Samsung DROID Charge officially hitting Verizon on April 28th for $299.99

Has anyone considered getting the Samung Charge reported to be out on April 28?
http://www.droiddoes.com/charge/

TBhouston wrote:
Wildman wrote:
Didnt think so but I figured I would through it out there.... Ann I am still strongly concidering joining you and get me a Thunderbolt..... The sales man was telling me that this phone would be better, I dont think so. plus me and Samsung hasnt got alone..
same size screen,lighter, super emeled screen (which I think is the best screen out), think it will run a bit smoother because of onboard rom
dealing with touchwhiz is not so great to me
for me i still like the thunderbolt, but the screen on the charge is super crisp
If you make the device out of low grade plastic of course its lighter.
The Super Amoled screen is clear to a point but has way to much blue tint plus the screens have been reported to develop a burn in issue, they have to improve that before I see that as better.
On board RAM helps but a 1Ghz Hummingbird...
Also I hate the Touchwiz, Blur is better and I hate it also but I will do Blur over Touchwiz
Samsung Droid Charge Specs
Networks:
CDMA 800 and 1900, LTE 700
Operating system:
Android™ 2.2
Display:
4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen (480 x 800)
Camera:
8MP rear camera, LED flash, auto-focus, 1.3 MP front facing camera
Memory:
Unknown
WLAN:
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
Bluetooth:
Bluetooth 3.0
GPS:
A-GPS
Battery:
1500 mAh LiIon battery
Special features:
Droid branded, HDMI out, 4G Mobile Hotspot,
Chipset:
1 GHz Hummingbird processor

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I don't think is the phone itself but your location, I too purchased the Charge 4G and Verizon also said that my ZIP was in a solid 4G area....but the area is really about 10 miles radius around downtown, checking by ZIP is just Verizon advertisement and really does not work, that is a place where you can check using your actual address. Check where is the nearest antenna from where you are is also a good idea, goggle "search for cell tower"
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Gave up and ordered the Samsung Droid Charge today, like 100 other Fasinate owners at this store

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first, let me say that it's YMMV.
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The VZW employee should know what you're talking about. If not, have him search their
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stated in VZW's own policy for the Fascinate. They know that the problem has no fix
at this time, which is why they implemented this policy.   If the VZW store that you go
to gives you a hard time, go visit another VZW store. (unless you live in a small town
like me and there is only one VZW store within 50 miles...)
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certified like-new phones.     I had to go back to the store because VZW forgot to include
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is that VZW doesn't have that many pre-owned Droid Charge phones. That's not surprising
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until you're happy.   I personally would not have minded if they sent me a like-new unit.
Makes no real difference to me. IMHO, getting a brand-new phone in retail box was just a
just a nice bonus.
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other VZW customers and employees have posted on this forum.
Please feel free to ask me if you have other questions and I'll try to help.

Samsung Droid Charge: how many got NEW and how many got REFURBISHED?

Question for folks who ordered the Samsung Droid Charge as replacement....
How many got NEW and how many got REFURBISHED phones?
There are some members on this forum who reported getting refurbished
units, sometimes even without batteries and battery doors.
The VZW corporate store that I went to told me that their customers all got
new-in-the-box units within 2 to 3 days after visiting the store.
The store manager assured me the same thing.... but I couldn't decide if I really
wanted a Samsung Droid Charge or the dual-core processor HTC Incredible 2....
so I'm gonna sleep on it for a couple of days. (the HTC can be ordered over
the phone, without requiring a store visit, according to the manager)

potove wrote:
Thanks! I made a mistake... it was the Motorola X2 that has the dual-core processor.
Am I being silly here? Will a Motorola X2 with dual-core process be that much faster
than the Samsung Droid Charge with single-core processor?
Not that much faster, and could even be somewhat slower depending on settngs

Update: VZW shipped me a brand-new Samsung Droid Charge in retail box

The VZW store that i went to was very nice and knew immediately what to do. I was in
and out within minutes. The phone arrived via FedEX and it was a BRAND NEW phone
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certified like-new phones.     I had to go back to the store because VZW forgot to include
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just a nice bonus.
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OMGoodness!!!
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Possible Samsung Droid Charge problems.

I saw this post on another Droid Charge phone forum...it makes you wonder "what's up."
Verizon has told me that the Samsung Charge has been quarantined due to a software update. I was curious as to any remote estimate of when it may be available to purchase again. Does anyone know? Also, does anyone know if this is a result of Samsung being sued by iPhone for similar menus? Any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to decide which phone to purchase, and I had settled on the Charge but if it's going to be months before it is re released then I cannot wait that long unfortunately.
You can see the post for yourself here along with any further comments.
http://www.chargeforums.com/forum/droid-charge-general-discussions/1434-rerelease-samsung-charge.html
JerryF

Verizon just gets more and more frustrating with lack of proper information. I guess the question still is....is it quarantined or not? Can't ask Verizon cause you will get 5 different answers from 5 diferent reps.

Samsung droid nexus prime/Samsung droid charge

if prime will replace the charge according to Verizon n Samsung does that mean if my charge gets messed up I can go to verizon n change it for the prime with the new 4.0 icecream if so that's awesome no wonder they don't wanna release gingerbread there's no point!!

gabrielpina4 wrote:
if prime will replace the charge according to Verizon n Samsung does that mean if my charge gets messed up I can go to verizon n change it for the prime with the new 4.0 icecream if so that's awesome no wonder they don't wanna release gingerbread there's no point!!
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Brutethunder,
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Jamm...& snoop9,
Go BUY a new battery but do NOT use it until you do the following
Just before you go to bed put the new battery in your phone and then turn your phone off. Let it charge the battery for at least 6 or more hours
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Samsung Droid Charge Locks up

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Brutethunder,
This is just posted as an "item of interest," neither a cause nor a solution to anything.
As you know with USB Debugging checked it allows an APP to get into your phones internal programming. I wonder, but do not know, if by having the USB Debugging checked one of you APPs was getting into the operating system/programs area and causing some odd problems. Then when you unchecked the USB Debugging that same APP performed what it was supposed to do instead of locking up your phone..
On my phone I found that when USB Debugging is checked it is easier and quicker to see my files/folders when using the USB cable to connect to my laptop...weird!
My USB Debugging is usually checked all the time because I use a program called DataPilot 7 (cost $15) to back up my contacts on my own laptop and that program requires that USB Debugging is checked when backing up your contacts and I usually forget to
UN-check it.
I use DataPilot 7 because twice Verizon's backup moved all my old contacts back to my phone's contact list and, furthermore, it is very complicated to backup to BOTH the Verizon Backup and the Google Backup. BTW, for me Google's backup was much easier so now I am backed up to Google, my own laptop, and my laptop's external back up disk. Probably over kill but better safe than sorry!
JerryF

4g Samsung Droid Charge

Moved for greater exposure

Dera Jonathan,
There are several threads on this forum discussing power and battery issues. Just search under "battery" and you will find them. If they don't offer any solutions, make sure you take the phone back to VZW before the 14-day free return (for another Charge) term runs out.

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