Taking the Mogul back today...

[papped]

The Mogul is designed to FULLY write/edit all MS Office documents, built in Windows Media Player, exchange server sync contacts, tasks, calendar, email, Windows Live sync email/contacts, Windows Messenger, support POP3 + IMAP email accounts, record video, take photos, be used as an internet access point for computers, connect to Wifi, browse the internet, connect through Bluetooth + IR, make calls, support Stereo Bluetooth audio streaming, and text message.

Those are just the ADVERTISED features, which I am sure I missed many. That is not including any 3rd party apps.

With all those features and supporting up to what, 32gb of storage on a MicroSD card, you don't think it's being advertised SPECIFICALLY as a portable PC?

[Hoos]

No, I don't think it is a "portable PC".

But that's not the point of my original message.

[papped]

Originally Posted by Hoos

It's good to keep in mind, too, that these devices are not meant to actually be the multimedia, mobile desktop, and life organizer that we often want them to be. Mobile phones/PDAs are not desktop/notebook replacement computers.

I don't think you put your point across in your original post very well then.

[Hoos]

Please read my post. It was actually in support of a previous poster's very well put statement in support of the Mogul. As you can see, the statement you quoted says ". . . keep in mind, too . . . .", indicating that it's in addition to something else.

[Musicman247]

Originally Posted by Hoos

So, do you think that since they called a car a Mustang that it should have four legs and a tail? Or that since they called it a Mogul, it ought to come with it's very own rich snob?

Seriously. They can call it whatever they want. What you call something and what it's capable of doing are two different things.

I stand by the original statement. Yes, they are powerful devices that do a lot. But they are not replacements for computers with faster processors and more memory.

What!? No legs and tail!!!??? I'm shocked! And no, they don't come with snobs, but some seem to come with pricks.

Anyway, enough of that. As others have pointed out above, the Mogul should be able to do everything that it states in the manual it can do. Unfortunately, it does not (at least not without a few good resets during the course of a day).

[Hoos]

Everyone's entitled to their opinion and I respect that. Without needing to resort to name calling.

My original post which has gone way off track was simply to support the point of view that the Mogul does work for many people. And it, like many other devices, does have its issues for others. People are free to use it or choose another device. But they don't need to continually bag on something that's not their cup of tea.

I'm not going to rehash the entire post. And I will stop feeding the trolls.

[TC1]

Feed the trolls?

Originally Posted by Hoos

It's good to keep in mind, too, that these devices are not meant to actually be the multimedia, mobile desktop, and life organizer that we often want them to be.

Either you meant that statement or you didn't. You seem to be back-pedaling now.

[Existentialism]

Originally Posted by Flash_C4

If someone says they have a Mogul that works perfectly then they must not use their phone for very much or they are just wanting to troll and be flamebait.

Can make calls? Check
Can watch movies? Check
Can listen to music? Check
Can use bluetooth for calls? Check
Can take, edit and view pictures? Check
Can play games? Check
Can view and edit e-mail/text messages/word docs/excel sheets? Check
Picture contacts? Check
Can use with GPS for driving directions? Check
Can surf the web and download files? Check

Seems to work prefectly to me.

Originally Posted by papped

Why do you think people port cabs from the Touch to the Mogul? Saying X works on the Touch , but not on the Mogul, so lets port it over to the Mogul IS PRODUCTIVE.

It is NOT productive. Users who go out and port useful applications. Users who help other users install these and tweak their moguls to run these apps, and improve moguls stability and functionality, THAT is productive. MY MOGUL IS TEH SUCK, and OMG TEH TUCH PWNZ TEH MOGUL, threads and posts are NOT producitve.

[papped]

"Can use bluetooth for calls? Check"

The official Sprint 2.16 Release notes state they addressed BT problems, and that ROM was pulled.

So maybe it has problems using bluetooth for calls?

[Existentialism]

I hear plenty of complaints, about bluetooth, but I ask people all the time while I'm on bluetooth, wether or not they can hear me ok, I have yet to get a complaint. Not to mention I can hear them loud and clear. Then again, "sounds good" can be quite a subjective standard.