Where the 8125 failed, mainly in proxy settings that had to be modified for web surfing unless you were purchasing ringtones from Cingular and in far too many failed and dropped calls (I’m in the DC metro area), the Q succeeded.

Unfortunately, the Q’s buttons are very sensitive. Just sliding it in its case (I’ve had 2, one Verizon-branded and the other Motorola) will hit keys and resulted in some calls being placed. So I have to lock the keyboard, which in and of itself is probably a smart idea any way. It’s just a paradigm shift for me because I had a Moto StarTac, then a Moto V60c, a Nokia 5100 [which suprisingly had unresponsive keys), a Moto RAZR, and then the 8125.

The other annoying thing I’ve been seeing with the Q is that MMS seems to start up for no reason. (I have no texting or emaili plan of any sort–the Q is for light surfing itself, or connecting the Q1 to the web.)

Right now the camera has been locking up when I take pictures or movies. And the only fix has been to take the battery out.

Overall the Q is a great phone, and a definite improvement over the 8125. But I have been giving thought, due to the little annoyances, to trying out the 6700 and selling the Q on eBay. (Which means 2 docking cradles, an extended battery, 2 cases, a blue enclosure, and some screen protectors.)

Then again, the 8525 jut came out, so maybe Sprint or VerizonWireless will have an upgrade to the 6700 soon, and I should just wait!

Woadan

I’ll report back in a few months though!

Tecra M4: Recently started locking up – no keyboard, mouse, touch pad, touch stick or stylus functionality. The only way to correct it is to power it down then back up, and then only if it feels like powering back up right away – it has sometimes wanted “me time” for eight hours before it will boot again.

I figure it’s either a loose video cable, or the heatsink on the CPU has come a tiny bit loose on one corner, or likely both.

Fortunately, I had the foresight to get the extended warranty. Now I just need the time to have someone look at it.

As far as the ‘Three Strikes’ – I have dumped PDAs back in the day after one or two issues because I couldn’t risk not having access to my data when on the road. Lately, I’ve had better luck and only switch due to techno-lust… I mean business need, of course.