Life after OG Droid??

mr.miagi · 01-25-2011, 03:03 AM

So I know some of you members are like me and STILL have the OG Droid. I still have the one I got the day it was released and I STILL love the phone. The audio jack recently went bad though but because I got the phone at best buy and have their warrente it was sent out to be repaired and I was given an incredible as a loaner phone. The Incredible was a beautiful phone but the battery life was bad and the Sense UI had some glitches/quirks.

I have my phone back now for a week and the audio jack is starting to crap out again (no its not the headphones) and I am beginning to get scared that my Droid isnt going to last forever. Even if my Droid dies Best Buy will give me $600 credit for a new phone and I should be excited (If I still had my BB storm I would go skiing with it taped to my helmet) BUT I am not. I dont see a phone on the market that is as good as my droid or worth upgrading to. Is their one out their on Verizon??

Incredible is glitchy with bad battery life, I dont feel I should pay $200 for the DX when the Samsung Facinate is $99. But I dont think I will like the touchwiz on the Samsung.

Cliff Notes: What phones will you guys get after your time with the OG Droid is up? and wil you feel you upgraded or just had to move on??

takeshi · 01-25-2011, 09:44 AM

Not sure. LTE, dual cores and a strong modding community are must haves but I haven't decided yet.

scarryman04 · 01-25-2011, 10:01 AM

+1 on LTE and dual cores!!!

MrSmith317 · 01-25-2011, 10:53 AM

I'd say wait for the new LTE phones. I love my OG Droid, and will continue to love it long after it's gone. Having said that I'd break it in a heartbeat if I had a golden ticket like you do for some free(more or less) LTE goodness.

mr.miagi · 01-25-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MrSmith317

I'd say wait for the new LTE phones. I love my OG Droid, and will continue to love it long after it's gone. Having said that I'd break it in a heartbeat if I had a golden ticket like you do for some free(more or less) LTE goodness.

Yeah, the LTE has definitely peaked my interest and it seems the T-Bolt will be the first on Verizon (right?). But I am not convinced that this phone will have better battery life then its predecessors and consistently last me a day. The Bionic sounds great but its more a ways off. I am afraid my Droid may not last till then. Plus I dont know how I feel about 4.3 inch screens. I am young so my eyes are fine with 3.7 LOL.

cmorty72 · 01-25-2011, 02:52 PM

I was one of the first people to get and OG Droid in the Las Vegas, NV.... and that Droid is still going strong to this very day (especially with some P.E.v4.2 goodness).

As far as a replacement goes... just like everyone else. I'm looking for something LTE, dual core, two cameras (one forward). A sliding hard keyboard would be great but not really necessary.

Although the Thunder, Bionic, and the new Samsung offerings kind of fit the bill... I do believe I'll hold out until 2nd quarter to get an idea as to what's coming around.

Although... with Verizon killing-off the NE2 deal, I may also look elsewhere. But being I've been with Verizon since the Bell Atlantic days...

I guess time will tell.

Zorro1 · 01-25-2011, 03:44 PM

Yeah, in our case, that 2 year contract might work out perfectly since we're not yet to LTE's...which will be game changers in every way. All I know so far is that Samsung folks are real unhappy due to late updates for Froyo. So...HTC? Moto? Still too early to say. So I'm not really even paying attention yet. It's all gonna change.

Szientific · 01-25-2011, 05:12 PM

I have almost another full year to finish my contract, but I think i'm going to buy a used DX or D2 to tide me over till i'm a free agent again. (there should be some good used phones available as some [dumb] folks switch to an iphone) I like the Fascinate, but Bing is an instant deal breaker for me. I'm in no hurry for 4G. I know they're going to charge an arm and a leg for the service that probably wont be in my area for another year anyway.

zandog · 01-25-2011, 06:21 PM

For those of you who have insurance under Asurion. If something is wrong with your OG Droid (oops, it took a dive

, they will still send you a certified pre-owned or NEW Droid for $50. I had a mishap, broke mine and the deductible made it worth the replacement order from Asurion. The replacement phone I received, just today infact, was still in the original Motorola sealed packaging and I honesty think that I may have gotten a new phone.

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I agree that at this transition point to the new generation of new devices, it's not worth going with the current lineup of devices. Wait until the LTE phones are released and if you can, wait for the Tegra 2 (dual/quad) core processor phones hit the market toward the end of the year.

justlaxin13 · 01-25-2011, 06:26 PM

On a slight side note, I read that you got your phone on Verizon through Best Buy, but where kinda of benefits package did you get? They repaired the headphone jack for free over a year after you got the phone and they will pay you $600 if it breaks? how did you sign up for that??