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4.5 stars
"Amazing Phone"
Pros: great screen, wifi, navigation, the new screen format which is much easier to use, and almost everything else.
Cons: battery power, sometimes lag
Summary: In regard to all the other people that were looking forward for a good phone, this is deffinetly a must. I was also considering purchasing a blackberry curve, but as soon as i saw the shadow hitting the shelves, i just had to get it.
The phone is so much more apealing in person, especially the feel of the phone.it is much more of a better phone than a sidekick in regard to features and losing the complications of other smartphones. the new screen format is just so much easier and much fun at the same time. the screen is great even though a lot of the icons arent as crisp as they seem but its bright enough to please.
the wifi is great. and the comm manager is really something appreciated. you might be familiar with that feature from the Dash.
The camara isnt bad itself. people must realize that a phone is a phone, but having these features is really good enough. you cant have the job of a professional camara ona phone. all the features must be appreciated and very special thanks to tmobile and htc to produce such a device.
the device is very consumer friendly but the only thing that was really dissapointing was the battery life. it maybe a while for the battery to get acustomed to the charges but battery went for an average 18-20 hours for me or it maybe the fact that i use the phone constantly.
another thing to mention is that this is a smartphone so battery drainage should be expected running the massive amount of apps the phone features. what ever the case might be, i'll get back to you on the battery life soon. anywho, the battery life is fine and nothing much to be worried about, but i doubt the phone can be taken out on weekend trips or anything like that.
in conclusion, the phone is just enourmous on what it can do. packed full of features still waiting to be discovered on my part. deffinetly one of the best phones i had ever used and especially me upgrading from a sidekick. im much happier with the shadow than teh sidekick. such a great phone with such a low price tag is something amazing.
also, i have read upon people complaining about how bad the call quality is right after they have purchased the phone. the thing is that you have to make sure you have taken off the plastic cover over the screen. the thick plastic covers the ear speaker making it hard to hear the other person over the line.
T-mobile shadow users, enjoy! If you haven't gotten it yet you should.
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i've had this phone since wednesday, and i havent been able to get it to connect to my wifi router at home (read: not "hotspot at home" just a regular plain wifi connection). i can get it to connect to the hotspot at my local starbucks just fine. but i just cant figure out what's wrong with my wifi at home. i've reset my router to factory default settings, i've given it a simple 64-bit encryption, and 128-bit encryption, WEP and WAP, i've even left my connection unsecure, and still, my shadow hasnt been able to connect. i was on the phone with tech support and after being passed around from PDA, to WIFI, to the Phone Features department, the only thing they could tell me was to do a factory reset. and even after that i still couldnt get on my wifi connection. their last piece of advice? maybe my phone was just faulty. well, today i went and exchanged the phone for a brand new one, and upon taking it home, tried to get on the wifi again. and still, it wont connect.
help? please?
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