Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

They fixed the SD card issue, but it's incompatible if you root your EVO.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/...e-bug-htc-evo/

To your EDIT*
I feel the same. I just don't want to pay $200 on an EVO then want the next Android/WinPhone that comes out.

Keeping up with the Jones is trying, expensive and never ending.

That's why I love my TP2 so much. It just feels like I'm using my netbook, although I'm sure Android could give you the same mobile PC vibe.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

really just a preference thing, both have good and bad. i did picked up a stylus for my incredible though. has a pretty thin tip (not as thin as a winmo stylus of course) but is very accurate even on the capacitive screen

look at the nature of most answers. people are talking about android in general, no one is refering specifically to the motorola droid (i know i said "droid does" but i likewise meant android in general)

true, but it aint like the kb's are completely unusable. i will say that i can still type faster on the kb then on the sip but i am getting faster everyday! dictating in public is really no different then making a phone call in public. but if dealing with sensitive info i can see where you are coming from

i could agree if there were a decent number of useful apps in there but there isnt. of the probably hundreds of thousands of winmo programs only a couple thousand are in the marketplace. looking at my tp2 of the 50 or so programs ive installed only 4 ive gotten from the marketplace and 3 of those are games. majoirty of the stuff, and all of the stuff that makes the phone easier to use comes from here and xda. most people arent gonna sift thru forums to find stuff. i agree its "easier" but the paltry selection doesnt help matters

with root theres apps2sd for android as well and froyo will bring that functionality without the need to root

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

sorry but I caught this on the evo forum and thought while it doesnt mention the tp2
it covers android and iphone....
The Android Phone is For Pron and no its not x rated, just funny

and uhhhh... the evo does rock, i have 2 tp2 and the hero as well, and havent touched the tp2's for 4 months since getting the hero
But the tp2 has the best phone clarity, and speaker phone ive ever used, but who here actually makes calls on there phone, ohh and sorry for being a part of the reason for the network lags and crashes today

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

How can the TP2 do this? I'd be very interested in adding this capability! :)

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

Like others said earlier... the TP2 saves me about $1000 a year.

Iphone: There's No App for that
Droid DOESN'T

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

Wow,

thanks for all the replies. i've only had my TP2 for a few months and now have some new ideas on how to use my phone. time to dust off the slingbox!

like many of you i have friends and family with Droids and iPhones. unfortunately, i don't have much experience with either to fully compare.

when i first got my verizon TP2, it was pretty bad (constant battery drain, slow, lock ups, etc). but after i loaded MR on it, it was much better at everything. still have a couple of small bugs like the screen not changing when going into comm manager and turning on wifi. but that's normally fixed with just going into landscape mode and back. Or the occasional battery drain after a long gaming session that need a soft reset to clear.

One of the main reasons i chose the TP2 was for it's keyboard. coming from a sidekick, i really wanted a descent keyboard to work with. still not as good as the sidekick, but way better than a motorola droid.

i'm also saving $100s of dollars a year with the TP2.

This forum has been awesome in getting my phone just the way i like it with all the tweak/mod .cabs.

but i especially like the posts that call me a troll.:razz:

hiko

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

Well, I WAS a dedicated WinMo fanboy. I swore by it even when all my WinMo phones were locking up left and right as all the iPhone users were laughing at me. But I defended it to the end. Told them they were all fools to own a phone that was so controlled. I refused to give in and get an iPhone. Then came the Android. I waited and watched to see if it would deliver. And I waited just the perfect amount of time. I got the EVO and I will tell you one thing the TP2 did for me that this EVO doesn't... and that is.... piss me off.

This EVO stomps everything. It just works... period! No locks, no issues with PUSH... no problems period. And it BLOWS the iPhones out of the water!

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

my phone takes 80 seconds to boot. I agree the iphone is faster to boot, but data don't come cheap on the new at&t data plans:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364683,00.asp

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

it doesnt, its an android thing. the speech recognition is very accurate. once it learns your voice and diction it makes very few mistakes

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

There's several ways to do voice to text with TP2, TELLME software is one, Voice On the Go is another.

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thanks. my mistake wasnt aware of that, i didnt think tell me ever got working 100% on the tp2. how well does voice on the go work, may check them it later?

EDIT: im only seeing voice on the go for iphone, android, and blackberry as per thier website. got a link to a wm version?

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Man lets be real here.. there arent any advantages unless you use office mobile.. and even so there's an app for that too. Keyboard.. with swype i can type just as fast if not more than when I had my tp2. And as far as that "SOD" issue an OTA came down the same day of release to fix it.. thats right android actually USES the ota ability to address issues. And as far as people talking about they can dual boot... a non fully functional 1.6 android??? Hardly a good way to make a comparison. When 2.2 drops this month there will be no advantages at all.. unless you're one of those few folks with fingers too big to use an on screen keyboard.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

hope your loving that OTA they released yesterday...especially since their saying everywhere that if you did the OTA that was released yesterday, you wont be able to root now...

enjoy your OTA functions LOL..

and what are you talking about, my dual boot on xandroid is 2.1 buddy

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

You haven't really been reading that much then. It took all of about a couple hours before someone got root over that as well. And, the root process is even easier now. BTW, no one HAS to take OTA updates. It is optional. People like options... something we rarely got with WinMo and something iPhone users will NEVER get.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

I think it is a little early to be calling the Droid the winner....if you are going to compare this....at least make it a fair comparison....HD2 vs Droid is more reasonable...


My TP2 vs Hero or Moment...I will take TP2 all day long...

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

What, no mention of the Palm Pre? If the TP2 had that strange, yet alluring Palm Pre chick, I think that would about cover it.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

How about the palm pixy...lmao

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

LOL Was hoping for an effeminate female human rather than an effeminate phone in the deal!

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.7 (WindowsMobile; PPC; Opera Mobi/35267; U; en; Presto/2.1.1))

stylus for handwriting, spectacular keyboard, roms, software installation, tethering.

there are plenty of downfalls as well, but they seem to be working themselves out as the phone ages

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

I'm torn between the Moto Droid and TP2.

DROID PROS:

The Droid runs quicker than the TP2 and does a better job with battery life (Droid lasts two days on stock battery where TP2 only lasted for one... with an extended battery)

The extensive app store is interesting but since I've only had it for a week, I've not fully explored it

I find the Moto Droid's voice call quality superior to the TP2 ... best I've heard in a smartphone thus far. And, it connects to my car's bluetooth without funky issues. Unlike the TP2.

It's lighter in weight and slimmer than the TP2.


TP2 PROS:

TP2's keyboard is the most awesome ever. Beats Moto Droid hands down (I hate the fact that the Droid does not have dedicated number keys). I also find touch typing on the TP2 easier/more accurate compared to the Droid (frustrating to touch type with).

The TP2 syncs with Outlook (no exchange) without issues. Droid requires file conversions with Gmail, etc. PITA.

TP2 has my favorite RSS news aggregator, Viigo. Droid does not.

TP2's email pull notifications are better than the Droid: it pulls in the time increments as it was set and rings accordingly. The Droid's email system (non-Gmail) only notifies you when it feels like it, even when you set the pull time increments. Not good as a business phone. I had to use a third party email app, but it is still slower than the TP2. Very strange.

These are my observations with the Droid. It's not my main phone.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

my tp2 could play dead

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

I almost laughed at that one, than it just gave me a sad face. :(

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

I have the typical love/hate with my Touch Pro 2. Sometimes it works Great, other times I can't even answer a call.
I'll usually get bored with the ROM I'm running and try out one of the latest.
Just loaded bignadad's MaxSense and Highly recomend it if your looking for something different. So far it's pretty sweet! http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=122177

Really the only significant advantage it has over the EVO is the money I save each month on my plan(around $25/month after discounts.) I just ordered an EVO on bestbuy.com and it let me keep my current plan, so I'll see what happens, if they actually ship it, when I try to activate it.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

+1...only reason I'm considering the EVO. WinMo is a great OS, and it's powerful...it's just that it takes so much time, effort, and commitment to get running well. I'm tired of having to try so hard to have such an expensive phone work up to standard, and even then it feels like it's still getting left behind because of old hardware and the inherent aging (and really complicated?) design of WinMo. I just want something that works and doesn't need so much time and effort.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

I have a real problem with phones that have "soft keys". Even just a few hard keys are always good on a phone.

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

use a sixaxis ps3 controller to play ps games! hes using an hd2 in the video so im not sure how it will workon a tp2, but def. +1 for winmo, while more novelty than anything, you cant deny its frickin sweeeeet!!!!



http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689984

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

lmfao, I'm waiting for something new and winmo to come out

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

wrong

With or without OTA, phone can be rooted.

Xandroid is nice to learn Android on for eventual EVO move..btw, how is your sound out of that? Camera? 5 to 10 minutes time to go back and forth between each system which combined is still half as good as a fully functional Android?

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

But just being able to dual boot both systems makes it a win...

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

Thread moved to the Phone Comparison forum

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

Off Topic, and kind of random but...Thread starter has 2 posts in this thread alone, yet his stats say 0? and 5 rep?

um....moderator? :scratch:

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

this thread was originally posted in the tp2 forum. if you look at the main forum page. ubderneath "phone comparison" it says "does not count towards post count". so when it was move down here everyones post count went down. make sense?

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

hmmm interesting....good to know

'CAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER' lol

Re: What can the TP2 do that iPhone or Droid can't?
 

no, APPLIED knowledge is power. if you dont use the knowledge youre give than you are no better off than someone who doesnt know jack. lots of phd's are baggin groceries ;)