Finally solved my problems with lag, weak battery life

mapleleaf14 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2008, 09:07 AM

I came from a Centro to the TP. I noticed the opposite...my Centro battery life was far better than the TP. I could get 2-2 1/2 days out of my Centro and I have to plug my TP in at work at least for a couple of hours everyday to make sure it lasts all day/night. I also thought the Centro was faster than the TP, but like posted before - the TP is doing multiple things at once so it's understandable. My biggest gripe with the Centro was the screen not being flush actually - tough keeping that thing clean and lint free! The Treo Pro looks nice with it's flush screen, but I don't see how I could go back to that little screen after the screen on the TP.

The Palm OS is definitely more stable IMO though and I never woke up to find my Centro frozen like I do with the TP a couple of times a week among other things. If the TP wasn't such a cool phone, I'd have drop kicked it long ago!!

But it is what it is...both systems have their pros and cons - let's not act like they don't!

DSGamer · #2 (**permalink**) 12-30-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mapleleaf14

But it is what it is...both systems have their pros and cons - let's not act like they don't!

Right. If Windows Mobile were thinner in terms of memory footprint and battery life I'd have no qualms about running with a Windows Mobile phone. But I honestly have been amazed since going back to the Centro. With my Touch Pro I was having to charge it at work every day. 4 times in New York I either had to charge it while out and about in the city or I lost all the juice by the end of the day. So far with the Centro it's gone 2 days between charges. So far, so good.

But yeah, it can't do many of the things Windows Mobile can. And of course the screen looks fugly. It works, though. So I'm good. I wasn't trying to pee in anyone's cornflakes. I just kind of finally came to grips with the fact that the TP would never work for me and I wanted to truly thank those who had helped me at least give it a fair shake. I tried everything short of a custom ROM. Eventually my 30 days was getting close and I had to decide if it was going to work out long term or not.

FWIW I find the postings about the pink phones, etc. funny. I can take it. I know a cell phone doesn't determine your manhood.