Did a store rep install a task manager when you purchased your phone?

[hodge73]

1) Sprint, Evo bought through Best Buy
2) Sort of. Returned epic for Evo, and when I complained of epic battery life, the salesman took the epic and showed me where to find task killer from the market app.

 

[digitalslacker]

Verizon

Nope, our guys don't suggest them. We are corporate customers so next time I'm in the store I'll ask their policy. Should be able to get a straight answer out of them and if they do push them maybe a reason they think it's beneficial.

VZW already installed lots of stuff that I don't want so I'm not too upset if they put a task killer on. At least I can take it off without rooting.

The fact that task killers don't come pre-installed is indicative of the fact that the smart people who know Android at VZW corporate know they aren't beneficial.

Task killers DO some times make your phone faster, but so does a reboot. I think the reps just put them on for the placebo affect for the customer more than anything. They think it's better.

Watchdog is where it's at though. That'll identify the problem apps and then you can just uninstall it.

Although the Social Networking app on my DX regularly pegs over 40% CPU and I can't uninstall that, thanks VZW.

 

[Trevst1]

best buy/vzw

1. I bought my droid2 from vzw, via best buy

2. The rep installed a task killer

 

[sakasune]

Bought my Evo at a corporate Sprint store. They made no mention of a task killer

 

[bbrown13]

1) Sprint

2) No they didn't mention it. I don't think the salesman knew anything about android. I definately knew more about the Epic than he did.

 

[hanrahan]

Verizon

With my purchase of the original Droid from Verizon, I was told that a Task Killer app should be installed.

 

[silverdemon]

cappy at At&t store and made no mention of it

 

[cobaltgirl87]

1) Sprint.
2) yes they installed

 

[AbeFrohman]

Verizon.

Purchased Droid X online. Went to store to get extended battery. Oh-so-helpful sales rep (eye roll) said that I would "about double" my battery life if I installed ATK and offered to do it for me while I waited. Thanks, but no thanks.

Relative also bought X online - went to Verizon store to get help transferring contacts or something - they installed ATK without her knowledge. She deleted it at my suggestion.

 

[beerhound]

No task killer

1. Droid X on Verizon

2. No the rep didn't install or even mention a task killer or any other software

 

[sparhawke2000]

1. Verizon

2. The Verizon Rep installed ATK on my phone, and my son's phone, during the activation process.

 

[jeremycrowhurst]

1 - Sprint

2 - They heavily recommended it to help save battery life.

 

[Martian]

Bought my Fascinate online but went into the store to buy a case. Rep told me I should install a task killer and offered to do so for me. I declined and informed her of the error in her ways. She didn't get it...

 

[ramblerd]

1. I bought at one of the Wireless Zones from Verizon (Fascinate)

2. Rep actually advised me to NOT install it, and sent me to this website

 

[wryun]

I purchased my Droid Incredible over the phone through Verizon.
I do not remember hearing anything about installing a task killer.

 

[piercedchef]

They installed it when I got my moment with 1.5 but have since told me to uninstall it.

 

[clintmbrannon]

Vzw atk

Got my Dinc from Verizon about a month ago... First thing the rep did was show me how to open marketplace...then proceeded to install Advanced Task Killer for me. Ugh....

 

[Unknown User]

When I got the Motorola A855 Droid at VZW rep installed ATK for me. Telling me that it would extend battery life, a few days later I uninstalled it. When I upgraded to Samsung Fascinate rep told me that it had a task manager built in but really didn't care.

 

[TSX05]

samsung Fascinate from (free fridays at Best buy) yes they told me i should install ATK but didn't install for me.

then 2 wks late went into verizon store to try to learn more about the phone (wanted to set different notification sounds) and after they answered those questions, did say oh and you should install ATK, "i advised I had already tried it and it bogged down my phone so I removed it" she said oh and that was all.

 

[jrod3055]

Verizon, Droid X and no the rep said nothing. However, I installed it. Then I bought a Droid for my wife and had it installed. Recently, I went into the store because of a small problem with my wife's phone and the manager saw it. He told me that VZW had sent down a reminder ensuring they told customers not to install this application. There was no need for it and the on-board features would take care act the same way as the task killer.