Verizon Motorola Droid and Verizon HTC Droid Eris

[Michael McNamara]

I finally took the plunge today... leaving behind the traditional cell phone (Motorola Razr V3) and jumping into the 21st century.

I purchased a Motorola Droid from Verizon for myself along with a HTC Droid Eris for the wife. The monthly reoccurring costs gave me the most cause for concern, especially given the current economy. I didn't mind paying a few hundred dollars for either the Droid or the Eris but I was having a difficult time getting past the cost for the entire contract (24 months) length. Thankfully the organization I work for uses Verizon as their mobile carrier of choice and I get a discount that should help a little.

I also took advantage of the holiday Verizon promotion, buy one Motorola Droid get one HTC Droid Eris free, which helped keep the initial purchase costs under control.

In the few hours I've spent with the phones I must say that I'm impressed... I do have a concern around the battery life, so we'll need to see how that works out. I've found quite a few discussion forums (searching Google) that cover the Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris, so I'll probably need to spend some time reading up on those sites.

I'm hopeful that my decision to jumped ship from AT&T Wireless won't come back to haunt me. I was really interested in the Motorola Droid and HTC Eris and I was dismayed by the number of lost and disconnected calls I have had over the past 2 years with AT&T.

Anyone else have any experiences they care to share?

[John T]

I've been an iPhone user for almost a year now and absolutely love the device. The battery life could be better but it's an acceptable trade-off for all the applications and functionality that the iPhone brings. I'm neutral with respect to AT&T's network, I haven't had to many issues to speak of.

[Michael McNamara]

Hi John,

I've been enjoying the Droid... learning all the features and installing a few different applications. The battery lasts me about 3 days with medium to light usage.

Thanks for the comment!

[Michael McNamara]

Anyone have any recommendations for after market wall chargers and car chargers for the Droid and Eris?

Seems like the generic eBay ones don't put out enough mA and some even run at the wrong voltage! WoW!

Thanks!

[John T]

I think you'll find that those phones are so new that third party manufacturers have yet to really get products into the marketplace. As time passes you should have more options beyond the Motorola/Verizon products at the store.

John