Finally made the switch to Android today

[Jesda]

Is Nexus available with a contract yet?

[Crazyirish]

Problems with actually talking to people? I've heard stories of people who have difficulty hearing with it, but I haven't had any problems with mine.

Call quality is as good as any other phone I've ever used. I just dislike the phone interface. I can't tell you how many times I hit the wrong contact, it starts dialing, I go to cancel the call, hit the wrong button and it backs out to the desktop. Its quite comical really. I guess I just miss having real buttons to dial. But I love everything else too much to go back.

[AppleBonker]

Is Nexus available with a contract yet?

It was, but only on T-mobile. About a week ago it sold out at the google store. Now, it doesn't look like the US-based consumers will be able to get their hands on it unless they are Android devs. Anyone who wants it now has to go CL/eBay or have it shipped from Europe I think.

[RobPaulson]

It was, but only on T-mobile. About a week ago it sold out at the google store. Now, it doesn't look like the US-based consumers will be able to get their hands on it unless they are Android devs. Anyone who wants it now has to go CL/eBay or have it shipped from Europe I think.

good thing i alrdy haz mine

[DrifterXRPS13]

suckers...i've had my nexus one since march...and best phone evaaarrrr!!! i'm a little biased with having 2.2 since the beginning of july. I wouldn't trade this thing in for anything on the market currently, droid x is pretty damn good too.

[br4dysays]

i made the switch from iphone 3g to moto droid earlier this year. MUCH better. getting away from at&t being the main plus.

that said, id take android over anything else hands down, my g/f has the new iphone 4 and it feels like a kids phone now.

[wingFeather]

I can't figure out why so many people hate ATT. I've been with them for 5 years now... they are the best NYC, LA, BFE... crystal clear, no problemos.

[poems2beats]

The Evo is too big to fit into my bike pouch and when I'm wearing basketball shorts its so heavy it tries to depants me. I like Escalades, but I don't want one in my pocket.

Keyboard FTW.

The evo is perfect in size to people who aren't Thumbalina lol
I have big fingers so the evo works for me...

[Jesda]

The Evo is too big to fit into my bike pouch and when I'm wearing basketball shorts its so heavy it tries to depants me. I like Escalades, but I don't want one in my pocket.

Keyboard FTW.

The evo is perfect in size to people who aren't Thumbalina lol
I have big fingers so the evo works for me...

Its all good if you wear cargo pants.

I dont have belt loops on my athletic shorts.

[poems2beats]

I wear teh skinny jeans..... jk

I just downloaded swype and am pretty happy with it. It deff helps me wen I'm trying to"type"one handed. I'm actually using it right now....

[Kompresshun]

I just put LauncherPro on mine, which i'm liking better so far than the ADW Launcher that MoD mentioned. I didn't have anything against the home launcher that came with it but it wasn't very customizable and I didn't like the app drawer a whole lot after playing with it. I haven't downloaded swype yet but i'm gonna have to give it a try I think.

[RobPaulson]

I just put LauncherPro on mine, which i'm liking better so far than the ADW Launcher that MoD mentioned. I didn't have anything against the home launcher that came with it but it wasn't very customizable and I didn't like the app drawer a whole lot after playing with it. I haven't downloaded swype yet but i'm gonna have to give it a try I think.

launcher pro is the shiznit, y0. dis be my setup.

[Kompresshun]

launcher pro is the shiznit, y0. dis be my setup.

It rocks man, the more I use it the more I like it.

How did you take those screen shots?

[Bwana]

I just picked up the new Samsung Vibrant a couple days ago. Loving the speed and the screen. Swype takes a little getting used to but I like it.

I'll have to head over to Maciej's (S13FX) one of these days and get the lowdown on customizing it. He's had one since the first day it was out and he's been writing custom software for it since...

[Kompresshun]

So i've had the phone for a little over 2 wks now and am still quite pleased with it(i'm typing this on it in fact), i've read reviews on it bashing it some but it seems like very few people have it overall yet and the people bashing are whining about a $100 not performing like a $200+ phone. I have no regrets not getting the EVO, this may only be an entry level phone but it blows my Blackberry away and I didn't notice enough difference in power to warrant spending $100 more. I think this will hold me over just fine until they release some more powerful models next year, right now and can't see spending $100+ more for so little difference.

Anyways, so far the must have apps for myself are:

Browser: Opera mini - works well, loads pages quick, and is easy to navigate. I tried skyfire and didn't like it.

Launcher Pro(paid version) - best one out of the 3 I tested, love the built in widgets and customization.

Task Manager - still testing these but task manager by rythm is much better than advanced task killer so far

Tweetdeck for android beta - Quite impressive although lacking a widget but supports facebook, twitter, and google buzz

Snesoid - How can you go wrong with old school nintendo games on your phone?

Facebook & Twitter for Android - Tweetdeck is cool for the all in one integration but I still prefer the standard apps for both since they provide widgets and work better.

Well that's enough for now. To sum it up, Android FTW.

[Catchmydriftwood]

I know it doesn't compare but I've been a Blackberry guy for years and was looking at the Torch online. Looks like the best Blacberry yet. Just not as good as the iPhone or Android phones. Anybody pick one up this week? Or is going to the Droid 2 the best bet? Oh, and please don't flame this loyal Crackberry user for a little brand loyalty .

[Kompresshun]

I know it doesn't compare but I've been a Blackberry guy for years and was looking at the Torch online. Looks like the best Blacberry yet. Just not as good as the iPhone or Android phones. Anybody pick one up this week? Or is going to the Droid 2 the best bet? Oh, and please don't flame this loyal Crackberry user for a little brand loyalty .

Oh i've been a Blackberry user for years up until this phone, my wife still has her Blackberry. My main reason for switching from Blackberry was the fact that whenever they change OS they won't let you upgrade it on most phones, which is very frustrating to me. Overall I like Blackberry products but I don't like being limited in what I can do with my phone. The new Torch does look like a nice phone but it's on AT&T so that's a deal breaker for me. Blackberry is an excellent business phone and is very reliable but on the other hand I haven't found a single thing yet that I miss from my Blackberry after making the switch.

[Catchmydriftwood]

Yeah, AT&T is definitely a bad company to deal with. And their service bites. I just found out that Verizon gives a $100 upgrade allowance compared to AT&T who only offers $50. More insult to injury.

[Kompresshun]

Well I returned my Samsung intercept Friday and swapped it for an EVO, I wish I would've got one in the first place. The intercept isn't bad for entry level I suppose but it couldn't handle most things outside of basic functions very well. The EVO rocks though, I can even do admin tasks on websites and has flash support. It's definitely is worth the extra coin for the difference in performance & functionality.

[PoorManQ45]

Well I returned my Samsung intercept Friday and swapped it for an EVO, I wish I would've got one in the first place. The intercept isn't bad for entry level I suppose but it couldn't handle most things outside of basic functions very well. The EVO rocks though, I can even do admin tasks on websites and has flash support. It's definitely is worth the extra coin for the difference in performance & functionality.

The Evo is great, but the battery life is horrible

[Kompresshun]

Yeah its not great but its a powerful phone, so I'm willing to sacrifice some battery life for that.it actually has better battery life than my father in laws Samsung epic(galaxy s)

[PoorManQ45]

Cool.

I'm currently waiting for the next generation phones to come out with Dual core ARM processors. Hopefully they revise the batteries at that point too!

[wingFeather]

I'm currently waiting for the next generation phones to come out with Dual core ARM processors. Hopefully they revise the batteries at that point too!

When is that expected to happen? Maybe I should return my Evo & wait?

[PoorManQ45]

The processor was just recently released by Samsung IIRC.

So you can expect them to show up in phones around Christmas.

[wynnEZ]

I got my Droid 2 about 3 weeks ago and haven't looked back since, best phone I've ever owned, and it came with 2.2.