Rating  - The Cell Phone equivalent of Windows Vista
I love this phone for its ability to sync with my office server (e-mail, calendar, etc.) and for its other bells and whistles. (The GPS service is very nice and worth the $10/month I pay to AT&T.) However, I'm about to send my 1st replacement phone back to Samsung for a 2nd warranty exchange. After a month or two the first phone, and now the second, just seized up and froze at the AT&T splash screen. Never dropped. Never abused. I don't use any software that doesn't come with the phone. Like Vista it's great in theory, but for some reason the kinks aren't worked out. It's just not nearly as robust as it should be. And this is expensive because I've got to get an IT person to set up the sync each time I get a new phone. BTW: My wife's blackberry curve (with AT&T) is lot more robust and she has no issues like the ones I have. But the curve won't sync with our office's exchange server.
Rating  - My favorite phone so far. Awesome... cant wait for WM 6.1 upgrade.
I bought this phone to replace my HTC 8525, and am very pleased. My wife owns the i607 (Blackjack I), and I am quite pleased with this phone in comparison. It has far better battery life, and the keys are just slightly further apart on the Blackjack II compared to the BJI...and this is a welcome change! I have big hands, and find this device quite comfy for one handed text messaging/typing, which was impossible with my 8525! It performs at quite fast speeds, and works great on the 3g network. I unlocked the GPS (using the Modaco GPS hack), and am using it with Google maps... it is BEAUTIFUL! If you don't want to invest in the unlimited data package, consider Garmin Mobile XT... for $89 you get it installed on a 4gm MicroSD card, and all the maps are pre-loaded. I hear it works great with the BJII's built in GPS. Many people aren't fond of the scroll wheel, but I actually like it. It is quite accurate, and feels great. The only gripe I have about the phone so far after using it for over a week is that there is no voice dialing feature! I am sure I will find some 3rd party add on, so this is no big deal... but it would be a welcome feature... as would integrated wifi! All in all, this is a great smartphone, and I am quite satisfied with my purchase.
Rating  - Phone is grea but Windows Mobile is horrible!
After three months of using this device, I am ready to stand inline in front of the Apple store. The most prevalent problems are due to the Windows Mobile operating system and as of last week the horrible quality of Windows Live Mail software that Microsoft pushed on my phone.
The #1 most prevalent problem is error 403 that appears when you use the Internet Explorer. It appears to be a known problem and the solution is to power off/on the device and voila. It suddenly works for another day or so.
The second problem is that Microsoft pushed a new email client on my telephone, that I was stupid enough to accept. Now the phone is unable to connect to my mail account and need to find some time with some AT&T support engineer to help me.
Finally, the user experience navigating the screen is primitive and takes a lot of clicks and it is not intuitive. I need quick access to information and data. This operating system is 5 to 8 years behind the iPhone.
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