Well I say stop comparing it to other Fires Compare it to other cell phones IF you don't like what you got send it back. I know it Got to be better than what I have. Stupid cell sits on my desk & every 2 hrs it turns itself Off/On! It didn't start that til the 15 day return to Best Buy ended! T-Mobile says send it in they look at it... Right so then I have No Phone UGH! And another thing Power Off means just Reboot! To sleep I have to Remove the battery & Hope I don't miss a call!
This is about the Fire... I say return you have 30 days no questions asked. Saying it don't live up to the other fires is like comparing Fire to Kindles. IF it was like the Fire then why not use the Fire Tablets as a Phone?
Far as I know cant be done!