Motorola Droid Returned

[melissad72]

Sorry you aren't happy with your Moto Droid... I also love mine.

The problem you mentioned about making calls... did you ever try to just hit the Voice Search button (I keep mine on the main screen) and say "Call.. blah blah"... if you do, then the person you want to call would pop up to the top and you just click on them... it works with bluetooth connected too.

Sounds like you didn't give it much of a chance... sorry.

[aaf709]

In addition to the power saving suggestions, you can also get an extended battery.

Yeah, battery life is nothing like my old Voyager. It had 2-3 days on the stock battery and nearly 7 on the extended. But like they said; this is a mini computer.

[SeattleUser]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

I was considering a Moto Droid or HTC Incredible, but I think I'd like a more reliable phone. I'd like to be able to do a little web browsing and texting and this phone seems more up my alley. Does it do GPS?

[pc747]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

I was considering a Moto Droid or HTC Incredible, but I think I'd like a more reliable phone. I'd like to be able to do a little web browsing and texting and this phone seems more up my alley. Does it do GPS?

The droid is reliable. I can list all the things I were able to do with my droid.

1) was lost looking for a transmission shop for my car. Used the gps to show me all the tranmission shops and guide me to them

2) Looking for a product and trying to find best price. Droid compared the prices and showed location of stores.

3) was able to watch live nfl games at work

4) was able to listen to nfl playoffs

5) ncaa college basketball/ nba

6) music to get me through the day

7) nfl mobile

8) i can go on but I would be thread jacking.

[Mule65]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

I was considering a Moto Droid or HTC Incredible, but I think I'd like a more reliable phone. I'd like to be able to do a little web browsing and texting and this phone seems more up my alley. Does it do GPS?

You're welcome -- you can browse and text but no GPS. Droid Navigate killed my battery in ~3 hours so no big loss. Maybe my battery was defective.

[pyro6128]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

I was considering a Moto Droid or HTC Incredible, but I think I'd like a more reliable phone. I'd like to be able to do a little web browsing and texting and this phone seems more up my alley. Does it do GPS?

You're welcome -- you can browse and text but no GPS. Droid Navigate killed my battery in ~3 hours so no big loss. Maybe my battery was defective.

What mule said about gps is false. I have gps turned on my phone all the time. I never turn it off. I use my phone for navigation and it works great. I consistently get around 15 hrs of use a day. Then again, I don't make that many calls. I usually only talk on the phone maybe an hour or so a day (girlfriend). I do however browse the web a lot, play games, text, and do other things. But yes it absolutely does GPS fine. Now if youre gonna navigate for a very long time, thats going to kill the battery, but you have to remember that doing so not only has the gps on with apps running, but the screen is on that whole time too. Of course its going to use battery. Easy solution, get a car charger. I think his battery was defective.

[pyro6128]

Sorry you aren't happy with your Moto Droid... I also love mine.

The problem you mentioned about making calls... did you ever try to just hit the Voice Search button (I keep mine on the main screen) and say "Call.. blah blah"... if you do, then the person you want to call would pop up to the top and you just click on them... it works with bluetooth connected too.

Sounds like you didn't give it much of a chance... sorry.

A little tip for you melissad72, if you press the little magnifying glass icon on the bottom row of buttons, it does the exact same thing as the widget that you have on your home screen. I used to have it on there to, but then when I realized this, I just removed it. You can use that space for a different widget. No point in having a widget and a dedicated button that both do the exact same thing.

[Mule65]

What mule said about gps is false. I have gps turned on my phone all the time. I never turn it off. I use my phone for navigation and it works great. I consistently get around 15 hrs of use a day. .... I think his battery was defective.

Wow -- 15 hours on Navigate?! If that's true then my battery was certainly defective.

[pyro6128]

What mule said about gps is false. I have gps turned on my phone all the time. I never turn it off. I use my phone for navigation and it works great. I consistently get around 15 hrs of use a day. .... I think his battery was defective.

Wow -- 15 hours on Navigate?! If that's true then my battery was certainly defective.

Haha I didn't say that, I guess I should have been more clear. Having your gps enabled does not mean that you have navigation on. But yea it sounds like you had a defective battery. A car charger alleviates any navigation/battery issues. Sometimes I connect my phone to the car charger and play music and navigate at the same time.

[SeattleUser]

I'd like a phone that always works when I need to make or answer a call. The android phones are great multi-tasking devices, but reliable phone service is not one of their qualities. I charge my KRZR once a week or less, it never drops calls and the Bluetooth works great while driving. Other features are nice and fun, but above all I depend on my phone working all of the time.