Thunderbolt!

[Steve750]

Got the new Verizon Thunderbolt last night to replace my Droid 1 and I have to say....

SICK speed!

Consistent 15Gbs download and 20Gbs upload speeds on 4G LTE.

Battery life is supposed to suck real bad....we'll see what she does after a few charging cycles over the next couple of days/weeks.

Steve

[RogueElement]

As long as you kill all unneeded tasks when you're not using it, its fine. I rooted mine to put SetCPU on it and it generally lasts me all day with moderate use.

[Over TWO Customs]

As long as you kill all unneeded tasks when you're not using it, its fine. I rooted mine to put SetCPU on it and it generally lasts me all day with moderate use.

I am considering rooting mine, didnt want to lose all the data on it. Whats the process?

[RogueElement]

Unless you're overly confident in command line interfaces/adb, I'd wait for a 1click root for it. Its a long, drawn out process.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03/19/exclusive-how-to-root-the-htc-thunderbolt-and-unlock-its-bootloader/ if you're feeling adventurous though.

[SlimDizzleATL]

You mean Megabits right? And you got 20Mb up? I find that hard to believe.

[RogueElement]

You mean Megabits right? And you got 20Mb up? I find that hard to believe.

Nope, LTE is the real deal.

I give you Exhibit A from my phone:

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7893/snap20110323163337.png (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/snap20110323163337.png/)

[SlimDizzleATL]

Nope, LTE is the real deal.

I give you Exhibit A from my phone:

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7893/snap20110323163337.png (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/snap20110323163337.png/)

Damn...

Edit: Run it out somewhere far (like Cali or Oklahoma) and post findings.

[RogueElement]

Geolocate is still kinda wonky. Sometimes it says Im from Kansas too. Cant find any west coast servers to test to.

http://www.speedtest.net/android/43606018.png

http://www.speedtest.net/android/43607294.png

[SlimDizzleATL]

Well color me impressed. Still 2x faster than DSL.

[RogueElement]

Well color me impressed. Still 2x faster than DSL.

And I've downloaded at sustained speeds like that. I forgot I had my phone tethered to my work PC and downloaded 8.5GB of SQL databases in less than an hour and a half. Oops.

[TroyBoy30]

Report back for us when someone is actually on LTE! If it can sustain that with a full load I'll switch! :lol:

[BlueLghtning]

Report back for us when someone is actually on LTE! If it can sustain that with a full load I'll switch! :lol:

Well, I think the majority of us know those insane speeds won't last when they get some usage on the network, but man what a great time to be an early adapter. And if 5-10mbs+ is still obtainable after more phones come out for it, heck that's still not bad and LTE and other technologies are only going to get faster.

[RogueElement]

Well, I think the majority of us know those insane speeds won't last when they get some usage on the network, but man what a great time to be an early adapter. And if 5-10mbs+ is still obtainable after more phones come out for it, heck that's still not bad and LTE and other technologies are only going to get faster.

Even then, it'll beat the hell out of the 500kbps I got on my iphone (on a good day).

[TroyBoy30]

Well, I think the majority of us know those insane speeds won't last when they get some usage on the network, but man what a great time to be an early adapter. And if 5-10mbs+ is still obtainable after more phones come out for it, heck that's still not bad and LTE and other technologies are only going to get faster.


Agreed. But at 5-10 att's + network will match or better that so no need to switch for me



Even then, it'll beat the hell out of the 500kbps I got on my iphone (on a good day).

Wow that's a shame cause I get 5 megs down on average. Location location location

[RogueElement]

I suppose. Hell, I remember when I would go to a ball game and couldn't even load google because at&t's network was so overloaded.

[Steve750]

Agreed. But at 5-10 att's + network will match or better that so no need to switch for me




Wow that's a shame cause I get 5 megs down on average. Location location location

If you are truly trying to argue that AT&Ts network is better in ANY way than Verizon, you are truly delusional...LOL

Guess we all expected a good thread-jacking though!

Steve

[Steve750]

As long as you kill all unneeded tasks when you're not using it, its fine. I rooted mine to put SetCPU on it and it generally lasts me all day with moderate use.

Do you have to speak unusually loud to get the voice recognition to work? That, and the car dock not always activating the car mode on the phone seem to be two prevailing issues so far for me.

Also, while in car dock....Speakerphone seems useless, I guess because the speaker is in the back...behind the kickstand and then further blocked by the car dock....Dumb design right there!

Steve

[RogueElement]

Do you have to speak unusually loud to get the voice recognition to work? That, and the car dock not always activating the car mode on the phone seem to be two prevailing issues so far for me.

Also, while in car dock....Speakerphone seems useless, I guess because the speaker is in the back...behind the kickstand and then further blocked by the car dock....Dumb design right there!

Steve

No problems here with the speech recognition. Can't comment on the car dock though. I haven't even driven my car since I got the phone. I will say having the kickstand prop up the phone on the same side as where the charger plugs in is a rather dumb oversight though.

[Steve750]

No problems here with the speech recognition. Can't comment on the car dock though. I haven't even driven my car since I got the phone. I will say having the kickstand prop up the phone on the same side as where the charger plugs in is a rather dumb oversight though.

Totally agree on that!

[Georgiacbr]

I suppose. Hell, I remember when I would go to a ball game and couldn't even load google because at&t's network was so overloaded.

Yea same here.. Location, location i guess if you live in the stick's and Nobody has Att because there smart it's a bright ideal in the making for speed and network (LOL).
Hell everybody I know makes complaint's about Att even Speedracer wife mentioned problems and ditch them last week. Sadly in Att case they know there big and have this attitude to go with it. I havent had problems with them lately I guess my bitching payed off (LOL)...

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

If you are truly trying to argue that AT&Ts network is better in ANY way than Verizon, you are truly delusional...LOL

Guess we all expected a good thread-jacking though!

Steve


I'm on Verizon and have no problem admitting that in many areas, AT&T's 3g network is faster than Verizon's. I've compared with phones with the speedtest.net app side by side. I love Verizon, and they're better than AT&T in many (most) ways, but they don't have the upper hand in all areas.

[Steve750]

I'm on Verizon and have no problem admitting that in many areas, AT&T's 3g network is faster than Verizon's. I've compared with phones with the speedtest.net app side by side. I love Verizon, and they're better than AT&T in many (most) ways, but they don't have the upper hand in all areas.

Have no idea the speed, nor was that the intent of my comment, but AT&T is a dropped call or deadzone problem waiting to happen and that is certainly without refute. What's the point of having a phone you can't complete a conversation on?

I switched from AT&T 5 years ago and have not had a single dropped call since...not one. Well, unless you count the times I am talking to my iPhone peeps and I lose them..LOL

Even with all the blame of it being the iPhone's problem, there was just a story out of 5 to 1 dropped calls on the iPhone4 when comparing AT&T to Verizon. Simply put...their network sucks.

Maybe their 3G data is better than Verizon....who knows...None of this was the intent of the OP, but certainly not surprised it has gone there!

And Verizon's 4G LTE is certainly the clear leader in speed....if only for now.



Steve

[Zippo475]

I <3 my Thunderbolt. 4G LTE is soooo fast.

[TroyBoy30]

If you are truly trying to argue that AT&Ts network is better in ANY way than Verizon, you are truly delusional...LOL

Guess we all expected a good thread-jacking though!

Steve

actually it's common knowledge that atts 3g is faster than verizons. in fact atts edge is faster than verizons 3g

gsm will always be and has always been faster than cdma.

no it wasn't the intent of the op, but it's where the conversation has evolved. related to lte speeds


I'm on Verizon and have no problem admitting that in many areas, AT&T's 3g network is faster than Verizon's. I've compared with phones with the speedtest.net app side by side. I love Verizon, and they're better than AT&T in many (most) ways, but they don't have the upper hand in all areas.

thank you

[RogueElement]

I'm on Verizon and have no problem admitting that in many areas, AT&T's 3g network is faster than Verizon's. I've compared with phones with the speedtest.net app side by side. I love Verizon, and they're better than AT&T in many (most) ways, but they don't have the upper hand in all areas.

A shame 3G is all of 6 months from going the way of Edge. :lol:

[ramm]

Ugh! I'm trying to wait!!!!

[ramm]

And for the record. ATT 3G destroy's Verizon's 3G speed.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

A shame 3G is all of 6 months from going the way of Edge. :lol:


Exaggeration. Plenty of folks will still be on 3G networks, for a long time.

[SquireSCA]

You mean Megabits right? And you got 20Mb up? I find that hard to believe.

My girlfriend's Thunderbolt was getting 22mbit down and 31mbit up. Tested it several times.

[SquireSCA]

And for the record. ATT 3G destroy's Verizon's 3G speed.

Yeah, but if you are in one of the many dead spots, or cannot complete half of your phone calls without dropping, who cares how fast it is?

I would rather take the 600 that never breaks down and always gets you where you want to go than the "faster" literbike that leaves you stranded on the side of the road half the time...

But now, you can go to Verizon 4G and have cable modem speed *and* reliability.

Oh, and for you guys rooted and tethering on 4G, be careful, there are some rumors in the Android world that VZW is about to drop the hammer on people who do that. They, and other carriers, may even be going so far as to crack down on all rooting and jailbreaking, maybe even terminating people's service when they get caught. Just rumors now, nothing concrete, but the source is somewhat credible, or has been in the past anyway...

[ramm]

Yeah, but if you are in one of the many dead spots, or cannot complete half of your phone calls without dropping, who cares how fast it is?



Totally agree! That is why I am not on ATT. :D

[RogueElement]

Exaggeration. Plenty of folks will still be on 3G networks, for a long time.

Plenty of people are on Edge now too. Hell plenty of people are still using Pentium4s on their desktop PCs at home. By 4th quarter, you'll see 4G become mainstream and people that get 3G stuff will be casual use/family plan crowd.

[TroyBoy30]

my home pc has a pentium 4 and windows xp! :lol:

[RogueElement]

my home pc has a pentium 4 and windows xp! :lol:

Case in point. :)

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Plenty of people are on Edge now too. Hell plenty of people are still using Pentium4s on their desktop PCs at home. By 4th quarter, you'll see 4G become mainstream and people that get 3G stuff will be casual use/family plan crowd.


I'd say 4G being mainstream and pushing 3G to the wayside by 4th quarter is EXTREMELY optimistic. I'm a huge nerd, an early adopter, and love gadgets... But I just bought a brand new D2G.. I won't be upgrading for at least a year or two. Countless others are in a similar boat.

[RogueElement]

I'd say 4G being mainstream and pushing 3G to the wayside by 4th quarter is EXTREMELY optimistic. I'm a huge nerd, an early adopter, and love gadgets... But I just bought a brand new D2G.. I won't be upgrading for at least a year or two. Countless others are in a similar boat.

I was going more for new signups.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

I was going more for new signups.


new signups != total users.

[RogueElement]

The people that will dictate how your network evolves will come on board within the year. Its also these people that phone carriers are going to market to. How many commercials did you see for a crappy Edge Windows Mobile phone after iphone was released?

[SquireSCA]

HTC just released their first-quarter profits for 2011 with triple profits. The reason for their massive profit boost was directly attributed to increased demand of Android smartphones like the HTC EVO and the HTC Thunderbolt. Company earnings handily destroyed analyst expectations of NT$12.99 billion by hitting a first-quarter record of NT$14.83 billion ($511 million). HTC indicated that its first-quarter revenue grew 174% to NT$104.2 billion.

Source: BGR (http://www.bgr.com/2011/04/08/htc-q1-profit-triples-on-demand-for-android-phones/) <!-- / message --> <!-- sig -->

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

The people that will dictate how your network evolves will come on board within the year. Its also these people that phone carriers are going to market to. How many commercials did you see for a crappy Edge Windows Mobile phone after iphone was released?


You can only polish a turd so much! :lol: :lol:

[SquireSCA]

The sales numbers are staggering. Almost $15 billion for a single quarter?

The company that I used to work for, ADP, is like a $9B a year company, employs 40,000 people and is the largest contributor to the IRS. One in 5 Americans gets a paycheck through them, they are a HUUUUUGE company, and a major financial institution and their annual earnings is only about 70% of what a single phone maker produces in just one quarter.

Truly amazing how much money people spend on phones.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

The sales numbers are staggering. Almost $15 billion for a single quarter?

The company that I used to work for, ADP, is like a $9B a year company, employs 40,000 people and is the largest contributor to the IRS. One in 5 Americans gets a paycheck through them, they are a HUUUUUGE company, and a major financial institution and their annual earnings is only about 70% of what a single phone maker produces in just one quarter.

Truly amazing how much money people spend on phones.

Coming from the guy who had every iPhone when it was new, this statement is funny. :D

[SquireSCA]

Coming from the guy who had every iPhone when it was new, this statement is funny. :D

I never had the original. I had the 3G, and one day I got fed up and threw it across a parking lot because it dropped calls 7 times in one afternoon as I drove from Lawrenceville to Smyrna. I replaced it with a 3GS, that later was warranty replaced because the GPS chip was bad.

Those are the only iPhones I had. Never had the original or the 4G.

[shnyhed]

The sales numbers are staggering. Almost $15 billion for a single quarter?

The company that I used to work for, ADP, is like a $9B a year company, employs 40,000 people and is the largest contributor to the IRS. One in 5 Americans gets a paycheck through them, they are a HUUUUUGE company, and a major financial institution and their annual earnings is only about 70% of what a single phone maker produces in just one quarter.



Truly amazing how much money people spend on phones.

I can relate, I work for the largest company of my kind and we have 60,000 employees and only do about 11 billion!