Moto Milestone (Droid)??

[dsi76]

It's true...they are pretty similar in size, performance. It's more down to what you prefer.
Although I did want a keyboard, the bigger selling points for me over the Milestone were the noise-canceling microphone and better screen.

Size is actually a big factor. The Milestone is pretty heavy in comparison, and if you don't have case, the thing is fragile to hold. Finding a decent case for the Milestone is also very difficult, especially since all the hard cases get in the way of the top row of the keyboard when you try to type.

[julian22]

Yes, I agree with you, I can fly with the virtual keyboard in landscape mode.

I'll just return the Milestone to Future Shop, I don't think I can recover all the money if I sell on eBay.

That being said, anyone want an unopened BestSkinsEver plus a Red Burgundy Seidio Innocase for the Droid/Milestone? I'm still waiting to receive them in the mail LOL. PM me if interested.

Just placed my order. I'll be leaving the Milestone forums very shortly guys.

In the mean time, anyone interested in buying a 1 month old Milestone, feel free to PM me.

[drsquid]

yeah they are commented out with # so it has no use its just there.
but the one without # is the one i got working.

and never tried to see protected apps before i did browser fix's and such so i dont know if they worked before or not.

and yes i adb shell the new build.prop then typed reboot after i was done, let it fully boot up, opened marketenabler and faked US T-Mobile, then went into marketplace and searched "Protected" and it came up with the if you can see this you can see protected apps entry.

but if you just put the brazilian sbf+root on your phone ull be missing live wallpapers, u wont be able to open browser, scrolling wont be smoooth ect.. so the other steps are needed. im not sure where in those steps that it would screw up protected apps if u were able to see them before you did anything else.

again I can't seem to post on Alldroid (my registration is in limbo !) - did you figure the protected apps problem yet ?

[drsquid]

For all those looking to abandon the milestone ship I would say stop and think for a few minutes...
I owned a N1 for a few months, on Wind, a while I loved it, to be honest the Milestone is almost as good, and better in some areas...

N1 pros over Milestone - officially running 2.1, OLED screen brighter with better viewing angles, fully unlocked, including bootloader (optional and does void your warranty) so you add custom ROMs with ease, noise cancelling mic, lighter, trackball, arguably faster cpu
, no hw keyboard if you don't like, need.

Milestone pros over N1 - cheaper for those willing to sign a contact with Telus, over the counter warranty and support for Telus users, arguably better looking, hardware kb (even if it sucks it still beats an on screen in landscape mode), more accurate touchscreen (tests showed that the N1's screen was not as good as the droid or iphone and I can back that up from my time with the N1), better battery life due to slower clocked cpu, heavier feel with comparable build quality, 16gb sdhc included (N1 has 4gb in the box), louder speaker and ringer

I think for those of us who like to tinker and upgrade the N1 is better, at least until the Stone is fully rooted, but for more 'casual' users it's a harder choice - stick with the Milestone if you want support and service in Canada

[Tony2468]

Milestone pros over N1 - cheaper for those willing to sign a contact with Telus,

This isn't all that true. You can still agree to a contract with telus and get credit discounts and retention deals.

A $15 credit per month for agreeing to a 3 year contract = $540.

[Joelle]

I got my multimedia dock from the Team Webstore yesterday!

Still waiting on my invisibleSHIELD.

[maxpower929]

are your camera and volume rocker buttons really lose?

[knowthenazz]

are your camera and volume rocker buttons really lose?

Yes, but it doesn't seem to impact performance at all. And it's the only loose component of the phone.

I know there seems to be many who are enticed by the new Nexus One, and possibly the upcoming Sony X10, but, the build quality on the Milestone is amazing.

Other up and coming phones might beat it in terms of performance, and maybe sexier screens, and newer OSs (at least for now), but, after coming from a HTC Touch, to me, a phone's reliability and build quality is essential.

Can you tell I had lots of mechanical problems with my HTC Touch

[hondaguy]

I reset mine the other day to try to improve my battery life and nothing has changed. how bad is yours? i am lucky to get 10 hrs out of mine with moderate use. gmail push (10-15 emails). 10 or 15 texts and about 10 mins of phone calls. no apps installed and screen brightness at lowest setting. i guess i have to take this thing back.

as i had mentioned monday night, i hard reset my phone and only installed about 10 apps that i actually use and my battery life today was significantly better. i used the phone quite a bit over bluetooth and was really surprised at the improvement.

[PhreakMix]

im also contemplating the nexus now

[Joelle]

How do you unlock the phone? Insert another provider's SIM and insert the code?

I ordered a code a few hours ago. I don't need it unlocked right now but I figured I would in case I decide to buy a Mexican SIM when I go on a trip next month or something.

[PhreakMix]

How do you unlock the phone? Insert another provider's SIM and insert the code?

I ordered a code a few hours ago. I don't need it unlocked right now but I figured I would in case I decide to buy a Mexican SIM when I go on a trip next month or something.

yup basically.

i made this video for mobileincanada.com

u can check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5C2TPKmfo

[DerekToronto]

Hmm...no audio but I get it! hehe

yup basically.

i made this video for mobileincanada.com

u can check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5C2TPKmfo

[Joelle]

yup basically.

i made this video for mobileincanada.com

u can check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5C2TPKmfo

Thank you

It seems the hardest part will just be taking out my current SIM to put a Rogers or whatever one in.

How I hate taking out the SIM from that phone.

EDIT: Unlocked.

[julian22]

im also contemplating the nexus now

Just do it. That's what we're all doing anyways. You wouldn't be alone.