So... I'm ebaying this POS Bionic

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 11:24 AM

I will NEVER buy another motorola piece of electronics after this locked down POS. I'm fed up with Verizon installing new bloat on my phone every month just so I can get updates. Motorola's boot loader mentality is worse than Apple. I'm thinking of just ebaying this POS Bionic and going back to Samsung, maybe ebay me a Nexus Prime. I loved my Fascinate and I miss it so much.

**blackjaguar25** · 03-08-2012, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by McBane

I will NEVER buy another motorola piece of electronics after this locked down POS. I'm fed up with Verizon installing new bloat on my phone every month just so I can get updates. Motorola's boot loader mentality is worse than Apple. I'm thinking of just ebaying this POS Bionic and going back to Samsung, maybe ebay me a Nexus Prime. I loved my Fascinate and I miss it so much.

Lol at nexus prime.

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by blackjaguar25

Lol at nexus prime.

What is wrong with the Nexus?

**Cyber Warrior** · 03-08-2012, 11:50 AM

In the end you need to find a device that makes you happy but keep in mind all 3 phones ship with a locked bootloader... and all three phones have ways of hacking them so that you can have root access and remove the bloat.. or better yet, use a custom ROM.

**Cyber Warrior** · 03-08-2012, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by McBane

What is wrong with the Nexus?

Nexus Prime was the phones codename before it was announced to the public... its now called the Galaxy Nexus.

**perkdog65** · 03-08-2012, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by McBane

I'm fed up with Verizon installing new bloat on my phone every month just so I can get updates.

Every month huh?

**soulsurvives** · 03-08-2012, 12:42 PM

I have not had my bionic but a couple months but I think it's a fine phone.....screen could be better but aside from that it blows the charge and fascinate I had away big time.....once I got it on 902 and rooted this thing rocks......some phones just don't work for some people I guess.....I know I would not think of another Samsung anytime soon....I even had the rezound and sent it back cause I like the bionic better....

**dmmarck** · 03-08-2012, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Cyber Warrior

Nexus Prime was the phones codename before it was announced to the public... its now called the Galaxy Nexus.

Don't tell Best Buy; I appreciate buying goods that still say Nexus Prime.

**DizzyMaker#CB** · 03-08-2012, 02:47 PM

with samsung you wonty get updates, lol. or you will get tired of waiting. i remember phones anticipating ICS while the fascinate was still waiting on gingerbread!

**dmmarck** · 03-08-2012, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by DizzyMaker

with samsung you wonty get updates, lol. or you will get tired of waiting. i remember phones anticipating ICS while the fascinate was still waiting on gingerbread!

...not with a Nexus.

**BasPilot** · 03-08-2012, 02:55 PM

Maybe I'm trolling here, but really I love my Bionic. I can deal with the crap I don't want on it, it doesn't take up that much space. So, I'm good with it. Locked bootloader or not, I really don't want to root anyway.

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 08:00 PM

All I know is on my Fascinate I did NOT have to go back to complete stock every time there is an update. I was not forced into some holding pattern for updates either, they were usually instantly posted for download on forums all over the place, usually even with an official leaked beta update to boot. Samsung seems to have updated the phone I had as much as Moto does the Bionic, so I'm not sure where people get that Samsung does not release updates for their phones... The Samsung modding community is far superior because Samsung does not lock down their platform near as much as Moto does. And each time you go back to stock there is more and more bloat you have to dig out to get your update to work.

Sure the hardware on this phone is far superior to a Fascinate, but a Nexus is superior to this phone. If you enjoy digging out bloat each and every time you do an update then hey whatever floats your boat...

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Cyber Warrior

Nexus Prime was the phones codename before it was announced to the public... its now called the Galaxy Nexus.

I know this... however I don't think blackjaguar25 does...

**tdizzel** · 03-08-2012, 08:28 PM

But Mc Bane, you were the one who called it the Nexus Prime. lol

**ScandaLeX** · 03-08-2012, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by McBane

I will NEVER buy another motorola piece of electronics after this locked down POS. I'm fed up with Verizon installing new bloat on my phone every month just so I can get updates. Motorola's boot loader mentality is worse than Apple. I'm thinking of just ebaying this POS Bionic and going back to Samsung, maybe ebay me a Nexus Prime. I loved my Fascinate and I miss it so much.

When I got the Motorola Photon I thought the phone was awesome & it still is. I didn't want to root right away because I enjoyed the phones out of box experience.

Not knowing anything regarding Motorola history, I had no idea rooting would be a complicated affair. As time went on & I watched a few devs here work their magic, I thought wow....This is going to be interesting. It didn't take long for me to loose interest from waiting.

I decided my next phone wouldn't be another Moto simply because they make it to frustrating to tinker with.

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**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by tdizzel

But Mc Bane, you were the one who called it the Nexus Prime. lol

I really feel sorry for you guys with such epic fail at trolling that all you can find is to troll the nexus dropped the prime from its name, especially on the AC forums of all the other forums that are known for trolling... it's like why did the chicken cross the road? LOL HAHA FUNNY GUYS AM I RIGHT?

Back on topic though, it seems most people who actually disagree with me are the ones who do not root or mod so I can see how this would be a great phone for you, because you never see the side of it that I'm complaining about.

**blackjaguar25** · 03-08-2012, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by McBane

I know this... however I don't think blackjaguar25 does...

I know exactly what it is. I didn't think you knew the REAL name of the phone. Ya know, the name that companies and consumers call it by.

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by blackjaguar25

I know exactly what it is. I didn't think you knew the REAL name of the phone. Ya know, the name that companies and consumers call it by.

So here we do in fact see some people are that pathetic that they have nothing better to do or troll, especially AC forums of all places...

**blackjaguar25** · 03-08-2012, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by McBane

So here we do in fact see some people are that pathetic that they have nothing better to do or troll, especially AC forums of all places...

And your rambling paragraph that stated that Verizon installs bloatware once a month isn't trolling?

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 09:57 PM

There is a fine line between legitimate complaining and trolling.

**blackjaguar25** · 03-08-2012, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by McBane

There is a fine line between legitimate complaining and trolling.

And your statement was false, so it's trolling.

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 10:00 PM

What exactly was false about my statement? Why dont you do a google or even a forum search for Verizon bloatware and see how many people agree with me?

**blackjaguar25** · 03-08-2012, 10:01 PM

Once a month? There's no way. And Motorola's bootloaders are worse than Apple's? Laughable.

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 10:04 PM

You've still not provided what exactly I said that was false, unless you fail to grasp the concept or sarcasm... which honestly wouldn't surprise me.

**McBane** · 03-08-2012, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by blackjaguar25

Once a month? There's no way. And Motorola's bootloaders are worse than Apple's? Laughable.

I see now that you just in fact fail to realize the sarcasm in my statement. Also google did code name the phone the "Nexus Prime" so the phone was called the Nexus Prime for a long time and still is in some circles. You may want to wiki that. That was in fact trolling on that subject by your part. My legitimate gripe about the bloatware on updates is in fact true and widely accepted in the smartphone industry.