Droid Thunderbolt
04-18-2011, 10:31 AM
#81
J M U ... DUUUKEESSSS
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Been using this phone for a few weeks. Love Android, wouldn't switch to anything else. Where I live is just 3G until they get the LTE going sometime in Q3. When I first got it the battery life was awful. I dimmed the screen down, turned off auto-brightness, and turned off background data. Now I easily make it through the day on 1 charge.
04-19-2011, 09:00 PM
#82
04-25-2011, 04:10 PM
#83
Keeping emos out of
I'm picking one of those up this weekend but I need to find a case that will support that huge assed battery.
05-12-2011, 12:38 PM
#85
05-12-2011, 01:35 PM
#86
Uses turn signals in my
06-22-2011, 06:38 PM
#88
Suzuka Master
I haven't read through this thread but figured I would post here rather then start new. I have had the Thunderbolt for couple of months. I have to say that I HATE this phone. The battery is of course and issue as it is with everyone. One day it will last most of the day with some use, and the next with zero use will be dead before noon. I have removed it from the charger in the morning at times and the battery meter shows it down a bar within 15 minutes with no use.
The biggest problem I have with this phone is the touch screen. It makes typing on it the most excruciatingly frustrating task. I cannot simply type a quick text or email without having to proofread everything. Upon proofreading, I will find long incoherent words that look nothing like what I intended to type. I hit the period button probably 4 out of 5 times I try to hit the space bar. I have downloaded other keyboards which are equally as bad or only slightly better. I also cannot type with one hand. The right side of the screen will react to the heat of my hand gliding over it but not touching it. I consistently have the keyboard minimize or whatever you wish to call or have the search entry field pop up because the search button is on the right bottom of the screen, and again detects the heat from my hand. It is just too painful to use. I would like to sell it and get something else. About the only feature I have found useful on it is the mobile hot spot, which I have had to use a couple times on jobs in which I had to download software in a house that a client just moved into and did not have internet setup yet.
I will go back and read through the entire thread and see if anyone else has these issues too, I am just so frustrated after going through 4 defective iPhone 3g's and now to have these issues. I am not even that demanding of my phones, just basic stuff. I just demand that it works, which has not been the case going on 2+ years now. Ever since I started using touch screen based smart phones.
The biggest problem I have with this phone is the touch screen. It makes typing on it the most excruciatingly frustrating task. I cannot simply type a quick text or email without having to proofread everything. Upon proofreading, I will find long incoherent words that look nothing like what I intended to type. I hit the period button probably 4 out of 5 times I try to hit the space bar. I have downloaded other keyboards which are equally as bad or only slightly better. I also cannot type with one hand. The right side of the screen will react to the heat of my hand gliding over it but not touching it. I consistently have the keyboard minimize or whatever you wish to call or have the search entry field pop up because the search button is on the right bottom of the screen, and again detects the heat from my hand. It is just too painful to use. I would like to sell it and get something else. About the only feature I have found useful on it is the mobile hot spot, which I have had to use a couple times on jobs in which I had to download software in a house that a client just moved into and did not have internet setup yet.
I will go back and read through the entire thread and see if anyone else has these issues too, I am just so frustrated after going through 4 defective iPhone 3g's and now to have these issues. I am not even that demanding of my phones, just basic stuff. I just demand that it works, which has not been the case going on 2+ years now. Ever since I started using touch screen based smart phones.
06-28-2011, 12:11 AM
#91
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My T bolt is randomly turning off daily and the battery dies within hours no matter what. I can fully charge it before bed and it's dead before I wake up. It's always plugged in.
Yes, I turn off the wifi, GPS location and everything else.
Yes, I turn off the wifi, GPS location and everything else.
06-28-2011, 12:30 AM
#94
If you live in an area without 4G coverage, follow the steps in the link below to disable 4G. 4G is the biggest battery killer of them all, especially if there is no coverage and your phone is constantly searching.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-...ttery-savings/
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-...ttery-savings/
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07-01-2011, 07:23 PM
#96
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If you live in an area without 4G coverage, follow the steps in the link below to disable 4G. 4G is the biggest battery killer of them all, especially if there is no coverage and your phone is constantly searching.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-...ttery-savings/
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-...ttery-savings/
07-02-2011, 11:00 AM
#99
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07-03-2011, 10:38 AM
#100
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Disabling 4G should CERTAINLY be a feature that you can do on the fly if you wanted to because it makes such a huge difference on battery life.
07-03-2011, 03:17 PM
#101
Suzuka Master
I downloaded the LTEOnOff app yesterday mentioned above to make it easier to cycle on and off. I do get 4G coverage in my area, but the battery life is so horrible I figured I would give it a shot. So far, it seems to make a drastic difference. If leaving it off is the fix, I might hit up Verizon to get me into a different phone, since I really do not like the Thunderbolt, and I can say the 4G was my whole reason for going with it. I am sure they won't do much, but I use the phone for my business and rely on it heavily, and its simply not been a good phone.
07-03-2011, 04:47 PM
#102
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I downloaded the LTEOnOff app yesterday mentioned above to make it easier to cycle on and off. I do get 4G coverage in my area, but the battery life is so horrible I figured I would give it a shot. So far, it seems to make a drastic difference. If leaving it off is the fix, I might hit up Verizon to get me into a different phone, since I really do not like the Thunderbolt, and I can say the 4G was my whole reason for going with it. I am sure they won't do much, but I use the phone for my business and rely on it heavily, and its simply not been a good phone.
07-03-2011, 04:49 PM
#103
I downloaded the LTEOnOff app yesterday mentioned above to make it easier to cycle on and off. I do get 4G coverage in my area, but the battery life is so horrible I figured I would give it a shot. So far, it seems to make a drastic difference. If leaving it off is the fix, I might hit up Verizon to get me into a different phone, since I really do not like the Thunderbolt, and I can say the 4G was my whole reason for going with it. I am sure they won't do much, but I use the phone for my business and rely on it heavily, and its simply not been a good phone.
How long have you had it? If it's within 30 days you can return it and get something else. If it's over that period, then it can't hurt to give verizon a call. They are generally very good about listening to customers.
07-03-2011, 05:47 PM
#104
Suzuka Master
It's been over 30 days. I am planning to give them a call soon.
07-08-2011, 12:35 AM
#105
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it's pretty unreal on how that simple change made such a drastic difference in my phone. The "hack" really made a huge difference in the performance of my battery. I can go all day and night with no re-charge. It now lasts about two days on average to heavy usage without having to plug it back in. Great tip sho_nuff1997.
07-08-2011, 12:52 AM
#106
it's pretty unreal on how that simple change made such a drastic difference in my phone. The "hack" really made a huge difference in the performance of my battery. I can go all day and night with no re-charge. It now lasts about two days on average to heavy usage without having to plug it back in. Great tip sho_nuff1997.
Ya, 4G is a major battery killer. I have 4G on my phone, but I rarely ever use it. I am near a wifi source 90% of the time, and when I'm not 2G/3G is plenty. NTM, the 4G coverage around here is spotty at best.
07-08-2011, 05:53 PM
#108
Suzuka Master
Another thing I cannot stand with this phone is that if I text someone and for any reason leave the text program before sending the text, whatever I had typed will show up in the box every time I go to text that person. I have to erase it everytime I want to send them a text. It stays there even if I reboot the phone for weeks.
07-08-2011, 10:00 PM
#109
Another thing I cannot stand with this phone is that if I text someone and for any reason leave the text program before sending the text, whatever I had typed will show up in the box every time I go to text that person. I have to erase it everytime I want to send them a text. It stays there even if I reboot the phone for weeks.
By default, what you type in the text field gets saved as draft if you back out of the sms program. AFAIK, there is no way to turn this feature off on android. But, there is something you can try since it seems your phone is not erasing the drafts after you have sent them.
Go into your messages...press MENU. Then press Drafts >> MENU >> Delete Drafts and then select the ones you want to delete....press Delete, and then reboot your phone.
07-10-2011, 09:22 PM
#111
Uses turn signals in my
Heads up about the update:
- kills the leaked skype apk (the one with video chat)
- has built in lte on/off in wireless & networks (under mobile networks)
- has a myverizon app that works and data widget.
07-11-2011, 02:01 PM
#112
Senior Moderator
Downloading the update now.
I more or less like the phone, but have a few annoyances (most being the battery of course). My dog actually ate my 3 month old original TB, so I am on my second one now, and happy I got the insurance when I switched from my BB back in April.
I more or less like the phone, but have a few annoyances (most being the battery of course). My dog actually ate my 3 month old original TB, so I am on my second one now, and happy I got the insurance when I switched from my BB back in April.
07-11-2011, 10:49 PM
#113
Downloading the update now.
I more or less like the phone, but have a few annoyances (most being the battery of course). My dog actually ate my 3 month old original TB, so I am on my second one now, and happy I got the insurance when I switched from my BB back in April.
I more or less like the phone, but have a few annoyances (most being the battery of course). My dog actually ate my 3 month old original TB, so I am on my second one now, and happy I got the insurance when I switched from my BB back in April.
Glad my dog isn't the one who enjoys chewing on phones
07-14-2011, 08:22 AM
#114
boost 3G
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so i just got this phone 2 days ago because i got tired of waiting for the droid bionic. great phone, my battery seems to last me from 8- to about 5ish with moderate use.
my only complain is that my GPS and weather locations are WAY off. its showing me to be 70ish miles south of where i actually am. i took it to verizon and they said it should naturally catch back up. it still hasnt done so.
anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
my only complain is that my GPS and weather locations are WAY off. its showing me to be 70ish miles south of where i actually am. i took it to verizon and they said it should naturally catch back up. it still hasnt done so.
anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
07-14-2011, 11:19 AM
#115
Uses turn signals in my
so i just got this phone 2 days ago because i got tired of waiting for the droid bionic. great phone, my battery seems to last me from 8- to about 5ish with moderate use.
my only complain is that my GPS and weather locations are WAY off. its showing me to be 70ish miles south of where i actually am. i took it to verizon and they said it should naturally catch back up. it still hasnt done so.
anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
my only complain is that my GPS and weather locations are WAY off. its showing me to be 70ish miles south of where i actually am. i took it to verizon and they said it should naturally catch back up. it still hasnt done so.
anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
07-14-2011, 11:55 AM
#117
I shave my change purse
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so i just got this phone 2 days ago because i got tired of waiting for the droid bionic. great phone, my battery seems to last me from 8- to about 5ish with moderate use.
my only complain is that my GPS and weather locations are WAY off. its showing me to be 70ish miles south of where i actually am. i took it to verizon and they said it should naturally catch back up. it still hasnt done so.
anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
my only complain is that my GPS and weather locations are WAY off. its showing me to be 70ish miles south of where i actually am. i took it to verizon and they said it should naturally catch back up. it still hasnt done so.
anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
I did and I have ZERO issues with my thunderbolt. Works great.
Its a good practice to backup and reset when updates come out so that you don't bring any old issues to the new updates. Not sure if Im explaining myself correctly lol. But you get my drift.
