It surprised me as well, particularly after Engadget's comment about the Epic's GPS being "validated" (whatever that means)!
Thanks for the tip
Realistically if I was going to root an Android phone I'd also jail-break the iPhone and just run "MyWi" and not worry about paying Sprint $30/month.
I've nothing particular against rooting/jail-breaking, but as a developer I prefer to test in a "retail" environment to make sure my code behaves appropriately stock.
The Epic's screen really is very pretty! It's the cheese-cloth effect that it has when viewed up close that I don't like ... otherwise the contrast and black levels are fantastic and it really is pretty too look at!
Size wise, I like my "primary" phone as small as possible. Partly because otherwise it messes up the line of my suits (when I wear them) and partly because I like my gadgets small.
There's no question that the bigger screen makes for better browsing, viewing and so on of course! And I'm actually quite impressed that, even with the keyboard, the Epic is only about twice the volume of the iPhone 4.
Oh yes, mine does that! And if I make a call when the wife is driving and don't want it coming through the car the Range Rover will snatch the call back several times even though I'm manually selecting the handset.
And of course if you're on a call and turn off the car, the call stays with the car, even though you can't hear it because the speakers are off!
I wish that was the extent of the wierdnesses with my Range Rover of course!
I think my "favorite" is its random election to attempt to crush my legs with the steering wheel. Only happens if the wife has been driving it before, but sometimes I'll unlock the thing, get in, start the car, and then the wheel comes all the way down ...
I am ... I am ... almost all Linn and Meridian gear in the house right now (some B&W and other bits).
If I was streaming Bluetooth I could get away with not using lossless files on the iPod Classics and get much more music on there, sadly none of my current cars support it to even play with! Those that have in the past are part of what gave streaming Bluetooth a bad name!