Comments on: DROID Bionic Soak Test Incoming, Should be Ice Cream Sandwich

By: s Lueck

s Lueck — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:17:00 +0000

Not sure what update i got on Oct 23 rd 2012. But now my phone is slow and thru my extended battery in 9 hrs.and a third of my apps no longer work. So pretty much last update SUCKS. Roll back to previous version.

By: Leandro Pimenta

Leandro Pimenta — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:55:00 +0000

After many calls to Verizon about my internet dropping Bionic, and after 2 warranty replacements, Verizon finally decided to send me a Galaxy Nexus to replace my Bionic.
So now got a new working phone, jelly bean on it, and won’t feel like buying a new one anytime soon, therefore keeping my unlimited data.
Tip: when calling Verizon tech support, ask for a tier 3 tech, they have the power to make these decision without talking to management

By: IanCaz

IanCaz — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Why the hell wait until the weekend? I “downgraded” my phone back to 905 to get the “soak”. It’s driving me fricking crazy & I may just say screw it and re-install the leak!

By: CW Larson

CW Larson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:23:00 +0000

This post should answer your question; https://forums.motorola.com/posts/77d4221775 Though it is too late for this soak test, but perhaps you can get registered for the JB one.

By: Dad's the Tech Support

Dad's the Tech Support — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:45:00 +0000

My daughter had had nothing but problems with her RAZR after getting ICS. Hopefully, we can hold off on getting it on my wifes’ Bionic until after an update or two.

By: cizzlen

cizzlen — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 07:30:00 +0000

Too late, my brother already switched to the iPhone 5

By: Zuki

Zuki — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:58:00 +0000

I gave up on my pos bionic. Sold my 3rd replacement and bought a maxx. Love it. Everything the bionic should have been.

By: JoshGroff

JoshGroff — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:23:00 +0000

2 months for a major version change, not that bad. Then again I can flash a ROM with the update within a day or so, so the official wait doesn’t bother me as much.

By: Bionic

Bionic — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:42:00 +0000

It’s possible. I knew something was wrong today when I didn’t get a “further instructions email”

By: Daniel Clifford

Daniel Clifford — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:40:00 +0000

hmmmm I wonder if more invites are going to be sent out then….Somehow my account on the Moto Forums changed to not be a part of the MFN so I have now fixed it.

By: kunqing

kunqing — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:32:00 +0000

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By: Tyler Chappell

Tyler Chappell — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 01:33:00 +0000

And by some sort of incredibly amazing and unexpected divine miracle in a crazy turn of events, it only took them 2 months to get to Jelly Bean! Imagine that! The 4.0.4 delay was an utter joke, they better keep with the current schedule, I think that 2 months on verizon’s CDMA network for an update is bearable, even if not entirely acceptable. 6 months however, for a nexus device, especially when its ICS to ICS, is flatout unacceptable.

By: WickedToby741

WickedToby741 — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:48:00 +0000

Oh I will, but it’s hard to believe I’ll be going with a defective phone when I already have one. The Nexus and other 4G phones have HAD data drop issues, but they were fixed while my Bionic STILL HAS data drop issues, even after the upgrade to the leaked ICS builds. And I have factory reset, and while it fixes performance for about a week it then goes back to where it was before. I refuse to reset my phone on a weekly basis. In fact, the poor battery life of the phone is probably directly tied to it constantly dropping signal and having to reacquire it. And this is in Cincinnati, hardly a fringe 4G area. I’ve seen many more happy GNex owners than I have Bionic owners.

The phones are arguably matched spec-wise. Camera quality is just as poor for both. Battery life is poor for both. Both have pentile with the edge going to the GNex because it’s of a better quality. Motorola may have better radios, but when they haven’t bothered fixing the software in the year it’s been out it’s worthless. But with the Nexus I get Jelly Bean right away, no waiting. Plus, it’s unlocked like the Bionic so I can upgrade to the next version as soon as I feel without waiting for Verizon. And lastly, I can buy the extended battery for the GNex and still fit an Otterbox over it. Look, you don’t have to agree with me, I’m just telling you the reasons I’m over the Bionic and getting a GNex. For me, I can overlook any flaws of the GNex because they either don’t concern me, aren’t as bad as what I have now, or can be fixed more easily (extended battery that doesn’t look like a tumor, unlocked bootloader, etc.). And it’s only $50 and I have another upgrade available next September.

By: Jason Pettis

Jason Pettis — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:37:00 +0000

better off getting the razr maxx…..So disapjpointed in the bionic!!!

By: Tired of Lies

Tired of Lies — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:34:00 +0000

It’s a lie. It always is. We Droid Bionic owners will never get what was promised or what is owed to us.