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Windows Phone 7. My god, it's full of tiles!
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Should i set up the other address to get that "Needs Attention" notification to go away? Do i have the option to exclude checking of that email account, and exclude messages showing up in the email app? I didnt see anything like that in the options.
*edit* nope, that didnt fix it either. Windows Live is still telling my my password is wrong even when i add that gmail account to the phone. And yeah, you can opt out of syncing email, but theres nothing else in that account anyway so i just deleted it.
Maybe my phones just bugged? Because it is actually working, its just telling me that its not.
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Something i can transfer some of my own comics over with (ive got a bunch of copyright free cbr files) would be neat too.
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I was leaning towards iPhone because of the games and app support being a bit better than the Android, but if MS really is gonna integrate Xbox Live and Live games for Windows 7 phones, then I'm definitely interested.
Also, another really big thing is GPS/map. Bought the wife an iPhone 4 today and have been wandering around Manhattan and it's been a big help.
Anyway. Impressions would be great. Gonna go through the thread in a minute.
The general consensus is that the Samsung Focus is by far the best WP7 available in the states (and on AT&T) but it doesn't fit either of those criteria. No physical keyboard and its incredibly light (though it doesn't feel breakable or anything)
And whatever model you decide on, check out Amazon's current Smart Phone Sale to see if its available if you don't mind waiting for it to arrive
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The screen Super AMOLED makes the whole thing look gorgeous and the build quality of the samsung's are pretty good
And the ability to add Micro SDHC cards for expanded memory, though there are some current issues with that at the moment.
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The camera is really nice too
All the other vB forums I've tried don't have the same issue, though. :?
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Initial impressions: Amazing, this phone has the most cohesive user experience I've seen since before the era of smartphones. Everything just blends. I didn't even want the Facebook app initially because the People app integrates 90% of the functionality already. Preferring the keyboard and autocorrect system to iPhone, though I guess they kind of borrowed the latter from Android. Web browsing is great, I like that you can turn it landscape drops all UI, helps get the most out of the 4" screen.
Zune integration is one of the top reasons I got this phone and it does NOT dissapoint. If you have a Zune/and or Zune Pass a WP7 is a must. You can stream full albums from the Zune Marketplace over 3G, sound quality was excellent in my car and pretty comparable to playing it directly off my old first gen Zune. In fact I like the Zune experience on this phone so much I'm considering a 16 or 32Gb microSD card and fully migrate all my music on to it. This really was like getting a Zune HD and a new phone all in one, I just have to add the memory.
My only complaint is there is no Pandora app yet, though I understand that when it does come out it will play in the background and have Zune marketplace integration for buying tracks so I guess it'll be worth it. I found the App Marketplace to be burgeoning with choices, and I was able to track down a good majority of the apps I used to use on my iPhone or their equivilants. The apps are still in the early stages (for instance you can't actually submit reviews from the Yelp app, just browse) but I can see a bright future ahead. Because even though it's missing functioniality from it's iPhone bretheren on the Yelp app, the UI they've built for this one is better and I found it to be a heckuva a lot more responsive.
WP7 is here and it definitely ain't DOA, I think they're gonna make a big push for this holiday season (been seeing more commercials) and hopefully with more users brings better apps and software.
*edit* their forums are back up now.
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Now the Zune pass sounds awesome but found out I need to have a windows computer to load the zune software to enable the zune pass on my phone.
Spotify i've been using for a while and love but haven't got a premium membership, it says that there will be an app for windows phone 7 coming soon but has no indication of when will this be.
So you guys what would you do wait for spotify or try and buy a cheap net-top of something to use the zune software?
Supposedly the OS X client doesn't act as a proper Zune client. That said, you can download directly through the phone; I don't think anything needs to be set up on a PC. It can also now natively play on an Xbox if you've got one.
i handled an hd7 today and was floored by the experience
For some reason it was asking me to sync up my phone for the first time to the zune software, lucky for me I managed to use an old XP machine and get the software.
Can you only stream tracks individually or can you create a playlist on the WP7 using streamed tracks?
You can create an ad hoc "now playing" playlist, but I don't think you can save multiples without a client. You can download subscription stuff onto the phone itself. There's less functionality than Zune players at the moment, which sucks, so you can't create a Smart DJ list automatically over the air; hopefully that makes it in the first big update.
I have no idea what the OS X client looks like, but the PC client can copy downloaded subscription content from the phone, even if that PC isn't authorized to play it there. In theory you could build playlists without ever having to authorize that PC for the Zune Pass content - maybe the OS X client could work the same way?
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There's supposed to be a huge update coming up soon as well, Copy and Paste are first up. Lookin forward to going home so I'll be able to play with the bloody thing!
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The Nielsen ratings aren't too surprising, except I wouldn't have thought Microsoft had made such inroads already in October--if I told any of my friends, "Hey, you know, Microsoft's marketshare in phones is about half of that of Apple?" I don't think any would believe me.
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Very very impressed with it, to be honest. I was on the fence and spent a bit of time with the Samsung when I first arrived at the store. Then I went and used the iPhone and I pretty much knew I didn't want it.
Is the lock screen the only screen that you can change the wallpaper on? I like the Facebook integration, but I don't like the clutter. It doesn't let me outright delete Facebook profiles that do not have a phone number or anything posted. Is there a way I can filter unwanted profiles out of my contact list?
I read something about Facebook/RSS updates on the home screen. Is that just pinning the app to the home screen or do I need to do something else?
Finally, is there a program like Pandora that can run in the background?
Please suggest any apps!
Those number do not include WP7 yet. We have to wait for the next report.
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You might end up like me--biting the bullet and getting the cheapest web package from my current provider. But hey, at least it's unlimited so I can wait 10 minutes for a page to come up, and I get to keep my number.
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KIN failed* because it kinda sucked, still ran off the old Windows CE stuff, and no one bought it. The exact opposite of the new Windows phones. Ridiculously good, brand new OS, and seems like it's getting decent adoption.
* it's still available, just not MS branded.
Kin mostly failed because it didn't offer full smartphone capabilities but Verizon priced it like a smartphone. Apparently with the new release of it they have realized they can't ding full pop for data like they were doing. It's meant to be a teen phone for parents who don't want to shell out huge dollars for a full fledged smartphone.
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Those don't include WP7 as it became available in only some regions toward the end of the month.
Initial sales really don't matter though. MS is gonna be in this one for the long game.