Regret buying Shift(HD Connection problem with Vista and other things)

[piccokim]

Eversince i purchased HTC Shift i regreted every moment.

Firstly it started off with two dead pixels on CENTRE of my screen soon as i turned on my first UMPC

Secondly, later i realise wireless network is so slow that only getting around 500kb/s ( when i am connected with Wire this issue disapears) but this issue only transfering files between computers, i guess this is well known issue.

Thirdly 3G connection died on vista(not in Snapvue), first i read threads and recomended me to soft reset snapvu, then i used hard reset from the patch which didn't solve anything so finally i tried FN+f3 which was totally waste of time. (p.s. changed power plan to high performance)

i spent all day reading all the previous threads tried to fix my first ever UMPC and could not find any solution and can't believe paid so much for this bullshit pc.


i understand people are trying to improve the Shift community with inventing or developing new ideas but personally i feel like you guys are the ones are who are fixing HTC's problems by spending 1200 Euros by purchasing their design failure.

i expected more than this by spending 1200 Euro which took be long time to collect by not letting my wife know, i could just buy HP 2133 and i am sure i would be out of any trouble and it is nearly half the price.

Please i seriously need some help with this, my thread sounds very negative about shift but only reason for this is because i know this device worth if it works correctly.

[Dean405]

Eversince i purchased HTC Shift i regreted every moment.
Secondly, later i realise wireless network is so slow that only getting around 500kb/s

What does this have to do with your shift? Your wireless network is what it is. Shift has no control over that.

I like my shift. Is it perfect? No, it's not. But I didn't expect to have the power of desk top in the small package. It does do what I wanted. It keeps me mobile without hauling a lot of weight around.

My wireless connections range from great to poor.. but that is not Shift's fault. When I am in a metro area with a good network I usually get between 700K and 2000 K downloads. I am happy with that.

[abp]

i expected more than this by spending 1200 Euro which took be long time to collect by not letting my wife know, i could just buy HP 2133 and i am sure i would be out of any trouble and it is nearly half the price.


How can you campare prices for the shift and hp2133? the hp has no touchscreen, no snapview (or something like that) no builtin wireless modem, no gps(will soon work on the shift), the shift is smaller and ligther. its like those people that compare the price of eee and shift, fine you dont like the shift but stop making a foul out of you self comparing prices on so different products.

and by the way i like my shift, had only very small problems. take a look around at the forum at www.umpcportal.com and see what problems others have with different umpc brands and then come back and tell me if you still think a hp 2133 would be with out any problems

[Blue_Lightning]

How can you campare prices for the shift and hp2133? the hp has no touchscreen, no snapview (or something like that) no builtin wireless modem, no gps(will soon work on the shift), the shift is smaller and ligther. its like those people that compare the price of eee and shift, fine you dont like the shift but stop making a foul out of you self comparing prices on so different products.

and by the way i like my shift, had only very small problems. take a look around at the forum at www.umpcportal.com and see what problems others have with different umpc brands and then come back and tell me if you still think a hp 2133 would be with out any problems
Yup Right, I agree with you
I also seems happy with my shift although it still can't make a phone call, But I believe it would be
And about the mobility factor, never doubt shift I think.
The weak point just the battery power in my opinion because, the phone, gps, sd, and such for me it will be done :)

[piccokim]

lol all three of you guys or girls didn't even read properly.

isn't it so obivious that Shift and HP can't be compared? and what i was complaining about was reliability not portability, and if there can be any solution to above issues i have mentioned.

Dean when did i mention about poor wireless? lol
i said wireless works fine when i am using internet (i can get up to 2MB/s)but just when i am trasfering data from another pc it slows down. ;D and this issue is well known all over the internet.

Finally i didn't ask you guys opinions about Shift, i love the Exclusive design and features comes with(with all works well) i was just expressing how depressed with issues coming up with my shift so if well knowledged person sees this thread he could direct me to right way.

[JEM]

I had both for a few weeks. I sent back the 2133. It was too slow. Much too slow. Regret the Shift if you choose, but don't beat yourself up over the 2133. With the C7 cpu and Vista it's practically unusable.

[genesis]

lol all three of you guys or girls didn't even read properly.


Finally i didn't ask you guys opinions about Shift, i love the Exclusive design and features comes with(with all works well) i was just expressing how depressed with issues coming up with my shift so if well knowledged person sees this thread he could direct me to right way.

I think this is just a constructive comment for our beloved shift brothers! negative or positive, its an avenue where we can improve especially those who are deep in tweaking this device. I just bought mine 2 days ago and really love the device. Just give it a few more months and we will see lots of new things with shift similar to what the creative guys did to Himalaya and Universal, among others. We are still in the doorway brothers! Enjoy the shift and don't sell it :-)

[abp]

lol all three of you guys or girls didn't even read properly.

isn't it so obivious that Shift and HP can't be compared? and what i was complaining about was reliability not portability, and if there can be any solution to above issues i have mentioned.

---- From your first post

i expected more than this by spending 1200 Euro which took be long time to collect by not letting my wife know, i could just buy HP 2133 and i am sure i would be out of any trouble and it is nearly half the price.


If this is not comparing what is? also you indicate that getting the hp would solve all problems.

i dont really see what i didnt read?

about you problem, did you install sp1 as us that do know how to read knows there is problems with shift and sp1. if thats not the problem i would ask you to describe you problem instead of complaning this would make it so much easyer for us to help you.

[Pfeffa-rah]

i understand people are trying to improve the Shift community with inventing or developing new ideas but personally i feel like you guys are the ones are who are fixing HTC's problems by spending 1200 Euros by purchasing their design failure.
I can totaly relate to that, and I think most of the others too.
However... I still love my shift. Jus not as much as I thougt I would ;-)

[greatestkelvin]

I have sold my SHIFT. So glad I did it.

[piccokim]

i haven't installed SP1 on shift yet.
but luckly (i guess) the shop i have purchased was nice enough to give me new device.

currently everything working fine but i hope previous issues doesn't come up again.

i have a question regarding windows update.

it gave me option to install updates for drivers, is it wise to update it or should i always leave it out?
finally i never see installation option for SP1 is this normal?

[Pfeffa-rah]

I have sold my SHIFT. So glad I did it.
I must say, I have thought of that too.
However, I could find no alternative for the Shift.
All other UMPC's out there are no good for me.
So, although the Shift is far from perfect, it still is the best device out there for me.

[herpi]

I must say, I have thought of that too.
However, I could find no alternative for the Shift.
All other UMPC's out there are no good for me.
So, although the Shift is far from perfect, it still is the best device out there for me.

p1620 fujitsu?
Huib

[FOOFTR]

Hey, to the original poster, sorry to hear about your issues. I hate it when I save up for something and feel let down - I know that well. Maybe this new one you got will be better? I assume it is another Shift?

The Fuji's are nice - looked at a U1010 for quite some time but it's tiny keyboard and chunky feel didn't do it for me. Beautifully well made tho. This other Fuji is quite a bit larger than the Shift.

Thankfully I have read everything I can on the Shift, including the bad and I still bought it "eyes wide open"...in my view the deal makers were:

- size...the best mix between form and function I could find
- keyboard - as above
- SnapVue - even in it's restricted form, access to emails and a keyboard to respond quickly saves me setting up b/tooth boards and my Hx4700...very convenient. The fact we can liberate is even better.
- 3.5G

Not so good -
- I don't like the battery life , and with the Fuji I almost found this to be a deal swinger....but I rest my hopes on HTC or someone else making us an extended one.
- Some potentially dodgy driver/compatibility issues with Vista/hardware etc...again, I trust updates from HTC will fix these over time.