Bimmerphile
Newbie
Hello all -
Back in September when I was available for an upgrade, I did a lot of research and decided that I wanted to try something different and not go along with everyone else, and ended up with the Captivate. I've loved it for a while but now 5 months later it is losing its appeal.
1: Froyo. I know this has been debated to death and people will argue back "why did you pick a phone based on the presumption that you would get an update?" I didn't pick the phone FOR that reason but expected it to happen. And not just that, but the Froyo update is needed to fix some bugs as well (see next issue).
2: Bugs. From the phone randomly freezing to apps force closing, it's been a little ridiculous. The force closing doesn't happen constantly but it's still irritating to deal with. There are multiple times I go to call someone, and I'll swipe to the right over their name to call them, put the phone to my ear, don't hear anything, look at my phone and it's back at the home screen. OR, after swiping over the name, the phone will try to show the call screen but just go black instead and won't do anything for about 30 seconds.
3: Dialer. This is related to issue #2 but I'm listing it separately because it's very important. The issue was exacerbated in December when I was with a friend in Target, he passed out, hit his head extremely hard on a counter and someone had to call 911. The ambulance took him away and I had to call his family and let them know what happened. His mom didn't pick up but called me back a minute later and the DAMN PHONE WOULDN'T LET ME ANSWER! It was ringing but had a blank screen... then the screen came up but wouldn't let me swipe the green 'answer' tab and I had to miss the call. I was so frustrated. What if I had to call 911 and my phone locked up? Every second counts when someone needs medical assistance.
Due to these issues (mainly #3), this is the pact I've made with myself: If there is no Froyo update by the time the next iPhone comes out this summer, I'm jumping ship and getting one. This is not to taunt others on this site or to say that the Captivate is an awful phone because it's not. It has a lot of potential, and I honestly can't imagine living without Swype. But these issues are too big for me to ignore and I can't say I didn't try to go against the grain.
Back in September when I was available for an upgrade, I did a lot of research and decided that I wanted to try something different and not go along with everyone else, and ended up with the Captivate. I've loved it for a while but now 5 months later it is losing its appeal.
1: Froyo. I know this has been debated to death and people will argue back "why did you pick a phone based on the presumption that you would get an update?" I didn't pick the phone FOR that reason but expected it to happen. And not just that, but the Froyo update is needed to fix some bugs as well (see next issue).
2: Bugs. From the phone randomly freezing to apps force closing, it's been a little ridiculous. The force closing doesn't happen constantly but it's still irritating to deal with. There are multiple times I go to call someone, and I'll swipe to the right over their name to call them, put the phone to my ear, don't hear anything, look at my phone and it's back at the home screen. OR, after swiping over the name, the phone will try to show the call screen but just go black instead and won't do anything for about 30 seconds.
3: Dialer. This is related to issue #2 but I'm listing it separately because it's very important. The issue was exacerbated in December when I was with a friend in Target, he passed out, hit his head extremely hard on a counter and someone had to call 911. The ambulance took him away and I had to call his family and let them know what happened. His mom didn't pick up but called me back a minute later and the DAMN PHONE WOULDN'T LET ME ANSWER! It was ringing but had a blank screen... then the screen came up but wouldn't let me swipe the green 'answer' tab and I had to miss the call. I was so frustrated. What if I had to call 911 and my phone locked up? Every second counts when someone needs medical assistance.
Due to these issues (mainly #3), this is the pact I've made with myself: If there is no Froyo update by the time the next iPhone comes out this summer, I'm jumping ship and getting one. This is not to taunt others on this site or to say that the Captivate is an awful phone because it's not. It has a lot of potential, and I honestly can't imagine living without Swype. But these issues are too big for me to ignore and I can't say I didn't try to go against the grain.
) I'm thinking about staying away from Samsung, unless it's a vanilla Android Samsung.
.......also never had any of the op problems,i just hope att gets the galaxy2,infuse wont cut it