My Droid hands-on/highlight (full review next week)

[steven s]

Google Maps on #droid will not work if you're on the phone.

That will suck.
If the phone rings it goes to VM or you loose your directions?

What if I was listening to streaming audio?
Loose the phone too?

[Inundated]

isn't that because it's cdma?

Yes, that is a limitation of CDMA data. Nothing to do with the Droid...any data phone on VZW (or Sprint, etc.) has this problem. Not a biggie for me, as the Droid will be 95% a data-only device for me. The other 5% is calls to my father.

[OKC-G1]

looks like it takes some great video! and the sound is 100x better than the mytouch or g1

[iampedro]

Hi I am new to Android environment and I have purchased the Droid just tomorrow and will receive it monday. I like the environment that the HTC DROID ERIS offers. Is there a way to have the same type of widgets that are on the HTC Droid?

[almondjoy17]

Verizon user here trying to do my homework and learn more about Android before I upgrade. One of the complaints I've heard against Droid is they don't have that many apps compared to iPhone. Duh, they're newer than Apple's phone, right? Give Droid time, they'll get there. But what I need to know is..isn't Android supposed to be open and so the apps that had been written for Sprint's Android O/S, or T-Mobile, will they be able to work on Verizon? Or are we limited to only the apps that are written and become available thru Verizon's Android Market? How do I find out availability and pricing of apps before I get the phone? I'll pay what I have to to get what I want, but I can't afford mistakes.

[TheJuan]

3rd party apps will al work on android, now, specific network apps, such as sprint tv, and tmos "my account" and verizons "my verizon" will just work for theyr phones, we had sprints tv app working and then they noticed and killed our fun. playing with the droid now, wowo how i wish my g1 had that speed, but id still like my g1s design better, call me crazy i love that trackball and keyboard better

[bbrvvvvv]

Hi Vincent,
Thanks for the info! Nice to see someone’s else’s take. I have been playing with my Droid since Friday morning at 7:30am. I was truly hoping for more in the way of email control. I have been using a Storm and cant figure out how the heck to delete emails (all)? Also have not been able to open pdf’s from email? 2.0 says it is fetching the attachment only to not be able to open? I have a few pdf reader app’s ie Documents To Go and PDFGView still no luck. Have you had any experience with this? Thanks again for the info.

Werner
CA USA

[ShdwDrake]

Just ordered mine! Can't wait to get rid of ATTs ****ty service

[panda]

hello ! sorry for the desagrement but I'm french and i want import a motorola droid verizon !
just one question for you user a DROID.
I ENJOY this device but it's a cdma please check *#*#4636#*#* and phone information and after set preferred network type for view about it's support GSM ?
It's possible ?

thanks you guys.

[paul roberts]

why don't you just get the gsm version that's coming to Europe.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/...ola-milestone/