http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Is your Samsung Instinct acting up? http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 11th 2008 6:12PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
I'm just speculating it could have been some general data wonkyness. Perhaps a sudden high volume->sudden heavy load situation? I'd sure hope that was the only reason.]]>Jul 11th 2008 6:14PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Its been messing up since i got it
think im going to get the IPhone 3G]]>Jul 11th 2008 6:17PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/All in all, I do not LOVE the instinct, but my wife does. I would have done the iphone gig, but for comparible plan as my sprint it would cost me another 50 bucks a month=600 a year. Not worth it.]]>Jul 11th 2008 7:13PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 11th 2008 8:09PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
I cannot get the thing to keep service, I upgraded from a Palm Centro and never had service problems. The Instinct is constantly fluctuating in signal strength and goes from 7 bars to no bars to 3 bars to roaming all within seconds no matter where you are. Sprint "Tier 2 Support" advised me to return the thing and get another at which point the rep at the store says his does the same thing and these people told me not to worry about it because I get free roaming. But none the less this still effects service just today I got some crazy message about America Roaming Network while trying to place a call telling me to use a credit card.

Landscape Keyboard is just as ridiculous who is going to use a keyboard that goes a b c d e f g, it would have been just as easy to setup that screen with a QWERTY.

Finally Web browser is obivously garbage everyone knows that and there are absolutely no apps for this phone which renders it just as useless as any other sprint phone.

I figure just put the damn thing on ebay even at 350 i still have enough to cover the sprint etf and also not lose any money on the phone.
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I was wondering if the same thing would happen with the Instinct, and it sounds like it has.]]>Jul 11th 2008 9:27PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 12th 2008 10:26AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
That being said, the problem of it lagging between apps has been persistent. Hopefully it's something that can (and will) be fixed with a firmware update. Overall, I'm happy with the phone. I didn't expect to get an Iphone 3G, but I'm also not paying for one, and most of what I use it for is great. Being able to hot swap batteries ain't too shabby either.]]>Jul 12th 2008 12:23AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 12th 2008 1:37AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
I honestly dont think its a phone issue if its THIS many people already saying things about it. Clearly its a provisioning update error in Sprints EVDO Network thats at fault.

Its like iPhones issues today- its not the phone, its the network.

Finally a network to back it up - slippage going on here.

Sprint - DONT FAIL ME NOW!]]>Jul 12th 2008 1:46AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 12th 2008 1:46AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
iPhone software is excellent with plenty of cool and FREE 3rd party app. Instinct on the other hand had both Sprint network issues and software issues. Instinct should be renamed to Instink. The web browser stinks, MP3s don't play loud, Videos don't work right, Touch screen freezes, and list goes on.

Did anyone test Instinct before releasing it or the public is testing it? ]]>Jul 12th 2008 4:35PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/I believe I got a good deal .. also I bought 2 Instinct me & for $79 each

Talk/Message/Data Share 1500- $129.99
Plan Features:

* Sprint Talk/message/data Share Plan
* Line 1: $129.99 Minimum Monthly Charge 25% Corporate Discount
Comes up to $99 Monthly
* Line 2:$0 Monthly Charge
* Lines 3-5: $19.99 Monthly Charge
* 1500 Shared Anytime Minutes
* Unlimited Sprint Mobile to Mobile
* Nationwide Long Distance Included
* Unlimited Night & Weekend Mins. Included
* Nights: M-Th 7PM-7AM Wknd: F 7PM-M 7AM
* Caller ID
* Call Waiting
* Three-way Calling
* Voicemail]]>Jul 12th 2008 4:18PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 13th 2008 6:28AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
I'll spare you the laundry list. Anyone interested can just visit the sprintusers forum.

Good riddance. The iPhone 3G isn't perfect, but at least its core functions work nearly flawlessly.]]>Jul 13th 2008 11:43AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
I'm aware that many phones have issues when released to the market. I'm also aware that Samsung will probably release an update for this phone once they get the Omnia out of the door. I just couldn't wait a year.

I don't want to sound like I'm telling people to stay away from Sprint, either. The Sprint Everything Plans are an excellent value, especially for what you get, and also happen to be the cheapest plans available against all competitors (excluding SERO which is going to be gone anyway...)

Sprint faithfuls should wait for the Touch Pro. ]]>Jul 13th 2008 11:50AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
Another note... when calling into voicemail... no option to create a message to another Sprint customer. When I go into the voicemail on the second line, and press [2] and enter my primary phone number associated to the Instinct, it states that it is not a valid Sprint PCS number... however, it "is" on the Sprint PCS Network. (I was on the Comcast Pivot service before the de-merger on July 25, 2008.)

As for the navigation.. one main problem, the other a preference. There is not adjustment for volume of the prompt, so if you are listening to the stored mp3 files, they are louder. On the MotoRzr v3m with navigation, I can adjust the volume within the navigation, as it is speaking. The preference is that it does not include a "compass with approximate speed" as does the version on th MotoRzr.

Hopefully they come up with some updates. It would also be nice to play an audio stream, such as at http://flmbcorg.homedns.org:8080. Maybe someone will come up with a program. I don't see that ability within the builtin media player.

-Brian
Line 1: 541-513-3844
Line 2: 541-232-4241]]>Jul 13th 2008 10:58PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 14th 2008 2:10PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Jul 18th 2008 12:31AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Sep 5th 2008 6:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Sep 22nd 2008 12:16AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/Oct 3rd 2008 4:30PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/11/is-your-samsung-instinct-working-alright/
More apps please for my Terrific Instinct. That's all I ask.]]>Oct 5th 2008 11:31PM