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Re: Dont want to give up my TP2, But is it time?

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Originally Posted by Maxx134 View Post
Hey Eric you have best position to respond to my inquiries,
but anyone else please chime in.

I amin same position to be ready to move on,
but I admit, don't like change as now I have to relearn all stuff.

I was wanting the "HTC Arrive" as it look most like my TP2,
so I started looking into various comments to a few reviews.

but I read and found 17 various most posted issues,
both trivial and major ones.
So wondering if anyone knows when/if some can be resolved,
or if they exist at all.
Or I may be moving onto Evo3D in Nov.

Here they are(posted from various threads):
1--No Front Facing Camera, there may be an addon that will mirror the rear camera over to the front
2--No International GSM Support the arrive doesn't but the upcoming mazaa will
3--No custom ringtones coming in mango
4--Limited app library 13,000 and rising wp7 has faster app development than bb,iOS and Android did in its first year
5--Text messages just stop at 160 characters not a big deal since its so simple to continue typing after send and the person doesn't get the messages any slower,may be fixed in an manufacturer update
6--No multi-tasking not a big deal to me as some apps allow background push notifications but its coming in mango
7--No Sprint Live Football this was crap anyway and there are equivalent apps
8--Netflix video needlessly pixelated even when on wifi only if u started watching on a 3G connection it clears up after a few minutes
9--No 4G,yet still have to pay 10 more carrier issue not an MS issue. 4G is a battery sucker anyway
10--No FaceTime see #1
11-Absence of sync with Outlook, no Mobile Device Centersync! u can link outlook account to hotmail and then they will sync seamlessly
12-You can't use it as a drive when connected to a PC I posted a link to a hack that allows this in the wp7 general
13-There are a few places where the display doesn't flip to landscape mode all the apps I use flip to landscape just fine. even in WM this issue was present
14-Keyboard can be difficult to slide out sometimes not much more difficult than the tp2
15-Lack of microSD slot 16 GB of storage is fine for most needs. there are dropbox apps and SkyDrive if more space is needed. Zune supports unlimited streaming of songs
16-Zune required for media Sync. see #12 and Zune makes it easier to edit tag info. supports WiFi sync and works perfectly with Zune pass
17-Too much swipping is involved if u have lots of apps,
due to the Vertical arrangement. alphabetical jumplist will be added in or even before mango

I am not sure 100% even if these problems exist as I don't have an Arrive,
So don't take this post wrong as if i am knocking it,

I would just like some clarification from those that know.
I'm shure we could take any device and make a similar list.
my replies are in bold above. bottom line no OS has came with a superset of features upon release but some how MS gets bashed for the same thing, gotta start somewhere.
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