My first Android was that blasted LG Optimus M from MetroPCS back in 2011
Got it for $150 from online only sale. Unboxing it, wow. I loved it, until my phone slowed down and started sucking the battery so hard I was worried about a black hole enveloping the neighborhood... Which brought me to AF, where I discovered the culprit (Easy Wifi finder, anyone?) I hated it only after a month. 3 hours on battery. Reboots galore. Storage space is low. (with 3 apps??)...
Instead of dismissing Android altogether, I read up, found Mtmichaelson's posts here, rooted, flashed his stripped 2.2.2 stock ROM, done. I had to make this work. Can't afford an iPhone, Now I had a phone with a lot more space, smooth, TRIPLE the battery life and I now loved it. As more ROMs like CM7 and oh wow.. Themes came around? Oh yeah. Learning to play with ADB was an added bonus from joining AF.
Anyway, I've gone through several different Androids since the Optimus M:
LG Connect 4G, LG Motion, LG F6, a few Huawei phones (urgh...
) M835, Premia 4G, Valiant and finally ending up with a Nexus 5, LG F60, Kyocera HydroLife and a Huawei Vitria on my plan..... dang.
I've been around since 2.2.2 and now running Lollipop on my Nex 5 and Nex 7. There ya have it, 4 years of me playing with Android. I've many more stories of near-homicidal rage fits while owning these devices, I'll spare y'all the boring details
Why do I continue to donate to, as well as hang out here in AF? Because of this guy here:
Yeah well, Babylon 5 being available on a phone was a hot topic on the most active phone forum here when Flash became available.
Pardon me for mentioning a personal preference, glad it's been taken right out of context as a new launching point for another thread derailing.
Well played.
Moving this to the Lounge.
Everyone wants to play that way, including staff - let's do this.
J/K, it's everyone here.
~Spec