To all those thinking of jumping over the RIM...
- I'll admit, I have thought of going Android. The only reason is I hate typing on my Storm2. I wish Verizon would carry the Torch, but that won't happen soon.
So the CEO at a company I service came to me and said he is dumping his BB Curve and getting a new phone. He came back from the Sprint store with a Samsung Epic.
After 5 days we learned:
Battery life sucked, not just a little, but after charging all night, he talked to an hour and it died.
Email sucked. Messages would be delivered to the phone, show up on the screen, then the next send/receive, dissapear. Gone from the phone, and gone from the server, never to be found. Sprint just scratched their head.
Reception sucked. This may just be Sprint, but he had better service with his old curve.
Audio sucked. It was scratchy, and he said half the time he could not hear.
So I all this phone the Epic Fail.
After 5 days, he went back to the store and picked up a new curve and has never been happier. Email is very important to him, as it is to me. As a consultant, my company survives on email.
So, even though I thought I wanted to leave RIM, this experience over the last week has cured me for quite some time. I was even thinking iPhone with Verizon, but I don't think I want to take a chance.
Just a little info for you if you care.01-21-11 12:05 PMLike 0 -
- I'll admit, I have thought of going Android. The only reason is I hate typing on my Storm2. I wish Verizon would carry the Torch, but that won't happen soon.
So the CEO at a company I service came to me and said he is dumping his BB Curve and getting a new phone. He came back from the Sprint store with a Samsung Epic.
After 5 days we learned:
Battery life sucked, not just a little, but after charging all night, he talked to an hour and it died.
Email sucked. Messages would be delivered to the phone, show up on the screen, then the next send/receive, dissapear. Gone from the phone, and gone from the server, never to be found. Sprint just scratched their head.
Reception sucked. This may just be Sprint, but he had better service with his old curve.
Audio sucked. It was scratchy, and he said half the time he could not hear.
So I all this phone the Epic Fail.
After 5 days, he went back to the store and picked up a new curve and has never been happier. Email is very important to him, as it is to me. As a consultant, my company survives on email.
So, even though I thought I wanted to leave RIM, this experience over the last week has cured me for quite some time. I was even thinking iPhone with Verizon, but I don't think I want to take a chance.
Just a little info for you if you care.howarmat likes this.01-21-11 12:17 PMLike 1 - I guess the moral of the story here is: Use/don't use whatever your boss/friends/co-workers tell you to instead of trying something for yourself as their insights/observations are more valid than yours.lssanjose and rizzzzoooo like this.01-21-11 12:17 PMLike 2
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- Tucker is such a homer, that is all I have to say. Biggest troll on this site bar none....
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com01-21-11 01:49 PMLike 4 - I'll admit, I have thought of going Android. The only reason is I hate typing on my Storm2. I wish Verizon would carry the Torch, but that won't happen soon.
So the CEO at a company I service came to me and said he is dumping his BB Curve and getting a new phone. He came back from the Sprint store with a Samsung Epic.
After 5 days we learned:
Battery life sucked, not just a little, but after charging all night, he talked to an hour and it died.
Email sucked. Messages would be delivered to the phone, show up on the screen, then the next send/receive, dissapear. Gone from the phone, and gone from the server, never to be found. Sprint just scratched their head.
Reception sucked. This may just be Sprint, but he had better service with his old curve.
Audio sucked. It was scratchy, and he said half the time he could not hear.
So I all this phone the Epic Fail.
After 5 days, he went back to the store and picked up a new curve and has never been happier. Email is very important to him, as it is to me. As a consultant, my company survives on email.
So, even though I thought I wanted to leave RIM, this experience over the last week has cured me for quite some time. I was even thinking iPhone with Verizon, but I don't think I want to take a chance.
Just a little info for you if you care.
thats usually the case for most people who jump ship to iPhone/android and then come running back lol01-21-11 01:52 PMLike 0 - Homers are nothing new to this site... But this thread isn't about homers, or choir-preaching. It's basically one's assertion over Android's supposed horrible battery life. It's obvious the guy got a bad unit, or battery (if possible, check the manufacturer's date).01-21-11 01:52 PMLike 0
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- Typical. When you can't argue with what I say, you resort to name calling. But I will say this, 2.8 million members and I'm the best? I wear that as a badge of honor.01-21-11 02:12 PMLike 0
- Don't worry, all the Java will be stripped out of your Android or it will cost Google a lot of money to keep it in there once Oracle is done suing Google over it Stolen Source, I mean open source OS.01-21-11 02:17 PMLike 3
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You clearly misunderstood my statement about my objection to BlackBerry, or any OS for that matter to not be open source.01-21-11 02:28 PMLike 0 -
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- However, the fact remains the android source code IS available; while iOS, and BlackBerry aren't. This doesn't mean I won't check out an iPhone when it hits Verizon's shelves, but the idea of being able to freely tweak the OS to the extent one can, when given the opportunity, is something I look for.01-21-11 03:06 PMLike 0
- avt123O.G.This thread is funny.
The device was faulty. Emails NEVER disappear on a full functional Android device. Scratchy audio is another sign of a faulty device. 1 hour phones calls killing the battery from 100%-0% is ANOTHER sign of a faulty device.
So basically, you are trying to bring down the entire Android platform because your boss had a lemon. Nice try.
And like Tucker said, Google has a ton of money. Android is here to stay.
Oops: No copied Java code or weapons of mass destruction found in Android | ZDNet01-21-11 03:07 PMLike 0 -
As usual, someone like this is too busy to deal with this, so it was in his best interest to just go back to BB.
My Son has a Droid X. He loves it, but he does say he misses the battery life of his curve. It's all what you want out of the phone. If battery life and Email are your priorities, personally I'd stick with BB. I can get what ever phone I want.
I do hate the fact that Verizon now charges a restocking fee if you don't like the phone. For that reason, you have to be sure it is what you want.
Again, as always, your mileage may vary01-21-11 03:12 PMLike 0
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