Con-
-Battery life..HORRID ! is this common ? Maybe I need an exchange ?
Im a bit of a '**** can you guys suggest any tips/apps for
Ringer profiles , Quick dialing ?
As mentioned Im a **** so usually have to wear oven mitts as to not hurt myself. Any tips on keyboard usage ? What was your adjustment period ,Ive read EVERY KEYBOARD ON EVERY QWERTY PHONE EVER has one just wondering your experience.
Dumb people shouldnt be using Smartphones.
How is searching 3rd party email a basic function?
I always find it curious when people assume their experiences in life are the universal experience. I've never wanted nor needed to search my email on my phone. Just because your last phone could do it, doesn't mean the next one should. That's what research before you buy is for. 10 minutes spent reading previews/reviews saves hours of headaches later. I don't buy anything electronic that's over 15 dollars without reading reviews anymore. But then again, I'm an adult.
once again a member of this forum chooses to respond immaturely to someone who is just pointing out a valid shortcoming on the Droid. You guys are really getting to be just as bad as the iphone guys.
Actually, your reply seems much more immature than his did. It sounds like you're really angry about something that most people don't care about, but you feel like it should be everyone else's number one priority, and they should all be as angry as you, because you care about it. Maybe you should think about why talking about a cell phone makes you so angry?
Ohhhhh OK. So it's OK for you to flame everyone in this thread for not agreeing with you, because if anyone disagrees with you they are just being immature/are fanboys/insane/idiots/etc.I'm shocked at how many people on this forum cannot seem to look at this device objectively and talk about its strengths and weaknesses in a mature and level-headed manner. There is SO much bashing of the OP on this thread...its unbelievable. I'm just trying to contribute some sense of sanity here...but I can see more and more that really isn't wanted in this forum. flaming anyone who has a problem with the device or decides to return it seems to be becoming the norm, which is a shame.
Dumb people shouldnt be using Smartphones.
Your list is inexcusable
Should have looked like ....
Ohhhhh OK. So it's OK for you to flame everyone in this thread for not agreeing with you, because if anyone disagrees with you they are just being immature/are fanboys/insane/idiots/etc.
And if there is a feature that you want in a phone, then it is the absolute most important feature ever and everyone in the world uses it, and anyone who disagrees with you is being immature/are fanboys/insane/idiots/etc.
Got it! Thanks for your contribution to the forums!
Maybe next time you should try researching a device before you buy it rather than whining and crying and being mad at everyone else because you failed to do your research.
Oh please, come on. Do you think this forum is populated by a bunch of children and you are the only adult? The "Dumb people shouldn't be using Smartphones" thing was clever. It was obviously a generalization and wasn't intended as an insult against anyone in the thread directly.Name calling isn't gonna be tolerated in this forum. Your conduct is inexcusable. Let's change it, shall we?
Also, let's get this thread back on track. Or, I can just close it. I prefer to not have to do that.
Who cares about why you are returning the Droid. Tired of post like this one.
Test drive the d...n phone before you buy it as you would a car. You knew what your sticking points were before you bought it.
OP sounds like a blackberry fanboy who has never even held a Droid.... Seriously, how ignorant can one person be?...Good riddance
How is searching 3rd party email a basic function?
Just put the phone on silent if it won't stay off while charging...
I returned my first Droid after a couple of hours of using it. Then, a day later, I had to have it again.I got my Droid about two weeks ago, and while it's the coolest phone I've ever used, I think I am going to have to go back to my BB Curve. I'm a business user, and this phone isn't optimal for the kind of heavy-duty use I regularly put my Curve through. So here are the pro's and con's in my opinion:
PRO'S:
- Browsing is phenomenal
- Apps are great to have, even FB is cool on this
- Camera and video are awesome
CON'S:
- BATTERY LIFE IS ABYSMAL! My #1 complaint. Keep it plugged in at all times, or carry multiple spares
- All keyboards make it very prone to misspellings, and very frustrating
- Can't bring up a contact and dial as quickly as BB (important for me)
- No speed dial keys
- Lack of search feature for email
- Did I mention the horrid battery life?
- Ringer volume keeps changing when I don't want it to. Won't stay where I set it
- When you plug the phone in at night to charge it, it won't stay powered off, meaning you'll get all kinds of unwanted notifications and/or phone calls at all hours
- I don't konw if I've already mentioned it, but the battery life is just awful. I could count on my Curve staying alive through a full day of phone calls
In my opinion, a lot of things were overlooked in the user interface. I wanted to love this phone, but I just can't. It's making me regret that I switched every time it does something funky, or each time I have to plug it in after just a few hours of use.
I'll try to add to this after I think of more!
Oh please, come on. Do you think this forum is populated by a bunch of children and you are the only adult? The "Dumb people shouldn't be using Smartphones" thing was clever. It was obviously a generalization and wasn't intended as an insult against anyone in the thread directly.
Seriously, nothing in this thread has been out of order, and it has not turned into a foul-mouthed flame war. Sarcasm != Flaming. The first rule of being a forum moderator is to know when moderation is necessary, and when it ISN'T. You aren't the first person to moderate a forum, so please don't get your moderator panties in a bunch just yet
Oh and feel free to ban me for talking back at you. It will only prove my point
Dumb people shouldnt be using Smartphones.
Your list is inexcusable
Should have looked like ....
Con-
-Battery life..HORRID ! is this common ? Maybe I need an exchange ?
Im a bit of a '**** can you guys suggest any tips/apps for
Ringer profiles , Quick dialing ?
As mentioned Im a **** so usually have to wear oven mitts as to not hurt myself. Any tips on keyboard usage ? What was your adjustment period ,Ive read EVERY KEYBOARD ON EVERY QWERTY PHONE EVER has one just wondering your experience.
How is searching 3rd party email a basic function?
I always find it curious when people assume their experiences in life are the universal experience. I've never wanted nor needed to search my email on my phone. Just because your last phone could do it, doesn't mean the next one should. That's what research before you buy is for. 10 minutes spent reading previews/reviews saves hours of headaches later. I don't buy anything electronic that's over 15 dollars without reading reviews anymore. But then again, I'm an adult.
1. The above post illustrates my point regarding the tone of this forum exactly.
2. I am not flaming anyone here.
3. I didn't call anyone an idiot or insane. In a nutshell what I am saying is that a lot of people here are blindly devoted to this device and attack anyone who thinks that it is has a few faults. Its irrational and yes, immature.
4. More than half of the businesses out there use Exchange for their backend e-mail system. I believe that as an Exchange user (and long-time administrator) that makes my take this this particular issue a valid one. I said 20% of the user population would probably like to have Exchange search. I did not make sweeping generalizations saying that EVERYONE uses it and that "my shit is more important than anyone else's" as you say I did.
5. I researched the hell out of this device and jumped in on launch day despite its shortcomings because overall it is MUCH better than any blackberry I have ever owned. HOWEVER, there are still some things that the blackberry does better and there is nothing wrong with me wanting and hoping for the software to improve so that it is more competitive with BB's in those few areas in which it falls short. What's wrong with that?
6. I still love my Droid -- I just want it to be even better than it already is! I'm on YOUR side man! I just am on the OP's side too because I know where he is coming from. Yes, I am on both sides...because really, there shouldn't be any sides at all. We're all just users here.
Oh please, come on. Do you think this forum is populated by a bunch of children and you are the only adult? The "Dumb people shouldn't be using Smartphones" thing was clever. It was obviously a generalization and wasn't intended as an insult against anyone in the thread directly.
Seriously, nothing in this thread has been out of order, and it has not turned into a foul-mouthed flame war. Sarcasm != Flaming. The first rule of being a forum moderator is to know when moderation is necessary, and when it ISN'T. You aren't the first person to moderate a forum, so please don't get your moderator panties in a bunch just yet
Oh and feel free to ban me for talking back at you. It will only prove my point
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