A friend of mine in Richmond has one on T-Mobile and loves it, and the company. I guess they're always offering software updates/patches.

4/25/2014 7:01:23 PM

Well I guess there's my answer.
Still too big though. It's as big as a galaxy note. That's over the top for me.

[Edited on April 25, 2014 at 7:32 PM. Reason : a]

4/25/2014 7:28:23 PM

A coworker has one of those. I always kid him about holding his flat screen tv up to his face like that.

4/25/2014 8:53:48 PM

[Edited on April 26, 2014 at 10:31 PM. Reason : nevermind, found it]

4/26/2014 10:27:37 PM

anyone use UpTo Calendar?

4/29/2014 11:16:00 AM

^Yep. It's pretty slick.

4/29/2014 12:45:22 PM

If your phone is on do not disturb, will you still receive a WRAL weather alert?

4/29/2014 12:49:06 PM

Is there anyplace in Raleigh which still sells cases for the Droid Maxx? (Not Razr Maxx.) I really need to get one today.

4/30/2014 11:03:42 AM

You can buy them at someplace like the Verizon store if you have to have one today, even though you can find them for much cheaper online

4/30/2014 11:31:14 AM

Wow. Just... wow. Going from Droid 4 to Droid MAXX is like going from a farm tractor to a new Corvette. I still cannot get over the battery life on this phone. I'm almost at 48 hours of complete abuse through migrating files, installing apps, pushing updates, etc., and I'm still at 20% power. Unbelievable.

I still miss the "real" keyboard though... Oh well, I guess it's time to grow up and join the rest of the world.

5/2/2014 9:39:06 PM

I missed the real keyboard when I switched from a Droid 2 to a Maxx. But Swype is your friend.

5/2/2014 9:56:09 PM

SwiftKey is your friend

5/3/2014 6:52:31 AM

What mail apps is everyone using? I was using the stock app and its okay but has trouble searching for mail on the server.

5/4/2014 8:32:23 PM

Nine for Exchange (ActiveSync)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3

Gmail for ... Gmail.

5/4/2014 9:13:24 PM

Can Nine do multiple email accounts? It couldn't automatically get server info for either of my exchange accounts, I'm sure I can figure it out but it might not be worth the hastle if only supports a single account.

5/5/2014 6:32:23 AM

It's my understanding that it DOES support multiple accounts, but I don't have two Exchange accounts to test with.

Here's list of supported services (note, not Gmail proper, or Yahoo, just ActiveSync services):

Quote :

"Exchange Server 2003 SP2/SP3 and above Office 365 Hotmail Outlook.com Gmail (Google Apps account only) Other servers supported Exchange ActiveSync"

I just found them a couple months ago, they are new, but developing new features quickly and responding to customer feedback through Play Store.

Here's a good (albeit out-of-date) article showcasing some of the main features:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/12/hands-on-nine-is-a-clean-and-attractive-email-client-aimed-at-exchange-users-and-very-few-others/

5/5/2014 9:37:24 AM

thanks, i was able to get it working. i like the design so far, i'm going to try it for the trial period.

5/5/2014 10:00:33 AM

touchdown is my exchange app of choice

5/5/2014 11:11:04 AM

i tried touchdown but just couldn't do it, it felt like i was using email on a phone from 10 years ago

5/5/2014 11:27:22 AM

Yeah touchdown is ugly. Couldn't do it.

I need to give Nine a try. I don't really mind the stock Samsung mail app. My only issue with it is it doesn't sync the read status.

For example in Gmail if I read an email on my computer the Gmail app automatically gets the read status and the notification LED stops blinking and the badge goes away.

With the mail app the LED stays on and the badge doesn't go away until I open up the app and it syncs. All I get pushed is new emails. This may be a limitation to the server version of Exchange/Active Sync we're using (2010 I think).

Anyone have this issue? Or know what I mean?

5/5/2014 12:21:55 PM

I always clear out the notification from the taskbar so I Haven't even notices (edit: after checking, it looks like it goes away on its own for me)

one issue i'm having is that i don't get a counter on the icon, is this normal?

[Edited on May 5, 2014 at 1:54 PM. Reason : .]

5/5/2014 1:54:01 PM

Very disappointed that thus far, nobody has figured out an exploit to root Droid MAXX. I'm sure as hell not going to pay Verizon $30/month for wireless tethering now that I know that it's just one registry setting which has to change in order to enable it. Anybody have another app or workaround which they use, or do I have to go back to wired tethering for now? (Ugh.)

5/5/2014 2:55:49 PM

Vanilla Android FTW

5/5/2014 2:58:39 PM

so far I like Nine a lot, but I really wish it had a unified inbox

5/5/2014 4:21:46 PM

Is BlinkFeed supposed to update in the background? I have the option enabled but I don't notice a difference, I still have to pull down and wait 4 hours while it refreshes.

5/9/2014 6:14:35 PM

So looking at a new phone it is between the S5 or HTC One anybody have an opinion?

5/11/2014 9:19:02 PM

^Lot's of discussion on the last couple pages

Has anyone used CallApp? It's got some neat features, but some of the imported pictures are wrong and I kind of prefer the stock dialer's look to the CallApp dialer. But it's pretty neat to try out.

[Edited on May 11, 2014 at 9:36 PM. Reason : .]

5/11/2014 9:34:10 PM

my wife and i both ended up going with the One M8. supposed to be delivered tomorrow, so i don't have any other insight besides i much preferred the way the M8 felt when i fooled with it in the store.

5/11/2014 9:39:44 PM

If you need a case I'm a fan of the HTC dot matrix case

5/11/2014 10:38:30 PM

i saw it at the store. hated it. don't want that flap in the way.

i got an otterbox defender.

5/11/2014 10:47:52 PM

You're not gonna find a more protective case than the Defender. I'd advise peeling off the screen protector that came with the phone and using the transparent screen that comes with the Defender. Both screen protectors at once will limit touch sensitivity a little bit. And the clip on the holster is gonna eventually break. That's the one knock in the build quality of the Defender.

My only issue with the case (which I don't own) is the buttons at the bottom are a little difficult to push sometimes because the case comes right up to the bottom of them. But you could probably run your phone over with a truck and not damage it.

5/12/2014 12:41:41 AM

i do not plan to use the holster

5/12/2014 6:02:25 AM

I got an M8 harman kardon this morning. I had the M7 since last May. Love the damn screens on these phones!

5/12/2014 2:39:56 PM

what does the harman kardon add? is it worth adding to my phone?

5/12/2014 6:54:33 PM

holy fuck how long should it take to activate this damn thing?

5/12/2014 7:10:30 PM

10 minutes if you live out in the sticks

5/12/2014 7:45:50 PM

^^^^^ on sprint?

5/12/2014 8:54:55 PM

Otterboxes are so ugly. Especially on something as pretty as the HTC One M8. You might as well get an S5 at that point. It's going to look the same in the case.

5/12/2014 11:52:44 PM

~

5/13/2014 2:12:02 AM

I feel the same way, if you are throwing a giant ugly case on it anyways why not get an s5?

5/13/2014 6:32:23 AM

lol a pretty phone

5/13/2014 8:05:00 AM

Quote :

"what does the harman kardon add? is it worth adding to my phone?"

It has some sound enhancement software, and comes with a really nice set of h/k earbuds. I think it adds $30 to the cost of the standard M8.

Quote :

"^^^^^ on sprint?"

It is a Sprint exclusive model.

5/13/2014 9:02:53 AM

you can add it to any M8, I just don't know if there is a reason to
http://theunlockr.com/2014/05/08/enable-harman-kardon-enhancements-htc-one-m8-video/

5/13/2014 9:20:44 AM

^I saw that as well. i didn't pay anything for the phone, and i will probably never use the 'special features'.

5/13/2014 9:45:57 AM

so...looks like they're adding 4G LTE and a microSD slot to an updated version of the 8GB moto G for only $20 more than the 3G model: http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/13/motorola-adds-lte-moto-g/

of course, i was under the impression that KK didn't allow third-party apps access to the microSD slot: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/17/external-blues-google-has-brought-big-changes-to-sd-cards-in-kitkat-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/

the rest of the specs seem the same...i could wish for it to be dual-SIM like international versions of the moto E, but i don't think that's going to happen

5/14/2014 12:03:22 PM

i need a 4g LTE hotspot, preferably on verzion. what's the cheapest phone I can get to achieve this. the hotspot devices seem to be $150+ and surely I can get a or the like thunderbolt for less

5/15/2014 9:37:45 AM

i just got a 4g lte hotspot for free, where are you seeing $150?

5/15/2014 11:46:18 AM

^ free hotspot, no contract? sweet.

5/15/2014 11:52:53 AM

it probably required a contract but i have no idea, he didn't ask for a non-contract device though

5/15/2014 11:56:35 AM

yeah, no contract is a requirement. this is for work so i have to be able to stop at any time.

5/15/2014 12:06:11 PM