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Droid X: WORST phone EVER

brahma

Worst phone EVER. DO NOT BUY.

* Constantly reboots

* Constantly drops data connection

* Totally ignores third-party email for about an hour on its own which is absolutely CRITICAL.

* Will only get email immediately when its powered down, then up.

* 3G coverage blows.

I HATE AT&T and APPLE, but I miss my iPhone already and its only been a week. But it WORKED, ALWAYS.

They should renamer this the ROID X, because it is a PITA POS!

I had a bag phone in the '90's that worked better than this.

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gerio

You know, I do feel for people that get a bad phone out of the box. But the mature adult thing to do is exchange it for another phone instead of making this forum and its readers into your personal punching bag over the matter.

And to declare the Dx to be the worst phone ever makes your credibility even less, as if that were even possible at this point.

You've obviously never had to return a bad iphone. I have. And I'd rather go to the dentist thanto deal with apple service again. But I didn't condemn Apple because of it, although I still think that AT&T's service stinks to no end.

Do everyone a favor and get yer phone exchanged. Then come back and tell everyone how much you enjoy a properly-working Dx.

Geri O

Cody21

Wow ... got my DX 1 week ago ... I LOVE it ... Have not had any problems at all - and more specifically any of the problems you're seeing. You MUST have received a bad phone... I would get it exchanged and see if all those issues don't go away.

skh1962

I agree-Ignore the people who are telling you to calm down and just exchange it. It's the fact that your not the only one that "just happen to get a bad phone." I am in the processes of exchanging my phone also. They are sending the return packaging this week. Mine over heats and stays frozen. I can't use it at all. There is no compensation from Verizon for the hassle of them sending A LOT of people a bad phone. Right now we just get to vent and decide if we want to stay with Verizon but I think they should investigate why so many "bad" phone are being distributed!!!

gerio

SKH. Can you read? I have my doubts.

There is a difference in asking someone to not make generalizations and asking someone to calm down. I did the former. As I am doing to you. The both of you are calling people like me liars. Fair?

And both of you need to exchange your phones and stop kicking the general population in the teeth because we have phones that work. Geri O

elotter

change the performance mode... you probably have it in the standard saver mode... it shuts data off after periods of inactivity at night.. may have a mistake in the setting that is keeping it active all day

elotter

3g coverage isnt phone's fault... it is a location issue... if verizon 3g isnt good enough for you location then go back to ATT and iphone4... you may be one of the extremely small percentage of people where at&t 3g coverage is better for... tho the droid X does beat the iphone in performance in every aspect and you cant drop a call with it using just your pinky

djtonic

gerio wrote:
SKH. Can you read? I have my doubts.

There is a difference in asking someone to not make generalizations and asking someone to calm down. I did the former. As I am doing to you. The both of you are calling people like me liars. Fair?
And both of you need to exchange your phones and stop kicking the general population in the teeth because we have phones that work. Geri O

Gerio??? Can I give you negative Kudo's for that one?

SKH was on YOUR side!!! Wow. He did NOT ask you to calm down he said to "ignore the people telling you to calm down and exchange the phone.

You are one paranoid bloke.

djtonic

gerio wrote:
SKH. Can you read? I have my doubts.

There is a difference in asking someone to not make generalizations and asking someone to calm down. I did the former. As I am doing to you. The both of you are calling people like me liars. Fair?
And both of you need to exchange your phones and stop kicking the general population in the teeth because we have phones that work. Geri O

OH wait...maybe I can't read. I thought you were the Original poster at first! But, my other points are valid. Who is calling you a liar and who is kicking anyone in the teeth?

I still think you freaked out Gerio for no reason!

Dj.

TheGreatOne

Several people will disagree with you on it being the "worst phone ever". Take a look at the HTC Eris. That phone seemed to bomb. Like Gerio said, exchange the phone for another type of phone. That is the best thing to do. You have a certain amount of days to try out the phone

mortb

Have had my Droid X for about three weeks now. Got all the gizmos I wanted and/or needed. Had to do a simple battery pull reboot because I froze the phone, and it was my fault, not the phones. Outside of my one goof, I haven't had a lick of problems. As for phone quality, I had asked people I call if they can hear me, and everyone has answered that it sounded as though I was in the room with them. As for service, the Verizon store I go to must be an exception. They are absolutely wonderful and I have always had top-notch service. If you want terrible service, try Sprint, although to be fair to them, I ujnderstand that their customer service has improved.

yellowcanary73

I have to agree with the 3G service even with me being in their highest level of coverage for all their services its really does not compare with AT&T but love the phone and hope it gets better

PiperCrab

Just came from the Sprint forums and it seems no matter where you go you will always find whiners looking for attention. I do not know why for the love of Patty O'Maley do you guys with common sense even respond to these kind of posts.

Just like with the EVO 4G, someone got a bad phone and now the world is over. If you get a phone that is going haywire, it means that YOUR phone is bad not all of them. I know there are peeps out there who have an X and it's working like clockwork from day one. Exchange the phone and keep your mouth shut; no one cares if your phone is broken.

gerio

Very good point about level-headed posters responding to these posts.

I wouldn't even go as far as to say for one to keep their mouth shut and exchange their phone (and it may look like I did just that, but I merely requested that the OP stop ranting and raving and calling the phone the "worst ever", calling into question the judgement of thousands of people that have bought the phone and are happy with).

As for DJTonic's response to a post, we shall have to agree to disagree on my response that he called into question. Sorry, I went back and read the post and still not feeling any love from it. I didn't get the agreeing with me angle at all. Paranoria is in the eye of the observer (gee, it took 2 posts to make your point??)

Now, excuse me, but I have to put on my safety glasses as the aliens are due to land any minute now for our evening jaunt around the neighborhood.... :smileyvery-happy:

Respectfully,

Geri O

djtonic

gerio wrote:
Very good point about level-headed posters responding to these posts.

I wouldn't even go as far as to say for one to keep their mouth shut and exchange their phone (and it may look like I did just that, but I merely requested that the OP stop ranting and raving and calling the phone the "worst ever", calling into question the judgement of thousands of people that have bought the phone and are happy with).

As for DJTonic's response to a post, we shall have to agree to disagree on my response that he called into question. Sorry, I went back and read the post and still not feeling any love from it. I didn't get the agreeing with me angle at all. Paranoria is in the eye of the observer (gee, it took 2 posts to make your point??)

Now, excuse me, but I have to put on my safety glasses as the aliens are due to land any minute now for our evening jaunt around the neighborhood....

Respectfully,
Geri O

Yeah, Sorry Gerio,

If you read my second post, you would see that I thought YOU were the original poster on this one for some reason. That's where I thought SKH was agreeing with you :smileyhappy:

good luck with the aliens!

gerio

It's all good, DJ. I really hope the OP will pursue getting that bum phone exchanged and let us know how he comes out.

As for the aliens, whattya know, they were raising hell about not getting Froyo yet. Is there no end???

:smileyhappy:

)

Sorry, it's Thursday. All day, LOL

Happy X'ing, all,
Geri O

Jeff918

Worst phone ever...in my opinion that honor goes to the original Blackberry Storm. I went through 3 of them before Verizon finally sent me a Storm 2. Just got my Droid X yesterday and I absolutely love it.

gerio

Wow...I thought the Storm 2 was bad...made me love a Droid Eris! And the Eris wasn't all bad, just, shall we say, limited.

Can't imagine dealing with a Storm...

Geri O

wulf1C

I like the X. Overall its a good phone. I just got one exchanged and this one works better then the other. Battery life is better, unplugged 5:30am and its after 10pm and no charge with moderate usage 30%. Gps works better and more responsive. Get another and give it a try. You might keep it.

Correctmugshot

I'm on my 4th one and it does the exact same thing the author stated. Data cuts out, slow, etc and I live in a strong 3G signal area. I knew I wasnt the only one!

Jeff918

gerio wrote:
Wow...I thought the Storm 2 was bad...made me love a Droid Eris! And the Eris wasn't all bad, just, shall we say, limited.

Can't imagine dealing with a Storm...

Geri O

The Storm 2 is light years ahead of the original Storm. Didn't have any problems with the Storm 2. However, i am glad to be rid of that phone.

reallyniceguy

Mines working fine, :smileyvery-happy:

k1023

Love Love the droid x have had it for a week with NO problems so far can't put it down.

hallcp1019

went from a motokrazr to a storm1 loved it i guess it depends on what you have had before you use it ...it was my first smartphone and it to me was outstanding and i missed it when i went to my env3 but my x does put it to shame...but the storm was a solid phone 3 years ago ..if you are hating on it now you are behind technology lol like the blackberry torch

davidsdroidx

I've been using android sense when the G1 came out, then mytouch, then cliq, now DX and this phone has been AWESOME and haven't had any issues with it sense i got in july. I have received bad phones before so it's not just you. I had exchanges on my other devices and then they worked fine. You can expect a bad batch when they make millions of these phones.

AnAmerican

Sorry to hear. You got a bad one man!

Have had the Droid X for 2 months! Have to say it is the bomb!!!! Blows Iphone & Blackberry out of the water!!!!! Had both

Get a good one and you will know!

crb79

I have had no issues with my Droid X that were not caused by myself and quickly rectified.

The problem is the Droid X is a Smartphone. Most people who bought it were coming from a non-smartphone and don't understand that it cannot be compared to a standard phone. And yes I do include all versions of the Iphone as non-smartphones.

I'd also like to point out that many of the people with just a couple posts here complaining about the Droid X are Iphone owners who have never held a Droid X. I must say it's a pretty big compliment that they would make an account and visit to complain about a phone that is obviously better than their own.

If these people really did own a Droid X and hate it, they have their 30day money back guarantee during which they can cancel service and return the phones without paying penalties on a 2 year contract. You cannot convince me that someone would be such a tool to spend over $200 on a device that doesn't work and a service that doesn't meet their needs, then refuse to take their opportunity to get their money back.

PS. I'm still loving my Droid X that I purchased Day 1.

rickwhoo

Did anyone hear from the op? Has he responded with his **bleep** post about this great phone?

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