http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Hands-on with Sprint's HTC Touch http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Jan 28th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Feb 7th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
The applications are HTC Home Plug-In and HTC Touch Cube]]>Nov 26th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
Chris]]>Nov 26th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Nov 26th 2007 10:56AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Nov 26th 2007 8:20PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
I upgraded to this from the 8125 (Wizard), and its a HUGE difference. I was worried that I'd miss the hardware keyboard, but I can type almost as fast on the screen, and I like not having a slider that can wear out. (I was on my 3rd 8125 b/c the screens kept failing).

I'm sorry, my opinion could be slightly biased since i own this phone, but it is a great phone and I would highly recommend it to my friends. And sprints Sero plans are unbeatable...which is what ultimately made me switch from ATT/Cingular.]]>Nov 26th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
It's still beggar's belief to me that anyone can consider a phone without a keyboard to be "great".

A few months ago I leant to a friend my old Treo 650 when his SPV M3000 burned. A week later he got his replacement, but he still uses the Treo specifically because it has a keyboard.]]>Nov 27th 2007 7:15AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
And the on screen keyboard is changeable (numbers, abc, xt9, symbols...etc) so typing numbers especially, and symbols is WAY less of a hassle then the shift and function(red dot) keys on my wizard.

My only complaint for the touch's keyboard is the lack of a tab key...but once again, I'm already typing on the screen, so tapping the next text box isn't that bad(which is what i wanted it for).

I mainly use the 20 key "Touch Keyboard," but there is also the usual qwerty (stylus), a 12 key Touch keyboard, transcriber, block recognizer, and letter recognizer...not to mention the dozens of 3rd party keyboards available. There shouldn't be much of a problem finding an input method you like.]]>Nov 27th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
Palm users don't use Styli :-)

Seriously though, typing with the stylus on my friend's M3000 is reasonably fast but no match for actual thumbs. I don't think you can accurately use them with an OSK, no matter how small your fingers are. That especially counts against HTC devices which have quite insensitive and inaccurate touchscreens, compared to others.

I don't really want to get into a slanging match over the Internet, but I won't believe that stylus+T9 is faster than two thumbs and a keyboard until I actually see it.

And as for one-handed :-P]]>Nov 27th 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Nov 26th 2007 12:36PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/]]>Nov 26th 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
So that is something to consider if you are interested in this device.

Read:
http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/rumors/sprint_to_finally_switch_on_gp.html]]>Nov 26th 2007 3:17PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
GPS and a slide out qwerty, then i might have a look at it.]]>Nov 26th 2007 3:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Nov 26th 2007 8:19PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
I've had the Touch for about 3 weeks now and love it. Once you've (easily)customized your HTC tabbed home screen, you can navigate around like lightening.

I've played with friends' iPhones, and I prefer my Touch. Even out of box (no 3rd party apps), my calendar and contact info is already better organized and presented than it would have been with an iPhone. (And when I get Agenda Fusion on there, it's going to be perfect: I'll have my color coded categories back!).

The keyboard takes a little longer to get speedy with than the iPhone's. (I'd say a week, vs. a couple of days with the iPhone), but once you get past that week, it's great.

I've got my Pocket Word and Excel, so I can edit documents on the fly.

I haven't purchased a headset yet, but everyone on the forums is pairing up bluetooth with zero problems.

Yes, Safari is better than either Pocket Internet Explorer or Opera Mini. And the Windows Media Player isn't ideal (although now that I've got my playlists set up, it's really not an issue).

But the Touch is actually smaller, truly pocketable, and because of all the wonderful people out there developing third party apps, I have a funny feeling the user-friendly gap is going to get bridged very quickly.

That's not even mentioning the faster EVDO data. And the affordable SERO voice/data/text plan.

It took more than a year for the right phone for me to hit the market, but for me, this is it.]]>Nov 26th 2007 7:02PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Dec 1st 2007 6:45PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Dec 1st 2007 8:40PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Dec 4th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/
www.sprint.com/sero --> use email "savings@sprintemi.com" to login (if it doesnt work read the website below for more addy's)

I found out about it here: (detailed instructions)
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=563252&highlight=sprint+sero+faq

I love it...unlimited data with every plan...free! and unlimited texts free too if you order before the end of the year!]]>Dec 6th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/26/hands-on-with-sprints-htc-touch/Dec 10th 2007 9:58PM