I've been a user of Windows Mobile (PocketPC) for around 6 years, and I'm a big fan. However, I've also used Palm OS (that was first) and a couple of Linux GTK/QT ROMs on my iPaq. Even now, I have 2 T-Mobile Dash phones. One of these phones was given to me because it was unstable, and didn't work right for the year my friend owned it. It seems to be a failed battery.
Strangely, Windows and its mobile OS cousin are almost everywhere, but the usually get remembered for stupid problems. My Dash has been OK in the 2 years I've owned it, but I hate how slow it is (you can blame that on the CPU), it's bizarre management of applications, and the alarm.
Yep, after all this time, the stock alarm still has stupid issues with ghost settings, and for some reason my Dash doesn't interpret Arizona's lack of DST usage when handling messages. The worst part is that nobody has the right answer, and you get workarounds at best (get a freebie alarm app, reset timezone setting and disable autoupdate). So yeah, I think it's time to give someone else a shot. Since I hate Apple as a company (they design some cool hardware) and love HTC/Google, this wasn't much of a test for me. I thought about an N96, but I found the N95 to be too "plastiky" and cheap feeling so I didn't have much hope for the N96. Also, for $179, I can use it for a bit, then have T-Mo unlock it for sale if I don't like it and buy a Touch HD (what I really, really wanted).
“The other one is a biggie, and it's something very noticeable in the videos: touch sensitivity is pretty bad. Using the virtual keyboard proved to be far too painful, and we're pretty sure it wasn't multitouch-friendly.”
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I've been a user of Windows Mobile (PocketPC) for around 6 years, and I'm a big fan. However, I've also used Palm OS (that was first) and a couple of Linux GTK/QT ROMs on my iPaq. Even now, I have 2 T-Mobile Dash phones. One of these phones was given to me because it was unstable, and didn't work right for the year my friend owned it. It seems to be a failed battery.
Strangely, Windows and its mobile OS cousin are almost everywhere, but the usually get remembered for stupid problems. My Dash has been OK in the 2 years I've owned it, but I hate how slow it is (you can blame that on the CPU), it's bizarre management of applications, and the alarm.
Yep, after all this time, the stock alarm still has stupid issues with ghost settings, and for some reason my Dash doesn't interpret Arizona's lack of DST usage when handling messages. The worst part is that nobody has the right answer, and you get workarounds at best (get a freebie alarm app, reset timezone setting and disable autoupdate). So yeah, I think it's time to give someone else a shot. Since I hate Apple as a company (they design some cool hardware) and love HTC/Google, this wasn't much of a test for me. I thought about an N96, but I found the N95 to be too "plastiky" and cheap feeling so I didn't have much hope for the N96. Also, for $179, I can use it for a bit, then have T-Mo unlock it for sale if I don't like it and buy a Touch HD (what I really, really wanted).