HTC Mogul PPC-6800 (Sprint)

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4.5 stars

"Basically a mini-laptop"

by Badman327 on July 31, 2007

Pros: Sprint's internet access..which will get faster in the fall

Cons: Bluetooth, WM6 leaving applications open
Summary: I?ve owned the Mogul for three weeks. This phone is amazing, but I don?t think it is for everyone. I have been using a Treo 650 for the past two years and decided to make the switch. My Treo was simplier and easier to use with one hand. I find Windows Mobile 6 to be complex. The Mogul does a great job of using 16 buttons on the outside of the device to create shortcuts to get where you need to be. Personally, I don?t mind the complexity because it allows me to do nearly everything that I want to do, but there is a somewhat steep learning curve. Once the learning curve is mastered, the access to features at your fingertips is amazing.

Pros:
1) The touch screen is large and bright.
2) The high speed internet access is amazing.
3) Rev A upgrade will be available in the fall through a free software update.
4) Google maps is free and amazing to use on a mobile phone.
5) Wifi is nice
6) The camera is good?for a mobile phone
7) Syncing with Outlook is seamless.
8) I can open and edit Word and Excel files.
9) I can view PowerPoint and Adobe files.
10) I upgraded the 512 meg MicroSD card to a 2 gig card and carry all of my photographs on my mobile phone.
11) The fold out keyboard is good.
12) While not thin, the form factor is nice.

Adequate:
1) The phone itself is adequate.
2) The battery is adequate, but will run down with heavy use.
3) Sprint Music store?interesting feature, but future generations will be more useful.

Negatives:
1) Bluetooth ? Reception is fine, but others complain that they sometimes have difficulties hearing me.
2) Windows Mobile 6 leaves programs running in the background when you think they are closed.

This is an amazing piece of technology, but if you want simplicity and just need email, contacts and calendars and don?t care about anything else, a Blackberry or Treo may be a better option.

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reply by: rasmasyean on August 3, 2007

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283658

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reply by: rasmasyean on August 3, 2007

Great [updated] list of commonly used freeware...
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/appl...ting-point.html

Freeware database site...
http://www.pocketpcfreeware.com/en/index.php

Another Freeware database site...
http://www.freewareppc.com/

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