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Yes. After reaching a state where I was content with my phone, and happy with the way it functioned, tragedy struck. Alas, a student in one of my classes could not resist the temptation to make a getaway with my wing. It was stolen on Monday. This, after getting used to the fact that it had all these memory issues and performance setbacks. Master chefs like itje, ttran, aserg and finally, my favorite, ivan, made the phone truly great.
I always used it to play music during my martial arts classes. I teach Capoeira, and music is an integral part of the class. After two years using it in this manner some kid absconded it. I was so disappointed
So here I am. I know newer technology exist. And I know that to go with the wing again is not very prudent. I can get a used Tilt or Hermes for 200 on craigslist. If i wanna get fancy there are dudes in my area selling diamonds for 300. So alas, I must upgrade. And no g1 for me , thanks.
Bye guys. Its been a great ride. I joined for my lil chicken wing so heres to the memorys and headaches
yeah get a tilt on eghey. i went from wing to tilt and i have been so happy other than the battery lasts longer on the wing.
sorry to hear about your tragic loss.
wow. i was thinking of getting the tilt. for a hundred bucks more i can get a touch pro on craigslist in nyc. im in a dilemma.
crazy you say the battery is worse on the tilt. i had to charge my wing mid day quite often. i was hoping not to have to carry around a charger anymore.
I am Back.
The phone was found by me on a child in the school. Unfortunately he would not admit the error. I matched the imei numbers, I couldn't believe some of my co-workers wanted proof, to show it was the same phone. I half started thinking it might not be the same phone from being second guessed. But after more than a year you know what your phone looks like.
So i guess I am Back. I am actually thinking of selling the touch pro I had to recoup the money in this bad economy and stick with my chicken wing. I am going to post in the XDA marketplace and see what turns up.
Just a thought that came to me...
I was perusing some old posts about when the g1 came out. It seems funny to me that since the launch of the g1 and android, the people that loves the iphone (fanboys -- trying not to be flaming here - lol), How many comments about how this phone is going to die out soon and what not. I think back when the iphone came out and that was only just over 2 years ago, and the g1 is now only 3 months shy of its birthday, how many people bashed this phone.
I love this phone and most people at work would love to have one, but they aren't on t-mobile. They like what the capabilities of this phone will become and then some. I think that they were wrong to get rid of the keyboard, I like being able to type and the screen and not half hidden by a vk.
I think that the prices on the market are such that it will also bring people this this system (not just the phones). With what is coming out from the various manufactures that are makikng android phones, i think about the fact that there is only 2 phones available from the iphone....
I wonder how dead is this phone? If this OS came in a flip phone (because that is what my wife wants), then I will be more than happy to give her one. All in all, I will stick with android, not because i am a "fanboy", but because I believe in the magic of opensource and helping one another is what being human is about.
So, one last comment before I put my drunk ass to bed, dollars to doughnuts, this'll be around for awhile. I like both phones, they are basically the same under all the glitter. But, hey, everyone has a choice.
have a great 4th of july everyone, and if you are not from the USA, then I hope you have a great 4th of july also.
bodyman said:
Just a thought that came to me...
I wonder how dead is this phone?.
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The phone isn't dead, it's because T-Mobile doesn't really give a crap about their phones enough to actually market them. They also don't care about you, the consumer. Honestly, all they care about is their bottom line.
Look at any call center. Many call centers constantly run competitions for CSR's to win some widget. Sell x amount of this brand of phone and win a prize.
Know what that means? When a consumer calls in wanting a Blackberry (or whatever), the CSR is going to do whatever they can to convince you to buy phone brand x because they want to win the widget, not because they give a damn about what phone would best suite you.
Tmobile actively encourages this kind of crap and they should be ashamed.
Very true. Back in Jan someone I know went to tmo asking about the g1. The rep told him it sucks buy a blackberry, (the flip one.. pearl maybe? I dunno). That was the craziest thing I have ever heard. Bb > android? Is this guy high?.. lol needless to say he has since returned and purchased the g1 after talking to me. I just thought this to be insane.
I've been using my Focus for a few weeks now and absolutely love it. WP7 obviously needs more features and settings, but MS will be cranking those out soon.
A friend of mine really liked the phone and bought the LG Quantum WP7 and she is very happy with it. When she upgraded her phone, everyone at work was telling her to get an iPhone. Talk about peer pressure! I was surprised that she said no way and wanted a WP7 phone instead after seeing mine.
I've even got some compliments from iPhone users, mainly on how quick and smooth the OS feels.
Time will tell but WP7 is definitely here to stay.
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I've been using my Focus for a few weeks now and absolutely love it. WP7 obviously needs more features and settings, but MS will be cranking those out soon.
A friend of mine really liked the phone and bought the LG Quantum WP7 and she is very happy with it. When she upgraded her phone, everyone at work was telling her to get an iPhone. Talk about peer pressure! I was surprised that she said no way and wanted a WP7 phone instead after seeing mine.
I've even got some compliments from iPhone users, mainly on how quick and smooth the OS feels.
Time will tell but WP7 is definitely here to stay.
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Same happened to me, even Iphone 3GS users felt very tempted to switch to WP7... I have a Focus.
I traded for my Focus (iP4). I have a friend that says they are going to WP7 when their upgrade comes around.
My boyfriend got a Focus after I got mine. He said because, "You look like you really are in love with that phone" (with an eye roll)
But I don't know how much it counts because I let him use my get-one-free from AT&T, so he didn't pay anything for it.
I was following WP7 for 4 months before it came out. I got the Focus the first day and the O/S has exceeded my expectations. Second day I had one sold to my lady friend after she saw mine. A friend of my friend saw hers and bought one the 3rd day. My wife has never had a smart phone and use to be intimated but now in 1 month will buy a Focus after using mine. I believe we are some of the best salesman and women and showing others the smooth O/S sells units. If Microsoft was smart they would give owners incentives to show the phone and compensate people in some manner. I exactly felt the sales initially would be slow but the more peeps that get them in their hands the more friends that will be exposed and that will drive a faster and sustained market share
Also, I have found that turning on Birdy Bounce and passing the phone around does wonders. My whole family went retarded over it this weekend. Dad had problems accidentally activating the capacitive Bing button, though.
We are passing them around to Android and iPhone users at work for test runs. After they use the phone for the day, we're having trouble getting them back. We've been using the Focus and the HTC Surround in that testing. The Focus is far and away the Favorite. If Verizon comes out with the HTC Trophy like they are targeting in January, we may start rolling WP7 out to users who want it on Verizon. I can't roll out the Focus until we get a few SD cards that are certified to work. 8GB isn't enough for folks who have music. 16GB in the Trophy should be enough to start. it would be great if Samsung came out with a CDMA focus with at least 16GB on the phone or a certified SD card preinstalled.
On the SD card thing, I have used Sandisk 16gb Class 2 and 4 and they both work somewhat. After two weeks or so i started having some minor issues. Nothing like the 32GB gave me but I would see perhaps one or two soft resets a day. . that is why I can't recommend the Focus yet for my users. Focus ran great with only the base 8gb in the unit. No resets at all. But I need the extra space for my music library.
Blizzard
So after a day at work (8-4:30) I drove my friends (carpooling) to Severance Hall in Cleveland, OH. We set out at 5pm and arrived at the Hall at 9pm due to the snow.
At the end of the concert (10pm), we drove home and arrived home at 1am in the morning - it made for a very long day and a very long drive that normally takes about 40 minutes.
The crux of the story is this, in the carpool, four of us have an iPhone 4 and I have the Focus. Everyone's iPhone died on the way to the concert (no battery). Therefore, since the journey home was taking so long, everybody in the carpool borrowed my phone to call home and talk to their families. Everyone was extremely impressed at the responsiveness of the Focus and Windows Phone 7 - they absolutely loved it. They commented on the fluidity of the OS, the ease of use (I didn't tell anyone how to use the Phone - they figured it out themselves).
They asked hundreds of questions, used the internet, etc. etc. They were thoroughly impressed with the Phone.
The one thing that everyone agreed on and kept commenting on was ease of use - and I have to agree, it's a very easy to use OS.
Well done Microsoft.
M
ps. My phone died at 1:10am, it was a day of light to medium use (I know that's highly subjective....)
Two friends were due for upgrade along with me (I was due for 4 months but waiting for WP7) and after using my Focus they instantly got one each (surrounds - it was free!).
Both were upgrading from dumbPhones.
all my friends are poor and have no phone upgrades
but they all like the samsung focus
my phone is constantly being borrowed when im somewhere
My wife switch from iphone, and is very happy so far. Her iPhone is not going back to her purse any more.
She enjoy the integration of the social network, the keyboard, the great image and colors of the Samsung Focus
My in-laws liked my focus so much, they bought a pair of of the LG's, cause they wanted keyboards. Btw, they are big mac fans.
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...Second day I had one sold to my lady friend after she saw mine. A friend of my friend saw hers and bought one the 3rd day. My wife has never had a smart phone and use to be intimated but now in 1 month will buy a Focus after using mine...
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Are you not afraid your wife will either read this post or ask your friend who your (boom chicka bow wow) "Lady Friend" is and you will be in big trouble?
Yes, I keep catching my wife looking over my shoulder. She's on the iPhone 4. I have to admit, the iPhone 4 is a VERY nice phone (after Jailbreaking), but I didn't want to fall into the Apple Trap . I've handed the Focus to her to use, and she's quite impressed also. It's smooth and easy to run. Screen is very impressive.
My girl is now tyring to Bogart my focus. She wants me to use her iPhone 3GS. Now I just traded my iP4 to get the Focus last week. No way is she getting my Focus. Gonna find her a deal online somewhere, so we'll have one more people on the WP7 team!
IMHO anyone who uses WP7 for atleast 10 mins will love it. I just showed it to one of my friends who was lecturing me for not buying an iP4 instead and even he loved it.
I think word of mouth is really the best way to promote WP7. So plz guys/gals show your WP7 device to as many people possible.
Whole family.
My mother bought one on my recommendation (Android to comples for her, iPhone too fragile for her). Loves the integrated voice command.
Father saw it at Thanksgiving and wondered why she got it. Later in the day he was wondering what the Knicks score was, brother stepped up to my mother's phone and said, "Knicks score" and up it came. Bowled my father away, and he bought one.
Brother and sister-in-law loved it too. They are getting one. My son, well, he is a Sprint fan and is waiting for them to carry it. As for me, couldn't wait. Got the Focus - love it.
Since then, showed a friend, and he and his wife got the LG - he loves the keyboard. She's a Mac person, but seems to be warming up to it.
Of all the smartphones i have had starting with the Treo 750, The HTC Apache, The HTC Touch Diamond, The HTC HD2, and now The HTC Inspire 4G, i never thought i would ever own a smartphone, sitting in high school staring at the hot girl in school texting in class with her beast of a phone back then, The Palm Treo 750...liked it so much i went out and saved over the summer and bought my first smartphone. I loved that thing it was so cool i could surf the web and check my myspace and email, i didn't think anything could be better...then comes the Apache with the new windows mobile and a slide out keyboard loved that phone, sit in class and download the remote app and screw with the teachers tv (that was fun) and yet still did not believe that a phone could get better, then changed carriers and Alltel at the time would not take my Apache and activate it ( later found out that i just didn't talk to the right agent) so i decided i would buy the HTC Touch Diamond and man before i bought this i did the research i went online and looked at the phone every night and decided to get it, with windows mobile 6.1 and the steel frame, the touch screen with Touch-Flo 3D, still could feel like it could get any better and then came my longest lasting phone i have EVER had The HTC HD2, now this phone i had to be talked into, there were android phones coming out and i was kinda excited about them and was going to hold off for awhile, but my neighbor was all telling me about it and i just couldn't do it, for one it was to big and by this time i was tired of the OLD windows OS and couldn't do it again...so i passed on the phone, and waited....well one night i was online and looking at phones and checking XDA, i seen a deal on T-Mobile for the HD2 for free, now the phone had my attention and decided to buy it because i was reading about the hacks to get Android on the device...and no sooner did i get the phone in the mail and unlocked it and put android on it i was sold this phone was god, (i bought this a month after it was released)...this phone i had since 02/10--04-2011 was my favorite phone to date, every night there would be a update from a developer and every night my phone would get that much better and before its' demise it was running just as good as ANY original (android phone if not better)...i got addicted to flashing and reflashing...then one drunk Saturday night i left the phone on the railing of the third floor of apartment balcony above the parking lot, and i dropped it....went down to get it and the phone was on AND THE SCREEN WAS NOT CRACKED OR SCRATCHED, went to push the botom buttons and they didnt work....took it apart and the button ribbon was broke...so i decided after that i would get a new phone and go with AT&T since T-Mobile most likely will come to be one with the force here soon and i bought the Inspire 4G for $99, and have had that phone for a week and am running gingersense on it and.............Thinking what could get better then this.....
so the whole point on this loooong story is you love your phones when you have them and when you think something can't get any better it does and the cycle continues, so don't hate your old phones they were just a step on the ladder to get to the top....BTW didn't realize this but all the devices i mentioned are all made by none other then HTC, including the Palm Treo 750, imagine that?????
good story. i do too have the htc inspire but the unlock version the htc desire hd. its a nice device with alot of cuztomize widget. cant wait to get the htc evo 3d this summer.
but i wish...my HD2 can control tv's and dvd players
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but i wish...my HD2 can control tv's and dvd players
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Redeye is a popular app & hardware dongle for Apple products, but they've also said in their FAQ that they are trying for Android version sometime this year. http://thinkflood.com/support/redeye/faqs/ (near bottom)
There's a few other brands for Apple, but none have mentioned android versions.
To be honest, I really like this phone a lot. However, after serving me for almost three years, it's time for it to take a long rest.
I hope the phone that I bought today, Nexus 4, can give me the same excitement as Nexus One gave me.
I have just sold my Nexus One too but can't buy a Nexus 4... Need to wait weeks with Nexus 7 only...
I remember when I retired my Nexus One. It was a sad day. I still can't even bring myself to sell it after 8 months. I'm not sure who would buy it anyway. I love the HOX, but nobody will ever make a phone with the same quality as the Nexus One again. Even all the new Nexus phones are built with cheap plastic. I just picked it up today and started playing with it and it still doesn't feel all that dated. It has Cyanogen-7 on it and it runs nice and smooth. Really miss the track ball and limitless LED color options. I also miss being able to put it in my pocket without looking like I'm carrying a laptop in my pocket. I think I'm going to take it out of retirement and at least use it to stream music during my workouts!
Ya I loved my n1 more than any other phone I have owned. I broke the screen about 2 years ago and tried to replace it myself, but didn't go so well. I still have my non optional n1 sitting on my desk. Seriously one of the best made and designed phones to date!
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I sold my N1 to a coworker because he needed a new phone. It still works perfectly fine for him even after 3 years.
It survived my army time and a drop into a toilet.
I already told the guy that once he doesn't want it anymore I want it back.
Great little phone had a lot of fun with it and it was a good start into Android.
Mine looks like it was in a war, or jumped down some concrete stairs or something. It's almost 3 years old and I bought it this way a number of months back on here, it still works flawlessly including the power button. I'll be using it for a long time yet, cause I'm stuck in a contract with my ex girlfriends phone which she still has! If this one dies I will probably have it fixed at a little local shop here, or try it myself. i have an LG optimus one as a backup.
Kind of ironic... I just bought one to bide my time until the Nexus 4 comes out. (in case you're wondering, I'm on Sprint, and just done with them)
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A drop of tear for this great great phone, that has served me for a year and a half. I regret not having bought a dock , I didn't think it would last this long. Too bad it only had 512mb of internal memory :crying:
The one thing that bugs me about this phone is when the digitizer screws up. I had an HTC desire which had no issues and I got a warranty upgrade when the menu button quit (I think because I sanded the body down to bare aluminum without disassembly) and got a one s which I liked but I sold for money reasons and traded down to this nexus one
I think its one of the coolest looking phones and the track pad notifications are awesome and it works almost as well as the desire except when the digitizer goes crazy. Jellybean is running really good and stable and no glitches as bad as the digitizer issue which only happens maybe a few times a day.
I'm still sticking with the n1 for another 6 months to a year but it would be perfect for me if it wasn't for the digitizer which made it through this whole post without messing up because I'm talking about it. Go figure.
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My Nexus One is three years old now, but the power button recently broke. I bought a fix kit ($16 to fix this problem), and I'll fix it up and keep using it for just a little while longer. I've broken the screen on it twice, and replaced it for about $35 each time.
I suspect I am going to end up buying a Samsung Galaxy S III to replace it. The SGS III has a removable battery and a SDcard slot. The SGSIII doesn't have a stable Cyanogen release yet, but the nightly releases apparently already work, with a few minor bugs.
The biggest problem with the Nexus One is obviously it's small built-in flash capacity, limited at 512MB for everything. The 200MB /data partition quickly fills up unless you use an app2sd mover, though even just /data/data takes up enough space that you probably need a data2sd link setup too.
Next up is that the CPU is getting a little old for modern apps. I run so many different apps and use my phone so extensively that I can feel the CPU working to keep up.
I don't play games myself, but the Nexus One wasn't made with a GPU anywhere near as capable as phones that came soon after.
What a great phone. I'm glad I paid the full $550 when it came out.
When I get a new phone, I will keep my Nexus One and use it as an mp3 player around the house or something.
I just posted about mine in another thread and then saw this one. Yeah, I have been with the Galaxy SII for a while now and still can't bring myself to sell my Sexy Nexy. In the other thread I started I was asking what everyone is doing with theirs that have since upgraded and feel the same way about selling. I have used it as an MP3 player too, but it can do so much more, I just want to use it closer to its potential, but don't know what else I can do.
Maybe put some good voice input apps on it, attach it to the wall of a well-used room and use it as a sort of HAL system to set reminders and such that would sync to your actual phone?
I bought one recently for sake of nostalgia and received it yesterday. This is one sexy device. When they first came out, I was on Sprint, but have since switched to AT&T.
Originally, I ordered the Nexus 4 on the 13th of November. Sold a bunch of older PC hardware off to save up enough for a one. But then, we know how the launch debacle went. Cancelled my order and then bough an N7, and the original Nexus One to hold me over. I'm having fun playing with it and will probably SIM swap occasionally just for the fun of it. I love being on a GSM carrier.