I totally spaced out your last comment regarding the issues i'm having with the phone. It may sound like petty anti things, but it was like a major shock to me and very frustrating.
The main issue I had was the new sliding lock. Not only on the start up but when trying to use the phone on answering and hanging up. Many times I hit the end call button (lower right), only to find out it turned the screen off but not the call. Getting to the speakphone is a bitch as well. I don't always wear my glasses and the extra step of hitting the menu button and then trying to find the speakerphone icon makes it twice as hard. It's hard enough using a sensitive touch phone. In the previous version the speakerphone icon was on the dial pad.
And then there was several things that were lost on the new version. My contact numbers for one. I never knew that I could back up the contacts on my sd card. For the record, I despise the fact that my contacts are online. I never have anything personal online. Yes, I hid them, but that's not the point. It doesn't help that all my email addresses uploaded to my phone. I use those ONLY online. Yes, I hid them on my phone, but to me, it shouldn't have done it in the first place. I know Android runs through google and gmail (which I RARELY use) and so I have no choice.
The other things that were lost was the speed dialing and the memo pad. Since I had posted this, I downloaded two programs to take care of speed dialing and memo pad, but it was annoying I had to do it in the first place.
The other thing that was lost was the notification at start up that I had missed a call or text message. Now it's a teeny icon up at the top. Keep in mind this is my first touch phone and my previous one (a Rant) had a led light - which was perfect for me.
And lastly I was told that the ONLY way I can get email updates is through gmail. They told me Hotmail doesn't work so I have to forward my email to gmail. *gag*
And last but not least, the theme was completely changed to a disgusting neon green. I have neither the patience nor desire to fiddle around with themes - it's not a big deal to me - so I just use the standard issued one. But this new one is horrendous.
So with all this crap that was changed, it was just a simple solution for me to convert back to the old one.
Petty, yes?
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