Hi all,
Let me apologize in advance since this will be a long post. The summary is I am up for a new phone in a few days and I am trying to select which one to get. I will be on verizon.
Right now the Thunderbolt is at the top of my list. My current phone is an envy touch, ew, so anything is really a huge upgrade and I want a new phone by the end of April. I plan to use the phone for browsing, text, calling, games, and multimedia are not out of the question if a computer is not available. As you might be able to guess from that comment, I will probably not be locked into my phone for more than an hour each day other than for streaming music in the car which I will but a car charger for ( not the verizon one since I read its better to get something that delivers closer the TB's 1A charger). Speaking of phones and driving, my car has built in blue tooth and an aux input. I am planning to use the aux for music and let it switch to bluetooth for calls, does anyone here do that to confirm that it will work?
I think that covers my wants so let me proceed to my thoughts, concerns, and other phones considered:
-Battery, is it really that big of a deal? Most of what I have read suggests that I would just have to charge over night every night and I am fine with that.
-Stock Android, obviously this phone doesn't have it but I am a teacher and want to teach an app development course, preferably in android. I also just like the idea of stock android with quicker updates; I run linux at home and have always disliked being forced to carry certain programs. Should I wait for a stock verizon phone, is there one coming? I know the xperia play is scheduled for mid April but does anyone really think it will be as close to stock as described?
-As a subtopic, how dangerous is rooting and/or romming your phone? Can damage be reverted? I know the guys at the verizon store say that the second they can tell you rooted it, the phone is off warranty.
-Has anyone heard any rumblings of a phone coming out in my time range (through April) that might meet my major wants, specifically the stock android?
-Lastly, for a mod, is it an issue if I also post this in the rumored phones forum in case somewhere there might know something some where he does not?
If you've read this far, thank you. I look forward to any and all replies.
Let me apologize in advance since this will be a long post. The summary is I am up for a new phone in a few days and I am trying to select which one to get. I will be on verizon.
Right now the Thunderbolt is at the top of my list. My current phone is an envy touch, ew, so anything is really a huge upgrade and I want a new phone by the end of April. I plan to use the phone for browsing, text, calling, games, and multimedia are not out of the question if a computer is not available. As you might be able to guess from that comment, I will probably not be locked into my phone for more than an hour each day other than for streaming music in the car which I will but a car charger for ( not the verizon one since I read its better to get something that delivers closer the TB's 1A charger). Speaking of phones and driving, my car has built in blue tooth and an aux input. I am planning to use the aux for music and let it switch to bluetooth for calls, does anyone here do that to confirm that it will work?
I think that covers my wants so let me proceed to my thoughts, concerns, and other phones considered:
-Battery, is it really that big of a deal? Most of what I have read suggests that I would just have to charge over night every night and I am fine with that.
-Stock Android, obviously this phone doesn't have it but I am a teacher and want to teach an app development course, preferably in android. I also just like the idea of stock android with quicker updates; I run linux at home and have always disliked being forced to carry certain programs. Should I wait for a stock verizon phone, is there one coming? I know the xperia play is scheduled for mid April but does anyone really think it will be as close to stock as described?
-As a subtopic, how dangerous is rooting and/or romming your phone? Can damage be reverted? I know the guys at the verizon store say that the second they can tell you rooted it, the phone is off warranty.
-Has anyone heard any rumblings of a phone coming out in my time range (through April) that might meet my major wants, specifically the stock android?
-Lastly, for a mod, is it an issue if I also post this in the rumored phones forum in case somewhere there might know something some where he does not?
If you've read this far, thank you. I look forward to any and all replies.
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