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 Great Phone! November 4, 2007
D. Diskin (California, USA)
32 out of 40 found this review helpful
There are so many great, lengthy reviews about this phone already, I'll keep this one short and simple.
It's a great phone. And if you have an 8125 or 8525, then it's time to upgrade.
If you're still carying a PDA and a cell phone, then this is the phone for you. All in one, with GPS, a decent music player, a good camera, and a great operating system (WM6).
A quick tip: don't bother with the $10/mo TomTom service. Download the free Microsoft Live Search or Google Maps applications which both work perfectly with this device's built-in GPS.
Works GREAT as a bluetooth modem for my laptop! August 14, 2008
Bonny (So. CA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm writing this using the Tilt as my bluetooth modem with my Dell laptop...works great!...and it works just as well as my AT&T (HTC) 8525 (still have that phone with my other phone number). At first I thought the Internet Sharing option wasn't on the Tilt, but it is. I just had to find it in the Windows folder (File Explorer, My Device, Windows, Internet Sharing-IntShrUI)...I made a shortcut for it and placed it with the APPButtons for easy access.
Once you pair your phone with your bluetooh enabled laptop, with the phone you'll just select Internet Sharing... Bluetooth... connect... Then,with your laptop(Vista)...Go to Start, Connect to....set up a connection or network...connect to a Bluetooth personal area network (PAN)...click Next...select your phone...click Connect...and you're surfin' the Net.
Overall, I love this phone, mainly because it is so similar to the 8525, which I still use, and that it works so well as a bluetooth modem (which was the main reason I got both phones). I pick up AOL and Verizon email, in addition to using it with AT&T Navigator (TeleNav)and the 3MP camera is nice!
I haven't had any issues of freezing with either phone as some users have had, nor any of the negative issues. One thing I did find that another user commented that she could not do...I found it possible: to keep the CAPS lock on be pressing CapShift+Fn...then start typing...it stays on until I press CapShift again.
I'll admit it is a little strange having the keyboard move from the opposite direction from the 8525 but there is an option to keep the screen landscape and change from left hand user to right hand user, so that's nice (Settings, System, Screen). If you're accustomed to the 8525, change the landscape to LEFT-HANDED so the buttons are on the right.
That's about it.
BJ
A great phone made by a great company. February 28, 2008
Benjamin Britton (Colorado, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
HTC is a global leader in micro pc's and micro pc/cell phones.
I was happy to learn they'd be making the AT&T tilt.
Running windows mobile 6, this phone is packed with features and power.
The ONLY con is that it is still shipping with its old ROM version 1.5... Updating to version 1.6 on HTC's website will improves performance and battery life and make the unit much faster.
The At&t tilt is basicallly a micro notebook, that happens to be a cell phone too.
USB connectivity, Bluetooth, WiFi, and cell phone access give you more ways to connect to the net. The unit is fast on 3G cell phone networks for internet media, even faster on a wireless network.
The design is genious, the keyboard is ample.
It comes with 128MB memory upgradable to 32GB micro SD... twice as much storage capacity as the iphone.
In case you're wondering, 32GB microSD cards are not sold yet in the U.S., though they were made by Toshiba in 2007, they (and the 16GB versions) should be out later in 08 or 09. Until then, Amazon sells the 8GB microsd cards which should suffice until the larger cards come out.
This phone is the ultimeate for ultra high end phones. Great for students, business professionals and healthcare professionals.
I can't say enough about this device... if you can afford it, it is worth it.
Geek tested and approved.
Tilt is what Wing SHOULD have been April 21, 2008
OctaneGuy (Los Angeles, CA United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This review is going to be short and sweet. I had a TMobile Wing for nearly 5 months before the touch screen died and TMobile refused to honor the warranty, despite having been a devoted customer for the past 5 years holding 3 wireless accounts. I got the Wing because I had outgrown the Sidekick series having begun with the CSK. The Wing was great for about a day, it lacked CPU and RAM--pretty much everything that defines a computing device.
After the TMobile fiasco, I jumped to AT&T with the Tilt and it's what I should have done years ago. With available program memory hovering around 70MB and RAM around 55MB, it has none of the frustrating issues I had with the Wing which I loved one day, and the next wanted to destroy it out of sheer frustration. I don't have to constantly reboot it to get more memory or run the memory recovery apps every time I want to open a new program. I also don't have to worry about my phone locking up when an incoming call comes in. Even better, when I open up a webpage with more than 6MB worth of pictures on it--IE,doesn't just die due to lack of memory.
Out of the box the Tilt performs. I had to modify the cache on the Wing to squeeze out more performance and up the speed from 200MHZ to 247MHZ to make it a bit more usable.
The only thing that bothers me about the Tilt is the phone goes into display lock when I'm on the phone. It usually activates about the time I need to access the keypad for the touchtones, i.e. accessing voicemail---so I have to unlock it quickly before the phone hangs up due to lack of activity. I realize the phone locks so your cheek isn't pressing up against it while talking on the phone---something I also hated about the Wing.
Moving from the Wing was easy. I did a full backup with SPB Backup, then inserted that same memory card into the Tilt and restored it.
The Tilt is by far a better phone and laptop replacement device. It rocks with my bluetooth folding keyboard. The camera quality in good lighting rivals my Nikon DSLR (love the autofocus feature on the Tilt), the GPS allows more functionality, the 400MHz CPU and huge amount of RAM makes this actually a useful tool, and finally the 3G network gives me nearly the same speed as my DSL in my office. When I tether the Tilt to my laptop, it's easy to open up multiple browser tabs, or view graphic intensive sites without wishing I was on DSL!
I love the Tilt and AT&T!
The best phone up-to-date August 11, 2008
Stan Matofu (McKinney, TX)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've had MS Smartphones and Pocket PCs, and this one is the best.
Pros:
1. Huge number of features,
2. Finally phone lock is done well. There is a dedicated Power/Lock button,
3. Many hardware buttons (10 buttons + d-pad + jog-wheel). You can handle many functions with one hand. Buttons can be redefined.
4. Good back-lit keyboard. It has some useful special keys (OK, Tab). All special characters (@?:;...) are easily accessible through Fn key.
5. Very good GPS with quick lock. They have a method to speed up GPS lock. It works better than dedicated GPSes,
6. Quick and reliable WiFi,
7. Sturdy metal sliding mechanism,
8. Micro SD memory card
9. Standard mini USB data and charging,
10. Easy PC sync,
11. Fast processor and large memory,
12. Finally, OK fully closes programs.
Cons:
1. Lack of profiles. Can be fixed with PhWeaver that offers unsurpassed functionality,
2. ATT bloatware. It can be removed by resetting the phone. Check the web.
3. Internet Explorer. Install Opera Mobile.
4. Heavy (on the other hand it is a pro, because the phone is very solid).
5. Original phone keypad not great. Replacements can be downloaded.
Search the web for "10 tips on fixing common AT&T Tilt problems"
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