anyone considering using spb mobile shell instead of touch flo 3d on this phone?

[meatgel]

Originally Posted by kevinb13

Not to hijack your thread but I had a TP back in May with MS3.0 and put my copy onto my TP2, how do I upgrade to 3.0.1?

just go to the website an download it. if you already own it, it is a free upgrade.

[aldamon]

I gave TF3D a few weeks with my Sprint TP2, but I finally disabled it yesterday. I'm a new WM user, so the fact the today screen was either missing entirely or, with modification, buried in a separate tab drove me nuts. I was used to having this information on screen at all times with Palm/2Day on my Treo 650. Without this information, the home screen in TF3D was basically useless. It's just a big clock and a couple appointments. So much wasted space. I also didn't care for how choppy the scrolling could be in TF3D. I was constantly scrolling too fast or stopping on the wrong icons with both horizontal and vertical scrolling. Further aggravations included the ridiculous envelope preview of E-mail (even with clear envelope mod) that wouldn't mark messages as read, a top-level settings screen that was 85% settings I would hardly ever change, and virtually no customization (besides removing half the tabs I'd never use).

Today I gave SPB Mobile Shell (3.5) a try and it's exactly what I was looking for. I immediately ditched the Lifestyle layout and went directly to the clean Business layout with a black background. Everything I need to see or use on a regular basis is now immediately accessible on one screen without a bunch of pretty scrolling. I have a 4-day forecast, a link to a TF3D-like scrollable program list (that's actually smooth instead of choppy), a link directly to the top-level settings menu, a clickable analog clock to set quick alarms, large status icons for messaging, the day's agenda, a quick link to Opera, a link to the camera, and the two most common contacts I dial (my wife and home), a link to all contacts, and several other SPB links for more interesting functionality that I probably won't use. The standard Start menu is still accessible. I'm sure the power users will laugh at me because I haven't even gotten started with widgets yet, but I'm happy for now.

[skipster]

Within 5 minutes of trying TF, i decided it was not for me, so I installed MS. I have been a user for years, and love it.

[Stryker412]

Do they have a demo version?

[Sephiro]

IM on ms3 i like it better than tflow 2.1, it feels smoother to me n less hangs

[rafyrod]

Originally Posted by Stryker412

Do they have a demo version?

yup you can download a trial at their website.! www.spbsoftwarehouse.com
i'm downloading the spb mobile shell 3.5 now...

back to the thread i prefer ms than tf3d...

[c0011j]

Originally Posted by Stryker412

Do they have a demo version?

Full version for 15 days then u have to pay.

[searcher61]

This has been discussed many times....I have used Mobile Shell for a few years....with a treo 700wx, and a Diamond. However, when I tried it with my Pro2 many features such as the dialer, and bluetooth issues occured. These problems were reported on their forums at http://www.spbclub.com ever since the PRO2 was released in europe. When v3.5 came out I thought...wow...they fixed all the problems....nope...still have the same issues. Even more have now been reported. I love the program and if they can fix the problems I would use it again in a heartbeat. But as of now, I won't use it. BTW, you can keep tabs on what is happening with it on the URL above.

[disturbed730]

Wirelessly posted (HTC Touch Pro 2: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 8.12; MSIEMobile6.0) Sprint T7380)

wow...i dont know what you guys find so terrible...my tp2 is flawless with tf2.1...never had a problem...i actually like the graphics and multi screens as i like everything seperated...i have found nothing choppy about the weather...im starting to think that perhaps some of you hacked your phone into submission...maybe conflicting apps? idk but im not seeing anything wrong yet and ive had this thing since sept8th....im running a sprint version of tp2...i do have this other app that makes the tp2 look like the g1 called androkiid but its so noobie...havent tried the mobile shell 3.5...sounds cool...is it free?

[dmb60614]

i'll give touchflo another trial when i get my tp2. i've tried versions of it before on my mogul and not been too impressed. i dont think i can go back to wm 6.1 after running 6.5 for several months. ms3.5 should help until some one gets 6.5 up for sprint tp2's.

Do they have a demo version?

yes. you get a free trial for several days. i dont remember exactly how long it lasts.