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Review after 1 Month: Usability, Performance, and still...Streaming Issues...

After cruising around this board and others, I’m both very pleased with my Droid X and disappointed at the same time. I have an iPhone and a Droid X because I own a company that develops software for both platforms. Note that I have not “rooted” my phone.

I’m pleased that there are lots of apps and that Verizon has done a good job of putting in some stock apps that are useful (docking, clocks, widgets).

What I’m displeased with is performance and usability. Here are my chief concerns:

There are times that the screen delay in contacts is five seconds. I have about 650 contacts.

After having a Blackberry for years, I miss not being able to just start typing a phone number and bring up a list of likely names.

The iPhone has search integrated at the top of the screen. It saves one keystroke and one screen refresh.

Dialing an existing number requires two or three more steps than most phones. Short cuts still require two steps. The people short cuts are not very manageable.

I would like to reassign the search button from the home screen to search my contacts. I’m not quite into searching the web from the home screen. It’s my contacts I need.

I de-installed literally everything that keeps running that I know I don’t need or I do frequent force stops (like Facebook and Skype). Even though I’m on a data plan, I don’t want to use bandwidth and I don’t want these apps tracking my entire existence.

I too agree with everyone’s sentiments that not being able to de-install products like Amazon, Skype, etc are not in keeping with the concept of “Open” platform. Let the user decide. Don’t let your marketing agenda get in the way of people being happy with their products.

I have no desire to purchase an app that fixes a problem...ala short cuts, screen savers, etc.

I truly wish Verizon would fix streaming soon. I built an app that runs on every other Android 2.2 device except the Droids. Do you realize how frustrating it is to know the phone you own won’t run the apps you built? LOL!

Best Wishes – I hope this phones do well!!!

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Wildman

JackDroid wrote:
No disrespect but it seems you might want to get more familiar with your device because most of the things you reported as a issue the phone does now without issues.

What I’m displeased with is performance and usability. Here are my chief concerns:
After having a Blackberry for years, I miss not being able to just start typing a phone number and bring up a list of likely names.
You can do this, just open Phone Dialer on contacts tab and then press menu button for 3 seconds and keyboard shows and all you have to do is type name.

The iPhone has search integrated at the top of the screen. It saves one keystroke and one screen refresh.
Android has easier way, just press search button 3 Second (Far Right) and say "Call NAME" and phone dials or shows contact info.

Dialing an existing number requires two or three more steps than most phones. Short cuts still require two steps. The people short cuts are not very manageable.
When searching for number all you have to do in press green phone icon to instant call..

I would like to reassign the search button from the home screen to search my contacts. I’m not quite into searching the web from the home screen. It’s my contacts I need.
The voice command app will open contact by just press search button for 3 second and say name to search contacts.

I truly wish Verizon would fix streaming soon. I built an app that runs on every other Android 2.2 device except the Droids. Do you realize how frustrating it is to know the phone you own won’t run the apps you built? LOL!
What problem are you having with streaming? I use iHeartRadio for streaming radio stations from many citys without issues.

Wildman

JackDroid wrote:
After having a Blackberry for years, I miss not being able to just start typing a phone number and bring up a list of likely names.

JackDroid, I also just just figured out that if you are on desktop and press and hold menu button, when the keyboard pops up you can start typing what you are searching for and the result will show up.

If you want to search contacts you can open Google Search/Left Menu Button/Search Settings/Search Items... Unselect everything but Contacts and now when you use this feature it will search contacts for matched.

Hope this helps you..

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