I've been waiting a while for Verizon to release an update to the Sammy I730 and this just isn't it. Why would you want the call button on the side of the phone? Normal people hold the phone in their right hand and dial with their thumb. You would need to reach all the way over or use your other hand to press send? Also the keyboard seems small. This thing just looks to me like something a UPS guy should carry.
Bad use of language on my part. I wanted to get at one handed usage, and how the form factor doesnt work well with that. Sorry about that, that looks pretty bad.
I agree. Unfortunately the i-760 after over a years wait, is a sore disappointment. I ordered one online for the full boat $519, since the sound on my my xv 6700 had died a month and a half ago and I decided to try a Motorola Q9m in the interim.
I got my I-760 Tuesday and apparantly Samsung has somehow disabled the ability to have the screen backlight, and hence the phone come back on after it times-out. The only way to get it back on and call, while your doing 70mph is to hopefully hit the little recessed buton on the top edge of the phone. None of the digit bttons, side buttons or toggle switch will re-start the phone and screen!! Ive had four pocketpc phones and this is the first one I have ever had that acts this way. Also you can only configure the left front button to actual programs not Start or OK, which are placed on the side in an entirely inconvenient way. I called two Verizon tech support people and they didnt know anymore than I did and I finally called Samsung and they said thats the way the phone was designed to protect the circuitry.
Needless to say I have sent my I-760 back to Verizon. Ghastly engineering and we had to wait a year for it. The "Network's not worth the electricity to keep it going if the hardware is inferior. Ill keep the Q9m until I see how the xv6800 is (asuming its ever released) or decide to switch to a AT&T Tilt.
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Ari @ Oct 25th 2007 4:42PM
I've been waiting a while for Verizon to release an update to the Sammy I730 and this just isn't it. Why would you want the call button on the side of the phone? Normal people hold the phone in their right hand and dial with their thumb. You would need to reach all the way over or use your other hand to press send? Also the keyboard seems small. This thing just looks to me like something a UPS guy should carry.
Fourbin @ Oct 25th 2007 4:54PM
All 'normal' people hold their phone in their right hand? Really? I talk on my phone with my left hand - and I'm right handed.
Ari @ Oct 25th 2007 5:01PM
Bad use of language on my part. I wanted to get at one handed usage, and how the form factor doesnt work well with that. Sorry about that, that looks pretty bad.
Ken @ Oct 26th 2007 6:30PM
I agree. Unfortunately the i-760 after over a years wait, is a sore disappointment. I ordered one online for the full boat $519, since the sound on my my xv 6700 had died a month and a half ago and I decided to try a Motorola Q9m in the interim.
I got my I-760 Tuesday and apparantly Samsung has somehow disabled the ability to have the screen backlight, and hence the phone come back on after it times-out. The only way to get it back on and call, while your doing 70mph is to hopefully hit the little recessed buton on the top edge of the phone. None of the digit bttons, side buttons or toggle switch will re-start the phone and screen!! Ive had four pocketpc phones and this is the first one I have ever had that acts this way. Also you can only configure the left front button to actual programs not Start or OK, which are placed on the side in an entirely inconvenient way. I called two Verizon tech support people and they didnt know anymore than I did and I finally called Samsung and they said thats the way the phone was designed to protect the circuitry.
Needless to say I have sent my I-760 back to Verizon. Ghastly engineering and we had to wait a year for it. The "Network's not worth the electricity to keep it going if the hardware is inferior. Ill keep the Q9m until I see how the xv6800 is (asuming its ever released) or decide to switch to a AT&T Tilt.