STAYING with WinMo

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by Oxymoron238

WARNING!! Wall of text!!

I'm definitely staying with winmo. I like being able to go online, and google the lates and greatest tp2 software (not look it up in some app store). Most apps for winmo aren't those useless novelty apps (like having ants on your screen and stuff); instead, they are functional things (like remote access to nearly anything).

If I see a flash game I like, I can just download the swf and play it on my phone (can't do that with the iphone or droid). If I see a movie I like, I can download it (or rip it), and watch it on my phone. If I see a song I like, I can download it and play it on my phone (with quality that is WAAAAY BETTER than the ipod or iphone- many iphone and ipod owners have told me so themselves). Even if I see an OS I wanna try, I can download it and run it on my phone (Android, Ubuntu, etc.).

If I wanna type out ideas for my novels, I can do so on my phone. When I was in college, and I wasn't near a computer, I could download my unfinished papers on my phone and complete them. If I wanted to study my teacher's lecture notes, I could download the pdf files and study them on my phone.

Need to see the weather? Check my phone. Need to look up something on the web? Check my phone. Need to see if that email came in yet? Check my phone. Lost on the road? Check my phone. Need to look up a quick Youtube vid? Check my phone. Facebook? Appointments? Tasks? Check my phone.

As far as speed goes, my phone is just as fast as an iphone or a droid if not faster, thanks to Mighty's new rom. I have all the eye candy I want. I have all the speed I want. AND... my battery lasts all day without my charger.

AND, if I see a feature of an OS that I like, I can just customize my phone to include that feature. For example, when I tried android, the only thing I liked about it over winmo was the fact that the back button closed apps and brought me back to my homepage (but in some menus, it would only backspace, such as the web browser or settings menus). So I'm like, "Good job, Google." And then I just rebooted, opened rhodium keyboard control, and set my back button to do just that (close any program, but only go back a menu while navigating the start menu). And wah-lah! I had the only feature of android I liked, right here on my own winmo phone. Oh, and might I add... I did ALL of that, from trying android to fixing my own settings, ON MY PHONE!! =).

There are waaaay too many reasons to stay with winmo in my opinion. The other OS's can't even hope to compare to it, and I think the same will be the case when wp7 comes out.

Sorry for the wall of text guys. I just wanted to vent because I was sick of hearing people bash winmo because it's slow (and it doesn't have to be slow; they just don't wanna do what is required to make it fast).

Long story short; I'm staying with winmo. Thanks for starting this thread OP. I needed it =).

Well this one is pretty simple.

Apps. Most of them are crap, outdated with horrible interfaces. It's no secret that you have to SEARCH for them because most of them are years old to begin with. There's no logic whatsoever in actually choosing to have to scour the internet for old apps as compared to NEW apps... with better interfaces... that are developed constantly and kept up to date.

Customization. More of a pain than a gain. Just like the roms are nice, but almost..well not almost, every single one of them has SOME kind of bug that you just have to suck up and swallow. And on top of that Android is just as customizable WITHOUT needing to do all of the unnecessary tweaks just to make the phone run like it should out of the box anyways.

As far as other OS' cant even begin to compare to it.. that part is just a joke. Constant freezes, sleep of death, old apps... SLOW.. the only real benefit is exchange and even that isnt an issue with the new Android 2.1 update. It seems to me like people are just afraid of change or something but it's no secret that the majority of android's new customers come from winmo. I had a tp2 and switched and pretty much everything about it is better to me. Personally winmo doesnt offer anything that would make me stick with an outdated OS.. and as far as WP7 being better... you mean the iphone clone? SMH... none of the other OS touch it but they took pretty much a carbon copy of what Apple did and threw WP7 on it. Irony.

[nrfitchett4]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

Well this one is pretty simple.

Apps. Most of them are crap, outdated with horrible interfaces. It's no secret that you have to SEARCH for them because most of them are years old to begin with. There's no logic whatsoever in actually choosing to have to scour the internet for old apps as compared to NEW apps... with better interfaces... that are developed constantly and kept up to date.

Customization. More of a pain than a gain. Just like the roms are nice, but almost..well not almost, every single one of them has SOME kind of bug that you just have to suck up and swallow. And on top of that Android is just as customizable WITHOUT needing to do all of the unnecessary tweaks just to make the phone run like it should out of the box anyways.

As far as other OS' cant even begin to compare to it.. that part is just a joke. Constant freezes, sleep of death, old apps... SLOW.. the only real benefit is exchange and even that isnt an issue with the new Android 2.1 update. It seems to me like people are just afraid of change or something but it's no secret that the majority of android's new customers come from winmo. I had a tp2 and switched and pretty much everything about it is better to me. Personally winmo doesnt offer anything that would make me stick with an outdated OS.. and as far as WP7 being better... you mean the iphone clone? SMH... none of the other OS touch it but they took pretty much a carbon copy of what Apple did and threw WP7 on it. Irony.

everyone says that wp7 is just an iphone clone, but since when does the iphone do widgets???

[Wesley762]

Originally Posted by nrfitchett4

everyone says that wp7 is just an iphone clone, but since when does the iphone do widgets???

The iPhone is just one big widget haha, sorry I just can't stand the iphone.

[crazed_z06]

Im staying on WinMo because I've only had this TP2 for 6 months and dont feel like spending like 600 bucks on a new Android device. Ive had windows phones for years, and everytime I get a new one, Im hoping it will be fast and responsive.

Looks like Im never gonna get that wish. How hard is it to make a smartphone that's snappy and responsive. It's not like the OS is getting any real updates. Something as beefy as the TP2 should run WinMo easily.

Instead, I get 5-10 second delays when texting.. doesnt even make sense.

[Oxymoron238]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

Well this one is pretty simple.

Apps. Most of them are crap, outdated with horrible interfaces. It's no secret that you have to SEARCH for them because most of them are years old to begin with. There's no logic whatsoever in actually choosing to have to scour the internet for old apps as compared to NEW apps... with better interfaces... that are developed constantly and kept up to date.

Customization. More of a pain than a gain. Just like the roms are nice, but almost..well not almost, every single one of them has SOME kind of bug that you just have to suck up and swallow. And on top of that Android is just as customizable WITHOUT needing to do all of the unnecessary tweaks just to make the phone run like it should out of the box anyways.

As far as other OS' cant even begin to compare to it.. that part is just a joke. Constant freezes, sleep of death, old apps... SLOW.. the only real benefit is exchange and even that isnt an issue with the new Android 2.1 update. It seems to me like people are just afraid of change or something but it's no secret that the majority of android's new customers come from winmo. I had a tp2 and switched and pretty much everything about it is better to me. Personally winmo doesnt offer anything that would make me stick with an outdated OS.. and as far as WP7 being better... you mean the iphone clone? SMH... none of the other OS touch it but they took pretty much a carbon copy of what Apple did and threw WP7 on it. Irony.

brownhornet, try Mightyrom.

In addition to the crazy speed, I have had NO issues whatsoever, and I've been running the rom for nearly two months now. Just do a task29, flash the rom, and boom... your tweaking is done.

Oh yeah, and another thing. A lot of winmo's apps may be old, but they work perfectly (depending on which one you install). And as a result, you get a phone that works like you want it with minimal tweaking involved. Nearly ANYONE, even those who worship good looks on their devices, would choose my phone over any OS out there. The only thing that might change their minds is their built in hate for winmo, no matter how good it runs.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by Oxymoron238

brownhornet, try Mightyrom.

In addition to the crazy speed, I have had NO issues whatsoever, and I've been running the rom for nearly two months now. Just do a task29, flash the rom, and boom... your tweaking is done.

Oh yeah, and another thing. A lot of winmo's apps may be old, but they work perfectly (depending on which one you install). And as a result, you get a phone that works like you want it with minimal tweaking involved. Nearly ANYONE, even those who worship good looks on their devices, would choose my phone over any OS out there. The only thing that might change their minds is their built in hate for winmo, no matter how good it runs.

I long left winmo but there wasnt a rom here I didnt try when I had my tp2.

[nmhusa]

Still dealing with random crashes, battery drain outs overnight etc. Movign on to Android. I started with the Treo 600 using the palm os and was thrilled to move to a multitasking enviornment with the PPC 6700. Now 5 winmobile phones later (all with their individual problems), I am glad to leave.

[Oxymoron238]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

I long left winmo but there wasnt a rom here I didnt try when I had my tp2.

Perhaps I should've been clearer. I meant to suggest the NEWEST mighty rom (the one that includes 2.5). I guess it wouldn't really matter to you now though, given that you've already gotten rid of winmo.

But those moving to other platforms should realize that winmo is getting better too, and IMO, it has always stayed on top of the other platforms, ESPECIALLY the iphone.

But the bottom line is, it all depends on what you want. It's that way with every product on the market, from potato chips to cars.

[redd214]

Originally Posted by Oxymoron238

But those moving to other platforms should realize that winmo is getting better too, and IMO, it has always stayed on top of the other platforms, ESPECIALLY the iphone.

how exactly is it getting better? are you talking about windows phone 7 or windows mobile?