That's not one of my requirements, so ask someone else to try that.
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That's not one of my requirements, so ask someone else to try that.
TheAmazingDave
Android Expert
Ev is 3G...
When Metro released the Admire, and many other 3G phones, they never anticipated actually running them at full 3G.
So, many phones that suddenly started receiving full 3G signal started displaying the standard "3G" icon. However, CDMA 3G isn't labeled as "3G"; it's called "Evolution for Data Only", EvDO for short and even chopped further to "EV" as seen on most phones. Only Metro phones sold after the 3G/4G move correctly display the 3G "EV" icon, or that's what I've noticed.
When Metro released the Admire, and many other 3G phones, they never anticipated actually running them at full 3G.
So, many phones that suddenly started receiving full 3G signal started displaying the standard "3G" icon. However, CDMA 3G isn't labeled as "3G"; it's called "Evolution for Data Only", EvDO for short and even chopped further to "EV" as seen on most phones. Only Metro phones sold after the 3G/4G move correctly display the 3G "EV" icon, or that's what I've noticed.
ANSWER: http://androidforums.com/lg-motion-...new-lg-motion-one-thumb-down.html#post5249507
It wasn't a review, it was a list of initial impressions. My lengthy reviews are found on other websites under two other handles.
^^^ This!
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It's okay to disagree, but you must do so by not attacking other members. You can attack the issues (respectfully and politely) all you want, but not another member.
I've removed a couple of inappropriate posts and am still reviewing the thread.
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Gman9831
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It's in the ui still I have mine saying 3G instead of EV
Gman9831
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the motion doesn't have a dedicated camera button
SuperRad
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This is probably going to be a bit redundant but here I go.
As for the later mentioned points;
I'd suggest trying a second one, since it sounds like yours might just have a busted mic is all. Dropped calls I wouldn't know much about, I never experience them but I'm also in a decent 4G area with great 3G as a fallback. Might be a location thing though that wouldn't explain why your admire had less drops.
All in all you were obviously just stating your own quips about the phone, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just makes me a tad upset you'd judge the quality of the phone as a whole based on placement and a different label for the same connection (the EV vs 3G thing).
I hope you choose to try out another Motion for the call quality as to at least get a better idea of it, and perhaps spend time with the phone to maybe lighten up to it, but if you don't that's fine too, thanks for giving the phone a chance before judging it at least.
- A few of your complaints are more aesthetic ones, such as the Power button placement and the charger placement, though to be fair I don't like the charger placement either, despite never having to charge while in a call, due to the battery life as a previous poster mentioned.
- The connecting to a mac issue seems to be circumvented by you since you say you use bluetooth as a workaround, so that's good.
- As mentioned before, EV = 3G. Your area might not have 4G is all.
- Again, as mentioned before, perhaps your mic is busted, since calls on my phone and others' seem to be fine.
As for the later mentioned points;
I'd suggest trying a second one, since it sounds like yours might just have a busted mic is all. Dropped calls I wouldn't know much about, I never experience them but I'm also in a decent 4G area with great 3G as a fallback. Might be a location thing though that wouldn't explain why your admire had less drops.
EV is the same as 3G, so your Motion is on the same as your Admire, just the phones display it by different names.
That's good, its a very good thing to make your own opinions on something after trying it out yourself, as someone from CNET might have different opinions from you, among other things. Though honestly most of your complaints about the phone have very little to do with the quality of the phone itself and more with personal preferences of button placement or being stuck in an area without good 4g.
The Motion doesn't have a camera button from what I've used, it's an on-screen button sadly. I'd personally also love it to have a camera button ;_;
All in all you were obviously just stating your own quips about the phone, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just makes me a tad upset you'd judge the quality of the phone as a whole based on placement and a different label for the same connection (the EV vs 3G thing).
I hope you choose to try out another Motion for the call quality as to at least get a better idea of it, and perhaps spend time with the phone to maybe lighten up to it, but if you don't that's fine too, thanks for giving the phone a chance before judging it at least.
For the second or third time, I never said these were quality issues. It is only a list of initially what I liked and didn't like, hence PREFERENCES.
The Motion DOES have a camera button. Try it. The side buttons will take a picture or stop and start video. Press on the "Camera" icon, and then choose camera or video cam, then use the two buttons at the top left edge of the phone. Sweet !
I will try another Motion again, in part because of running out of internal memory on the Admire.
Not fully correct ! Once the camera on the Motion is activated, the side buttons will:
1. Take a picture
2. Start a video
3. Stop a video
This is just like the Admire. Love it. Unfortunately, the Galaxy does not have side buttons for the three items listed above. I'd buy the Galaxy if it did have such side buttons.
Gman9831
I'm no Senior
Still not wrong, those aren't dedicated camera buttons a dedicated cam button is for cam only but it is possible to add that feature to the S3
SuperRad
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I pointed out a few times it was all preferences regardless and I tried to make clear I respect them, haha.
I had no Idea about the side buttons working with the camera, thanks for that, man.
Don't understand any of this.
Gman9831
I'm no Senior
You said it had a dedicated camera button, a dedicated camera button is programmed only to activate and use the camera but on the motion it's sharing it with the volume so it's not dedicated just to the camera.
But there is a way for you to put the feature that the motion has for the camera on the s3
Gman9831
I'm no Senior
There are ways for you to get the feature that the motion has with the volume buttons to work the camera, onto the S3 like modified apps & others just go look over on XDA for them because I remember seeing it.
Gman9831
I'm no Senior
You can just use your voice Use your voice to take pictures with the Samsung Galaxy S III | How To - CNET
But here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691145
xdadevelopers.com
It's also a built in feature in some roms but that you'll have to research yourself
Don't want voice activation, but excellent on the second link. Wonder if that voids any warranty. Will research, but you get a "thanks" for pointing out that xda-developers thread.
of course it will void the warranty. you would need a rooted phone. rooting a phone voids the warranty.
Warranties are enjoyable, especially for a $500 phone. Will not get the Galaxy, but after accumulating many reasons, will purchase a Motion. It's only $15 to go back to my Admire.
I'll ask in another forum about the value/specs of a Galaxy S over the Motion, other than size and speed and battery life.
TheAmazingDave
Android Expert
Just for reference; the Motion's camera also has voice activation with the "Cheese" shutter option.
I thought it was cute, but doesn't always work that great.
I thought it was cute, but doesn't always work that great.
KA24DERACER
Well-Known Member
Rooting a phone does not void its warranty. At least not through the manufacturer (usually). Regardless all you need to do is flash the factory ROM and factory reset it and there will be no record of your "bad deed". Ive done it before with Metro and they didnt have a clue.
KA24DERACER
Well-Known Member
If you actually look at the "contract" (or whatever you would call it, the large amounts of paper you get when you buy a phone from Metro explaining all their policies), OR on their website under warranty. Nowhere is mentioned that if you modify the software of a phone does it void the warranty (hell, Ive even had someone there tell me that I voided the warranty because I installed apps off the Android Store...). Now that doesnt seem to stop them from denying you anyway, but like I said, just "unbrick" it unroot it or whatever and do a factory reset and they wont know the difference anyways.
As for the manufacturers warranty. There is nothing explicit about rooting voiding the warranty (although it does say that damages caused by unauthorized modifications void it, but it does not specify whether they mean hardware or software), however, under Googles open source policy with the Android operating system I do believe that it is a requirement that any android phone support both rooting and installing custom ROMs, therefore making those actions not "unauthorized" modifications. And regardless, either way, if the manufacturer wanted to deny you warranty based on rooting, then they would have to prove that it was the rooting that caused the malfunction, as per themagnusun moss warranty act.https://www.google.com/search?num=3...a=X&ei=6-25UMuzCaLqiwLW4oGoBg&ved=0CC4QvwUoAA
stephenst4470
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Wow, pretty tough on this guy. I think he was just trying to state what his INITIAL impressions were upon holding the device in his hand. He certainly wasn't trying to disparage the device for those of you that love it. Some of his concerns were aesthetic, and some were genuine concerns that there may be hardware issues with the phone itself. He was simply wondering if the call quality issues were chronic or if he had a bad sample of the phone. Aesthetic issues can be VERY important to a lot of people, and significantly affects their user experience with the product. Initial impressions and "curb appeal" so to speak, are subjective and also have some merit as these are characteristics that help sell the phone in the store when a customer comes in and physically picks it up. They certainly can sway a person towards a different product, whether it's actually better or worse. Product companies spend millions of dollars on surveys to receive the type of feedback that he just gave.
Not trying to nitpick guys, but really, calling the guy an idiot because he personally didn't care for the ergonomics of the phone layout strikes me as pretty harsh, aren't we grownups here?
Not trying to nitpick guys, but really, calling the guy an idiot because he personally didn't care for the ergonomics of the phone layout strikes me as pretty harsh, aren't we grownups here?