Any reason why I shouldn't buy a TP2?

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

the only reason why i dont have the phone yet is because im waiting for verizon to take over this area and then i can get the phone without ([b]hopefully[.b]) having to change my plan at all.

I was formerly with Alltel (bought by Verizon), and I was able to upgrade to the Touch Pro 2 online without changing my core smartchoice plan. I've heard they'll give you a lot of trouble over it in the stores if you try to keep your Alltel plan. You can't keep any add-ons to your plan though. I had to drop my $7.99 My Circle text messaging pack and pick up the comparable Verizon pack, which is $2.00 more a month. I can live with $24 a year extra for the Touch Pro 2.

And to the OP, I can't think of any reason not to pick up the Touch Pro 2. I'm enjoying it even more than I thought I would.

[subzero1313]

Originally Posted by buckrub58

One complaint I have is that all my friends and co-workers want to keep playing with it.

Try working in a store where every customer is asking about it and you dont have a demo available!!! UGH!

[psycho_maniac]

Originally Posted by bsweetness

I was formerly with Alltel (bought by Verizon), and I was able to upgrade to the Touch Pro 2 online without changing my core smartchoice plan. I've heard they'll give you a lot of trouble over it in the stores if you try to keep your Alltel plan. You can't keep any add-ons to your plan though. I had to drop my $7.99 My Circle text messaging pack and pick up the comparable Verizon pack, which is $2.00 more a month. I can live with $24 a year extra for the Touch Pro 2.

yeah but now i heard that they fixed the online problem so my only choice is to do it over the phone which i heard they will not give you as much of a hassle as in the stores. i might go in the store just so i can pick up the phone right there and if they make my change my plan im walking out.

[Gilliland]

Originally Posted by rdcrds

To try and answer you questions about the programs you can add those typw.As for pda net there are better apps for wifi etc...

If you do this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=491

will be your friend

Thanks. I'm a member at the XDA-Dev site, but I hadn't looked there yet. There doesn't seem to be any info on iGuidance or GPSGate there, though.

I use PDANet for tethering, and I like it because it is reliable and unobtrusive. Is it easy to tether through the TP2 without PDANet?

I don't know what you mean by "....you can add those typw." Is that a typo?

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

yeah but now i heard that they fixed the online problem so my only choice is to do it over the phone which i heard they will not give you as much of a hassle as in the stores. i might go in the store just so i can pick up the phone right there and if they make my change my plan im walking out.

I just did it online last Tuesday, so if they've changed it, it's just been in the past few days. After signing into my account and clicking on the option to upgrade my phone, it showed me which phones were compatible with my current (Alltel) plan.

[mjcole2003]

Originally Posted by jmorton10

I use a Motorola S9-HD stereo BT headset everyday at work with my Verizon TP2, it works just fine.

~John

Yea my s9-hd bt headset sounds awesome on my sprint touch pro 2.

[psycho_maniac]

Originally Posted by bsweetness

I just did it online last Tuesday, so if they've changed it, it's just been in the past few days. After signing into my account and clicking on the option to upgrade my phone, it showed me which phones were compatible with my current (Alltel) plan.

ahhh. i will try online when i get to login myverizon, which will be on the 19th of this month.

[Turnkeys]

I upgraded from the Mogul also. Can't comment on iGuidance as I never got it working properly. (But I didn't really try that hard.) The difference with the screen is phenominal, as is the response time. And I've yet to drop a call due to lack of memory or resources. I used to miss calls all the time on my Mogul if I was running any moderate to large apps. Granted I don't have many of my regular apps ported over yet, and for the moment I still carry both phones. (Do I really need that one over? Is there something that performs that function better? RSS Hub vs SPB Insight for example.)

When I tested it in the store, a T-mobile store.. lol I ran 12 or so apps, then tested incomming & outgoing calls, no hitches.

My only complaint is the sting of the price, complimented by price breaks shortly after. I'm still hopeing I can get a credit to price match, but I won't be returning it on that issue.

[rdcrds]

Originally Posted by Gilliland

Thanks. I'm a member at the XDA-Dev site, but I hadn't looked there yet. There doesn't seem to be any info on iGuidance or GPSGate there, though.

I use PDANet for tethering, and I like it because it is reliable and unobtrusive. Is it easy to tether through the TP2 without PDANet?

I don't know what you mean by "....you can add those typw." Is that a typo?

Well the ones that you do not find i ment you could find ones of that type like there are many others if pda net does not work.

[Gilliland]

Originally Posted by Gilliland

I'm starting to think about replacing my Mogul with a TP2 from Sprint (if I can find a decent price anyway). But after seeing a few mentions of TP2 issues, I thought it might be a good idea to check and see if there were any significant problems with some of the software that I would need to migrate from the Mogul to the TP2....

Thanks to all for the help. I bought my TP2 this afternoon, and it should be in my hands by Monday.