T-Mobile Dash Smartphone

Pros: Internet Sharing for your laptop is a great feature.
Cons: Navigation, functionality, and battery are all sub-par.

Three months ago, I happily dropped my H TC 8125 Smartphone into the drawer containing all my old discarded cell phones/PDAs (one day I'll get around to recycling them, I swear). I desperately wanted to get an iPhone. ...

Pros: Voice Activated
Active Sync
Wi-Fi
Camera w/ Video
Microsoft Integration
Free Upgrade to WinMobile 6
Cons: Small Keypad
Does not sync with Outlook Express
320x240 too small for web browsing

Ok, I work in the mobile industry. I get to come across tons of phones and see what works and what doesn't. When it comes to getting a phone for myself, I used to just take anything, but now I'm a bit more picky. This is why I've come to the conclusion ...

Pros: WiFi connection, bluetooth connection, sync with Microsoft programs.
Cons: Volume control, battery life, open face design

The reason to buy this phone is Wi-Fi capability. That means that anywhere there is an unsecured internet connection being broadcast you can connect and browse the web, send out saved e-mail and retrieve new e-mail, all for the added cost of nothing. ...

Pros: Small size, bright screen, easy to use operating system, flawless synchronization.
Cons: E-mail can be difficult at times to send and receive.

This is an interesting device. It attempts to do many things and it does them quite well, but I am somewhat disappointed in it's e-mail handling capability. I do get my mail (most of time - but sometimes delayed), it's NOT as bulletproof as my old ...

Pros: Full keyboard with t9 optional, WiFi/stereo bluetooth & capable, microSD removable without powering off.
Cons: Short battery life, slow if too much is running, always vibrates when turned on.

I got my Dash shortly after it came out. I upgraded from another Windows Mobile smartphone (T-Mobile SDA< a>), so I was already familiar with the WM OS and had all my data in Outlook. I ...

Pros: Faster, Small, Windows Mobile, EDGE Compatible
Cons: Windows Mobile, No Dial-Up Profile only PAN.

I preface this with the fact that for over 12 years, I have been a PalmOS guy, having tried the Windows Mobile platform a few times over the years I never got the "feel" for it, plus from the standpoint of Total Cost of Ownership, I already had thousands ...

Pros: Durable, low-cost, easy to use smartphone
Cons: Small screen, lack of touch screen

I purchased the T-Mobile Dash (HTC S620) through my employer for myself and four other employees. The smartphone was easy to learn and easy to setup for the other employees.The email works very well including being able to view HTML email and ...

Pros: Thin/sleek build, costs less than other smart phones
Cons: Volume strip location SUCKS, pre-determined wording for texting uncontrollable, no long-term voice mail icon

The best thing about this phone is its thin, sleek build. Unlike a lot of Smart phones I've seen, this one is not big or bulky, and can fit in the back pockets of my tightest pair of jeans without a problem. The worst feature is that the volume ...

Pros: Dedicated numeric keypad, screen clarity, size, and available storage capacity
Cons: Sensitive volume control

Just like everyone I wanted the latest, after breaking the latest PDA phone I decided to buy the Dash. It has features my other PDA phone didn't such as a dedicated numeric keypad to make it easy to dial numbers from the main screen. I liked the size ...

Pros: Fast, smart, smooth texture feels good in your hand.
Cons: damages easily. Buy a protective screen and cover

I administer Good Mobile at my company. This is the phone I personally use. I can use this phone with one hand. It moves smoothly and swiftly through the various menus. Aside from the occasional hick-ups, this phone is well suited for any business professional. It is very nice looking with the black almost suede like texture.

For what I dont like:

The texture is the gift n the curse. It scars.

Pros: none really - just another PDA phone - but terribly unreliable / not durable
Cons: not worthy of consideration - Neither is T-Mobile.

Do NOT buy this fragile device. It is not street ready. I've only had it two months and I missed inserting it into my holster and it slid to my living room floor. To my disbelief the phone's LCD screen was ruined. It could not endure one single drop from less than 3 feet from my belt clip. When escalated the issue to a T-Mobile supervisor, I was quoted their company policy and told to pay the $100 dollar deductible to replace the phone. So I paid $220 to purchase the phone from T-Mobile and 60 days later need to pay $100 more to replace a mobile communications device that cannot withstand normal use. If you buy this device you better be willing to shell out multiple $100 dollar replacement fees every time it slips out of your hand, or falls from a coffee table. If you have cats or dogs - this phone is definitely not for you. I am throwing it away and cancelling my T-Mobile relationship permanently.

Pros: Small for PDA, MP3 ringtones, good contact organization.
Cons: Limited functionality, many design flaws.

I bought the Dash last May to replace my T-Mobile MDA. I like to text but I am 35 and stubborn and refuse to assimilate to T9 predictive text. Also, using a 9-key pad to type letters. The Dash is less versatile than my MDA: there is a utility to view Office docs, but no way to write a note other than the task list. Less than a year later, the Dash's battery poops out before a full day has passed, maybe I get 2 hours talk time before I have to plug in. The Dash is sexier than the touch-screen MDA; very sleek and Blackberry-ish. Several design bugs keep annoying me: there's no reset button; you have to TAKE OUT THE BATTERY to do a hard reset. The camera has no flash, which made it useless for indoor photos. Reception is better than the MDA. The touch panel for volume is flawed; I couldn't get good volume until I disabled it and got a Bluetooth.

I like the Windows Mobile OS used by the MDA - it was very functional. Its successor the Wave is probably more versatile a PDA than the Dash was for me.

Pros: Easy to use, nice screen, plentiful software choices. Easy to share the wireless connection.
Cons: Horrible battery life.

As a phone, it works just about like any other. But the "smartphone" or PDA side of it hurts from either the lack of a stylus or the implementation of Windows Mobile (which ever you prefer to blame). Because of Windows Mobile the availability of software is tremendous, but the text editing capabilities are awful--no cut, paste, select, or copy--it's pretty much arrow around and backspace. But the battery life is why I'll never consider another HTC phone. After less than a year, I get maybe an hour and a half, its atrocious.

Pros: Screen, Office document editing, WiFi
Cons: Camera isn't great. Windows-based so needs a reboot now and then. Can't adjust brightness.

I evaluated many smartphones before deciding to purchase the T-Mobile Dash. After 3 months of having it, I'm still happy with it.

The Dash has a lot of the features that interest me such as wifi for much quicker internet access as opposed to using the cellular network, the ability to edit Office documents (I don't do this often but it's nice to know I can if I'm sitting in an airport or a coffee shop somewhere), get my email, and sync my calendar. It has an impressive screen.

The only issues I have are that the camera quality isn't bad, but the color representation sometimes isn't great. Also I wish that you could adjust the brightness of the screen as it is very bright, which makes it nice to look at, but it runs down the battery quicker. It is Windows-based so it does need to be rebooted every now and then but that would be true of any Windows Mobile device.

Overall I'm very happy with this purchase and would recommend this product.