Using the Droid in the UK

I am planning to go to the UK for 12 days and need to use my phone to make and receive calls and texts from the USA. Any comments on the options, and best way to go.

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Why is the Droid Charge the most expensive Verizon smartphone at the moment?

why is the Droid Charge the most expensive Verizon smartphone at the moment? (currently $299 on the VZW website)

SandraW, I truly understand your concern with the cost of the Charge. This phone is Brilliant Entertainment. The Droid Charge by Samsung, offers a robust set of entertainment features and represents a high level of mobile intelligence. This phone is awesome and has so many features. I have listed some below along with a link to view this phone is more detail. The cost is based on manufacters cost to make the device and sell it to our company. We do our best to sell the phones for a great cost to our customers and not pay full retail cost if your eligible. Additionally, we always have promotions during the year that provide you with discounts and different options.
Key Features
Verizon 4G LTE Network 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the gold standard for wireless technology worldwide. 4G LTE provides significantly increased speeds and reduced lagtime - up to 10x faster than 3G.
4.3" Super AMOLED Plus Screen Take your rightful place as ocular overlord and knock your eyes flat with a screen whose brilliance and color array are anything but.
HTML Web Browser View web pages with a full HTML rich browser.
Front and Rear Cameras Front 1.3 MP camera and rear 8.0 MP camera.
4G LTE Mobile Hotspot
4G LTE Mobile Hotspot allows you to share your compatible device’s 4G connection with up to Ten Wi-Fi enabled devices.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?action=viewPhoneDetail&item=phoneFirst&selectedPhoneId=5642

Why the inconsistency with the "Droid" name and Android devices.

This seems like poor marketing to me.
Verizon made such a big deal about the name DROID.
The was the DROID and the DROID ERIS, now there is the DROID INCREDIBLE and the DROID X and soon to be the DROID 2.
But why is there the Moto Devour and LG Ally instead of the DROID DEVOUR by Motorola and the DROID ALLY by LG?

dabubbakin wrote:
I can't help it just say Incredible, or HTC Incredible. I leave out the "droid" nonsense because I always get some cell phone illiterate person saying "you got a droid cool, my entire family just got free ones on an upgrade". You know what I'm saying. It's just annoying to have to explain or show people what I have and what they have or want..
I really wish VZW let Moto only use that term.
Back when the Incredible was a rumor it was cool to think something different was coming out. They announced it as the HTC "Droid" Incredible. Geez.... Whatever....
YEah I get what they are doing but it is leading to a lot of irritation. People talk about the DROID and could be talking about any of them. So yeah I just call them the Droid (moto Droid), Incredible (HTC DROID Incredible), Eris (HTC DROID ERIS), Ally (LG Droid ALLY), Devour (Moto Droid Devour), Droid X (because DROID X just sounds awesome even if Droid is over done). I would like a Samsung personally mostly because I have had nothing but good experiences with Samsung phones and since my Droid was good with phone calls (better after some modding) I have to think that a Samsung Android phone would be Gnarly on VZW. It is odd but it seems to me certain manufacturers are better on GSM and some are better on CDMA. Samsung and LG seem better on CDMA where Motorola and a few others are better with GSM. Or at least that has been my experience with feature phones over the last what 15 years. Or I guess not when ever 3G came out would be GSM/CDMA but also back when I was on Sprint, Bell South, and GTE, Bell South I had great luck with Nokia and Moto - Eventually they became GSM and were swollowed by AT&T a few years ago, Sprint my Moto was good but I always had better signals with Samsung and LG phones, and GTE which shortly after was swollowed by Verizon has always been good with Samsung and LG (LG has been a little more hit or miss they have had a few misses though which is why I am more excited about Samsung than LG) and the MOTOROLA phones I had were the ones where I was counting the days until my upgrade.
The DROID name is about branding. They want to stand out as a big ANDROID player and one way to do that is to snatch up as many Android phones as you can get the manufacturers to make you and the other is to unify their image on your network with Branding. The idea being to get people thinking DROID and kind of downplay the Motorola, HTC, LG, Samsung, etc roles. Really it is something Google should have thought and had it on all the Android phones but Verizon is using it mostly for marketing purposes. It makes for some interesting commercials and has been successful. What gets me though is when people refer to EVO and Mytouch Slide as Droids because they are Android phones. LOL. Doesn't bother me but probably would bother Verizon if it ever made it to a major platform. The marketing is so effective it is about to be like Jello and Aspirin and Coke in the south. Any gelatin desert or generic Aspirin or soda is called by one of these names no matter who makes it. Bayer lost that battle a long time ago but the other two persist.

How can i disable the startup sound on the Droid Turbo?

How can I disable the startup sound on the Droid Turbo?

I was going to suggest doing the Following from the Link I added below to see if Silence Mode would silence the power up but on my Droid Maxx it does not the start up Droid is still present so I'm not really sure there is an option to silence it.
The First Link is for the ( Ultra Droid Maxx and Mini) the Second Link is for the Droid Turbo. the instructions for the two style of phones are the same.. as far as I could tell
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Syncing the Droid Charge to a MacBook Pro

Just purchased a Droid after previously owing a Blackberry. Always had problems synching my calandar and addresss book with my Blackberry and would like to know of anyone has experienced problems with the Droid.

If you had problems syncing your BlackBerry, just wait for the fun you'll have trying to figure out how to sync the Droid.
The iCal calendar will sync OK, but contacts won't really sync. Best way in my experience is to email the Mac contacts you have to your gmail account, then bring them into the Droid.
Good luck.

IPHONE -3G no longer displaced at the top by the bars -wi-fi problem

I am having problems with my iphone 3G purchased in sept of 2009. Everything has worked fine up until a few weeks ago. Then I started to noticed whenever I tried to use safari, fackbook app, and many other apps. All apps that I had used many many times before all of sudden would not be able to use iphone would display "problems connecting to network" .
also noticed at the top of iphone I can see bars AT&T by no longer 3G.
I have tried the following:
-reset network settings
-reset all settings
-backup and restore iphone while connected to my macbook pro
- took phone into AT&T they looked up account change SIMS card, and maybe tried changing some international settings that might have gotten change when we were out of the country spring break (about the same time problem occured) . He said everything on my account looked fine. He didnt have any other suggestion why the 3G wasnt working. SO ANY ADVICE OR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

FIRST call AT&T support and have them reset your account settings. The most likely cause is that data has been disabled on your account (call; the droids in the store don't know much; the techies on the help desk generally do).

What are the differences between the Tour and the Bold ??

I am eligible for the "new-every-2" and I REALLY want to get the TORCH, but since Verizon can't get off it's duff and hurry along the production of a similar model, I am stuck with looking at the Bold. I don't want the Droid or the Storms. I don't like how the Storms don't have a physical keyboard and how you have to press and "click" the screen. You can't just touch it like with the Droids.
Anyway....... I am looking at the Bold and wondered what the real differences are between the Bold and the Tour, other than the Track-Pad (which I've heard is a HUGE improvement!) ?? If the differences are really not significant, then I'll just stick with my Tour until Verizon finally DOES come out with a new model that I'd actually like to try.
Thanks.

Hi,
I had a thread about this very thing, a comparison between the two devices. Go to http://community.vzw.com/t5/BlackBerry-Devices/Tour-and-the-Bold-Compared/td-p/211580 to see what I wrote.
Doc

What can I use my Droid Charge for, after I upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S2 for VZW on Sept 8?

what can I use my Droid Charge for, after I upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S2 for Verizon on September 8?
I guess it can run fine on Wi-Fi and become a media player.... or is there a market for 1-month-old Droid Charge phones?
How much trade-in value can I get from VZW or BestBuy or Amazon?
Thanks!

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/03/leaked-verizon-roadmap-reveals-potential-launch-dates-for-stratosphere-vigor-bionic-and-more/
DROID Bionic: (9/8 launch) – You already know everything about this device, don’t you?
Samsung Stratosphere: (9/8 launch) – 4G LTE device running Android 2.3
HTC Vigor: (10/6 launch) – Will replace the HTC Thunderbolt
LG Revolution 2: (10/20 launch) – Will replace the original Revolution
Samsung Galaxy Tab P8 (November launch) – Could be the 8.9″ Galaxy Tab?
Samsung Illusion: (9/29 launch) – 3G smartphone running Android 2.3
Samsung Plato: (January launch) – whatever it is, it was pushed to 2012
HTC Bliss: (9/29 launch) – Lower end Android 2.3 device; the chick phone?
Motorola XOOM 4G LTE: (9/8 launch) – Assuming this is the date that the 4G LTE upgrade starts. Also when the 4G LTE version will be in stores.

Can the droid be used as "just" a phone? ... you know what I mean.

I just need a phone and do not need the "smart" capabilities. Can I use the droid I have without paying for the internet and such?

Unfortunately, no. All the smartphones are automatically linked with a data plan. If you have an unlimited plan, and have had it before the cut off date, you're grandfathered in. If not, you must select one of the three or four data plans available. As far as the internet goes, you are not obliged to use it. Plus, it doesn't cost anything to have the apps on your phone.

Can you use old droid chargers on the droid turbo

can you use the old chargers say droid razr maxx to charge your turbo?

The Droid Razr Maxx charger will charge your Turbo but at a somewhat reduced rate of charge and take a much longer time period to reach full charge. The "Turbo Charger" gives an increase in voltage that it delivers to higher than a regular 5 volt USB charger. This allows for a faster charge rate and the battery has been made and tested for this faster/higher heating range to be safe.
http://industries.ul.com/blog/qualcomm-quick-charge-2-0
https://www.qualcomm.com/info/analys...m-quick-charge

Can I use a blackberry (full functional from 2008) for the droid turbo 100$ trade in promotional value?

no pieces are missing, turns on fine.

screenfreak, great question! As long as the smart phone is in good working condition then yes, you would be able to use that device for the trade in. Take a look here for the details http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/electronicdevicerecycling.jsp.
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I have an iphone 4 for verizon and i am going to switch phones and get a droid motorolla 4g phone and the droid doesnt have a sim card. does my iphone 4 have a sim card that i can put in the droid? can i buy sim cards separately online for the droid?

i have an iphone 4 for verizon and i am going to switch phones and get a droid motorolla 4g phone and the droid doesnt have a sim card. does my iphone 4 have a sim card that i can put in the droid? can i buy sim cards separately online for the droid?

Brandon2184 wrote:
The iPhone 4 uses a "Nano SIM"
The CDMA iPhone 4 does not use a SIM at all. There is no SIM slot. It is a pure CDMA phone.

After upgrading the new operating system, it seems some useful features no longer work such as when typing a message the text anticipates the next word and when trying to delete individual messages from a contact, you can no longer tap and hold to select

After upgrading the new operating system on my Droid Razr M it seems some useful features no longer work such as when typing a message the text anticipates the next word and when trying to delete individual messages from a contact, you can no longer tap and hold to select multiple message you have to delete them individually or the entire thread. Is there a way to get these back?

Well, that's kind of embarrassing. And I honestly thought I paid attention to that... It works perfectly now, thank you so much!
As expected, cdm-git also works fine since DMs only work in the root mode as of now.
Just for the record, both type commands output "/usr/bin/startx" and pacman -Q gives "systemd 215-4".
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The file to download the app for Android is not working from my phone--it says that the file isn't there. However it does see the one for the Iphone (even though it can't use it). I'm very computer literate and am pretty sure the problem is on your end.

The file to download the app for Android is not working from my phone--it says that the file isn't there. However it does see the one for the Iphone (even though it can't use it). I've tried it multiple times and continue to get the same message: "NOT FOUND The requested item could not be found". I also tried through the Market application on the phone but ended-up with the same result.
I'm very computer literate and am pretty sure the problem is on your end. If this is the case then no one can download the app. I considered that perhaps because it's still in Beta that it was removed due to some other type of software issue. I would really like to use Firefox on my new Droid (2.0); when with this be available?

Firefox will not appear in the Market for most phones with incompatible hardware. You can check if your phone is supported here:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android
Even on some supported devices, a bug in the Market software prevents Firefox from showing up. This may be related to the fairly recent Android Market app update. If you go to Settings/Applications/Market and choose "Uninstall" you can uninstall the update, and then search for and install Firefox from the marketplace.
Or, if you have a supported phone, you can download the app directly by typing this address into your phone's browser: http://bit.ly/fxbeta3
(Note: To download the app directly for an AT&T phone, you will have to search for instructions on "sideloading" the APK file, since AT&T disables the option to install from non-Market sources.)

Attaching a stylus to the Droid X...

Well, I've tried looking at pictures but can't seem to get the angle I'm looking for, and since my phone won't be here until next week, I was wondering if anybody could tell me if it's possible to attach a stylus to the Droid X...? Some phones have two holes or a loop somewhere for accessories. I thought I saw two holes on the bottom left side of the phone next to the HDMI port.

Hi,
Just wondering why people still insist on stylus? Especially on a phone w/ as much screen space and pinch to zoom multi-touch? A stylus would render "multi-touch" useless. Plus, Droid X uses capacitive touch screen which doesnt play nice with your old stylus you've probably got laying around.
They do make special stylus for this type of screen and a simple search will turn one up for you.
but to answer your question, there's no place for a stylus on the body of the X because the designers had no intention of stylus control. you can probably buy a holster and slip it in there.
Oh, but there is a place to slip a wrist strap, like you find on a digital camera. Maybe you can jimmy something there.
Tim.

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