New to smart phones: TP is 1st - these things "normal"?

[snipper_cr]

So previously I've used only what would be considered "dumb" phones until recently when I got a TP and in short, I love it. While getting used to it was a longer task (and Im normally pretty good with technology), it is so amazing. I use it entirely stock - no new roms, OS or anything. Just what USCC gave me and I run from there.I've installed just a few programs but email, brief internet browsing, scheduling, notes, etc are what I use it for, and I know it can do even more!

However, I have a few things that I have been told by another smart phone user are "normal" but I have a hard time believing it. I have to "soft" reset at least once a day or once every other day. It just "jams up" while using. For instance, I'll be doing something and I'll click or tell the phone to do something else and it will partially load the next program but stop. I keep my memory pretty low - I close programs when done and check make sure they are close. It will freeze in the middle of the night and require restarting (I learned the hard way to not trust it as an alarm clock that way).

I've had it for 2 months and have had to "hard" restart it twice. It just would NOT turn on. I get what looks like a BIOS POST screen, the USCC splash screen and sometimes it just stays there, sometimes it makes it to the Windows Mobile screen and stops, or sometimes it gets to the windows mobile desktop and freezes. TouchFlo never loads. Sometimes I can access the start menu but nothing loads and it will not connect to my network (WiFi or USCC).

So is this normal and to be expected? Like I said, I do not really do anything crazy on the phone, haven't changed anything, and I keep my program list as clear as possible.

Thanks.