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Re: Thinking about getting a Droid X but had questions..

I switched from the Touch Pro 2 myself and love the X. I would not switch back for anything. I see the same results daily that you said you had with the virtual keyboard, I actually make less mistakes in landscape mode than I did on the TP2 keayboard, plus I don't have to slide it out. Now to the questions:

1-Bluetooth, I use it was and headphone set when I use the bluetooth and have had no problems with connecting or it working the way I would expect it to.

2-There are many apps out there RealPlayer and a few others that work good as well. I have been watching movies on it with no problem with RockPlayer and RealPlayer, the screen size makes it great to watch.

3-Pay a couple of dollars for LaunchPro and it is even easier to customize. The standard motorala launcher is fine, but LaunchPro takes it to another level. Either way the wigets and the back ground are real easy to change.

4-I have not had a problem, I go jogging with mine in a side holster and have not had any issues. During the day if I have it with me I still am able to have it in my pocket, it is lighter than the TP2!

5-I had a Gmail account so I just got that up to date and everythign sync's great. It can take some work to set it up if you don't have it. The exchange accounts are not bad as well (I had set-up one for the TP2 that I forwarded my Gmail to so it would push) Gmail push seems to have less drain on the battery than the exchange push does, but both work.

6-Like you said there is not a huge reason to sync with a PC unless you want to move files. I also got the app Awesome Drop so I can sync over the internet on my computer with my phone. Great to move movies or music off my computer to my phone. You still have the USB option with the phone and use it as a storage device.

7- I have not had any problems with the volume on mine. Others have and there is suppose to be a fix coming for that, but it works fine for me. Also with the size of the phone the ear to mouth seems to fit better.

8- Don't need! I put some one, but the hardest thing to get use to on Android from WinMo is that you don't have to close programs, if the memory gets low (which I have not seen yet) Andriod goes in and moves around how the memory is used. I have never seen the memory on my phone go below 40 MB, when I started this message I was at 49MB and now I am at 57MB. I also have not turned off my phone since Saturday night.

9- Not sure I am guessing it is the Google browser and it works real good, better than Opera IMO. I had put the Skyfire version on my phone and then unistalled it because I really did not like it as much as what is on the phone. Once 2.2 comes on the X, which sounds like it SHOULD before you get yours it will have flash as well.

10- No issues with SOD, battery is similar to the TP2 I can usually make it a day with my phone with no problem and I have my Gmail pushing and the Facebook and Twitter feeds running. With average use for me I drop10% of the battery about every 2 hours. Screen on for 5 min every 15 min and 1 call every 2 hours. I have a USB line in my office and a car charger just incase.

As a side note the GPS on this is so much better than the TP2. Plus it will use you cell tower location for most programs and if it needs GPS to run it will tell you, otherwise you can leave it off to save the battery as well.

I personally could not be happier making the jump to the X from the TP2.

Hope that helps
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