I feel like a sap. I signed a 2 year contract and bought a Fender MyTouch. I have been wanting to replace my blackberry Pearl flip with a decent phone and I thought I could settle for the mytouch with boosted ram but I just feel like I spent money on an out of date device.
don't get me wrong. I like it. and I love android like I knew i would. and this device is leaps and bounds better than what I thought of touch screen devices before android phones came out. but is it worth keeping?
I was bothered by the fact that I learned I could have gotten a Nexus One for the same price. and that tmobile wouldn't refund my phone. so I looked up how this phone resold. surprisingly well! so I put it on Craig's list for 350 and to my second surprise I found a buyer.
now being the packrat I am. I am having second thoughts. I hate to let it go being stuck with tmobile contact prices. and I hate the idea of going back to my Pearl Flip.
the device I really want and have wanted since before it released in the US is the TP2. it has been out of my price range but with 350 I'm trying to score one on ebay in that budget. not so easy.
should I sell the phone, switch back to the crapberry, hope to score a cheap Rhodium, and have little money to pay bills?
or should I stick to my investment, be strapped for cash till for a bit, and learn to love the phone i have?
do you think rooting the phone flashing some roms, the new android upgrade supposedly coming for it, or time will make me love it?
or should I have listened to every review that says even with the memory boost and gimmick it's still a mediocre device and should now take the offer and try for something better?
I spent about 200 on it and getting 350 still puts me out about 90-110$ due to high contract prices but gives me a chance to get a TP2.
this is an lame first post but let me know your thoughts.
sell it and get a nexus one. then, in 5 months, kick yourself and buy the NEXT badass htc phone.
look how much faster they are already.
awesome.
postscript
i'm buying a mytouch tonight, for much less than the list. we'll see if i like it. if not, it's resale on craigslist - quick, and buying a nexus.
i think i'll like it though.
My $0.02
Sell it. So many great phones that will come out this year.
HTC HD2 is coming out in March 24th on T-Mobile, but the Windows Mobile OS might not be your forte.
Also, there's the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
The rumored Nexus Two (aka Motorola Shadow) might have hardware keyboard.
Rumors of HTC Scorpion 1.5Ghz processor at the end of the year.
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Sold it. Cant afford a Nexus One still but i am getting a used Rhodium.
Want an Leo but it will be awhile before i can afford it. That motorola shadow looks gey. The scorpion looks awesome and sexy but i think the Leo is sexier.
Seriously if HTC put a slideout rhodium keyboard and a few of other bells and whistles on a Leo and called it a Touch pro 3 i'd sell my kidney for it right now.
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Really simple, not sure if it should be posted here but anywho..
A friend of mine is wanting to trade his iPhone 1st Gen for my G1
Does this sound like a good deal, I'm kinda iffy on it because he is trading the G1 for a 3gs (iphone) but I don't know the girl who has it, he only knows her but anyways is it worth doing the trade?
G1 for iPhone
I really like the G1 for the keyboard but I'm just so iffy about it.
Carrier: AT&T (No 3g on the G1)
Trade an awesome phone with a great open os for a crappy ass iphone.hmmmm............that's a no brainer for me
sINCE YOUR OWN ATT ANYWAY AND NOT GETTIN 3G I SEE no reason to keep the g1 over an iphone. I think the g1 is most useful over 3g. But your friend gettin the better end of the deal. It would pissed me off at nite tho knowing that my friend juss got a 3gs for my g1. Maybe 50 bucks plus your g1 hes still gettin away with a deal but it always good yu have some extra cash
Youre gonna trade a G1 for a first gen iphone... then he's gonna take that phone YOU just traded him and get a better phone than the one he just gave you for your own.
Why dont you just trade the girl yourself and not get shafted?
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G1 for iPhone
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I really don't see the dilemma here. Are you implying that the first gen (or any gen) iPhone is comparable to a G1?
Make sure to include some KY jelly in the trade.
I need your number so I can rip you off too we can do some trading too.
I got one of these I'll trade you for a G1 you might be able to get 3g on it.
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CrazyEye said:
Really simple, not sure if it should be posted here but anywho..
A friend of mine is wanting to trade his iPhone 1st Gen for my G1
Does this sound like a good deal, I'm kinda iffy on it because he is trading the G1 for a 3gs (iphone) but I don't know the girl who has it, he only knows her but anyways is it worth doing the trade?
G1 for iPhone
I really like the G1 for the keyboard but I'm just so iffy about it.
Carrier: AT&T (No 3g on the G1)
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not a tough dilemma. 1st gen iphone is just soo out dated
ur friend is goign to trade you a 1st gen phone for a phone that came out in 08 and then trade ur g1 for an iphone 3g... rip off. some friend.
On ATT you will have almost as fast of internet as the Tmobile 3g (at least in San Diego its true). I wish I would have stayed with ATT, I switched for 3g but it wasnt worth it IMHO and now that I have 3g my battery lasts 50% as long as it used to.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010...=Feed:+TheBoyGeniusReport+(Boy+Genius+Report)
BGR has published a picture of an upcoming HTC device destined for verizon. From the leaked specs it sounds like a real high end device. Anyone have more speculation on this device? Could be the first real device that tempts me away from my nexus. So far all the latest devices have not sold me on build quality, looks, and feel. This thing looks like the nexus taken to the next level!
Of course this is BGR so it is put up next to an iphail.
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What the hell is that nasty ass iphone doing next to that beautiful device?
GRRRRR, I hate BGR so much.
Anyway, looks like an Evo for Verizon, nothing more.
All these devices are looking good, but personally I won't be upgrading until the next line of processors come out (1.5 GHz etc). No reason to switch to another phone if it has the same amount of power. That'd be a sidegrade.
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All these devices are looking good, but personally I won't be upgrading until the next line of processors come out (1.5 GHz etc). No reason to switch to another phone if it has the same amount of power. That'd be a sidegrade.
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that's the same sentiment that i feel, with the unknown time frame of Verizon's android releases, who's to say this thing wont be coming with the latest and greatest processor? In all reality it probably is just the Verizon version of the Evo, it sure looks a lot nicer than its sprint branded potential relative.
In any case, its the first new handset i have seen that actually physically looks on par or better than the nexus.
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that's the same sentiment that i feel, with the unknown time frame of Verizon's android releases, who's to say this thing wont be coming with the latest and greatest processor? In all reality it probably is just the Verizon version of the Evo, it sure looks a lot nicer than its sprint branded potential relative.
In any case, its the first new handset i have seen that actually physically looks on par or better than the nexus.
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htc glacier is on my wishlist, what with a possible dual core, hellz yeah
What happened to the HTC Ace or Desire HD, a GSM Evo.
Unless its revolutionary in terms of processor,GPU etc, then im not too hopeful on leaving my N1.
Damn good looking, though. More of a comparison of a Desire and Evo mating IMO.
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Voted yesterday !
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I'm all over it as we speak...
****, ****, common guys
The Nexus one is in 4th place now
Desire HD
Desire
Evo
Nexus
woooooooooo!
5th place now with the Leo competing...
Leo now leading by 6%!
Nexus is 5th
Weird that they allowed the HTC Leo into the 2010 line-up since it was released in 2009, and won the 2009 poll too.
Somebody's cheating :/ leo was at around 150 votes yesterday and now 850... FISHEE...
I love my N1, but I still voted for the Evo simply because Google failed to accomplish what they set out to do with the Nexus, while the Evo was a huge success.
just voted N1
Why the hell is the Windows Mobile 6.5 Leo/HD2 winning by 600 votes? WTF!? That phone was released in 2009 and runs a dinosaur OS.
I definitely voted for the one, the only, the iconic, classic Nexus ONE!! I don't understand how the Leo got included in the poll either.
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The Leo should not be there! Get out the vote Nexus owners.
I've never even heard of the Leo. WTF?
The leo is the HD2 lol
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I've just voted... for the HTC Desire. I just think it's the best all round phone HTC has produced. Relatively inexpensive - for a long time, cheaper than the N1 by quite a margin in the UK. I much prefer the hardware buttons on it and would rather have those than the flashing trackball; personally the soft buttons of the nexus one are one of the worst things about it - unresponsive and frustrating. Also, plain vanilla android is not for me - out of the box, it looks bland, and has a very beta feel about it, IMO the Sense UI on the Desire really gives that phone a kick up the arse and is the best front end on any phone outside the iphone IMO (quite possibly better in many ways). OK, I know you can get apps which replace the built in ones and flash themes and ROMs which change the appearance, but many seem to add their own foibles and bugs, and I end up going back to stock.
I've never had the pleasure of the likes of the Evo... we do have the Desire HD over here, but the screen is a bit of a disappointment IMO - big yes, but slightly washed out looking and the battery life is appalling.
For me, the Desire hit a sweet spot - powerful, a pleasure to use, and relatively affordable, and still doesn't look too shabby now thats its almost a year old. Of course, neither does the N1, but for me, the hardware buttons and better UI push it out into the lead. Horses for courses, of course.
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Why the hell is the Windows Mobile 6.5 Leo/HD2 winning by 600 votes? WTF!? That phone was released in 2009 and runs a dinosaur OS.
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just the fact that you can load Android on it - and how the specs compare to the Evo.
bump. Vote if you have not already.
Nexus is still 5th
So I was looking up on ebay to see how much my phone's worth now and I found a great bulk deal!
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30 Motorola Backflips. bid's at $490 now. ends tomorrow (4/23) at 3:33 EST.
since it comes out to roughly $16 each, you could either sell them for like $30-50 to teenagers (that'd be my choice) or whatever you want with them.
It has CM7 support, so it's not COMPLETELY useless...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-30-Motorola-BACKFLIP-FLIP-AT-T-cell-phone-/130681791204?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item1e6d3de2e4#ht_1290wt_1037
ill yours off for 20
thanks but no thanks.
holding out til August when i switch to an individual phone plan and get whatever great at&t phone's out (SGS3 most likely)
Keep in mind the seller warns you that some phones may not work and are untested. So it could be a hit or miss..
Why would you buy such an old phone, let alone 30 of them? This was a terrible, terrible phone.
Really what hes selling them for is what theyre worth. Motorola had tons of phones that where complete failures. This was one.
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I had this phone 3 times. Not bad used it as a backup backup backup phone. Cm7 was reliable but i just liked it for the form factor. Pretty much was a FFC phone before its time.
Sucks for who ever ended up buying/bidding $1080.. $36 bucks on phones that might not even work.
Jesus Christ they sell for so little each. Look at these bids: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-Ba...ps=63&clkid=7935913998055563961#ht_500wt_1156
They still sell these in Australia for $400 minimum. God I need to eBay more!
^don't. just don't... even an Optimus One is better
They obviously have value somewhere. Doubt someone would have paid that much for the hell of it.
I thought I was going to pay $490 to see someone perform 30 back flips consecutively.
You can easily sale a BACKFLIP for $100 they will make their money back plus more.
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You can easily sale a BACKFLIP for $100 they will make their money back plus more.
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Even if only 5 worked you'd make your money back and pocket 10. You could drop test them shoot them flush them down the toilet for gods sake. Haha
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misleading title is misleading.
i thought it was literally ... backflips.
Got my x10 in February of 2011. First smartphone. Started messing with custom ROMs as soon as I brought it home since it came with 1.6. I went through a period where I was flashing a new ROM every few days or at least a few times a month. Settled on the Prime X ROM from Oodie a while back. I hate stock firmware. This is what I have now.
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My problem is that I get an upgrade in October, and I was very excited about it until I actually looked into the phones that are available through AT&T. I don't want to pay $200 for an upgrade so the S3 is out. I am trying to decide between Moto Atrix HD, HTC One X, Samsung GS2 Skyrocket, and Xperia Ion. My wife has the Ion already and I like the phone, but not really sure when there will be any custom roms for it. Atrix HD is looking pretty well locked down and same with the One X unless I can get an older one. Very frustrated right now and I guess I am just complaining so feel free to ignore me if you wish.
At this point I feel like just hanging onto my x10 for a while and seeing what develops. I will also be interested to see how my wife's Ion handles when it gets ICS.
Also thinking of just doing the upgrade, selling whatever phone I get, and buying a Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Google. Only problem with that phone I can see is the camera, but 5MP isn't really that bad and I can just get the wife to take all the pics when I am with her anyway.
Oh yeah, I also hate not having a removable battery.
nice story, well from the rom your running I'd say your better off with the htc one x(just what i think)
If you shop around you can find the Galaxy S3 for $99. Radio shack, Wire fly, Best buy etc. You can have them price match the other.
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Hey man i reccomend just sticking with your x10 maybe try a little ice crema sandwhic goodness? id wait for the xperia s if i were you lots of developing for the ss,u and sola and acro s i tinkk!!
All good advice. Thanks for that.
I think part of it may be that when i got my x10, there was already a ton of development on this board. 2.1 was out already, then there was the excitement of waiting for the Gingerbread release and the ROMs that came after that. These are all new phones except for the Skyrocket. Maybe it will pick up once they are out longer.
I do like the One X. The board for that phone is weird though, in that there is all of this development, and then you have people with newer devices or who did the upgrade, whose phones have been locked down again. Only things I don't like about that phone are the lack of an SD card slot and non removable battery. Although when I think about it, I have 1GB (465MB usable) internal memory and an 8GB flash drive in my current phone and i don't feel like I have a lack of space now.
Anyway, i still have a month and a half before I can make a decision so who knows? I have been trying out some of the ICS ROMs on my wife's old x10 and if I find one I like I might flash it on my phone.