon stores are the only ones that do one year. You can call and ask but I think best buy, Costco, etc only do 2 year.

07-30-2010, 08:23 PM	#1877
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Great. Seems better than my Droid was. I charge it every night and use the shit out of it during the day and rarely NEED to charge it. Sometimes I throw it on the charger if I'm sitting near it or something but it hasn't died on me yet. __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 08:54 PM	#1879
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	The i1 is OK but it has old software on it and low res screen and whatnot. As far as network, I'm pretty sure Sprint and Nextel are exactly the same... But if you are going Sprint, Evo is a beast __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 09:09 PM	#1881
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	As far as TPU cases, they only have the "Argyle" ones from what I've seen. The pattern is on the inside and isn't that obvious on my smoked case. But if you want non-TPU, there are lots of cases out for it already. Snap on, silicone, etc. I haven't put a screen protector on the beast yet. __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 09:15 PM	#1883
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	What do you mean by slider case? Like a pouch you slide it into? __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 09:46 PM	#1885
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Ohhhhh ok, I had one like that for my Touch. Haven't seen any for the X though. Most likely due to the hump. ---------- Post added at 01:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 PM ---------- lol yes its very easy. Even before the little GUI app was made, it was super easy. But it is only root, not recovery __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 07:56 PM	#1876
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	Hows the battery life of the X?

07-30-2010, 08:52 PM	#1878
linden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 346	anyone have a samsung intercept im thinking of getting and dont know dick about droid phones. i was thinking about getting the motorola i1 for nextel but i guess there network sucks so im switching to sprint. that and the i1 is on the first droid platform __________________

07-30-2010, 09:05 PM	#1880
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	Do want EVO Have you found any other cases for the X? I think Im gonna order a case and screen protector ahead of time.

07-30-2010, 09:13 PM	#1882
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	I hate snap on and silicone cases. Will probably go the TPU route. Nobody makes like a slider case?

07-30-2010, 09:45 PM	#1884
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	Like this but obviously not for iPhone. http://www.goincase.com/products/det...r-case-cl59044 ---------- Post added at 02:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ---------- Rooting it is seriously this easy? http://www.softsailor.com/news/35181...-released.html

07-30-2010, 09:48 PM	#1886
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	Ah ok. Thats fuckin awesome its that easy. Im gonna order from costco when I get back. They have free activation and accessories.

07-30-2010, 10:14 PM	#1887
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	its a nice phone, don't think you'll be disappointed. (except for the bootloader of course) __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 10:40 PM	#1888
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	If FroYo comes soon I wont really care. The shitty thing is you can't overclock and no black bar. I don't even use half the feautures in CM. Do you pay the extra 30 a month to tether? Dunno if I should try to get away with not paying it since I'm gonna be tethering a lot.

07-30-2010, 10:48 PM	#1889
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	It should be $20, not $30 and its limited to 2gb I think. Up to you if you want to try it out. You can always cancel it if you find yourself going over 2gb or not using it much or whatever. Froyo should be here in August at some point, many say early August . The phone is fast enough that I have NO want to OC it. The Droid I had to OC but the X is a beast. I just want my fucking black bar!! Which can be achieved with just root, some people have already done it. The only thing is, there is currently no way to recover from a bricked phone. Screwing up the black bar (framework-res.apk) can cause a brick. So it is too risky right now. So once they figure out a way to go back to stock, the black bar is completely possible without recovery! __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 10:51 PM	#1890
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	Yeah its 20, Sprint was 30. Well hopefully they figure that shit out. I hate the white bar.

07-30-2010, 10:58 PM	#1891
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Yeah some people have done it and released the files to do it but others have messed up and ended up in a bootloop with no way to recover from it. I'd rather wait a while LOL __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-30-2010, 11:20 PM	#1892
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	Yeah definitely not gonna risk it.

07-30-2010, 11:39 PM	#1893
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	birdman (a dev) said that the end of the week (now..) sometime, he should have an "unbricking" method ready. Sounds promising. __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

07-31-2010, 12:04 AM	#1894
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	That would be pretty useful.

07-31-2010, 01:37 AM	#1895
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Re: Android Thread That it would. __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

08-01-2010, 05:40 AM	#1897
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	This update of BW sucks too. The time is ALWAYS off.

08-01-2010, 10:19 AM	#1898
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Mike, you haz any kind of task killer running? I had Advanced Task Killer killing shit everytime I shut the screen off. Found out it was killing BW so I added the service to the ignore list and so far the time is correct. __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

08-01-2010, 04:34 PM	#1899
MikeH waffler Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,917	I don't use a task killer. Maybe its an issue with CM6. Hopefully I can find the X in store because I'm just gonna sign a one year. Its only 70 bucks more and I wont have to wait 2 years to upgrade.

08-01-2010, 06:35 PM	#1900
stonehenge Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoenn Posts: 85,082	Re: Android Thread I think Verizon stores are the only ones that do one year. You can call and ask but I think best buy, Costco, etc only do 2 year. __________________ \| Smilies To-Do \| MAL (bishplz) \| Current PS+ Free Games\|

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