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I did a lot of research on the HTC Touch Pro and new it was probably not the most stable phone, but it got 4/5 on Phonescoop and looks like it had some nice features.

 

The UI on this really stinks.  The touch screen is really unresponsive and the software is really, really slow for a phone with such a fast CPU on it.  But, I kinda expected this and it’s not really a deal killer.  However, I’m having some real issues and I’m hoping here others can comment and maybe provide some help.

 

My biggest issue with the bluetooth.  I have used my Jabra BT8010 for a while and it’s worked great with several phones.  This headset is very feature rich and honestly I would sooner separate with my phone than this headset.  Since having the HTC, I’ve noticed that about 75% of the time after I get off a call about a minute later the headset is active again.  What I mean by that is the "Call in progress" symbol is displayed on the headset and the speaker on the headset has a soft hiss.  The headset is no longer responsive until either another call comes thru or I turn the headset on and off.  I tried resetting both devices and repairing, but I still get the same issue.  The problem with this is that it’s draining battery life from both devices and it renders my headset useless until it’s reset.

 

I also notice on my Mac that my phone autoconnects and I can’t stop it unless I turn bluetooth off on one of the devices.  Again, this is sucking my battery dry fairly quick.

 

Second issue, the UI frequently freezes.  I know WinMo has a reputation for being unstable, but it’s at the point where I need to reboot 2-3x a day.  WinMo 6.1 should be better than that.

 

Third issue, I have my .Mac mail set up.  I get my mail no problem, but about 40% of the time the mail I send off the phone never makes it to the destination.  I’m not getting an error and my EV symbol is displayed and I have 4-5 bars.  Never had this issue on my BB Curve.

 

Fourth issue, ActiveSync takes several minutes before the connection is established and it syncs correctly.  On a couple occassions, I had to reboot and reattempt syncing several times over 20min before it worked.

 

Does this sound typical for this phone or do I maybe have a lemon?  Should I maybe try a Treo Pro (not as fancy but it gets higher ratings)?  Or should I just go back to my Curve and wait for something better to come along later this year.  I’m hearing good things about Android, maybe that’s the phone I should wait for (of course I worry about being told I need to switch plans just to use it).

 

Thanks!