Zune pass was my biggest reason. The UI itself is very fresh and so different from anything else I love it. My wife got the iPhone 4 and I got the Samsung Focus on the same day and I have no regrets. To me the iPhone is a fantastic phone but the UI is just so boring and plane now.
Awesome band to check out is Tinariwen. They are a band from Africa so I don't understand a word they are saying but are amazing musicians. Nice every once and a while to hear something totally different from what I usually listen to.
The Bringcast selection seems to be ok, I just downloaded the trial version which allows to get up to 3 feeds, there is a search option in the app though for other podcasts.
For Podcasts there are two apps that are worth checking out. Podcasts! allows streaming of podcasts over 3g and Bringcast allows downloading of podcasts over 3g.
From what i have read it has something to do with using headphones on the phone. Not sure if that applies to your situation or not. Seems that if you have been listening to music pull your headphones then try to record you get nothing. If you start a phone call without a headset that will...
Ok might have at least found a work around. Downloaded the Podcasts! App which is free. Using that I was able to listen to the Engadget podcasts which are .mp4s. Give it a shot, it doesn't seem to save your place in the podcast though if you stop it somewhere
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Big long thread on this over the on the Microsoft forums, might be worth it to throw some more complaints in there. Samsung Focus random stuttering and pausing at the end of songs
I posted my experiences there, not sure if everyone else has a Focus too or not like the title says.
Sounds like the place to be posting these issues is the Microsoft Answers forum. I am having a few of these issues but the most annoying is the stuttering I sometimes get at the end of songs. See the thread here if anyone else is having this issue.
Samsung Focus random stuttering and pausing...
I am also using the Incipio Feather case. Doesn't add much bulk and doesn't seem to attract the lint and hair like the rubbery cases but still provides protection and good grip on the phone. Very satisfied with it.