HTC Droid Eris
several questions about eris
I have a few questions about the droid eris with Verizon. I have been a Verizon customer for many years. I have never owned a smart phone and have been using an LG VX-8700 for several years. I am 53 years old and really am not interested in games and other such stuff. I am thinking of getting an Eris, though. I will be buying one from an individual, not from Verizon, because I don't do contracts anymore. I played with an Eris in the Verizon store a few days ago, and and with my limited knowledge of these smartphones, the Eris seemed nice and easy to use. I love when you touch a key on the virtual keyboard how the one you have touched shows up above your finger so you know you have hit the correct key. Very similar to an Iphone. My part...
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I have had the eris for several weeks now and so far here are my impressions on what you've asked.
1) Vibrate mode isn't terribly strong. I have missed a few texts and calls. But I work in a resturaunt where it is very loud and I'm constantly moving. If I'm at home or in my car, I always feel it. So if you're a super busy guy, and always on the move, I doubt the vibrate mode will be strong enough. In an office setting I think its sufficiant.
2) Yes the Eris has flash....lite. And from what I understand Adobe will be upgrading to full flash for mobile devices that currently use it.
3) I already had gmail, so this was a breeze for me. Setting up AOL shouldn't be terribly hard. Email works great on the phone with the exception of Ya...
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1) Vibrate mode isn't terribly strong. I have missed a few texts and calls. But I work in a resturaunt where it is very loud and I'm constantly moving. If I'm at home or in my car, I always feel it. So if you're a super busy guy, and always on the move, I doubt the vibrate mode will be strong enough. In an office setting I think its sufficiant.
2) Yes the Eris has flash....lite. And from what I understand Adobe will be upgrading to full flash for mobile devices that currently use it.
3) I already had gmail, so this was a breeze for me. Setting up AOL shouldn't be terribly hard. Email works great on the phone with the exception of Ya...
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Thank you so much for your response. Yes, your thoughts will help me in my decision, as well as going back to the store and playing with it a bit more.
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Well, I finally got an Eris. I charged it up and was getting real excited about finally getting a phone similar to the iphone. I went online with Verizon and got it connected to my account. It took me about ten minutes of making and receiving calls on it to make the decision that I will be selling this phone. For me, the vibrate mode is most important. I wear my phones on my belt/waistband in a small clip on pouch made by Ripoffs....ripoffs.com. I have used these pouches for 20 years, with several different phones and never had a problem feeling the phones vibrate when receiving a call. I am so disappointed that the Eris has such a weak vibrate mode. How in the hell can they make such a technologically great phone, and not put a str...
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