Switching to Instinct?? Hmmmm

stayfly24 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:06 AM

anyone thinking about getting the sprint instinct by samsung or is it just me? I like my touch and all, but i'd like to learn a new OS.

psweitzer · #2 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:26 AM

I'm in Canada therefore not a viable Sprint customer (for now at least...) but I don't see the appeal to the Instinct over the Touch?

Don't get me wrong... It looks like a slick phone but the honeymoon isn't over between me and my HTC Touch... That's for sure... Then again it has only been 2 months...

Then again when the $100 h/w credit kicks in after 12 months of service I am sure I'll be tempted to re-evaluate... heh heh

lildeon · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:55 AM

i was thinking about getting the instinct but it has no wifi and for the streaming video no one knows if it can do it even with rev evido a

mixxy · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by psweitzer

I'm in Canada therefore not a viable Sprint customer (for now at least...) but I don't see the appeal to the Instinct over the Touch?

Don't get me wrong... It looks like a slick phone but the honeymoon isn't over between me and my HTC Touch... That's for sure... Then again it has only been 2 months...

Then again when the $100 h/w credit kicks in after 12 months of service I am sure I'll be tempted to re-evaluate... heh heh

hey psweitzer im with bell too, on a 2 yr term, and im about to near on my 1 yr of service (meaning only one yr left on the contract) you think the hardware upgrade credit will be available for me too?

blue4shizzle · #5 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 03:56 AM

i seriously doubt ANY true ppc geek would switch from the touch to an instinct.. thats a serious downgrade... now the rapheal... lol thats a different story

stayfly24 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 06:34 AM

I hear ya, but the instinct IS rev-a. & has the "haptic" response when you text which has gotta b an upgrade from our touch keyboards.

SprintTouch08 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 08:50 AM

the touch will have rev A before the Instinct even comes out.

if haptic is the best reason to justify downgrading then you prob didnt need a powerful device with Windows Mobile in the first place..

Musicman247 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 09:17 AM

Let's see...go from a powerful, known, fully customizable operating system with thousands of programs written for it to a questionable, new, completely proprietary operating system based on Java with an unknown number of programs that would work with it....hmmm.

Knether · #9 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 09:18 AM

Why would you go from the arguably the best PDA phone on the market, to a non PDA phone?

It's like going to a Sidekick..

**bedoig** · #10 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 10:41 AM

Looks nice, but I agree with most of the comments above. Major downgrade. It looks like it will be a great, feature rich, easy to use device - just like the iPhone. I am willing to deal with WM's quirks and bugs to get all of the extra capabilities though. To each his own. If you like it, and you would enjoy using it every day, that is really all that matters.