Just saying howdy folks.
I finally deactivated my BlackBerry (a Bold 9900), and switched carriers to Sprint and got this Ativ Neo. I've very briefly toyed with a Windows Phone before but couldn't leave BlackBerry. There are several years of loyalty there, and I'm one of those goofs that see my smartphone as something far more important to me than "just a phone" as I use my device to manage alot of my adult life (such as bills, budget, etc etc.) Games are extremely low on my priority list. At any rate, my switch was prompted by two things; one, BlackBerry desperately trying to sell the company, and two, the vacation I took recently.
I live about three hours from my family, the few alive anyway live in WV. Well, my ever loyal BlackBerry was on a T-Mobile MVNO called Simple Mobile. As it turns out, there was zero service anywhere down that direction, and when I say zero, I meant zero. Cannot make a phone call, nothing. Sprint is big down there, my whole family is with them so a couple days in I found myself in a Sprint store looking at their Windows Phones. I have my own reasons why I won't consider an Android or iPhone ever, so those options were never on the table anyway. I probably stood in that store for an hour or so picking up and putting down those Windows Phones and then staring at my beloved Berry. I hated not having any service but it was a h*ll of a mental debate.
I will always love and dearly miss BlackBerry, after relying on and trusting a platform and brand for so long. Still, I don't see a bright future for them since its extremely likely they'll be exiting the handset business in the next year anyway. Between what's left, I would much sooner back Microsoft.
Just thought I'd share a little of my story here.
As for this device, It does make me crazy that my typing speed has been cut from around 70wpm to about 30 (measured using King Typist on BB and TextTextRevolution on WP.) I love writing and write alot to be sure (I have even written and published a book that was done entirely on a BlackBerry, a Bold 9650 at the time), but how does one ever get any real speed with a virtual keyboard? Other than the typing aspect, I don't completely regret my change because Windows Phone is beautiful and Samsung seems preferable over Nokia to me only because the Ativ Neo gives the options I'm used to and every device 'should' have in the first place, like a changeable battery and expandable storage.
I realize there are hardly any of you who could give one d*mn about some stranger's story but I just wanted to share anyway and suggest to anyone on the fence about the Ativ S Neo that it is a beautiful device. It's fast and fluid for me and is a great user experience. I'm not one who uses much in the way of social networking, but for anyone who's personal usage leans more towards productive use than entertainment, the Ativ Neo is fantastic. Battery life has been quite acceptable too
Cheers folks.
I finally deactivated my BlackBerry (a Bold 9900), and switched carriers to Sprint and got this Ativ Neo. I've very briefly toyed with a Windows Phone before but couldn't leave BlackBerry. There are several years of loyalty there, and I'm one of those goofs that see my smartphone as something far more important to me than "just a phone" as I use my device to manage alot of my adult life (such as bills, budget, etc etc.) Games are extremely low on my priority list. At any rate, my switch was prompted by two things; one, BlackBerry desperately trying to sell the company, and two, the vacation I took recently.
I live about three hours from my family, the few alive anyway live in WV. Well, my ever loyal BlackBerry was on a T-Mobile MVNO called Simple Mobile. As it turns out, there was zero service anywhere down that direction, and when I say zero, I meant zero. Cannot make a phone call, nothing. Sprint is big down there, my whole family is with them so a couple days in I found myself in a Sprint store looking at their Windows Phones. I have my own reasons why I won't consider an Android or iPhone ever, so those options were never on the table anyway. I probably stood in that store for an hour or so picking up and putting down those Windows Phones and then staring at my beloved Berry. I hated not having any service but it was a h*ll of a mental debate.
I will always love and dearly miss BlackBerry, after relying on and trusting a platform and brand for so long. Still, I don't see a bright future for them since its extremely likely they'll be exiting the handset business in the next year anyway. Between what's left, I would much sooner back Microsoft.
Just thought I'd share a little of my story here.
As for this device, It does make me crazy that my typing speed has been cut from around 70wpm to about 30 (measured using King Typist on BB and TextTextRevolution on WP.) I love writing and write alot to be sure (I have even written and published a book that was done entirely on a BlackBerry, a Bold 9650 at the time), but how does one ever get any real speed with a virtual keyboard? Other than the typing aspect, I don't completely regret my change because Windows Phone is beautiful and Samsung seems preferable over Nokia to me only because the Ativ Neo gives the options I'm used to and every device 'should' have in the first place, like a changeable battery and expandable storage.
I realize there are hardly any of you who could give one d*mn about some stranger's story but I just wanted to share anyway and suggest to anyone on the fence about the Ativ S Neo that it is a beautiful device. It's fast and fluid for me and is a great user experience. I'm not one who uses much in the way of social networking, but for anyone who's personal usage leans more towards productive use than entertainment, the Ativ Neo is fantastic. Battery life has been quite acceptable too
Cheers folks.