Samsung i760 unboxed - Engadget Mobile

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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.

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