I love tech! I really do. When it works. When it isn't working, it is maddening to the extreme.
I have been sporting a Motorola Droid X for about 18 months now. Android operating system, fully integrated into my "Google Life" and all that. But it is glitchy! Case in point: Today I went for a run. GPS wouldn't sync up (a frequent problem with my phone) for a long time. Couldn't wait so started out. Finally it synced up but only for about two miles. I know this because it talks to me while I work out. Every mile it updates me on distance, average pace, average speed, etc. Got the two mile update, nothing after that. That is until I got about 300 yards from home and I hear, "Total distance 734 miles, average pace 5-5-5.34 miles per hour..."
No lie! I don't know what happened but suddenly I was not only the fastest animal ever to walk the planet, I was giving jet airliners a run for their money. I felt very manly to have run so far and so fast.
I think I am going to stick it out with my phone, for now. I have until June or July before Verizon says I can upgrade my phone and sign another two-year contract. I probably won't be buying another Motorola phone, however. This is my third Motorola phone in about 6 years and they all seem to get glitchy at some point. So, for now, I will limp along, doing battery pulls and the like to try and get past the glitches and then upgrade to a great 4G phone (Samsung or HTC probably) this summer.
Anyone have your own phone glitch stories? Recommendations for my new phone? (Don't say iPhone, not going to do it, I am too much of a 'Googlephile.')
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