[eric12341]

Originally Posted by gjhuff

First, I apologize for my intemperate statements. I don't want to start a flame war with you.

Second, I think it would be great if the locked down features of W7 were fixed in a later release. I would then definitely consider the Arrive then. But, respectfully, tethering is a "big deal" to me. All I need is an app to tether the TP2 to my lap top. I also tethered with the TP and the PPC 65-6700s before w/o any "hacking." Blackberries also came with tethering software. I don't find browsing on a 3 inch screen nearly as productive as on a 13 - 15 inch laptop and tethering comes in handy when no wifi is available.

I will be visiting my local sprint store this weekend as my rep. has been calling me to come in and look at the Epic. She, and many other Sprint reps I've talked to have listened to my critical comments about the Arrive and haven't disagreed at all. And, I discussed this online with Rob Pegrano, the former Tech writer for the Washington Post, who panned W7 and indicated it was not a big part of Sprint's future plans.

Look, I'm sure that many users, such as you, do love and will love the Arrive. But it may not be for everybody. I have no axe to grind here. If MS fixes these problems, then I'll be back.

wait u told sprint that u were tethering? and y would u discuss anything MS with the media? they want MS to fail.