PDA Smartphone Reviews

Review by Steve Scheinberg:

I just upgraded to an iPhone. I had the tilt device for two years, it was a good phone. I enjoyed being on the 3G network. I also used it to tether as a modem for my laptop, no issues there, great for visiting clients at Starbucks and not having to pay for internet. Really nice not having to fumble around with setup on that tethering. I used to watch youtube via player application, before youtube finally made their own plugin. I would check out Fifth Gear, top gear, etc episodes during my lunch hour, it was good fun, espcially with the tilt screen while I was eating. After two years the battery needed replacing, I never did, but it sure needed a new one. The charge was only lasting a couple hours. I dropped it twice, and had the screen replaced once for 0. The time the screen needed replacing it was thrown from the second story of my apartment, the phone is pretty durable. Most phones would have smashed to pieces.

What can it do that an iPhone can't you ask?

* Tether as a modem

* Internet Access with AT&T via 3G for /month NOT like on the iphone

* Full keyboard

* SMS messaging, (add pictures to text msgs)

* Run office applications (word, powerpoint, etc)

* Screen tilt

* Create ringtones on the fly by choosing a song and right clicking (sweet)

* No I-Tunes or Qucktime malware

What does an iPhone do better?

* Larger screen

* Better battery life

* Backlight auto adjusts brightness, saves battery

* Shuts off faster, no buttons on front that accidentally turn it on

* Looks better (impress your friends, the tilt looked like a brick)

* Better support if/wehn it breaks, at least implied

* More applications

* Larger storage up to 32gb with 3GS

* Ipod / music work much better, easier to use etc

* Voicemail stores on the device

* GPS device with compass can tell you which way to turn not just your location

* Thinner, lighter

All in all I am planning on keeping the iPhone after having the tilt for 2 years. I still love the tilt though... nothing wrong with that phone at all.

Review by K. Coker:

As the title suggests, I consider this Smartphone to be a good work horse.

A previous poster listed a few features on this device, I've expanded some of the detail on that and added some other info.

* Tether as a modem - very helpful and less expensive than buying a standalone aircard.

* Full keyboard - there is a soft keyboard you can type on without having to slide out the keyboard everytime you need to type something.

* Can open, edit, save Microsoft office files (word, powerpoint, etc) (on an iPhone you can only view not edit).

* Screen tilts - helpful to reduce glare

* Create ringtones on the fly by choosing a song and right clicking - without additional cost

Helpful tips for Windows Mobile

Periodically Windows Mobile devices experience registry corruption. The best resolution is to perform a hard reset on the device clearing out the memory and essentially freshly building the device. By doing these periodic resets (in my experience 2 times a year is necessary), the device remains responsive and less buggy.

There is a lot of functionality built into the Tilt that is handy. It is one of the better Windows devices for navigation. Using a bluetooth GPS bug the device can do quite well guiding without the necessity of having to buy a singletasking handheld navigation system.

Review by SernaStyle:

Everything fit perfectly. It matches the dark gray phones that Sprint sells/sold (not perfectly but very well).

Once placed in the phone, I charged it with a wall outlet charger. I didn't need a battery cradle, and it won't charge out of the box from a USB charger.

It took a while to charge the first time, and appears to take just as long each time. It takes around an hour to fully charge. It's worth it because the charge then lasts for at least a day. Way better than the 4 hours the regular battery lasts.

Now I charge each battery consecutively so that if one dies I have a backup.

Review by Gerard Hallaren:

This product caused innumerable problems with my Sprint Motorola Q. The biggest one was it would lock up incessantly. I switched back to the standard batter and all the problems went away.

THIS IS BAD STUFF! DO NOT BUY IT!

Review by K. Saechao:

It works with some modification. Trimming of the edges/corner is neccessary for it to fit perfectly.

Review by A. M. Berry:

MISLEADING ADVERTING AND SOLD A SCREEN THAT DID NOT FIT! .. WAS UNABLE TO GET MONEY BACK!

Review by Berke Tegin Özsoy:

I have purchased it because one of my original stylus was broken and the spare is not available in Turkey. It is useful when you need a ball point pen with the stylus.

Review by C. Wong:

I own this car mount holder and it is great. It can act as either windshield mount or vent mount, and it holds PDA/MP3/Phone/iPOD very tight without slipping.

It works great for GPS navigation with my hw6515 PDA Phone.

Review by Peggy Miller:

I got this for my ipod about two months ago and it works better than expected. Only complaint is that there are no directions. So you have to 'guess work' it out on how to use the vent attachment but it can be done. Also rattles a little when empty but that could be easily addressed by putting a piece of card in it if no ipod or PDA. I haven't bothered. It really is a great item for the price. My iPod didn't get hot using the vent attachment with the heat on either. The section cup was pretty strong too. I would recommend buying this little widget.