The HTC 5800 is officially out on QWEST wireless (I am going to pick mine up tomorrow)!!!

Can we start a new forum on the HTC 5800?

where is it on the qwest website? i can't find it

It's not on the QWEST website yet. It took a couple of days for the 6800 Mogul to get on the website, so I suspect that it will take a few days for the 5800 to get on the website.

It is on the HTC website. Here is the link:

HTC: Products: Products by Carrier

I just went to the mall and picked up the 5800.

It is really tiny and I think I am going to love this phone.

I can post pictures in a few hours after I done setting it up...

This phone is also known as the "Libra"

Here are a few quick pictures let me know if you have any questions.

I am loving the phone so far!!!!

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how is battery life? umm... and Processor speed? is it fast or laggy when you slide open the keyboard?

I don't know about the battery life yet, I have only had the phone for a few hours. I'll give a report tommorrow.

How do I check the Processor speed? The phones seems fast overall, though.

When I slide out the keyboard, it makes a sound (a chime) by default takes about a 1 secone for the screen to reorient itself.

Personally, I like the sound, but I am sure you could turn off the chime somewhere in the settings

It slides out really smooth and gives a satisfying click.

I am also sure this phone is exactly the same as the Telus HTC S720 (HTC 720).

Looks nice. Does it have WiFi support build in? And how is the BlueTooth? Can people hear you okay without the choppiness reported on the 6800 phones?

Thank you,
pat----

No Wifi. Bluetooth works fine and I haven't experienced any choppiness or problems using my Jabra BT 500 headset.

How's the volume? I am slightly deaf and have had trouble with the 6700 that I haven't had with "phone" phones, but I really think the form factor and features on this one look right.

Sound and Volume work well for me. I also had the 6700, but I never experienced any trouble with the volume or sound for what it's worth.

The form feature is definitely the best and can't be beat.

For the first time in many years, I actually feel like I have a real cell-phone, not some huge pda with a cell-phone built-in. And still, I have access to mail exchange server account, the internet, and other items that come with a pda.

michaelgarcia,

I'll be looking forward to how you feel about this phone after you've gotten a few weeks of use in on it. Thank you for responding to my questions so quickly!

pat----

It's now listed on QWEST website. Check it out:

https://shop.qwest.com/en/US/wireless/service

or

Qwest: Phone company with Internet service, cellular, long-distance and digital TV services
(you have to click on wireless and then go to phones, then choose either "HTC" or "PDAs and Smartphones" from the menu)

I use the phone more today and post more of my thoughts.

This is a a pretty neat phone, I am suprised there is not more interest at this website....

OK, so I have the HTC 5800 for a few days now. Here are some of my thoughts, so far:

1. Love the form factor!!! This phone is small and compact. As I mentioned before, I actually feel like I am carrying around a real phone. The form factor alone makes up for any shortcomings.

2. QWEST no longer allows tethering on this phone...bummer...I used to tethering often with my PPC 6700

3. The smartphone OS is very different from, but yet very similar to the Pocket PC OS. It's been an adjustment

4. Battery life seems to very much better. I had pretty heavy usage yesterday (I did not recharge at any point)and at the end of the day my battery was at about 50%. I would have been dead with my PPC 6700.

5. The QWERTY keyboard is only 3 rows and my typing has been really slow. Right now I would say it is only slighty faster than typing/texting via T9. It might take time to get adjusted, but its like I am typing on a different keypad right now.

6. 3rd party apps will be necessary to really take advantage of the smartphone. Again, this is probably due to the fact that I am coming from the Pocket PC os more than anything that has to do with the phone.

7. Internet access seems to be a bit faster--pages are loading quicker. I know there is a way to check your connection speed???

8. I never used the camera or video recorder on my PPC 6700 and will probably never use it on this phone, so i have nothing to report on that.

9. Is not compatible with a standard audio jack without using the splitter cable. You have to use the propriety headset which is a USB headset.

10. I sure hope it supports High Capacity microSDs because I ordered a 4 gig microSDHC and should get it tomorrow. I'll let you know.

11. Program Memory is 47.91 MB and 26.96 MB is used and 20.95 is free. I have no programs installed at all on the phone (waiting for my microSDHC card) and I haven't done too much web browsing. I have sync-up with my outlook (about 1100 contacts).

12. Can't get and/or don't know how to have my email show up in HTML.

13. The box says it supposed to be Windows Mobile Standard 6, but the device information says the OS is: Windows CE and the Version is: 5.20 (Build 123???

14. The box also says it supports A2DP but I can't get it to set my Jabra BT500 to wireless stereo (only hands-free). I appreciate any help with this.

15. Setting up a partnership with windows mobile device center was easy. It was also easy to set up my exchange server account.

16. I love the fact that you can actually turn the phone/pda off. I mean really it really turns off.

17. I have a lot of questions and things I need to figure out about the phone but I think most are smartphone versus Pocket PC related issues and there doesn't seem to be many forums like PDAPhoneHome that have good answers or help for that.

I am sure I missed something...let me know if you have any questions....

Michael,
Thank you so much for your review. Verizon will be getting this phone in October, and I plan on switching from my Samsung i730. I have had it with the slow response, battery drains, and freezes of the Pocket PC. And, don’t even get me started on the size of the thing. I have had it with the constant ribbing from my friends because my phone is so huge. Besides, I can’t slip it into a small little handbag for a Friday night on the town.

From everything that I’ve read, Window’s Smartphone software is fare more stable. As for your questions about switching from a Pocket PC to a Smartphone, the following threads about switching from the 6700 to the Motorola Q.

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/motor...ng-6700-a.html

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/motor...hing-long.html

Between that and your review, I’m sold on the 5800. Can’t wait for Verizon to get it!

Questions: WM5.20? So, you can't you create and edit MSOffice files on it? You’re supposed to be able to do this with WM6 for Smartphone. Also, are you saying that it does not have a standard 2.5 analog jack to insert my wired handsfree earpiece into?

I beleive WM6 is identified internally as WM5.2.

Has anyone hear any news on release dates yet? I still like the look and larger display of the Samsung SCH-i760, but something about this one keeps me coming back to look at it ...

pat----

There are simply not enough rumors on this phone. I am waiting for the SMT 5800 or i760 on Verizon and I am leaning to the 5800 because 1. It is smaller. 2. I am not real happy with the touchscreen on my 6700. I think the whole touchscreen thing doesn't work well for fine motor activities such as typing or "dialing". Also, locking and unlocking the screen is a pain. With WM6 I don't think you lose many functions with the smartphone that I don't have trouble with anyway.

So, the big questions are 1. will my fat fingers be able to work the 5800 or i760 keyboards best? and 2. will Verizon release them both so I can have a reasonable choice?

Let's get some chatter going people, they may think we don't care.

I think there's an absence of chatter because there's no new info. The same info that had the correct Q9m release date placed the SMT 5800 in October, the 10 I think.

michaelgarcia,

You've had your 5800 for a month or so now ... how about a follow-up report? Have you run into issues in the course of the first month that annoy you more than you expected? Have you found things that you liked more than you expected? Have you added any 3rd party software and if so, for what? Did you ever try the SDHC memory? Do you know if the memory slot supports SDIO so we could plug in a WiFi card? Did you ever get HTML email working? Are you using the built-in IE browser or have you tried Opera or any other browsers yet? Does it hav JAVA built-in or have you added it (needed for Opera Mini I believe)?

Thanks,
pat----

Mobilitysite.com has had a couple of interesting 5800 posts recently ...

Photo Gallery - Qwest Fusion HTC 5800
QWest Unboxing Video

pat----

Who thinks this phone will actually come out in October? The Samsung i760 was supposed to come out in September, but that didn't happen (with the exception of a lucky 40 getting theirs before Verizon closed the backdoor). Rumor has it both this phone and the i760 are being held back until November. Grrr! I've had my NE2 $100 burning a hole in my pocket since July. I want the SMT5800!