Official Sprint TP2 Pros and Cons thread... - Page 5

8notime · #41 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JZ*

Doesn't work...Any thing else to try?

I think what I gave you is just for the phone keypad. For the TF3D the manual say to go to start>settings>all settings and then click the system tab. From there you can select TouchFLO and turn off vibrate.

myxheroxfell · #42 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 04:52 PM

man, can't believe how many people here will complain about the littlest issues so much so it sounds like they're considering not buying the phone because of the lack of magnetic stylus or the sprint color theme. Give everyone here a few weeks and there will be as many themes as one can imagine and they stylus wasn't anything great it wore out pretty fast. No biggie here. I can't wait til I get mine on tuesday!

JZ* · #43 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 8notime

I think what I gave you is just for the phone keypad. For the TF3D the manual say to go to start>settings>all settings and then click the system tab. From there you can select TouchFLO and turn off vibrate.

Thanks! Now I have both!

8notime · #44 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by myxheroxfell

and they stylus wasn't anything great it wore out pretty fast.

I had 3 phones (Diamond & 2 TP's) where the little magnetic thing inside malfunctioned completely and either caused my stylus to not go in all the way or made it so loose the stylus wouldn't stay inside. I'm definitely glad they took this off. The stylus on the TP2 is really secure without it anyway.

Elite Precision · #45 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 8notime

I had 3 phones (Diamond & 2 TP's) where the little magnetic thing inside malfunctioned completely and either caused my stylus to not go in all the way or made it so loose the stylus wouldn't stay inside. I'm definitely glad they took this off. The stylus on the TP2 is really secure without it anyway.

Agreed. The magnetic stylus was mediocre at best - def not a deal-breaker...the upgrade in screen size was well worth $350.00 to me, not to mention it looks a hell of a lot sleeker than the TP1.

bigdaddie · #46 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CosmoPilot

So far, I'm very excited about this new device. The TF3D interface is fast and responsive. I'm trying to figure out how to live without a D Pad as well.

For instance, when you need to select an item to delete it etc., it just opens the item. With a D Pad, I could just scroll down towards it. Now the keyboard has arrow keys which address this, but not much use in portrait mode. sometimes, i'd like to be able to scroll down. In screens where text is required in portrait, a keyboard appears on screen, and it too has arrows. Therefore, it is just a matter of getting used to it.

Glaring annoyances I see immediately:

1. When I text someone, I get a pop-up window stating my text message was sent. I really don't need this.
2. The only way to turn on the screen is by pressing the power button on the top of the device, pulling out the styalus, or sliding out the keyboard. I noticed this is a pain when I want to just make a phone call. I'd like to be able to wake the screen up by pressing the "Phone Send" hard key and have it go straight to the dialer.
3. The USB and AC power adapter are used togeter. Therefore, I can't have a dedicated wall charger and a USB hooked up to my computer at the same time without going out and purchasing an additional USB cable (come on Sprint...$600 bones for a BUSINESS Device...how about letting the user connect to our computers without unplugging our wall adapter)!

These 3 issues, are NOT deal breakers. Please don't take this post wrong, this phone is AWESOME!!! The screen is beautiful, the keyboard is top notch, the features and additional software on the phone are superior, web browsing is no longer a chore, but an enjoyment, speaker quality and noise cancellation is nicely done.

Don't let my "annoyances" sway you against this phone...it is the best phone I've had to date!

I'm hoping someone will be able to hack these away (minues the cord issue).

Cosmo

3) The phone will charge off the USB port so who cares?!

**p-slim** · #47 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmyz

My 2 cents
Pro
1)screen size- this is huge, with the tp1 I never used the on screen keyboard- now I can use it easily when I need to do some quick text entry
2) the new touchflo is great
3) 3.5 jack is great- no more carrying an adaptor around
4) battery life seems better

Cons- these seem minor and fixable (expecially the sprint theme)
1) Sprints theme is horrible- why choose gray and orange? the clock doesn't stand out that well- imo the tp1 theme was so much clearer
2) TomTom 6 doesn't work- display is messed up- but on the other hand this forced me to switch to Garmin which works great and seems to include free traffic
3) no tab key on the keyboard

other- what rebate form is everyone using- the one that covers purchases through the 7th does not include the touch pro2 (probably cause it wasn't due out till the 8th)
Also- where can we go for sprint specific hacks- i.e. how to edit out the sprint music banner, how to tether etc

You can remap and change the hardware keys to create a tab key with this.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=82030

**WorldWide** · #48 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 06:06 PM

My brother just got his and I like it. It's a solid phone. I love the responsiveness of it. Even though I'm out of contract I'm gonna hold off on this only because the stock radio sucks in my area and the latest Verizon TP1 radio gives me full bars, and well I love my flashlight!

noob007 · #49 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by noob007

I am from Sprintusers and some guys over are saying that its not worth the upgrade from the TP1. They have mentioned that upgrading to TP2 makes you loose the magnetic stylus, LED flash,internal memory for storage, 32 megs ram, light sensor for auto dimming,hybrid capacitive lower dpad and something about no drivers. Can someone explain that one?

Sorry guys. I made a few corrections since it looks like I did a few thing wrong. Reread my paragraph please. I just updated the memory question and added the light sensor for auto dimming the back light. thats something that I really liked about the TP!.

tmac15 · #50 (**permalink**) 09-05-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JZ*

Are you removing the stylus first? I noticed when I took it off the first time, i didnt do that, I got ot off, but tweeked it...I now remove it! Anyway...maybe that helps

I will definitely try that after I exchange this one next week, I hope that was the reason. Not to sure if i removed it or not though, but will be more aware.