Droid X actually self-destructs if you try to mod it

[+Warwagon MVC]

It's bad enough the 360 blows efuse's, and now Motorola? BLAH!. Too much blowing going on!

[zeroday]

Wow Moto, I know you don't want people running custom roms on your phones, make it tough for them if you want, like you did with the Milestone, but a hardware fuse? Too far.

[DukeEsquire]

I really don't see the major problem. You buy the product which is advertised to do y feature. It does y feature. You modify it to do x feature, and it breaks. It sounds awful, but I really don't think it's such a bad thing.

That's not what eFuse is. eFuse actively breaks the phone when you try to root it.

Example: I buy a stool that says "Max Weight 200 lbs." If I put 201 lbs on it and it breaks BECAUSE I put too much weight on it, I can't complain.

But, it's another situation if the stool says "Max Weight 200 lbs.", but it's like that because the company has deliberately cut weak points into the stool.

[Charisma Veteran]

I guess I just don't get why. Motorola is a hardware vendor. People are already buying the phone, so what do they have to lose by letting people do with it what they like? An open-source platform like Android is going to be most popular with the modder/hacker community, and now they do something that will go directly against them... Bad call, IMHO. If I wanted a locked-down phone I can't do anything with and just wanted built-in features and a status symbol, I'd get an iPhone.

[SirEvan]

not impressed. I want to see a phone actually self destruct...like CD's and such do in Mission impossible. Put some chemical viles inside the phone, and if someone tampers with its software...mix the two together to instantly melt the phone or something. that would be cool.

[amon91]

Whether it's true or not, this might have a been a requirement from the carrier, they're control freaks.

[alfaaqua]

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/32345?tstart=0

Granted he doesn't flatout say there is an eFuse in the Droid X, he created a topic to contain all the encrypted bootloader AND eFuse talk, why would he make a thread to contain eFuse talk if the Droid X didn't have an eFuse?

Because its a rumor going around about the eFuse.

Granted the Droid X will be my first Cell, I honestly do not see why you would bother to modify it. It would be like buying a DVD player then modifying it to work as a Blu-Ray player as well. Sure, it can be done, but whats the point?

Then why are getting a Droid X/Android phone in the first place?

It's bad enough the 360 blows efuse's, and now Motorola? BLAH!. Too much blowing going on!

Good post to prove a point.

Do you hear anything about 360s blowing up and being uprepairable because of modifications?

I think that pretty much proves this is BS.

[ArmedMonkey]

not impressed. I want to see a phone actually self destruct...like CD's and such do in Mission impossible. Put some chemical viles inside the phone, and if someone tampers with its software...mix the two together to instantly melt the phone or something. that would be cool.

are you dumb? it's not going to burst into flames. It's just going to brick itself.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

wouldn't surprise me if someone figures out how to disable it before long but still, that's taking it a little far isn't it

[Tech Geek Alex]

Hello? Where are the iPhone 4 critics to tell me once again I should buy a Droid X instead?

You should buy an EVO.....there someone said it...

[Arkaic]

so what limitations does this impose?

[Ravensky]

I will stick with my Droid Incredible then... :rolleyes:

[FiB3R]

Virtual eFuses ftw. They're used in part of the xbox 360 "jtag" hack

On the 360, when you update the dash a fuse is blown (I think they are actually inside the CPU) this stops you being able to downgrade to and older dashboard.

[+Warwagon MVC]

I'm going to make a prediction. Motorola is going to release a bad update which will accidentally blow an efuse which will break everyone phone. Because of the efuse you won't be able to fix the phone with a software update. Instead all the phones will be bricked.

[FiB3R]

That would be a very bad day for Motorola :laugh:

[ArmedMonkey]

Screw Motorola. It will be a bad day for everyone who is phoneless. Not buying this crap, no way. They want to lose business, let them. Maybe if the phone flops they will learn a lesson.

[+Warwagon MVC]

That would be a very bad day for Motorola :laugh:

That would be AWESOME!!!!

[techbeck]

Hello? Where are the iPhone 4 critics to tell me once again I should buy a Droid X instead?

I would still get an X over a iPhone any day. Hell, I would go to one of those big bag phones before I go with an iPhone. Call me crazy, but I dont like *******ish companies telling me what I can and cannot do with something that I BUY and then producing crap as a product.

[DukeEsquire]

I would still get an X over a iPhone any day. Hell, I would go to one of those big bag phones before I go with an iPhone. Call me crazy, but I dont like *******ish companies telling me what I can and cannot do with something that I BUY and then producing crap as a product.

Jeez, chill, it's just a phone. No one is telling you to get an iPhone.

I just got my iPhone 4 a few days ago and I love it. No reception problems and runs smooth as butter. I got it because I really liked my iPhone 3G and Android hasn't won me over yet. Plus, there are some apps that are iPhone exclusive that I'd like to keep like Air Video Server.

But that's just my opinion. To each their own.

PS: Android phone manufactures tell their users what they can and can't do either, no? Isn't that why people root their phone? Just saying...

[ArmedMonkey]

Because Apple never tells their users what to do, right?

[techbeck]

Jeez, chill, it's just a phone. No one is telling you to get an iPhone.

I just got my iPhone 4 a few days ago and I love it. No reception problems and runs smooth as butter. I got it because I really liked my iPhone 3G and Android hasn't won me over yet. Plus, there are some apps that are iPhone exclusive that I'd like to keep like Air Video Server.

But that's just my opinion. To each their own.

PS: Android phone manufactures tell their users what they can and can't do either, no? Isn't that why people root their phone? Just saying...

I am calm, just expressing my opinion. And no, most Android makers DO NOT tell you what you can and cannot do. Why they don't frown on people rooting their phone like Apple does. Why they allow a ton of devs to mod the phone's software and make changes to it. We can also overclock our phones. Motorola is the exception tho.

[Malisk]

Well, I guess the users who want it to do more than advertised need to purchase another phone then. There are many good ones today to choose from.

Those who're happy with the given feature set can use this one.

This really is as simple as that.

[+Warwagon MVC]

Well, I guess the users who want it to do more than advertised need to purchase another phone then. There are many good ones today to choose from.

Those who're happy with the given feature set can use this one.

This really is as simple as that.

True, but people may not buy the phone, not because they are want to root it, but because they don't feel convertible having an "Point of no return" fuse on their phone which can be triggered. Myself included.

[DukeEsquire]

I am calm, just expressing my opinion. And no, most Android makers DO NOT tell you what you can and cannot do. Why they don't frown on people rooting their phone like Apple does. Why they allow a ton of devs to mod the phone's software and make changes to it. We can also overclock our phones. Motorola is the exception tho.

Then why do you have to root in the first place?

It's just like jailbreak. The manufacturer puts limitations on the phone, but if you don't like the limitation, you can always void your warranty and root/jailbreak it.

[acnpt]

**** me, Motorola can **** anything up.

I doubt HTC will ever do that, as the roms keep customers off their back.

I also can't see Apple doing that as they would lose sales...although they do keep fixing the exploits to be seen 'fighting piracy'.