Improving performance
Thursday 23 August 2007 at 05:00 am
Okay, I'll come clean - I used to own an O2 XDA II. I bought it, with my own money. I was young, and foolish. So, when it was time to upgrade, I didn't hesitate - a Sony Ericsson P990, please! It's a fine phone - things just work the way you expect them to. You can dial a number without needing the stylus, for one thing.
It has some flaws - battery life is disappointing; I never get through the weekend without recharging. The web browser has some quirks. The "answer call" button does not end the call - it puts the call on hold. But the major problem is that every now and again, when I receive a call, the phone spontaneously reboots. I mean, camera, games, MP3 player, all that stuff is great - but the primary function is to make and receive telephone calls, and that just has to work! That's not unreasonable, is it?
So, the one thing worse than rebooting when receiving a call is the message that's displayed when the phone finally comes back to life: "The phone has rebooted to improve performance". I'm not kidding. Apparently, "improved performance" includes, you know, not being able to take a phone call.