Sorry for monopolizing the board. I have been eager to get my phone set the way I want it. The addition of the SPB Keyboard and skin Downloads along with G-Force to allow me to put some other programs in landscape mode has put me in pretty good shape.

I am going to stop posting so much now. I really do hope this forum does well. This is a great phone and you can tweak it to where you dont even need an extended battery so I really hope users find this forum and continue to bring good information.

I want to thank everyone for posting tweaks, hacks, tricks, and recommending programs that really make the phone even better!

Dean

Have a good one dean...I'm laying off as well...I almost went to the TP2 this week when I saw that the WinMo 6.5 had been released by HTC, but I figured that this phone is better than the TP2 aside from the keyboard...that is it, and with the right keyboard program customized to suite your needs this phone rocks.

I'm here

Surprised to see this place so dead.. this really is a great phone... I guess verizon has a lot of new phones out right now though.. maybe when the price comes down a little we'll see more action

I am intentionally laying off some as I seem to be the only one posting. I can tell you I can go 12 hours and have 70% battery life but also can go 9 hours of non stop and have 30% left but it has the best battery life of any phone I have ever used.

I recommend the TP2 for those clients I have on VZW looking to upgrade their Windows Mobile because of the hard keyboard. The keyboard is a non factor once I purchased the SPB keyboard. It has three modes but one of them is full screen in landscape and I can type on it as fast as I ever did on the I760.

My problem is that I just cant recommend ANY touchscreen phone to business clients because I am afraid they will hate the touchscreen.

I love this phone and I really like WM 6.5 and hop the WM 7 upgrade is available for the Imagio but it is kind of a niche phone. It seems like there are a lot of IT consultants and independent business people using this phone who like to be the early adopters.

I swear I dont understand the hate that Windows Mobile gets from a lot of people. I admit it should be much better and Microsofft could rule if they would have put more effort but this is a really solid phone. I know some people are waiting on the Omnia 2 but I personally dont see the advantages for the way I use a phone but phones seem to be all about marketing and hype these days. This phone gets solid reviews and is a steal on the business plan for $89 bucks. Keep in mind i pay $59 for unlimited data which is probably more than those with personal plans.

Dean

i just wish it wouldn't shut the screen off automatically after 30 seconds... It does it with visual voicemail sometimes halfway through a message ... then i have to stop, unlock it and push play again to hear my whole message

Go to the settings/power/advanced settings and you can choose how long it is before your backlight goes off. 30 seconds is the default which you can up.

I've changed mine to the highest setting then unchecked it all together and it still shuts off after 30 seconds

Must be a bug or something HTC put in the phone. I am sure you can change it in the registry but I dont know what settings to change. I would think there will be a fix out soon since you cant be the only person with visual voicemail and this phone!

I know what you mean about the "hate" for WM. I know several of my co-workers are "scared" b/c it "has too much stuff" on the phone... I have gotten 2 friends to get a TP2 instead of the iPhone or a Droid. There is a learning curve but both say how much they LOVE WM and the TP2!

I honestly think MS is going through what I call the "Nike Syndrome". They are the big company that has 96% of the OS market for desktops and dominate the server market for companies.

People tend to hate companies that are big.

The Imagio/TP2/Omnia 2 are all better than the iPhone in my opinion. I hate Appole because people coimplain about MS but look how crappy Itunes is and Apple forcing you to take your phone in or send it in for a new battery and charging 80 bucks plus for thr cable to hook it up to your care is a rip.

Apple is the king of marketing yet they only have 4 percent of the market all there adds are on "bash your competition" sales.

I personally see the iPhone as a fad. It is slick looking device but is also a dubed down device with very bad coverage on ATT and no multitasking capabilities.

I personally think the Imagio is closer to the iPhone since it is smaller and has the touch screen. The TP2 is what I am recommending to my business clients wanting a new WinMO Device because it has the physical keyboard. I had the 30 day window where if I did not like the touchscreen, I would have traded in for the TP2 but SPB Keyboard makes it a non issue for me.

Windows Mobile has a ton of good software for it including a huge selection of free software. It really can do anything. I love the fact that if you dont like the way it loooks there are companies like SPB that allows you to make it oook like anything you want. Software like WMWIFIRouter just rocks.

I still believe RIM and Microsoft will go into business together and it will be MS/RIM vs Apple/Android. Assuming this does happen, I do not see Apple/Google teaming up so I think it could be a three horse race down the road.

The one thing I do not people realize especially Mac Fan Boys is Microsoft has a ton of Money. If they would put their efforts together, they could take over the mobile market just on the fact that 90 percent of businesess (medium - large) run Microsoft and also the fact that smaller busineses tend run run SBS 2003/2008 so they have an advantage their also.

I do think you hit the nail on the head. There is almost two much the phones can do. I think the strategy of having the Windows Marketplace was a smart one to make it easier for tech savy users to easily add software. I just hope the Microsoft sotre doesnt end up like the Mac store where there are 100 different fart apps to purchase.

I am currently looking to hire a new desktop tech and I requested several certs. I have received a resume from some young kid (around 22) who said he didnt have any certs but he had an iPhone which made hin and technical expert. I had to laugh out loud. I considered sending him an email back stating that he really should pull that off his resume as no certs and having a iPhone does not make hima desktop expert.

Dean