HTC Droid Incredible
How well does this thing actually make and receive calls?
We all know that this phone has amazing features and potential but does anyone know how well this device works as a "phone"? At the end of the day all the cool apps do me no good if i can't make or receive calls.
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I agree! 😉
The phone's calling and receiving of call quality is #1 on my list.
I've read initial reports that the cell-phone signal strength of the Incredible is approximately two bars lower than the Motorola Droid. For me, this is unacceptable!
I've been waiting for a phone like this for quite some time and in order for me to purchase the Incredible, the signal strength and call quality must be 'incredible' too!
This is a phone... first... and a 'computer', e-mail platform... video wonder, etc... second.
The phone's calling and receiving of call quality is #1 on my list.
I've read initial reports that the cell-phone signal strength of the Incredible is approximately two bars lower than the Motorola Droid. For me, this is unacceptable!
I've been waiting for a phone like this for quite some time and in order for me to purchase the Incredible, the signal strength and call quality must be 'incredible' too!
This is a phone... first... and a 'computer', e-mail platform... video wonder, etc... second.
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Call quality is excellent on the phone and on BT headset. I doubt that there is a universal standard for the number of bars; one phone may report 4 bars and have ok reception, another may report 2 bars and have very good reception. This phone seems to be in the latter category; it holds calls through a mountainous area where I could never before hold a VZW connection. The phone drawbacks are:
1. to receive a call requires that you swipe a bar on the phone, down to accept, up to reject a call - it goes to voicemail. So you cannot answer using BT with the phone in your pocket.
2. to make a call requires that you tap the phone AT LEAST 4 times: awaken/unlock/voicedial widget/confirm. The first two can be done by feel, but the last two requ...
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1. to receive a call requires that you swipe a bar on the phone, down to accept, up to reject a call - it goes to voicemail. So you cannot answer using BT with the phone in your pocket.
2. to make a call requires that you tap the phone AT LEAST 4 times: awaken/unlock/voicedial widget/confirm. The first two can be done by feel, but the last two requ...
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a Motorola phone will ALWAYS get better reception than a comparable device.
But the only place you'll really see it is at the very Fringes of a tower. Remember, "bars" don't mean as much with a CDMA phone. as long as your device doesn't show "no service" you should be able to make and receive calls and do data no issue.
But the only place you'll really see it is at the very Fringes of a tower. Remember, "bars" don't mean as much with a CDMA phone. as long as your device doesn't show "no service" you should be able to make and receive calls and do data no issue.
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I have the Eris, most of the time it shows NO BARS. and yet I HAVE NEVER DROPPED A CALL, never not had service, and calls are crystal clear. Reception is fantastic. Don't even look at the bars, I never do. Forget your unacceptable rant, just ask people who actually have the phone....
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Excuse me... you said 'unacceptable rant'. Who the heck do you think you are? 🙄
I came on the forum and asked some 'solid' questions/concerns.
Maybe you play games with your smart-phone but I use mine for business and security measures.
I've had the same cell phone number for seventeen years bubba! I survived an armed invasion in my home in a nice neighborhood.
I need an excellent signal for my cell/smart phone.
Perhaps you should be a bit more like your name rather than like the moron who you purport yourself to be.
I came on the forum and asked some 'solid' questions/concerns.
Maybe you play games with your smart-phone but I use mine for business and security measures.
I've had the same cell phone number for seventeen years bubba! I survived an armed invasion in my home in a nice neighborhood.
I need an excellent signal for my cell/smart phone.
Perhaps you should be a bit more like your name rather than like the moron who you purport yourself to be.
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First of all, I didn't mean the rant was "unacceptable" i.e. as an adjective, I meant it as a noun, i.e. (the name of)your rant, because YOU used that word. I was giving you an honest answer about my experience with the Eris. What I meant to say, is forget your "ranting" about what is acceptable based on looking at just the bars and talk to REAL people who actually have the phone. The bars on HTC phones, for some reason, are not very accurate, and not an accurate interpretation of true service availability or reception. You obviously should be concerned with reception and calls on a cell phone, and I therefore was ADDRESSING YOUR POST. What I don't get is why people get so inflamed and automatically think everyone is trying to be an a$$hol...
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He won't but I will. Next time how about a simple apology without piling back on?
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Why should they apologize because their post was misread?
If someone attacks a post without reading it (like Clim14r) they deserve everything coming to them
If someone attacks a post without reading it (like Clim14r) they deserve everything coming to them
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Menno said:
Why should they apologize because their post was misread?
If someone attacks a post without reading it (like Clim14r) they deserve everything coming to them
Yeah! What he said!!!! Now all you "bubbas" can just go STFU if you don't like the answer you're given. 🙂 🙂
I am one who HAS the PHONE (alongside an iPhone 3GS) and I have had NO issues at all with regards to reception. Just like all the other VZW phones I've had in the past (before I was lured to mediocrity by a great device), I don't pay attention to the bars and the phone just works...every time I need it to. By thge way...I've had the SAME PHONE NUMBER for 14 HOURS! (Who the heck cares how long you've had your number anywa...
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would this be an appropriate time to say "girls, girls you're both pretty" ? 😁
btw I'm just dropping in because it's just about upgrade time...and the choices are making my head spin. any suggestions? I really like and want the iphone but in my area at&t service is not the greatest and doesn't work at work at all...and I'm quite happy with verizon...how is the andriod market (like apps) compared to the iphone apps?
btw I'm just dropping in because it's just about upgrade time...and the choices are making my head spin. any suggestions? I really like and want the iphone but in my area at&t service is not the greatest and doesn't work at work at all...and I'm quite happy with verizon...how is the andriod market (like apps) compared to the iphone apps?
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It's pretty nice.
Not quite the same quantity, but, for everything except games, there is quite a nice selection (game choices are getting better, but it's the slowest segment). Big companies are starting to come on board with android though, and I think that I/O this week, and android 2.2, will entice even more to join the Droid revolution.
What are some type of apps you're interested in? I can give you an idea of what's out there.
Not quite the same quantity, but, for everything except games, there is quite a nice selection (game choices are getting better, but it's the slowest segment). Big companies are starting to come on board with android though, and I think that I/O this week, and android 2.2, will entice even more to join the Droid revolution.
What are some type of apps you're interested in? I can give you an idea of what's out there.
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If you are happy with VZW, stick with your gut! You will likely NOT be happy with ATT. The iPhone has some gravitational forces that tend to draw (and keep) people (like me) on a network where I have dropped/failed calls every single day....Or out of the blue I'll drop from 3G, to Edge, to roaming...all while I'm just sitting here watching it.
Many people have no problem with ATT, I'll stipulate that. But I have been carrying the Incredible AND the iPhone, since the Incredible came out.....and I'll be porting all three numbers BACK over to VZW by EOM June. Every time I have to make a call on the VZW phone because the stupid ATT phone keeps dropping the call, or failing, or getting all garbled....I am more sure the change is right.
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Many people have no problem with ATT, I'll stipulate that. But I have been carrying the Incredible AND the iPhone, since the Incredible came out.....and I'll be porting all three numbers BACK over to VZW by EOM June. Every time I have to make a call on the VZW phone because the stupid ATT phone keeps dropping the call, or failing, or getting all garbled....I am more sure the change is right.
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Well, as far as apps go, I'm really not a big gamer at all. I think the last game console I owned was a sega genesis! (Of course my mommy loved me and got me a first generation nintendo, too! I was quite impressed with my brothers atari, too! oh...those were the days lol)
Anyway...I'm not a business guru either, so any of the commerce and trade apps would be probably not be on my device.
I am however a nurse, and going back to school this fall and any healthcare apps I'd be all about. Drug references, dictionaries etc...I also like interactive apps and ones that give you that weird chuckle from time to time, if that makes sense.
I actually went to the VZW store last night due to my phone not charging because the port is broken an...
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Anyway...I'm not a business guru either, so any of the commerce and trade apps would be probably not be on my device.
I am however a nurse, and going back to school this fall and any healthcare apps I'd be all about. Drug references, dictionaries etc...I also like interactive apps and ones that give you that weird chuckle from time to time, if that makes sense.
I actually went to the VZW store last night due to my phone not charging because the port is broken an...
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