Review: Motorola Milestone
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a good phone that I can call smart. My last quality phone as the HTC S640 running Windows 6.1, so that’s not saying much.
I decided to pick up the new Telus Motorola Milestone. It’s a pretty awesome looking phone right out of the box, seems sturdy. It has a huge 3.7″ WVGA multi-touch screen, with a slide out keyboard.
The Milestone is running Android version 2.0.1, which is hella-fast. It honestly feel like pure power in your hand *Tim Taylor grunt*. Compared to the other interfaces I’ve used on phones, I’m loving the customization options that come with Android. The click, drop and drag is pretty. I’m using DxTop as my Home replacement right now. It gives an extra bar at the bottom for running and recently opened processes, and gives it a nice look at that. Compared to the other home repleacements (such as open home, panda home, or sweeter home) I find it also leaves the system running smoothly, without lag when I jump back home. I’m quite the fan.
As a newbie to actual Android use as a whole, I’m finding that there really is an app for everything. Right now my top apps are Astrid, Personal Assistant Free, Asurion Address book, Shop Savvy, Fring, Adobe Photoshop Mobile, Shazam, Slacker Radio, Urban Spoon, Where’s my droid, Wordpress mobile. I’m not going to go into everything (right now), but I’ve yet to find a realistic thing my phone can’t do.
It’s running on Telus’ 3G network, which has pretty good speeds. I’m not seeing a huge differences between that and my wi-fi. Though I will say that Telus’ data plans leave something to be desired, $50 for 500mb isn’t too great.
If there was anything to complain about, it’s that the App Market is still limited to free apps. According to some reports, we’re supposed to be getting access to the paid apps soon, so it may not be all bad.
An update I just read today is that Motorola purposely made the Milestone difficult to root, which I find is retarded. I’m dissapointed that I’ve gone out and paid full retail price for this phone, and now need to hope that it eventually can be rooted. Oh well, still a great phone.
It’s over yet again
It’s done, I can sleep, Yippie!
I’d like to thank those who sponsored me: Lissa, Jen, abzdragon, ***Dave and Heather.
My manatees: You were awesome. good job guys for surviving the night.
Those of you who commented, thanks. And of course those in chat, who played a big part in keeping me from passing out.
Looking forward to doing it again in 2010!
One plus one is snooze
This post and the closing post and I’m done. Comes on clock, go a little bit faster please! I need a TARDIS. Leave this time go to another time, be done. That would be epic. No, really it would.
Blame it on the sun
Everybody always says “Blame it on the rain”. That’s so unfair, the rain gets a bad rap. It gives back the water that we already had at one point, it just cleaned it for us before returning it.
The sun on the other hand, is evil. It’s bright, it causes cancer, it keeps people awake who have to sleep during the day, it’s yellow. Yes, being yellow is a problem!
I think we should start an anti-sun movement. See if we can get it evicted. Personally, I’m on;y happy when it rains.
This one plus two
After this post, I have two more to go. I have no idea what I’m going to put in any of them. I’m totally and completely out of anything valuable to say. I can’t even see straight my head is so fuzzy right now. I’m working off muscle memory. There isn’t very much there given that my main memory isn’t good to start with.
Wiped
I’m exhaused. I can’t think, my brain is just fizzling on emptyness. Going to have to cancel the final game, not able to think of anything.
Though we’re down to 2 hours. We can survive that little bit longer!
Free Massages
I think blogathon should come with free massages. sounds like a good way to say thank you to me
Mental Juice
I think I’ve spilled my mental juice box on the floor. I tried getting the straw in, but squeezed it too hard and made a mess. Three hours left. Have to think of a toy. Gonna have to take a 10 minute nap, then do another round of my awesome manatees and decide on a toy. Cya all in 30!
Toy: Stretch Armstrong
This muscular looking man first came out in the mid ’70s without pants, but was later re-released in 1990 with shorts and a muscle shirt. What was cool about this toy is that you could stretch his arms and legs really far without them breaking. The toy was rubber and filled with corn syrup, making it thick but durable. There was also a Fetch Armstrong (a dog) and Stretch’s evil brother Wretch Armstrong.
An added ‘Did you know’ is that Universal Pictures is actually planning on making a movie about this character. Why? No freaking idea!
Congrats to Mokia who got it again! This time we’re giving it to the Spuddy Buddies, who are blogging for the Best Friends Animal Society.
I’ll have at least one more before the ‘thon is done. Will have to think of another tough one.
Toy: Round Six
Two dollars to your charity for the win on this, let’s do it!
You can pull on it, twist it and throw it against a wall, but this toy won’t break because it’s strong!