I switched to Thin phone myself (from Qcom 1920). I of course like the reduction in weight and I think it sounds better.
But I preferred the wheel control of the old phone. Also, I think the buttons where generally bigger or spaced differently. I think they are way too close to each other on the Thin phone for a guy. I don't think my fingers are fat. They are kind of long and thin.
If I were to design a phone, I would make it longer, so that while the ear piece is on the ear, the mic is in general area of my mouth, not somewhere barely half the distance between my ear and my mouth. This added real estate on the phone could be used for additional lines of display and for bigger buttons.
Re: Internet connection
I tried it last night for the first time myself, and it was slow as well, and I kept getting service unavailable myself. I don't think it is ready for prime time.
Do you know how they are billing for it? Is it from the time I select the browser until I end the session, rounded up to the minute?
Anyway, I tried to create a tiny web site accessible through the phone, and so far, I failed miserably. I may be using the wrong version or syntax of the hdml, which I am assuming they are using.
Re: Sprint service in general
I have to eat my words of praise of Sprint. Our company got Sprint less than a year ago. Back then, the service was good, customer service and responsiveness were excellent. Now, it is at the point of meltdown. The service has been down in New York City repeatedly over the last month - meaning we couldn't reach our employees for hours.
They changed their customer support several times over last year, each time for the worse. Now we are at the point where the corporate support is below of what $16 / per month customer gets.
They started to add these nickle and dime charges, reneged on things we agreed on when we signed the contract. If things don't improve, I think I am ready to drop them.
Joe
PS: sorry for the negativity on the Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It has a special meaning for me, since I am originally from the part of the world - behind the Iron Curtain. |
