Motorola Droid
Droid Problems?
Well, after about 2 weeks of use, the biggest problem I have found with this phone is the absolutely terrible user's manual that is only available on line. I actually read instructions when learning a new device, but this manual is nearly worthless. Little by little I have been figuring out how to make things work, but basic stuff like how to delete apps or how to reply to a text message should be in the user's manual.
The phone is fine, but it is not at all intuitive unless you are under about 13 years old. One feature that Motorola admits does not work and is their mistake, is Voice Commands over a Bluetooth head set. The bluetooth works well, but you have to actually use the phone to either dial the number or say the voice command to....
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The phone is fine, but it is not at all intuitive unless you are under about 13 years old. One feature that Motorola admits does not work and is their mistake, is Voice Commands over a Bluetooth head set. The bluetooth works well, but you have to actually use the phone to either dial the number or say the voice command to....
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While I tend to agree with you about how to delete apps, I am pretty sure it is in the videos that come with the phone.
It's also not entirely Motorola's fault, because they are putting someone else's software on their hardware. So while hardware issues (and arguably the bluetooth voice dialing thing is hardware) they are responsible for, the quality of the documentation of the software is really google's fault more than Motorola's. And while the owner's manual may well be next to worthless (I never bothered with mine) there are a LOT of helpful how-to guides and step by step instruction for practically everything.
As to the voice dialing, you don't have to hold the phone to your face. I use it in the car dock all the time, and it...
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It's also not entirely Motorola's fault, because they are putting someone else's software on their hardware. So while hardware issues (and arguably the bluetooth voice dialing thing is hardware) they are responsible for, the quality of the documentation of the software is really google's fault more than Motorola's. And while the owner's manual may well be next to worthless (I never bothered with mine) there are a LOT of helpful how-to guides and step by step instruction for practically everything.
As to the voice dialing, you don't have to hold the phone to your face. I use it in the car dock all the time, and it...
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Thanks for the info. I'll look for that SMS app you mentioned. Any other really good apps for basic stuff you can recommend? I'm not into using all the features of a smart phone. I just need a reliable phone and txt messager, plus the ability to do occasional web look ups when on the road, without carrying a laptop all the time.
I guess you are correct about it being Google who provided the software, and therefor is more responsible for providing decent documentation for it. I used to crank code and documentation was the most important part of the code most of the time, and the hardest to get software writers to provide. Without the decent documentation, the code was pretty much unsalable though.
What helpful gouides or videos were...
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I guess you are correct about it being Google who provided the software, and therefor is more responsible for providing decent documentation for it. I used to crank code and documentation was the most important part of the code most of the time, and the hardest to get software writers to provide. Without the decent documentation, the code was pretty much unsalable though.
What helpful gouides or videos were...
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