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| Brand: HTC
Category: Wireless
List Price: $599.99
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Rating:  116 reviews
Sales Rank: 37
Color: Silver
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: 8925
UPC: 821793000585
ASIN: B000UWDU5K
Release Date: October 5, 2007
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 top noch August 11, 2008
okay....i recently got this phone a few months ago. before i got the tilt i had the phone that looked exactly the same...i believe it was the 8727 at&t phone. but i returned it because it froze on me. when i got this phone, i thought it was amazing. the camera worked good...for a phone. when you slide the phone so you could type on the keypad it tilts up for you which could very helpful. the speakers on the phone are really loud so if your someone who doesnt answer your phone because you couldnt hear it ring....won't be that type of person with this phone. i love its amazing just try it out for urself
 The best phone up-to-date August 11, 2008
2 out of 3 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"
 Worst phone I have ever owned. Wanted to love it, but can't. July 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I pre-ordered this phone prior to it's initial availability. I have pretty extensive experience with other smart-phone and PDA devices such as the Palm, Treo, Nokia 6682, and iPhone.
The feature set on this phone is amazing and offers unparalleled functionality and possibilities, unfortunately the implementation is so ill-conceived that this phone is nearly useless.
What's wrong with this phone? Here are the lowlights:
- Battery life. I am lucky to make it to 5:00 p.m. with any battery left. I charge it every night, and don't use WiFi or Bluetooth
- No profiles. Most every phone I have had has had the ability to select and/or configure profiles of ringtones. For example, I may want to set the phone to only ring when someone in the "Family" group calls. This is only available as an added program with the Tilt
- AT&T bloatware. The extra software that AT&T installs slows the phone down and adds little value. My phone locked up repeatedly until I figured out a way to remove the installed AT&T customizations
- The GUI. If there is a counter-intuitive choice for an interface convention, you can be sure that's the default behavior for the AT&T Tilt. For example, the screen blanks out while I am on a call. When I make a call, the keypad disappears.
- Built in IE. Slow and jittery.
- The mini-usb port is weak and subject to breaking. I had to return my phone twice under warranty and my 3rd phone is already intermittent. These phones live in a leather case, and are not abused (I use a wired headset).
- It's a big heavy phone.
- Intellitext (or whatever they call it) when typing text messages is simply annoying - not helpful
- Picture quality for a 3 Mega Pixel camera is very poor
- Buttons are only partially customizable without add-in programs
Is there anything that I like about these phones? A few things:
- You can customize them fairly easily. More easily then the iPhone. I've had several "skins" on mine, and that's helped with usability a bit, but not enough.
- This phone is pretty "hackable". For example, you can edit the registry to fix errors, or change some undesirable default behavior.
- Jog wheel is occasionally handy
- Exchange connectivity works pretty well (ActiveSync)
I really, really wanted to like this phone. But this phone has become like an annoying coworker that I have to put up with. I need it to get my job done, but most of the time the best I can say about it is that it didn't prevent me from getting something done, as opposed to actually improving the way I accomplish something.
piece of crap July 31, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
first off, the rating is 1-star only because i can't leave it at 0. i got this phone over the iphone because of the lack of MMS and QWERTY keypad on the iphone. boy, that was a HUGE mistake. when i initially bought the phone, i had it for only a week and a half when major bugs started showing up. the keypad text only shows up half of the time and it was taking literally 10 minutes to open programs. no joke. then, it started freezing so badly that the only way to shut it off was to remove the battery. during this time frame, i had not downloaded anything that could have disrupted the phone in any way. needless to say, i returned this phone and got a replacement.
the replacement phone was great...for a month and a half. that's when all the issues from the first phone started happening again. with this phone, i refrained from downloading anything, period. all i can say is that this phone sucks big-time.
I like it July 24, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I must admit that I hated this fone during the first few days. It was very user-unfriendly. Opening browser involved 3 steps. E-mail syncing was a mess. And the screen shutting down while on call was just plain annoying. But all that was until I stumbled upon few HTC Kaiser tips/tricks forums across the net.
Then I did 3 things to my fone and my impression of it has changed from 1 star to 4 stars :)
- First I uninstalled all the crapware that was loaded by AT&T (Setting > System tab > Clear Storage... this will reboot your device, once the device comes ON, it will start installing the crapware that you want to get rid of... so use your stylus and poke the little hole at the bottom... the system will reboot again... and you have a CLEAN phone now) make sure you backed up your phone book before doing this step though
- Second I installed the "HTCHome" plugin... this made my home screen much easier to navigate and much much prettier to look at
- Third I installed the "Kaiser Tweak" plugin... this will let you enable/disable all the settings in one simple step... you can disable the screen shut-off when making a call :)
And of course, you can install Opera mini anytime to get that iPhonesque surfing capability
The only reason I am not giving this phone 5 stars is because this fone does have a tendency to drop calls for no apparent reason. I used Blackberry 8700c before this (also on AT&T) and it never dropped calls. So I know that poor signal can not be the reason.
But apart from a few dropped calls every now and then - I am loving my new kaiser. It is a very powerful device and I like it. I'm looking forward to install many new hacks/tricks in future.
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