Tired of waiting for the Thunderbolt, bought this instead.

HighHandicap · Feb 26, 2011

So does Verizon offer any other Android phones with a front facing camera? I don't care about LTE for the time being so I'm just looking to step up from my Storm2.

CT53 · Feb 26, 2011

Tech Addiction said:
I see you have a fond love for locked bootloaders.

I wouldn't buy a phone before I played with it first and that's the case with the Thunderbolt, Bionic, or Revo. Which ever one I like the feel of is the one I will get.

As for the bootloader I have faith in the devs and I am sure someone will fix that.

But I don't buy a phone based on whether I will be able to root/ROM it immediately. I root/ROM when the phone has been out for a while and hasn't got an update or when it has been out for a while and needs some boost to keep up with newer phones

Anyway I personally don't believe the Thunderbolt will come out for another 2 weeks to a month but I hope I am wrong.

And as I said earlier it is which ever one I like the most after playing with them. I may play with the TB and love it and hate the other 2 but we will never know until the phones come out.. if they ever do.

Tech Addiction · Feb 26, 2011

Wow, a little early for bah humbug.

DroidL · Feb 26, 2011

Sorry typed it on an Ipad.

CT53 · Feb 26, 2011

Was told last night when I went by VZW that it was going to be delayed to end of March/beginning of April. So yes I am mad because I was looking forward to getting it soon. TB is starting to sound like another phone, lets call it the Merge, that was rumored for VZW and had ads and then didn't come to VZW and still isn't there but is rumored...

CT53 · Feb 26, 2011

Anyway this thread is not a release thread so I do not know why we are even discussing it in depth. The thread's title is "Tired of Waiting for the Thunderbolt, Bought this Instead." So I was simply stating my feelings and what I bought instead.

TxGoat · Feb 26, 2011

Tech Addiction said:
Wow, a little early for bah humbug.

It was, but we've moved back the date for bah humbugging....although we really didn't give a date for bah humbugging in the first place but we'll gladly take your money for pre-ordering of the bah humbugging...

pr0nstarz · Feb 26, 2011

...my OG Droid set at 900mhz is fast enough. I don't even see the point in a dual core processor in a phone, it's a battery operated device, you're just asking for trouble. I wish these people would think from an engineers standpoint rather than a marketing standpoint. It's not the clock speed, it's the architecture. You can have a 1,200 horsepower Supra, but with that IRS in the rear, you ain't gonna do nothing but spin your wheels. Now if you set it at a modest (HAH!) 700, and installed a straight axle..you'll be going somewhere in a freakin hurry, you'd destroy the nutjob putting 1200 ponies in a supra on a stock rear end.

..sorry, best I can think of. Speed is useless unless you can utilize it to the fullest extent.

TxGoat · Feb 26, 2011

pr0nstarz said:
...my OG Droid set at 900mhz is fast enough. I don't even see the point in a dual core processor in a phone, it's a battery operated device, you're just asking for trouble. I wish these people would think from an engineers standpoint rather than a marketing standpoint. It's not the clock speed, it's the architecture. You can have a 1,200 horsepower Supra, but with that IRS in the rear, you ain't gonna do nothing but spin your wheels. Now if you set it at a modest (HAH!) 700, and installed a straight axle..you'll be going somewhere in a freakin hurry, you'd destroy the nutjob putting 1200 ponies in a supra on a stock rear end.

..sorry, best I can think of. Speed is useless unless you can utilize it to the fullest extent.

And if you hit a bump in mid corner with that solid axle, you're going somewhere in a hurry while spinning

jayishere · Feb 26, 2011

Late march brings out the Bionic, and more than likely, kills half+ interest in this device

pr0nstarz · Feb 26, 2011

TxGoat said:
And if you hit a bump in mid corner with that solid axle, you're going somewhere in a hurry while spinning

Should've put the clutch in. You don't wanna accelerate till the apex ;p

At least I wouldin't have. :/

TxGoat · Feb 27, 2011

I hate the idea of giving Best Buy any business with all the BS pre-orders for the TB, but since you said you bought a new PS3, here's some games at a discount for your library Buy 2, Get 1 Free Select PS3 Games Offer

robrecht · Feb 27, 2011

pr0nstarz said:
Should've put the clutch in. You don't wanna accelerate till the apex ;p

At least I wouldin't have. :/

Depends on how much you want to power steer or if you're drifting ...

dguy · Feb 28, 2011

Tech Addiction said:
I see you have a fond love for locked bootloaders.

Maybe he just likes buying a device in 2011 that performs like a 2011 device and not one that performs like a device that came out in the middle of 2010.

stew560 · Feb 28, 2011

dguy said:
Maybe he just likes buying a device in 2011 that performs like a 2011 device and not one that performs like a device that came out in the middle of 2010.

Which device that came out last summer is getting Quadrant scores like the TB? Not the Evo...

Geegolly · Feb 28, 2011

stew560 said:
Which device that came out last summer is getting Quadrant scores like the TB? Not the Evo...

To name a couple...
Evo--Snap Kernel with Turbo enabled
Galaxy S's--Lag fix enabled

I thought people stopped using quadrant after the galaxy S lag fixes showed it was unreliable. Did they ever fix it?

Use something like linpack instead.

I can't wait to see what some TB devs can unlock. It's going to be awesome!!

rushmore · Feb 28, 2011

pr0nstarz said:
...my OG Droid set at 900mhz is fast enough. I don't even see the point in a dual core processor in a phone, it's a battery operated device, you're just asking for trouble. I wish these people would think from an engineers standpoint rather than a marketing standpoint. It's not the clock speed, it's the architecture. You can have a 1,200 horsepower Supra, but with that IRS in the rear, you ain't gonna do nothing but spin your wheels. Now if you set it at a modest (HAH!) 700, and installed a straight axle..you'll be going somewhere in a freakin hurry, you'd destroy the nutjob putting 1200 ponies in a supra on a stock rear end.

..sorry, best I can think of. Speed is useless unless you can utilize it to the fullest extent.

Tegra 2 gets things done without draining battery. Best Flash and PSX emulation performance of any released chipset- Flash and PSX are two apps that test any chipset for ability. Best litmus test- by far.

I have a Tegra 2 device. Looking forward to testing PSX games like Dead or Alive and Tekken 3 with a TB compared to my gTablet. THAT will be the real test for the TB

dguy · Feb 28, 2011

As far as 3D performance goes, it's Tegra 2 > PowerVR SGX 540(Galaxy S) > PowerVR SGX 530(Droid 2/X) > Adreno 205(Thunderbolt, G2, etc..) > Adreno 200(Nexus One, Incredible, Evo 4G).

For CPU performance, it is Tegra 2 > Hummingbird > 2nd gen Snapdragon(Thunderbolt) > current gen Omap > last gen Snapdragon.

I would think this is all common knowledge among enthusiasts but apparently it's not. I don't know why some of you guys are expecting miracle performance from the Thunderbolt when phones that are faster than it are already out.

66dude · Feb 28, 2011

Roaddog said:
After waiting and waiting for the Thunderbolt and not hearing anything about it officially yet, I've decided to hold off on buying a new phone and am spending the money that I was saving for it on a new PS3.

The PS3? Are you nuts? That's not gonna fit in your pocket!

TxGoat · Feb 28, 2011

I heard Best Buy is taking pre-orders for the PS4.....

TxGoat · Mar 3, 2011

I got tired of waiting myself, and bought this, although I think it's going back since it doesn't connect to my phone's Wifi hotspot.... Still, $99.00 isn't too bad a price. Mine's actually a Sylvania (see below).

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gallandof · Mar 3, 2011

TxGoat said:
Funny because I've contemplated selling my PS3 in order to get a better phone, and mostly because I have found that I don't play it that often. I watch Bluray movies more than I play games. Kind of sad too since I bought it with the Move bundle, have about 15 games for it (and haven't even played half of them), have 3 controllers for it, and 4 move controllers for it.

sell me your move and the games

TxGoat · Mar 3, 2011

gallandof said:
sell me your move and the games

Someone else already tried low-balling me, won't mention any names, they know who they are!! I'm not looking to sell to just get rid of it, I'd rather just keep it if that's the case. The Move portion of the game, the novelty on it just barely lasted a few weeks longer than the novelty on the Wii did....

Markisss88 · Mar 4, 2011

i find this thread so funny because you think this person would buy a different phone instead but he ends up buying a PS3....great job OP made me laugh

VeryEvilAsh · Mar 7, 2011

I'm getting really tired of all the date and price changes and am really considering picking up a different phone on Verizon's network. What phone would you get if you couldn't wait for the Thunderbolt??

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