Best Phone I’ve ever had, March 4, 2012

I manage a company with 30 phones. I have tried dozens of them. I prefer this phone over all the others, including the iPhone 4s. Some of the benefits I see over other phones are as follows:

1. Flip Keyboard: It’s must faster to type with than an on-screen keyboard.
2. Speed: The speed is about as fast as most other phones. It does what it needs to do quickly, without much lag-time.
3. Battery Life: As long as I keep the Wi-Fi off when I’m not power using the internet, This phone easily lasts all day. Even after I’ve had the phone for a year and a half.

There are two things I don’t like about the phone.
1. The stupid programs that come with the phone that Verizon won’t let you delete. (you can get around this by rooting the phone).
2. The camera isn’t very good. Although it is a 5 mega pixel camera, the shutter speed is slow. You have to hold your hands very still to get a good shot.

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Droid 2, March 7, 2012

I was really surprised how fast I got this and let me say that this phone is great. Not only that but the seller was nice enough to include a 32gb micro sd card. At first I thought something was wrong with this phone because it wasn’t turning on but I found out I just had to charge it lol. It’s all good now and thanks for this great deal. I would definitely buy from this seller again.

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My Droid 2 lasted a full 18 months +, July 17, 2012

I don’t understand all of the negative reviews for this phone. I noticed that some of the reviews are rating the seller they bought it from instead of the phone itself which isn’t fair for this product.

This was my first smartphone. I chose this one for the full keyboard. Let me tell you, this phone lasted a full 18 months until my next contract extension and then I was able to resell it to a friend and it’s still going strong for him.

Let me say the only problems I had with this phone. Firstly, it froze and/or powered off then powered itself back on a couple times a week. It wasn’t a big deal for me. Just take the battery out if it ever freezes, put it back in, then restart it.

Second problem is that the keyboard went “wonky” sometimes where it wouldn’t type or wouldn’t recognize inputs. After researching online, I was easily able to fix this problem. All you have to to is clear the cache. Go to Settings>Manage Apps>Keyboard<then clear cache and that will solve your problem.

Those are the only problems I had with this phone. I absolutely loved it. I also tried a Droid 2 Global and if you’re given the choice, choose the Droid 2 instead because it is better unless you need the Global for international use.

I love the full keyboard. Fast internet speeds. Easily connects to bluetooth. I was able to connect it to my computer via bluetooth which made sharing media between the 2 super easy. Ran all the apps that I downloaded.

Let me recommend adding the Amazon MP3 app. I used it as my main music player because the user interface is better than the stock music player. You can add your entire music collection to your Amazon Cloud from your computer and it automatically sends them to the app on your phone which saves up tons of memory because the music is saved onto your Amazon account and not on your phone. Then when you get a new phone, you download the MP3 app to the new phone and all your music is right there. Very convenient. I literally have 2000 songs saved to my cloud so it’s like having a iPod and phone all in one.

Add the Amazon App Store application. You get a free paid app everyday so that I now have over 400 paid apps that I got for free easily saving me $1,000+ if I were to purchase those same apps. Like the MP3 app, the apps you download are saved to your Amazon account so that they will follow you from phone to phone which I can verify from having done it myself.

And download a free browser app. I prefer the Dolphin browser but there are many other options including Firefox Mobile. The browser apps are better than the stock browser.

So whatever problems other have had with the stock browser, music player, etc, etc, can be easily circumvented by following the tips I have given you. The firmware isn’t great on any of the Droids I have had so far, including Droid X, X2, Droid 2 Global, and this phone. But by customizing the phone by using the app store, it’s like customizing your home computer. I use Firefox browser instead of Internet Explorer on my laptop, for example.

Any app that is giving you trouble, just go the the app in the settings, clear the cache, and chances are that will fix the problem. There are dozens of free touch keyboard options, too.

How many electronic devices nowadays hold up over 18 months? Not many especially not smartphones but this one did. I loved it. I will continue to buy Droid phones for as long as I have cellphones. Very well made.

Buy the extended battery. You will need it. Buy extra chargers for your car, work, etc, anywhere you will be using your phone.

Finally, the Otterbox is the best case for this phone. I tried dozens. The screen on this phone has rounded corners so most of the cheapy cases will not fit because the screen piece pops off due to the odd shape. Buy the Otterbox.

OtterBox Motorola DROID 2 Commuter Series Case

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