just found out that i'm getting a droid x for my eighteenth birthday (tomorrow!) but the trouble is, my mom went into the store and ordered it today. and of course, there's a huge backorder going on. the people said i would get it in either two days or in three weeks.. i'm going to guess that the three weeks is more likely. i'm currently using a blackberry curve. yeah, the really old one that they don't even sell anymore! i can't wait for my droid x, and if anyone has any tips for me, they would be much appreciated! and if anyone else can tell me how shipping is going for these backordered x's, that'd be appreciated too! i can't wait.. but i definitely will.
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Good news and bad news.
Bad news is you probably won't see your phone for 3-weeks to a month.
Good news is you will probably have 2.2 on it when you get it thus avoiding the OTA update.
In terms of tips - that is a tough one. So much of your personality comes into play when setting up and using the phone. Just spend time playing around with it.
Oh, one tip I would give it to make sure you charge the battery to its fullest and then a few hours past. And then let it run all the way down until it shuts off. Do this a few times before you do your normal charge cycles. Also, buy the extended battery. It gets me through my day (easily) where the original one was pushing it.
Bad news is you probably won't see your phone for 3-weeks to a month.
Good news is you will probably have 2.2 on it when you get it thus avoiding the OTA update.
In terms of tips - that is a tough one. So much of your personality comes into play when setting up and using the phone. Just spend time playing around with it.
Oh, one tip I would give it to make sure you charge the battery to its fullest and then a few hours past. And then let it run all the way down until it shuts off. Do this a few times before you do your normal charge cycles. Also, buy the extended battery. It gets me through my day (easily) where the original one was pushing it.
i'm so excited to get it! the idea of all of the customization is unheard of for a blackberry curve user like me.. i'm so tired of blackberry! and thank you so much for the tips, i'll be sure to check out the extended battery. i'm always on my phone. i was reading about all of the different apps, and they're so cool.. and i only read about maybe 10 of them. i won't mind waiting a month for the x. it'll be worth it. 
I also came from the curve (absolute crap!). You will love the phone. It isn't a perfect device (will get a lot better with 2.2) but beats all BBs like a drum. I would avoid reading the forums while you wait - It makes it take longer . Just wait until you use the browser(s) on it. It makes the blackberry seem like a fisher price toy (which it really is).
. Just wait until you use the browser(s) on it. It makes the blackberry seem like a fisher price toy (which it really is).
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I came from a curve myself...trust me, it will be worth the wait.
S omethingyou may want to do, go to the appbrain website and sign up for an account. From there you can look at apps and add them to your list. Then once you get the phone get the appbrain app on your phone and you can download all those apps you have added to your list.
And ps, happy birthday!
S omethingyou may want to do, go to the appbrain website and sign up for an account. From there you can look at apps and add them to your list. Then once you get the phone get the appbrain app on your phone and you can download all those apps you have added to your list.
And ps, happy birthday!
I came from a tour and a storm. I was happy with bb until my upgrade. Getting the x showed me how ignorant I was.
A couple things.
You will likely miss your notifications, esp if you used berry buzz. You will get over this quickly enough.
The browser is blazing fast...like do fast that if you hit enter and realize you made a mistake I'm the browser, the site will be up before you can change the position of your hands.
And you have 8 gigs onboard just for apps.Coming from bb thats like unlimited space. Who needs apps to sd with 8 gigs.
A couple things.
You will likely miss your notifications, esp if you used berry buzz. You will get over this quickly enough.
The browser is blazing fast...like do fast that if you hit enter and realize you made a mistake I'm the browser, the site will be up before you can change the position of your hands.
And you have 8 gigs onboard just for apps.Coming from bb thats like unlimited space. Who needs apps to sd with 8 gigs.
Lion batteries shouldn't be run to shutdown. Be sure to charge it at about 25%, after a few days to a week it'll be conditioned properly.
The three things I absolutely hated about my BB Curve were the crappy browser, locked GPS, and inability to download more than two apps (thanks to the miniscule internal storage). The DX solves all those problems and more: the browser is amazing and quick, the GPS is fully usable (though a bit of a battery hog) and Google Maps/Navigation is incredible, and there are 8 GIGABYTES of internal storage, so you can install as many apps as you'd like!
My basic suggestions for your DX are: register for AppBrain and download the AppBrain app and the Fast Web Installer once you get your DX. Then download LauncherPro: it's much faster and more customizable than the stock MotoBlur. You can also get lots of cool widgets if you pay a buck or two and get the unlock code for LancherProPlus. You should also check out the "Post your Droid X screens!" thread in this forum so you can see what widgets everyone has downloaded. Almost everyone is using LauncherPro (you can tell because they have the dock on the bottom) and most are using Beautiful Widgets, a great little customizable widget that shows you the current time, date, and weather.
As far as other apps, you should consider Handcent SMS or chompSMS for text-messaging; the stock messaging app is very basic, and Barcode Scanner is great for scanning QR codes (those funky square barcodes) which take you directly to Market and website links.
My basic suggestions for your DX are: register for AppBrain and download the AppBrain app and the Fast Web Installer once you get your DX. Then download LauncherPro: it's much faster and more customizable than the stock MotoBlur. You can also get lots of cool widgets if you pay a buck or two and get the unlock code for LancherProPlus. You should also check out the "Post your Droid X screens!" thread in this forum so you can see what widgets everyone has downloaded. Almost everyone is using LauncherPro (you can tell because they have the dock on the bottom) and most are using Beautiful Widgets, a great little customizable widget that shows you the current time, date, and weather.
As far as other apps, you should consider Handcent SMS or chompSMS for text-messaging; the stock messaging app is very basic, and Barcode Scanner is great for scanning QR codes (those funky square barcodes) which take you directly to Market and website links.
ahhhh, thank you everyone for the tips and the help! i can't wait to throw this curve out, and get my x! right now as i'm typing this, my phone has that lame hour glass of death. grrrrr. i'm going to go check out all of these apps! i'm torturing myself, i know..
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with that font size, you're torturing the rest of us.
don't bother trying to "condition" the battery. just get a spare or keep a charger on you. running it down and then charging it back up again as previously suggested isn't going to help.
A screen protector is a must. Browse the forums as there are a few recommended brands floating around. I prefer the Invisible Shield, but others have complained about the application procedure.
good luck with your new X. I hope it arrives quickly.
If you can get it for the curve get google sync. that way your contacts and all that will transfer over. And make a gmail account if you dont have one
just another quick question.. are task killers recommended or no? i figure it would make your battery life better if you use it, but i've seen posts saying not to use them, because it'll ruin the phone?
The Android OS is pretty good at killing tasks to free up memory on its own, to many people don't use task killers directly and a lot of people running into reboot problems or quickly dieing batteries because they are killing programs that start right back up. It probably not a bad idea to have one installed, but I wouldn't set it for automatic task ending.
i'm so excited to get it! the idea of all of the customization is unheard of for a blackberry curve user like me.. i'm so tired of blackberry! and thank you so much for the tips, i'll be sure to check out the extended battery. i'm always on my phone. i was reading about all of the different apps, and they're so cool.. and i only read about maybe 10 of them. i won't mind waiting a month for the x. it'll be worth it.
The first thing I did after getting my Dx set up was to download Launcherpro to replace the Motoblur UI. LP is sleeker and it is very smooth.
Other apps I love are: Poynt, Pandora, Google Earth, Facebook (strictly for uploading pics - I prefer the mobile version)
Good luck with your Dx.
does facebook come on the phone already with verizon? and i love poynt, i have it on my blackberry right now.
FB does come with the phone. But most people like to use the official app since it doesn't use the integration that the Moto does.
As a former blackberry user myself i missed berry buzz but I found a free app called "missed call" that you can set up to repeat notifications for missed calls and text. Not as good as berry buzz but not bad either.
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