So, my smart phone odyssey has been interesting. Two years ago, I really wanted a WP phone. But I was stuck on T-Mobile. They were really slow bringing out WP devices -- I knew something was coming, but I didn't know when. I was so fed up with my Behold, I knew I couldn't wait. So I went with the G2 running Jelly Bean by HTC.
At first I loved it. It had 4 screens to customize, and allowed for more aps to be installed versus iOS. But soon, the random reboot issue started to hit me. I hated having only a few links I could put on a screen. Then, I started to notice that my app icons disappeared from the screens. And don't get me wrong, at first I loved having five screens to customize, but it quickly became a real pain to find the app I was looking for. And then there was the whole update issue. I waited for what seemed like forever for ICS to hit my device, and then I found out that that would be the last update the G2 would get.
I never had the option for an iPhone, but I was never impressed by it. As a die hard PC geek, I hated the interface for iOS. I had an iPod, and found it a pain. Where did I put that ap? Yeah, I only had two screens for aps, and I could create folders to nest icons in, it seemed so yesterday like Windows XP. Yeah, it may have simply worked, but only in the environment Apple imposed. And apple devices are so overpriced to begin with.
So, I got my Lumina 920 last week and it's now been 4 days. I got to say I love this phone. I love how I can pin the aps to my start screen for constant updates. I also love how I can quickly find other aps I have installed. I also love how updates and information is shared across aps and updates me accordingly. And I love how I can customize the start screen. All my important stuff is right where I need it.
I really like how my start screen shows my calendar information; and the bing image is awesome. I actually look forward to getting up in the morning and looking to see what the image is. And that people ap is just incredible. Android and iOS have nothing to compare to it. It pulls all the updates from facebook, twitter, and other sites together into one app. Just incredible!
So far, nothing has simply disappeared from my screen. And information is shared on both my phone and my desktop and laptop computers through Hotmail and skydrive. The operating system is very fast and responsive and I have had few problems with websites - unlike my android device.
I don't know if it's just an HTC issue, but I haven't had a single random reboot since I powered on this phone. And while yeah, there aren't as many apps, and some of the aps I really want aren't available yet, I truly don't regret switching over. I'm a die hard WP fan boy now. I'm always showing off my new phone and it's OS. and I already have a few converts looking to move over!
So what are your conversion stories?
At first I loved it. It had 4 screens to customize, and allowed for more aps to be installed versus iOS. But soon, the random reboot issue started to hit me. I hated having only a few links I could put on a screen. Then, I started to notice that my app icons disappeared from the screens. And don't get me wrong, at first I loved having five screens to customize, but it quickly became a real pain to find the app I was looking for. And then there was the whole update issue. I waited for what seemed like forever for ICS to hit my device, and then I found out that that would be the last update the G2 would get.
I never had the option for an iPhone, but I was never impressed by it. As a die hard PC geek, I hated the interface for iOS. I had an iPod, and found it a pain. Where did I put that ap? Yeah, I only had two screens for aps, and I could create folders to nest icons in, it seemed so yesterday like Windows XP. Yeah, it may have simply worked, but only in the environment Apple imposed. And apple devices are so overpriced to begin with.
So, I got my Lumina 920 last week and it's now been 4 days. I got to say I love this phone. I love how I can pin the aps to my start screen for constant updates. I also love how I can quickly find other aps I have installed. I also love how updates and information is shared across aps and updates me accordingly. And I love how I can customize the start screen. All my important stuff is right where I need it.
I really like how my start screen shows my calendar information; and the bing image is awesome. I actually look forward to getting up in the morning and looking to see what the image is. And that people ap is just incredible. Android and iOS have nothing to compare to it. It pulls all the updates from facebook, twitter, and other sites together into one app. Just incredible!
So far, nothing has simply disappeared from my screen. And information is shared on both my phone and my desktop and laptop computers through Hotmail and skydrive. The operating system is very fast and responsive and I have had few problems with websites - unlike my android device.
I don't know if it's just an HTC issue, but I haven't had a single random reboot since I powered on this phone. And while yeah, there aren't as many apps, and some of the aps I really want aren't available yet, I truly don't regret switching over. I'm a die hard WP fan boy now. I'm always showing off my new phone and it's OS. and I already have a few converts looking to move over!
So what are your conversion stories?