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| AT&T Tilt Smartphone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: HTC
Category: Wireless
List Price: $599.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 51
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:
Good Phone, Bad Service through AT&T February 11, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This phone was excellent. I loved it! After 5 weeks of use, I pulled the phone out of my pocket to put it on the counter and the screen was cracked. I called AT&T and they won't do anything for me. Be warned, this phone does not have equipment insurance available for it! If you spend all that money for this phone, and it breaks, you get nothing! So buy it, have fun with it, and never ever, ever, ever let anyone else use it cuz if it breaks that's it, it's all over.
 Great for those who never seem to spend much time at home February 8, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this phone when it was first introduced to the market, about 3 months ago or so, and thus far, I've enjoyed the experience, and am thoroughly pleased with what I've gotten. I go into more detail below in list form, but for a brief summation, I'll just say that this is an excellent communication phone, with great quality voice calls, excellent download and browsing speeds, and good email and messaging capabilities. GPS is very well integrated, and the Windows Mobile platform is incredibly convenient. The keyboard and screen are also very user-friendly. Doesn't really have an impressive media arsenal, so if you're looking for an entertainment phone, with a focus on music and video, look into an Apple iPhone. Otherwise, great for organization, picture and file sharing, and staying in touch, world-wide or locally. I very much recommend this phone.
The PROs:
The Windows Mobile 6 platform. Syncs very well with my PC, is easy to set up, and user-friendly, once you get the logistics of the programs down. The extra memory allows programs to run very quickly and easily, and the Today screen and displays are convenient, and functional. (You can also add memory through a MicroSD card, located at the bottom of the phone. Mine's a 4G and works more than adequately.) The contact list and calendar both work off the Outlook base, which I've found convenient and very concise, not to mention very flexible in terms of personal preferences. The best part is the Windows Mobile, which allows you to edit, and transfer documents in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint from your PC to your phone very easily, just by dragging and dropping while hooked up to your desktop or laptop, as you would with any external drive. For the student on the go who ends up studying while at work, or editing a paper due the next day, I've found this beyond helpful, and really, really convenient.
The keyboard is roomy, with larger keys that are raised slightly, don't stick or slip, and set-up with function keys that are simple and easy to get used to. Very nice for texting, emailing, document editing, etc., especially with the back-lighting. One thing that I am rather pleased with is the array of keys, keyboard and front, and their usefulness when it comes to short-cuts. The fixed mail and Internet Explorer keys especially are useful, and I am a fan of having them at the same level as the phone and scroll keys. Once I got the arrangment and functions down, I rarely, if ever, used the stylus.
The touchscreen feature is really enjoyable, and works very well without major problems, since the screen functions off light pressure instead of heat sensitivity. The screen itself is beautiful, with bright colors and large size, perfect for web browsing and picture-viewing. The tilting aspect is not, of course, a necessary sort of addition to the AT&T line, but it's amazing how much more comfortable and secure that position makes you feel while holding it, especially since the back of the phone has an incorporated rubber-like material, which makes it really easy to grip. (I've also heard a few complaints about the size, that the phone is "bulky", but really, I havn't gotten that impression. It's no Blackberry Pearl, but it's not exactly going to rip your pocket, either.)
One word: Fast. Especially over the 3G network. Downloads are quick, web-browsing is enjoyable, and calls are fantastic. The clarity over the phone on both ends of the call is always exceptionally clear and loud. Even in remote areas, where the 3G isn't available, this phone picks up EDGE and GPRS very easily, and rolls up or back to the next strongest network automatically. The tethering available for laptop modems is also an extremely convenient aspect, very easy to use, though definitely doesn't replace a high-speed connection by any means. The GPS intergration is also a fantastic option, and works quickly and very accuratly once the satellites are found. I've downloaded Google maps, and it works very well with the phone. There is also TeleNav available for the phone through AT&T for an extra fee, and there are other programs like TomTom, but with Google and Yahoo Y.20, you've really no need, unless you want vocal instructions to go with the directions.
The CONs:
This is not a media phone. I repeat, this is not a media phone. You can load it up with music and videos, and it will play nicely through Windows Media, but it's not anything worth crooning about. The speakers are clear, for the most part, though not very loud, and there isn't a headphone jack on the phone. Bluetooth stereo works pretty well in this case, but I have an iPod for my music, so I wasn't too put out by the handicapped music capabilities. The camera is pretty good, 3MP, and takes quality photos, but there is a shutter delay, so action shots are pretty much ruled out. (I got rid of the shutter delay somewhat by downgrading to a high-resolution 2MP setting.) The video quality is also a bit grainy, no matter how fast the streaming speed, which is a bit disappointing, seeing as how that's a major factor for my catching up with shows and newscasts that I miss while working.
Windows Mobile 6 is a bit buggy at times. The Internet Explorer will sometimes start up and not load a page, though resetting the page history and temporary files fixes that, or restarting the phone, as well. There's a delay when switching to landscape mode when opening the keyboard, and programs sometimes delay or freeze without apparent reason, though this is pretty rare. I ended up setting mine to permanent landscape mode to get rid of the delay, since I end up using the keyboard and keys more than anything else. I actually prefer the two-handed setting, really. Windows also has a really annoying sort of organizing system when it comes to placing downloaded files in convenient places. (For example, defaulting a downloaded game to the "Programs" folder instead of the "Games and Apps" folder was just kind of ridiculous.)
The IM feature is very slow, and there is always a delay when connecting and sending with the server. I just ended up not using the feature, which wasn't a huge loss. There is also no push email inherent on the phone, and though AT&T does offer a push set-up, I coudn't get it to work properly on the phone, so I ended up uninstalling the feature. The send/recieve function works more than adequately, though, and with as many email accounts as you need, so unless you're a Blackberry user and used to their integrated push system, I highly doubt that you'll see that as a huge con. The fact that the phone's screen turns off during calls (which isn't a setting that you can change), and then by default prompts for a security password (unless you turn that feature off), is a somewhat annoying, but not a huge problem.
Otherwise? Fantastic phone. I've yet to find a perfect phone, but this one suits my lifestyle (on-the-go, never at home) perfectly. Like I said, I recommend it highly.
Great phone/PDA/everything you could need. February 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading the reviews (good and bad) I decided to take the plunge and get the Tilt. I sure am glad I did! The phone is awesome! Sound quality is great. Picture quality (for a phone) is awesome. Plenty of programs to keep me busy. The only down side to it is the size. But I have hardly even noticed it in my pocket. And if you want to use any of the really special programs (games, internet, etc.) you have to pay out the nose for it.
 Good...only if you hack it up January 31, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you want to use this phone for any multimedia then just turn yourself around and go buy an iPhone. I was very excited for this phone and it still works well for me but I've had to mess with it so much to get it that way it feels like a second job.
I've had to buy software to help manage the data connection to save battery life. I've had to flash a different ROM on it just to get it to speed up and not be dog slow. HTC could have really knocked one out of the park with this phone but they cheaped out.
I am now patiently awaiting the 3G iPhone.
 Product almost there - BAD COMPANY (HTC)- BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE January 30, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have purchased a Tilt smart phone from AT&T.
The product almost works as intended, but the video is super laggy when switching from Portrait to Landscape and then back to Portrait.
When try to use the camera the screen is really choppy making it close to impossible to get a nice shot. When you finally capturer a good picture with the camera, it looks pretty good.
The GPS makes this device very handy, just watch that battery meter you'll only get a couple of hours of use.
There is no head phone jack so you can plug normal headphones in with out buying a special cord to do so.
The video play back on the devices is also real choppy. The company has stated that I did not buy a multimedia device and that if I need those features then I should buy a different product that they will come out with in the future for that proposes. It's my understanding that video hardware acceleration is built in to the Chip, but HTC chooses not to utilize it or help to develop a driver that would help the speed of the device that I just purchased for 500+ dollars.
I would give this phone a 4 to 5 star review if the video performance was better. It makes it very difficult to use this phone when drawing new screens take 5 to 6 seconds to complete.
AT&T, please work with HTC to do something about the current Tilt users who are expiring problems with their devices.
Everyone stay away from this product until the video has been fixed.
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