Please, I'm beggin, explain what I'm doing wrong

RicoRich196 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 07:58 PM

Okay seriously I'm at my wits end deadass. Like I really don't know what it is I'm doing wrong that keeps "killing" my TPs. It seems that I will be replacing my Touch Pro for the FOURTH(count 'em 4!!) time!!

Like seriously WTF b, this makes absolutely no sense what so ever. Quick run down of my past Touch Pros

1st one) Keyboard died. /Bought 12/08
2nd one) Rainbow on middle of screen from a detached digitizer, thanks a lot resistive touch screens
3rd one) All the colors in my phone are bugged out, I turned on my phone and everything was Purple and Neon Green! I literally had to smack it real hard and everything goes back to normal. The tech told me it was the ribbons but could not do anything and gave me another.

All the Touch Pro's I have ever had were all BRAND NEW, none refurbished (I have so many headphones/stylii/3 in one adaptors it's not even funny!) and here I am on my fourth TP that I receieved 3 weeks ago and the keyboard is f'ing up again. Doing ooonnneeee offff theeeeeeeeeeese like my first one did for a few weeks before dying. It's so bad that half the time the keyboard doesn't even work, this started like 3 days ago and has gotten progressively worse.

I installed Fingerkeyboard (man that **** rocks seriously, everyone should try it) and it's on point.

Like look I baby the **** out of all of these phones but they don't seem to last, they are all kept away from extreme heat/moisture/cold, I have a hard case on them with a screen protector. I never sat on it, put it in a pocket with keys, or dropped it not even one time.

I know what I'm doing I had a Mogul for a whole year that was still running strong the day I sold it, not one issue ever and kept it in pristine condition, I even pretended to drop it just to see how it felt...I ended up catching it anyway lol

I love the TP (when it works) and Windows Mobile but what's going on?!

On a different note, my cousin who's had his TP since November has dropped his countless times, and even runs a stock rom (eww) and it works perfectly fine but mine that I keep by my side like a bad chick is the ones giving me issues, should I start throwing mine on the floor and letting beer spill on it for it to continue to work?

I need help, suggestions, anything!

**Sporkman** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:02 PM

im on my 5th or 6th one

RicoRich196 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:07 PM

Good to see I'm not alone. Seriously though, I love Sprint and I basically can't get any other phone. The Pre require a change of plan that I can't do. I'm on a retentions plan that has all kinds of perks that I would lose if I switched plans, Nights and Weekends starting at 5PM...and a Blackberry requires a new data plan.The new Tour that's coming out is ode hot, I got to play with it for 15 mins and fell in love but I kept tapping icons on the screen expecting it to do something, so I'm spoiled by touch screens.

Hopefully if Sprint launches the HTC Hero or Samsung's android handset like the rumors are saying, they won't require a different plan and I'll just get one of those.

wesscoggin · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:09 PM

I'm on my third TP since march after having 4 XV6800's from april 08-march 09

**Noir** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:15 PM

5 vzw 1 sprint 1 alltel
7 touch pros for me

**Dr.8820** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:24 PM

9 since october 31st!

**horndoctor** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:27 PM

TP=PooPoo

jacksplat · #8 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:30 PM

That's a good question...what is the failure rate on these things? My end button has always been a little squishy...like I really have to hit it to end a call.

impulse · #9 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:33 PM

wow, i'm only on #2

**raidzero** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:51 PM

I had my VZW tp for 9 months before I switched to sprint. No problems* on any of them... I do think the vzw is constructed better. I was incredibly tireed one day and left it on the roof of my car and drove off. (should not have been driving like that..) and the only thing that got scratched was the BATTERY. screen was perfect the back opped off and battery took all the damage! *I scratched my screen after like a week and a half (no protector because of how the VZW was), got another one today and IMMEDIATELY applied the screen protector. The sprint screen is very different. when you press on it you can see the digitzer dip in if you do it in the right light. the VZW feels great, no dipping and very glass like. BUT, i would much rather have twice the ram and inferior customer service.