I definitely regret my decision to switch to WP8 (Nokia 920 and 820).
Why?
1. Battery. I have to charge at least 3 times a day. I have everything turned off and rarely use it at work. It just sits there and I watch the battery drain.
2. Apps, I knew apps were scarce coming in, but all we ever hear is they're coming. Plus the apps I need say they have no plans to support WP. Must have is a tracking app. My wife wants me to know where she is late at night.
3. Phones freeze daily. Especially my wife's 820. She travels late at night an needs her phone.
4. Support. Nokia support is the worst. Yes Elop will send out a canned answer and Macy will call, but then nothing. Been over a month since I've heard from them.
5. OS/Software glitches... Again, it coming and it's coming, and it's coming.
6. Live tiles do not update real time. What good is Battery Status live tile if I have to open the app to see the level?
7. Charging pad will not charge 920 to full charge.
8. Reception is terrible. We didn't have this problem until getting 920 and 820.
I love WP8 and Microsoft is great. But it's not ready for Primetime, apps or not. I'm past my 14 day return window due to promises from Nokia support that haven't come true so I am stuck. I will not recommend this phone to anyone.
1. You should have that fixed, its not normal. Tried discharging it until it turns off, then turning it on again and draining it until it turns off and you
can not turn it back on, then charging it for 18ish hours straight? Lots of people have had help in doing that.
2. Sad to hear about the tracking apps, are there none out there? Well, apps is a big pill to swallow when being an early adopter, sadly.
3. Thats very sad. You obviously have tried everything, disabling NFC, setting it to 3g max instead of 4g if you dont have 4g, etc?
4. Nokia is pretty good at support IME, and updates are coming, thank god. Might be different in your region.
5. Which ones? Personally I havent seen any OS/SW glitches yet.
6. Does the battery app run in the background? If it doesnt, of course it wont display correctly. If it does and STILL doesnt work, thats plain sad. My Live Tiles work just fine, but thats not 3rd party tiles so its probably different.
7. ORLY? Thats new
. I dont have a pad myself atm, but... really? This isnt related to your battery issues? Try the tip at #1 and see if perhaps that changes things for you guys?
8. Eh, reception is exactly the same as my N9 and Lumia 800. Though if memory serves, my SGS3 had better reception.
You shouldnt condemn the phone based on your faulty devices and the lack of apps which is a very personal thing. I get how you would, Im just saying it might not be a good reason to avoid recommending the phone.