[SweetBearCub]

For all my threads on moving to an Android phone, I still have my TP2, active on Boost. It's been on Boost for about 5 months now.

I run the stock Sprint 6.1 ROM (since I hate 6.5's Start menu and relocated/reshaped soft buttons) and also, because I've heard that 6.5 has various issues with stability.

My ROM still has Sense in it, but it's deactivated. I use SPB Mobile Shell instead. It's much lighter on the phone's somewhat limited resources, and much more customizable, especially if you enjoy being able to have your apps right on the home screen, 1 touch away. I've heard that there are many more customizations for it, but I haven't explored them.

These days, all my TP2 really does is sit on top of my desktop PC and provide tethered Internet to it via WiFi, but it does that extremely well. I occasionally need to reboot it, but as of right now, it's been connected for over 15 days and 11 hours with no hiccups of any kind. (I'm sure that now that I've said something, it will require a reboot shortly..)

Side note: As far as tethering goes, I've noticed that the TP2 becomes unstable (screen non-responsive to touch, various graphical glitches, etc.), but only when I'm using the tethered Internet connection very heavily. If I'm only using it to surf relatively light web pages (along with a few MP3's and YouTube videos), it either doesn't "glitch out", or it takes much longer to do so.

In closing, no I don't believe the TP2 sucks, but you have to be realistic with what you expect from it. It's a device based on an older generation of smartphone technology, plus it runs Windows Mobile, which like the desktop version of Windows, can become unstable for no obvious reason if you push it too hard. If you keep your TP2, you may have to adjust how you use it, so as not to overwork it. If you can do that, it is an extremely reliable and usable device. If not, there's no shame in selling it and moving on to a more powerful device.