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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:  114 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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 Its Awkward to Do Common Tasks (texting, adjust brightness, volumes, pulling out stylus etc) December 10, 2007
10 out of 20 found this review helpful
This phone was the the 3rd phone that I returned to ATT recently. I thought that the hardware felt very sturdy and well built. But I had major problems with the design of the phone as well as the placement of important buttons. This was the worst phone out of all 4 that I had. The Tilt feature is awful to use. You have to rotate it and open it just to hit an alphanumeric key. I understand that my distaste for opening the device to use it eliminates 95% of all cell phones sold (flip phones, sliders etc). And there was no obvious ringer volume control or silent mode outside of the settings menu. I also thought that after opening the phone it appeared not to be exactly horizontally parallel. And they put the stylus in the absolute worst spot. To sum it up, it took on average about 2 or 3 extra steps to accomplish common tasks with one of those tasks basically requiring the use both hands. However, the quality and deepness of the ring tones were the best of any phone I have used.
 Great phone December 8, 2007
29 out of 37 found this review helpful
This is my second Windows Mobile device. I had a Blackjack prior to this and it was a nice phone as well. I had to get the telecom guy at my office to replace it because the screen was filling up with pocket lint so I got to replace it with a TILT.
The phone is great. Everything runs very quickly. The full slide out keyboard is great because the Blackjack had very small keys. It has a huge display which turns 90 degrees when you slide out the keyboard.
Out of the box the phone does almost everything already. It has GPS, full Office Mobile, media player etc. I use GPS with Google maps because I don't see the need to pay 10 dollars a month for the TelNav service. The phone has WiFi as well but I have not used it too much. The city I live in completely covered in 3 coverage so I never have the need to use Wifi but its a nice option to have when I travel.
I did a few modifications to it and It is even better now. I added a DivX player to it. I turned off the Push to talk (PTT) button and replaced it with a voice dial button.
Some people complain about battery life because it is a 3G phone. What you need to realize is any of the ATT 3G phones will eat up battery life. However if you search the net there is a little application you can use to allow you to turn off 3G and only use Edge which saves you tons of battery life and it won't effect you getting your direct push email through Outlook Mobile.
Cons of the phone. There are not too many. I am not listing the pros becuase others have already done this and most people just want to know what is not so great about the phone.
I miss having a true number pad. When you hit the call button the screen changes to a dial pad and you can dial that way. I know it is just a matter of time before I am completely comfortable with it.
It is also a bit heavier than I expected. I went from a Razr to a Blackjack to a TILT and it is a big difference. Now it is not like holding a brick to your ear but you will notice the difference the first few times you use it.
It didn't come with a case. This was a little annoying. ATT claims the phone is $599. For $600 bucks they should throw in a case that fits this phone perfectly rather than having to find one that does fit.
Numbers while typing. With my Blackjack I could just hold down the number 4 and it would insert that into a message. With the TILT you have to make use of the fucntion button.
Games - The phone has a bunch of demos of games installed but very few full ones. I think they should have at least put a couple full games on it. But this is not really a gaming phone.
TouchFlo screen - I don't think it is really a con but the screen is hit or miss when using your fingers rather than the stylus. Sometimes it works great. Sometimes it doesn't. I almost always use the stylus but it is nice to not have to whip it out all the time.
This phone is awesome... December 7, 2007
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
I've had the phone for a week, after buying it over the phone direct from ATT. It was quick to set up and get going.
It synchs with both XP and Vista (though they use different synch packages).
It has a standard mini-usb port for charging and data transfer, so I can use existing cables.
Got the bluetooth going today after getting my Cardo S2 BT Stereo Headphones, not entirely seamless, the pairing worked first time but the audio wouldn't transfer. Had to delete the profile, turn everything off, reset the phone and do the pairing again.
The sound is crystal clear and the music gets paused when a call comes in, and then starts again when the call ends.
I spend several hours last weekend listening to streamed XM radio over wi-fi network within the house and the signal did not drop once.
Still working on the voice-dial!
Windows Mobile 6 professional is pretty slick, and apart from an occasional slowness works well.
The GPS is great and works with both Windows Live and Google Maps, so don't pay for the TeleNav, unless you want all the bells and whistles.
All in all a spectacular phone, highly recommended.
 8925 versus the 8525 November 30, 2007
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
I had the 8525 before, and have kept it as a 2nd phone. It was perfect except it was short on RAM for my large phone database linked to Act!. The 8925 more than makes up for it with double the ram. But several differences are worth pointing out:
- In making it a slicker looking phone the 8925 lost all the wonderful side buttons on the 8525, and some of those retained are so flat against the side that they are hard to press - the phone start/stop buttons are smaller and much harder to read and locate. I keep missing calls because I can't find them. The wonderful buttons at the top of the 8525 are removed, probably because when you pulled the phone out of your pocketone would frequently find you'd been on the internet draining your battey. The upside was that they were very easy to find with your fingers without having to look. The AT&T forums are always quite helpful and I had found a hacker code there to deactivate the Push To Talk button on the 8525 and reprogram it to another function. Hopefully someone will do something similar for the 8925. Reprograming the Push to Talk button on the 8525 gave me the critical buttons I wanted: email / Internet / camera / voice speed dial/ and data connection. On the 8925 I'm 2 buttons short
- I have been keeping the 8525 and 8925 side to side to test the antennas, as I am in a marginal coverage area. They are close but the 8525 wins in my view.
- The keyboard on the 8925 is perhaps easier to use, but I liked the feel of typing on the 8525 better.
- The 8525's deafening start up AT&T flash screen is now at an acceptable level.
- the 8525 batteries don't work on the 8925. The charger stand does, but you can't charge the spare battery on the old stand, so count on another $100-150 more in accessory costs.
- the CNET interview talked about a tinny speaker. Tip: the speaker is on the back. turn it over and the sound is much better. It gets tinny at top volume but it also is louder than the 8525. Put on the earphones or use bluetooth to run it through your car speakers and the sound quality is just great. (buy a mini-usb to traditional MP3 player converter on the internet).
- it has a plug on the back to attach an external GPS. The 8925 has an internal GPS but it only works with the $10/month AT&T system - a bit of a bummer for those who don't like to carry around multiple gadgets.
Last, I recommend buying a mini-USB plug headset with the phone. I could not find them at local stores and had to order it on the internet.
Despite it's plusses and minusses, the additional RAM is worth it. I just love this phone!
Some problems not waking up November 29, 2007
35 out of 39 found this review helpful
I have had my Tilt for 2 days now, and have experienced the "won't wake up" problem three times already. The last time it happened, I tested to see if it could receive a call - and it could not. I pulled the battery and I'm up and going again. So far, I'm disappointed and thinking about going back to my 8125.
I'm running this version:
ROM: 1.57.502.2
ROM Date: 8/25/2007
Radio: 1.27.12.11
Protocol: 22.45.88.07H
Update:
After some experimenting, it seems that the bug I was experiencing is caused by the new Windows Live Search. I think there is a problem with the way it handles the device going to sleep. Until this is fixed, Tilt users should either not use Windows Live Search, or at least make sure they Exit that application before the device goes to sleep.
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