Just picked up a Tilt (HTC)

[HomeBrewerDude]

Its a nice little phone. I had to replace my phone plus my PDA so I went with a Smartphone. Was considering the Curve and the Tilt, but went with the tilt because of the WiFi, OS, and more expansive feature set (GPS, 3.0 mp Camera).

I have enjoyed it so far, but am still learning the phone. Very usable device and the OS and apps can be driven with 3 UI modes (touchscreen, hot buttons, and keyboard). Xpress mail seems to be pretty well designed, though I am experiencing some difficulty with getting the Xpress and other email apps to read IMAP subfolders AND show which subfolders have new mail. I'll be configuring the calandar / contacts / tasks to synch with my calendar (Oracle) system soon and anticipate needing SychML for that (thats what I needed for the old T|X I had).

Also, I've questions about whether I'm using a WiFi connection versus a phone connection. While I've unlimited data, I don't have unlimited minutes so I'm trying to make sure I utilize WiFi whenever possible. I probably just haven't figured out how to interpret the connection display yet.

Battery life seems to be okay, not short like some of the reviews I've read.

Camera is decent but a little slow, it certainly wouldn't replace a dedicated camera, but a big step up from the old camera phone I used to have.

I've not used the GPS or PushToTalk features yet.

Anyways, thought I would share my experience thus far.

I renewed my ATT contract and got the phone for $199 after rebate and contract renewal.

 

[bassoprofundo]

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Also, I've questions about whether I'm using a WiFi connection versus a phone connection. While I've unlimited data, I don't have unlimited minutes so I'm trying to make sure I utilize WiFi whenever possible. I probably just haven't figured out how to interpret the connection display yet.

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Glad to hear you like the phone... I've been using one for about a year, and I used it's predecessors, the 8525 and 8125 before that, so I'm pretty familiar with HTC's gear. It isn't without its faults (see HTCClassAction.org), but it does a lot of things pretty well.

I'm not sure what you're asking in the above quote, though. I'm not sure if you're thinking you can use Wifi for your phone calls, if you're worried about burning minutes when you're using GPRS/EDGE/3G data, or both. When you're using data, you aren't using minutes on the phone, so an unlimited data plan has you covered. Also, you can't use a WiFi connection to place calls from your mobile number. You can, however, use a mobile VoIP client like Skype over a Wifi connection and avoid burning any phone minutes. When you have an unlimited data plan, the only real benefit to using WiFi instead is speed, especially if you aren't in an area with 3g coverage. Make sense, or am I missing something?

 

[Syringer]

I'm confused..is it possible to use a skype client via 3G? Would there be any drawback to it since this wouldn't use any of your minutes?

 

[bassoprofundo]

It is possible to use Skype via 3g as well, yes. As long as you're in an area with good signal, it should work fine. I find it to be a little buggy for me even on Wifi, though. I wouldn't plan on doing anything else with the phone while you're in a Skype call, either. Very CPU intensive...

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: bassoprofundo

Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude

Also, I've questions about whether I'm using a WiFi connection versus a phone connection. While I've unlimited data, I don't have unlimited minutes so I'm trying to make sure I utilize WiFi whenever possible. I probably just haven't figured out how to interpret the connection display yet.

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Glad to hear you like the phone... I've been using one for about a year, and I used it's predecessors, the 8525 and 8125 before that, so I'm pretty familiar with HTC's gear. It isn't without its faults (see HTCClassAction.org), but it does a lot of things pretty well.

I'm not sure what you're asking in the above quote, though. I'm not sure if you're thinking you can use Wifi for your phone calls, if you're worried about burning minutes when you're using GPRS/EDGE/3G data, or both. When you're using data, you aren't using minutes on the phone, so an unlimited data plan has you covered. Also, you can't use a WiFi connection to place calls from your mobile number. You can, however, use a mobile VoIP client like Skype over a Wifi connection and avoid burning any phone minutes. When you have an unlimited data plan, the only real benefit to using WiFi instead is speed, especially if you aren't in an area with 3g coverage. Make sense, or am I missing something?

Ahhh so when I use data I'm not using talk minutes. Thats good to know! I thought I was, and so my strategy was to use a WiFi connection when possible, but then I wasn't quite sure how to tell if I was getting data through the WiFi or through 3G.

Thats all very good and stupid of me not to know that voice minutes aren't used during data connections.

thanks,
HBD

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