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| AT&T Tilt Smartphone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: HTC
Category: Wireless
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $49.99
You Save: $550.00 (92%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  123 reviews
Sales Rank: 54
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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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not So Great as a Phone February 23, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've tweaked mine and added 3rd party programs, but you can't get around the fact that it's pretty darn hard to make a simple phone call without the stylus, and it's especially frustrating to use the keypad for call options (e.g. voice mail) once your call is connected. This just plain sucks.
Basic phone call operations turn into a two handed procedure, pretty dangerous when you're on the road.
After 5 months with this phone, I'm really missing a phone that has a keypad. I've gone back to my Nokia 73 and will continue shopping for a better Windows Mobile device...
 Would be an awesome phone if it wasn't so slow February 22, 2008
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
Everything on this phone is slower than it should be due to the fact that HTC chose not to include hardware graphics acceleration (something that is present on ALL other smartphones). As a result the graphics take longer to render on every single program you run, from email to web browser. It doesn't matter, it will run slower than it should due to the graphics problem.
From what I understand this is something HTC can fix by releasing drivers for the 3D graphics chip on the units processor. However they seem to be ignoring the customers who purchased their product.
Overall I am happy with look and feel of the phone. I would like stereo speakers and better bluetooth quality, but some of the tweaks I used helped the bluetooth.
The phone runs a little better after you spend 20-30 hours on the internet researching it and tweaking it, but there is really no excuse for not having the 3D drivers.
The GPS works good, however the GPS software (I've tried four different programs) has trouble rendering the screen and is choppy and sluggish due to the missing drivers.
The camera is all but unusable due to the missing drivers, it has alot of trouble rendering the target and takes along time to process the picture due to having to do everything through software and having no hardware graphical support. The video it records is horrible and the audio doesn't sync due to the driver problem.
An advertised feature, HSDPA,is disabled by default by AT&T. You have to either have it show hidden files and dig deep in the windows file to find the program that turns it on and off that should be available in the settings area. Or you can search the net and find a utility someone wrote that enables it along with fixing other issues on the phone.
Once the HSDPA is enabled, the speed is really fast if you are in a 3G area that supports it.
So, at this point I would say avoid this phone until the company does the right thing and shows it cares about it's customers.
The AT&T Cell Phone stinks as a phone , yet is good online. February 16, 2008
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
The AT&T stinks as a cell phone. Calls are easily put on hold in error or lost with no input from the owner causing the problem. The virtual keyboard feature blanks out after seconds no matter how many times you AT&T Tilt Smartphone (AT&T)try to change the settings. The cell phone stinks for phone calls, gets an "F", but the Medianet connection is fast and very good, and the pda aspect is good and has a reminder alarm. It is a good portable internet access device/PDA, but the cell phone needs improvement. It was priced higher pre Xmas and I want a refund on the difference. AT &T is a lousy service provider and I would not recommend it.
 How did I do it without a Smartphone before?? February 16, 2008
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
My husband and I each got one of these just over a week ago and we have been very pleased with it. Amongst our frieds, we are considered 'late adopters' when it comes to Smartphones.
The main reason we picked this phone over the other PDA phones available:
1. WiFi - we want to be able to use our phone without paying a lot even when we are roaming. If we have WiFi access, we could still use the internet (surfing, emails, IMs) and make PC-to-PC calls with this phone using Skype without paying voice and data roaming fees. Granted, we will need to find free WiFi access while travelling, but if free service is available, why not? In case of emergencies, we wouldn't have cared about the cost of roaming anyway.
2. Microsoft Platform - I know a lot of people do not like the Windows Mobile software... many people do not like Microsoft products, period; however, I am a creature of habit and I like the familiar feel of MS products. I am sure it could be better, but it works for me and I will just wait for upgrades in the future.
3. Ability to sync with Exchange - this is a feature my husband cares about. We were considering the iPhone, but was told that it does not sync with Exchange, which means he can't check work email.... not very useful to have a PDA phone that does not sync with all email systems no matter how slick it may look.
4. GPS - It's a nice bonus. And you can use any GPS software you want - free ones like Google Maps and Windows Live Search or get the Tom Tom software. So you don't have to pay for the AT&T service.
We did lots of research before picking this phone and we have found that the main complaints people have are the speakphone and video driver issues. Luckily for us, the videio issue doesn't affect us: we don't plan on watching videos or playing sophisticated games on the phone. The location of the speakerphone is unfortunate, but we don't really use that feature anyway; and for handsfree in the car, we use Bluetooth headset and speaker (The Motorola T305 works quite well). We downloaded an application called Bluetooth Audio which would transfer the audio (GPS and music) to the speaker/headphone, so it works well in the car. This software has its bugs, but I am sure better ones will come out as the demand for such an application increases.
There are lots of downloads available for Smartphones and mobile devices, so you can totally customize it. Until a couple of weeks ago, all I wanted was a phone that could make calls, no need for a camera, downloadable ringtones... But now that I have got everything on the Tytn, I don't know how I made it in the past without a Smartphone!!
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.
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