The HTC Thunderbolt was one of the first 4G phones to come on the market, and it was supposed to revolutionize the way that people use smart phone technology. I was one of the many victims of this hype, and I used my Verizon upgrade about a year ago to get this theoretically awesome 4G phone when I had the chance to. The time I spent with the Thunderbolt was brief, and I shelled out $600 a few months later to get a Droid 3 to replace it. Why? Because it sucks that bad. Rather than sending you into a terrible experience blindly, I thought I would post a review of the HTC Thunderbolt to give you a better understanding of just how bad this phone really is. Here are just a few of the many features about the phone that I found repulsive from the start.
What the HTC Thunderbolt Is Supposed to Be
Before I start rambling about how much I hate the HTC Thunderbolt, I thought I would show a commercial that supposedly highlights all of the wonder that this phone has to offer:
As you can see, the commercials play this phone up to be way ahead of its time – a true masterpiece in scientific inventions. That is far from reality though. Just about every feature that is supposed to be amazing with the HTC Thunderbolt is nothing of the sort. Keep reading and you will see what I mean.
What the HTC Thunderbolt Actually Is
Crap. That's what it is.
The first problem that I came across in my HTC Thunderbolt review was the fact that the phone had almost no battery life whatsoever. My salesperson informed me that the battery on the phone would be less than perfect, so I was prepared to charge the phone every night to keep the juice in it. I do this with all of my smart phones, so that wasn't a big deal at all. This phone didn't just die after a full day though. It died after six hours. I use my phone for the occasional conversation, but it really doesn't get used that often. Thus the idea of having to plug it in throughout the day seemed utterly absurd to me. Every Droid I have ever owned could at least last until the middle of the night before screaming for me to plug it in. This thing was bitching when I got it out of the box.
In order to improve the battery life on the phone, I had to disable the 4G network on it. That was the whole reason I bought the phone in the first place. On one of the other blogs that I manage, I recently wrote an article about my disdain for 4G technology titled "The 4G Network – 4Get about It. In this article, I discussed some of the many problems I have with 4G phones as a whole. This was sparked from my experiences with the HTC Thunderbolt, where I had limited 4G usage, terrible battery life, and unimpressive speeds every time I turned it on. Needless to say, I wasn't a happy camper with the service I got from the Thunderbolt in the slightest.
The fact is that the Thunderbolt just isn't what it is cracked up to be. It doesn't offer blistering fast internet service, and it doesn't improve the way you speak to people on the phone in the slightest. In fact, I had more problems with dropped calls and missed emails on the phone than I ever had with my other phones. If you can stay away from this phone for good, do so. It will inevitably be a waste of your medical assistant salary.
What the HTC Thunderbolt Is Supposed to Be
Before I start rambling about how much I hate the HTC Thunderbolt, I thought I would show a commercial that supposedly highlights all of the wonder that this phone has to offer:
As you can see, the commercials play this phone up to be way ahead of its time – a true masterpiece in scientific inventions. That is far from reality though. Just about every feature that is supposed to be amazing with the HTC Thunderbolt is nothing of the sort. Keep reading and you will see what I mean.
What the HTC Thunderbolt Actually Is
Crap. That's what it is.
The first problem that I came across in my HTC Thunderbolt review was the fact that the phone had almost no battery life whatsoever. My salesperson informed me that the battery on the phone would be less than perfect, so I was prepared to charge the phone every night to keep the juice in it. I do this with all of my smart phones, so that wasn't a big deal at all. This phone didn't just die after a full day though. It died after six hours. I use my phone for the occasional conversation, but it really doesn't get used that often. Thus the idea of having to plug it in throughout the day seemed utterly absurd to me. Every Droid I have ever owned could at least last until the middle of the night before screaming for me to plug it in. This thing was bitching when I got it out of the box.
In order to improve the battery life on the phone, I had to disable the 4G network on it. That was the whole reason I bought the phone in the first place. On one of the other blogs that I manage, I recently wrote an article about my disdain for 4G technology titled "The 4G Network – 4Get about It. In this article, I discussed some of the many problems I have with 4G phones as a whole. This was sparked from my experiences with the HTC Thunderbolt, where I had limited 4G usage, terrible battery life, and unimpressive speeds every time I turned it on. Needless to say, I wasn't a happy camper with the service I got from the Thunderbolt in the slightest.
The fact is that the Thunderbolt just isn't what it is cracked up to be. It doesn't offer blistering fast internet service, and it doesn't improve the way you speak to people on the phone in the slightest. In fact, I had more problems with dropped calls and missed emails on the phone than I ever had with my other phones. If you can stay away from this phone for good, do so. It will inevitably be a waste of your medical assistant salary.
Being a lover to possess a new technology phone I was planning to buy this phone but I was searching over net for reviews.Obviously blind buying is never recommended.Thanks for saving me.
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