Thunderbolt Phone...I got one for christmas and it is taking a long time to learn all the functions

[demtenjeep]

Hubby thought I needed to join modern phone society so he got me a Thunderbolt.

It is really cool but there is a lot to learn about it.


Anyone else have one? Do you like it?

[thecrow]

1. I have one and I like it ....BUT!

The battery doesn't last long enough. I got the extended battery and now it's staying charged all day.
I love the camera and all the available apps.

But Yes! It did take me a long time to get used to it.
I used to have a flip phone and I had it for about 7 years,(LOVED IT) but then my grandson gave it immersion therapy and the antenna got fried. My niece was a Verizon manager and she recommended the Thunderbolt because it had 4G... but I am still waiting for the towers to be built! If there is no 4G tower, then you have to get 3G or lower... If I go into DC then it works great. I love the wifi feature!

Good luck with yours!

[demtenjeep]

3. sounds like me

my last phone was a Mint "Chocolate" and was very easy to use.

I love that I can surf the net anywhere and all the cool features I am sure will be neat when I learn it all, but wow there is soooo much to learn.

I didn't know there was an extended battery. I will have to check it out.

[HopeHoops]

2. Can it place a call and receive a call?

That's my basic requirement of a cell phone. I am also partial to flip phones so I won't butt dial. The lock/unlock thing is a pain in the ass (no connection intended).

[thecrow]

5. My Thunderbolt acts on its own....

dialing people, changing things in my phonebook... it's just wonderful.
I can turn it off and it still does it. It pocket dials numbers even when I have protected the buttons beiong pushed
by putting three blank screensaver screens between my active screen AND trned it off!

[Kali]

4. watch your data usage

gets damned expensive if you go over your plan

[thecrow]

6. I got the unlimited data plan.

Well worth it because my brother tends to send novellas instead of concise answers.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

7. When I'm at home I'm connected to my router

so I'm not using any data. I don't use my phone for internet much when I'm not at home.