Win a Droid Incredible from Android Central! (contest)
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This may be a tough one to believe but I'm partying like it's 2004.
That's right, folks, I'm still rocking the Motorola Razr. The original "it" phone. Forget smart, this thing was purrty, and the keys were flat!
The flip-phone revolution is on-going and honestly, I'm so sick of it, have been for a long time now. I just couldn't bring myself to buy something new because it seems like the technology is developing at such a break-neck pace that as soon as I had spent my money upgrading there would be something else new and exciting.
I'd like to emerge from the dark-ages and I'd like the Droid-Incredible to help me do it. Though, to be brutally honest, even if I don't win one here I'll still probably go out and buy one on launch day. It would just be nice to not have to pay for it.
Call me an opportunist.
That's right, folks, I'm still rocking the Motorola Razr. The original "it" phone. Forget smart, this thing was purrty, and the keys were flat!
The flip-phone revolution is on-going and honestly, I'm so sick of it, have been for a long time now. I just couldn't bring myself to buy something new because it seems like the technology is developing at such a break-neck pace that as soon as I had spent my money upgrading there would be something else new and exciting.
I'd like to emerge from the dark-ages and I'd like the Droid-Incredible to help me do it. Though, to be brutally honest, even if I don't win one here I'll still probably go out and buy one on launch day. It would just be nice to not have to pay for it.
Call me an opportunist.
Can't wait! Can't wait! Can't wait to watch movies on the plane; can't wait to show how much bigger my screen is to an iphone user and can't wait to get rid of my old BB curve!
Deceit, love and a BlackBerry Storm.
When the Storm initially arrived I was delighted. Finally a reason to get in to the smartphone era, which I previously bucked and stuck with feature phones whose features I never used. I had a friend that worked at a Verizon store and found out that one store in town would have 20 of them available while the rest would have 1 or 2. I called work and let them know I would be a little bit late, I normally get in around 7:00 AM.
I had surgery on my elbow (a tendon) two days prior and it was wrapped up in a cast but that didn't stop me from driving to the other side of town for an hour and a half to get to the store with 20 on hand.
It was 6:30 AM. The parking lot smelled of exhaust of those idling in their cars, not brave enough to force their way in to the line, figuring there would be phones available to all.
There was an aura of excitement about, but I knew one thing most didn't. There were only 20 phones.
I walked up in to the line. I was hoping people would have pity on me for being in a cast and would let me cut in line to ensure one of the 20 phones, no such luck.
Naturally those same people were curious about my cast and would ask me why I had it on.
I decided to make up some story about getting hit by a car as some unsuspecting pedestrian walking down the side of the road, maybe then they will let me cut.
No such luck, the simply scoffed about the irresponsibility of the Arizona drivers and shared their own near-misses with the local motorists, of course none of them came to near-death like the sound of my fake story but that's how it goes.
I was number 17 in line and thinking of all the possibilities that could make things go bad. What if someone bought more than one in front of me? What if they had a whole family that was saving their upgrade for the most perfect phone, the Storm?
As it neared 7:00 AM, when the store opened early just for this phone event, more people gathered to get a chance at bragging rights for getting the phone opening day. Just a few moments before 7, a young kid, maybe 17 years old, who most likely told his friends the day before of how much he didn't want to get to work extra early and deal with the campers, came out of the door and signed us up to the sign in sheet.
When it came to me, I wrote my name as legibly as possible. I didn't want them to say my name wrong when it was my turn and I miss my chance. As I wrote my name I noticed I was number 14, not number 17 as I previously counted.
I was confused, no one left, they were all still in line. Someone in front of me was as diligent as me in counting out spots asked those up front. Three wives came with their husbands to camp out. They wanted to see the phone for themselves in case they wanted one too.
That begged the question, what happens if they want it... do they get to order one in front of us? The question was posed to the kid with the clipboard and he said they will need to sign in if they want a phone.
Good news! The phone of my dreams will be mine!
The doors opened and we piled inside for our chance at the prize. Some gentlemen got out of one of the limited benches so the man that was recently struck by a car, me, could sit. That was kind of him, I was slightly weaker from the surgery and my arm began to throb.
They called my name and I leaped with excitement. I got to the desk and I asked what place am I in? I got the 17th phone. Obviously someone managed to get more than one, or an employee or two got one before the rest of us. Either way I got my new phone.
Once I got to the car, I immediately began to pair my phone to my car. It has one of those handy built in bluetooth deals that let you talk through the stereo. Once that was set, I tried to figure out how to lock the phone so I didn't accidentally press buttons. I didn't figure it out immediately but somehow accidentally locked it before I actually realized how to do it. I put the phone in my pocket.
My girlfriend, now ex-girlfriend, and I had broken up the previous week and hadn't really talked since then. I did mention I was going to get a Storm opening day to her earlier though, which she couldn?t have cared less about. As I made the long drive across town to work, the music on my stereo stopped playing and a phone started to ring. I quickly pressed the button on my stereo to hang up.
About a minute later it happened again. It seemed to keep happening every time I hit the break a little. I was worried my phone was broken and kept randomly calling people. I suppose I could have pulled over and checked the phone that was in my pocket, but I was on a stretch of road that all of the lights turn green perfectly for you if you go the speed limit and I was making good time. I couldn't pull out my phone while I was driving because one arm was in a cast and the other had to hold on to the steering wheel. My car was in bad need of an alignment so letting go of the steering wheel all together wasn't a good idea.
The phone made about 15 calls by the time I hit a red light that I could stop and pull it out of my pocket. It was wedged under my leg so that way when I hit the break, it dialed. The phone came unlocked somehow, or maybe I never actually locked it and thought I did being that it was my first BlackBerry.
I glanced at the call history and saw that those 15 calls went to my ex-girlfriend who probably thought I was having some sort of crisis of the heart and instead of standing outside her bedroom window clutching a boombox playing 80's music, I instead called her manically. This wasn't the case since the previous week we made quite the effort to burn any bridge between us.
That put me in to a vague panic but I was almost to work.
She eventually called me to make sure there wasn't an emergency but I briefly explained I bought the new phone and had "butt-dialed" her repeatedly.
Of course she took that the wrong way and thought I was making some sort of joke and was looking for a "booty-call" which she yelled and hung up. Oh well, so it goes.
I'm hoping for a MUCH smoother first day of owning a HTC Incredible and am looking for the next best thing. I would love to get this phone for free to offset some of the opening day shenanigans that I went through with the Storm.
That's only part of my life with a Storm, but it was my opening day! It was a very bad day and started off my life with a Storm badly.
Given the Incredible, I feel I can right this wrong and make things better than what it all started. With the Incredible I may give my ex-girlfriend a call and tell her how much better things went with getting a new phone.
While she may remain unimpressed, I feel the developmental availabilities of this phone may allow me to start anew. This phone may be the first day of the rest of my life.
When the Storm initially arrived I was delighted. Finally a reason to get in to the smartphone era, which I previously bucked and stuck with feature phones whose features I never used. I had a friend that worked at a Verizon store and found out that one store in town would have 20 of them available while the rest would have 1 or 2. I called work and let them know I would be a little bit late, I normally get in around 7:00 AM.
I had surgery on my elbow (a tendon) two days prior and it was wrapped up in a cast but that didn't stop me from driving to the other side of town for an hour and a half to get to the store with 20 on hand.
It was 6:30 AM. The parking lot smelled of exhaust of those idling in their cars, not brave enough to force their way in to the line, figuring there would be phones available to all.
There was an aura of excitement about, but I knew one thing most didn't. There were only 20 phones.
I walked up in to the line. I was hoping people would have pity on me for being in a cast and would let me cut in line to ensure one of the 20 phones, no such luck.
Naturally those same people were curious about my cast and would ask me why I had it on.
I decided to make up some story about getting hit by a car as some unsuspecting pedestrian walking down the side of the road, maybe then they will let me cut.
No such luck, the simply scoffed about the irresponsibility of the Arizona drivers and shared their own near-misses with the local motorists, of course none of them came to near-death like the sound of my fake story but that's how it goes.
I was number 17 in line and thinking of all the possibilities that could make things go bad. What if someone bought more than one in front of me? What if they had a whole family that was saving their upgrade for the most perfect phone, the Storm?
As it neared 7:00 AM, when the store opened early just for this phone event, more people gathered to get a chance at bragging rights for getting the phone opening day. Just a few moments before 7, a young kid, maybe 17 years old, who most likely told his friends the day before of how much he didn't want to get to work extra early and deal with the campers, came out of the door and signed us up to the sign in sheet.
When it came to me, I wrote my name as legibly as possible. I didn't want them to say my name wrong when it was my turn and I miss my chance. As I wrote my name I noticed I was number 14, not number 17 as I previously counted.
I was confused, no one left, they were all still in line. Someone in front of me was as diligent as me in counting out spots asked those up front. Three wives came with their husbands to camp out. They wanted to see the phone for themselves in case they wanted one too.
That begged the question, what happens if they want it... do they get to order one in front of us? The question was posed to the kid with the clipboard and he said they will need to sign in if they want a phone.
Good news! The phone of my dreams will be mine!
The doors opened and we piled inside for our chance at the prize. Some gentlemen got out of one of the limited benches so the man that was recently struck by a car, me, could sit. That was kind of him, I was slightly weaker from the surgery and my arm began to throb.
They called my name and I leaped with excitement. I got to the desk and I asked what place am I in? I got the 17th phone. Obviously someone managed to get more than one, or an employee or two got one before the rest of us. Either way I got my new phone.
Once I got to the car, I immediately began to pair my phone to my car. It has one of those handy built in bluetooth deals that let you talk through the stereo. Once that was set, I tried to figure out how to lock the phone so I didn't accidentally press buttons. I didn't figure it out immediately but somehow accidentally locked it before I actually realized how to do it. I put the phone in my pocket.
My girlfriend, now ex-girlfriend, and I had broken up the previous week and hadn't really talked since then. I did mention I was going to get a Storm opening day to her earlier though, which she couldn?t have cared less about. As I made the long drive across town to work, the music on my stereo stopped playing and a phone started to ring. I quickly pressed the button on my stereo to hang up.
About a minute later it happened again. It seemed to keep happening every time I hit the break a little. I was worried my phone was broken and kept randomly calling people. I suppose I could have pulled over and checked the phone that was in my pocket, but I was on a stretch of road that all of the lights turn green perfectly for you if you go the speed limit and I was making good time. I couldn't pull out my phone while I was driving because one arm was in a cast and the other had to hold on to the steering wheel. My car was in bad need of an alignment so letting go of the steering wheel all together wasn't a good idea.
The phone made about 15 calls by the time I hit a red light that I could stop and pull it out of my pocket. It was wedged under my leg so that way when I hit the break, it dialed. The phone came unlocked somehow, or maybe I never actually locked it and thought I did being that it was my first BlackBerry.
I glanced at the call history and saw that those 15 calls went to my ex-girlfriend who probably thought I was having some sort of crisis of the heart and instead of standing outside her bedroom window clutching a boombox playing 80's music, I instead called her manically. This wasn't the case since the previous week we made quite the effort to burn any bridge between us.
That put me in to a vague panic but I was almost to work.
She eventually called me to make sure there wasn't an emergency but I briefly explained I bought the new phone and had "butt-dialed" her repeatedly.
Of course she took that the wrong way and thought I was making some sort of joke and was looking for a "booty-call" which she yelled and hung up. Oh well, so it goes.
I'm hoping for a MUCH smoother first day of owning a HTC Incredible and am looking for the next best thing. I would love to get this phone for free to offset some of the opening day shenanigans that I went through with the Storm.
That's only part of my life with a Storm, but it was my opening day! It was a very bad day and started off my life with a Storm badly.
Given the Incredible, I feel I can right this wrong and make things better than what it all started. With the Incredible I may give my ex-girlfriend a call and tell her how much better things went with getting a new phone.
While she may remain unimpressed, I feel the developmental availabilities of this phone may allow me to start anew. This phone may be the first day of the rest of my life.
A Incredible phone like this ON VERIZON who wouldnt want the chance at the best phone ever for BIG RED
Ok, gracias por la oportunidad de ganarme un droid increible, si yo ganara este concurso usaria mi nuevo droid para ayudar a muchas personas pobres en mi pueblo dandoles informacion usando google, yahoo, wikipedia y todos los medios que este increible celular puede ofrecer. Free spanish to english translation available online lol thank you
What I would do...
What wouldn't I do with a Droid Incredible?! For starters I would not pull the battery three times a day, I would download applications that don't resemble old dos programs, I would touch the screen and expect something to happen instead of touching the screen then pushing it down. Most importantly I would load up a wikipedia faster than looking up what I want in a real encyclopedia.
What wouldn't I do with a Droid Incredible?! For starters I would not pull the battery three times a day, I would download applications that don't resemble old dos programs, I would touch the screen and expect something to happen instead of touching the screen then pushing it down. Most importantly I would load up a wikipedia faster than looking up what I want in a real encyclopedia.
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It seems there has been an insertion into our timeline. DON'T PANIC! My purpose is simply to give you a message so listen up. A great mission lay in your hands, and it is of utmost importance that you complete it. First, you must know that the proper flow of the universe depends on this.
I have used highly advanced technology to search and find you. I employed this technology to connect with multiple sources in earth's orbit to triangulate your position in space and time. With the technology in hand, I was able to communicate with every individual necessary to successfully carry out this mission. Of course, this was all directed from the future, but the device that has allowed me to travel back in time will awaken soon, in the present.
You might doubt the existence of such a device, and I understand. In credible terms, it is a certain instrument currently code named D.R.O.I.D.
By passing onto me the device in its nascent state you will ensure the proper development of our universe. As per the fulfillment of my purpose, I will bring the device to the capacity that will permit our future.
Do what is necessary, that one day I might again be sent back. But most importantly, that you may witness the world you have created.
It seems there has been an insertion into our timeline. DON'T PANIC! My purpose is simply to give you a message so listen up. A great mission lay in your hands, and it is of utmost importance that you complete it. First, you must know that the proper flow of the universe depends on this.
I have used highly advanced technology to search and find you. I employed this technology to connect with multiple sources in earth's orbit to triangulate your position in space and time. With the technology in hand, I was able to communicate with every individual necessary to successfully carry out this mission. Of course, this was all directed from the future, but the device that has allowed me to travel back in time will awaken soon, in the present.
You might doubt the existence of such a device, and I understand. In credible terms, it is a certain instrument currently code named D.R.O.I.D.
By passing onto me the device in its nascent state you will ensure the proper development of our universe. As per the fulfillment of my purpose, I will bring the device to the capacity that will permit our future.
Do what is necessary, that one day I might again be sent back. But most importantly, that you may witness the world you have created.
Droid Incredible
I will finally be able to use the apps that I want. I will also have a service that works. And most of all I will get to crush this stupid Iphone that I bought!
I will finally be able to use the apps that I want. I will also have a service that works. And most of all I will get to crush this stupid Iphone that I bought!
i visit the site more than crackberry,
i must get a new phone, to replace my blackberry.
theres been something missing, a great void,
i need a new phone, possibly a droid.
i must win a phone, its inevitable,
get me a droid, and make it Incredible!
what can i say... i saw the sign and it opened up my eyes i need a droid!
i must get a new phone, to replace my blackberry.
theres been something missing, a great void,
i need a new phone, possibly a droid.
i must win a phone, its inevitable,
get me a droid, and make it Incredible!
what can i say... i saw the sign and it opened up my eyes i need a droid!
I will use the free and open-source "Kick iPhone Butt" widget, only available on the new Sense-UI, to make all iPhone owners my minions in my plan to help Android / Google take over the world! Muwhahahaha!!!
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I will surf the (I)nternet at INCREDIBLE speed.
I will (N)avigate with INCREDIBLE ease.
I will (C)all all my INCREDIBLE friends.
It will (R)elieve my INCREDIBLE stress.
It will (E)liminate the competition.
I will now (D)ominate the not so INCREDIBLE iphone
I will no longer be able to (I)magine a more INCREDIBLE phone.
It will cause me to (B)e a more INCREDIBLE person.
It will (L)eave people with INCREDIBLE envy.
It will (E)nable me to view the INCREDIBLE Android central
I will (N)avigate with INCREDIBLE ease.
I will (C)all all my INCREDIBLE friends.
It will (R)elieve my INCREDIBLE stress.
It will (E)liminate the competition.
I will now (D)ominate the not so INCREDIBLE iphone
I will no longer be able to (I)magine a more INCREDIBLE phone.
It will cause me to (B)e a more INCREDIBLE person.
It will (L)eave people with INCREDIBLE envy.
It will (E)nable me to view the INCREDIBLE Android central
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I'll be able to replace the lame Samsung flip phone that I bought so my wife could have the nicer smartphone at our last upgrade with Verizon. I barely missed the buy one, get one offers they came out with weeks later. I can upgrade in November, but would rather do this now. A friend has the Droid Eris, and I liked the way it works, so I can only imagine the things possible on an Incredible. Crisp pictures, Google Navigation, Android 2.1, and no keypad (I love touchscreens). Would rather have this than an iPhone, because Verizon's network is light years ahead of AT&T, especially since they have 3G where I live and AT&T doesn't.
I want my HTC (Incredible)
I have a Storm1. My wife has the HTC DROID ERIS. Every evening she has to force me to give her phone back. I really need a fix and the only way to get it is to win this wonderful new DROID INCREDIBLE. The only problem is that my contract is not up until November. Winning this phone will make my day and my wife's day. If I win, I will be having to take my new INCREDIBLE from her.
I have a Storm1. My wife has the HTC DROID ERIS. Every evening she has to force me to give her phone back. I really need a fix and the only way to get it is to win this wonderful new DROID INCREDIBLE. The only problem is that my contract is not up until November. Winning this phone will make my day and my wife's day. If I win, I will be having to take my new INCREDIBLE from her.
I have a LG VX3500 that has been a trusty phone for years. Android has made great strides in there OS...and now with launch of the Incredible, there hardware is up to snuff too. I would love to get my hands on one, I have a meeting coming up where I have to demo a new device. If I win an Incredible, I'll broadcast the meeting through Quik to a live remote audience.
My Incredible Ideas 
1. I have a RCA input for my car's DVD player. I plan on using my Droid Incredible to stream movies from Dropbox, Sugarsync, etc. and being able to selct from my own personal library of movies instead of having to find a spot to put all of my DVDs.
2. I plan on using the RCA input mentioned above and the DC outlet in my car to hook up my Xbox in my car. The Droid Incredible comes in so that if and when it gets rooted, I can tether it and play on xbox live.(dont know how good a connection that I will get but hopefully I'll find out.)
(P.S. I don't plan on doing any of the above things while driving. That would be "Incredibly" stupid. sorry, had to do it.)
1. I have a RCA input for my car's DVD player. I plan on using my Droid Incredible to stream movies from Dropbox, Sugarsync, etc. and being able to selct from my own personal library of movies instead of having to find a spot to put all of my DVDs.
2. I plan on using the RCA input mentioned above and the DC outlet in my car to hook up my Xbox in my car. The Droid Incredible comes in so that if and when it gets rooted, I can tether it and play on xbox live.(dont know how good a connection that I will get but hopefully I'll find out.)
(P.S. I don't plan on doing any of the above things while driving. That would be "Incredibly" stupid. sorry, had to do it.)
With this INCREDIBLE phone, I will show my brother the apple lover that apples do not rule the world. With this INCREDIBLE phone, I will be actually have a phone that does not shut itself off spontaneously, or disconnect itself from the network without warning, or randomly have the most important keys not work (center/select button, I'm looking at you). With this INCREDIBLE phone, I will finally have a chance to try out all the awesome features my friends have been raving about. With this INCREDIBLE phone, I will have an awesome camera, the ability to listen to music and play games, check email, get directions (for the many times I get lost), keep up to date with facebook, twitter, gmail, etc.
But most importantly, with this INCREDIBLE phone I will finally be happy with the phone that I have.
But most importantly, with this INCREDIBLE phone I will finally be happy with the phone that I have.
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I will finally be able to upgrade from my Storm1 and get a phone that is usable once again!! From all accounts there is no battery pulls needed for Android (or at least not 4 times a day).
By getting the Droid Incredible, I can finally hit the Android world and leave the BB world behind. In fact I created my account here due to me switching to Android eventually anyways!
By getting the Droid Incredible, I can finally hit the Android world and leave the BB world behind. In fact I created my account here due to me switching to Android eventually anyways!
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