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Originally Posted by Kamokazi
I'm going to first preface this by saying that I don't usually recommend Windows Mobile to others. Unless you have a pretty high technical understanding and -enjoy- tweaking (not just capable, but enjoy), I would generally recommend a different mobile OS.
Now, for your questions:
1) As the other poster said, try the 9.7 beta, or something else like Skyfire. You have to download and install them, google around, find their official sites, etc. Just install the new cab and it installs a second one since it is a beta...otherwise it would upgrade.
2) I haven't had any issues with my touchscreen...pretty standard like the ones I have used for the last 8 years (Palm m505 was my first PDA)
3) The default today screen is extremely dated, like much of the OS. SPB MobileShell, phoneAlarm, BatteryPlus, are among some of the things to try.
4) HTC Contacts: Menu->Filter, Default WinMo: Menu-> Filter Also a nice contact app is iContact....duplicates iPhone one. But I personally like the new HTC version.
5) That's just the behavior of it. When the first built WinMo, they were thinking computer, not phone. It behaves much like the desktop Windows sound selector.
If these are your issues so far, then you will have many more to come. Like I said before, if you *enjoy* tweaking, then stick with it and once you figure out how you like it you will be good. But if not, I might suggest you consider something like a Blackberry device or wait until January or so when Verizon is rumored to get the Palm Pre or other WebOS device.
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Thanks for the reply, and I hear you. I'm pretty 'geeky' in general, and am confident that I can master Windows Mobile. But I have to admit I'm in part a bit chagrined at how poor it is out of the box.
I at least temporarily re-enabled TouchFLO 3D, and have found where I can access Ringtones and Wallpaper and see/hear them in 'real time' as it should be, so at least that problem is at least partially solved.
I guess I'll give Opera 9.7 beta a try, along with SPB Mobile Shell, HTC Contact, etc.
I just discovered that at least out of the box, there is no way to have it Vibrate and Ring - it's one or the other. Pretty lame. I guess yet another 3rd party solution will be necessary to work around this limitation?
I was waiting to see what Palm would bring forward, but I have to admit I was less than impressed with at least the hardware features of the Palm Pre. The BB Storm 2 was also on my list, although the lack of a physical keyboard reduced its appeal to me.
Well, I guess I've got 30 days or so to see if I can configure the TP2 to be at least as efficient in operation as my trusty Palm TX! It's amazing how efficient that OS is.