BB Q10. Conclusions of the first week experience

Hey there,
I have moved from OS7 device to BB Q10 a week ago and here are my first brief conclusions (mostly for those who are yet considering of the purchase)
good stuff:
- the device looks good itself and it is completely not slippery;
- I do like the new screen;
- the OS 10 interface is interesting to me;
- the camera is good;
- BB voice messaging is supported over your carrier's network;
- the browser works very fast (even though I use that rarely);
- the battery is enough for one busy day;
- there is a good Skype installed (however see also the notes below);
terrible stuff:
- BIS is no longer supported (well, someone might reckon this as an advantage; I say that there must always be a choice - either I use BIS or don't use it with my new device);
- my gmail & yahoo imap free accounts hang up regularly on wifi when I come from network carrier to a place where I am connected to wifi (the wifi is always on and I have enough places saved in my device memory); when I enter my account settings it says i.e.. "The server imap.gmail.com for account XXX is not responding. The server name in your account settings might be incorrect, or the server might be temporarily offline. Check your settings to make sure the server name is correct and try again." I either restart device or switch off and on wifi so that it would resume for a while. With my carrier's network the email works fine.
- there is no Russian text input by translit (see http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Q10/Russian-language-input-translit/m-p/2442771#M3...); I had to engrave my keyboard with Russian letters for the first time for the last 6 years, luckily I was in Russia for a while; all those who use Russian language with their BB device for now can't normally use that as long as they are outside of Russia (where you could engrave it for a modest fee).
stuff to be improved:
- it is not that easy to copy saved numbers from your contacts (you shall open editing and then copy it out of there);
- it is not possible to paste the saved numbers in Skype (you shall thus develop your memory );
- the birthday details from the contact list are not linked to a calendar (the question is then what is that data stored for?) - I have already skipped one birthday because of that;
- there is no percentage of remaining batter on the top screen (you can only find that through settings);
- whatsup is not integrated into the BB hub;
- there is no Viber application for OS 10;
- the choice of sounds to set up is extremely poor;
- the OS 10 with its applications hang couple of times a day (either buttons on the screen are not responding or the power button does not dim the screen or smth similar take place);
- when I read a message in hub it remains unread and it becomes marked as read only upon reviewing in particular mail folder.
My overall conclusion is that the device with the new OS 10 is completely raw and flawed. I feel myself like a volunteer tester whereas I do not like such a role when paying a full price for a product that is considered as good and is widely distributed on a market. Such a new marketing approach of Blackberry would do no good for their success in a future. 
I would seriously advice NOT TO TRUST even respectful brand and read open source info prior to a purchase

Yeah the BB9900 worked excellent!  I still have faith in BB but my faith is wandering after all this waiting.
I'm sure BLACKBERRY is monitoring all this and reporting it to management whereby they're aware and putting the mandate to their software development team to remedy all these glitches before bad news travels too extensively.
I was amazed that the T-Mobile Rep's from 2 different nearby stores were telling me the same message (they didn't recommend BB10 due to customer complaints and software issues.  This along is enough to sink BB having all these rep's discouraging customers from buying BB phones. Where are the BB Dealer Rep's when you need them?
I told the rep's that regardless of the current BB10 issues, that all the other BB phones and software work flawlessly, and that the network was stable, dependable and secure.  One rep told me they just don't have any feed back or much interaction with BB dealer reps.  If I was a BB Dealer Rep. I'd be in each T-Mobile store twice a week giving them updates, testimonials and giving my phone number out to customers who come in and have additional questions, which the store rep's cant answer.  That's what these BB Rep's should be doing...being advocates for BB.
I don't think the BB Dealer Rep's are doing much, if any thing other than collecting a pay check.  These issues I  imagine will be resolved within 30-45 days.  If not, I'm sure they'll lose more than just stock prices falling. 
As a Crackberry addict my fingers are crossed for Blackberry and that it recovers from all this whereby it becomes the powerhouse it once was for so many years. 

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