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This IS Why Phonescoops Review IS Biased And Unfair

scorpio

Jun 17, 2008, 11:32 AM
The reviewer did not talk about FULL GPS (iphone does not have software to run it), Live Search, Voice Command, Visual Voicemail, MMS, picture and video mail, video recording, OTA music download, etc. Those are key features and selling points of the Instinct, the iphone only has 1 out of 9 of those features.

The review also said the camera wasn't good, well go over to Sprintusers.com/forums, a few folks have been able to purchase the Instinct yesterday, they posted pictures taken by the Instinct, the pictures came out damn good.

As for the $100 Mil campaign, for those of you who believe those youtube videos are part of the campaign you're sadly mistaken. If you have gone to the movies lately (passed month almost) you would have seen t...
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scorpio

Jun 17, 2008, 11:38 AM
Forgot to mention that one of phonescoops reviewers called the Instinct an iphone-clone which is saying it is trying to be like the iphone or is copying the iphone. There is nothing in Sprints advertising which labels it that!
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Darkwingduk

Jun 17, 2008, 3:52 PM
man that instinct sucks
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monkeyracer

Jun 17, 2008, 4:57 PM
thanks DWD. that was helpful.

Do you have any first hand experience you can share with us?
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PhoneGuy9922

Jun 17, 2008, 12:12 PM
Scorpio I just wanted to say that I agree with you 110% on everything you just said. I read that same review and the entire time going while reading through it I just kept thinking of all the missing Info. Not to mention they rated it poorly on reception when he openly admitted to being in a poor Sprint Service area. I have had and been using the instinct since 3rd of June and Love this device! The vibration feedback feature on the touch display is awesome, how many times have you played with a touch screen phone, and were stuck there waiting for something to load, only to then realize the button never got pressed in the first place. But enough ranting I don't want to go off sounding like a rambling idiot. But Good post! Take it from someone...
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Wireless.O.G.

Jun 17, 2008, 3:43 PM
After you read the review of the Samsung Glyde they made the same iPhone comparisons and accused it of the same signal issues with the promise of testing another device (a promise that as far as I am aware was not kept).

I wanted to point out that I too have spent time using the Instinct. My fingers are not huge but are not small either. I have never personally owned an iPhone but all my immediate family has them and I have used them frequently.

Having used both this is my opinion:
TOUCH:

I didn't have a problem with the Instinct touch screen. I never had to push more than once, once I gotten used to the interface (which took only a couple of minutes).

I loved the haptic feedback and didn't get any "false reads."

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New_2_T-Mobile

Jun 17, 2008, 4:48 PM
Wireless.O.G. said:

I mean these idiots


Mature.
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monkeyracer

Jun 17, 2008, 4:56 PM
we're yelling at a wall here. nobody cares that eric didn't do a good job. this site is filled with at&t and apple fanboys who get pleasure from posting nonsense, and like to see their username on all the threads.

eric did a bad job with this review. That is now more than just opinion it's been proven as fact.
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ojdidit84

Jun 18, 2008, 11:03 AM
THANK YOU! You said exactly what a lot of people are thinking. The review needs to be done by an unbiased neutral party that will go and test the phone out in the real world and not just on their couch.
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scorpio

Jun 17, 2008, 12:16 PM
@PhoneGuy9922

Good posting! 😉
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ArmySF

Jun 17, 2008, 12:41 PM
The phone sucks just deal with it! 😛 Sprint users have got to be the biggest cry babies 🙄
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scorpio

Jun 17, 2008, 1:00 PM
@ArmySF

Wow that's an intelligent comment, you can't dispute the facts so you just spew garbage. 🙄
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ArmySF

Jun 17, 2008, 1:09 PM
Can't dispute what facts? 🤣 you don't like their fair evaluation, and you're crying about it. take a chill pill enjoy your little phone, and move on 🙄
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scorpio

Jun 17, 2008, 1:19 PM
Fair evaluation?! I pointed out key features they DID NOT cover most of which the iphone can't do. For a device such as the Instinct one would think an objective reviewer would cover all the features and not point out the negatives based on THEIR personal opinion.

I don't know if these guys (phonescoop) consider themselves journalist/writers because a fair journalist/writer will leave out their personal opinions. The review of the Instinct is based on a personal opinion!
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PhoneGuy9922

Jun 17, 2008, 1:51 PM
If everyone on here is in the mood for phone bashing someone needs to find a new target of their aggression because the Instinct is not the problem here. Again as another side note NOT mentioned in the previous review is that the iPhone can only access the web by using a Hot Spot, how badly does that suck, most places want to charge you for that anyhow. Where the Instinct is out of the box EVDO-REV-A ready and can reach download speeds far greater than that of essentially any other phone on the market. I mean to watch this thing download an application or song from the Sprint music store is truly unbelievable!
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jpglowrod

Jun 17, 2008, 2:01 PM
you must not get out of the house much join a gang a nitting club something tHIS PHONE STINKS MORE THan the Sidekick
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scorpio

Jun 17, 2008, 2:52 PM
If you cant provide anything intelligent don't bother responding!
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ArmySF

Jun 17, 2008, 3:08 PM
Who are you talking to? You need to learn how to use the forum correctly. We understand that you're trying to defend your thread, but the fact that you are having a hissy-fit over this shows volumes about you. We're having a good laugh.
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ojdidit84

Jun 18, 2008, 11:17 AM
He's havin a "hissy-fit" because people like you are replying to a thread when you have no relevant information as to WHY this phone sucks so much. It is true that this is a very biased review when they don't review the key features that this phone is about. This is more of a comparison than a review. If this were a review they would've gone over the features that are being marketed for this phone like the GPS and navigation, the multimedia like streaming video, OTA downloads away from a wi-fi connection, and how it DIFFERS from other phones. This was a really bad review. They compared it to the iphone the entire time and were quick to bag on its features compared to the iphone yet didn't go over the features that it has that the iphone...
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ArmySF

Jun 18, 2008, 12:44 PM
ojdidit84 said:
He's havin a "hissy-fit" because people like you are replying to a thread when you have no relevant information as to WHY this phone sucks so much.



No he's throwing a temper tantrum because he doesn't agree with PS review of the Instinct. See how that works? - the OP started the thread long before my very mild razz. Just look at the OP subject, anytime I hear someone use the word "unfair" I think of a child.
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ojdidit84

Jun 18, 2008, 3:39 PM
ok, so instead of unfair, how about unjust? It really doesn't matter what word is used. Still the same meaning and still gets his point across. It is a very bad review nonetheless compared to the reviews they have done over the years. I've been reading reviews on phonescoop since I used to sell Sprint, Verizon, & AT&T since 2003 @ RadioShack and I've never been more disappointed in a phone review. Probably more disappointed because I've actually played with the phone myself and haven't encountered the problems they did. It's funny how in the video that they put up for the review that he says that the screen is unresponsive when he can't figure out how to use the phone. You're supposed to SLIDE the speakerphone button, not just press it...
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scorpio

Jun 18, 2008, 11:33 AM
Exactly, 😉 for what ever reason they can't comprehend that, they either chose to be ignorant or they are. Speaking of Jobs and his thirst for control, ATT will not make a profit until 2010 due to the revenue sharing deal they signed with Apple.
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