Hi people, we haven't had any new Dragonstorm Roms since April 10. I think the lg expo has a lot of unused potential.
And WM7 SUCKS because of:
There's no WM7 yet
However, WP7 does have a few soft spots.
No system-wide file manager
The limited file types is kind of harsh, but the office hub works well for what it is
No Bluetooth file transfers
I've never had a need to do this in the last 5 years, but I'm in IT so I always have better suited devices available to me.
No USB mass storage mode
This I can see being an issue for people, I've got at least half a TB in my laptop bag in various forms, so again, not something I really cared about.
There are rumous that MS' internal/demo units do support this and things like video out, so there is hope WP7 will see it at some point, at least for "parts" of the file system.
Limited third-party apps availability
If you say 'theres no angry birds' you lose all credibility.
The marketplace is somewhere around 6k apps at the moment, but with a three month old platform, that's not unexpected. There's actually a lot of good stuff on there already, but obviously if it lacks something you need it's a no go.
No Flash (nor Silverlight) support in the browser
Both are supposedly coming. No timeframe on Flash and Silverlight isn't coming until the next major update which is going to be 9 months out
Too dependent on Zune software for file management and syncing
As opposed to activesync? Honestly, the Zune experience has been a lot less painful than I thought it was going to be.
No video calls
I'm too old for this to make any sense.
New ringtones available only through the Marketplace
Even that would be better than what options are available now. There's only what came on the device available to you at the moment.
Music player lacks equalizer presets
If you're an audiophile, the only wp7 phone you'd want is the surround, and from what I've seen it's got that covered.
No multitasking
There is the ability for things such as music to play in the background, or apps to "run under lock"
No copy/paste
This is the only thing I truly miss. I've still only wanted it a half dozen times and I'll have it in a couple of weeks so I was willing to live with it.
No DivX/XviD video support (automatic transcoding provided by Zune software)
I don't know why people want to watch stuff on their phones, but if it is converted so that it plays, what's the issue? The time it takes to convert? Loss of quality?
No sign of free Bing maps Navigation so far
Hilariously both the iphone and droid bing apps are ahead of the WP7 one in several way. They claim they'll be putting up a better wp7 effort in the coming months.
No internet tethering support
Tethering apparently works on all phones that are available at the moment. It requires a trip into a hidden menu to enable it, but it works.
No handwriting recognition support
Worse than that, there's no "notes" program natively (and definitely no outlook notes sync). Evernote and friends are apparently coming soon, but learning that was definitely a disappointment.
so I am not buying a new phone with no external storage card. It looks like all new wm7 phones have that limitation. So I guess I'll have to switch to Android. Does any of you guys have a recomendation?
I replaced my IQ with an Optimus7 and haven't looked back. It gets better reception, better battery life (with heavier usage) and is actually enjoyable to use.
If you want a droid phone, either make sure it's rootable or make sure your carrier/manufacturer combination aren't going to bone you with slow/lame upgrades. (e.g. pushing an update from 1.6 to 2.1 when 2.2 is months old)
Droid has soo many choices that it's more about picking the feature set you want.
Bottom line what happens why is it that we don't have any new Roms for our Expo? I;m bored lol
I second the suggestion to make your own roms. Its not that difficult if you're willing to do a bit of reading. There are a few people still around here that have cooked privately, so I'm sure you wouldn't need to be alone in your efforts.
