dont waste money on a wet applied screen protector. I bought a pack of 3 regular screen protectors off of e-bay for 4 bucks. guess what? they work great. no digitization, no drag on the fingers, nothing. and you dont risk water damaging your brand new vibrant.

 

Bionix Final and Eugenes Froyo are getting attention. I haven't used either one so can't say much about them.

Before you leave the store, check your phone for bad pixels. Try the "Screen Test" app from the market place. Also make sure you don't have an odd blue tint on your screen. Check for scratches on the screen too.

Umm, what else. Speedtest app is always fun. Angry Birds. Google Goggles, barcode scanner, Adobe acrobat reader(thinkfree does the same though), opera mini as a backup browser.

Some must haves "Wheres my droid."
NoLed is another favorite must have of mine.

Pandora is fun to have, but crashes a lot.

Have fun with your new phone.

Quick edit:
Those wet applied protectors, I read someone people saying they have gotten water damage from those, water even made its way to the indicator. Anyways, I've tried a bunch of different screen protectors. The T-Mobile universal ones work great and are cheap. I think you get like 10 for 12 bucks. Only downside, you have to cut them to size yourself. Some advice, always cut smaller than you think you will need, leads to less bubbles as the edge sits down nicer.

 

Bionix Final or Bionix Fusion are the way to go. Eugene's Froyo is hobbled with not-as-of-yet working GPS. It's built on the code for the i9000 version of the Galaxy S, not the Vibrant; the Vibrant's code has not been released.

Lots o' reading to do for you! Be sure to see the Vibrant Bible:

[REF]***Vibrant Directory(Bible)Rev2.1--A little color can't hurt--***(10/26/2010)*** - xda-developers

Consider buying Titanium Backup and ROM Manager. You will need both, though ROM Manager more so as that is the app with which you flash ROM's (actually ClockwordMod, contained within ROM Manager).

Learn about Odin. Learn the basics of ADB. Read! Ask questions! You can always PM me if you wish.

 

Your...hah! You're welcome.

Email...K-9 is good
SMS...Handcent
Calculator...RealCalc
Games...Unblock Me, Bonsai Blast
Settings...Quick Settings, SwitchPro
Camera...Vignette
Apps...Appbrain app + Fast Web Installer
Backup...Titanium (needs root)
Browser...Dolphin Browser HD
Screenshots...drocap2, ShootMe (need root)
File explorer...Root Explorer (needs root)
ROM's...ROM Manager
Pictures...JustPictures!
Tethering...PdaNet
Terminal...Terminal Emulator (best with root)
Radio...TuneIn Radio
WiFi...Wifi Analyzer, Wifi File Explorer
Launcher...LauncherPro, Zeam Launcher, ADW

okay...that's enough for now

 

never never NEVER get screen protectors you have to cut yourself. bad mojo.

precut always. ALWAYS.

 

The T-mobile universal ones are really good though. They don't distort the image, they don't give any odd coloring, and your fingers glide easily. you can also use the pre-applied screen protector to lay on top of the universal and just cut around it. I haven't had a problem, but to each his own.

Oh, Amzer Vibrant Screen protectors. STAY AWAY. Those things have like glue or something on their surface, I mean seriously they are sticky and useless.

There was another brand I used, I wish I knew the name. Expensive, I think like 20 bucks for a package of 2, but they were excellent. You get 2 in the package, 1 clear, 1 anti-glare. Probably the best I've used thus far...err what was their name. If I remember I'll let you know.

 

I feel that Handcent messaging and Launcher Pro simply make my Vibrant better. Love them both.

Astro File Manager has been helpful. Lets you backup apps to the SD card too. I've settled on Seesmic for Twitter. They still have a few things to fix but, overall, I felt it was better than all the others I tried. GPS Test gives you good details. SmoothCalendar has served my needs well. And RetroClock and RetroCalendar look nice on my homescreen.

 

Order the realook screen protector from Amazon, 2 for about $11, and they do not change the look of the screen at all. I've gone through 4 different brands, and this is the best one. Enjoy your Vibrant, it is a truly great little computer that happens to make phone calls.

 

titanium to remove bloatware, one click lag fix to root and do other things, and barcode scanner.

 

I agree with the Reallook screen protectors.
Got 2 from eaby for $10 and they are great.
you dont even notice they are there, and I dont feel guilty putting my keys in the same pocket as my phone.

 

I simply opted for the pre-cut anti-glare matte screen protectors from t-mobile. Sticky on one side but not too bad. $16 for two of them. Only complaint is that it protects the screen and not the touch sensitive buttons on the bottom, but maybe there's a reason for it, I dont know.

 

Sounds like you need to read this thread:

[MOD] Fix for hardware locked phones / cant access recovery without adb. - xda-developers

You can also get to recovery using ADB.

 

misterrunon, which apps are considered 'bloatware'? i know its subjective, but id love to get rid of stuff i know i wont be using.

first time post. will introduce myself in a sec.

tried to find the introduce yourself thread, man, y'all got a lotta subforums..

ive got a lot of reading to do...

 

androidOS is one of the biggest bloatware files.

 

If you haven't bought one yet, go to Best Buy on Friday. They are giving away the Vibrant for free. New & Upgrade contract.

....wait i guess you already bought one..

 

darn it, just got this two days ago...

 

You had to have USB plugged in to get to recovery?

 

Yep...that's weird alright! Gonna flash a ROM this weekend?