I hate my W580i, need help

7 days ago I bought a W580i. I now hate the phone. Here's my list of complaints, maybe you guys can help me out:

It does not lock the keys. The only way it locks the keys is if I'm at the idle screen and slide the phone closed. When I am done with a call, I always slide the phone closed and put it in my pocket. I end up calling people accidentally when I do this. I turned on the feature called, "close to end call" but it still doesn't lock the keys unless I press the end call button, wait a second for it to return to the idle screen, then slide the phone closed.

When I'm doing something on the phone when I slide the phone closed I am done with what I was doing, and I would like the phone to lock the keys. Again, I end up calling people because the phone wasn't at the idle screen when I closed it. I upgraded from a flip phone, and I really got used to just flipping it closed and putting it in my pocket.

Speed dial. I have to press the number, then hit the call button. Why the extra key stroke? Is there a way to make it dial the speed dial number just by holding down the associated number key?

The only reason I bought this phone is because it allows me to take text notes. I don't listen to music, take pictures, or anything else. All I am looking for is a phone that works as a phone and allows me to take text notes.

Any tips on how to deal with the things I don't like, or does anyone know of another non-PDA phone that will take text notes. I like to comfortably fit the phone in my pocket, and anything with a QWERTY key board is too big for that.

Thanks.

I know that phone well, listen closely because there is only 1 thing you can do. You need to take that W580i and throw it off a cliff. Just any cliff will not suffice. It needs to be an especially high cliff with an LT1 at the bottom, to ensure total destruction on impact. Contact Rodney Jaco, he knows where such a cliff exists. 832-477-7301.

Ok to answer your 1st question go to Settings-General-Security-Automatic key lock. That will lock your phone when you are done with a call. I had the same prob when I first got mine but then figured out auto key lock now it works great. The sped dial you will have to deal with it, I hate it a well but I manage. I don't even slide my phone open any more to make calls, just text. Oh and don't listen to ButtMunch the W580i is a great phone once you get used to it.

w580 is a crappy phone in my book

I hate W580i too!

you can speed dial by holding in the key for a few seconds.

My phone does the same thing!

I am hoping to switch to verizon soon so no worries for me