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Droid 2 Affected by Signal Issues... Droid Does!

Signal attenuation while holding a phone is old news, but seeing the Droid 2 suffer from the same problem is big news. Especially after Motorola proclaimed in a full page newspaper ad how its phones don't suffer from this problem.

Everyone said how ridiculous it was for Apple to throw other manufacturers under the bus, and how it isn't the same thing because the iPhone 4 is so bad, etc. Now Motorola is getting a taste of its own medicine. Hopefully this occurrence will quiet everybody down about the overblown iPhone 4 antenna issue.
 
Didnt the Droid 2 have an Ad saying it doesnt "need a jacket" for signal reception???
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
Everyone said how ridiculous it was for Apple to throw other manufacturers under the bus, and how it isn't the same thing because the iPhone 4 is so bad, etc. Now Motorola is getting a taste of its own medicine. Hopefully this occurrence will quiet everybody down about the overblown iPhone 4 antenna issue.
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I never thought it was that ridiculous. Apple was under that attack as if their iPhone 4 was the only one suffering from signal attenuation and they had every right to defend themselves by showing that they were not unique in that regard. Besides, even before that press conference, there were a lot of YouTube vids of other smartphones losing signal, but the majority preferred to ignore that. But it's just my opinion.

I'm glad that reports of Droid having the antenna problem are surfacing now. Karma! :D
 
rwilliams said:
Fear not. According to BoyGeniusReport, the Droid Pro is coming later this year. That's now FIVE Droid phones on the market at the same time.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010...tablet-all-found-in-verizon-wireless-systems/
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Droid
Droid Eris
Droid Incredible
Droid X
Droid 2
Droid Pro

Yikes. Kinda diluting the "Droid" name, don't you think? Then again, Verizon probably paid LucasFilm so much to use the "Droid" name that they need to get their money's worth.

Not to mention all the other Android-based phones that I hear people refer to as "Droid" phones as well.
 
Five Android phones on Verizon alone, running three different versions of Android OS, with four different UI styles, the newest of which is experiencing signal issues. And who controls which handsets get which OS update, and when? Not Google. So how is any of this good for Android?
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
Signal attenuation while holding a phone is old news, but seeing the Droid 2 suffer from the same problem is big news. Especially after Motorola proclaimed in a full page newspaper ad how its phones don't suffer from this problem.

Everyone said how ridiculous it was for Apple to throw other manufacturers under the bus, and how it isn't the same thing because the iPhone 4 is so bad, etc. Now Motorola is getting a taste of its own medicine. Hopefully this occurrence will quiet everybody down about the overblown iPhone 4 antenna issue.
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Yeah, no chance there. Fanbois will be fanbois regardless of brand.
 
Have you people actually looked at what this Electronista site is referring to?

I looked at what they were referring to on the verizon forums and all this was is one short thread totalling 5 posts with some people saying that it is dropping the signal. I looked at all the other posts in the Droid 2 forum and this was the only thread.

Secondly, nobody said this was an antenna issue at all.

There may well be a real problem or problems with the Droid 2 but Electronista, based on the Verizon forum reference, tries to manufacture something out of this vis-a-vis the antennagate issues.
 
misery loves company as obvious by this thread. Personally - I don't care. I don''t own a Droid whatever. So news about Droid or Motorola has little to no affect on my life. I take no pleasure or "pain" in their woes or successes.
 
samcraig said:
misery loves company as obvious by this thread. Personally - I don't care. I don''t own a Droid whatever. So news about Droid or Motorola has little to no affect on my life. I take no pleasure or "pain" in their woes or successes.
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Precisely samcraig. It appears that some people's identities are so wrapped up in their choice of phones that, if someone criticizes it, they react as if their mother or sister were called a hooker.
 
Peterg2 said:
Have you people actually looked at what this Electronista site is referring to?

I looked at what they were referring to on the verizon forums and all this was is one short thread totalling 5 posts with some people saying that it is dropping the signal. I looked at all the other posts in the Droid 2 forum and this was the only thread.

Secondly, nobody said this was an antenna issue at all.

There may well be a real problem or problems with the Droid 2 but Electronista, based on the Verizon forum reference, tries to manufacture something out of this vis-a-vis the antennagate issues.
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This is how the iPhone 4 "antennagate" scandal got started too... one thread here, then more, then the media and the rest is history. And for the record iPhone 4 has no real "antenna issue" either insofar as it affects every smartphone on the market. The question is whether Motorola is a juicy enough media target compared to Apple. Everyone who bought a Droid 2 should demand a free bumper! Oh wait, Motorola doesn't make bumpers. Maybe they can buy some from Apple? LOL
 
Peterg2 said:
Precisely samcraig. It appears that some people's identities are so wrapped up in their choice of phones that, if someone criticizes it, they react as if their mother or sister were called a hooker.
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WHAT THE HELL DID YOU CALL MY PHONE? Oh, you called my mother a one antenna bar having skank? Nevermind. :D
 
Peterg2 said:
Precisely samcraig. It appears that some people's identities are so wrapped up in their choice of phones that, if someone criticizes it, they react as if their mother or sister were called a hooker.
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Discussing a legitimate news article and how Droid 2 is possibly suffering from the same issue as iPhone 4 somehow means our identities are defined by our choice of phone? I don't understand your post, to be quite honest. I don't know what any of this has to do with identity issues. In fact, it never even occurred to me until you mentioned it. Sounds to me as though this type of thinking is only on your radar screen. It's not healthy to project your issues onto others who are simply discussing a news item. Perhaps discussing your view with a therapist would be more beneficial.
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
This is how the iPhone 4 "antennagate" scandal got started too... one thread here, then more, then the media and the rest is history. And for the record iPhone 4 has no real "antenna issue" either insofar as it affects every smartphone on the market. The question is whether Motorola is a juicy enough media target compared to Apple. Everyone who bought a Droid 2 should demand a free bumper! Oh wait, Motorola doesn't make bumpers. Maybe they can buy some from Apple? LOL
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No, it affects every phone. It just doesn't affect every phone insofar as dropping calls is concerned due to initial signal strength.
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
Discussing a legitimate news article and how Droid 2 is possibly suffering from the same issue as iPhone 4 somehow means our identities are defined by our choice of phone? I don't understand your post, to be quite honest. I don't know what any of this has to do with identity issues. In fact, it never even occurred to me until you mentioned it. Sounds to me as though this type of thinking is only on your radar screen. It's not healthy to project your issues onto others who are simply discussing a news item. Perhaps discussing your view with a therapist would be more beneficial.
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You did seem pretty happy that the Droid has issues.
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
Discussing a legitimate news article and how Droid 2 is possibly suffering from the same issue as iPhone 4 somehow means our identities are defined by our choice of phone? I don't understand your post, to be quite honest. I don't know what any of this has to do with identity issues. In fact, it never even occurred to me until you mentioned it. Sounds to me as though this type of thinking is only on your radar screen. It's not healthy to project your issues onto others who are simply discussing a news item. Perhaps discussing your view with a therapist would be more beneficial.
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A "legitimate news article". You cannot be serious.

And the way you so gleefully posted this "article" smacked of typical fanboi schadenfreude. It is not enough that your phone is good but the others have to be *****.
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
Discussing a legitimate news article and how Droid 2 is possibly suffering from the same issue as iPhone 4 somehow means our identities are defined by our choice of phone? I don't understand your post, to be quite honest. I don't know what any of this has to do with identity issues. In fact, it never even occurred to me until you mentioned it. Sounds to me as though this type of thinking is only on your radar screen. It's not healthy to project your issues onto others who are simply discussing a news item. Perhaps discussing your view with a therapist would be more beneficial.
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Sounds to me like you don't get his post. But that's ok. Feel free to default to the "you need help" response.

p.s. the iPhone has a few issues. It's ok to admit it. And the issue itself isn't what caused antennagate. Antennagate doesn't refer to the problem - but more so - the failed coverup. It references Watergate. Get it? ;)

Antennagate isn't about the issue - it's about Steve's response (to me actually which became their first line of defense "non issue - just try holding it differently" and it spiraled from there.

The damage control (or lack of control) was all Apple's doing. They could have come away a LOT better from this scenario - issue or no issue. The PR team failed. And it will be a case study on how NOT to do damage control for years to come in College PR classes.

That being said - again - who cares. Unless it's to make yourself feel better about the iPhone because another phone has problems? Silly.
 
wait for it....wait for it... i can hear Droid fanboys running toward this forum for rebuttals.
 
dojoman said:
wait for it....wait for it... i can hear Droid fanboys running toward this forum for rebuttals.
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like the "fanboys" are racing to post everything and anything negative about other phones?

The hypocricy and interest level is silly.
 
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