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post #31 of 45
7/19/11 at 8:25pm
Here ya go...

http://www.phonedog.com/videos/motor...dogfight-pt-2/
http://www.wirefly.com/learn/resourc...s-htc-inspire/
http://www.smartphoneenvy.com/featur...tc-inspire-4g/

Apparently battery life is an issue with the HTC Inspire. All of the smartphones chew up battery, and if you've been using a basic phone, any of them will disappoint when it comes to battery life - they don't last for days with a lot of calls and surfing. Most of them don't "close" apps, so they can leave a lot of things running in the background. But with the 1230mAh battery on the Inspire... you'll need a car charger and probably an extra battery (at a minimum). We usually get both for the smartphones anyway. But honestly, I think the minimum battery I've seen (until the Inspire) was a 1350mAh.
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post #32 of 45
7/19/11 at 8:50pm
Love my iPhone 4! It has a great camera, and my 16G has hundreds of pictures with no fear of running out. It syncs beautifully with an Apple computer too! Has mapping gps, instant weather reports, stocks and wonderful features like a calculator, clock for alarms & stop watch, compass and will play lots of games.
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post #33 of 45
7/20/11 at 3:37am
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
When I look at Android and 4G online, I mainly see the HTC Inspire and Motorola Atrix. I'm still checking; I don't HAVE to make any change at all, but my Karma is starting to get a little less dependable.
The other two phones are the HP Veer and the Samsung Infuse. I don't recommend the Atrix.
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Apparently battery life is an issue with the HTC Inspire. All of the smartphones chew up battery, and if you've been using a basic phone, any of them will disappoint when it comes to battery life - they don't last for days with a lot of calls and surfing. Most of them don't "close" apps, so they can leave a lot of things running in the background. But with the 1230mAh battery on the Inspire... you'll need a car charger and probably an extra battery (at a minimum). We usually get both for the smartphones anyway. But honestly, I think the minimum battery I've seen (until the Inspire) was a 1350mAh.
For some reason, HTC gets a bad rap when it come to battery life (as complaints about the Evo are the same), but as long as you know what you are doing, your phone should be able to make it all day. (Mine lasts even longer at 24+ hours.)
Close apps when you are done with them, don't leave 4G, Bluetooth or GPS running, don't let your battery die, and calibrate your battery at least once and you should be a happy camper.
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post #34 of 45
7/20/11 at 7:58am
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
When I look at Android and 4G online, I mainly see the HTC Inspire and Motorola Atrix. I'm still checking; I don't HAVE to make any change at all, but my Karma is starting to get a little less dependable.
I have the Inspire and I love it. Yeah, the battery life could be better, but I've only had problems on the days when I text or play scrabble all day or when I talk on it a lot. I just keep a car charger in my car and if I need to, I can plug it into my laptop whenever I want to charge it that way.
You can change settings to make it a little better, but very very few smart phones have a decent battery life.
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post #35 of 45
7/22/11 at 11:08am
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I have downloaded the manuals for the Motorola Atrix and HTC Inspire, and I have to say the Motorola manual is much easier to understand. In addition, since my e-mail server is Yahoo, I've seen a number of people saying they've had trouble getting their e-mail properly set up.

Any comments?
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post #36 of 45
7/22/11 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
I have downloaded the manuals for the Motorola Atrix and HTC Inspire, and I have to say the Motorola manual is much easier to understand. In addition, since my e-mail server is Yahoo, I've seen a number of people saying they've had trouble getting their e-mail properly set up.

Any comments?
Hmm I never even looked at the manual lol. I just kind of glanced over that "quick intro" thing that came with the phone... I honestly dont even know where thats at... oh well!

As for the yahoo mail, I mostly use gmail and my work uses a gmail app. But I decided to try out the yahoo even though I very rarely ever use my yahoo account. I didnt get it to work on the mail setting on the phone, but I only tried for a couple of minutes lol!

BUUUUTTT: the yahoo mail app works great! No problems there what so ever! And actually I just use the gmail app on the phone most of the time anyways instead of the mail option!
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post #37 of 45
7/22/11 at 11:51am
I have the HTC Android Thunderbolt. It's an awesome phone, but my daughter took my Motorola Droid 2 when I upgraded, and I think I preferred that phone.

I had a Blackberry Tour, I had a Blackberry Storm, I had an Iphone 3gs. the Android blows them all away.
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post #38 of 45
7/22/11 at 2:03pm
I have to say I am madly in love with my blackberry and will never own any other type of phone. I am a blackberry addict for life
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post #39 of 45
7/22/11 at 4:54pm
While I would like a smartphone it would cost me with my current phone provider over $75/month. That is just for one phone no family plan and 600 minutes/month not unlimited. Verizon would be much more. No AT & T service that is remotely dependable at my house.
I cannot justify paying that my electric bill isn't even that much! :-)
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post #40 of 45
7/23/11 at 11:04am
A current comparison: Worthy Rivals for the Crown in Smartphones

Just read this, too: The pitfalls of buying an iPhone 3GS
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post #41 of 45
7/23/11 at 8:01pm
My husband has the Motorola Atrix and he loves it. I wish I had it, but I have a blackberry torch. I just signed a 3 year contract in February so I am stuck with it for a while.
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post #42 of 45
7/24/11 at 5:13pm
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Originally Posted by mrblanche View Post
I have downloaded the manuals for the Motorola Atrix and HTC Inspire, and I have to say the Motorola manual is much easier to understand. In addition, since my e-mail server is Yahoo, I've seen a number of people saying they've had trouble getting their e-mail properly set up.

Any comments?
TBH, the manuals aren't going to teach you Anything compared to what the phone can Really do, lol. Yahoo in general has trouble setting up on phones because it makes you pay for POP/Imap so it's hit or miss whether it will easily set up or whether you will have to do some googling to get it to work. I just paid for it to get it to work.
Either way, you have to set up a gmail in order to run android so you might as well switch over. Less spam too.

Also Atrixs just aren't selling and the ones I have sold, customers weren't happy. I mean you can always return it within the 30 days, but I wouldn't waste your time.
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post #43 of 45
7/24/11 at 5:16pm
I just upgraded my blackberry to a Samsung Galaxy 4G smartphone. It has taken me a few weeks to figure it out and I am still learning. It amazes me all the things it can perform. It is really a tiny hand-held computer/phone all in one
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post #44 of 45
7/24/11 at 6:33pm
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TBH, the manuals aren't going to teach you Anything compared to what the phone can Really do, lol. Yahoo in general has trouble setting up on phones because it makes you pay for POP/Imap so it's hit or miss whether it will easily set up or whether you will have to do some googling to get it to work. I just paid for it to get it to work.
Either way, you have to set up a gmail in order to run android so you might as well switch over. Less spam too.

Also Atrixs just aren't selling and the ones I have sold, customers weren't happy. I mean you can always return it within the 30 days, but I wouldn't waste your time.
Actually, manuals can tell you many things. And keep in mind I'm replacing a Motorola phone that has been as tough as nails, a Karma (not common, even when they were new).

I got an Atrix, and I'm pretty happy with it. The battery in it is massive compared to most others, 1950 ah. It's a hair smaller than the HTC Inspire, and it set up my e-mail account without a hiccup.

I got a Pantech Crossover for Dottie, who hates big phones and puts them in her pocket.

Now...had I done a little more looking, I would have found that I could save $21 on the Atrix at Wal-Mart, and I could have gotten the Crossover free at Best Buy. A total savings of $70. Ah, well.
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post #45 of 45
7/25/11 at 11:26am
Glad you're enjoying! Sorry about the potential savings... but hope you have fun!
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