[Captivate General] Mac11700:
You are wrong..here's why...Samsung knows of the issues with the Captivate..They knew before they released them to any of the carriers..Samsung has a quality control issue with these phones...from the gps..to sending phones to all the carriers that have no 3 button recovery..to loose connections in the phone..to faulty batteries..screens..what have you. AT&T didn't build them...nor did they load the software...Samsung did..and what has come out of their 3 plants have all been vastly different...build # to build # this is why no 2 work with the same firmware/software fixes...It has nothing to do with AT&T's contract with them...they have a bunch that are borked before AT&T ever get them...Speaking of that...just how reliable is Kies Mini for you...that's not AT&T's...that is Samsung's doing...No...Samsung is just a guilty as AT&T or any other carrier is in this..and this is the reason why sremick is saying what he is saying earlier...he has just got his facts wrong about what has been done to fix Samsung's and AT&T's screw ups...that's all...

sremick...didn't mean to come down on you as hard as I did..so I apologize...It just chaps my hide when I see anyone saying all of these roms,modems,kernels.fixes & tweaks are from a Hacked Rom...They aren't "Hacked"...you can't Hack something that is open source to begin with...you modify it to the platform on which you are using..."Hacked" might make you feel better about knocking the developers here for what they are doing while wishing for a official release from AT&T...but...that word is the wrong word to use....The developers here are fixing a faulty product..and and allowing us the opportunity to use to use it as it was meant to be..by providing us the means to use what " parts " work best for our individual devices..and they do it because they care..and want to..

As too recommending the Captivate to friends and family...and myself...I choose the Captivate over anything out there right now..With the "parts" available to me or anyone else who wants a great smart phone...why not...

On a more philosophical note...this question always comes up...so I'll answer it now.."Should I have to update it myself"...realistic answer... yes...I know what is "best" for me..Why..because I am a informed consumer...I researched my purchase before making it...it wasn't a impulse buy because of some flashy commercial...or was the latest hot topic on any of the boards...I took the time to look things over and look at it's issues...and the fixes for it before diving into unknown waters..I am the one who chooses what works best for me..I don't allow someone or a company to do that...Others may feel differently and expect everything to be perfect and question this...I agree in part of questioning wither something works or not as it is supposed to..but I don't pissing and moaning about it..I either accept it for what it is and fix it to my liking when I can..or simply return it.....I always hope to have everything to work perfectly...but I am a pessimistic optimist...(plan for the worst & hope for the best )and if you read my signature line...you will see how I feel about everything..and this phone is no different...We don't live in a perfect world...and either we learn how to fix things for ourselves..(which is why you are here on XDA to begin with..lor should be if you read the TOS of the site )...or..you are a sheep person...having to wait till someone gives you something that may or may not work...The choice is yours..

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