OpalCat
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Superglue your keyboard shut. Problem solved!
Note: you probably shouldn't do this
Note: you probably shouldn't do this
Well I went from rooting, to using the DroidMod updater to install DroidMod1.0... to installing Ultimate7.. to going back to DroidMod 1.0 to finally unrooting...
It was an interesting journey. And I have actually grown to like the Android OS. I appreciate how open it is , the multitasking, the notifications... it is all great.
However I am not too sure I am in love with the motorola Droid.
I mean on the one hand it feels sturdy, and well built. The screen is just BEAUTIFUL. The resolution makes going back to the internet on my Ipod touch nearly unbearable...
Although I do still appreciate the snap of the ipods menus/browser, the lag on the droid isn't to bad and it is definitely speedier in other areas.
I would honestly be perfectly happy if it wernt for the design and weight of the droid. I do not use the physical keyboard so it feels like I am carrying around extra bulk that does nothing for me.
So I think I am going to give it a full week before I make my decision whether to keep the phone or not but any suggestions would be helpful.
I was thinking of maybe going down to an Eris but I dont think i could live with the smaller screen and lower resolution and slower processor.
The Eris is about the size/weight I would want ot carry but I want the power o the moto droid.
P.S.
Just want to thank everyone on this forum who was so helpful.
P.P.S
Hey I noticed I lost the mic icon on my droid on the google search widget and on maps and just about everywhere. I use to have an option to press a little mic on the keyboard and input command verbally but I dont see it anymore. Is this because I am not on droidmod anymore?
I feel almost exactly as you do. The keyboard is useless to me, and lately I've noticed the phone slightly sliding open when I take it out my pocket is a tad annoying, too. The phone is heavy. I didn't realize HOW heavy until I picked up a iPhone. Its a big big difference in weight.
Now, the positive side.
#1 The screen is drop-dead 100% gorgeous. I still to this day stop and look at it sometimes and say "DAMN that's a nice screen how the hell did they make it so nice". Friends have commented on how good pictures look on it, also.
#2 The touchscreen is very responsive. It just seems that it registers finger movements very well. I expect this. The reason I bring this up is because I read an article saying that the Nexus One's response isn't as good, and that the Droid is better in this area. Can't confirm this, but I do know after using this phone an ungodly amount in the few months I've owned it that I'll notice right away if the Nexus one's touchscreen response isnt' as good.
#3 Its the best phone on Verizon, currently. I'm pretty much not leaving Verizon, so in reality I really don't have a choice unless...
#4 I get an Eris. Which I'm not. I can see someone else doing it, but the Droid is a flat out better phone than the Eris.
So, in the end, yes, the Droid isnt' perfect in terms of my personal desire of how it is designed. I don't want the keyboard, I want the virtual and thats it. However, after going through an analysis like I did (which I pretty much did a month after I had the phone), I've realized after weighing the options that I'm pretty happy where I am. There ARE a few things that annoy me, but I'm ok dealing with them because I have the best option available to me right now.
-Wil
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Yeah but you have options; I am not pushing you towards the nexus nor am I a fan of the nexus; all I am saying is that lets say you get the nexus and you do not like it. You will know with out a shadow of a doubt the droid is you and you do not mind being stuck with it for 2 years. But if you get the nexus and you find that it is more you then you made the right decision.
If you wait til the nexus release you can still go back to the droid. But if you go beyond your 30 day then you are stuck.
I'm knocked over by the functionality of the Droid, but I have the opposite problem of most people on this thread. I have big hands, among other things, and it is just too damn small to type on, physical or virtual keyboard. I know other big guys who say the same thing about Droid. Most of my contractor buddies don't even bother with smart phones, they're hands are sufficiently screwed up from pounding nails for a living that they can't even think about using itsy bitsy keys.
Someone is going to come up with a Man-Droid, about half again bigger than the current unit, and make a whole bunch of money. Like maybe even include shock mounting/cover/weatherproofing like they do with some of the high-end DSLRs.
I'm knocked over by the functionality of the Droid, but I have the opposite problem of most people on this thread. I have big hands, among other things, and it is just too damn small to type on, physical or virtual keyboard. I know other big guys who say the same thing about Droid. Most of my contractor buddies don't even bother with smart phones, they're hands are sufficiently screwed up from pounding nails for a living that they can't even think about using itsy bitsy keys.
Someone is going to come up with a Man-Droid, about half again bigger than the current unit, and make a whole bunch of money. Like maybe even include shock mounting/cover/weatherproofing like they do with some of the high-end DSLRs.
This is the one thing I hate about the current trend in technology... companies feel they must make everything 'smaller and lighter.'