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Help Switched from iPhone 3g to Droid X.. Regretting decision

I agree. I got a HTC Incredible because I didn't want to switch to AT&T and I am really regretting it. I heard everybody talking about how Android is equal to or better then Apple in a lot of ways and after 3 months with my phone I would have to respectfully disagree. The UI is a mess and while highly customizable it is scattered and a lot of times hard to use and don't even get me started on the quality of 90% of the apps. I wish I would have returned mine within the 30 day trial period but I didn't and now I will just have to deal with this phone for 2 years and hope with the Android updates (that I will have to wait for months after they come out to get because HTC has to make them work with their sense UI) the experience will get better.

I highly recommend the Extended life 2150Mah battery for your phone, it'll blow away the battery life of a iPhone !!
 
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I also switched from an iPhone 3G to the Droid X and absolutely love the X and think it is light years ahead of any iPhone, even the 4.

For me, just the fact that I can put widgets like Pure Calendar on my home screen and see my To Do list and Appointments at a glance is worth the price.

It always seemed strange to me that you had to start an app just to see your reminders, appointments or anything else on the iPhone. When you turn on the iPhone all you can see are a page of icons. When I turn on the Droid X, I see my calendar, weather and anything else I want to configure it to display.

The X is much more useful for me.

What you just said is why the X/Android is leaps and bounds better than the dull iPhone.
 
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I also switched from an iPhone 3G to the Droid X and absolutely love the X and think it is light years ahead of any iPhone, even the 4.

For me, just the fact that I can put widgets like Pure Calendar on my home screen and see my To Do list and Appointments at a glance is worth the price.

It always seemed strange to me that you had to start an app just to see your reminders, appointments or anything else on the iPhone. When you turn on the iPhone all you can see are a page of icons. When I turn on the Droid X, I see my calendar, weather and anything else I want to configure it to display.

The X is much more useful for me.

EXACTLY!!!! And each person can set their homescreens (the 7 of them) ANY WAY they want! Android FTW... :)
 
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This is my biggest beef with this phone is the insane amount of bloat on the x there's mote memory being used by blur n the unremovable apps then on the incredible with sense, and people complained about the inc bloat lol. Ml

As far as a more minimalistic approach try putting your most used apps in. a folder shouldn't even have to use the app drawer., also try launch-x its a nice widget that saves a ton of space can use it like a folder or I use it to createan extra row of apps so the icons r slightly smaller and.removed the names and gives quick access to all the apps I use

Did you guys try the rooting process to remove all the bloatware?
 
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I've been trying to convince my girlfriend of android over iphone for a year she has the original droid likes it but misses itunes. That's her only beef. And after a year all I can say if your married to itunes. Stay with the iphone. But really is it that hard to drag and drop files on to a flash drive? Itunes can organize your library for you so every thing is in the right place on your hard drive. I had to walk her through it several times and she still hates it. Oh well. Double twist ,for the record stinks, I have had that program do very odd things to my music. Same with media monkey. The only sure fire way is drag and drop just like any flash drive. There is not really one thing to convince some one. If you like itunes and apple.
Me, I heart google. and sd cards.
I have three android phones one sd card, if I had apple I would have lost my photos and music.
Can't tell you how much I appreciate that fact my contacts calendar task and docs are in the clouds.
 
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I actually very much disagree with this. The beauty of Android OS is that myself, a techie, love and have lots of room to customize. My wife also got a DX on launch day as her first smartphone. Its also so simple that she loves it and hasn't had a single problem.

While iOS has the simple down, it doesn't have the customization ability. So I think Android wins for appeasing both parties.
Ouch. You must really be pissed about your user name choice on this forum then...
 
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I've been trying to convince my girlfriend of android over iphone for a year she has the original droid likes it but misses itunes. That's her only beef. And after a year all I can say if your married to itunes. Stay with the iphone. But really is it that hard to drag and drop files on to a flash drive? Itunes can organize your library for you so every thing is in the right place on your hard drive. I had to walk her through it several times and she still hates it. Oh well. Double twist ,for the record stinks, I have had that program do very odd things to my music. Same with media monkey. The only sure fire way is drag and drop just like any flash drive. There is not really one thing to convince some one. If you like itunes and apple.
Me, I heart google. and sd cards.
I have three android phones one sd card, if I had apple I would have lost my photos and music.
Can't tell you how much I appreciate that fact my contacts calendar task and docs are in the clouds.



iTunes isn't a bad media library management program, the problem is Apple tries to tie their entire ecosystem into it, and iPhone is the worst enabler for getting sucked into their ecosystem. Apple wants a device with you 24/7 that's locked down with iTunes.


Let me tell you the story about how I got sucked in...


Back in 2008 I needed a phone, so I got an iPhone. Back then it really was the best (and only) smartphone. All I had was a laptop running Linux (I've been using Linux since highschool, and I'm 28 now).. So I go to activate the iPhone, but guess what, you need iTunes to do it, and iTunes doesn't run on Linux. So I get it activated on someone else's Windows computer, but that kind of sucks because I want to be able to do updates, backup my iPhone, manage the music library and everything else iTunes does with the iPhone - so I install Windows on my laptop and leave Linux behind. But guess what, iTunes sucks on Windows, just like all of Apple's software. And since I love my iPhone so much, I decide what the hell and get a macbook pro. Then MobileMe comes out, so I get that because it integrates so well with my macbook and my iPhone.

Now that's all good and well as long as you continue to use iPhones and Macbooks, but what happens when you want to get out of that world? You can't, it's like being stuck in the Matrix. You can't deal with reality once you're out.


Anyway, when I finally got my Droid X and snapped out of I became a lot happier, but the problem is it's really difficult to leave once you're in, and you don't realize how blind you are to how many options you could have otherwise.



Sorry for ranting ;)
 
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So I just wanted to update everybody:

I am the original poster and after spending 3 weeks with my Droid X, I've finally came to my decision, and unfortunately, I am returning it and getting an iPhone 4 instead.

Some of the issues that I have that I could not live with:

-Wifi connection issues with my airport express wireless router. I tried everything from a hard factory reset and it drops everytime I'm loading a website or video.
- I get no signal in my office 1-2 bars with 1x, where as with ATT I did. I even downloaded super cut and toggled down 3g to 1x at the office, and my batter still drains.
- Battery life is shorter than my old iPhone3G, which I also assume is shorter than the iPhone 4.
- The phone just feels very not well put together, UI wise. Everything is all over the place. I have downloaded beautiful widgets and Launcher Pro but I still feel the experience isn't that great.
- vibrate function is all over the place, no one concise location for it.

Things I enjoyed that I will miss:

- Great google maps application
- Great notification system, it's very passive.
- Love the LED notification lights
- Large screen
- Widgets

If anyone else out there made the switch back, can you please tell me how you went about doing so? Do i need to purchase the iPhone first and then return the DX?
 
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Funny, I went from an iPhone 4 to a DX. :D Moving from the iPhone to an Android device is definitely a change. You might have been better off moving to an HTC device with sense. They seem to have a bit more polish and iPhone like features.

I had the same Airport issues as you. Luckily for me I have two routers in the house so I switched to my Linksys, and haven't had any other problems. WiFi outside the house has been fine.

If you are having reception issues at work then you definitely need to switch carriers. Simple as that.

My typical day consists of a few telephone calls that probably add up to less than 30 minutes. I have Gmail and an Exchange account that poll all day. I do some minor surfing and texting. All told after 10 hours I typically have 70%-80% battery left. That's better than my iPhone 3GS and in the same area as the iPhone 4. Mind you I have the display set to a low level. The display backlight can use a lot of power.

The vibrate function can be remedied with a simple widget or just turning the ringer volume up one notch from silent.

One of the primary reasons I left the iPhone was the poor notification system. I typically leave my phone at my desk (where I get a signal) when I need to work in other parts of the building that have zero reception (15 foot thick concrete walls prevent any wireless reception). When I get back to my desk I have no way of knowing if I received a call, email, text, etc. unless I wake the iPhone. Then I may need to wade through multiple apps to check everything. On the DX I can just look for a flashing indicator. If that is flashing then I can just wake the phone and pull down the notifications to check everything. That's golden for me.

Task management is easier on the DX as well with widgets. I no longer have to switch around to several apps when I can have everything on the desktop with widgets. It is so much simpler.

The iPhone is still a very good device. The camera and video is much better on the iPhone 4 than the DX. The system wide cut and paste is light years ahead of the poorly integrated mess on Android. The best part is that you can get a free case for the iPhone. :p Sorry I couldn't resist. Best of luck.
 
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Having come from the iPhone 3G I am extremely pleased with the DX. I find the interface so much more useable than the iPhone (3G or 4). The use of widgets on the home screen along with Widget Locker make it so that I can glance at my phone and see my calendar/to-do list for the next 4 days (with Pure Calendar) without opening an app!

I can also tell whether I have calls, txts or emails by looking a the notification light.

The battery life is light years ahead of the 3G. I can now get two full days of battery life with wi-fi on, 3 email accounts, multiple phone calls and txts.

Each person has to decide what works best for them. If the iPhone is more to your liking then go with that. For me the DX definitely wins.
 
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I personally don't try to convince Apple owners to switch to anything else because I end up being their personal tech support.

If you walk into someone's house, see an Airport, an iPod, an Apple computer, an iPhone, and Steve Job's phone number on the fridge, and they ask you if switching to a Droid X would make sense, do yourself a favor and say "No, it suX".
 
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Your router not working is a "feature" Apple put in. In the next version it will work half the time, and in the version after that it will work all the time with all devices. Steve Jobs will call it revolutionary.

Clearly sounds like you're not looking for a phone that's customizable. You're not looking to have multiple ways to do things...like you want to have your phone decide how something is done, and you have to do it that way only.

Yes, the iPhone is better suited for you.
 
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i also made the switch from an iphone 3g and will stay with the droid. most importantly, my 3g service on verizon is fast! there's very little difference between wifi and 3g.. 3g on at&t was spotty in my area..

os versus os there are definately pros and cons with each. i was used to the simple apple UI with the easy txt messaging, ipod, and itunes ecosystem, but it also got boring for me since there was no way of customizing. i like the droid's notification, google integration, widgets, power/network management.

still trying to figure out how to get my music/video on the droid with correct labels and formats.. and i may pick up an extended battery too..

the one thing i do miss is streaming music/video (all types of formats) straight from my desktop to my iphone with a clean UI app (no ads). hoping the android market gets something like this.
 
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