i think i'm just gonna tough it out until May when i graduate and then i'll lose the smartphone shit and get a regular phone. as a student, i like having my email and some internet stuff on my phone. won't really have a use for all that when i go to work.

8/6/2009 10:11:21 PM

htc should be proud of producing not one, not two, but THREE of the biggest piece of shit smartphones ever within the past few years. rivaled only by the windows based palms (treo pro excluded for now). i'll be bet the replacement/exchange numbers on the 6800, 6850, and 6900 are astronomical.

^that seems kind of backwards. not sure what your planned career is, but typically that works the opposite. if you need/enjoy a smartphone in college, the odds are pretty damn strong that'll just increase in "the real world".

8/7/2009 12:38:22 AM

Quote :

"won't really have a use for all that when i go to work."

hahaha

8/7/2009 1:28:19 AM

True, I use mine for both work-related purposes (keeping track of incoming emails when not at my desk) and non-work related (use the GPS frequently and the internet all the damn time).

8/7/2009 8:50:24 AM

Quote :

"won't really have a use for all that when i go to work."

hahaha

[Edited on August 7, 2009 at 9:23 AM. Reason : .]

8/7/2009 9:22:53 AM

for my career path, i won't need it. at least not during the first two years while i'm working at a plant.

[Edited on August 7, 2009 at 11:22 AM. Reason : y'all need to remember that not all jobs are like yours]

[Edited on August 7, 2009 at 11:22 AM. Reason : dasf]

8/7/2009 11:21:57 AM

Quote :

"htc should be proud of producing not one, not two, but THREE of the biggest piece of shit smartphones ever within the past few years. rivaled only by the windows based palms (treo pro excluded for now). i'll be bet the replacement/exchange numbers on the 6800, 6850, and 6900 are astronomical."

Do you have a treo pro? What's your experience been like? I've inquired with Sprint about getting a different model as a replacement for this latest Touch Pro, and been told possibly but it'd have to be in the same device class (unfortunately the Palm Pre is not, nor any blackberry). The Treo Pro is the only phone whose functionality comes close to the Touch Pro, but it's got a smaller and lower-res screen, lower-res camera, smaller keyboard, and is bulkier.

8/8/2009 8:43:21 PM

Verizon TP2. Still no definitive release date but Aug 27th is being thrown around over on ppcgeeks.com





[Edited on August 11, 2009 at 2:08 PM. Reason : ]

8/11/2009 2:05:42 PM

apparently the Touch Pro2 is going to be on sale at Sprint for $350 after rebate. Makes the Palm Pre looks cheap.

9/1/2009 1:52:09 PM

^^I admit, that looks slick.

9/1/2009 2:00:46 PM

^^yeah, definitely lol @ $350 MIR & 2yr agreement.

[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 8:13 PM. Reason : misread.]

9/1/2009 8:12:33 PM

I really want the Hero to be GSM

9/1/2009 9:39:32 PM

LOL indeed

my mogul is fucked

9/4/2009 4:46:22 AM

what's wrong with it? I have a couple of LCDs and one or two digitizers, but the unit itself is only good for a PDA with data-access unless you want to use that dorky wired headset to place calls.

9/4/2009 5:38:00 AM

well, besides the cracked screen, my battery has gotten to the point where it only holds a charge for a few hours. a few as in 4-5. thats not good.


im just holding out on a touch pro2 price drop. i'll get one if it drops to $199, which is possible since that's what verizon will be selling theirs for.

9/5/2009 3:59:37 AM

Yeah, i have a complete new fascia and LCD as well as a good battery if you feel like it's worth it to you to fix until the price drop.

9/5/2009 8:04:30 AM

So apparently the TP2 will be out for Verizon on Friday.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/htc-touch-pro2-graces-verizon-on-september-11/

My Storm is dying so I'm trying to decide whether to go ahead and pick this up for $100 or wait for the Storm 2. Anybody tried one of these that has a BB or anyone successfully made the switch to TouchFlo from a BB? I tried to switch to WinMo 6.1 with an Omnia but I didn't even last for a week before going back to my Storm (where the touchscreen flakes out about 1/2 the time I use it now).

9/6/2009 11:15:36 AM

My contract is not expiring until 1/2010. Hopefully Sprint will drop the Touch Pro2's price by then.

9/7/2009 11:14:52 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5356338/htc-touch-pro2-gets-its-first-reasonable-price-tag-courtesy-of-verizon

Debating getting this?, or hope the Pre comes to VZW next year?

Decisions, decisions.

9/10/2009 12:13:05 PM

my sprint touch pro2 arrived today love it

9/10/2009 11:23:26 PM

wtf. it isn't even available online yet. Debating on this or the storm 2. hmm...

9/11/2009 7:19:59 AM

hmm...scratch that. It is available online, just for $299 but doesn't show a mail in rebate.

9/11/2009 8:16:22 AM

got mine in yesterday for $99!!!!! The Touch Pro 2 is a far superior phone to the Touch Pro. Excellent build quality, fast response, and beautiful screen.

9/18/2009 7:49:48 AM

The TP2 is supposed to be 199$ from today onwards.. anybody know anything about this?

10/1/2009 4:27:11 PM

apparently it's only for business customers. If go to the PDA/Smartphones page, it's still listed as 349. If you select For Business Customers Only on the right, it lists it as 199. Some people are saying that they've gotten a credit back by calling CS.

10/1/2009 4:33:15 PM

ordered the touch pro 2 off ebay - i hate contracts...

i'll keep it til the pixi comes out and then sell it

i played with it at the tmobile store since nobody else seems to have real demos of it and found it may be slow to respond but i'll test my own and not some whored out floor unit to determine that for sure.

i'll probably flash it to winmo 6.5.1 as soon as i get it - ppcgeeks forum has some good people working on that

10/1/2009 4:50:47 PM

The windows mobile 6.5 update is supposed to be out Oct 6th anyways.

10/2/2009 9:05:21 AM

yeah i'll wait for the update. the onscreen keyboard on this tp2 is surprisingly good. i have no major issues with the phone yet. some pet peeves like getting used to no d pad are just personal things. but i'm managing fine. it's my first phone with touch flo so i'm giving it some time to get used to it. the screen is fucking brilliantly beautiful though. it's not as responsive as the iphone's imo. might be capacitve vs resistive or whatever.

10/3/2009 1:16:10 PM

yeah, current windows mobile versions don't support capacitive screens so they're all resistive.

[Edited on October 3, 2009 at 5:05 PM. Reason : ]

10/3/2009 4:54:00 PM

Getting my Sprint Touch Pro 2 for $199.99 NO Rebate!! Just got off the fone with customer care..

10/5/2009 5:19:23 PM

HOW?

10/5/2009 5:25:03 PM

New 2 year agreement and some mild social engineering?

10/5/2009 6:04:54 PM

^ Exactly, I told them my contract is up and I'm switching to Verizon.. They put me on hold and after sometime they said we'll match the price..

10/5/2009 8:14:22 PM

fuck i'm just itching to customize it after seeing all these posts on ppcgeeks but i know 6.5 is gonna be out REAL soon and it won't be worth the time...

10/5/2009 11:36:18 PM

Verizon says that they aren't getting the Pre, now focused on a new android device the HTC Desire

http://www.pcworld.com/article/172631/verizon_scraps_palm_pre_plans_report_says.html

and in other news WM6.5 still sucks:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/06/AR2009100602001.html

[Edited on October 6, 2009 at 2:32 PM. Reason : n]

10/6/2009 2:31:01 PM

yeah, looks like a verizon version of the Sprint Hero. Hopefully the HTC android will be released in a few weeks since google and verizon have now confirmed a partnership and will be releasing a couple android phones soon (most likely a motorola and an htc device).



[Edited on October 6, 2009 at 2:55 PM. Reason : ]

10/6/2009 2:51:57 PM

i think they could stand to invest in a couple hot asian chicks to hold their new phones...

10/6/2009 8:45:13 PM

http://www.wirefresh.com/htc-hd2-wm6-5-smartphone/comment-page-1/

Quote :

"Specs galore! CPU Processing Speed 1GHz Snapdragon processor Power & Battery Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1230 mAh Talk time: * WCDMA: Up to 320 mins * GSM: Up to 380 mins Standby time: * WCDMA: Up to 390 hours * GSM: Up to 490 hours Camera * 5 megapixel color camera * Auto focus * Dual LED flashlight Video playback Up to 8 hours Audio playback: Up to 12 hours Connectors * 3.5 mm stereo audio jack * Standard Micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0) Sensors * G-Sensor * Proximity sensor * Ambient light sensor"

[Edited on October 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM. Reason : ..]

10/8/2009 9:58:13 AM

They just need to throw android on it and it'll be badass.

10/8/2009 11:01:12 AM

^^damn, that phone is badass. Makes me having second thought about my touch pro 2.

10/8/2009 1:29:22 PM

hmm...apparently there's a rumored device with similar specs to the leo but running android called the HTC Dragon. Now that would be one bad ass phone

10/8/2009 4:30:38 PM

that looks like a nice ass phone..

10/8/2009 4:39:37 PM

Yeah the HD2 sounds pretty awesome. Apparently it costs $700 and is only available in Spain/UK though, at least for a while. I'm definitely gonna see if I can work some magic to at least get to play with one at work when I get back though

10/8/2009 5:38:59 PM

how's the on-screen keyboard on the htc hero? anyone played with it yet? i'm considering selling my touch pro 2 due to its size. i'd like something smaller/thinner to be honest but the on-screen keyboard has to be really good for me to do that.
fuck, nevermind--
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/23/htc-hero-review/ just read this and decided to wait for the pixi still.

[Edited on October 9, 2009 at 12:33 AM. Reason : .]

10/9/2009 12:28:08 AM

damn it i just saw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gyOhs9i1cI and now i can't make up my mind about the hero...

10/9/2009 1:48:20 AM

yeah, a lot of the reviews for the GSM Hero weren't exactly great and it was laggy. From the reviews and videos, the sprint version should be pretty good. Still behind on hardware but I guess HTC is waiting on the HD2 and beyond.

10/9/2009 7:19:30 AM

i'm going to wait until the 6.5 update comes out to see how well it works. if it's not all that great, i'm going to android. any idea when the tp2 6.5 patch will be out?

[Edited on October 9, 2009 at 6:53 PM. Reason : .]

10/9/2009 6:52:46 PM

^from what I've heard. Sprint is not releasing WM6.5 on their TP2 until spring. You can update on your own though.

10/10/2009 12:32:42 AM

all i see on ppcgeeks are placeholder threads

10/10/2009 1:03:05 AM

Yeah Hard SPL isn't 'out' yet for TP2, but it's only a matter of time...

Follow http://www.nuerom.com http://www.mightyrom.com and xda-developers along with ppcgeeks. It shouldn't be long before the unlocker is out.

10/10/2009 3:06:43 AM