Need your help guys....(and I apologize in advance for the length of this request).
As ya know my wife and I went to get a couple HTC Heros and switch to Sprint....
When there, we ran into a stumbling block.
I DID get the Hero for me (and love it)...but the screen is "heat sensitive" meaning that skin actually has to touch the screen, which does not work for her, who has long fingernails....making typing on a screen, all but impossible.
So the other options Sprint had available (that had internet, GPS...etc) options that we wanted were:
Palm Pre
Blackberries
Samsung Instinct
The Pre looked like a viable option...slide out keyboard (ideal for her)...but maneuvering screens DOES require heat sensitive activation....now, that may not be a big deal as she needs to touch a larger surface, not tiny keyboard on a screen.
We never considered the Blackberries because I think she wanted larger screen and more "Social apps" vs "Business apps".
So, she went with the Samsung Instinct S30 because the screens are pressure sensitive and works with her fingernails.
After 24 hours, she is disappointed.
Loading time to pull up the internet, TV, GPS...etc takes FOREVER compared to my Hero.
Can the units make THAT much difference in loading time? Even if on the same network?
I looked at the Sprint website and I see they say phones like mine, the Pre etc have 3g speeds (where available) but don't say that about the Samsung...so is there downloading speed limitations on them?
Or could this be just a bad phone she has? Should we look at another option during our 30 day trial? If so, which one/s and why?
Thanks!
As ya know my wife and I went to get a couple HTC Heros and switch to Sprint....
When there, we ran into a stumbling block.
I DID get the Hero for me (and love it)...but the screen is "heat sensitive" meaning that skin actually has to touch the screen, which does not work for her, who has long fingernails....making typing on a screen, all but impossible.
So the other options Sprint had available (that had internet, GPS...etc) options that we wanted were:
Palm Pre
Blackberries
Samsung Instinct
The Pre looked like a viable option...slide out keyboard (ideal for her)...but maneuvering screens DOES require heat sensitive activation....now, that may not be a big deal as she needs to touch a larger surface, not tiny keyboard on a screen.
We never considered the Blackberries because I think she wanted larger screen and more "Social apps" vs "Business apps".
So, she went with the Samsung Instinct S30 because the screens are pressure sensitive and works with her fingernails.
After 24 hours, she is disappointed.
Loading time to pull up the internet, TV, GPS...etc takes FOREVER compared to my Hero.
Can the units make THAT much difference in loading time? Even if on the same network?
I looked at the Sprint website and I see they say phones like mine, the Pre etc have 3g speeds (where available) but don't say that about the Samsung...so is there downloading speed limitations on them?
Or could this be just a bad phone she has? Should we look at another option during our 30 day trial? If so, which one/s and why?
Thanks!