Have to share with the community / current opinion of the Arrive

-Enkidu- · #1 (**permalink**) 05-15-2011, 06:02 AM

Ok, so, the OS & browser on wp7 are indeed quite useful & so fast. Battery life is absurdly good & the usefulness expands into being able to use my phone comfortably in ways that were not previously possible, such as signing up for vudu vs opening my computer faster than if I had opened it or sending a request to my apt complex. Nice, nice indeed & a HUGE ability to be able use it this way.

Anyway, what I consider limitations have caused me to purchase an Epic.

I am keeping the Arrive as a Zune for now & will switch back when Mango releases, but if Mango doesn't step up, it's gone.

Likewise, if the Epic / 2.3 cannot perforn this well, I am back to the Arrive / wp7.

**steveo70** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-15-2011, 06:19 AM

Mango will def step up. I love having an OS that works but DO miss the customization. I'm hanging in because what works and what I want to change will soon balance out.

eric12341 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-15-2011, 07:50 PM

why waste money going to the epic fail? just stick it through mango is going to kick ass. you need to goto wpcentral alot more as they now listed more of mango features such as Facebook chat integrated into messaging hub, and WiFi tethering. those are just 2 of the great things I saw in that article.

**gTen** · #4 (**permalink**) 05-15-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by -Enkidu-

Ok, so, the OS & browser on wp7 are indeed quite useful & so fast. Battery life is absurdly good & the usefulness expands into being able to use my phone comfortably in ways that were not previously possible, such as signing up for vudu vs opening my computer faster than if I had opened it or sending a request to my apt complex. Nice, nice indeed & a HUGE ability to be able use it this way.

Anyway, what I consider limitations have caused me to purchase an Epic.

I think you should clarify on what you consider limitations, some stuff you may be able to get assistance on...that said..welcome to the dark side..we have cupcakes, donuts, Eclairs, Frozen yogurts and gingerbreads...

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Likewise, if the Epic / 2.3 cannot perforn this well, I am back to the Arrive / wp7.

2.3 isn't out yet, but 2.3 will make things a lot better with Hummingbird optimizations...that said it works fairly smooth and smoother with a custom rom...

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Originally Posted by eric12341

why waste money going to the epic fail?.

*all hell breaks loose* lol jk..though it seems by his statement he already bought it :/

j-man22 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-17-2011, 02:29 PM

Yea, I'm loving my Arrive too, very solid phone. I know things will only get better after the next update and manufacturers release better hardware

Also, I'm quite interested in what Nokia has up its sleeves.

-Enkidu- · #6 (**permalink**) 05-17-2011, 07:11 PM

Limitations that inconvenienced me:
1) USB mode / removeable data
2) Tethering / Internet sharing
3) Front facing camera (yeah, I knew this when I got into it).
4) RDP (there is likely an available 3rd party app)

Anyway, still planning on heading back to the Arrive after Mango. Cheers all!

TexasAggie97 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-20-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by -Enkidu-

Limitations that inconvenienced me:
1) USB mode / removeable data
2) Tethering / Internet sharing
3) Front facing camera (yeah, I knew this when I got into it).
4) RDP (there is likely an available 3rd party app)

Anyway, still planning on heading back to the Arrive after Mango. Cheers all!

You won't regret going to the Epic over the Arrive. I did and it was the best decision out there. A lot of the Windows iPhone 7 users are in denial that the operating system and limitations suck and keep hoping that some fruit will fix the problem. We shall see, maybe I too will go back, but I doubt it because Android and the Epic are far superior to the Arrive in all categories important to me. And your #1 was my #1, couldn't stand not being able to transfer multimedia or files from CPU to phone without Zune hijacking the process!

Maybe this too will be fixed once Mango, Pineapple, Orange, Papaya, Strawberry, etc.... updates are released. Maybe then Windows iPhone 7 will be at the level Android is today....

eric12341 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-20-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasAggie97

You won't regret going to the Epic over the Arrive. I did and it was the best decision out there. A lot of the Windows iPhone 7 users are in denial that the operating system and limitations suck and keep hoping that some fruit will fix the problem. We shall see, maybe I too will go back, but I doubt it because Android and the Epic are far superior to the Arrive in all categories important to me. And your #1 was my #1, couldn't stand not being able to transfer multimedia or files from CPU to phone without Zune hijacking the process!

Maybe this too will be fixed once Mango, Pineapple, Orange, Papaya, Strawberry, etc.... updates are released. Maybe then Windows iPhone 7 will be at the level Android is today....

mango is going to be huge and it will bring alot to the table I can pull up some articles if u want. there's a tool that was released to turn a wp7 into a USB drive so there's no Zune hacking required now. but once SkyDrive sync arrives there won't be any need for this,especially when combined with windows live mesh.

esqueue · #9 (**permalink**) 05-17-2011, 09:59 PM

It's really the custom ringtones that get to me at the moment. I hope that mango doesn't slow down the phone in any way. It's great to rotate the phone and it rotates instantly instead of taking it's sweet time embarrassing you. Side swipe actually changes the screen instead of freezing. Phone booting up over a full minute faster. LOL, hate to say it but I dl'd the latest energy rom and it made me hate my tp2. While the phone was never fast it made it worthless.

eric12341 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-18-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by esqueue

It's really the custom ringtones that get to me at the moment. I hope that mango doesn't slow down the phone in any way. It's great to rotate the phone and it rotates instantly instead of taking it's sweet time embarrassing you. Side swipe actually changes the screen instead of freezing. Phone booting up over a full minute faster. LOL, hate to say it but I dl'd the latest energy rom and it made me hate my tp2. While the phone was never fast it made it worthless.

yea I never used NRG ROM, he always puts alot of bloatware like CHT and such into his roms the 6.1 roms and vins roms however offered top notch performance for the tp2