Phone help! Blackberry Tour to Droid X

[BimmerFreak]

I am getting ready to switch phones, and I was wondering if anyone had experience with the Droid X?

Background:

I carry two phones:

Blackberry Tour- Primary business/email device, phone

iPhone 3G- Business device for my other business, media toy

What I like:

Blackberry- The email support (pop3) is great for my needs

iPhone- The apps, media support

What i hate:

Blackberry- No cool apps or other "fun" features.

iPhone- I live in an area without 3G support.

I absolutely HATE the data coverage, and I am always in Extended Area mode except for when I travel to a metro area.

My Plan:

The plan is to utilize the Droid X in place of my Blackberry as a primary phone, email device, and app platform.

I also plan to dump the iPhone for a good old fashioned (non-smart) phone with no data support.

So the question I have is; After years and years of Blackberry phones, am I going to be happy with this change?

Is anyone currently using the Droid X?

If so, reviews?

Thanks in advance!

[Guest tnfireman]

I am not due to upgrade for another year but I have talked to several friends and coworkers about the droid x. Everyone I have talked to absolutely loves it. There seems to be, on average, a week of learning the new layout and functions. I will be getting one myself as soon as I can.

[willis68]

Joe,

Unfortunately the Droid does not compare to the Blackberry for business use. I use my Blackberry 9700 Bold as my business phone. My company is based out of Switzerland and I tried to use the latest droid to access my company email, the Blackberry is the only device that will successfully log into it it is also the only communication device that they recommend that I use all over the world. As far as applications nothing will beat the iphone but if security is of any concern of yours, nothing beats the Blackberry. I have been able to find some very cool apps for my Blackberry lately,

[dralarms]

Hey Joe,

Before you can the blackberry. look at Crackberry.com, all kinds of apps and such.

Also the Bold is a bunch faster than the tour.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Also, if you did decide to go the Droid route... go for the new Droid 2.0 (fixes all the complaints about the older Droid, and with a faster proc and new OS, plus Flash, etc) and not the huge ass Droid X. Just my $0.02.

[TGO David]

The Droid-X is probably the best Android OS based phone yet. Willis's comment about the Blackberry makes sense in context with the technical infrastructure at his company, but you don't have those concerns so there's really no reason to remain tethered to the Blackberry.

Blackberry devices shine brightest when they are connected to a Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) at corporate HQ. Unless you guys have a serious enterprise-scale network at Hero Gear now, which would be complete overkill, you don't have this concern. I'd go for the Droid.

[TGO David]

Also, if you did decide to go the Droid route... go for the new Droid 2.0 (fixes all the complaints about the older Droid, and with a faster proc and new OS, plus Flash, etc) and not the huge ass Droid X. Just my $0.02.

Having owned the Droid, played with the Droid X and studied the Droid 2.0 ... I'd still go for the Droid X. Especially since he's used to and likes the features of the iPhone. The Droid 2.0 is more or less Motorola's admission that they dicked up the original Droid; plus the software keyboard is infinitely better than the physical keyboard.

[Daniel]

The NSA is supposed to be certifying the iphone and andriod for encryption this year.

[Links2k]

I ordered (2) Droid X last week for me and my son. They should be delivered on the 25th. The X has well over a thousand good reviews on Verizons website.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Having owned the Droid, played with the Droid X and studied the Droid 2.0 ... I'd still go for the Droid X. Especially since he's used to and likes the features of the iPhone. The Droid 2.0 is more or less Motorola's admission that they dicked up the original Droid; plus the software keyboard is infinitely better than the physical keyboard.

Yeah, but Moto fixed it... didn't just tell them to hold it a different way or give them a cover for it. And the physical keyboard, obviously, was being requested enough for them to keep it and improve the keys. I personally hate the software keyboards and prefer the physical slider.

To each their own. If I had to pick between the X and 2.0, I'd probably go with the 2.0. I'll stick to watching my movies on a television. But then again... verizon iphone in Jan... that changes the argument all around.

[LagerHead]

The Droid-X is probably the best Android OS based phone yet. Willis's comment about the Blackberry makes sense in context with the technical infrastructure at his company, but you don't have those concerns so there's really no reason to remain tethered to the Blackberry.

Blackberry devices shine brightest when they are connected to a Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) at corporate HQ. Unless you guys have a serious enterprise-scale network at Hero Gear now, which would be complete overkill, you don't have this concern. I'd go for the Droid.

Spot on. I recently upgraded - yea, that's right, upgraded - from Blackberry Curve to the Droid X. It's crack-tastic. Huge screen, wi-fi connectivity, 3G is pretty quick too, lots of cool apps, nice widgets, camera could be better, but could be much worse. I love it. I don't have the corporate e-mail connector on it, and it sounds like you won't either. Gmail works great with the "Universal Inbox" that keeps all your messages, regardless of type in one spot. You can also go to just your texts or just your e-mail. Comes with 16GB MicroSD card, located in the battery compartment. Easily upgradable in about 1 minute. It uses the battery, so it will need to be charged at least daily, depending on how much you use it. Car charger is suggested if you are out a lot. Get the Zagg Invisishield rather than the Verizon Droid X screen protector. The Verizon one only covers the display area of the screen, not the bottom which is also glass or plastic or whatever it is. I also had a little trouble with my Verizon ones on installation. They're on fine now, just sayin'.

In short, I don't regret the switch. The Droid X rocks. Especially if you like all the extra stuff.

[vontar]

I jsut got 2 droid X last night, one for me and one for my wife. We did not have smart phones to start with but she did have an Ipod Touch. She is already all over the droid X. For me there seems to be a bit more learning curve going to it as I have avolid smart phones for years, even though I work in IT. However I am getting hooked on it.

If we are not careful I will make a thread for a Mod to turn into a stick, suggested Free droid Apps.

PDANET for tethering a laptop with out the 20 dollar package verizon wants to sell you.

Where's My droid, text your droid and it turns on your ringer if off and rings your phone so you can find it easier if lost

pandora for streaming music.

[Guest Boomhower]

I jumped on the original Moto Droid bandwagon. I don't regret my decision, but there are a lot of things that Motorola slipped on. I personally like the virtual keyboard on a good touch screen better than a physical keyboard. For me, it just adds weight to the device. I got to to play around with a Droid X today at work and while it was impressive in screen size and the weight of the device, I found it almost gouty. It laid in my hand nicely, but hung over the top and bottom of my hand and it felt like I was holding a scanner device from UPS or something. I could only imagine strapping that sucker on my side and snagging it on every corner I turn.

Several co-workers recently switched to the HTC incredible. I like the extra features that HTC adds to their phones over Motorola. I took the impression that HTC was a little bit more business friendly that Motorola. My wife picked up the HTC Droid Eris when I got my MotoDroid. It's way outdated now, but I almost liked it better than my Moto Droid a year ago.

But I can tell you that since dropping my BB Storm, as long as Android is around, I have no plans of going back to Blackberry. They are just as bad as apple with forcing their software on you IMHO.

[Guest Boomhower]

PDANET for tethering a laptop with out the 20 dollar package verizon wants to sell you.

True, but you have to pay for it as well. A one time fee of $19.99 I believe. They give you a trial version for a couple of days, then you have to buy it in order to access any secure website.....But you can still browse the general internet with out purchasing anything!! If I needed/used it a lot, i would gladly pay for it.

Or I would just root my phone, and flash a kernal to it that turns my phone into a mobile hotspot and use a wifi connection........So many possibilities!!

[TGO David]

FWIW... Work issued me, several colleagues and our boss iPhone 4's back a few weeks ago when they first came out. While I absolutely love the iPhone for its web browser, Cisco VPN support, millions of apps and excellent email reader, I have two major bitches about it. One of which can sort of be remedied by jail breaking it, and one of which cannot:

1. There is no way to customize your email alert tones w/o jail breaking the phone. I've tried the Pushmail and Mailtones apps but neither of them work very well. I need this functionality when I am on call for work because I do not want the phone keeping me awake all night with mail alerts unless the mail is from a certain address belonging to our on-call system.

2. The AT&T network b-l-o-w-s. It's tons better than it was back in the day, but it still drops calls at random -- even when the phone is just sitting there in the center console of my truck and I'm connected by Bluetooth. Clearly not an issue of me handling the antenna bits incorrectly. Clearly just a fact of the matter that the AT&T network still sucks bilge water.

I am on the cusp of asking for a Blackberry again and just letting them issue this iPhone to someone else. At least with the BB I had a decent network (Sprint) backing it up and could customize my mail alerts. If I do get another BB for work, I'll pick up a Droid-X for personal use on my Verizon plan.

[DRM]

Back in June I made the jump from the Blackberry to an HTC EVO. Despite a few quirks along the way, I can't see myself ever going back to a Blackberry after having an Android phone.

I think you'll be very happy once you make the move.

[Guest Lathe guy]

CAUTION!

My wife just got the Driod "X" and we used it while in Tennessee (Freaking awesome state. Can't wait to move there)

Caution 1: The navigator feature from Google (Blue Arrow) will not let you delete destinations, maps will, but navigator no. It's Google Beta, so Ive been told. They just keep stacking up.

Caution 2: Everything is based on having a Gmail account. My wife put the username and password combo in wrong a few times and then I tried a bunch and Gmail deleted our account. We had to do a MASTER RESET. You will loose everything except what you back up to Verizon.....contacts and what is on the mem card only. there is some sort of an app retriever app, but we don't have that yet.

She does love the phone and uses it for personal and business. This was just our experience, so if I'm wrong about anything feel free to let me know about it. I can't wait till I can get one.

[Guest strelcevina]

i got Htc Evo 4g now running froyo 2.2

it supports pop3/imap

it did replaced my hp netbook that i was having close to me at all the time.

i have google Navigator and all google services earth, goggles , voice etc.etc..since day one and newer had any issue

[Varmint]

Blackberry 8350i for work, for the outlook email and the push-to-talk.

EVO for personal use.

After using the EVO for a few weeks, the Blackberry feels old and outdated.

Sprint also has better plans.

[vontar]

True, but you have to pay for it as well. A one time fee of $19.99 I believe. They give you a trial version for a couple of days, then you have to buy it in order to access any secure website.....But you can still browse the general internet with out purchasing anything!! If I needed/used it a lot, i would gladly pay for it.

Or I would just root my phone, and flash a kernal to it that turns my phone into a mobile hotspot and use a wifi connection........So many possibilities!!

The odds of me being away from a wifi or other internet connection for a very long time with my laptop are so remote I probably won't need it.

The reason I got it was so I could maybe surf with my laptop while at work.

******edit, I mean and needing to order something are remote, I would mostly just general surf over that connection*****

Edited August 19, 2010 by vontar