Complete with a blue screen of death...
Thinking about upgrading to an HTC Incredible. It is off da hook!
Just wait til next year when microsoft has all windows type GUIs unified. Your phone, netbook, desktop, and xbox will all use similar and interchangeable and compatible operating systems. Then we’ll see what phone OS rises to first place.
Just my .02 (flame suit on)
I have a Droid2 Global issued by my work and a personal iPhone. No comparison for me; I prefer the iPhone hands down.
Maybe ping-worthy? Your call....
The EVO and Android are outstanding and open systems for development... FYI I'm computer/networking/Telecoms engineer of 30 years plus... and currently work for AT&T...
Check out
http://www.xda-developers.com/
http://www.ppcgeeks.com/
http://www.howardforums.com/
I purchased a PPC-6700 several years ago when they first came out. It was a Windows Mobile 5 phone. Over the years I upgraded it to WM6 and then WM6.5. I can't really say that it ever let me down, but my wife ended up dragging her Samsung A-900 by it's charger cord as we drove off of the ferry. It didn't get destroyed but it was looking pretty rough.
In January we went by the Sprint Store because we were both eligible for upgrades and thought we would get a pair of Android phones. Unfortunately, we were told that we would have to change plans to get one of the Android phones. As I said previously... we have an unbeatable Sprint family plan with free “unlimited” data and no real penalty if we go over our minutes. We have three phones on the plan all with “unlimited” data for just $90 a month after all taxes. We were told that the only data phones currently allowed on our plan were windows mobile 6.5 or earlier phones.
The best phone that can be used on our plan is the HTC Touch Pro 2. The phone has a large base of active users who post in forums on the internet. You can find out how to do just about anything with the TP2 through the forums. The processor is not as powerful and it doesn't have as much memory as most Android phones, but it has a beautiful 800 x 480 screen and a very convenient slide-out keyboard. The phone is much sleeker than my PPC-6700. It can also comes unlocked for using GSM networks when traveling abroad so it is one of two Sprint “World” phones. We bought two of used TP2s through Ebay. Both were in nearly flawless condition and activated without any problems.
Since we have owned a Windows Mobile phone for several years we haven't had any difficulties with the TP2s. We would have loved to have purchased Android phones with more powerful processor and more memory, but for the tasks that we use our phones for... there was no way we could justify doubling our monthly cell phone bill.
The TP2 uses Sprints 3G network, can be used with our WIFI at work, and we have great Internet browsers installed. There is a free app that turns the phone into a wireless hot-spot that works incredibly well. They display high quality pictures, and play high quality video and music, both streaming and from a memory card. The phones have a great GPS built in and programs are available that can track the phone if it is lost. The camera is not that great, but is not all that bad either. They come with HTC Touch which is an extension included with WM 6.5 which give the phones a flashy start-up screen with Weather and customizable shortcuts.
The operating system may be a little dated, but it is stable and I know my way around it because of my previous experience with my PPC-6700. Neither of the TP2s have crashed on us once. I am able to get a lot more out of my TP2 than most of my friends who are using more powerful Android phones. The TP2 actually can dual boot the Android operating system from a memory card with everything working, but blue-tooth and the stereo headphone jack. You can still use a headset through the USB port but I have only played with Android on my TP2 for recreation. I have Windows Mobile programs that accomplish everything that I need to use the phone for.
So to summarize. I am actually a little surprised how maligned Windows Mobile 6.5 and below have been. It is a little outdated, but it is an efficient operating system that makes good use of devices with limited computing power. I actually am quite proud of what I can still accomplish using my old tweaked PPC-6700. It is five years old and delegated to being a backup phone but is still quite useful. I expect to get at least a couple more years out of the Touch Pro 2s. Around the time dualcore 2ghz Android or Windows 7 phones with 3D displays become available I suppose that we will end up having to make the switch.
I beat my Blackberry with a hammer 2 weeks ago and threw it in the trash. I only owned one because my boss bought it for me. She doesn’t have any idea that I ‘lost’ it. I have no plans to get another phone. Landline is fine with answering machine. I get more work done without the damn thing distracting me all the time. Don’t worry, I work for family so no chance in getting fired because I don’t have the phone anymore. I’ve told her toadie that I lost the phone and that the service needs to be cancelled. Freedom has never felt so good.
I like Android a lot, though admittedly I like Google a lot less.