List your biggest complaints about Thunderbolt

brickberry · Mar 31, 2011

griller said:
I'm sure battery life is an issue for many people, also no skype video chat. Is there anything else you don't like about this phone? I'm on the fence on this phone right now, and wanted to hear out people's complaints on this phone before i pull the trigger.

No Skype video chat??!! Why the heck not??? What is the camera in the front for?? OK. I just arrived here, but really, I thought the camera was for skype(or whatever).

Matt

lac111254 · Mar 31, 2011

I upgraded from a motorola droid and I love this phone. recently went on a road trip and had a chance to use the mobile hot spot laptop using mozilla and within 3g internet was just like home internet. just experience 4G incredible speed. fits perfectly in my pocket better than moto droid.

EvilMonkey · Apr 1, 2011

Anyone else noticing the coating on the kickstand scratching off really easily? I'm not sure what the coating is for or what the kickstand is made of, but it kind of makes me worried it will rust or ill loose that sweet Google logo if it comes off any more.

ska.t73 · Apr 1, 2011

brickberry said:
No Skype video chat??!! Why the heck not??? What is the camera in the front for?? OK. I just arrived here, but really, I thought the camera was for skype(or whatever).

Matt

Because Skype doesn't have their app ready yet. There are other video chat apps out there. However Skype was suppose to be available at launch, Skype didn't have the app ready on time and still doesn't.

Cellmate · Apr 1, 2011

offanairplane said:
(I am a high-voltage electrician for a power-plant so I know what I'm doing there).

So you're the guy in the TB commercial

CharlzO · Apr 2, 2011

slinky said:
- Lack of HD recording... why? Is this a software issue that can be remedied?

I know this is just kinda being picky on my end, but you do get the option in the settings in the camcorder for 720p HD. Granted, it's not 1080, but it's still not too bad. Though it works best outside on clear days, obviously.

Just tossing that out there

PHOTOBOSSMAN · Apr 2, 2011

I just upgraded my Blackberry Storm to A HTC Thunderbolt I signed up wit a 1 year contract with Verizion.

EarlyMon · Apr 2, 2011

Welcome to the forums!

rondo777 · Apr 4, 2011

redraider1 said:
You will love this phone people just expect unrealistic things from phones. The battery life isnt that bad, but its not great either. Other than that I love the phone and once 4g is in my area I will love it that much more.

I love the phone as well. But battery life is horrible. You may find th 4G, as great as it is will effect your battery. Im in the middle of a big 4g area and my phone is always on 4G. I read somewhere ta 4G is a battery hog and I believe its true. My phone when on WIFI can lasts all day. 4G....not so good. Ive seen the battery drop 50% just sitting on the coffee table after 8 hours. My buddies EVO has a setting for using 3G or 4G. He has told me that he runs on 3G most of the time cause th battery life sucks on his as well when using 4G. I wish we could switch it to 3G when we wanted to.

AustinTech · Apr 4, 2011

rondo777 said:
I wish we could switch it to 3G when we wanted to.

You do! It's called LTE onOff and its free in the market. If you want 3G then choose CDMA auto. Otherwise choose CDMA + LTE.

RandyRucker · Apr 4, 2011

Did anyone mention the battery life is short? That's my number one complaint.

skinnhc · Apr 5, 2011

My ONLY complaint would be the recessed power button. I'm pass my 14 day return period. Guess i'll learn to live with it.Otherwise coming from the OG Droid and X I'm very happy.

Bearly · Apr 5, 2011

Get the 4G toggle app in the market guys....

moralitydroid · Apr 5, 2011

Someone should edit the OP to list what people's legit complaints are maybe 2 sections, Hardware and software, and what items have been resolved or have suggested solutions.

In no particular order

Charger location in respect to the kickstand
Hidden LED notifier
location of the volume rocker - I'm constantly hitting volume up or down the way I hold my phone - I'm prolly just doing it wrong.
Lack of physical mute button and the need to unlock the screen to mute the phone.
Lack of hardware buttons - at least 1 would be nice considering the 'mushiness' or low profile of the power button (i've returned 1 TB for another issue and the 2nd power button was definitely lower than the 1st)
Bloatware - rooted and fixed.
Flakiness of some of the sense widgets/apps. **
6 gigs of missing space. *
Mic is unusable for phone calls when regular earphones are plugged in
Media speaker sounds very Tinny when the kickstand is open

Overall none of these issues would keep me from using the phone. Also I specifically didnt mention battery life - while it would be nice to be longer, the truth is the battery lasts as long as it can based on usage, so mileage will vary. I'll be happy when a aesthetically pleasing and effective inductive charger comes out to use while at work where I'm constant picking up and putting down the phone.

And since theres cons up there how about some pros:

Built in kickstand
Dual flash
Storage space
Speed
Photo/video quality
HTC's Flashlight - this totally was a pleasant surprise - for those that dont know it turns on the dual LED flash instead of using the screen. More efficient on the battery and much brighter.

*I'm not even close to using this space but at some point I expect I will. Removing the vzw bloat has not found this missing space.

** I specifically wanted to use the sense UI because of the idea of integrating all communication / contacts over various platforms. I'd seen it on friend's EVO's and loved it. Saddly now that I'm using it, I can see there is definitely room for intuitive improvements. Also some of the widgets aren't that great at getting data updated at the set intervals and the overal single utility of much of the apps/widgets. So much for combining things.

ska.t73 · Apr 5, 2011

In terms of the space issue, the word from people who have talked to VZW support is that the space is a file system set up error and will be able to be fixed with an OTA update (probably when they release Gingerbread this summer). As far as Sense goes, this is a very new version of Sense. In fact I believe the TB is the first phone that has Sense 2.0, so there are going to be bugs, I honestly feel that this will also be fixed when the next OTA is released.

(oh and BTW since you mentioned you are rooted, the ROM devs will have both of those issues fixed long before the OTA is pushed.

)

waffle449 · Apr 6, 2011

When I take a step into my law school's main hall, my mobile network connection cuts out. Sometimes I get 1x but never 3G or 4G. HTC Incredible and Verizon iPhone all get perfect 3G signal all through this building. That wouldn't be the end of the world, because I just log on to wireless, but it screws up my 3g/4g radio so when i leave the building, even after turning my wireless radio off, it will not connect to 3g/4g, still only 1x. sometimes turning my phone off and on solves this problem, but not always.

love love love this phone when it works. but jeez louise I can't deal with the network not working 75% or more of the time.

Returning it today, not sure what I'm going to get instead.

Bearly · Apr 6, 2011

waffle449 said:
When I take a step into my law school's main hall, my mobile network connection cuts out. Sometimes I get 1x but never 3G or 4G. HTC Incredible and Verizon iPhone all get perfect 3G signal all through this building. That wouldn't be the end of the world, because I just log on to wireless, but it screws up my 3g/4g radio so when i leave the building, even after turning my wireless radio off, it will not connect to 3g/4g, still only 1x. sometimes turning my phone off and on solves this problem, but not always.

love love love this phone when it works. but jeez louise I can't deal with the network not working 75% or more of the time.

Returning it today, not sure what I'm going to get instead.

Try a different unit first. If that doesn't work, wait for another phone. Maybe the Incredible 2 or the Galaxy S 2

If you dont care to root or mod, wait for the Droid Bionic.

NDELLER · Apr 6, 2011

Just received mine in the mail yesterday and I am just not sure about it! :thinking:

I suppose I need to be patient but have to return in less then 15 days if I do not like it! Any feed back will be appreciated

Lunacy · Apr 6, 2011

NDELLER said:
Any feed back will be appreciated

Feedback on what? You just said you don't like it. Take it back then.

Cellmate · Apr 6, 2011

NDELLER said:
Any feed back will be appreciated

Welcome and just a reminder that this whole post is a 5 page (and growing) feedback.

Yourself · Apr 6, 2011

Reliability/Build Quality-

First bolt was returned due to screen issues(light leak, bottom buttons stopped lighting up).
Second bolt has network issues. I'm smack dab in the middle of 4G area, but no 4G on the phone. I have limited 3G and a smattering of 1x. I've factory reset, battery pulled and scoured the forums for a fix, but so far...nada.

Maybe 3rd bolt is a charm?

**edit** Had 4G at work until Monday, now it's gone.

taterdiditoo · Apr 6, 2011

The only thing I dislike about this phone after using it for 2 weeks (other than the overabundance of bloatware) is the placement of the charger. It is incredibly awkward to use when plugged in. Tried texting while plugged in and I wasn't really sure how to hold it. Not to mention what has already been pointed out a thousand times - can't charge and use kickstand in landscape mode.
Regardless of this annoying issue, I'm pretty happy with this phone.

allen2oo3 · Apr 7, 2011

another to add to the list, screen auto-brightness does not work

ANDЯOID · Apr 7, 2011

i really havent used the phone much, but i had to swap it due to: squishy volume buttons, screen separating from base (lower right), data connectivity issues (known issue by vzw), poor gps reception ("accurate to 1000ft"). the replacement seems ok. internet speed seems good on phone and using wifi hotspot.

b4ufsh · Apr 7, 2011

I would say my only complaint is a little lag in the over operation. Meaning, when I have to many apps/programs open at the same time, my menu's move slow. To fix this, I hit my app 'advance task manger' to turn off all non essential apps. Then all is good. This is my first android phone and I'm lovin it.

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