Android Phone

[Texan2]

Ok, so I am on the side of the road today working a head on semi vs. semi wreck when the rain comes. My Blackberry gets wet and takes a crap.

So I go to San Antoni tnight and buy a Samsung Galaxy S which is an Android phone and also has a 720 HD video capability.

I have owned BB for years and this android stuff is like greek to me....any tips anyone???

 

[CAL]

Download the Texas Penal Code, Transportation Code, and Health and Safety Code apps for starters. I use those all the time on the street.

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[CAL]

By the way, I was in the same boat - I moved from BB to Droid. It took a bit of getting used to, but the Droid is WAY better. You will love it once you get used to it. Plus you can cruise forums like this one and TexasCops.net with the Tapatalk app (I am posting this from my Droid).

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[LilIrishTemper]

I have one (Captivate) and the Froyo 2.2 OS has some serious flaws. Locking up, wifi connections. Somedays it works great, other days if I wouldnt have paid so much for it, I'd throw it off a cliff.I personally would stay away from the Captivate if I knew it was going to act this way.

 

[Texan2]

I have one (Captivate) and the Froyo 2.2 OS has some serious flaws. Locking up, wifi connections. Somedays it works great, other days if I wouldnt have paid so much for it, I'd throw it off a cliff.I personally would stay away from the Captivate if I knew it was going to act this way.

thats not what I wanted to hear

 

[robertc1216]

I have a droid 2 my favorite little feature is the GPS, get the car dock and its just like a regular gps. And of course the internet.

 

[LilIrishTemper]

thats not what I wanted to hear

I'm just talking about the Captivate. I've heard good things about Froyo 2.2 and other Galaxy S phones. When it does work I do love it. Very user friendly.

 

[weiss27md]

Mines rooted with a custom ROM installed. Without rooting you can get Wireless Tether, Total Recall (recorders calls), Extreme Call Blocker, Compass, Google Voice (voicemail), Google Maps, Google Sky Maps, White Noise, Radar Now (weather), GasBuddy (gas prices), SpeedView (GPS speed measuring), Color Flash (flashlight), etc.

 

[RetArmySgt]

I just got rid of my Captivate and got the HTC Inspire. When i updated to 2.2 it erased my sim, sd card and crashed the phone.

 

[tomgun]

hey texas....technology is defined as hate for the first 3 hours,cant live with out it, 4th hour till it dies a senseless death
www.tommyspc.com

 

[majormadmax]

HTC Hero here, it was a Christmas present a year ago and I still love it. The GPS app is worth its weight in gold, and there are enough free apps to load it up with games and what not to keep you from getting bored during those dull times.

I'm gonna have to check out the Penal and Transportation codes apps!

Cheers! M2

 

[Texan2]

I looked at the HTC7 but it doesnt have Wifi calling capability which is a must. So far I am not loving this phone. I downloaded the Tx penal code but cant get it to work.

 

[Texan2]

ok...got the Droidlaw to work. im getting the hang of it but everyone sems to agree that for email....the Blackberry smokes them all. It seems that BB has their own server for emails. I get tons of emails daily so I will see how long it takes to get used to this system

 

[Texan2]

OK...now I got tapatalk working!!!
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[zembonez]

I have one (Captivate) and the Froyo 2.2 OS has some serious flaws. Locking up, wifi connections. Somedays it works great, other days if I wouldnt have paid so much for it, I'd throw it off a cliff.I personally would stay away from the Captivate if I knew it was going to act this way.

Wow. I think I'd get it checked out.

A little late response here:

I also have the Samsung Captivate (so does Emily) both running Android 2.2. We love ours. I use mine extensively as my mobile office, computer, camera, etc all day long every day. No issues. Emily uses hers to keep in touch with the kids and family.

I'd recommend getting one in a heartbeat. I'd also recommend that LilIrishTemper consider having that one replaced. I know several other folks with this same unit that have great luck with theirs.

 

[outdare]

My wife has a Galaxy S. We just had to get a warranty replacement for a defective screen. It was a quick turn around with VZW (sent next day air) for a phone that was less than 2 months old. So we'll see how the new one works out. Other than that it has that cool factor of the gadgets etc.

 

[Rum Runner]

I have a captivate. It is great EXCEPT if you want to use the GPS functionality to its fullest. Samsung has acknowledged they screwed the pooch with the GPS. They released a patch to fix it but it is still too spotty to rely on. They said it would get fixed with 2.2, but it didn't. If you do a lot of traveling and rely on GPS and want to not have to have a dedicated GPS, the Galaxy S is a bad platform. Its not that it doesn't work. It does and sometimes work very well. But sometimes you are driving down the highway and it suddenly thinks you are on a side street and reroutes you. Sometimes you need to quickly activate it and it will take several minutes to find satellites, sometimes right before you need extensive directions like you are about to get off the freeway and make several turns to get to your destination in the next 2 miles, it will lose connection with the satellites and you are boned. So, it is usable, just not as a primary GPS if you use one regularly. Way worse than my previous windows based phone. Way worse than my brother's iphone.

Other than that, its great. Android itself is great.

As far as email goes, blackberry was always top and is hard to beat. However, if you can switch to gmail then you are fine. (Go figure that an operating system developed by Google works amazing with an email platform made by Google.) works amazing with gmaI have all my accounts, work and otherwise get pulled into my gmail account. Works fantastic. Contacts, calendar, etc. its fabulous.

 

[LilIrishTemper]

I'd also recommend that LilIrishTemper consider having that one replaced. I know several other folks with this same unit that have great luck with theirs.

Noted and will, ever since I updated on Kies mini that's when I had the problems start. Maybe I just got a lemon, like I said when it works, I do love it.

 

[RetArmySgt]

I also have the Samsung Captivate (so does Emily) both running Android 2.2. We love ours. I use mine extensively as my mobile office, computer, camera, etc all day long every day. No issues. Emily uses hers to keep in touch with the kids and family.

When you bought yours was it running 2.2 or did you have to do the upgrade from samsung's website? The even have a warning on thier site that the upgrade has a chance to erase all data from your phone and sim cards.

 

[Texan2]

I have been getting a little more used to it as the day has progressed. One thing I noticed is it EATS batteries. My BB Bold could go 2 days without a recharge with the Wi-Fi on. By lunch this one was almost dead from a full charge this morning. Several people said if I leave the wi-fi on it sucks it down FAST. Where we live service is margainal so when I get in the office or in the house I like it to sync with the wi-fi so I have a good signal. Guess I will keep a charger nearby....