There is simply no reason to get the Eris now that we have Nexus One coming to all carriers and various superior phones coming in the spring. The Nexus One is 3 -4 times faster while the Eris suffers from lag and often frustrating to use because of how slow it is.
You have to understand that the Eris is almost 3 years old. I say 3 years old because the obsolete ARM 11 CPU it uses is so old and slow since its been around for so many years.
Also the Eris is so slow that memory reallocation even slows the phone down more unless you constantly kill apps to free up memory or use a task killer apps.
The Eris really is more of a hassle than its worth just because the delays and slow performance it provides. Try an iphone or a Nexus One and then go back to and Eris....you will throw the Eris against a wall. It really is a completely outdated phone. Yes I own the Eris and will give it away for free once the Nexus One comes to Verizon.
There are always reasons to have different phones. If there wasn't then there would be only one phone available on one carrier. People have different needs and different phones fit different needs. I had the need (want really) for an Android device on Verizon. Like everyone else I had two choices. I chose (as did you) to get the Eris. I like Sense UI and I prefer the smaller form factor. I did not want the Moto Droid because of the form factor and the useless keyboard. I will not want the Nexus because of the form factor and the way it functions. It is too big for me and I was not all that impressed with it. Give me an Eris with 2.0 and root any day.
It seems you guys have not used an IPhone or Nexus One. Im being very serious. Every aspect of the Eris has a delay and lag, some aspects more than others but it is there. My Eris can NOT keep up with me. My mind works very fast and having to wait even ONE second for menus to come up is unacceptable to me. These delays and lags are present on every aspect of the phone. Some people dont realize it because they seem not to mind having to wait 1 or 2 second for menus to load.
HTC MP3 player widget lags when switching songs. You can press the Next button a few times in a row but it will only move one songs beause it cant process the commands fast enough....simple to change a song there is so much lag.....its really amazing how slow it is. I cant wait for Nexus One on verizon.
I work in an office full of people that love tech, but can't really use it. I end up getting my hands on every phone that comes through the door. I have used every generation of iPhone, all models of BlackBerry, almost everything out there with WinMo on it (including the HD2) and just about every Android device that is available in the US and some that aren't.
IMHO, the Eris can hold it's own against just about every single one of the phones I have used. It has limitations (what man made device doesn't), but I have not seen anything close to what you describe. The Nexus is nice, but it is not all that. My experience with the 2 I had in my hands was very much like Frisco's. I was not all that impressed and both units were returned by the owners. I hope that HTC can get some of the problems worked out before it comes to Verizon.
I have no idea what you are doing with your Eris, but from the way you are describing things you are obviously doing something wrong. I, along with many other users, don't have the problems you describe. I think it is great that your mind works so fast
, but you bought the Eris of your own free will. If it is really as bad as you describe you would either be very dumb for getting a phone that doesn't work for you or really lazy for not doing any research in the first place. If waiting a second for something to happen on your phone is really that big of a deal to you then you will probably walk away disappointed for the rest of your life. You may just want to take the time and ask your mom for some Ritalin. Oh well, I really do hope you get the Nexus when it comes to Verizon, then we don't have to listen to you blather on about your so called facts anymore.
BTW, until you stop making personal statements and declaring them as fact you will be looked at as nothing more than a troll. Actually making an attempt to help others wouldn't be a bad choice either.
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