Topic: Help! Smart Phone Guidance Needed.

[Shamb]

quick update, the phone already had issues... apparently verizon has a 2 week return policy in store and today was day number 15... ha...

i believe the phone was broke from the day i got it but was a feature i hadn't used yet (actually calling someone!)   i spent the past two weeks just using apps, music and texting my wife.

she tried calling me the other day and i realized after a few additional calls that no one could hear me... i could put it on speaker and turn the volume up all the way.. they could BARELY hear me...

so now i'm in the process of getting a refurb in the mail... kind of a joke considering the phones only two weeks old.. but since this phone just came out i'm pretty sure it will be a new phone.

they also didn't apply my company discount so my bills not correct... awaiting them to call me back tomorrow to see if that got fixed or not...

[jimbo74]

verizon was a headache when we tried to get my militray discount.... good luck with them.... their rates were also very excessive.....

we jsut switched to t-mobile and couldn't be happier

[Tallchevy]

quick update, the phone already had issues... apparently verizon has a 2 week return policy in store and today was day number 15... ha...

i believe the phone was broke from the day i got it but was a feature i hadn't used yet (actually calling someone!)   i spent the past two weeks just using apps, music and texting my wife.

she tried calling me the other day and i realized after a few additional calls that no one could hear me... i could put it on speaker and turn the volume up all the way.. they could BARELY hear me...

so now i'm in the process of getting a refurb in the mail... kind of a joke considering the phones only two weeks old.. but since this phone just came out i'm pretty sure it will be a new phone.

they also didn't apply my company discount so my bills not correct... awaiting them to call me back tomorrow to see if that got fixed or not...

Did you try powering the phone off and restarting it? That usually fixes the problem.

[Snowtoy]

People had the same type of issue with the Droid X, it would stop working for whatever reason and then Verizon would give them a refurbished one, even those that paid for the extra warranty.  The second day I had my Droid X it wouldn't turn on, jumped on line and found out that if/when it acts up/freezes, just pop out the battery and it will reset itself.

[Tallchevy]

That worked for my DROIDX too but the new DROID RAZR doesn't have a removable back to take the battery out. You have to power off.

[Shamb [OP]]

got my discount, oddly my phone started just working.. but i've got one on it's way so i'm gonna swap it out anyways. should be here tomorrow....

[Dingman.]

I picked up a droid razr too, so far im really liking it. 

[yotaneck13]

i just upgraded to the droid x a week ago not problems so far couldnt be happier as of now i love it

[Snowtoy]

If you haven't found it yet here is the FoxFi https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxfi&hl=en.  It allows for a WiFi hotspot w/o charging.  If you didn't read all of the earlier posts, you can get a free program(for pc) for bluetooth or usb tether from Junefabrics.com.

[yotaneck13]

is that for me snow toy?  i have the page plus plan so i do not have unlim data to work wit i steal wii connection when ever i can and save my presious data for when absolutuly needed

[Shamb [OP]]

 my new droid razr's working great, no prob's what so ever.. my wife's new car has built in bluetooth which is kinda cool... recognizes the phone when i step into the car and i can use the voice recognition software in the car to make calls or do whatever i want. only complaint i have.. is we dont have 4G in this area yet..... 3G is slow as hell.. but once i get out of town about 25 mins the 4G kicks in and it's super fast.

[Snowtoy]

is that for me snow toy?  i have the page plus plan so i do not have unlim data to work wit i steal wii connection when ever i can and save my presious data for when absolutuly needed

Just a heads up for fellow android users.  Prior to FoxFi you had to root your phone to make it a WifFi hotspot if you didn't want to pay for ability to do so.

[yotaneck13]

well mine is screw up it wont even turn on it powers up and comes on with the motorola symbol but no farther than that

[Snowtoy]

Have you tried rebooting it by removing the battery yet?

[jimbo74]

i have an android phone but i think it is older.... i dont have to do anything to it though to use it as a hotspot...... i did however kill my plan for this month, they shut off all my data.... i guess i exceeded my 2gb in like 5 days...

i can text message and use the phone, anyhting is shut off

[yotaneck13]

yea i tried to re boot several times its in a bag of rice right now mabye it got damp??? its goin back to the store monday im pissed ive had it like 6 days

[Shamb [OP]]

fyi, the droir razr doesn't have a removeable battery (not easly removeable anyway like other phones)  i wouldn't recommend it...

you have 14 days to get the phone replaced @ a verizon store.. after that they send you a "refurb" in the mail.

[Tallchevy]

fyi, the droir razr doesn't have a removeable battery (not easly removeable anyway like other phones)  i wouldn't recommend it...

you have 14 days to get the phone replaced @ a verizon store.. after that they send you a "refurb" in the mail.

The razr is new enough that you get a new phone instead of a refurb. My wife's razr wouldn't power back on, went through the troubleshooting with verizon over the phone and they sent her a new one.

[yotaneck13]

Gave me a new phone today. They couldnt figure it out eithee. And didnt have any used droid x instock so i got a brand new un opened one