Help Guys. I Need A Pep-Talk - Page 2

biff6789 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by WisdomWolfX

-Standalone GPS app w/TTS (works when network doesn't)
-Full Media Playback (unconverted xvid movies and such)
-Logmein support

There may be others, but those are the most prevalent to me. Especially the second one. If any of those ring a bell, you may want to pass on the Droid for now.

I use IGO8 which is standalone, a must have for me. If Android doesn't offer this, then it's a done deal for me to go with the TP2. Although doesn't the Droid have some form of turn-by-turn with voice built right into it?

Also, media doesn't matter to me as much since I also have an ipod touch which I use for all media playback.

I would also add wireless tethering to your list since, after much looking, I can't find an Android app that fully does this

SecretAgentMan · #2 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 06:39 PM

You definitely don't want the Droid if you go into fringe coverage areas. I have a friend that got the Droid. She lives in a rural marginal coverage area. My TP2 works great out there, but the Droid constantly dropped and missed calls.

She swapped it out for a Droid Eris and doesn't have the missed/dropped calls issue any more. It's probably the difference between a good HTC phone and a mediocre Motorola one. Of course, with the Eris, no hardware keyboard, yadda, yadda, yadda.

SecretAgentMan · #3 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 07:43 PM

You definitely don't want the Droid if you go into fringe coverage areas. I have a friend that got the Droid. She lives in a rural marginal coverage area. My TP2 works great out there, but the Droid constantly dropped and missed calls.

She swapped it out for a Droid Eris and doesn't have the missed/dropped calls issue any more. It's probably the difference between a good HTC phone and a mediocre Motorola one. Of course, with the Eris, no hardware keyboard, yadda, yadda, yadda.

**jmorton10** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by WisdomWolfX

-Standalone GPS app w/TTS (works when network doesn't)
-Full Media Playback (unconverted xvid movies and such)
-Logmein support
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SlingMobile

Sirius WM6

the list goes on & on, but the Slingbox alone would kill it for me.

~John

**mswlogo** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by WisdomWolfX

This is very true.

You do realize he's already on VZW so SERO doesn't apply, right?

Anyways. I have been looking at android phones as I continue to watch WM slowly die, but they still have a ways to go. I'll give you the same list I gave in another post as to killer features that the TP2 has that may be hard to give up:

-Standalone GPS app w/TTS (works when network doesn't)
-Full Media Playback (unconverted xvid movies and such)
-Logmein support

There may be others, but those are the most prevalent to me. Especially the second one. If any of those ring a bell, you may want to pass on the Droid for now.

Google Navigation can cache all the maps along a route so you don't need a network. You can also use your Voice to Navigate somewhere. Logmein is unique to you and like you said everything will get resolved eventually. As far as movie playback my co-worker is into that and doesn't seem to have any issue with playing his stolen bittorrent movies on it.

WisdomWolfX · #6 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mswlogo

Google Navigation can cache all the maps along a route so you don't need a network. You can also use your Voice to Navigate somewhere. Logmein is unique to you and like you said everything will get resolved eventually. As far as movie playback my co-worker is into that and doesn't seem to have any issue with playing his stolen bittorrent movies on it.

Logmein is not unique to me, but it certainly doesn't apply to everyone. As far as your co-worker, he may be able to play movies, but he most likely has to convert them first. For some this isn't a big deal, for others it is a deal breaker. I was just giving a list of possible reasons that the Droid may not work. To each his own.

stuart628 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 05:47 PM

okay...I just came back from the droid to get a touch pro 2...for me it just was ehhh okay.

#1. Logmein is something I use for my work, and with the droid it didnt work, that was a deal breaker for me, might not be for you...but remember this Android is still a young operating system, where as WM has been around for a while, I am 100% sure you will find a solution to everything you need with WM...for Android it might be a while but I am sure they will get there.

#2. I LOVE touchflo 3d, and while the droid "homescreens" were nice, I felt constricted with their widgets...where as I feel alot more free with what I can do with my phone with the TP 2..a lot more customization.
#3. Google Nav was nice but I had garmin so again the big selling point for me was a wash because i Had a GPS program.

#4. The keyboard is cramped...you do get use to it, but once I used the touch pro 2's keyboard I once again realized how small they keyboard was!
#5. Dont get caught up in marketing! the Droid is a VERY nice phone and really you cant go wrong with it, but in the same breath the TP 2 is one the same playing field as the droid.

biff6789 · #8 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 05:54 PM

Maybe I'll just stick with the TP2 for the sole reason that the support in this thread is fantastic. Tons of good, informative responses in just a few minutes!

biff6789 · #9 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 05:56 PM

You guys mentioned something about SERO and Sling... I'm a total noob to the HTC front so I have to ask, what are these?

ACHlLLES · #10 (**permalink**) 12-15-2009, 06:00 PM

Sling = google slingbox and sling mobile.

SERO=old sprint employee referal program that had very good monthly price. One I got has 500 anytime min, free nights & weekends, unlimited data, text, and pics for 30 bucks a month. After 7 dollar insurance, the monthly fee is about 44 bucks a month after taxes and fees. Since this plan is old, not all sprint PDA phones will work.