Just picked mine up!

**cporier91** · 11-06-2011, 05:06 PM

Love the device, very slick and love the feel of the device in your hands. if you can't make up your mind between vivid atrix 2 or skyrocket, get the vivid, very solid device!

**galfert** · 11-06-2011, 05:59 PM

I'll probably get it too but I'm not feeling all warm and fuzzy about it because of the glossy plastic that shows fingerprints in comparison to my Inspire.

**blopez24** · 11-06-2011, 06:03 PM

seems like the skyrocket is the most popular of the two

**jassa1972** · 11-06-2011, 06:16 PM

Just got mine a few hours ago. I like the feel and look of it. I do have one concern and it was the same concern that kept me from the getting the HTC Inspire. The volume of the ringer. I had the volume all the way up and the ringer was only have as loud as the my old Droid Incredible. Has anyone else notice this?

**galfert** · 11-06-2011, 06:24 PM

I have no problems with my ringer volume on my Inspire. If you want to really hear the ringer better then choose a ringer sound that has more high frequencies and you'll hear it better.

**froesei** · 11-06-2011, 07:06 PM

Hey, can you guys comment on the power botton? Does it have enough travel, or does it feel mushy?

**cporier91** · 11-07-2011, 01:02 AM

Device feels great! love it, my one concern i have is that i don't get text messages right away or phone calls, could be att but its kinda worrying me that is happening!

**blopez24** · 11-07-2011, 09:00 AM

Picked mine up last night. The skyrocket has a bigger screen but the color here is great. Picked up a case n screen protector for it. The screen protector doesn't seem to take away from the color which great.

Sent from my HTC Vivid

**rquinn19** · 11-07-2011, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Blopez21

The skyrocket has a bigger screen

Thought they were both the same size

**blopez24** · 11-07-2011, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by rquinn19

Thought they were both the same size

theyre both 4.5 inch but the skyrocket is wider than the vivid.

**ocanyc** · 11-07-2011, 11:50 AM

I actually like the slimmer design than the skyrocket. Just played with both and left with the vivid.
Benchmarks, smenchmarks lol

**blopez24** · 11-07-2011, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by SysAdmNj

I actually like the slimmer design than the skyrocket. Just played with both and left with the vivid.
Benchmarks, smenchmarks lol

That's what I said. And to me the vivid feels more sturdy than the skyrocket.

Sent from my HTC Vivid

**froesei** · 11-07-2011, 11:59 AM

Not to belabor the point, but can anyone comment on the quality of the power button??

**ocanyc** · 11-07-2011, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by froesei

Not to belabor the point, but can anyone comment on the quality of the power button??

Better than the htc inspire. Not alot but definitely feels a bit more quality.

**froesei** · 11-07-2011, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by SysAdmNj

Better than the htc inspire. Not alot but definitely feels a bit more quality.

Thanks. That's a little disappointing - was hoping for something more along the lines of the EVO 3D power button. Well, hopefully it holds up over time.

Is it difficult to do one-handed?

**blopez24** · 11-07-2011, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by froesei

Thanks. That's a little disappointing - was hoping for something more along the lines of the EVO 3D power button. Well, hopefully it holds up over time.

Is it difficult to do one-handed?

Not for me but then again I have big hands.

Sent from my HTC Vivid

**nkd** · 11-07-2011, 05:51 PM

The power button is fine, It feels just about right. I have no problem with it. The funny part is it was 99 dollars at my bestbuy in Nor Cal. I was surprised. The phone is solid and I got the leather case from the ATT store and I was sold on that case, perfect fit, Only thing I hate about the case is that I have to press on the power button harder now. I still love the feel of the case.

The radio on this seems much better than the GS2 (original), I get around 3mb at my house where the GS2 would never even hit 2, may be once in a while. I am not in an LTE area but the radio seems to be much faster than the GS2 (original) on this phone, I hit 4-5mb in the city where the GS2, just as I was typing this, I hit 5mb at my house, lol.

I can live with that until LTE gets here.

I did have to sign up for an LTE smartphone unlimited package, which is capped at

10238976 MB which equals 9999GB lol.

It will say that amount when you click on recent usage and it will show you that limit.

**knighthawk321** · 11-07-2011, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by nkd

The power button is fine, It feels just about right. I have no problem with it. The funny part is it was 99 dollars at my bestbuy in Nor Cal. I was surprised. The phone is solid and I got the leather case from the ATT store and I was sold on that case, perfect fit, Only thing I hate about the case is that I have to press on the power button harder now. I still love the feel of the case.
That
The radio on this seems much better than the GS2 (original), I get around 3mb at my house where the GS2 would never even hit 2, may be once in a while. I am not in an LTE area but the radio seems to be much faster than the GS2 (original) on this phone, I hit 4-5mb in the city where the GS2, just as I was typing this, I hit 5mb at my house, lol.

I can live with that until LTE gets here.

I did have to sign up for an LTE smartphone unlimited package, which is capped at

10238976 MB which equals 9999GB lol.

It will say that amount when you click on recent usage and it will show you that limit.

Is that the grandfather program for LTE for those of us who had their old "unlimited" plan?

**nkd** · 11-07-2011, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by knighthawk321

Is that the grandfather program for LTE for those of us who had their old "unlimited" plan?

Yup, it says LTE smartphone unlimited plan. I signed up for the one for unlimited plus 200 text messages for 35. At best buy it didn't give her the option for the text message plan only the unlimited, but when I came home the plan was under my account and I switched immidieatly to that one.

You can probably use the old plan but when they activate the IMEI number for the phone on your account the unlimited LTE option pops up and replaces the old smartphone unlimited.

**knighthawk321** · 11-07-2011, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by nkd

Yup, it says LTE smartphone unlimited plan. I signed up for the one for unlimited plus 200 text messages for 35. At best buy it didn't give her the option for the text message plan only the unlimited, but when I came home the plan was under my account and I switched immidieatly to that one.

You can probably use the old plan but when they activate the IMEI number for the phone on your account the unlimited LTE option pops up and replaces the old smartphone unlimited.

I saw those when I did a trial pricing. The one I'll probably go with is the $30 no-messaging plan, since we have the unlimited messaging in our family plan. That would match the plan I currently have with my BlackBerry.

**knighthawk321** · 11-11-2011, 12:17 AM

Family just approved the budget item for the phone. Going to order my Vivid now. Hooray! Finally! No More Fruit except the kind I can eat!

**cporier91** · 11-11-2011, 12:42 AM

love my vivid so far! came from a nexus s, love sense more than stock.

**Gun Bunny** · 11-11-2011, 01:45 AM

@Knighthawk - I just got mine wednesday afternoon, transitioning from a 3GS, you will not be disappointed. Steep learning curve, and I've only just scratched the surface, but this is fun!

**knighthawk321** · 11-11-2011, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by Gun Bunny

@Knighthawk - I just got mine wednesday afternoon, transitioning from a 3GS, you will not be disappointed. Steep learning curve, and I've only just scratched the surface, but this is fun!

LOL! I know what you mean. I've played with my wife's and my son's Inspires, and I've already printed out the full user's manual so that I can "pre-bond" with the Vivid, but I know there's going to be a lot of learning to do to go from a BlackBerry Bold 9700 to the Vivid. I'm seriously looking forward to it.