i HATE my driod X

[lj1522]

any advice to convert me to at least kinda like my X? just cannot stand the operating system and functions. ....I cant update til March 2012!!

i need as much advice as possible!!

Thanks!

[Cody21]

Seeing that you're new here (1 post), did you just Buy the phone??  If so, it seems like you should just return it, pay the restocking fee, and move on to something else.

Otherwise, maybe more specifics about your hate.  We're all here to Help.

I *LOVE* my Droid X  !!

[Wildman]

More information is always helpful, the Droid X is a incredible device but of course isnt for everyone... If you explain your concerns we can see if we can help but if you already decided its not working for you then I would take Cody21 suggestion to return and pick a device that is more to your liking..

[LoydroidX]

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lj1522 wrote:

any advice to convert me to at least kinda like my X? just cannot stand the operating system and functions. ....I cant update til March 2012!!

i need as much advice as possible!!

Thanks!

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If you can't update until March 2012, I would guess you got the phone around July or August - about six months ago?  Still not happy with it after that long?  What's the issue(s)?  I had a lot of issues with my X when I first got it two months ago, but with the help of the people here on this forum, I love my phone!

[Wildman]

Appears I overlooked that part about the update date,,,,  My mistake, but I still would say that the I havent regreted buying my device.

[B33]

Well wildman should we bid him Fairwell "ah" maybee not yet . Lj i too had a black Berry it was a 8330 Curve an i had a lot of time left on our contracts but the towers in area were changing an my BB was'nt doing the job i wanted. an U mentioned the Email ur write in Ur post.  Email is Great with the BB's But for me i needed more. I did'nt like the regular Droid i'm not into Sliders so thats why i went with the X an even though i've gotten **** Mad at it from time to time. with these guys Help i too have came around to

like this little Dood. And i have to agree the OS is not for some . But there are many things about the the phone to mention that i as well as the other Guys like about it.  Now on the Glass it would i would say Would've had to hit the corner to crack it. because the phone would've had to bend. its Got Gorilla glass in it. but if its bend just right it would probly do that.  If your still set on BB i think there is a new BB storm thats coming out but i dont no when.  Good luck on wich one u decide to go with but always remember u can come here for help. 

[lovetoride00]

I LOVE MY DROID X

I had an lg touch from alltel and went to the Droid X and at first I had not a clue how to use it..I could email and text but couldnt make a call LOL.....I could not find my contacts without scrolling thru them all to find the one i wanted..I was so frustrated ..but was determined I was going to learn to use it. I am 53 yrs old and my daughter talked me into getting it and I was determined to learn...lol..

going on youtube and watching videos on what i needed to know was what helped me..

I have dropped my droid x not once but twice and it did not break or crack the screen..I dont think it was the fact that you had a droid x that the screen cracked so easily I think it was just the way the droid landed (unfortunately)

I truly hope you will go to the messages and pick out what you need to know to use your DroidX and watch the videos because I think you will be very happy with your Droid X once you do...

owner of a Droid X    1 1/2 months.......

[kmax44]

I have had my Droid X for little over a month and while I don't hate it, it is taking me a while to fully embrace it. I switched from AT&T because of too many dropped calls. I did my research before buying the phone but there are several things I did not know such as the general slugishness of the phone (my iphone was much snappier) and the bugginess ie restarts for no reason, hitting letters on the keyboard and nothing happens, how you have to drill down several levels to do some simple tasks and several other quirks.

As I have asked more questions on this and other forums, the android system is becoming more clear, and it does have unlimited possibilities. The open source OS is a double edged sword some apps are very buggy and don't do what they say but at least I can do what I want with my phone.

[lj1522]

I'm just not happy with the operating system at all.  My previous phone was a blackberry storm, and i loved the phone.  My blackberry malfunctioned the day before the X came out.  A verizon salesperson told me to wait and get the X the next day, because it was suppose to be "the new great phone".  I purchased the X and haven't been happy since! .. I know verizon gives you a time limit to exchange the phone if you don't like it, but it takes me a while to get used to a device, so i gave it to much time and effort, and still is disstassified.  The day after i got the phone, i gently dropped it by accident and the screen cracked.  I dropped my storm numerous, harder times with no problems at all, i have even dropped it on concrete.  My X was dropped on a cushioned carpet and cracked instantly.  This happened in Sept, it is now January and i am still putting up with the cracked screen because i refuse to pay the $90 deductible towards a new phone, which I greatly dislike.

Back to your question about why i dislike the product.  I have all of these applications that came with the phone that are impossible to delete, they just sit on my screen and take up space, though that isn't a huge issue to some people, i am a suffer of OCD and it irrates me.  As for the system itself, i am extremely disstassified.  I feel as if i have to get through may loop holes to get my desired result.  The phone isn't complicating to work, but rather a nussiance. 

Also, I am a graduate student in college I rely heavily on my college e-mail.  The X doesn't not work with my e-mail easily such as Blackberry etc., For me to get my e-mail to work, I have to go to the ITS department at my college and have them put in the correct portal information, which is absolutely uncalled for, nor do i have time for that.

[LoydroidX]

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lj1522 wrote:

I'm just not happy with the operating system at all.  My previous phone was a blackberry storm, and i loved the phone.  My blackberry malfunctioned the day before the X came out.  A verizon salesperson told me to wait and get the X the next day, because it was suppose to be "the new great phone".  I purchased the X and haven't been happy since! .. I know verizon gives you a time limit to exchange the phone if you don't like it, but it takes me a while to get used to a device, so i gave it to much time and effort, and still is disstassified.  The day after i got the phone, i gently dropped it by accident and the screen cracked.  I dropped my storm numerous, harder times with no problems at all, i have even dropped it on concrete.  My X was dropped on a cushioned carpet and cracked instantly.  This happened in Sept, it is now January and i am still putting up with the cracked screen because i refuse to pay the $90 deductible towards a new phone, which I greatly dislike.

Back to your question about why i dislike the product.  I have all of these applications that came with the phone that are impossible to delete, they just sit on my screen and take up space, though that isn't a huge issue to some people, i am a suffer of OCD and it irrates me.  As for the system itself, i am extremely disstassified.  I feel as if i have to get through may loop holes to get my desired result.  The phone isn't complicating to work, but rather a nussiance. 

Also, I am a graduate student in college I rely heavily on my college e-mail.  The X doesn't not work with my e-mail easily such as Blackberry etc., For me to get my e-mail to work, I have to go to the ITS department at my college and have them put in the correct portal information, which is absolutely uncalled for, nor do i have time for that.

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I'm also a former BB Storm user, and the good people on this forum can tell you I posted numerous issues when I first got the Droid X.  Thanks to them...I am now very happy with the Droid X!

I'm also slightly OCD but I've never been bothered by the pre-installed apps.  Maybe because of all the other apps I've installed, I never notice them.  If just the sight of them causes distress, you could try Launcher Pro.  That will allow you to hide apps.  (Maybe other launcher programs will do the same.)

Regarding the loops to go through, I've found that I had more key presses to accomplish tasks on my BB Storm than I do on the Droid X.  Try some customizations...browse the App Market...click on preferences in certain programs.  Make it do what you want it to do. 

About the email, I do agree that the BB Storm was excellent at email.  However, that was about all it did well for me.  It was simply a hand-held email device.  I work in Health Care, and spend a lot of my day away from my desk going through the entire facility, and I need good email to remain connected.  As soon as I realized that I wasn't getting my email instantaneously but within a minute or two (most times), I was okay with that.  Even when I do have instant email, I often am not able to check it immediately anyway.  Do you have to go to your college's IT department often??  They should be able to set the port info, etc., one time...or at least let you know how to set it yourself if it changes.  I was able to set up my work email in only about five minutes - one time - all through my desktop email. 

I was meeting with a colleague today, and he recently got an Android phone from Sprint.  He came from a BB as well.  We talked about 30 mintues about our phones (really geeky...I know).  He loves his Android OS phone and doesn't miss his BB. 

As a grad student, take a look at what the Droid X can do to help you in your studies.  The internet is speedy and easy to use.  The storage on the phone is great...you have store a lot of info, papers, etc. 

Unfortunately, since you're well beyond your 30-day return period, you would probably need to buy another phone at full cost.  And if $90 is too steep for you, $500 or $600 would be impossible. 

I was like you a couple months ago.  I wanted to get another phone.  I thought I had made a bad decision.  I had multiple problems and was williing to pay full price for another phone...honestly, I hated this phone after the first few weeks.  However, thanks to the people here who patiently answered my questions and tolerated my rantings, I really like this phone now.  So, ask questions here...anything you want.   There are some great minds here. 

[Wildman]

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lj1522 wrote:

I'm just not happy with the operating system at all.  My previous phone was a blackberry storm, and i loved the phone.  My blackberry malfunctioned the day before the X came out.  A verizon salesperson told me to wait and get the X the next day, because it was suppose to be "the new great phone".  I purchased the X and haven't been happy since! .. I know verizon gives you a time limit to exchange the phone if you don't like it, but it takes me a while to get used to a device, so i gave it to much time and effort, and still is disstassified.  The day after i got the phone, i gently dropped it by accident and the screen cracked.  I dropped my storm numerous, harder times with no problems at all, i have even dropped it on concrete.  My X was dropped on a cushioned carpet and cracked instantly.  This happened in Sept, it is now January and i am still putting up with the cracked screen because i refuse to pay the $90 deductible towards a new phone, which I greatly dislike.

Back to your question about why i dislike the product.  I have all of these applications that came with the phone that are impossible to delete, they just sit on my screen and take up space, though that isn't a huge issue to some people, i am a suffer of OCD and it irrates me.  As for the system itself, i am extremely disstassified.  I feel as if i have to get through may loop holes to get my desired result.  The phone isn't complicating to work, but rather a nussiance. 

Also, I am a graduate student in college I rely heavily on my college e-mail.  The X doesn't not work with my e-mail easily such as Blackberry etc., For me to get my e-mail to work, I have to go to the ITS department at my college and have them put in the correct portal information, which is absolutely uncalled for, nor do i have time for that.

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I am sorry to say but most of your issues appear to be because of youe limited knownledge of the phone and os because most of the things you reported as a issue could be easily resolved.

I have all of these applications that came with the phone that are impossible to delete, they just sit on my screen and take up space, though that isn't a huge issue to some people, i am a suffer of OCD and it irrates me.

There isnt any apps that is required to stay on your screen all the time, all items can be grabbed and dragged to the recycle bin to remove them of the desktop.

As for the system itself, i am extremely disstassified.  I feel as if i have to get through may loop holes to get my desired result.  The phone isn't complicating to work, but rather a nussiance.

The menus can be customized and quick launch shortcuts can ve easily added to desktio for quick access so it only takes one click to open a required task.

Also, I am a graduate student in college I rely heavily on my college e-mail.  The X doesn't not work with my e-mail easily such as Blackberry etc., For me to get my e-mail to work, I have to go to the ITS department at my college and have them put in the correct portal information, which is absolutely uncalled for, nor do i have time for that.

Configuring most email accounts isnt that complex but some servers restrictions cause additional settings because of the restrictions that the IT and corporation deportment have chose to configure... The only reason Blackberry handles this a little easier is because you do not configure device to connect directly to the corp server but through Blackberrys on dedicated server.  You could have configured the email client to send emails through Googles server in the same manner that BB does, if you chose not to do this of your IT department doesnt have knowledge to do this does not totally make it Android fault.

My X was dropped on a cushioned carpet and cracked instantly.

One thing to concider that BB have a plastic based screens compared to the newer devices that use glass, of course glass can be damaged easier that a plastic based screen... I am really suprised that it broke on a carpet when users have crushed there device amd the glass have survived without issues.

This happened in Sept, it is now January and i am still putting up with the cracked screen because i refuse to pay the $90 deductible towards a new phone, which I greatly dislike.

Paying a 90.00 to have a 600.00 device after having physical damage is not unfair because the damage was not caused from manufacture flaw, I have gad me device without a case and haven't had any issue with the glass so much as being scratched.

A Verizon salesperson told me to wait and get the X the next day, because it was suppose to be "the new great phone".  I purchased the X and haven't been happy since!

If you was unhappy from day one and you chose not to return the device before the 30 day period how can you see this to be Verizon's or the devices issue?

With all said and done the device isn't the issue but the method you chose to handle your purchase,

[pool_shark]

If ou have apps on the screen that you don't like remove them from the screen, drag them to the trash.

If you hate to see them in the app drawer you can install launcher pro and hide them.

If you can't get your issues resolved you can always send it to me and I will glady dispose it properly.

[crb79]

I'm just going to put this out there:  There is no way possible that a Droid X screen cracked from a short drop onto padded carpeting unless it is CEMENT padded.  The Droid X uses Gorilla glass which is shatter and scratch resistant.  A simple search of Google can pull up drop tests, even youtube videos of it.  In my own experience I've dropped my droid x from a height of approx 5 ft onto concrete.  It left a couple little nicks in the aluminum housing but no damage at all to the screen.  This was on an occasion that I had taken the snap on case off.  With the case on I've dropped it on concrete at least 50 times from waist height with no issues.

Now onto the other issues: Seriously, if you've had this device going on 6 months and haven't got the hang of things, there is nothing anyone can say here that will remedy this. 

[LoydroidX]

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crb79 wrote:

Now onto the other issues: Seriously, if you've had this device going on 6 months and haven't got the hang of things, there is nothing anyone can say here that will remedy this. 

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I must very respectfully disagree.  At least in my experience with the BB Storm, it couldn't do one-tenth of what the Droid X can do, so for almost two years, I got used to doing only email, text and phone calls.  I expected the Droid X to pretty much do everything I wanted without my having to do anything.  It wasn't until I read the posts on here that I realized all that the Droid X can do...and what I need to do to make things happen.  And I'm still learning new things every day.   I hope the OP will continue to ask questions and might realize just how good the Droid X can be. 

[breezex]

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lj1522 wrote:

........ The day after i got the phone, i gently dropped it by accident and the screen cracked.  I dropped my storm numerous, harder times with no problems at all, i have even dropped it on concrete.  My X was dropped on a cushioned carpet and cracked instantly.  This happened in Sept, it is now January and i am still putting up with the cracked screen because i refuse to pay the $90 deductible towards a new phone, which I greatly dislike. ..........

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The biggest obstacle to liking your Droid-X is that cracked screen.  Nothing anyone says on this list will make that go away.  Every time you look at it or think about it you instantly dislike the phone.  Either bite the bullet and get it fixed or get rid of it and get a new one or go back to a Blackberry.

[reallyniceguy]

I cant begin to count all the times ive dropped my droid x HA. I always have it on my lap and when I get out of my car .. BAM there goes my phone on the pavement. Has yet to crack. I think I have the undestrictible edition. I dipped it in used motor oil but its there and it works fine. There are youtube videos of people doing scratch tests on their phones and it doesnt sratch easy. You could have not dropped it on a padded carpet and crack instantly. I think thats over exaggerating. I had the storm... that one WAS EASY to crack... dropped it face down on pavement and CRACK.

[Wildman]

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breezex wrote:

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lj1522 wrote:

........ The day after i got the phone, i gently dropped it by accident and the screen cracked.  I dropped my storm numerous, harder times with no problems at all, i have even dropped it on concrete.  My X was dropped on a cushioned carpet and cracked instantly.  This happened in Sept, it is now January and i am still putting up with the cracked screen because i refuse to pay the $90 deductible towards a new phone, which I greatly dislike. ..........

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The biggest obstacle to liking your Droid-X is that cracked screen.  Nothing anyone says on this list will make that go away.  Every time you look at it or think about it you instantly dislike the phone.  Either bite the bullet and get it fixed or get rid of it and get a new one or go back to a Blackberry.

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I am sorry but I tried not to say this but I cant hold it any longer, I really believe there isn't more information on how the screen got broke that you choose not to admit to, I have had a number of customers report to me that their pc just started locking up or rebooting for no reason, but after inspecting system error log I usually learn that they did something they should not have done to cause the issue and then when I point out exactly what I found then they will admit it was their fault.   I really have a issue to believe that the Droid X fell on a carpet and broke screen, I have seen users drop theirs harder without this happen.

I have had my device from day one and I carry my device in my pocket without so much as a screen protector or case and I haven't noticed even a scratch.

[mamarro]

I currently have a Droid X, and I just pre-ordered the iPhone on another line that was available to me. 

I have had 6 Droid X's since its launch day of July 15th....yes 6 of them!  All of them have been defective (constant resets, constant freezing, not being able to hold a charge, constant data loss problems (meaning from 3G/1X, back to 3G, back to 1X, no data signal at all, etc).  There are many glitches with the X.

I will say this.....Android, in general, is much more powerful than the iOS, for example.  However, in my opinion, at least, the iOS just works better. And, in all honesty, half of the things that the X is capable of over the iPhone (such as DLNA, etc) I don't care about/would never use.  The larger 4.3" screen is nice (at times) and a pain (at times) all in one.  It is harder to operate the phone with one hand with the larger screen, but it is much nicer for watching videos, surfing the web, etc.  In all honesty, the one thing I am worried about with going back to the iPhone (as I had the iPhone 3GS on AT&T before I came back to Verizon) is the smaller screen.

Maybe Android itself works fine, but with all the "skins" that carriers such as Motorola and HTC (although HTC's Sense UI is much better/stable, in my opinion than what Motorola uses....Motoblur, or whatever they are calling it these days) us, it causes conflict with the Android system.

So....I feel your pain in not liking the Droid X.  I really wanted to like it, and have made every effor to like it, but I just can't deal with the bugginess of it anymore.  And, as I said, I have gone through 6 of them before giving up.  It is a great/powerful device.....no doubt about it.....and I am going to miss alot of things about it, but I won't miss the things it does most (which is reset itself and freeze)

[B23]

I will be receiving my fifth Droid X today.  After my many conversations with the EXTREMELY RUDE Verizon Customer Service Nazi's yesterday, I am pretty certain that I will receive another piece of crap.  Probably sprayed by a skunk or something.

NOTE TO VERIZON EMPLOYEES:  Your Code Of Conduct Handbook is available online.  I suggest you read it.  Since I am such a loyal customer, here is a link for your convenience.

https://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/pdfs/CodeOfConduct.pdf

You're welcome.

[vereyezuhn]

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B23 wrote:

I will be receiving my fifth Droid X today.  After my many conversations with the EXTREMELY RUDE Verizon Customer Service Nazi's yesterday, I am pretty certain that I will receive another piece of crap.  Probably sprayed by a skunk or something.

NOTE TO VERIZON EMPLOYEES:  Your Code Of Conduct Handbook is available online.  I suggest you read it.  Since I am such a loyal customer, here is a link for your convenience.

https://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/pdfs/CodeOfConduct.pdf

You're welcome.

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What's wrong with your X's? Maybe we can help on here.

Also, if you go into it insisting it's going to be another bad one, it will be. You'll look for things to be wrong, subconsciously. Who knows, maybe this one will work.

[B23]

Nope!  I spent 10-15 minutes trying to activate this one.  Sending it back.  At this point it is extremely difficult to look at the glass half full.  I have zero confidence in Verizon.