So far so good. It's Sprint, so not the best coverage, but my dead spots are few and far between around here.
The phone itself is tough as well as waterproof (I take it into the shower and have taken underwater pictures.) I have no screen protector, yet after tossing it anywhere handy has produced zero scratches on the screen. A $4 case from Amazon has kept the rest unblemished as well.
The small screen, lack of decent memory, and Gingerbread ROM remind me that it's definitely a downgrade from the previous phones I've gotten used to. Rooting and converting system apps to user apps and moving them to the sdcard was basically a necessity to get all the apps I'm used to having at my fingertips.
The WiFi calling isn't really any different than any other ISP calling. Same variable, minor lag. Calls and 3G over Sprint is normal, though I use the WiFi at home. And no MMS still, but I rarely send pics instead of uploading them anyway.
My automatic payment hit a hiccup, but reentering my cc info fixed things. Hopefully it won't repeat.
So all in all, going into it with no disillusions, the phone and service is almost what I expected. The Defy has more of a downgraded feeling than I was hoping for, but it's pretty acceptable for $19 a month.
Tapatalk > Defy XT557D
The phone itself is tough as well as waterproof (I take it into the shower and have taken underwater pictures.) I have no screen protector, yet after tossing it anywhere handy has produced zero scratches on the screen. A $4 case from Amazon has kept the rest unblemished as well.
The small screen, lack of decent memory, and Gingerbread ROM remind me that it's definitely a downgrade from the previous phones I've gotten used to. Rooting and converting system apps to user apps and moving them to the sdcard was basically a necessity to get all the apps I'm used to having at my fingertips.
The WiFi calling isn't really any different than any other ISP calling. Same variable, minor lag. Calls and 3G over Sprint is normal, though I use the WiFi at home. And no MMS still, but I rarely send pics instead of uploading them anyway.
My automatic payment hit a hiccup, but reentering my cc info fixed things. Hopefully it won't repeat.
So all in all, going into it with no disillusions, the phone and service is almost what I expected. The Defy has more of a downgraded feeling than I was hoping for, but it's pretty acceptable for $19 a month.
Tapatalk > Defy XT557D