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| AT&T Tilt Smartphone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: HTC
Category: Wireless
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $174.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  99 reviews
Sales Rank: 38
Color: Silver
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: 8925
UPC: 821793000585
ASIN: B000UWDU5K
Release Date: October 5, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Has it all, worthless as a phone April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't rehash the features and details of the phone as several reviews have done that already.
What I will say is that this phone does everything ... but it doesn't do them all well. In particular, it is a terrible phone. Reception is poor in most areas where my previous (and old) Motorola phone was great (poor antenna?), microphone is terrible (a lot of complaints from people I call), the speaker is OK at best (muddy and on the back of the Tilt so you need to prop it up to hear). What kills me is that alarms for messages, incoming email, etc. keep the phone on constantly and the battery will die in 8-10 hours if I don't fix the alarms. Like if I leave it my jacket pocket or in the car while I'm off doing other things. I can't count the number of times I've picked up the phone and it is dead or near dying because the battery drained while the phone stayed active (and yes, I've set the power options). Furthermore, the keypad for the phone is worthless out of the box - get an aftermarket program that enlarges the pad so it's usable. Even then, you'll find that it's almost impossible to use with one hand (like while driving). Yes, I've programed it for voice recognition but that's 50/50 accurate at best. And, the PPT button on the top right - of what use is it? You can't reprogram it and I have no use for PPT - minor nit but annoying all the same. Personally, I would recommend looking elsewhere if you want to use the tilt as a cell phone, instead of a toy, GPS, camera, PDA, etc. I can't wait to get rid of this thing and get a real phone.
 Avoid this phone if you really value the features April 10, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've lived through all the bugs of each Windows Mobile version but the ones on this phone are more insidious than ever, particularly if you're a power user. I've had the phone replaced and the same problems are still there. Here's a few of them:
- for no reason, the phone will shut off a connection option, such as bluetooth or PC tethering. Really annoying when you're driving and talking on you hands free and it just goes dead.
- when you make a call, the power goes off on the phone - while some at the AT&T store claim this as a power saving "feature" it's really annoying for those who want to retrieve voicemail or do any kind of keying after the call has been made
- voicemail & text mail notifications are flaky - many times you get a vmail and never get a notification.
- dropped calls - really bad. The phone often rings once and then simply stops. I've had other Windows Mobile phones on the At&T network and never had the phone. Happens quite a bit.
- underpowered - for anyone who is really using this phone as a business tool, it is really slow. Switching between calendar, contacts, tasks, etc is really painful. And, don't ever reboot the thing - it takes a good 10 to 15 minutes before it resumes it's usual response time. Prior to that, it simply locks up.
- syncronization problems - some calendar items from Outlook won't syncronize with the phone, no idea why. Other times they go in for a while and then disapear. Really wierd and doesn't seem to be specific to any kind of calendar item that i can figure out.
Very disapointing phone for what is supposed to be the latest and most powerful Windows Mobile. I paid full price for this but it is so, so bad that i'm seriously considering cutting my loss and getting something else.
Caveat Emptor,
Greg
Not worth the money March 30, 2008
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
I tried this phone for about ten days before returning it. While it's loaded with features, figuring them out is a problem. It's not very intuitive. An additional problem is that while it comes with a short users guide that you can sit down and look through, it provides only minimal information. The more detailed instructions are on the CD, which contains a 160 page PDF file. Speaking for myself, I found that extremely inconvenient.
It comes with a hideaway sylus. You'll need it when navigating some of the tinier options on the touchscreen.
Battery life is downright pathetic.
Anyway, I ended up switching back to Verizon and getting a Voyager. For the money, it's still an equally loaded phone but much easier to navigate.
 Better than expected March 30, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have a friend who bought a similar product from HTC and didn't like it as well as his Blackberry. I was worried about my purchase, until I received it. I am a tech-junkie and it has more than enough things to keep me busy. I have custom ringtones for all of my friends. I use it to stream audio. I have also used it to connect with a Slingbox to watch television. I have started to play with the GPS and I am enjoying that. I have downloaded a book reading software (Yanceyware) and I have been using it extensively. I just see so many things that I can do with only one device, instead of having an Ipaq, a cellular phone, and a GPS. I have them all rolled into one device
Upgrade slows phone to a crawl March 29, 2008
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
The phone itself gets high marks, however if you are thinking about the new bios upgrade, skip it. It slows connectivity on the phone so much that it takes minutes to log into IM. This used to take seconds. It's the same with getting email. Connectivity is extremely slow. I have no idea why someone would engineer such long delays into a product, but they did here.
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