Be honest - it's shite !

[NaplesBill]

Yeah I am a model(not anything big)...it's to pay for college

Im waiting for my best friend to get off so we can go to at & t...Im trying to talk her out of an iphone....

That blue is pulling me...But then the Captivate is like "Come to me, Carmen...you'll love me"

haha
ughhh

If i do get the Captivate, i will at least post my first hand experiences with the Xperia though

But i would love to know the bugs of the OS on the Captivate...

Aside from GPS, i havent heard much

Random reboots, random shutdowns (in the middle of the night even), random freezes, delays between when the phone starts ringing and you can actually see who is calling, delays when ending a call, sometimes does not wake up from sleep (screen timeout), and other similar issues. I duked it out for 28 days and as soon as I messed around with the X10 I realized just how bad the Samsung OS build really was. The KIES software (that is not even included or mentioned) is the biggest piece of garbage I have seen in over a decade. Getting it to work is an exercise in frustation and actually trying to use it once it's working is even worse. Of course, it still doesn't work all the time and some people even had to remove the external SD card to get it to work at all. Believe me, I can get it to work but I'm a computer geek with 20 years of employment in IT under my belt. It really is that bad.

The X10 is on 1.6 and is much more stable and performs much more fluidly. The GPS is amazingly quick and accurate and the PC software is really top notch. It will even import all your playlists from iTune (if you use it) and WMP. It is a night and day experience as far as I'm concerned.

I forgot to mention about the soft keys. The Captivate has no physical buttons for menu, back, home or search. They are "soft" buttons that are part of the touch panel. I am not a fan of these type buttons to begin with but the Captivate implementation is terrible. They do not light up unless you unlock and touch the screen. I found myself constantly having to hit the back key twice before it would register and also hitting the search button all the time by mistake. If you load one of the UK Galaxy S roms it gets even worse. It is all these little things that gave me the feeling that this phone was sort of just slapped together and barely tested.

 

[carmendiva]

Random reboots, random shutdowns (in the middle of the night even), random freezes, delays between when the phone starts ringing and you can actually see who is calling, delays when ending a call, sometimes does not wake up from sleep (screen timeout), and other similar issues. I duked it out for 28 days and as soon as I messed around with the X10 I realized just how bad the Samsung OS build really was. The KIES software (that is not even included or mentioned) is the biggest piece of garbage I have seen in over a decade. Getting it to work is an exercise in frustation and actually trying to use it once it's working is even worse. Of course, it still doesn't work all the time and some people even had to remove the external SD card to get it to work at all. Believe me, I can get it to work but I'm a computer geek with 20 years of employment in IT under my belt. It really is that bad.

The X10 is on 1.6 and is much more stable and performs much more fluidly. The GPS is amazingly quick and accurate and the PC software is really top notch. It will even import all your playlists from iTune (if you use it) and WMP. It is a night and day experience as far as I'm concerned.

I forgot to mention about the soft keys. The Captivate has no physical buttons for menu, back, home or search. They are "soft" buttons that are part of the touch panel. I am not a fan of these type buttons to begin with but the Captivate implementation is terrible. They do not light up unless you unlock and touch the screen. I found myself constantly having to hit the back key twice before it would register and also hitting the search button all the time by mistake. If you load one of the UK Galaxy S roms it gets even worse. It is all these little things that gave me the feeling that this phone was sort of just slapped together and barely tested.

Wow...that's a lot...
Hmmm makes you wonder

Kind of reminds me of my samsung omnia i had before hand back in 2008

 

[Hunted]

20 years of employment in IT under my belt. It really is that bad.

Have you tried turning it off and back on lol sorry i couldn't resist.. you guys do love to say that though haha so annoying..

 

[NaplesBill]

20 years of employment in IT under my belt. It really is that bad.

Have you tried turning it off and back on lol sorry i couldn't resist.. you guys do love to say that though haha so annoying..

HAHAHA! I use the ID10T error a lot and also the PEBKAC situation. PEBKAC=Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

And yes, that is a lot. If it were just the GPS and a couple minor irritations then I could have lived with the Captivate. But, it seemed like just about every aspect of the phones development was short changed. No Flash, no notification LED, no physical buttons and seemingly no true R&D or field testing. I also have no faith in Samsung's commitment to their customers. They have shown indifference many times in the recent past.

 

[Hunted]

the ID10T error a lot and also the PEBKAC situation. PEBKAC=Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

LOL i like those alot and im sure i'll find a use for them..

 

[NaplesBill]

the ID10T error a lot and also the PEBKAC situation. PEBKAC=Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

LOL i like those alot and im sure i'll find a use for them..

It won't be difficult to find a reason!

Seriously though, I waited 28 days to return the Captivate. I loved the screen and I really wanted to keep it. I was leery about it being a Samsung with their history of poor support. I just don't have faith that they can fix all the issues. If I'm wrong I'm ok with that too.

I do not have to have devices with the absolute best specs on paper. It's all about using them for me. As an example, I have an ASUS gaming laptop. Sure, there are better gaming laptops for a lot more money. But, I am 100% satisified with what I have and what it is capable of. The build quality is outstanding and I know ASUS is not going to abandon their customer. That is what makes the difference for me.

 

[BingoRingo]

I really like it, it's not perfect, but I don't think there is a perfect phone for everyone on the market today.

I really hated the SE keyboard, I replaced it. Now I love my phone. I just wish I would get the upgrade ASAP as it misses features it should have, like multitouch.

 

[ECBomb]

HAHAHA! I use the ID10T error a lot and also the PEBKAC situation. PEBKAC=Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

I also have no faith in Samsung's commitment to their customers. They have shown indifference many times in the recent past.

Amen. I had a Samsung Omnia HD, which was their flagship phone last year, and I couldn't take it after 6 months...Samsung's commitment to software issues is "amazing" (sense my sarcasm much?) So all I can say is that Samsung has AMAZING (this time I mean it) hardware, but just neglects after sales service altogether. Say no to Samsung people.

Also, the ID10T and PEBKAC phrases are gold! hahahaha

 

[knudsen81]

I really like it, it's not perfect, but I don't think there is a perfect phone for everyone on the market today.

I really hated the SE keyboard, I replaced it. Now I love my phone. I just wish I would get the upgrade ASAP as it misses features it should have, like multitouch.

my x10 works great and have no problems with it, the anly thing i miss from 2.1 is all the new apps that we can't use on 1.6

 

[ankh]

my x10 works great and have no problems with it, the anly thing i miss from 2.1 is all the new apps that we can't use on 1.6

I havent had any problems either mate. I just think its a bad batch like any other product. The only problem I had was with 3G but that was down to Orange messing around.

 

[knudsen81]

I havent had any problems either mate. I just think its a bad batch like any other product. The only problem I had was with 3G but that was down to Orange messing around.

yes i think many people need to bitch about the phone, because they cant wait

 

[muncaidh]

Its a crap phone. People have asked would I recommend it. No. I would not recommend it, go for the HTC Desire.
Since I took the build 26 update I get process terminations, dropped 3G, dropped wifi, half installed and crap apps that I cant delete, facebook issues, ive killed timescape as it doesnt update- ever. Just pathetic for an alledged quality company. This is all above the lies of multi-touch, still rubbish keyboard, slow camera, yadda yadda yadda .....
Sounding lame this is the last Sony phone for me after 3 old great phones then the pants K850 and rubbish X10.

 

[knudsen81]

Its a crap phone. People have asked would I recommend it. No. I would not recommend it, go for the HTC Desire.
Since I took the build 26 update I get process terminations, dropped 3G, dropped wifi, half installed and crap apps that I cant delete, facebook issues, ive killed timescape as it doesnt update- ever. Just pathetic for an alledged quality company. This is all above the lies of multi-touch, still rubbish keyboard, slow camera, yadda yadda yadda .....
Sounding lame this is the last Sony phone for me after 3 old great phones then the pants K850 and rubbish X10.

i will never recommend htc desire is really lagging, i have x10 but the problems you write i never ever had on my phone

 

[jackx10]

its really an awesome phone ...... not kidding.... bashers always be there.

 

[muncaidh]

i will never recommend htc desire is really lagging, i have x10 but the problems you write i never ever had on my phone

Im with TMobile UK and with build R2BA0026 comes:
"process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly" a few times a week, restarting the phone.
I have a half installed/removed PlayNow App.
TMobile have forced on "TopApps" app that I cant remove and have to kill it all the time.
MMS support is TERRIBLE.
Wireless keeps dropping and not connecting when I can see a perfectly good wifi signal.
3G keeps dropping when ever it feels like it when it used to be fine.
The screen contract (even at max) has been cranked down to save power but the screen is now bearly readable outside.
The call volume is terrible.
The keyboard is a shocker.
The Camera flash is a joke.
Timescape doesnt update consistently so missing posts. Ive just resorted to using twitter and facebook through the browser.
Doesnt charge off a PC unless it has the SE drivers installed.
The SE PCCompanion software is killing my (vaio) laptop and hogs the CPU at startup.
I bought the X10 compatible MW600 A2DP headphones. SE website says fully compatible, but I couldnt get trackID and CallerID working. Spent ages trying to figure it out. Discovered in the SE website in small print at the foot of the MW600 page that X10/X10mini/satio and a few other that it doesnt really work after all even though its on the compatible devices list.
Im not a stupid person so I hate my custom being taken for granted.
Im not looking forward to spending the remaining 21 months of the 24month contract with the X10.
All I can hope is that the 2.1 major update may resolve these issues and make it bearable putting up with it.

 

[knudsen81]

Im with TMobile UK and with build R2BA0026 comes:
"process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly" a few times a week, restarting the phone.
I have a half installed/removed PlayNow App.
TMobile have forced on "TopApps" app that I cant remove and have to kill it all the time.
MMS support is TERRIBLE.
Wireless keeps dropping and not connecting when I can see a perfectly good wifi signal.
3G keeps dropping when ever it feels like it when it used to be fine.
The screen contract (even at max) has been cranked down to save power but the screen is now bearly readable outside.
The call volume is terrible.
The keyboard is a shocker.
The Camera flash is a joke.
Timescape doesnt update consistently so missing posts. Ive just resorted to using twitter and facebook through the browser.
Doesnt charge off a PC unless it has the SE drivers installed.
The SE PCCompanion software is killing my (vaio) laptop and hogs the CPU at startup.
I bought the X10 compatible MW600 A2DP headphones. SE website says fully compatible, but I couldnt get trackID and CallerID working. Spent ages trying to figure it out. Discovered in the SE website in small print at the foot of the MW600 page that X10/X10mini/satio and a few other that it doesnt really work after all even though its on the compatible devices list.
Im not a stupid person so I hate my custom being taken for granted.
Im not looking forward to spending the remaining 21 months of the 24month contract with the X10.
All I can hope is that the 2.1 major update may resolve these issues and make it bearable putting up with it.

Thats not very good, but my genetic x10 i have never seen that problems

 

[NaplesBill]

Im with TMobile UK and with build R2BA0026 comes:
"process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly" a few times a week, restarting the phone.
I have a half installed/removed PlayNow App.
TMobile have forced on "TopApps" app that I cant remove and have to kill it all the time.
MMS support is TERRIBLE.
Wireless keeps dropping and not connecting when I can see a perfectly good wifi signal.
3G keeps dropping when ever it feels like it when it used to be fine.
The screen contract (even at max) has been cranked down to save power but the screen is now bearly readable outside.
The call volume is terrible.
The keyboard is a shocker.
The Camera flash is a joke.
Timescape doesnt update consistently so missing posts. Ive just resorted to using twitter and facebook through the browser.
Doesnt charge off a PC unless it has the SE drivers installed.
The SE PCCompanion software is killing my (vaio) laptop and hogs the CPU at startup.
I bought the X10 compatible MW600 A2DP headphones. SE website says fully compatible, but I couldnt get trackID and CallerID working. Spent ages trying to figure it out. Discovered in the SE website in small print at the foot of the MW600 page that X10/X10mini/satio and a few other that it doesnt really work after all even though its on the compatible devices list.
Im not a stupid person so I hate my custom being taken for granted.
Im not looking forward to spending the remaining 21 months of the 24month contract with the X10.
All I can hope is that the 2.1 major update may resolve these issues and make it bearable putting up with it.

It sounds to me like you need to reflash your phone. I'm guessing you have some serious corruption going on. Have you tried a master reset?

The problem with your laptop sounds strange too. I do have a killer laptop so I probably wouldn't notice if the PC Companion app was hogging CPU at startup. I have an i7 laptop with an nVidia GTS 360M 1GB and 4GB RAM. LOL

Not sure what you can do about the T-Mobile issues. What would happen if you unbranded the phone with a generic rom?

 

[ECBomb]

Im with TMobile UK and with build R2BA0026 comes:
"process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly" a few times a week, restarting the phone.
I have a half installed/removed PlayNow App.
TMobile have forced on "TopApps" app that I cant remove and have to kill it all the time.
MMS support is TERRIBLE.
Wireless keeps dropping and not connecting when I can see a perfectly good wifi signal.
3G keeps dropping when ever it feels like it when it used to be fine.
The screen contract (even at max) has been cranked down to save power but the screen is now bearly readable outside.
The call volume is terrible.
The keyboard is a shocker.
The Camera flash is a joke.
Timescape doesnt update consistently so missing posts. Ive just resorted to using twitter and facebook through the browser.
Doesnt charge off a PC unless it has the SE drivers installed.
The SE PCCompanion software is killing my (vaio) laptop and hogs the CPU at startup.
I bought the X10 compatible MW600 A2DP headphones. SE website says fully compatible, but I couldnt get trackID and CallerID working. Spent ages trying to figure it out. Discovered in the SE website in small print at the foot of the MW600 page that X10/X10mini/satio and a few other that it doesnt really work after all even though its on the compatible devices list.
Im not a stupid person so I hate my custom being taken for granted.
Im not looking forward to spending the remaining 21 months of the 24month contract with the X10.
All I can hope is that the 2.1 major update may resolve these issues and make it bearable putting up with it.

For the MW600 headset, i don't have track id on it either, and the caller id is just the phone number, no names. Not sure if that's considered caller id lol

 

[TommySixx81]

Wow, I've had mine since April and had few problems. Only main one is in-call volume, and reception. Other than that, beats my brother's and my cousin's iphone 4s. Hell, I'd even take this phone with half the problems listed over an iphone!

 

[sharkhark]

Random reboots, random shutdowns (in the middle of the night even), random freezes, delays between when the phone starts ringing and you can actually see who is calling, delays when ending a call, sometimes does not wake up from sleep (screen timeout), and other similar issues. .......
......... is the biggest piece of garbage I have seen in over a decade. Getting it to work is an exercise in frustation and actually trying to use it once it's working is even worse. Of course, it still doesn't work all the time ....... Believe me....... It really is that bad.

The X10 is on 1.6 ....... is all these little things that gave me the feeling that this phone was sort of just slapped together and barely tested.

wow..removed your references to the samsung....and with the comments left generic in reference to brand or model...i could insert sony x10 in place...and all negatives would match my unit...and how it has performed...uh..sorry...
wrong choice of words...how it has 'failed' me.......worst phone purchase...or electronic goods purchase ...ever..for me.

 

[NaplesBill]

wow..removed your references to the samsung....and with the comments left generic in reference to brand or model...i could insert sony x10 in place...and all negatives would match my unit...and how it has performed...uh..sorry...
wrong choice of words...how it has 'failed' me.......worst phone purchase...or electronic goods purchase ...ever..for me.

Maybe that has been your experience however, do basic functions of your phone work? Things like GPS and PC connectivity have functioned for every phone I have owned in the last 3-5 years. The fact that the Samsung was released (in multiple markets) with a malfunctioning GPS speaks volumes to how poor Samsung field testing is. How can anyone sell a smartphone where a good portion of it's intelligence is not functioning?

You may have had a bad experience with your X10 but the Galaxy S devices are being sold across the board with a serious handicap. Samsung's history of support is far worse than SE as well.

I have had the X10 for almost a week now and I'm still not having the problems I had with the Captivate from day one. I mean, I had to exchange the Captivate for another one on day 3. Go check out the Galaxy S complaints all over the Internet. This device is seriously flawed and I doubt that Samsung can (or even will) fix all the devices issues. It is like buying a car that claims to be faster than a Ferrari but keeps stalling when you try to actually verify those claims.

 

[TommySixx81]

It is like buying a car that claims to be faster than a Ferrari but keeps stalling when you try to actually verify those claims.

Funnily enough, many of the old Ferrari cars (80s) suffered many many problems. 1 of the main ones was transmission, yet people still kept buying them. in the 90s, they had problems with electronics. People still bought them. The thing is, sometimes you'll find little flaws in many things, but most people can put up with it. It just depends on the problems and how badly it affects you.

My previous phone was the x1. I had so many problems with windows mobile, but the main problem was the keyboard. When I pressed buttons they didn't register what I was typing, but if I pressed harder it would input the letter too many times. Eventually some of the buttons started to crack and one even broke. I was outraged because the buttons should last, they're made to text, especially on a qwerty keyboard. I ended up going back to my w880i for 6 months because o2 wanted me to pay

 

[sharkhark]

Maybe that has been your experience however, do basic functions of your phone work? Things like GPS and PC connectivity have functioned for every phone I have owned in the last 3-5 years. The fact that the Samsung was released (in multiple markets) with a malfunctioning GPS speaks volumes to how poor Samsung field testing is. How can anyone sell a smartphone where a good portion of it's intelligence is not functioning?

You may have had a bad experience with your X10 but the Galaxy S devices are being sold across the board with a serious handicap. Samsung's history of support is far worse than SE as well.

I have had the X10 for almost a week now and I'm still not having the problems I had with the Captivate from day one. I mean, I had to exchange the Captivate for another one on day 3. Go check out the Galaxy S complaints all over the Internet. This device is seriously flawed and I doubt that Samsung can (or even will) fix all the devices issues. It is like buying a car that claims to be faster than a Ferrari but keeps stalling when you try to actually verify those claims.

You asked does it do the basic funtions?
answer no.
I just saw even tommy posting that supports this phone but a couple posts ago he said that his only quibbles are the in call volume and reception issues.
WHich makes me laugh, when did smart phones stop being a phone? why do reviews go on and on about everything 'but' the basic functions?

Here is someone happy but admitting the phone volume in a call is bad and reception is bad. Isnt that what a phone is? to call someone? or is it just to browse and play games?
I have yet to figure out where to put my phone in relation to my ear to actually not have to strain.
Yes bluetooth in call volume is good and i use that most of the time. But sometimes i dont have that with me or its charging. So then i strain away. Today my friend back home said that talking to me was poor as he kept hearing a weird hiss and sharp note of static in the background every once in awhile.
Is it the feedback thingy i have heard some complain about? I dont know...he sounded fine to me..but on his end he refused to continue talking as he didnt like the sounds he heard.

The gps you mentioned. From day one it locked on and located me perfectly and in using google maps in a completely new city was wonderful. ( i just moved 2000 miles for a business opp) and i did not know the city at all.
But a day later it crashed. rebooted. It fired up, i hit google maps again. It crashed.
I went into my email and it crashed. I have had this force close..whatever you call it, every day several times a day, whereas my old nokia non smart phone never crashed once in 3 years, but this sony has already crashed twice today as i type.

I want to like it, it looks great, greater than any other smart phone. I love the style and format of the screen. I am leaning if able to get out of contract to the very phone you say was bad. The samsung galaxy (well locally its a model called samsung galaxy s, not sure if its the same model you had) and i worry over complaints on gps for that too.
But i need a smart phone.
I have tried reflashing which is a pain as my contacts are not in google, i use yahoo and i can back up some of them and yet in the repair mode it erased all downloaded apps and i had to do every single one all over, i had to input account numbers and passwords for quick access to all my apps and yet...what did it do?
first use of it after, going into my email...you guess it...phone closed down and rebooted....3 times actually.

i guess i am the only lemon owner?

 

[TommySixx81]

I should of been more specific, the reception isn't the phone itself, it's the network. Only time reception is bad is in the shopping centre I work in, which most people have problems with across every network, but while I could check my messages (text and voicemail) on o2, I can't in my work without going out.

So, being more specific to the phone, it's the actual volume being low, though I can still hear people and they can hear me. No hissing or high pitched noises.

 

[NaplesBill]

i guess i am the only lemon owner?

I doubt you are the only one but there really aren't nearly as many complaints to be found on the Internet for the X10 as there are for the Galaxy S devices.

I don't know what is happening to you but it's possible you just need to get your phone replaced or serviced. How long have you had it?

Some of what you describe is similar to some issues I was helping someone with on another device. It turned out it was a bad SD card causing all the trouble. Have you tried replacing or formatting your SD card?