I was #11 in line to get my Droid X last year. I happily handed the Droid Incredible off to my son. I even encouraged my wife to get a DX on launch day. (She was dealing with a BlackBerry on its last leg.) The honeymoon was sweet. I loved the large screen, the physical keys and the general responsiveness of the device.
Fast forward to the present, and I find myself cursing the DX. Intermittent and/or unexpected reboots, screen freezes, unexplained battery drainage, force closes, unable to open the gallery...you name it.
Before anyone gets defensive, or jumps in here to defend Android's honor, hear me out. I know...I know. I've tried rooting. I was sporting Liberty 1.5 for a while and did see a modest reduction in the glitches. But not enough to put the polish back on my DX. Add to that, rooting took away some minor, but rather important features of the DX. The alarm clock settings for example. Sure, there are alarm apps in the market, but how about leaving the existing one alone?
In anticipation (foolish me) of Gingerbread being released, I flashed back to the stock ROM, only to experience more of the same BS glitches and bugs. It's like a Robin Harris skit, "These DX bugs don't die...they multiply!"
Insult to injury is Launcher Pro Plus acting up. ADW EX hasn't been 100% stable either.
Is it too much to ask for a device to work 90+% of the time? I'm willing to accept some level of technical glitches here-and-ther, but DAMN! At any random time, my wife and I experience annoying things about the DX that are seriously starting to outweigh any benefits of having the device. The prospect of a DX2 doesn't excite me either. I don't know if Motorola is at fault here, but the Droid Incredible has never had any of the problems I've experiencing with the DX.
If you scan this forum at any given moment, the majority of the threads are please for help. Now, I'm willing to discount a percentage for newbies and people that don't take time to read manuals and the like. But, and this is a big BUT, there are way too many people asking for help that are technologically competent.
Personally, I like technology and gadgets, but I am getting a little tired of feeling like I need a degree in programming or coding to make things work on this phone. I don't really derive much pleasure out of hacking. I want some cool tricks, but, for the most part, I want a smartphone to be...well...smart. I want it to know how to do some **** without me having to tutor, mentor and nudge into operation.
Ok...I'm done (for now).:-X
Fast forward to the present, and I find myself cursing the DX. Intermittent and/or unexpected reboots, screen freezes, unexplained battery drainage, force closes, unable to open the gallery...you name it.
Before anyone gets defensive, or jumps in here to defend Android's honor, hear me out. I know...I know. I've tried rooting. I was sporting Liberty 1.5 for a while and did see a modest reduction in the glitches. But not enough to put the polish back on my DX. Add to that, rooting took away some minor, but rather important features of the DX. The alarm clock settings for example. Sure, there are alarm apps in the market, but how about leaving the existing one alone?
In anticipation (foolish me) of Gingerbread being released, I flashed back to the stock ROM, only to experience more of the same BS glitches and bugs. It's like a Robin Harris skit, "These DX bugs don't die...they multiply!"
Insult to injury is Launcher Pro Plus acting up. ADW EX hasn't been 100% stable either.
Is it too much to ask for a device to work 90+% of the time? I'm willing to accept some level of technical glitches here-and-ther, but DAMN! At any random time, my wife and I experience annoying things about the DX that are seriously starting to outweigh any benefits of having the device. The prospect of a DX2 doesn't excite me either. I don't know if Motorola is at fault here, but the Droid Incredible has never had any of the problems I've experiencing with the DX.
If you scan this forum at any given moment, the majority of the threads are please for help. Now, I'm willing to discount a percentage for newbies and people that don't take time to read manuals and the like. But, and this is a big BUT, there are way too many people asking for help that are technologically competent.
Personally, I like technology and gadgets, but I am getting a little tired of feeling like I need a degree in programming or coding to make things work on this phone. I don't really derive much pleasure out of hacking. I want some cool tricks, but, for the most part, I want a smartphone to be...well...smart. I want it to know how to do some **** without me having to tutor, mentor and nudge into operation.
Ok...I'm done (for now).:-X