Hello there folks. I'm a recent owner of the Epic. Previous owner of Evo. My wife still owns the Evo. Evo's been good to us.
Something terrible happened with the Evo, got stolen. Now I have the Epic. What brought me to the Epic? Well...my sister-in-law has the Vibrant on T-Mobile. I fell in love with the screen and thought....hey, they speak bad about this Touchwiz but it's actually pretty nice. So I figured...why not get the best Galaxy S that does all that the Vibrant does and add to it an LED flash, front-facing camera, 4G speed available, and the physical KB. I like the sleekness of the Vibrant w/o the KB but prefer the KB due to the real estate on the screen when composing emails, message board posts, etc.
Well, when finally getting the Epic....started to play around with it. Again, no Android newbie so I can navigate it with ease. Although, I prefer no rooting. Anyhow...I tried to do some customizations that are available on the other Galaxy S phones and no cigar. Not until I start googling and reading this forum do I come to realize that this is not the same UI. I start reading how Epic owners are pissed about no Touchwiz 3.0 and no Froyo. Now that I'm in the same camp...can't help but to feel disappointed.
I have a ways out. I have exactly 26 days to return the phone. I've been keeping up with Android Central on CES 2011 coverage but no news on Sprint and possible new phones. I've wondered, should I return the Epic....wait on the new phones coming out this year with Froyo already intalled and maybe even Gingerbread? But again...no news from Sprint. Only news and pressers are from the other networks. Bogus!
I'm at a crossroads. Should I wait? Would you keep the Epic, being in my scenario of having a choice? Wait for Froyo and HOPEFULLY TW3.0? If so...I'd be thrilled. That's the only thing keeping me from being completely happy with it. Or is it no use....Samsung or Sprint will delay that update and concentrate on the new slate of phones instead, leaving us Epic owners low on the priority list?
Thanks for your help.
Something terrible happened with the Evo, got stolen. Now I have the Epic. What brought me to the Epic? Well...my sister-in-law has the Vibrant on T-Mobile. I fell in love with the screen and thought....hey, they speak bad about this Touchwiz but it's actually pretty nice. So I figured...why not get the best Galaxy S that does all that the Vibrant does and add to it an LED flash, front-facing camera, 4G speed available, and the physical KB. I like the sleekness of the Vibrant w/o the KB but prefer the KB due to the real estate on the screen when composing emails, message board posts, etc.
Well, when finally getting the Epic....started to play around with it. Again, no Android newbie so I can navigate it with ease. Although, I prefer no rooting. Anyhow...I tried to do some customizations that are available on the other Galaxy S phones and no cigar. Not until I start googling and reading this forum do I come to realize that this is not the same UI. I start reading how Epic owners are pissed about no Touchwiz 3.0 and no Froyo. Now that I'm in the same camp...can't help but to feel disappointed.
I have a ways out. I have exactly 26 days to return the phone. I've been keeping up with Android Central on CES 2011 coverage but no news on Sprint and possible new phones. I've wondered, should I return the Epic....wait on the new phones coming out this year with Froyo already intalled and maybe even Gingerbread? But again...no news from Sprint. Only news and pressers are from the other networks. Bogus!
I'm at a crossroads. Should I wait? Would you keep the Epic, being in my scenario of having a choice? Wait for Froyo and HOPEFULLY TW3.0? If so...I'd be thrilled. That's the only thing keeping me from being completely happy with it. Or is it no use....Samsung or Sprint will delay that update and concentrate on the new slate of phones instead, leaving us Epic owners low on the priority list?
Thanks for your help.