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[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] gTen:
Personally I would have preferred better features but I don't think anything is coming out any time soon (for keyboard users). Sprint has already announce 3 keyboard phones. A low end one by kyocera, a medium end one by LG and my guess this is the high end one by Motorola. Even though its specs are lacking I doubt there will be any more keyboard phones for at least 2 more years :(

As far as embedded battery and sim. I wonder if it would be possible to open it up and mod the back cover to be removable :/. Then maybe install a Maxx battery if they are compatible.(The original razr had a 1780mah just like the moto photon q, which makes it being compatible with the maxx battery highly likely)

And for those bashing keyboard phones, if you looked at the new Samsung financial reports in the Apple lawsuit. Inside the US, the Epic 4g on sprint (A keyboard phone) was the #1 seller out of all the postpaid across all carriers and #1 in revenue.

But I do wish they would have included a 720p screen with a 3000mah+ battery >.>
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] findthedr:
google is cutting 4,000 motorola mobility jobs, and plans to focus on "high-end" phones.

Hopefully they arent just gutting the company to gain short term profitability by cutting overhead. They plan on focusing on producing a "few" phones. That will be great if they get the phone "right"....but it also could mean decreased frequency of new phones (i.e. there might be a large lag between the photon q and the next motorola phone on sprint).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] DiamondJay20:
Google doesn't need to look for short term profits. Google=\=Sprint. What I think they're likely to do is have Moto make the Nexus phones. It would make sense, because Motorola is so heavily associated with the well known DROID series
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] LexLuger82:
Google should acquire sprint ,next
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] findthedr:
1. google is a publicly traded company. They still have to answer to their shareholders

2. motorola mobility has lost money in 15 of the last 16 quarters. Cutting overhead is a way of showing that they are trying to make a profit. That also goes with their new strategy of focusing on "high-end" (i.e more profit margin) phones. If google didnt care about the profitability of this company, than they probably would do the opposite (expand) to increase marketshare.

"Mr. Woodside also plans to cut the number of devices Motorola makes from the 27 it introduced last year to just a few. He wants to make the company’s products cool again by loading them with things like sensors that recognize who is in a room based on their voices, cameras that take crisper photos and batteries that last for days."

But Mr. Woodside said Google benefited from many manufacturers’ using Android, and repeated Google’s promise that Motorola would have no advantages. He said Motorola would also compete equally with others to build Google-branded Nexus devices, which Google makes with a hardware partner when it introduces new versions of Android.

A Motorola Mobility executive who recently left the company and would speak only on the condition of anonymity because he was uncomfortable talking to the news media, said that if anything, it had become more difficult than before for Motorola to have impromptu collaboration with the Android team.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] gTen:
It seems sprint has a deal on the Photon Q. They are giving $100 amex cards for those that pre-order and open a new line. So you can get a moto photon q for 100$ if your on a family plan and can do a line open/close.

They are cutting back not to show profit, they are cutting back so they can expand. Right now motorola is barely cutting even so they don't have enough cash flow to expand. By cutting down overhead they can then focus on expansion and then hire more people. Think of it more of addressing a cashflow problem. To add to that, Google is also trying to sell off the Motorola set top box business.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] findthedr:
1. source? I havent read anywhere that moto is planning on expanding. its all about downsizing and consolidating.

2. what your saying really doesnt make sense (expansion) if they have such drastic cash flow issues. Removing management and high salaried positions will help though.

"cutting overhead (layoffs) so that they can increase overhead (hiring)" has me scratching my head. lol.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] gTen:
http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/14/motorola-advanced-technology-and-projects-darpa/

Its called relocation of resources. You cut back to increase cash flow then reinvest cash flow into the company to restructure. They are obviously not going to rehire the amount they fired. But they are not looking into playing to good ole please the investors game, they are serious about turning the company around and only way to do that is investing in R&D.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] findthedr:
1. I'm familiar with that. That is not "expansion" as you put it earlier.

2. Your link states that Motorola is creating an "Advanced Technology and Projects department." The leader of the department is new and from the outside, but the report doesnt say anything about the rest of the people in the division (i.e. they could be people who were aldready working in R&D at motorola), and where the 20% is going (i.e the new department may not be getting those resources as you assume).

in anycase, this discussion is threadcrapping a topic on the motorola Q. For that I apologize.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] bloodpool:
As a Sprint user I was eagerly awaiting this device ever since the earliest of info was leaked. Every time more info would get leaked or be officially released I got more disappointed. Now I am really trying to convince myself to stay with Sprint. I know more devices will come if I wait but I've been suffering with this Epic 4g for a long time now, it was excellent when I first got it but the updates within the past year have ruined it, and there isn't anything on Sprint now or coming soon that I'm interested in.

The thing that made me lose complete interest in this phone was the lack of Webtop. I know a lot of people here hate on it but that seems like something I would use the hell out of. All the other disappointments I think I could live with besides that. I could understand Motorola removing it from the Atrix HD considering they said it was to make the phone more cost effective. Fair enough. I don't understand why they didn't include it for his phone though. The original Photon had it and this phone is going to be priced as a flagship device so it should have all the features other high-end phones come with.

Is Motorola going to stop including Webtop in their phones? The Atrix HD doesn't have it, the Photon Q doesn't have it, the last Lapdock they made was the 500 Pro and that is almost a year old now yet there isn't any news or info leaks of a refresh. I hope they don't stop doing Webtop but it kind of looks that way.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dbpaddler:
I've been vocal on Motorola's site and with my sprint care reps and marketing. Also sent emails to the VP's at Sprint and Moto Mobility responsible for product development. It's a shame the Epic was a true one off. It was the only slider to mirror it's slate counterparts featurewise. And in comparison to some of it's slate counterparts it was ahead. To think it was the only premium slider to go toe to toe with it's slate brothers is just sad.

If battery life is one of the largest issues people have with android phones and Moto saw fit to make a Maxx, why make batteries one or the other, anemic or huge? And sure you could probably shoe horn in the Maxxx battery, but you'll be losing some of the weather resistance of the all embedded design as someone has mentioned elsewhere who has done just that with their RAZR.

And they already made the Atrix HD. Just make it a slider and be done. I don't understand why they need to take away features to add a keyboard. People that seem to really want sliders, at least in the business world, tend to be power users. I can be more productive with an HD screen, especially working in DTG. I can be more productive with a larger battery (and removable for that matter). I can be more productive with 2gb of RAM. And I can save a hell of a lot of money by popping in a prepaid sim overseas on a trip that's already expensive enough, and I'm tired of using slates when I travel. And I'd glady pay an extra $50 to have the above improvements. Didn't they charge a premium for the POS BB Bold?

And for the negative people against us voicing our displeasure, why be in the thread? I don't get a paycheck from Sprint or Moto. I do however get paid more the more productive I am. If my phone dies mid day, and I'm tethered to a charger of some sort or without a phone, I'm not productive. So I'm more just confused than anything. Sprint touts the phone as "business class". I don't see it. Motorola touts it as "world friendly". Don't see that either. I don't see world friendly as being sidled with a $500 phone bill when traveling to Europe as opposed to the $60-80 I'd spend on a prepaid SIM. We pay Sprint over $30k per year. They need to milk more out of us why? They should be happy we're still here. I'm tired of loaning out my Photon and ESN swapping every time someone travels. Which is the only time that slate gets used.

I wish Sammy would step up with a GS3 slider. 4.3" 720p, S4 w/2gb of RAM, 2k mAh removable battery and no pretense of being a world friendly phone. I'd have $250 ready for them in a heartbeat.

That being said, I have a spare line so I upgrade every year alternating lines. I'll give the Q a shot just because I like new toys. I also told my care rep I'm getting a month with it and not two weeks. No way I can put the phone's battery through all its paces and work scenarios in two weeks. It's a big shift in how the phone is used, and it was their decision to go with the crippled features so they can suck it up.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Puzzlegal:
I like the QWERTY keyboard. I was considering buying it for the keyboard. Then I learned that it isn't an international phone and has a small, embedded battery. So I guess I will wait.

I wasn't worried about what to do when the battery reaches the end of its life. I was wondering what to do when the battery runs low at 5pm and it's not convenient to plug it in for an hour. And the embedded SIM card doesn't just suck, it's false advertising. Sprint is billing this as a "world phone", but no one in his right mind would pay Sprint's international roaming fees. It's cheaper to buy a new phone at the airport. If I were to buy this phone and travel, I would turn off the phone function, use it as an address book and wifi web browser, and bring some other phone that actually does work internationally.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dbpaddler:
Yep. it's everyone's big concern. We're used to popping in a fresh battery and going like the day just started. Being tethered to an outlet or battery pack is just brutal. I contacted Mophie to see if they would make any type of sled case, but I haven't heard back from them. why wouldn't a company entertain the idea for all these fixed battery phones. There has to be a market for them when you have people prying open phones to throw the Maxxx battery in it.

I'd like to see a sled/slice type battery case or a belt clip holster that charges the phone when in it. I'm carrying it that way for work anyway.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] tt c6:
Can someone create a Photon Q LTE forum ?????

Thanks.

I got the phone Friday and I'm loving it so far.

Although, I think my Evo Shift and Touch Pro 2 both have better keyboards and I hate the embedded battery.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dbpaddler:
I hated the Shift's keyboard. Couldn't use it for more than a day and was back to my Epic. Still have it and still play with it once in a while. Prefer cursor keys to the d-pad and the actual number row goes without saying. The feel of the keyboard did nothing for me. Never tried the the TP2, but I hear it was one of the nicest out there. Besides, you've had the phone for what, a day or two? Come back after a few weeks and give your impressions of the keyboard when comparing it to phones you've used over the long haul. Every keyboard has an adjustment period. I didn't think the epic's was that great until a couple weeks in when I really started working on it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] jefbal99:
I got this phone for my mom today, is love to see a forum/what developers are doing with it

Sent from my CM9 tf101 using Forum Runner
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] KitsunePaws:
Battery not as bad as I thought

Not entirely sure that I should be happy about this, but moving from the Epic 4G to this phone is amazing in terms of battery life. While I can't change the battery when it eventually goes ka-put (Well not easily at least) I get a solid day out of the device. I left the phone unplugged over night and awoke to a 45% charge left. Beware though, this phone doesn't seem to like cheap-o microusb cables.

Also the keyboard is nice, I do wish the hinges from the TP2 would have caught on but at least it's not wobbly (I went through a lot of Epics trying to find one with no keyboard wobble)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dbpaddler:
I'm banking on the better radios improving reception where my Epic struggled and drained the battery quick (1800mAh in 4-5hrs)

It's not cheap cables, it's Motos being finicky period. I have a Photon and an X2 as well as my sister's D2 Global. They are all finicky where good expensive cables (angled connectors to boot), and they don't like them. I got cheap ones from Meritline and they work great. Has nothing to do with price. It's the connection that it makes. The ones that seem to work for me are the ones that feel like they lock in. Like closing the door of a Lexus as opposed to a Yugo. I think it's on Motos end, maybe the connectors they use, who knows.

The Moto sliders are solid and just not spring loaded. Don't think they're known to wobble. And I have wobble in my Epic and don't really understand why it bothers people. It's not like it gets worse. It's just there.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] KitsunePaws:
Could be, I got about the same life with the Epic that you did.

I don't have much experience with Motos, you very well could be correct here. The only cables I've got it to work with are the nice fat cords, I've got a few cables that are just power (no data lines) and it absolutely refuses to do anything with them.

Perhaps I'm just being childish, but if I pay 300$ for something (well, phone really.) I expect quality.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] wolfie359:
Just bought this phone, and coming from the Samsung Epic 4g, I love it. This is the first upgrade of my old phone with the real keyboard. Still trying to figure a few things out with it. Unlocking instructions were simple to follow straight from Motorola's website, it does void the warranty though. Simple solution, get the insurance and if you have hardware problems, lose or run over your phone in the parking lot before bringing it in for a replacement :)

One thing I REALLY don't like about this phone is the battery... It is a fixed battery, no slide in, slide out... I hear from a friend at sprint, they can replace them, but I still don't like the idea of a power source you can't easily remove. And for hard resets of the phone there is some kinda key combo that acts as a battery pull.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] inimitableac:
It should be power and volume down
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] tuscanisam:
Got one $74.99

Went to my local Sam's club and picked up 2 for $74.99 each. Still a pretty good phone for those of us who miss their Keyboard. Loving this phone. At this price it's a steal.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] KitsunePaws:
You found the photon

Q

at a Sam's club for $74.99?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] LSquared:
I thought it was a pretty decent deal at $149 on letstalk, but if Sams has it for $74.99, I can't see how I can pass that up. Did you get that price on new line, or was it a contract extension?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dito33:
Too bad the screen should be like 4.5" I think I pass.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
With all due respect, I'll have to either see a copy of the sales receipt or have the specific Sams Club location information provided so someone can call and independently verify the claim that you can get a Moto Q for only $74.99 so soon after launch.....whether it were Sams Club or anywhere else for that matter. That's just a little hard to fathom.

On a side note, I had to run by Sams here after work and at least at mine, they don't even carry Sprint phones...they only have Verizon and AT&T. I'm not automatically saying the guy is lying by any stretch, but something that out of the norm needs some kind of tangible verification. As much as anything I say that because, if it *is* legit, I definitely want to know because I'd probably go ahead and bite/switch from the Epic at that price.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] inimitableac:
They only have the OG photon on the site
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
My initial thought was that was what the guy bought and got confused on the forum he was posting in, but he did reference the keyboard in his post...which just muddles things further lol.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Puzzlegal:
I thought he was referring to the epic. He said something like "it's still a decent phone..." which made me think he was taking about something old.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
Hrm, good point, never thought about it from that angle, though it'd be kind of odd to post that in the Photon Q forum and a thread about the same phone. Either way, we need either clarification from the OP or something that backs up the claim if he did indeed mean the Q. :)

---------- Post added at 06:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:27 PM ----------

Addendum: I PM'ed the guy who posted that asking him to come and clarify things, hopefully we'll hear from him soon.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] gTen:
Well for sam's club all I see is this entry:

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/moto-photon-q-4g-lte/prod7640407.ip

So it depends on the store he got it at. It might be a YMMV deal where they entered the price wrong in their system on that specific store.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] postermen:
I can confirm it was $75 at my Sam's Club in La Habra, CA. The girl said price was good for extensions too. She also said that from Friday-Sunday they will wave the activation fee as a Labor Day sale.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
And it absolutely was a Photon Q and not just the regular Photon? If so, it must only be going on at certain Sams Club's, and even then not all of them carry Sprint phones. I called just to make sure and verified the one here in town doesn't even carry Sprint phones at all.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] postermen:
Yes it was the Q. They also had GS III for $150
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dbpaddler:
I'm back on my Epic, but I forgot to mention since I didn't see anyone say it (unless I missed it), but you can surf on 3g and talk. Was surfing when call came in and looked down and realized I still saw the 3g on there and was still browsing.

Also, over the Epic, Moto's dialer is world's better. Much less key presses as well as more intelligent name lookup as well. Big difference while driving.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] abortretryfail:
Mine seems incapable of doing this. Are you sure you weren't on 4g or WiFi?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dbpaddler:
I was in Baltimore where they just turned on LTE, but I never got a 4g signal outside of my hotel room. Kept looking for it but to no avail. I thought this was supposed to be a perk of all these new phones (gs3, Evo, Viper and PQ). I believe the new Qualcomm chipset separates the 1x and cdma radio to make it possible.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] LSquared:
I just called my local Sam's club in PA and they verified that they do sell the Photon Q for $74.99 so I am probably going to head over and pick one up today. I not too worried about the battery, I am able to plug in regularly. My biggest question is making sure I can root the phone so I can use wireless hotspot. I rooted by Epic and use the hotspot all the time. It looks like some people have rooted their phones, although I'm not sure if the process is over my noob head right now or not.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] KitsunePaws:
It's easy, follow the steps provided by Motorola to unlock the bootloader. Flash CWM, using CWM flash root.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mattlgroff:
You must unlock the bootloader, but yeah rooting is painless. You will lose your warranty though.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] LSquared:
I voided the warranty on my Epic when I rooted anyway, right? Is the difference that I could flash back to stock and make it look like I didn't do anything, while on the Photon Q with the unlock bootloader, once you cross that point you can't flash it back?

Thanks for the encouragement.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] KitsunePaws:
With the Epic you could return and Samsung / Sprint would be none the wiser. With this you're pretty much telling them you've done it and while you could relock the bootloader, they still know what you've done.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] jagsaw:
I also called my local Sam's Club.(Mishawaka, Indiana) Sure enough, they have 2 of them in stock. $74.99
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
I called the closest Sams Clubs to me over in Nashville and was quoted $74.88 for the Q....I might just head over there today and grab one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wizard83:
Hi guys,

As we can see, CM10 has a beautiful customizable lockscreen: we can customize apps on the ring, we can have weather, next appointment, etc.

Is there a way to have it on deodexed roms?

PS: I don't want to install widgetlocker or other 3rd part apps.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] username1234321:
My phone swichted off suddenly

when i restart it swicthes off again

i have not rooted
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] 'cooleagle':
Did you install some app / did you specifically remember doing something before this boot loop started ?

However the best thing to do would be to give it to the Samsung Service Center. :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] username1234321:
i was playing a game (rope rescue) when it

happened
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] 'cooleagle':
This could help boot your device:

- Switch off the device.

- Enter into recovery mode by pressing HOME + VOLUME UP + POWER BUTTON.

- Then clear the Cache partition & reboot.

If the handset still doesn't boot then you have two options:

- Take it directly to a service center.

- If you think you can then flash the stock ROM released for your country.

Do update here if it resolves your problem. :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] hdn413:
I think flashing the stock Rom again would help you solve some weird issues. Sometimes it works but I just don't know why.:D

Sent from my GT-I9103
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] CallMeVentus:
Nah , a cache wipe should fix this :) my sister's R's cache is always vulnerable , almost always needing a cache wipe every few months

"Friends forever." - Ventus
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] hdn413:
Yea...maybe you're right. Every time I flash Rom I wipe cache and data...but never wipe cache only. I'll give it a shot next time.:)

Sent from my GT-I9103
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] vrajan:
Remove SIM SD card and try to boot now. Keep the phone on for sometime and then insert it back. It sounds weird but this resolved for many.

Sent from my GT-I9103
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] karthik050782:
If u r in warranty period then please go to service center...
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
Take it to SSC. They'll fix it. And moreover since you haven't rooted I assume you'll have warranty

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