Windows Mobile ---> Android: Who has made the switch?
 

With the almost certain release of the Supersonic on Sprint, I am seriously thinking of making the switch from Windows Mobile (TP2 user now) to Android.

I use my phone mainly for Exchange mail and GMail, web-browsing and texting. I do like having the ability to tether as a backup if my ISP goes down or if I am using my laptop when I travel (which is very rare).

So, anyone who has gone from WM to Android, and not been happy? I know I can always try it and switch back, but I am on a SERO plan with Sprint, and once I make the switch to Android, I will lose SERO and there is no getting it back.

Thanks!

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I switched from Winmo to Android and havent looked back. The experience has been so smooth and not such a headache.

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i will be doing this once a andriod phone better then my tp2 is released on verizon or sprint!! ie supersonic, nexus 1 , increditable!! if its a sprint phone i will just port it to verizon !!

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yea exchange support was added in the 2.0 series of android so

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I used WinMo for almost five years exclusively. I switched from the TP2 to the Moment in January and will never go back. I am also waiting for the Supersonic... might be interested in the Nexus One as well.

I use mine for Exchange and Gmail. Web browsing is fast and good. Also, there are quite a few free sms/mms apps that you can use instead of the built-in one. There is a way to do hidden tethering if you are rooted and many, many members say that it works well.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'll never go back to WinMo. I have seen plenty about WinPho 7 and I am not impressed. Android is very fast, very stable, very customizable and just plain works when you want/need it to.

You are welcome :)

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I agree, WP7 does not impress me. Plus, I am pretty married to the Google experience (Google for search, GMail, reader, docs, and I prefer their maps application to mobile Bing), so it seems like a smart move. Especially since major third-party support for WP 6.5 seems to be dying out.

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It sounds like you're going from HTC Touch Flo to HTC Sense, which will be fine and welcomed.

I switched from the Diamond (Flashed with WinMo 6.5.5 and SenseUI) to the Hero (running Android 1.5 with SenseUI) and I really didn't notice much of a difference from a usability standpoint. Things are layed out a little differently, but I'm very happy with the switch. Looking forward to Android 2.1 and perhaps a faster processor (Supersonic), but if you're going from one HTC device to another, you have nothing to fear, regardless of OS.

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I agree with the two quoted above me

I ran WM exclusively also and then made a switch from the TP2 to the Samsung Moment... no regrets what-so-ever

Coming from a slide out qwerty keyboard I wanted my next phone to have that same feature that's why I didn't go with the Hero

Make the switch and you too will be happy, no more flashing just to get functionality out of your phone!

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What I really desire is more consistent performance. One day my TP2 will run like a charm. The next, I get lag or have to do a soft reset, or my battery will last 18 hours one day and 8 the next, with similar usage.

I just want things to work smoothly and consistently. I can't seem to get that from WM (stock 6.1 ROM running SPB MS3.5)

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I did.. and havent looked back!!!! though i do miss wm alittle. android is way more fun..Plus using the hero kinda reminds me of using the vogue..lol

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I've had a ton of winmo phones, MDA 8125 8525,touch, imagio, omnia, omnia 2, And I got to say android and their market place are great, switch to a droid and I don't see myself switching back. Any phone that can run weeks without a restart is a winner in my book

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what is it that you miss about wm?

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Didnt really realize how behind wm was until I switched. Pretty amazing how google was able to jump past wm so fast with only their second version of their OS.

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I've had EVERY winmo phone Sprint has ever had. I know have a nexus one and will never go back to windows unless they create something mind boggling.

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I made the switch. I've had 8 consecutive Window Mobile devices, but it's been pretty clear they were dying. All I needed to push me over the edge was the announcement of WP7S and the fact that not only did I have to change platforms and get new apps no matter what, but MS made all the decisions I've hated on the iPhone. No multitasking, no side loading, no microsd, no copy/paste? Not for me. I went out and got a Moment for now. When the Evo is released the Moment goes to my wife.

Considering switching to a Hero instead of Moment while waiting on Evo. I really want Sense UI. I miss the smart dialer.

Wirelessly posted (HTC Diamond: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) Sprint MP6950SP)

I heard Microsoft is buying Google.

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I know im seriously considering it my first smartphone was the TP and I liked it and loved the TP2 that I have but this world in which we live has left our dearly beloved WinMo for new ventures and thus support has almost died. I hate to leave it behind but I think this sealed the deal for me. Android and Evo here I come :) hate to lose my SERO tho :(

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It's time you start paying full price! HA HA
At least you're sticking with HTC, they seem to make rock solid phones, I know I enjoyed the heck out of my TP and TP2, the only two HTC devices I've owned.

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My TP2 is going up on ebay as soon as the Evo comes out. Bye Bye to SERO for me too! Great job Sprint and HTC!

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Man please... at the rate Google is growing and taking over everything even Microsoft couldnt afford that.

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I think your horns made you go deaf cause you didn't hear that! HAHA

Yeah, they're even getting into the ultra-high speed internet service

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when htc brings out a snapdragon phone with a keyboard running 2.1 or better they will have me on board. on that note can anyone recommend a good android forum besides here and xda. ive found a couple but theyre pretty small with not a lot of info, good droid blogs would be appreciated as well.

thanks

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I'm not really caring about a kb on my side of this haha, I hardly find myself using my TP2 kb, but here is an android forum I don't know if you have gone across but I'm going to become a member on it as it looks pretty active. WM seems to be a bit tad dead lol

http://androidforums.com/

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thank you for that, i just registered there, put you as the referrer. dunno if you get anything special for it but i appreciate it!

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id switch in a heartbeat if i could find a phone i like, full qwerty keyboard. i dont like the ugly moto droid phone.

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Mogul -- TP --- Now HERO....
Best switch I have ever done!
Few tweaks are needed but more user settings than anything. Out of the box and straight to use it has been the best phone I have had my hands on. I was looking at iPhone options and this is the closest thing on my service I could get and from what I read it's on par if not better than the i Phone! I wonder if a droid os is going to come out for a pc..lol

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After many years of using a windows device I too am thinking of witching to the Sprint HTC Evo. Not because I am tired of WM (not a fan of WM 7) but because I love the hardware and design of the Evo. I have been waiting for a touch HD (big A screen) type phone to come to Sprint. I noticed the HD2 was not going to make it to Sprint so I upgraded my Touch to the TP2. My question is what is everyone using to take notes? I use word and excel often to reference information along with jotting down a quick note. I can see were email, text, and web are equal if not better but having access to files is a must as well for me. I know with Linux you have the option of open office is there an application similar. I did see were the Hero came with open office but that is too limited for me.

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Im making the switch to Droid as soon as november comes around (my contract end date). My brother has the MotoDroid and ever since I saw the pictures of the Incredible ive been antsy. My biggest fear is that Verizon will somehow cripple the Incredible...in some ways they have since its been underclocked(now this may be HTC's fault but I dont blame them NEAR as much as I do verizon). Basically im just sick and tired of havng gimped phones is why im switching to Droid....plus a brand new device is always exciting.

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The KB is holding the cavemen behind.

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Used a Hero for 2 weeks, loved Android to death, everything just worked on it, and very few minimal tweaks needed. My only beef with the Hero was the sluggishness of it, especially when messaging, and that caused me to take it back, but I played wit a friend of mines Hero which was rooted and running the latest Fresh ROM, and WOW! I'm trying to hold out until this summer for the Evo to definitely part ways with WinMo, but it aint gonna happen lol

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yeah tell that to RIM and thier 20+% marketshare more than apple, winmo, or android :rolleyes:

its all about preference

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new Moment user here from Pre/TP2...... LOVE IT

sucks that it doesnt get the attention it deserves cuz its not HTC, but cmon you got Android, 800mhz cpu, capacitive glass AMOLED screen, and keyboard = perfect device to have till the EVO 4G hits...

I was hoping to use my upgrade for a new Palm device cuz WebOS is the BEST OS there is, but chances of it coming close to EVO 4G in hardware are close to impossible...

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BB users prefer BB because of the KB? They prefer BB bcoz of their reliable network.

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i didnt say anywhere that they prefer them because of the kb. your post that i quoted implied that kbs were in some way holding back smartphone users, i was just pointing out the flaw in that logic. when i stated its all about preference i was simply saying that some of us prefer keyboards thats all

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There is no flaw on that logic. The KB is mainly the reason why some people are not getting the most advanced phone from Sprint in Evo. They would rather get a lower specs as long as there is a KB. Is it not holding them back?

So BB users don't prefer BB's bcoz of KB's. Which made ur point irrelevant.

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lol ok jethro, my comment about rim and my comment about preference were totally unrelated to each other sorry if that was confusing.

oh and verizon's most advanced smartphone at the moment would be...oh yeah one with a kb

i will agree to disagree with you, dont wanna sidetrack the thread more than i have bud

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I did not say that phone's with KB are not advanced. If there will ever be a choice of for Example an Evo with a KB, WHy not? It will be best phone as of yet bar none. but since it does not have a KB, It should not hold people back. Right now, People that has no plan of buying the Evo is left behind with a TP2. They do not know what to come. They have no Idea. Wishing for a TP3? an evo with a KB? for how long?

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i say that rainfreak posted earlier in the thread that there is a free tethering solution if you are rooted, is there one for non rooted android phones?

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PDAnet

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Ill stop using windows mobile when windows 7 come out and a good looking phone with keyboard comes to sprint with a snap dragon processor and the new 4g :) but i will miss windows mobile for some months :( probably until i get use to the android software the only reason i will buy a windows 7 phone and not switch to android if someone could make flashing available on it make it custom and not the ugly zune type interfacelook