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11/05/09
Because google voice is on Android no? #htcdroideris
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Awesome. #htcdroideris
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It could end up being a carrier issue. Maybe sprint will get the push and VZW won't but I don't think so.
Regardless one of the benefits of android is that the whole root thing is pretty simple. Its not that hard to get any version any time you want it. #htcdroideris
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Me, I'd like the Droid for it's gi-normous screen and (slightly) faster processor. We can have basically the same functionality with the features we'd like. #htcdroideris
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@Dabogimp: Actually I'm still holding off. Our contract isn't up until either December or February, and at the rate these phones are coming out, even the Droid would be stale by then.
I'm looking forward to something with a huge screen, a snapdragon, 2.0 (or 2.5?), multitouch, and a physical keyboard. #htcdroideris
11/05/09
After paying $100/mo for service, why would you not pay an extra Benji up front and get the Droid?
Too many devices leads to failure imo! (this is moot if the plans are different - those monthly savings are what really adds up!) #htcdroideris
11/05/09
Data is data; why charge extra just because it has a better/different OS? I had a Nokia 6555 and then an HTC FUZE. Another family member has an iPhone 3G. We're in an EDGE area. With the 6555 on $10 Family Data, I was pulling ~50-60 MB a month while the iPhone was using all of 30 MB. With my FUZE I'm pulling ~100 MB a month and still wasting $30/mo on the same, useless PDA Personal plan. #htcdroideris
11/05/09
Though I'm on an iPhone with the 5.99 plan :D And I also have the TM506 to tether 3G data with...for 5.99/mo...
It almost seems wrong. #htcdroideris
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Negative.
I'll probably rue making this statement but I work for Sprint, and I currently have a Pre. I love my Pre, and Sprint is the tits, especially the plans. I'm just open minded enough to realize hotness. #android20onhtchero
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the Sprint NFL app sucks balls. #android20onhtchero
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Anyway, I am also getting a bit annoyed by the general tone with the Hero. I can't speak for the GSM version, but the Sprint (CDMA) version is very polished as it is. Personally, I think the Sprint version looks a bit better, with the exception to the button area. If you look at the back and top of the phone, you'll probably agree.
Far as I can tell, there is no lag in the UI, it does take a second to switch from portrait to landscape. It can tend to bog down if I am running too many applications in the back, but taskkiller eliminates that problem. Website zoom is very smooth (as opposed to one review video I watched). The ability to continuously type on the virtual keyboard is unmatched by almost anything. I miss the keys A LOT, but 95%, it knows what I want, and it's seamless, you just keep typing.
If you ask anyone who has the Hero, or even a few fans of HTC, they'll tell you this phone is the one to get for 2009, and probably most of 2010. #android20onhtchero
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Typing is great, though, except for in the web browser, where it's practically unusable due to the lag. I can type very fast on my Magic, and even though the iPhone allows me to physically type faster due to the better responsiveness, overall the Magic wins because of its superior spell-check. #android20onhtchero
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We've got a Moto version of it but I've seen nothing to indicate that is how the regular 2.0 build is going to look. I'm sure that sense will look just fine on top of it and all features will be preserved.
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Its still mostly a given though. Android has pushed all updates just like apple has with the iphone. There is hardware limitations here that will likely prevent it from being on the G1 (which is a current phone but defiantly at the end of its life). Thats just how it works though. Even the updates on the iPhone is still hardware limited. #android20onhtchero
10/28/09
Besides, it's never really a given that you'll ever get an update for a device. Eventually apple will release a new version of the iPhone that will software that is just too much for the old 1st generation iPhones to handle. It just so happens that Android is evolving quite quickly now, so hardware is more prone to being tossed asunder.
Besides besides, the carriers have a lot of say about what updates they push, and carriers can suck sometimes ;) #android20onhtchero
10/28/09
The G1 and other android phones are still being sold on contracts and we don't know if they will receive the 2.0 update. The G1 is being sold in Canada on THREE YEAR contracts. Do you honestly think that the G1 is going to get an android 3 or 4.0 update when it comes out? HELL NO.
They shouldn't be selling the device anymore when they don't have plans to continue releasing updates for it. It's totally unfair to the consumer, and the way android updates are done the consumers are pretty much in the dark, whereas with the iPhone you plug it in and iTunes tells you there's an update. :/ #android20onhtchero
10/28/09
The fact is, no one is yet selling a phone that for sure won't get this update. All we have are rumors, and the telecom's shouldn't stop selling a phone that people will buy just because of a rumor it won't get an update in the future.
Of course none of that changes the face that if I don't get the 2.0 update with my G1 from T-mobile, I'll be upset. But the benefits of an open platform are that someone will get the update to the phone if it is possible, it just may be a bit more work. #android20onhtchero
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