TMobile (US) Dash.
Oct 30, 2006 | 3:32 pm
#16
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The same advice that works for airlines also applies for wireless carriers. I went back to the same store today, verified that the guy who slapped me down yesterday wasn't working, and five minutes later walked out with a Dash. The only thing was that he said they couldn't unlock it for me. Not a problem. 
Oct 31, 2006 | 12:36 pm
#17
Join Date: Apr 2000
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So I got my hands on the Dash yesterday and here is a quick review of my usage so far.
The phone is sleek, small and very nice to hold. I actually like the rubber casing, just feels comfortable. Also the screen is bright and easy to see. I did some registry editing already and will add more programs later tonight.
Functionality was very good. The RF is excellent, BT 2.0 beats my crappy old Moto E680, and battery life is very good. I spent all morning trying to get my GPRS/EDGE working to access web pages and it is still at 82%. Keyboard was a little small for my big fingers but I made like 3 typos in the past 18 hours so not a big deal. There is no push email but pull in emails every 15 mins from my gmail and office POP3 account.
The processor speed could improve a little bit as toggling between applications can take 2-3 seconds. The start up and shut down is also very slow. One thing that happened was I left the phone on overnight and when I woke up this morning, I could not connect to my email accounts. I had to restart the phone. We will see if that continues. Wifi works well too.
The only cons I see so far are the following:
-Possibly resetting the phone daily?
-Unable to access web pages using $5.99 TmobileWeb (will install a couple of cabs tonight to see if that changes anything)
-Unable to edit Office documents
Other than that, it is a great phone for someone who does not need to check email 24/7 but want the functionality of a Smartphone.
I think I will be keeping the phone unless more issue come up.
The phone is sleek, small and very nice to hold. I actually like the rubber casing, just feels comfortable. Also the screen is bright and easy to see. I did some registry editing already and will add more programs later tonight.
Functionality was very good. The RF is excellent, BT 2.0 beats my crappy old Moto E680, and battery life is very good. I spent all morning trying to get my GPRS/EDGE working to access web pages and it is still at 82%. Keyboard was a little small for my big fingers but I made like 3 typos in the past 18 hours so not a big deal. There is no push email but pull in emails every 15 mins from my gmail and office POP3 account.
The processor speed could improve a little bit as toggling between applications can take 2-3 seconds. The start up and shut down is also very slow. One thing that happened was I left the phone on overnight and when I woke up this morning, I could not connect to my email accounts. I had to restart the phone. We will see if that continues. Wifi works well too.
The only cons I see so far are the following:
-Possibly resetting the phone daily?
-Unable to access web pages using $5.99 TmobileWeb (will install a couple of cabs tonight to see if that changes anything)
-Unable to edit Office documents
Other than that, it is a great phone for someone who does not need to check email 24/7 but want the functionality of a Smartphone.
I think I will be keeping the phone unless more issue come up.
Oct 31, 2006 | 1:26 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Originally Posted by ScottC
You can't access push email services using the cheapo data plans, just the semi-push SMS triggered email T-mobile offers. If you want web and real email you'll need the $29.99 plan.
Yup this I know. I am contemplating getting that plan since it comes with HotSpots too.
And I just noticed you have 33k posts. OMG
Oct 31, 2006 | 8:07 pm
#21
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Day 2 of heavy usage
This thing may actually replace my beloved Blackberry.
-Push email works great. Once the email actually showed up on my Dash before it did in Outlook!
-Phone quality, even without headset, is exceptional
-the screen is unredeable in direct Phoenix Arizona sun, but my Blackberry is almost unreadable as well
-Wish I could figure out how to turn off the stupid "sure type" that keeps trying to guess what I am trying to type (and is almost always wrong)
-battery life is acceptable.
I've had it on for 2 days straight now and only had to reboot once on Monday and I'm not sure it wasn't a stupid error on my part that caused the problem.
My beloved blackberry is very nervous that it may be sent to the "drawer of unused electronic devices...."
-Push email works great. Once the email actually showed up on my Dash before it did in Outlook!
-Phone quality, even without headset, is exceptional
-the screen is unredeable in direct Phoenix Arizona sun, but my Blackberry is almost unreadable as well
-Wish I could figure out how to turn off the stupid "sure type" that keeps trying to guess what I am trying to type (and is almost always wrong)
-battery life is acceptable.
I've had it on for 2 days straight now and only had to reboot once on Monday and I'm not sure it wasn't a stupid error on my part that caused the problem.
My beloved blackberry is very nervous that it may be sent to the "drawer of unused electronic devices...."
Oct 31, 2006 | 8:19 pm
#22
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Originally Posted by UScolorado1k
This thing may actually replace my beloved Blackberry.
-Push email works great. Once the email actually showed up on my Dash before it did in Outlook!
-Phone quality, even without headset, is exceptional
-the screen is unredeable in direct Phoenix Arizona sun, but my Blackberry is almost unreadable as well
-Wish I could figure out how to turn off the stupid "sure type" that keeps trying to guess what I am trying to type (and is almost always wrong)
-battery life is acceptable.
I've had it on for 2 days straight now and only had to reboot once on Monday and I'm not sure it wasn't a stupid error on my part that caused the problem.
My beloved blackberry is very nervous that it may be sent to the "drawer of unused electronic devices...."
-Push email works great. Once the email actually showed up on my Dash before it did in Outlook!
-Phone quality, even without headset, is exceptional
-the screen is unredeable in direct Phoenix Arizona sun, but my Blackberry is almost unreadable as well
-Wish I could figure out how to turn off the stupid "sure type" that keeps trying to guess what I am trying to type (and is almost always wrong)
-battery life is acceptable.
I've had it on for 2 days straight now and only had to reboot once on Monday and I'm not sure it wasn't a stupid error on my part that caused the problem.
My beloved blackberry is very nervous that it may be sent to the "drawer of unused electronic devices...."
Oct 31, 2006 | 9:00 pm
#23
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Originally Posted by indo79
So I got my hands on the Dash yesterday and here is a quick review of my usage so far.
The phone is sleek, small and very nice to hold. I actually like the rubber casing, just feels comfortable. Also the screen is bright and easy to see. I did some registry editing already and will add more programs later tonight.
Functionality was very good. The RF is excellent, BT 2.0 beats my crappy old Moto E680, and battery life is very good. I spent all morning trying to get my GPRS/EDGE working to access web pages and it is still at 82%. Keyboard was a little small for my big fingers but I made like 3 typos in the past 18 hours so not a big deal. There is no push email but pull in emails every 15 mins from my gmail and office POP3 account.
The processor speed could improve a little bit as toggling between applications can take 2-3 seconds. The start up and shut down is also very slow. One thing that happened was I left the phone on overnight and when I woke up this morning, I could not connect to my email accounts. I had to restart the phone. We will see if that continues. Wifi works well too.
The only cons I see so far are the following:
-Possibly resetting the phone daily?
-Unable to access web pages using $5.99 TmobileWeb (will install a couple of cabs tonight to see if that changes anything)
-Unable to edit Office documents
Other than that, it is a great phone for someone who does not need to check email 24/7 but want the functionality of a Smartphone.
I think I will be keeping the phone unless more issue come up.
The phone is sleek, small and very nice to hold. I actually like the rubber casing, just feels comfortable. Also the screen is bright and easy to see. I did some registry editing already and will add more programs later tonight.
Functionality was very good. The RF is excellent, BT 2.0 beats my crappy old Moto E680, and battery life is very good. I spent all morning trying to get my GPRS/EDGE working to access web pages and it is still at 82%. Keyboard was a little small for my big fingers but I made like 3 typos in the past 18 hours so not a big deal. There is no push email but pull in emails every 15 mins from my gmail and office POP3 account.
The processor speed could improve a little bit as toggling between applications can take 2-3 seconds. The start up and shut down is also very slow. One thing that happened was I left the phone on overnight and when I woke up this morning, I could not connect to my email accounts. I had to restart the phone. We will see if that continues. Wifi works well too.
The only cons I see so far are the following:
-Possibly resetting the phone daily?
-Unable to access web pages using $5.99 TmobileWeb (will install a couple of cabs tonight to see if that changes anything)
-Unable to edit Office documents
Other than that, it is a great phone for someone who does not need to check email 24/7 but want the functionality of a Smartphone.
I think I will be keeping the phone unless more issue come up.
Are there third party programs that will let you read and edit office documents?
Oct 31, 2006 | 9:22 pm
#24
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Originally Posted by UScolorado1k
-Wish I could figure out how to turn off the stupid "sure type" that keeps trying to guess what I am trying to type (and is almost always wrong)
Nov 1, 2006 | 2:31 am
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Originally Posted by UScolorado1k
-the screen is unreadable in direct Phoenix Arizona sun, but my Blackberry is almost unreadable as well
...
My beloved blackberry is very nervous that it may be sent to the "drawer of unused electronic devices...."
...
My beloved blackberry is very nervous that it may be sent to the "drawer of unused electronic devices...."
Nov 1, 2006 | 9:22 am
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Nov 5, 2006 | 8:58 am
#27
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After having this handset for about a week now, I can honestly say that I LOVE THIS PHONE! Great screen, outstanding build quality, good keyboard, and so far very stable.
The only complaint is that there is no easy way to type an . If I could figure that out I think I will have found my perfect phone.
The only complaint is that there is no easy way to type an . If I could figure that out I think I will have found my perfect phone.
Nov 7, 2006 | 7:22 am
#28
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Originally Posted by ScottC
I gave up on my Blackberry ages ago in favor of WindowsMobile...
Nov 7, 2006 | 9:19 am
#29
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just picked up another
having had the dash now a couple months, I decided to pickup one for #1 1K GF, found a deal for 99$ AR direct through t-mo.
She's going to love the size of it, compared to the BB which she never uses.
She's going to love the size of it, compared to the BB which she never uses.
Nov 7, 2006 | 9:27 pm
#30
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: ATL
Posts: 3,219
I got one of these from the TMO store last night and paid $319 + tax and one year contract extension. Today I found that $99 deal and am returning the one I got.. Just saved ~$200!
I can't get my push mail to work though. My company has their exchange servers locked down.
At least I can pop my personal mail and sync mail from my computer.
I can't get my push mail to work though. My company has their exchange servers locked down.
At least I can pop my personal mail and sync mail from my computer.