Kyocera Zio M6000 issues

[avenue]

I hate to hear that Mostly with the screen though right? I found it takes a lot of getting use to and downloading better keyboard or ultra keyboard help immensely. Still 2.1, I want.

Yeah, mostly the touchscreen in general. There were a few minutes that I didn't have problems, so some of it could be me, not the phone. I've definitely used touchscreens that are better though. I'm thinking if I were to get the Zio that I'd get used to it after a few days and it wouldn't bother me anymore. I'm sure someone coming from a phone like the Evo would get annoyed easily though..

[Spz037]

Guys, its not that big of a deal -- the touchscreen. Its not faulty, its just a matter of getting use to the screen itself. I've tried multiple touchscreen devices, and ALL take some getting use to. If you're use to one, and you switch to another, you will have to get use to it. After a few days of tinkering with this device, I stopped having issues with the touchscreen.
"calibration" is not off at all because there is no calibration for capacitive screens (asides from program specific calibration). Try just lightly tapping the area or key you want pressed and it will register better than a hard press (as with a hard press, there is more skin surface area touching the screen, therefor more room for error). Whats causing the issue is 1.6. The stock android keyboard for 1.6 is not that good (laggy, no auto complete).
Installing Ultra Keyboard or Better Keyboard will solve the problem until 2.1 comes out.

As for the trackball, it rolls slow like the older style blackberry's. I honestly don't even know why they put a trackball on it since it has a touchscreen. The only thing I use it for is a tetris app, and I roll it while its in my pocket if Im bored. lol

[phazei]

It's not just getting used to the screen, it's just a very very cheap screen. It needs about a dime sized area to detect and then the point is somewhere random within that area.

I got a capacitive stylus that wouldn't work no matter what on it, but worked perfect on a htc.


Kyocera Zio M6000 - screen sensitivity

Even the people over in the sprint forums are pissed at this:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/221253

It's not a matter of getting used to it. It's just a **** cheap screen. I'm SOL.

[Spz037]

I think you may have gotten a defective product m8, because my phone has no touchscreen issues. Light presses work just fine (even with the tip of my pinky finger) and register within 1mm of the actual touch. Capacitive stylus' are still in their infancy, and if something isn't designed with a capacitive stylus in mind, chances are that it won't work so well, no matter what the stylus' box claims. I've used them, and they are spotty at best.

Perhaps Kyocera released a batch of phones with touchscreen issues? All I know, is that this is not a plaguing issue, its isolated. My phone is proof of that.
I'd suggest RMA'ing it if you're experiencing issues with it, or if you signed up for the protection plan, just swap it out at a cricket retailer.

The bottom line really is that the Zio is a low-to-mid range phone, so don't expect the moon from it. Its never going to amount to an EVO or droid, so comparison is moot.
The phone is a solid phone for the price.

[dorramider7]

I have had this phone since thursday and works great. Youtube app works great no problems, sound is clear . I also downloaded a crap load of apps and all work good,simply love the phone! Only problem is my contacts seem to receive multiple texts from me which i seem to have fix so far by reprogramming the phone with *228. You may have gotten a bad phone.

I've had my Zio for a little while now, and I'd have to say all of my calls sound crystal clear when using the speaker built into the handset. It's actually better than I first expected, in that regard. On the other hand, every bluetooth hands-free device I've tried pairing it with so far resulted in the person on the other end of the phone's voice coming across as a bit distorted. It's usable, but sounds like the bluetooth volume is turned up too high. (I tried adjusting that though, to no real effect.)

I've had pretty good luck with compatibility with the apps I've downloaded so far, too. Google Goggles kept crashing though, every time it got to where it was trying to turn on the phone's camera. The USA Today app was randomly crashing on me too, when I first tried it, but they did an update to it about 2 days after I got the Zio, and now it works well.

Completely agree about the keyboard calibration being a bit off, though! Every time I type, I notice I have to aim for the far right-edges of the keys or else it thinks I'm hitting the key to the left of the intended one! I kept looking for some recalibration utility but came up empty-handed. Does such a thing exist in the Marketplace?

[avenue]

I've had my Zio for a little while now, and I'd have to say all of my calls sound crystal clear when using the speaker built into the handset. It's actually better than I first expected, in that regard. On the other hand, every bluetooth hands-free device I've tried pairing it with so far resulted in the person on the other end of the phone's voice coming across as a bit distorted. It's usable, but sounds like the bluetooth volume is turned up too high. (I tried adjusting that though, to no real effect.)

I've had pretty good luck with compatibility with the apps I've downloaded so far, too. Google Goggles kept crashing though, every time it got to where it was trying to turn on the phone's camera. The USA Today app was randomly crashing on me too, when I first tried it, but they did an update to it about 2 days after I got the Zio, and now it works well.

Completely agree about the keyboard calibration being a bit off, though! Every time I type, I notice I have to aim for the far right-edges of the keys or else it thinks I'm hitting the key to the left of the intended one! I kept looking for some recalibration utility but came up empty-handed. Does such a thing exist in the Marketplace?

I think somebody said it doesn't need to be calibrated. I think you're just stuck with it the way it is, unfortunately.

[CruzinOne]

I think somebody said it doesn't need to be calibrated. I think you're just stuck with it the way it is, unfortunately.

I've been using Smart Keyboard Pro on my Zio, which I downloaded from the Market for a little over $2.00 US. The latest Smart Keyboard Pro update has a calibration feature on it. I calibrated the landscape keyboard and it does help. It's still not exactly perfect but it made a major difference for the better. I haven't calibrated the portrait keyboard yet.

I use the skin called iPhone that comes with Smart Keyboard Pro. I don't necessarily think the iPhone is anything great, but the layout of this skin works very well compared to the other skins available. Also, there are a number of good tweaks available in the Smart Keyboard Pro settings.

I also installed Smart Keyboard Pro on my Moto Droid and it works great. So, there is something out there that can calibrate the keyboard on the Zio. I think the eventual upgrade of the Zio to the 2.x Operating System will make a massive difference for the good.

[MrWareWolf]

This phone is crap. It is slow, uses the battery too fast, and the screen sucks..touch letter q, it puts w on the screen, etc. etc. You can use up the battery in just a couple hours. It's pretty much impossible to keep the thing charged, unless you leave it plugged in all the time.

I should have bought a motorola, or htc, anything other than this.

My last kyocera was a clam-shell non-data phone, and it worked great for many years. I replaced the battery once, and when it finally died it was probably 5 yrs old.

SwiftKey is pretty much required, as a replacement keyboard template (the default droid kybd wasn't made for a screen this small, it was designed for one about 1" larger diagonally).

WiFi keyboard helps, but chews through the battery really quickly.