Anyone ever use the kickstand? What for?

[Sprockethead]

I don't usually use it myself.

 

[lewi3069]

movies, youtube, downloading files (better signal)

 

[NvrEnough]

Using it right now to Watch Soccer,

 

[Shawnz]

every time I set the phone down

 

[tardmobile]

better speaker volume than laying flat on the table (I stream last.fm all day at work)

 

[colnago]

Sling Mobile...when available.

 

[stevieo526]

I use it while watching youtube vids or listening to last.fm while making dinner/washing dishes.

 

[twospirits]

movies, youtube, downloading files (better signal)

You make it sound like it doubles as an antenna.

I use it mostly for watching Sprint TV since it frees my hands. I'm right now on the pc and watching the world cup. Without the kickstand i couldn't.

TS

 

[Rob_A]

eating lunch at work with one hand, scrolling through web pages with the other while the kickstand props the phone up.

I bet we'll see why alot of case manufacturers just incorporate a kickstand into their cases for non kickstand phones.

 

[Munnarg]

Mexico just put it on France, even though that penalty call was kinda suspect lol.

I use it when charging my phone at work, watching football (soccer is an american word) and watching movies.

 

[jkr4577]

Yes.. EVO is new alarm clock, so kickstand works great on nightstand

 

[lewi3069]

You make it sound like it doubles as an antenna.

I use it mostly for watching Sprint TV since it frees my hands. I'm right now on the pc and watching the world cup. Without the kickstand i couldn't.

TS

Just to be clear it is not an antenna, but when the phone it standing up rather than laying on its back it is able to receive a better signal. This will usually increase speeds.

 

[Upright]

I wish the kick stand could have been centered,....but with the battery I guess that isn't possible.

 

[beano52]

every time I set the phone down

^^^ This

I wish I could take credit for this idea, but someone somewhere posted on a thread about worrying about scratcing the lens or glass. They said "put it on the kickstand silly.

My standard practice now, protects the screen and lens!

Brilliant !

 

[boeman]

soccer is an american word

it's actually not, it's a shortened form of association football... The term came from england in the late 1800's.

 

[clambert1273]

use it every time I sit my phone down



whyy.. BECAUSE I CAN!

 

[NiCK Crush]

Yes.. EVO is new alarm clock, so kickstand works great on nightstand

speaking of that, is there any way to make the digital clock LARGER when in horizontal mode?

 

[Drew5150]

It's just added weight to me. I won't ever use it. Feels kinda unstable to me. Would never trust it really. Might be
ok on a plane, if I were ever to bother to watch a movie on a phone, doubtful tho.

 

[lewi3069]

It's just added weight to me. I won't ever use it. Feels kinda unstable to me. Would never trust it really. Might be
ok on a plane, if I were ever to bother to watch a movie on a phone, doubtful tho.

added weight? the thing is a few ounces....

 

[LisaFitz]

Wow yeah so you don't rest the phone on the camera lense

 

[JoshUng]

In the Engadget review, they mentioned the kickstand was good if only to prevent you from placing the phone on the lense when putting it down. I don't watch a lot of videos on the phone, but I have it propped up at work, so I get a better view of any notifications, and when I use it as an alarm clock.

 

[RickyRudy]

I use it pretty often:

* Just this past weekend on both legs of a 3-hour return flight to watch movies

* Every night as an alarm clock I prop it up on the kickstand

* Using Qik video chat to my wife on her Evo

* Anytime I play music through the device (not using a head phone).

* On a speaker phone call.

Generally I use the kickstand whenever I am viewing something or listening without a headphone. It helps with the sound traveling better since the speaker is on the back and placing it flush on its back on a surface will cause you to lose some sound. Sometimes when playing music I'll even turn the screen away so I can the full effect of the speaker. I love the kickstand.

 

[mrk]

Speakerphone calls. Youtube browsing. Web browsing, while at a desk. Watching an ep of Doctor Who every day--whether I use it to prop it on my leg or on the armrest of a chair at the coffee shop, it's helpful. On the bus, I use it for much the same. In more regular usage, I usually flip it out if I have to operate the phone one-handedly--putting three fingers below it and one above it makes for an excellent and secure grip.

 

[NeoEVO]

While holding the EVO in landscape mode with my left hand - I open the kickstand and let it rest between my index and middle finger. Gives me a kung-fu grip the EVO's big ass.

 

[pwnst*r]

on my desk at work, sometimes at home.