[ecsw]

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/bell-motorola-atrix-mb860-cell-phone-black/10164678.aspx?path=0aa43a59764834cc99ee81017c74b1f 1en02

Tagra Dual core, HDMI output, finger print scanner, 16GB built-in.

how come no one talke about this phone, or did I missed? :p

I m so getting this phone. :lol:

[!MiKrofT]

There was a thread about this. But a few people thought it was a useless idea. I still like it.

[ecsw]

There was a thread about this. But a few people thought it was a useless idea. I still like it.

well, maybe the laptop dock thing. but spec is pretty good and the figer print scanner is sure nice. :)

[twitchyzero]

how much is it going to retail for unlocked?

any dual-core phones coming to roger any time soon? I can only think of the Xperia Arc.
My contract ends early june and by then i think a few dual-core phones will be out .

[kayceeee]

from the vid reviews.

the laptop dock seems to lag quite a bit..

[thedon]

I played with one in the bell store, pentile matrix screen looks terrible. has little dots everywhere.
also the laptop dock cost the same as a netbook

on paper the phone seems awesome but having actually seen it i'm not impressed at all. doesn't seem very durable either as the demo already had a broken screen

[Gh0stRider]

bell will not sell it at no contract.

[threezero]

using one right now.

my first android, it is quite fast. the webtop thing is pretty cool too, if you don't have a keyboard you can use the screen of the phone as mouse + keyboard. Would be even better if it can be use without docks

[!MiKrofT]

There are hacked apk's to enable webtop mode with just the cable.

[GT4RC]

bell will not sell it at no contract.

Bell WILL sell it on a month to month activation. Call in on the day of activating to give your 30 days notice. It's 599 outright.

[threezero]

There are hacked apk's to enable webtop mode with just the cable.
Will it work with the bell firmware? I don't want to mess up th company phone lol.
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[!MiKrofT]

It shouldn't have problems. I haven't read up on it. I think you need root access also.

[ecsw]

What else is coming to Bell? Not sure if I should wait a bit or jump on this. :) still love my keypad though.

[Gh0stRider]

angry birds on the big screen hah

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/TRD604/MISC/utf-8BSU1HLTIwMTEwMzE4LTAwMDI4LmpwZw.jpg

[DavidNguyen]

no BBM. No want

[asian_XL]

^ try angry bird PC version on big screen TV
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_uKmNVGvzucE/TXTU3_suz7I/AAAAAAAAB-o/yGVPBZ9vVi4/s800/IMG_1525.JPG

[Tim Budong]

no BBM. No want

Stop living under a rock. Android will be king.

[k2_alpha]

even with out the lapdock/multimedia dock the phone is pretty sweet
the phone comes with a hdmi cable to connect to your tv.
playing games, watching movies/video and playing music is better on your 40 inch.

[Ikkaku]

seemed like it has a respectable price as well as opposed to the thousand dollar price tag initally guessed lol

[Death2Theft]

DNLA FTW.

[jello24]

such a nice phone... god i hope rogers released the price point of the Xperia Arc so i can decide between the two plus the Nexus S...

[Tim Budong]

such a nice phone... god i hope rogers released the price point of the Xperia Arc so i can decide between the two plus the Nexus S...

out of the 3 u listed. Nexus S will come out on TOP

Motorola and Sony are too locked down to provide the Android experience. This is the single biggest reason why Android is so confusing for many. Its also not an easy system to teach and sell. Go ask 10 random sales staff in any provider to explain to you the benefits of Android and you will see.

The Nexus S and Nexus One provides teh user with what Android is set out to be. The Samsung Galaxy line and HTC Sense represent Android very well too.

MotoBlur on the Atrix or any moto android device is garbage. and SONY TIMESCAPE and MEDIASCAPE is just plain terrible

[!MiKrofT]

Hopefully the Atrix will have an unlockable bootloader right from Moto. The Xoom does :)

[ecsw]

out of the 3 u listed. Nexus S will come out on TOP

Motorola and Sony are too locked down to provide the Android experience. This is the single biggest reason why Android is so confusing for many. Its also not an easy system to teach and sell. Go ask 10 random sales staff in any provider to explain to you the benefits of Android and you will see.

The Nexus S and Nexus One provides teh user with what Android is set out to be. The Samsung Galaxy line and HTC Sense represent Android very well too.

MotoBlur on the Atrix or any moto android device is garbage. and SONY TIMESCAPE and MEDIASCAPE is just plain terrible

thats the only thing stoping me.... I like HTC sense and my keypad.... but it's pretty much close to free for me on Atrix.... I can wait for the next phone coming out in Bell, but it better be a good one.

[k2_alpha]

out of the 3 u listed. Nexus S will come out on TOP

Motorola and Sony are too locked down to provide the Android experience. This is the single biggest reason why Android is so confusing for many. Its also not an easy system to teach and sell. Go ask 10 random sales staff in any provider to explain to you the benefits of Android and you will see.

The Nexus S and Nexus One provides teh user with what Android is set out to be. The Samsung Galaxy line and HTC Sense represent Android very well too.

MotoBlur on the Atrix or any moto android device is garbage. and SONY TIMESCAPE and MEDIASCAPE is just plain terrible

I would agree with you with that comment on the Dext, Blackfip and so on. However, Motorola has toned WAY DOWN the Blur set up on the Atrix.

The current Blur set up is pretty much exactly the same as the Samsung. (Samsung is still better) So in a round about way I am disagreeing with you. Motorola Blur is still not perfect but close; defienetly not garbage.

Also, if the reps who is trained to sell phones and can't explain the benifts of Android, they need to be fired. It is not too complex to explain to customers.

I have heard and corrected many reps who try to sell the benifits in techincal terms. Majority of customers have no idea what "open source" is. The rep instead should be explaining that the app developers are more free to create apps. THUS the CLIENT has more choice in app selection.

Android in the future will be the bread and butter of the cell phone markets.

[threezero]

any cool apps on android? I stop carrying my atrix for 2 days now... android is "suppose" to have more apps choices but there ain't nothing interesting in the market place that havn't already been done on iphone. suggestions?

[Psykopathik]

whats with people and BBM? you choose a phone based on a messaging app? like text? buy a pager...

[gdoh]

out of the 3 u listed. Nexus S will come out on TOP

Motorola and Sony are too locked down to provide the Android experience. This is the single biggest reason why Android is so confusing for many. Its also not an easy system to teach and sell. Go ask 10 random sales staff in any provider to explain to you the benefits of Android and you will see.

The Nexus S and Nexus One provides teh user with what Android is set out to be. The Samsung Galaxy line and HTC Sense represent Android very well too.

MotoBlur on the Atrix or any moto android device is garbage. and SONY TIMESCAPE and MEDIASCAPE is just plain terrible

so would you recommend getting the atrix or waiting for the new galaxy s

[k2_alpha]

whats with people and BBM? you choose a phone based on a messaging app? like text? buy a pager...

Quite a large number of people stay on BB because of BBM. It seems really trival beacuse of the fact that it really is only a messaging app, but people really rely on it.

It is a great way for people to stay in cotact with each other. As it runs on data, there is not international fees (international texting fees.)

Also, people in general are more willing to give out their pin then their phone numbers. As with all messaging programs, you can delete people and block them from further contact. Something you cant do with a phone number and texting.

It is pretty common for an avid user of BBM to have 40 or more contacts.

Also, there is a group funtion as well. Sort of a "chat room" of sorts.
This is good for a group of friends who like to keep in contact in a group setting.
This is also great for businesses as this will allow everyone to update statuses of projects with ease.

[m3thods]

any cool apps on android? I stop carrying my atrix for 2 days now... android is "suppose" to have more apps choices but there ain't nothing interesting in the market place that havn't already been done on iphone. suggestions?

What sort of apps were you looking for?

Ones that come off the top of my head (OK I looked at my phone :P) are:
Pulse Reader (2.0 just came out, really outdoes the previous version)
Google Navigation
Google Sky Map
Google Translate
Astro
Dropbox
Vignette (camera app much like the iphone one)
Handcent (better than stock messaging for sure)


As for system apps:
Titanium Backup(requires root)
JuiceDefender (requires root)
SetCPU (requires root)
Carrier-Unlock apps if they apply

Seriously there's so many apps it's hard to know what's best. I think TiBu and a file manager like Astro are must-haves, and everything else is to your personal preference. This is all excluding theming apps such as LauncherPro/ADW/GoLauncher (used with HomeSwitcher), WidgetLocker, and all the great clock apps.

[Simplex123]

How is the battery life? I'd totally jump on the Android ship if I didn't have to carry 2 batteries or be cautious of the battery at all times. My BlackBerry lasts 2+ days with ease FFS.

[!MiKrofT]

Batteries usually last a day which is good enough for me. If I need extended runtime I could always switch to edge mode.

[Eclypz]

any cool apps on android? I stop carrying my atrix for 2 days now... android is "suppose" to have more apps choices but there ain't nothing interesting in the market place that havn't already been done on iphone. suggestions?

https://market.android.com/

[TheTank]

bbm is supposed to come to android and iOS this year

soorce (http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/03/exclusive-blackberry-messenger-will-launch-on-android-and-ios/)

[XinLoiBby]

I heard that Bell want this to be exclusive and will not be selling out the phone itself .

[k2_alpha]

^yes and no
you cant buy it out right with out attaching it to a contract from a corporate store.
it is corporate policy not to do so. however, this is for all phones; not limited to Atrix.

You might be able to get it from a dealer store. ex. Best Buy, Wireless Wave, Times Telecom etc...

[m3thods]

so would you recommend getting the atrix or waiting for the new galaxy s

If you have the cash and patience to wait for the SGSII, then I would suggest the SGSII. I played with an Atrix in store and it was somewhat underwhelming. My custom-ROM captivate was snappier. MotoBlur is a POS imo.

[jmvdesign]

When is the SGSII coming out? Other reports indicated mid May.

[m3thods]

^ Not sure. I haven't heard or seen any news about any sort of release date for any specific carrier in North America. Tbh they only had a leaked prototype review about a week ago out of Russia or something. So I can't see it here in Canada by May, but I could be wrong.

[ecsw]

I finally got my Atrix over the weekend after turn in my Desire Z.
I had Desire Z for about 3-4 months and my first impression about Atrix is - "It's FAST".

MotoBlur is not as bad as I thought. I actually like some of the Moto Widgets which u can resize freely. hTC sense is still better but I can live with it.

Finger Print scanner to unlock is neat and pretty accurate. Phone is a lot lighter than Desire. I like Desire's Z built quality better (except the hinge, lol). It's hard for 1 hand operation while checking email and because of the screen size and my short thumb (lol), it's hard to select multiple emails with 1 hand.

Default email client is a little better on Desire Z than on Atrix IMO.

Battery life is a little better with Atrix, but not by much.

I can see what other people mean by qHD LCD not as good in reading text. But it doesnt bother me much.

My download speed on HSPA+ is around 5Mbps down and .5Mbps up. on WiFi, I got about 20Mbps down and about .93Mbps up.

As for the "FAST" part, not just apps open noticeably faster, u can tell easily from video playback. It's silky smooth when scrolling around.

The phone itself is slippery to hold and I definitly need a case for this.

Anyway, I like it overall. After 7+ years not using a Moto, I finally found a Moto that I give my thumbs up.

[!LittleDragon]

^
Don't get too excited about Moto... I too gave up on them after the V80 and V600 that I had and only last year did I give them another shot with the Milestone... at first, I was like "Wow".... as the months went on, I realized that I was wowing Android and not Motorola. Truth is, they're slow to push out updates and the boot loader is locked. My Milestone only recently received the official Froyo update. Shame really because I really like the Atrix's hardware. The next device I buy definitely will not have a locked boot loader.

But if you're not the type of person who would install a custom ROM then what I just said doesn't matter :p

[m3thods]

But if you're not the type of person who would install a custom ROM then what I just said doesn't matter :p

Who isn't?! :whistle::fullofwin:

But yeah you nailed it- great hardware ruined by terrible software, but to be fair to Motorola they aren't the only ones *ahemSonyahem*

That's why I haven't found any reason to upgrade my Captivate- spec for spec it's as good as any single-core phone (minus the GPS), but throw on a custom ROM and it's up there.

I wonder if the SGSII will keep like it's predecessors and leave the bootloader unlocked/easy to unlock.

[ecsw]

^ lol. I m not. I never root my Desire Z and not planning on my Atrix. The only thing I have ever rooted was my Nook Color and Archos HT I tested.

For me, stock rom is good enough. By the time I get bore with it, I will just find something "wrong" with it and get another updated phone from BB. ;)

Hooked up phone to TV via HDMI for the first time last night, very nice. But I also found out it doesn't support Chinese characters in the Media play menu when hook up to TV.... which is a big let down for me. Stock rom also doesnt support Chinese character input which isn't a big deal....

And for anyone who cares, stock rom wont play mkv or rmvb file without extra programs. I have tested arcMedia on few other Androids (including my DesireZ, X10, etc) and none of them play rmvb/mkv smoothly like Atrix did. :)