[smokiibear]

Hi fellows. I just got my TP2 from Verizon. I updated to WM 6.5, loaded pocket informant, ewallet, and thats it. The phone works terribbbbblllly slow. When traveling through the environment, different applications, contacts, tasks, voicemail....the phone takes somewhere between several seconds to 1/2 minute or more to become active again.

I have been using an HP iPAQ 4155 for nearly 6 years now, and an LG phone for about 5 years. My PDA is awesome, works fast, is great for calander, task, notes....ya know, PDA stuff. My LG vx8300 is great, too, and I mean great for a dedicated phone. Of course I've wanted to get a PDA phone for several years, but nothing has ever come out that was desirable for me. Either the PDA would be good, with a crummy phone, or the phone would be great, but the PDA stunk. As such, I waited several years....until I saw the reveiws for the TP2.

I finally decided to make the jump. Only problem, verizon doesn't have these phones at the stores. I wasn't close enough to anyone else that has one. So, I ordered, and am shocked at how different my exeperience is with this phone compared to great reveiws. While the functionality of the phone is great, has "neat" features, the productivity is terrible. I can call my voice mail and get 2 messages before I can get visual voice mail to load, for example. Even the touch seems to be quite finiky. Many times I swipe, but end up selecting something I never intended to select.

I'm curious, am I just expecting more because of my use of a dedicated PDA, or do I have a bum phone that just isn't performing?

As a side note, went to look at the Droid. Extremely responsive. Never mis-selected anything. As quickly as an application was selected, you're there.

So, coul you guys give an account of this? Any ideas. I'm not familiar with this site, or the ROM updates available, but are there some recomendations I should consider for this phone. Any help, I'd appreciate it. I got 20 days left, before this phone goes back...less I could make this thing work more proficiently.

Then lastly, considering a couple different options:
(1) wait for iphone to come to verizon, installed with PI and WDS, giving it some greater PDA ability
(2) wait for HD2 to come to verizon
(3) go to android system, and fuss with getting great syncing ability between Outlook and phone for (contacts, tasks, notes).
(4) .... any other thoughts?