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[Nexus S General] cheetah2k:
I picked up an unlocked Atrix from Bell Canada (while I was there skiing) last week and put a long side my Nexus S, I actually prefer the Atrix - and I'll explain why.

I'm not one who cares about unlocking bootloaders. Not everyone wants to mod their phones. My Nexus S is still locked. BTW, the Atrix bootloader has been cracked (http://www.androidcentral.com/has-motorolas-bootloader-encryption-been-cracked) but you already knew that didnt you??

The Atrix is running Android 2.2 which accounts for a little lag and reduced dual core speed. Once it gets the latest version of Gingerbread - which has full multi CPU support, the phone will be a whole lot different. Having dual cores in the long run will at least keep the Atrix up there with the best for at least 6-7 months, as opposed to the Nexus S which is technically already outdated and old tech (actually it was already old tech 1-2 months prior to its release lol).

I actually like the screen on the Atrix and I rate it better than the Nexus S SAMOLED - especially outside. Sure the SAMOLED has deep blacks and rich colours, but I still cant see the ****er in direct sunlight. For me, this is a complete fail.

The finger print scanner is unique and reliable. Its good to know that my phone is locked down, especially if it is stolen or I loose it.

The build quality on mine is superb. I can't fault it to be honest.

The Atrix has gorilla glass (thank God), as opposed to a rubbish glass screen with a pathetic oleophobic coating that rubs off after 2 weeks of use (I'm on my 3rd Nexus S because of this **** BTW - and the screen scratches so easily even when its in my empty jeans pocket..... :( )

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The only advantages of having the Nexus S is that it will get the latest Android updates and you unlock the bootloader to flash what ever rom/kernel (whatever) you want...

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I'm not here to bash the Nexus S, just sharing my opinions. I just wish Google stuck with HTC for the Nexus S, rather than going cheap with Samsung. HTC make a far better quality handset for sure. The plasticky build of the Nexus S is a real let down.

I also think Motorola has turned over a new leaf with the Atrix. They've gone in all guns blazing with a laptop dock and loads of accessories like HDMI desktop docks, etc as well. I do not think they intend to let this handset die off into the sunset without software updates. If they did this with the Atrix, they will kill themselves just like Sony Ericsson did with the X10 line. I will never ever ever ever never ever touch another Sony Ericsson handset for the rest of my life.
[Nexus S General] gogol:
I disagree :)

Dual core Tegra 2 is nice, powerful, but I doubt in "real life" that matters. Benchmark means nothing, it is just a number. Even I hate the over-hyped Tegra 2 after I read a lot about its video playback performance on Xoom. Oh well, probably I must settle with it because I am getting Galaxy Tab soon (8.9" or 10.1").

The Nexus S screen is good with the SAMOLED. After having this Nexus S, I will not buy any phone without super amoled screen. The oleophobic layer? No problem with that and I am a very heavy users with touchscreen! Gaming a lot with all that old schools shot'm up games that requires a lot of screen touching.

Well, at least it does not freak out if you put 2 fingers for more than 12 seconds like Atrix ... LOL :D
[Nexus S General] :
Had my Nexus since December and my screen coating is still 100 percent;) The Nexus is amazing, and i cannot really fault it in any department. Obviously it doesn't have 720p but if your really worried about this, go and buy an iPhone4. Reason for this is nothing touched the iPhone4 for 720p recording..

The Nexus S is a great phone, the Atrix is not even in the same league. Its a shame really because it could have been so much better.. There are only three phones i would consider owning and that is the N1 the NS and the iPhone4, the rest are really not worth parting with your hard earned cash for;)

JD
[Nexus S General] irishrally:
I don't think this is legit but heck I'll link to it anyway: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/keys-for-motorola-phones-bootloader-finally-hacked/
[Nexus S General] viny2cool:
Don't forget most phones are modified by manufacturers, becoz carriers force them too. I own captivate which looks very lame out of box but I made it awesome phone with the help of xda devs. Not sure but read somewhere that atrix is handicapped by Motorola on att's orders.

It can be true as captivate is different then vibrant out of box even though they are same hardware.
[Nexus S General] seriouslyjeff:
Lol sorry its hard to agree with anyone that would prefer an iPhone over an atrix. An iPhone really??? Don't get me wrong I've owned every iPhone so far but I've also owned 4 of the best android devices. I currently carry the atrix and the nexus s. The ONLY thing i didn't care for on the atrix was the locked bootloader but apparently they've cracked that today. Even with the bootloader locked we already have some rom's for the beast. One major plus the atrix has is a multi color led that flashes in succession. I love both phones. There are better things about each. There are also minuses on each. It really.matters what's most important to you. When comparing both my nexus and the atrix on stock roms with no overclock I notice the speed on the atrix. Now with my oc on my sexy nexy it is super duper =)
[Nexus S General] tommyz2kool:
Well according to your link, the bootloader hasn't been cracked lol. Also, Most people probably don't care about modding their phones. But this is XDA, and the people who frequent this site aren't "most people."

That's the only advantage? How about the fact that NS is faster than the atrix at almost everything? That's not an advantage? And even if getting the latest updates is the only advantage that's a huge advantage. By the time atrix gets gingerbread NS will be on ice cream which means NS will still be faster than atrix.
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
i do agree about what you said that most people here like roms and stuff. thats why we are here.

after i tried both phones. i can tell there is no lag on nexus S compared to somewhat lag on the atrix.

but understand this. Atrix IS more powerful than nexus S. once i started the N64 emulator. the Atrix was way faster and smoother than Nexus S. and this is coming from someone who tried them both at the same time.

if both to get a stock pure 2.3 for example. the atrix is a better hardware internal hardware. " however i like the Super Amoled screen more than Atrix screen by miles. "

BUT EVEN in gaming. the atrix fails. there is this problem that you cant hold one spot on the screen for more than 12 seconds. so if your playing racing games, at one point during the race you will lose control and your screen will act stupid for few seconds before it adjusts again. that makes the whole game is useless.

and the fact that Moto didnt even acknowledge this problem yet makes me want to throw any Atrix i see to hit the head of the CEO of Moto along with all the engineers and the QA/QC team for releasing a phone with such a stupid huge problem.

god damn morons at motorolla needs to be shot :/
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
i am sorry but whats wrong with the iphone 4? the better screen than the atrix ? or the best hardware design ? at least it doesnt lag :/

i am not going to go with you or anyone here on an iphone vs android. they are different phones for different tastes. please dont go there.

and why everyone says the bootloader is cracked? because as far as i know, its not. :/
[Nexus S General] Mokurex:
You have to understand that some Android owners, and the same can be said about the iPhone counterpart, are not so open-minded.

Give credit where credit is due. The current smartphone would not be what it is today without the iPhone.

Without Apple pushing the competition, Android might evolve at a slower pace, and Microsoft might still be content with Windows Mobile 6.5 ......
[Nexus S General] :
I agree with your comment mate, I love android and google more than anyone, but I still would rather own a iphone than own an atrix. Reasons for this is that the iphone works..... Hell, I think I would rather own a htc legend over an atrix... If the atrix ran a stock version of android I might be saying different, but the screen still sux's and motorola are just terrible.

I'm an android fanboy, but I still have respect for apple and the iphone, anyone that doesn't is just blinded and ignorant. You need to be unbias in making decisions for them to hold any weight.

JD

Sent from my Google Nexus Magic Wand S
[Nexus S General] shamarama:
Here here. I've come from the Milestone, and the UK version of that has only just been given 2.2 ... and a buggy one at that which required people to do a factory reset to get any form of stability.

Motorola do not have a good track record for timely or stable updates, and if they've locked you out of being able to apply your own fixes then, well, it doesn't matter how good the hardware is.
[Galaxy 3 General] bimo_shakoosh:
Hey ,

I bought my SG3 with 2.1.Couple of weeks ago I rooted and updated to Froyo.

Now I have probelm with streaming videos from internet websites after updating.:mad:

It displays a cube icon instead !!

any help ?!

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy 3 General] ronhoover88:
That is because the g3 doesn't support flash
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjam:
Having set up my son's Galaxy S with the built in mobile tracking/lock/wipe I decided to set mine up. Unfortunately every time I try to use the Samsung Dive website and send a request to my tab is says "no phone number". Has anyone in the UK or Germany got this to work?

Cheers
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cronner:
same problem :S
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
I had to take my tab to at&t, and get a new sim card that was properly "apportioned" so the phone number would show up.

If you google "phone number not showing up in 'about phone' " in Germany version of google you will get the appropriate terminology.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonarm:
mee toooooo. How to solve ? Anybody knows?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brilldoctor:
working here. did you sign in in mobile tracker? (just remember what the code is for remote lock!)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gajabal:
Try this

go to samsung dive account >help>FAQ>click the last question which is The mobile number does not match....> click the button change mobile number and enter your number. you will see your no:)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w4rl0:
Ok so I used PC36IMG and updated it from the hBoot screen now it does not have any recovery mode and it comes up with a EVO Pic with a Triangle. Please help me how do I fix this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
What was the PC36IMG & why did you need it? You need to download a PC36IMG.zip of Amon Ra or CWM. Don't rename, update in the bootloader.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w4rl0:
Where can I get one for Clockwork Mod?

And for your other questiuon i have no idea why i did it was on there and asked me if I wanted to update so i said yes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
This confuses me a bit. You somehow ended up with a PC36IMG on your sd card that you had no idea what it was, then it asked you to update, and you said yes, not even knowing what it was? Is that accurate? Does your bootloader still show S off? If you flashed a PC36IMG of a factory ROM you may be S on and unrooted, so check that first. If you're still s off, and you can boot into the OS, then the easiest way for you to get Clockwork back would be to download ROM manager, and use that to flash clockwork. Just select 'flash clockwork mod recovery'. If you did in fact run a PC36IMG of the factory rom, you'll most likely need to install the Super User app again in order for ROM manager to work.

I'm very curious of what the heck you flashed, and how you didn't know what it was, lol. A little more info would be great. Are you still on the same ROM you were before you flashed it? What were the results of flashing the PC36IMG? Can you boot up?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engelsione:
Same thing happened to me a few days ago. Nothing is briked. Some how. After a few reeboots all came back to normal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w4rl0:
I fixed it, but now I am trying to get back my original backup and everythime I try it says:

Checking MD5 sums…

Erasing boot before restore…

Restoring boot image…

Error while flashing boot image!

I think my HBOOT isnt the write version but im not sure.
[General Questions and Answers] pcsurgeons:
I am tring to access the market for apps to add to my sd card. I can not get to the market to download anything I get a message that there are no android registered devices available. I am new to this and I am not sure how or what to do to gain access to the available apps on my Nookcolor running 1.1.0

Thanks

duane
[General Questions and Answers] jim-c:
I am having a similar issue and posted a similar question. All I get is a message "download failed"... Froyo 0.6.8 on 8Gb Micro SD.

Any help?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
can anyone provide me with a zip of this recovery as I can't find it anyWERE thanks!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
In Rom manager. Scroll down to all Clockwork mod recoveries.

Sent from my ADR6300
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
I was hopin there was a file laying around, thanks though!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
Found it.

http://mirror1.kanged.net/recoveries/
[Atrix 4G Accessories] willgill:
What's the cheapest place I can get just a Lapdock? The ebay prices are way too high. Frequently, the ebay price is more than what I can walk down and buy it at AT&T.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Blue Puma:
Best Buy has it on their website for 399. Not sure if they actually have it or not; it looks like it is not available for delivery...
[Atrix 4G Accessories] sabesh:
If you have a friend/relative in Canada, get 'em to buy one for you:

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...ptop-dock-23157p-atrix-lap-dock/10164907.aspx
[Atrix 4G Accessories] kenio8185:
In all honesty, I wouldn't get the laptop dock unless it was $200 or less. The fact that it's completely dependent on the phone to work is not something I like. If I were you, I'd just go buy a netbook of a similar price, you'd get a ton more functionality out of it.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Clienterror:
+1 they want 400 for a screen, mouse, and keyboard no cpu, ram, or hard drive but you can buy a lower end netbook for 200 or a higher end one for 400 and you'd get wwwwaaaayyyy more for your money.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] gordesky1:
I got mine for 300$ and i think it was worth it but if i had too do it over again i don't think i would pay 400 or 500 for it.

Thing you have too know about the laptop dock vs a netbook is the laptop dock charges the atrix up sure the netbook will too with the usb charger but the laptop dock charges it pretty fast,

And the battery life on it seems too last forever i could usely go for 2 days with out charging it for what i do on it which is browsing the net with it and watching couple hours of 45min too 1hour shows on it a day at work, And that's even with it charging the atrix.

And its also more portable than a netbook because its really light and also really thin, And the battery life on them is great on some but you will have too turn everything down too power save too get the great hours and have the screen really dim, Which on the dock i keep it on mem too max brightness:)

And if the atrix ever gets the boot loader unlock so you can load custom roms and kernels the laptop dock going too pay it self off because its going too get faster and more customizable.

I do have 3 netbooks by the way and tons of laptops but the battery life on any of them don't match the laptop dock heck even my new alienware m11x r2 i7 i just got couple days ago the battery life is around 4 too 5hours but that's on fully power save and with the screen on the lowest setting, So i will take that with me when i want too do gaming on the go and if i want too watch videos i will take the laptop dock.

But ya the laptop dock isn't for everyone which i thought it wasn't for me when i first got it, But when i saw how long the battery lasts on the first day i took it too work that really pays for it self right there for me. Oh and the screen is also better than any netbook i seen and it looks better than my m11x its very bright and the colors are just right on they must of put a really high end lcd in it.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] agentdr8:
I have a $100 off promo on the dock from Amazon if anyone's interested. Brings the price to $329.99. Not sure if I have to buy it or if I can give the code away but it's up for grabs.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] thefoss:
Guys, the man asked for the lowest prices on the dock, not on your opinions of it's worth. I'm gonna get one too, so help out or shut up.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] gordesky1:
You can go too at&t store and ask them is there a way you can buy the dock as a bundle price, Which is 400$ but with a 100$ mail in rebate they told me over the phone i can do that but when i got in the store they said sense i already bought the atrix they couldn't do the rebate but they said they will waive the rebate right there and give me the dock for 300$, But not sure if all at&ts stores are that nice and willing too do that but its worth a shot:)

Oh and this was like 3days after i bought my atrix.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] sabesh:
I picked up a Lapdock y'day and am evaluating it, as I have 15 days to return it. So far, it's great. The only thing that bugs me is that the screen doesn't tilt more than 100-110 degrees: Makes for tough viewing when relaxing in bed :)

BTW, have you found any additional apps for the Lapdock? Thx.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] agentdr8:
It's linux (more or less). Anything that can be compiled for armv7 should work fine.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] y2whisper:
How is it in terms of speed? did you grab yours from FS?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Blue Puma:
Bell has it for 329.00 canadian.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bimmerboii:
I was thinking of buying the lapdock in futureshop for 330+tax... but saw the motorola xoom on preorder for 599. Ill save up a bit more and wait for it :)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] G-Man.:
How do any of your posts even relate to the OP's question?? He asked about where to find the cheapest prices - not comparisons of performance, nothing about the XOOM.... come on ppl - learn to read...

[edit] @ OP - from what i've seen there is no "cheap" place to get a laptop dock... if you want one you will be expected to pay anywhere from $300 - $400 for one. If you want it cheaper, I guess all you can do is wait and see if the price comes down more.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bimmerboii:
Lol. Didnt my post contain info on where to buy it for 330? I was just saying i was in the same position as him but now have different plans.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] willgill:
Thanks for the tips. I am on the fence at $3xxish. I did some pretty thorough testing at the AT&T store.

My biggest gripes are:

Not full Linux. Dev's have unlocked it but I haven't seen a video of performance and its not stupid simple to do..... yet.

Documents don't load on the webtop, they load on the phone's screen.

Touch pad doesn't have multitouch or scroll.

Curious if I can mount a 64gig FAT32 USB flash drive on the lapdock's port.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] joyo22:
Does anyone know where to get the cheapest price in Florida? A friend of mine is buying the Atrix for me in an ATT store but I need to know where he can buy the Lapdock for less than 400 US$.

Help is really appreciated.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] hanming:
amazon is selling it for 399 ;)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] joyo22:
Any news on a cheap place to buy the lapdock?

I'd really love to buy with under 350.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] doot4runner:
I am was in the same situation as you. I did not have to change my plan at all. I just had to do the tethering hack so that I could use the lapdock with 3G.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] lsxrx7:
use the att website to buy it

u can put all your info in, just make sure u put in another phone number that doesnt go with yourt account
[Atrix 4G Accessories] spiderjerusalem:
Just letting you all know the amzer argyle case from Amazon is 10 bucks fits great in the dock and actually feels nice I was surprised for what I paid, I would reccomend it for sure.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] lonegunman:
All you who have brought the dock, if you dont wont the box,manual and cloth that comes with it let me know,got my dock but got none of the bits,just like to have all the bit's,little sad buts thats me......:)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] stevebarnes:
I tried the tethering hack on mine but it would not work could you either pm me or post exactly how you did it.

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bleuiko:
I would like to know this as well.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Sinful Animosity:
How is it not working? Throwing you an error? Exploding?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bleuiko:
I change it to the custom APN and when I connect to laptop, it still says wifi only. I have also tried to change to the custom APN in the lapdock; same message.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] stevebarnes:
Will not open a website in Firefox on the lapdock. Works OK from the phone browser.

I created the custom APN etc but still get the warning box when I plug the phone in.

There seem to be a couple of different ways to hack it listed but no definitive instructions on how, you know how difficult these threads are to follow sometimes....
[Atrix 4G Accessories] s1mpd1ddy:
it is a pain in the a$$ to get the 3g tether to work on the laptop dock. This is what I found I personally have to do everytime I want to get 3G tether to work..

1) turn on wireless tether on my phone

2) connect it to the laptop dock, the message comes up saying I need a WiFi network and won't go away.

3)disregard that message and open on Firefox, and confirm that you are connected.

4)take phone off laptop dock and turn off wireless tether

5)put phone back in laptop dock

At that point -- my phone and laptop dock are connected on 3G and I'm ready to go! Theres no WiFi message or anything. It's a pain but I found thats how it works for me.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] stevebarnes:
No it does not not explode........... Just does not connect on Firefox.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] doot4runner:
Another thing you can try which I have done is use the app "proxoid" from the market. I have used this and it works. Just follow the instructions:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967349&highlight=proxoid
[Atrix 4G Accessories] stevebarnes:
Tried that and works.

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Meursau|t:
How well does Google Docs work on the dock? Could you effectively compose serious memos?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bleuiko:
What do you mean by "confirm that you are connected" in step 3? For me, when I disregard the message and open FF, I can't connect to any pages.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] baumerman:
Just found someone selling their Atrix and all accessories on craigslist. Bought their lapdock (which turned out to have been unopened still) for $100 today. Keep your eyes out and you can get lucky
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Rayan:
No doubt you got lucky!

I found a brand new Atrix plus lapdock for $280 but turned out to be a hoax or something because just when I was about to go pick it up, the seller canceled with a lousy excuse about a kid destroying the Atrix lol. And when I asked about the lapdock he or she never answered. Weird.

I'll keep on looking though...
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Nickerz:
AT&T has the Atrix and LapDock for $300 if I buy them together. Or $250 if I get the refurbished Atrix. But I'd have to commit to a tethering plan for another $15/month.

I found a LapDock for $150 (used) and was wondering if I will be able to use it without a tethering plan (via the hack)? Just want to make sure that I can use the LapDock (without WiFi and without a tethering plan) before I buy.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bleuiko:
Yes, you need to get the custom APN configured and it'll work fine without the tethering plan.