The dismissive attitude of people who love their Epics gets irritating after a while. I've been asked to post my issues and use the responses to "fix" issues as if I've never thought of doing that or haven't done it. Then there is this whole, well if you don't like it, just get another phone. Really? I am doing just that. I still get to complain about a device that I paid $249 to get that hasn't performed well for me. Just because a phone works well for you and you've never had issues with it doesn't mean that people who complain about issues they are having with the same phone are merely complainers who don't really know what they are talking about. I've had two Epics. Both have been a pain in my rump. I've worked hard to try to "fix" issues on both of them through getting advice through many different channels and still, I'm frustrated with this device.
And it gets old hearing, "Well, why don't you root? That will fix everything." and "It's annoying to hear people talking about expecting that the phone should work as it should right out of the box without having to root."
Fine, you have your opinion. I have mine. I believe that when a corporation or corporations put out a high tech device that it should work as promised out of the box. I didn't pay my money to get a phone riddled with bugs that I have to work to fix on my own.
And it gets old hearing, "Well maybe an iPhone would be better for you. Good luck with that." That's just insulting. There is a reason I don't have an iPhone. I've tried it and I didn't like it at all. It has its own issues. I like Android phones better.
So, I'm not some whiney young twit who is completely uneducated and tech ignorant. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that a product should work as promised out of the box and that OTA updates shouldn't completely mess up your phone.
I could root, sure. No it's not difficult. I am tech savvy enough to do at least that (and so much more, even though I'm a ripe old 41). Saying that, I still don't think I should be forced to root in order to fix problems that Samsung and Sprint created and can't or won't fix. And I've never heard that rooting fixes the GPS issues or the issue requiring the "airplane mode fix."
So, I'm happy that all of you Epic lovers are incredibly happy with your Epics. I'm not so happy that you are so dismissive of other people's experiences that aren't so positive with your favorite phone. I expected better behavior from people in the Android community. Some of you sound no better than iPhone fanboys. I'm just sayin'.