If you want to wait 3-6 months for a phone then enjoy. Also enjoy tiered plans.
I'm going to enjoy my TB for the next 10 months and then evaluate. IF tiered plans suck I stick with TB. If they dont then I upgrade and get my next phone and sell TB for $250
Actually, April 21 is the rumored date, which if that is true less than a month. And take my word, there wont be the date changes with a Motorola Android phone like there was with HTC. Moto had the first android, and theyve been firing them out like rockets ever since.
I am definitely returning this phone and I have to say at this point it isn't even a matter of the battery! I've had numerous issues with this phone, more than any other and I believe I've given myself adequate time to judge the phone and make my final decision. Does the battery suck? Yes, this we know but it is something that I could deal with if everything else was working properly. I am in a strong 4G area, yet have multiple service problems. If I power my phone off and turn it back on, I have no service unless I pull the battery out. I have also had multiple dropped calls between 4G and 3G areas. I originally thought the call quality was clear, but it has gotten progressively worse. All phone calls have extreme static. My phone has also been lagging a lot lately. I have an insane amount of SMS errors, where I can't even get a text message to go through and the whole phone overall is just lagging. Many of my applications have been force closing such as Twitter and Pandora. I couldn't even get through a song last night without Pandora force closing on me every minute. I am also having issues with my Gallery, where sometimes pictures will show up and other times they won't. I just can't see doing a battery pull or a reset multiple times a day every day to get the phone working properly for a temporary amount of time. Even today when I tried to pull the battery it took such a long time to get the back cover off. I'm really disappointed because this is a sexy phone and I really wanted to love it! It seems that as each day goes on I am getting a bit more frustrated. I think it's safe to say I will be returning my HTC Thunderbolt and waiting for a new model, or waiting til they atleast fix all these problems everyone has been experiencing. I've never had any major issues with my Incredible or Fascinate quite like this. I understand the new 4G technology is creating a few complications but until it is perfected I will wait it out for something better! I should have known with the extreme delay in release that I'd be encountering some problems.
I could possibly have a lemon, but I'm curious since I notice others having similar problems. If anything, I could always give it one last try and do an exchange to see if the second one is any better. We all know how frustrated these things can make us! I also understand that the whole 4G/SIM card concept is new to VZW and I can't expect it to be perfect. Once they do get around to perfecting it though it should definitely be amazing! It's almost been a week already with this phone so I'll see what else I come across in the upcoming week!
Unfortunately Lady, I had the same problems as you. I got a replacement and it is just as big of a piece of crapola as the first one I got. I think too many people look at the phone and say "This is awesome" and look past the serious issues the phone has. I am now awaiting VZW to send me a return box so I can ship it out. This phone, I dont care what half of you say, has serious antenna problems, serious battery problems and that is enough for me to say the phone itself is a lemon and is in no way living up to the hype. I guess they shouldve waited longer to release it.. My advice, to you is to return it before it is too late, and get your upgrade back and wait for the Bionic or the Stealth or heck even the LG Revolution. One thing is certain, the problems you are having, I had as well and I can say hands on that a replacement didnt fix the device.