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| T-Mobile Dash Smartphone (T-Mobile) | 
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| Brand: T-Mobile Branded
Category: Wireless
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $18.82
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 192
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Dash
UPC: 610214614353
EAN: 0610214613455
ASIN: B000NNZT1Y
Release Date: February 21, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Bargain thats still hard to beat, vs Moto Q 9 and Blackjack II May 4, 2008
First, when looking for a new phone, I needed a large screened, full keyboard non-touch-screen style phone (being a mechanic, touch screens are not a real good idea). I also wanted Wifi and bluetooth for the obvious reasons, Wifi for hotspots (and speed, if you will) and Bluetooth connectivity for handsfree accessories...So I looked at many phones, screen resolutions, software pkgs included and what was available, etc.
I am an ATT (cingular) customer, but I looked at competitor products as well, which is how I found the HTC S-620 (T-Mobile Dash)/ HTC S-621.
This product is still available as the full-version HTC S-621, as of April, 2008. One huge difference between the T-mobile locked phone and the unlocked is the software and installs; the unlocked phone is straightforward, while the locked version requires some online chat room help to circumvent the network "protection" scheme. One nice feature is the WiFi, which allows coffee shop/fast food/ hotspot access to the net, but the other option is the networks flat rate unlimited net service.
Instead of being "locked" to T-Mobile, the S-621 works great with other Edge and GPRS nets, I personally use ATT (former cingular). The unlimited internet is $30 and believe me, it is worth it. ATT service is unmatched here in WA state, and is among the few that I can use at home, northeast of Everett. The bottom line here is this phone is about $50 with a service plan on t-mobile, and about $240 unlocked s-621 version via e-bay "buy it now"... I love the features, the fits-right-in-your-hand style and the Wifi and open software choices of my 621. By the way, I have a 2 gig micro sd card with 170 mp3's, 3 movies and some 2-5 meg photos on my phone now, along with new skins, backgrounds, and ring tones. The phone reception, keyboard, browser, and instruction books all WORK AS THEY SAY.
After double checking this unit with actual owners of ATT Blackjack II (samsung) and ATT Q Moto 9 (motorola) both running win mobile 6, I still choose this phone. Price, features and hands on helped my decision. Good luck with yours !
 I LOVE IT!!! April 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm currently a college student who's attending school and working, and I must say that this is probably the most user-friendly device I've come across. It's soooo easy to navigate and it makes my life so much easier! The calendar and keyboard are probably my favorite features. I like the iPhone, but honestly, I need a keyboard in order for my device to be able to keep up with my daily schedule.
I like the fact that the home screen is not riddled with tons of icons and options, because that actually intimidates me and makes me flee from my phone. But t-mobile was very smart because they have a start button which leads you to the many icons. The alarm is great because the loudest one screams in the morning (I need a loud alarm clock) and usually almost always wakes me up.
One tip, though. I got a little too excited in the beginning and started pushing away before the screen even fully loaded, when I turned it on, and it froze many times. I realized that once the phone is on, this does not happen. But if you turn it on and off a lot, you might want to wait until everything is fully loaded before going crazy.
It does freeze once in a while but not too much. But hey, I don't know a phone that has a calendar and all the options this phone has that freezes less than this phone. It's just something to deal with until the tech guys can finally find a way to get around it.
But overall, AWESOME!
Oh yeah, and it's purty. =)
 Slim, sleek, slow, and hinky... April 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had this phone for about 3 weeks now. My review, broken down into pros and cons:
PROS:
- Big screen, awesome display
- nice keyboard
- very SLIM, especially compared to the chunky Blackberry
- E-mail looks like real e-mail, not like MS-DOS (as the blackberry does)
- Rubberized back is very nice to grip and hold, and very slim
- Usability is decent
- T-Mobile staff was helpful and nice and seem to really want to help (unlike Sprint)
CONS:
- Windows constantly crashes and skips from one application to another (I am on a webpage, and inexplicably, it skips to e-mail or some other app. Very, very annoying, over time).
- FREEZING: within 3 weeks, I have had to "hard boot" (remove the battery to get the thing to work again) 5 times. On average, more than once a week. Also, very annoying. Windows Mobile is about as stable as Brittney Spears on a weekend in Vegas.
- BATTERY: Battery power is very limited, particularly in Wi-Fi. normal battery power is o.k., but Wi-Fi sucks a LOT of power.
Overall, I give this product three stars. The battery and the instability of the MS-Windows operating system remain major concerns.
I still can give this product a thumbs up and positive review, but just barely...
 Do not buy!!! April 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
At first I liked this phone because of its features, design, and weight. After using it for 13 months (just out of contract), the battery looses its charge quickly within 2-3 hours (even without any calling/wi-fi use). Battery was fine for last 12 months. I tried using a new battery but same issue. When I check the battery remaining (through settings->Power Management), it always shows 100%, and then phone suddenly turns itself off after couple of hours indicating 0 charge left in the battery. There is some fundamental flaw in the design of the "Power Management" module of this phone. (I hope HTC fixes this issue in their new release.)
At Long Last - from an X Tier 3 suppor tech! February 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was finally able to upgrade my phone after being with T-mobile for about a year. Actually, what I had to end up doing was buy a new line and migrate my existing number over to a family plan, but for the additional $10 month it was worth keeping my old number.
I've been wanting this phone for about a year, while I was still working Tier 3 Data support for T-mobile. I read through the bad reviews and I know from experience before owning the phone what to expect. Having said that, is it worth it - I guess only time will tell.
What to look out for ...?
Phone OS, slow/freezing. Before Windows Mobile 6 came out, there was really no way to release applications that were still in memory (I think you could shut the phone off and turn it back on, but even that may not have worked, short of taking out the battery). With WM6 go into "Task Manager" and Stop All, this should fix the slow/freezing issue 9 out of 10 times.
side volume control - I have a leather case (not the one that comes with it) that covers this, so I don't think unintentional volume changes will be an issue.
This will also hopefully fix the cracked display issue as well.
Others have ranted about the Wi-Fi not connecting, or staying on "conneccting" eventhough they are able to surf on-line. This is probably related to slow/freezing (see above).
Contacts/organizer - Some people just have way too many contacts (over 1-2,000). Come on, how many people do you actually know/be in contact with on a regular basis! Is this a cop-out in my support for Microsoft/T-Mobile, I don't know, but if your BUSINESS needs to track that many contacts, that is one thing, but do you really need to have that many people reachable at the touch of your fingertips? yes, I know this is a business persons device, but let's be reasonable about how many people you need to be in touch with - if you have over 1,000 people that you communicate with, you probably aren't doing much more than communicating! Good luck doing anything else. Think of how much work a manager could do if they have more than a couple dozen people reporting directly to them? How much "sales" could a sales person do if they have more than a couple dozen people they connect with at any given time - now, most times once a sales person makes a sale, the customer is passed off to Customer Service, so there you go.
ActiveSync - yes, this program sucks. Fortuntately with WM6, Microsoft smartened up and included a "PC to USB" feature that was previously a 3rd party free download. Basically there was something wrong in the Communication stack in Windows Mobile phones that prevented syncing. As a tier 3 support agent, I loved these calls, I could open up their data/internet port, send them a link to donwload and run the program and viola, ActiveSync was fixed.
Why I chose this phone, out of all the choices? That brings me to another rant I read - there isn't very much software out there for this phone! Of course this person went on to say that "most software" is written in Java. I've been a programming for about 15 years, and my only Java experience has been in the classroom, and yes, I can even write stuff for Windows Mobile - which is why I bought this phone. If you don't find something out there that suits your needs, then you can make it (Using Visual Studio) yourself and upload it to your phone. Unfortunately, I don't believe mobile device programming is included in the free "express" versions of Visual Studio, so I guess that limits it for the every day person. Of course, there are already almost 2,000 downloads available [...].
I'm even helping a friend's security guard business by writing them an application for the smartphone.
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