Got the Droid X For a Steal of a Deal

It isn't easy trying to purchase Verizon's top phone (at the moment) at a decent price. Big Red finally got wise and removed the "instant" savings from the web site, replacing it with one of those fabulous $100 rebate debit cards... How nice of them. So purchasing a Droid X from their site or the store sets buyers back $300 ($250 in my case with my NE2 discount) off the top, not to mention California's lovely "phone taxed at FULL retail price, not discounted price" tax penalty (which would add another $50 to $80!). The phone is worth it, IMO, but still, that's some heavy dough there...

So lo an behold, AmazonWireless runs a special last weekend offering several cool phones for 1 cent (for new activiations). For upgraders, like myself, the prices vary depending on the phone. For the Droid X? The upgrade price was $50! No need for rebates, NE2 discounts or anything else. Though the phone is on back order with them at the moment, I won't get it right away, but who cares! I saved a fortune on this phone and got it before they moved the price back up to $150.

I have been holding out for an iPhone, but can't any longer. If Verizon gets it next year, fine, I'll wait until the next upgrade. Life will go on and I think the Droid X will do quite nicely for the next 2 years. :browani:

 

Thanks Charlyee. The only hitch is the shipping delay. AW's website says it ships in "1 to 2 weeks", but then their estimated ship date on my order isn't until early January! I think the "estimated" date is more that it could go out that far, not that it actually will.

I'm really hoping it doesn't take that long...

 

Thanks guys. I will probably be asking you all some questions as I navigate the Android learning curve.

I'll post back when the phone arrives.

 

Hey twopiece, great to see you back here again! Yeah, I could not pass up this deal. I'm not surprised it came from Amazon.

I've played with Android phones before, but I have to admit, I find it a little confusing. I expect that, though, as it's a new OS to me. It's just that there are SO many things you can do with it. Almost like there are TOO many choices and options.

This is a phone I can see myself using for the next two years. I didn't want to mess around with a cheap phone this time. I wanted something substantial to take me into year 18 with Verizon. I would like an iPhone, but the Droid X more than equals it in my opinion. Even though there are new and greater phones coming out in the near future, I feel the Droid X will more than hold its own.

 

According to Amazon, the phone is now back in stock, so it should be sent out early next week... We shall see.

 

AmazonWireless shipped it out early this morning. Should be here either Tuesday or Wednesday...:hyper::highclap:

Feel like a kid on X-mas day!

 

To make things even sweeter, I was able to purchase some accessories (from the Verizon site) at majorly discounted prices. I got the leather carrying case for just under $19 (which included a 20% discount off of $25), and a mini-USB car charger (that will work on any phone using this type of port) for $15 (on sale 50% off, normally $30).

So for less than $100, I've gotten the Droid X, a nice case, and a car charger! Not bad at all! THIS is the way to upgrade.

 

I was trying to wait it out for the (fingers-crossed) Verizon iPhone, but I couldn't any longer. I've been using my backup phone for the past few months and even that phone is coming apart (the notorious Nokia 6256i hinge crack issue).

The ONLY reason I wanted the iPhone is all the apps available, which are more plentiful and varied than Android (at the moment).

I should get the Droid X tomorrow, so I will give a review and overall update in a few weeks once I've had a chance to really try it out.

 

I'm hoping you're right. I've had an iPhone before and really liked it. So I hope using Android will make me forget about the fruit.

I've heard so much about "Angry Birds", I'm gonna have to get this game.

 

Just got the phone today. Got it fully charged and activated. Have been playing around with it and have some concerns. I find Android confusing so far. Not as simple as iOS. I will give Android time, though.

Question: On one of the home screens there are four contact quick-access icons. How do you delete who was set up for one of them? How do you change it to someone else? Also, is there someplace to view active programs/widgets/etc. to minimize battery overload and to monitor active and overall data usage? What am I missing here?

Other than that, the phone is beautiful. What a display!

Thanks Joe! Will do.

 

RR, I just gave you your 94th "Thanks"... And I will look for both in the market place.

Also, I played with the phone a lot last night and figured quite a bit out, still learning though, but I'm happy with my progress after one evening.

I am testing out Verizon's $15 for 150MB data plan. If I need to upgrade to the unlimited data plan, I can do so and have them back-date it. I am using my home internet WiFi for all of my data needs on the phone and seeing how I can manage my usage off Verizon's network. Of course wouldn't you know my local cable Internet provider, Charter, went down last night...

All is back up this morning or I wouldn't be posting this. The most amazing thing about the Droid X is the screen. It's freaking huge and incredibly beautiful. Plus stellar Moto RF is present. I'm getting better signal than I ever got with my old LG Voyager.

One of the MOST important and necessary downloads I did last night was "Angry Birds"... And now I see why this game is so popular. Got the regular free version and the seasonal one.

Will update later with more Droid X adventures. :browani:

 

I was frustrated the first 15 minutes as I tried to figure out how things worked. I couldn't get it to do what I wanted it to do. A short time later I started figuring everything out, so all is very good now.

 

I appreciate the caution, Charlyee. And I've rectified the situation to avoid any issues. Thanks to Erik (Gamer), he told me about a killer deal Verizon has that includes unlimited texts, unlimited data with 450 anytime minutes for a discounted price. I was able to get on the plan (not everyone qualifies apparently), and am now paying the same as I would have with just unlimited data and no texting. So no more limited data issues.