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Friends, have already heard the complaints about Lags, Music crackling, and bad battery (mainly the screen is responsible).
Besides this I would like to know the following:
- How is the 5MP Camera with dual-LED flash?
Comparable or better than that of HTC Desire or Galaxy S
- The physical QWERTY - Is it fun and really fast to type with it? How's the adjustment to tap the screen to send the message after typing. (normally a scrollball or touch pad would do the job faster).
- 3D gaming - How's it the 3D performance, do all the Android High-End games run smoothly.
-The new email system or software implemented - Does it support Inline message editing of forwarded Emails?
- Can you do a T9 contact search directly from the Desktop? Is there a T9 dialer?
How is the 5MP Camera with dual-LED flash? - just fine
Comparable or better than that of HTC Desire or Galaxy S - not even a valid comparison
- The physical QWERTY - Is it fun and really fast to type with it? How's the adjustment to tap the screen to send the message after typing. (normally a scrollball or touch pad would do the job faster). Awesome keyboard, how is pressing something quicker than touching something?
- 3D gaming - How's it the 3D performance, do all the Android High-End games run smoothly. don't know
-The new email system or software implemented - Does it support Inline message editing of forwarded Emails? - nope
- Can you do a T9 contact search directly from the Desktop? Is there a T9 dialer? no, and yes.
I hated the on screen keyboard of my HTC Desire. What ever HTC did to the keyboard it seems like its even harder to type than with the stock keyboard.
Not making a mistake every sentence is wonderful.
Hi guys,
I'm seriously considering buying this phone. So I thought I could just add up to this post rather than start a new thread asking questions about the features.
I didn happen to notice this thread and sent the same given below as a PM to Jibriel
So let me outline my buying rationale I want a blackberry-ish phone which I can use without a blackberry rate data plans in India. I want this phone to do primarily one thing, sync gtalk and gmail / facebook perfectly. I can take a hit on other functions but not this. I am a noob so one or 2 of my questions will be pretty dumb.
1. Where to buy the phone?
I'm in India. So will it suffice if I buy the phone from amazon wireless with the replacement phone option
wireless.amazon.com/dp/B004AM5AWM (i cannot post links as this is my first post so not providing it as a hyperlink).
Is there any better option available. I know people traveling to and from the US, so shipping within continental US option will do and I dont need a world shipping option.
2. How do I unlock?
So apparently from other posts I see a guy can provide a 8 numerical unlock code to unlock the phone for other GSM carries. So if I buy the phone using option 1, will the same $8 trick work for me.
3. Now for dumb question, I want to know if Gtalk is running in background and if someone sends me an IM then will I be notified of the IM automatically? Or should I refresh the app manually to get latest updates? Same thing for facebook.
I have long commute to work. So this answer will be major influencing factor on my buying decision.
4. How is the call quality? I have some hearing difficulties. But its not bad enough to use a hearing aid. I have heard some issue with call qualities being poor. Is anyone using an unlocked phone with GSM carries experienced any issues? Bad lemons are ones luck, just trying to determine if issue is widespread.
I know my list is long. But I dont want to spend $449 just because I would really like to own it. Any inputs/feedback on the above questions will be greatly appreciated.
Hi guys,
I'm seriously considering buying this phone. So I thought I could just add up to this post rather than start a new thread asking questions about the features.
I didn happen to notice this thread and sent the same given below as a PM to Jibriel
// Sorry didn't see my PM.
So let me outline my buying rationale I want a blackberry-ish phone which I can use without a blackberry rate data plans in India. I want this phone to do primarily one thing, sync gtalk and gmail / facebook perfectly. I can take a hit on other functions but not this. I am a noob so one or 2 of my questions will be pretty dumb.
1. Where to buy the phone?
I'm in India. So will it suffice if I buy the phone from amazon wireless with the replacement phone option
wireless.amazon.com/dp/B004AM5AWM (i cannot post links as this is my first post so not providing it as a hyperlink).
Is there any better option available. I know people traveling to and from the US, so shipping within continental US option will do and I dont need a world shipping option.
// Buy it from Amazon, eBay or anywhere else your gonna get the same phone. Some of the sites are selling it unlocked and some really cheap. I got mine for $611 and happen to see a a few sites selling for less, so do your research carefully.
2. How do I unlock?
So apparently from other posts I see a guy can provide a 8 numerical unlock code to unlock the phone for other GSM carries. So if I buy the phone using option 1, will the same $8 trick work for me.
// Yes the SwiftUnlock guy will give you the code for $8 and he delivers really fast. After that the process of setting up your phone is fairly simple.
3. Now for dumb question, I want to know if Gtalk is running in background and if someone sends me an IM then will I be notified of the IM automatically? Or should I refresh the app manually to get latest updates? Same thing for facebook.
I have long commute to work. So this answer will be major influencing factor on my buying decision.
// Android has evolved significantly and most messaging apps support Push notification. If you aren't aware Facebook now supports Chat & Push notification. GTalk will do the same, but I have removed it as it runs as a service hence draining battery and consuming RAM - I suggest using Fring instead.
4. How is the call quality? I have some hearing difficulties. But its not bad enough to use a hearing aid. I have heard some issue with call qualities being poor. Is anyone using an unlocked phone with GSM carries experienced any issues? Bad lemons are ones luck, just trying to determine if issue is widespread.
// Phone, speaker and speaker phone clarity is far supperior than Blackberry and even the Galaxy S. The camera is also just right for your daily photo shots. Flash is nice and bright. The phone overall is just right out of the box (except the bloatware) which can be removed via Titanium backup. Cell reception and surfing on GPRS is very fast. The touchscreen is very responsive and multi-touch can be compared to that of an iPhone.
The scrolling of web paged is smooth as silk and apps operate really fast.
ITS A MUST BUY COMPARED TO BLACKBERRY?
I know my list is long. But I dont want to spend $449 just because I would really like to own it. Any inputs/feedback on the above questions will be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks a lot for your time Jibreil.
Just one more question. Will the unlock procedure used void warranty? and does motorola offer international warranty for Droid Pro?
I'm not talking about rooting. But just unlocking it to work with GSM carriers in India.
rahulz5 said:
Thanks a lot for your time Jibreil.
Just one more question. Will the unlock procedure used void warranty? and does motorola offer international warranty for Droid Pro?
I'm not talking about rooting. But just unlocking it to work with GSM carriers in India.
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No it doesn't void the Warranty. Besides where are you going to find the support for Verizon phones in India. If something goes wrong, Motorola India is not going to provide any support since the phone isn't officially available here and neither do they have the hardware to support it.
....Unless you have means to send it back to the US.
i know a few ppl who will be travelling to n fro for the next couple of months. So worst case some1 can take it back and return it. So thats why I prefer to buy from amazon if its few $$ more expensive than ebay and other stuff.
but yah i got all the info i to convince me to blow $449
i will get the handset only in 2nd week of jan then i will strt a new thread for the set up procedures
Dude. You can win one on ebay for much less than 450. I saw ended auctions from sellers with very good feedback starting from 375 $$.
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Jibreil said:
Friends, have already heard the complaints about Lags, Music crackling, and bad battery (mainly the screen is responsible).
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Make sure to also read about the reboot issue, it seems to be very very common. It's like every other Droid Pro owner has it.
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rafeee2 said:
Make sure to also read about the reboot issue, it seems to be very very common. It's like every other Droid Pro owner has it.
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I bought mine and never has a reboot issue till date (knock on wood)
Im looking at possibly getting an unlocked Atrix + the lapdock, but i have a few questions.
Does the Lapdock support video playback/netflix? How do games handle on it? What kind of limitations are there with it?
Ive looked around a bit and didnt find the exact answers im looking for, probably just need to look harder but i thought i would ask the experts who can give advice based on time-used experience rather than a quick overview or review from a "omg i just got it!" perspective
I am mostly looking for a replacement for my ipod touch 4th gen. Theres nothing wrong with my ipod, i just want a larger screen for watching movies and playing games and stuff while at work. The lapdock would make this VERY practical for my purposes while at work.
Edit: Something else I need to know. I can get the Atrix 4g for 249.99 from Amazon Wireless if i select Replace Phone. I dotn actually have a contract though, so if i went this route, can i still use the phone without actually having a contract?
Hi,
I am not able to play 1080p files on the samsung tab 10.1 (P7510) after i upgraded to ICS 4.0.4.
In honeycomb, i was able to view them without any issues.
Please let me know the solution for this
-Madhu
ganapa2000 said:
Hi,
I am not able to play 1080p files on the samsung tab 10.1 (P7510) after i upgraded to ICS 4.0.4.
In honeycomb, i was able to view them without any issues.
Please let me know the solution for this
-Madhu
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I'm getting issues like this too. I can play the videos but they always are extremely laggy and are almost impossible to watch. I mean, you can't even watch Netflix in HD anymore either without it freezing. Hopefully an update to fix these video problems come out soon because although I'm aware of rooting, factory resetting, changing GB to US or whatever, I shouldn't have to do that -_-
Same issue here, impossible to watch Netflix and other videos. I hope some stock-based custom rom can fix that, because I do want hdmi support.
There's a temp fix for the Netflix issue. Go to the Netflix site on your PC and under settings bump down the streaming video quality down to BETTER from BEST.
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Same problem here. I'm really disgusted with Samsung. Make us wait forever for an update, then have it perform worse than the previous version.
Video is the primary use of my tablet. It's bad enough I had to pay for a decent video player (Dice player). Now that is laggy too.
I hope Samsung comes up with a fix for this (although I'm not holding my breath).
cameraz said:
Same problem here. I'm really disgusted with Samsung. Make us wait forever for an update, then have it perform worse than the previous version.
Video is the primary use of my tablet. It's bad enough I had to pay for a decent video player (Dice player). Now that is laggy too.
I hope Samsung comes up with a fix for this (although I'm not holding my breath).
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When it comes to the tablet world, I realized it was probably better to get an iPad. Now, believe me when I say this, I am in NO way an Apple fanboy and I despise the iPhone lol. But in all honesty, as great as hardware and specs may be for an Android tablet, it's not worth the loss of customer support and many apps you can get on an iPad. Sure, the iPad is in no way the best tablet out there when it comes to specs, but at least it's reliable. And if it's not reliable, at least you can get some good customer support.
As much as I hate the Apple fanboys and most Apple products, selling my tablet for an iPad doesn't seem too bad since all I wanted anyway was to be able to watch some videos and play some games =\
P.S. I know I can root my device and install CM10 on there, but in all honesty I shouldn't have risk bricking my tablet to have things work.
Have you guys all opened support issues directly with Samsung. If they don't hear about it directly from customers they will not address it.
I don't have any 1080p content to play - otherwise I would try mine to see if it is the same. Does it matter what drowser/video player you are using? Or is it the same for all ?
Same here I cant even barely use Youtube it goes from smooth to locking up to about 3 FPS tops. Unreal fail Samsung did they even test it?
I have this issue, a co-worker has this issue and a relative has this issue after upgrading to ICS.
Mine is the only one that has been rooted or had custom roms flashed.
The other two are completely stock never been touched.
I have tried custom roms based on the official update and all lag/freeze for me.
When I flash back to stock honeycomb the problems go away.
The ICS nightlies were working fine less the camera.
Seems that Samsung bungled this update and now I hope our devs correct this issue... until then the official ICS is pretty useless for me.
What is interesting is that everyone I know with a p7510 is having issues but it seems we are in the minority....
Does this affect p7500 as well as p7510? I looked at build.prop of the Italian (p7500) and the US (p7510) builds, and there's about a month difference in build date... (with US being newest). FWIW.
Oh well, if video playing become worse then I see no reason of loosing Voodoo sound as well with upgrade to ICS.
Video playback fix
OK, I finally got through to Samsung, via an instant chat. Here is what transpired (Long!):
Chat Information Please wait for a Samsung Agent to respond.
Chat Information You are now chatting with 'Alexandra'. There will be a
brief survey at the end of our chat to share feedback on my performance
today.
Chat Information Your Issue ID for this chat is LTK56401XXXXXXXX
Alexandra: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may
I help you today?
Visitor: Last week I downloaded and install the Android 4.0.4 update to my
Galaxy 10.1 tab. Now, my video playback -- on YouTube, Netflix or my own
files -- lags and is very choppy.
Visitor: Previously, my video played very smoothly!
Alexandra: I understand that the video quality on your device is not good.
Is that correct?
Visitor: That is correct. It got worse after the Android 4.0.4 update.
Alexandra: I am sorry to know that.
Alexandra: I will be happy to assist you with this.
Visitor: OK
Alexandra: Are you referring to GT-P7510 Wi-Fi only Tablet?
Visitor: Correct
Alexandra: Thank you for the Model number.
Alexandra: I am sorry; I am not trained on the product that you are using.
Please stand by while I transfer you to the appropriate agent for further
assistance. Please do not disconnect the chat until you reach the agent.
Chat Information Please wait while I transfer the chat to the best suited
Samsung Agent.
Chat Information You are now chatting with 'Robert'. There will be a brief
survey at the end of our chat to share feedback on my performance today.
Chat Information Your Issue ID for this chat is LTK56401528355X
Robert: Hi, thanks for reaching out to Samsung tech support. How can I
help you today?
Robert: Please allow me to go through the inquiry.
Visitor: My video playback is bad after the Android 4.0.4 update.
Previously, it was very good.
Robert: I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
Robert: I will help you with that.
Robert: Please perform hard reset of the tab to isolate the issue.
Robert: Before hard reset, please transfer the data from tab to PC.
Robert: Hard reset will remove all the data from the tab.
Visitor: OK, hold on.
Robert: Please follow the below link to perform the hard reset of the tab:
Robert:
http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup/iframe/pop_troubleshooting_fr.js
p?idx=388743&modelname=&modelcode=&session_id=
Visitor: OK
Robert: Let me know once you done.
Visitor: Do I have to back up the contents of every folder, or just the
folders with my data in them?
Robert: Please transfer the folders of the tab.
Visitor: OK, I have 9 more minutes to go.
Robert: After performing all the steps, if the issue still persists you
can contact us with the ticket id:LTK56401XXXXXXX. We are glad to assist
you further.
Robert: We are available 24x7.
Visitor: OK, after I do the hard reset, my video performance should be
back to normal?
Robert: yes, If the issue persists you can contact us.
Visitor: One last question: After I do a reset, will all of my apps remain
on the tab, or will I have to restore them from backup? Do I have to
transfer all my backed-up folders back to the tab?
Robert: You have to back up from the PC to tab.
Visitor: Do I have to restore ALL the folders, or just the ones with my
data in them?
Robert: The one with the data.
Visitor: Thank you.
Visitor: Talk to you later.
Robert: You're welcome. Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Visitor: Not right now.
Robert: Take care.
Robert: Thank you for chatting with us. If you have a minute, please click
on the blue “X close” button to receive a transcript of your chat and fill
out a brief survey to help us serve you better. Have a wonderful day!
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OK, well I followed the instructions, and the video seems to be playing better. The bad news is that I didn't back up my stuff properly. -- I just dragged and dropped folders from the tab onto my PC, and then reversed the process after the hard boot. None of my apps survived the move ... I'm in the process of redownloading and reinstalling everything!!! Oh well, live and learn.
Hope this info helps somebody. If so, please hit yer thanks button. Thanks!
I'm back on HC 3.2. O, my God, HD Youtube is great, when it works!
Did that fix your issues? You say it helped? I guess I really dont want to lose everything on my Tab if it doesn't fix the issue. This is pathetic even when you watch youtube in SD it lags like crazy and jumps all over the place. What a joke.
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I went ahead and Hard Reset my tablet and the video performance is still horrible.
Sorry to read about those having video playback issues.
Having no problems here; You Yube plays fine.
Only exception is streaming videos fro Amazon Prime, and I'm pretty sure that's due to the limitations of my access point, and Apple Airport Express, original model.
Hawk777th said:
Did that fix your issues? You say it helped? I guess I really dont want to lose everything on my Tab if it doesn't fix the issue. This is pathetic even when you watch youtube in SD it lags like crazy and jumps all over the place. What a joke.
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I went ahead and Hard Reset my tablet and the video performance is still horrible.
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To answer your question, yes, my video for the most part plays smoothly now. Except for one 1080p video I own, which previously played flawlessly -- it now has a hiccup in a certain spot. Can't figure out why. But YouTube, Vimeo, etc. play fine. What are you using to play videos? I use Dice Player. The stock Samsung video player sucks.
can anyone gives a specific example, like a like to a video on youtube?
What app is used?
What format is the video?
if it is transfered from a PC, how did you do it? Did you "convert" the video?
Every video on YouTube I watch is doing it. Slows down to a halt them jumps forward pauses goes to like 3 Fps. Seems like stuff with alot of movement. Like if someone is filming the same stuff like themselves in front of a background its not that bad but if someone is like filming out side and theres alot of different info it goes to crap quicker.
can you provide a link, I just tried this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7YGoVyRSik&hd=1
and it plays flawlessly
I've had zero issues personally. One night while using HBO GO, I had a lot of stuttering, so I just restarted the tablet and the problem fixed itself.
Anyone know of any good free tv apps or sites? Im looking to watch the cartoon network maybe or discovery or just anything really.
I want to take full advantage of the big screen since Im coming for the S4.
Hey guys, I have a very specific question that I was hoping someone here would know the answer to, and have some advice for.
I bought a Verizon Motorola E4 from Walmart for the sole purpose of being a secondary device to play Pokemon Go.
It actually plays quite well - very adequate performance, plus remarkable battery life.
However, there is one major problem, and that is the Bluetooth functionality seems to be completely broken.
Because of this, it's impossible to connect a Pokemon Go Plus to the phone.
I'm a new user, so I'm unable to post a link, but there are many threads about this on the official Lenovo forum.
If you Google "motorola e4 pokemon go plus", the top link should be one of them.
After many months, Lenovo has done absolutely nothing to address the issue.
So now I'm here to ask whether there might be any alternative options.
Would flashing a third party ROM potentially fix the Bluetooth issues?
Does anyone here play Pokemon Go on a Motorola E4 on a third party ROM?
Does anyone here play Pokemon Go on a Motorola E4 with a Pokemon Go Plus on a third party ROM?
Thanks in advance!
InvisibleSoul said:
Hey guys, I have a very specific question that I was hoping someone here would know the answer to, and have some advice for.
I bought a Verizon Motorola E4 from Walmart for the sole purpose of being a secondary device to play Pokemon Go.
It actually plays quite well - very adequate performance, plus remarkable battery life.
However, there is one major problem, and that is the Bluetooth functionality seems to be completely broken.
Because of this, it's impossible to connect a Pokemon Go Plus to the phone.
I'm a new user, so I'm unable to post a link, but there are many threads about this on the official Lenovo forum.
If you Google "motorola e4 pokemon go plus", the top link should be one of them.
After many months, Lenovo has done absolutely nothing to address the issue.
So now I'm here to ask whether there might be any alternative options.
Would flashing a third party ROM potentially fix the Bluetooth issues?
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No custom ROMs for this pup (XT1767) as device/rom can not be rooted or unlocked.
InvisibleSoul said:
Hey guys, I have a very specific question that I was hoping someone here would know the answer to, and have some advice for.
I bought a Verizon Motorola E4 from Walmart for the sole purpose of being a secondary device to play Pokemon Go.
It actually plays quite well - very adequate performance, plus remarkable battery life.
However, there is one major problem, and that is the Bluetooth functionality seems to be completely broken.
Because of this, it's impossible to connect a Pokemon Go Plus to the phone.
I'm a new user, so I'm unable to post a link, but there are many threads about this on the official Lenovo forum.
If you Google "motorola e4 pokemon go plus", the top link should be one of them.
After many months, Lenovo has done absolutely nothing to address the issue.
So now I'm here to ask whether there might be any alternative options.
Would flashing a third party ROM potentially fix the Bluetooth issues?
Does anyone here play Pokemon Go on a Motorola E4 on a third party ROM?
Does anyone here play Pokemon Go on a Motorola E4 with a Pokemon Go Plus on a third party ROM?
Thanks in advance!
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Also, it looks like Pokemon go plus isn't just Bluetooth, it's BLE (Bluetooth low energy). Very different. Don't think this device is capable. It also doesn't have NFC.
This phone's Bluetooth is not broken at all, you're just trying to use a feature it doesn't have.
Thanks for the replies... appreciate it.
madbat99 said:
Also, it looks like Pokemon go plus isn't just Bluetooth, it's BLE (Bluetooth low energy). Very different. Don't think this device is capable. It also doesn't have NFC.
This phone's Bluetooth is not broken at all, you're just trying to use a feature it doesn't have.
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This was certainly interesting, as I knew nothing about BLE.
However, it seems like the Motorola E4 should have LE though?
It's listed on the gsmarena page on both the regular and USA versions.
I guess this would take me by surprise as even much older phones like a Samsung Note 2 is capable of pairing with a Pokemon Go Plus.
InvisibleSoul said:
Thanks for the replies... appreciate it.
This was certainly interesting, as I knew nothing about BLE.
However, it seems like the Motorola E4 should have LE though?
It's listed on the gsmarena page on both the regular and USA versions.
I guess this would take me by surprise as even much older phones like a Samsung Note 2 is capable of pairing with a Pokemon Go Plus.
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It has Bluetooth 4.0 which actually should be capable of BLE, so I may have been wrong. I know for sure it doesn't have NFC, so maybe the Pokemon go plus uses that as well as BLE.
Because the e4 has good Bluetooth function for everything I've thrown at it.