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Touch Sceren Dash??? Possible?

Ok so I've had a Dash for about a year. I'm always installing new software and everything trying to come up with new ways to like my phone but I'm sooooo bored. I'm low on cash so I can't really buy a new phone but would it be possible to make the Dash/Excalibur/S620 a touch screen phone? If so, how?

sorry to say, but i think that it's like mission impossible.

Dadgummit
I figured that. I was hoping I could get another screen or somehting. I'm disappointed in T-Mobile USA. We're getting passed up. All the other companies are getting nre phones and we're still trying to push the sidekick. All the good T-Mobile phones are in the UK. I wish I could get my hands one of those without paying out the wazoo for it.

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I figured that. I was hoping I could get another screen or somehting. I'm disappointed in T-Mobile USA. We're getting passed up. All the other companies are getting nre phones and we're still trying to push the sidekick. All the good T-Mobile phones are in the UK. I wish I could get my hands one of those without paying out the wazoo for it.
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Its called eBay T-Mo US is holding out till the new 3g is up, then they will pull out the new phones is my guess.

Yah thats true they will come out with some nice phones, I have heard of the Shadow II and a possible Shadow III

...and let's not forget...the rumored Dash 2.

They would be wise to make a follow up to the dash with how popular and successful the dash is. I've had the sidekick and was disappointed cause of the lack of features. This is the best phone i've had ever!

yea I really hope they release a DAsh 2...I have absolutely NO interest in a shadow 1 2 or 3...I like a full keypad.
extra points if for the Dash 2 they go the route of the Centro and have it touch screen and key ridden.

AbsoluteDesignz said:
yea I really hope they release a DAsh 2...I have absolutely NO interest in a shadow 1 2 or 3...I like a full keypad.
extra points if for the Dash 2 they go the route of the Centro and have it touch screen and key ridden.
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I still rather have the keyboard then a touch screen. Touch screen in my opinion kinda sucks I guess, I used to have the wing and it sucked with the touch screen.

I'm pretty comfortable with the Dash now. I absolutely must have a keypad but I would also sometimes like to use a touchscreen. My nephew has a HTC Touch and I was working with him installing software and doing some Bluetooth file transfers. That little stylus seemed to pretty useful for quick device navigation.

I hope there's a phone released with WM7. That looks like it could kick the iPhone's arse. I wanna get a new phone or make me like the one I have more.

What will be the phone that makes you give up your Dash?

Title explains it all. For me it will probably be the G2 (on T-Mobile in the US I presume). I want some 3g goodness.

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Title explains it all. For me it will probably be the G2 (on T-Mobile in the US I presume). I want some 3g goodness.
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HTC Maple/3G excalibur/Dash 2 for me. Eventually that will be the phone that I get. Is gonna be windows based,the question is wether it will be wm 6.5 or 7.0.

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HTC Maple/3G excalibur/Dash 2 for me. Eventually that will be the phone that I get. Is gonna be windows based,the question is wether it will be wm 6.5 or 7.0.
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Whens that coming out?? i think i may sell my dash and get an unlocked att tilt i have a wing but the tilt is faster and its 3g

crackzattic said:
Whens that coming out?? i think i may sell my dash and get an unlocked att tilt i have a wing but the tilt is faster and its 3g
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HTC just release photos of their 09 phone lineup, dates haven't been said or who's carrying which phone. I just hope for tmobile to pick up the dash2, it would be dumb of them not to ,considering there the ones that carry the dash.
check this for the link to the report. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3290798&postcount=12

Probably the Touch Pro 2. I think it's time I moved on from smartphones.

either the dash 2 or the curve 8900

gave it up for a touch pro....gave that up for a g1...
honestly, i would have given it up for a 1st gen nokia from 1990. the battery issue and what not just got old..i was sick of having a phone that would randomly work, or eat batteries etc...

lol i remember playing snake for hours on that beast!

I think I´ll never give up to my Exaclibur, it will be here!
But I would love to buy the upcoming HTC Rhodium or the Topuch pro II !!

if the dash2 comes to t-mo, with 3g. otherwise, the g2 if it's nice looking/easy exchange support

Given up for Tilt, still use the Dash as second phone but doesn't do much anymore..........

It would have to be the Dash 2, otherwise I don't really see any phones that catch my interest right now. I've been pretty happy with my dash.

Maple
Yeah - I still prefer the keypad over the full touchscreen, and the sliders are too bulky, so if the Maple is on TMo 3G and has a MUCH better camera than the Dash then I will get it. I mean really - is it too much to ask to have at least 3 megapixels with decent pic quality on your phone? Sony knows how to do it!
I also hate that there are no HSPDA 3G phones that work for both AT&T and TMo 3G data. What's the point of having unlocked phones if you can't do 3G on both networks?
For me the phone has to have great voice quality (Dash does) and let me type lots of large emails and notes quickly (Dash does). I really want it to sync with my mail server and browse Internet sites quickly (Dash doesn't) and take decent pics (Dash seriously doesn't). Being able to switch from AT&T 3G to TMo 3G would be really perfect.

I second this also i hope it has a scroll wheel or something like that.. and proper volume control otherwise im happy wit my excaliber

I got to say I'm pretty happy with my dash for now. So I figure by the time the dash 2 comes out, price drops a little ( under 400 bucks ) The masters of XDA come out with some sick tweaks and roms, then I'll get mine.

HTC Magic!

Why the dash?

Im an ex T-Mobile Dash user, now upgraded to the G1. My question is why are you guys still fooling around with a phone that's almost 4 years old? There are such better phone out there. What is it about the dash that makes you guys so in love with it?

Don't know what exactly, but i have used a S200, a Hermes, a Kaiser and a diamond. And I always go back to the excalibur.
Sure a Kaiser is nice, as is the diamond, but I just love the Dash. think I allready had a dozen of them.buy broken ones from ebay, repair them, use them for some months, resell them when I got a better looking one. you can buy the broken once really cheap and mostly only the screen has to be repaired. And a simlock is removed in no time thanx to Jocky
I just don't like a touchscreen for daily use.

RussianSolja said:
Im an ex T-Mobile Dash user, now upgraded to the G1. My question is why are you guys still fooling around with a phone that's almost 4 years old? There are such better phone out there. What is it about the dash that makes you guys so in love with it?
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First of all the G1 is no upgrade LOL its a downgrade from the Dash, its nothing to brag about. I look at the G1 as I do sidekicks, pretty useless, but a cute toy.
I keep my Dash because at the moment its still the best. If the s522 (Maple, Snap whatever its going to be called) hits T-Mo and lives up to even half of the hype around it, then I may box up the old Dash.. we will have to wait and see.

well....
I think it comes down to what you need, I can do everything that I need to with my Dash: pop email, exchange mail, google maps, streaming radio, music, tv shows from my storage card, weather, appointments, reminders, tasks, games. I'm sure that I left out a lot more things, but really that's all I need. Ever since I purchased a 16 gig card and a extended battery that doesn't stick out from the back, I've been nothing but happy with my phone. The G1 might seem like a step up, but I have no real complaints about the dash. I've always felt that the next phone I'd get would have to be leaps and bounds better than the dash, and so far I don't see much that's worth buying along with the higher rates for data. The HTC touch pro 2 might be a worthy upgrade, so lets wait and see.
Milodog

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I forgot to mention that if you compare the G1 with a regular dash, then I would side with the G1, but with the help of this forum our dash's are tweaked like crazy, which is absolutely awesome, I've never had so much fun with a phone. take care
Milodog

just like you, even now you have a G1 still coming back to see the development and exploitation with our dash. how come

because the dash is usefull and its tweaked as i want it so i could use it it the way i want it

G1 not a good example of a phone lol, i use Tilt far more tweakable than G1 Still think the Dash kicks ass for an SP it's old but it's exemely functional, can be modded to user specification and is a 1/4 price of a G1....
My question would be "Why not a Dash?"

stylez said:
G1 not a good example of a phone lol, i use Tilt far more tweakable than G1 Still think the Dash kicks ass for an SP it's old but it's exemely functional, can be modded to user specification and is a 1/4 price of a G1....
My question would be "Why not a Dash?"
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Agree my friend!
Apart from the love link one creates with a nice device like S621 exist the fact that some users don´t have the $ to change device every year, so oldest does not means bad, in fact there are some great old devices that to date still rocking even better than the new ones! Example? My Universal! and my S621!
Also Android OS is so young... I would not change to it till it has a more mature/twekable/customizable platfrom, meantime I´ll stick to WM withh al it´s defects

stylez said:
G1 not a good example of a phone lol, i use Tilt far more tweakable than G1 Still think the Dash kicks ass for an SP it's old but it's exemely functional, can be modded to user specification and is a 1/4 price of a G1....
My question would be "Why not a Dash?"
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Amen! Nuff Said

There are other 'phones?

family
I think the main reason I still use the dash is because the family is just so massive, theres no other phone out there thats 4 years old that ppl still use and still want to come out with new roms and new programs for and everyone is just so friendly and supportive to keeping it alive

Why not the Dash?
For me, its a question of money. Firstly, I got into the drivers seat of the Dash for free, with no strings attached, literally. Yes, the Dash was $99 dollars, but My rebate Visa debit card for $100 is shipped as we speak, so basically I made a dollar on the deal. I would have had to pay $199 for the G1 with a two year contract, and me wants nothing to do with that, at least not at the moment.
Secondly, this is my first venture into smartphones or PPC's. I have a long history of standard phones, Moto V3re, Samsung hue, heck, even my Moto V190 is still working fine. I am willing to monkey around with the Dash more than I would, say, the G1. When I do get the G1 I won't be modding it at all, better believe that. I don't mind messing with the Dash, because if I brick it, I am really not out anything. I will in no way tinker with a more higher end smartphone or PPC that I am sure I will purchase when I tire of the Dash.
Thirdly, the Dash has everything and all that I want for the moment just starting to delve into the smartphone realm. I mean, WiFi, instant sync with my home comp., no problems when syncing with my laptop on the road for internet access, instant mail and messaging, PDA like functionality, I mean, the list goes on on and on. Oh, and did I mention, the qwerty keyboard one hand operation.
Granted, I know my Dash is a grandpa in this era of the new punks of superphones that are coming out practically every day. I know my Dash is antiquated and soon to be on T-Mobs chopping block. And I know that it goes just the same as computers, the day you buy it, it is already outdated. But, I love my Dash.

Let me turn your question around. Why *not* the Dash?
It's a well built smartphone, that runs the latest version of Windows (thanks to the guys at this forum) as well as the new phones. Additionally, the cost of entry or replacement is minimal.
I own mine, and have only about $50 in it, total. I use it with an ATT SIM, which means that my other options would have included a GoPhone...I have no desire to be under contract with any company.
So, why not a Dash?
4 years seems like a lot, but when you consider that the actual insides of most WM Smartphones haven't changed significantly...including the amount of RAM (are you listening, HTC?)...then why not just go for a well supported, good looking, and remarkably cheap phone that does everything we want it to...and which puts the "glamour" phones like the RAZR and BlackBerry to shame?
Chuck

so now you know!

RussianSolja said:
Im an ex T-Mobile Dash user, now upgraded to the G1. My question is why are you guys still fooling around with a phone that's almost 4 years old? There are such better phone out there. What is it about the dash that makes you guys so in love with it?
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Compared to my Kaiser, the Excaliburs keyboard is much easier to use. I gave my Excalibur to my son, but there are times I want it back. Only thing that really eliminates the Ex for me is the lack of GPS. The camera on the Ex is actually much beter than the Kaiser as well. Hopefully, they address this with the Touch Pro 2. Touch screen is handy, but it can be annoying at times too.

Why not?
Best phone I've had, even when I look at my iPhone.

Bupahs said:
First of all the G1 is no upgrade LOL its a downgrade from the Dash, its nothing to brag about. I look at the G1 as I do sidekicks, pretty useless, but a cute toy.
I keep my Dash because at the moment its still the best. If the s522 (Maple, Snap whatever its going to be called) hits T-Mo and lives up to even half of the hype around it, then I may box up the old Dash.. we will have to wait and see.
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You obviously have no clue what your talking about. The dash is a thing of the past and although i love my dash it isn't even in the same league as the g1. I know we all love our dashes but it is no upgrade over the g1 don't kid yourself. The g1 and sidekicks are 2 way different phones and i can say that because i have owned both. Sidekick is for messaging and email. Its obvious you don't own either a sidekick or g1 cause you compare them as if they are the same phone. Yes they both have keyboards, that's where it ends. I'm not being a jerk man don't get me wrong but saying a g1 is a downgrade from dash is like saying rotary phones are an upgrade over touch dial phones.

stylez said:
G1 not a good example of a phone lol, i use Tilt far more tweakable than G1 Still think the Dash kicks ass for an SP it's old but it's exemely functional, can be modded to user specification and is a 1/4 price of a G1....
My question would be "Why not a Dash?"
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I still have mine so i love both. I know you don't have a g1 so your comments really don't hold much weight, but the g1 is fully customizable now and will only get better. The g1 is a real phone, don't really understand how you 2 can speak on a phone you don't use. The only reason i'm commenting is because i have used all and own both g1 and dash. You know i respect you very much man so don't take my comments as an insult k? Don't mean it that way and thats directed towards both of you.

Had a Dash, supposedly "upgraded" to G1, then "downgraded" to Dash. Used both, Dash won.

Mytouch from tmobile $99

Just wanted to let you guys know that Oprah is giving a tmobile promo code "KICKOFF24" for her 24th season. Its good for $100 off on a Mytouch 3G.
Check out the link
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/save-100-on-a-t-mobile-mytouch-3g-thanks-to-oprah/
Cheers!

aznwannabe358 said:
Just wanted to let you guys know that Oprah is giving a tmobile promo code "KICKOFF24" for her 24th season. Its good for $100 off on a Mytouch 3G.
Check out the link
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/save-100-on-a-t-mobile-mytouch-3g-thanks-to-oprah/
Cheers!
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I want one!!!

Guitar100 said:
I want one!!!
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Yeah me too, but the wife says I have to many phones already. LOL
Guess I have some sucking up to do.

I gotta have a keyboard. If the phone starts lagging, typing on the screen lags too, it really sucks. $99 is not a bad price for the phone, I'm sure alot of people would jump on that.

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I gotta have a keyboard. If the phone starts lagging, typing on the screen lags too, it really sucks. $99 is not a bad price for the phone, I'm sure alot of people would jump on that.
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Does yor G1 lag then? Just wondering as with the CPU speed we have in devices should be no lag, never use Hardware Keyboard on Kaiser as the expresion "Hard to Use & Hard to Find" pops into mind, but then never have any lag

the g1 does lag if im using too many programs (like pandora+messaging+opera mini) I usually run together. Like the Dash you can keep typing on the keyboard and the phone will catch up, with the onscreen touch keyboard when you type when and phone lags the buttons wont respond until the cpu catches up, you either gotta type slower or go back and fix all the errors. This happens also with the mytouch, im sure when better faster ROMS come out itmay not be such a problem.

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the g1 does lag if im using too many programs (like pandora+messaging+opera mini) I usually run together. Like the Dash you can keep typing on the keyboard and the phone will catch up, with the onscreen touch keyboard when you type when and phone lags the buttons wont respond until the cpu catches up, you either gotta type slower or go back and fix all the errors. This happens also with the mytouch, im sure when better faster ROMS come out itmay not be such a problem.
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To fix that gain root access of your phone and download Advanced Task Killer (Free) it lets you kill any apps running quickly and frees up ram quickly

yea its rooted, latest cyanogen stable rom, parted sd card for the apps2sd, i use task manager, i acually got a few task killer apps. i should overclock it but i can deal with a little lag to save battery. its all modded out like my dash is haha.

Does anyone know if this applies to upgrading/renewing for 2 years as well? I'm out of contract now and up for the $199 Mytouch upgrade. It would be pretty nice to get this $100 cheaper.

according to what i read online it applies to qualifying upgrades and new service.

Im gonna wait and see what the moto cliq is gonna be like. I know my next phone is definantly going to be Android unless the T-Mo TP2 price comes down. Yes folks flipped from WM.

phatmanxxl said:
Im gonna wait and see what the moto cliq is gonna be like. I know my next phone is definantly going to be Android unless the T-Mo TP2 price comes down. Yes folks flipped from WM.
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I'm waiting to see the Cliq and the price as well. Rumor has it that it is going to be a major push from Motorola and T-Mobile and may even be FREE with a 2-year contract. If they do that, or even make it $50 or so, it is definitely going to be my next phone.

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Im gonna wait and see what the moto cliq is gonna be like. I know my next phone is definantly going to be Android unless the T-Mo TP2 price comes down. Yes folks flipped from WM.
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Wow, I never heard of the cliq until I saw your post. I did some reading on it, and it seems like a pretty awesome phone! Looks like I may be torn between the cliq or the dash 3g when it's time to upgrade!

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Yes folks flipped from WM.
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Its was a good flip for me I've been a Linux and Mac user my whole life so getting root access and being a mod an Android device is a whole lot more comfortable for me

ubuntu rox, I just wish I could run my favorite programs on it.

i was just thinking although the cliq looks like a badass looks and tech wise, i realised it wont get much xda support being a motorola. who knows if it will be rootable and be able to put cooked roms on it (if i cant run cyanogen with apps2sd it might be a no go for me). i dont want to be stuck using a standard t-mo rom on it. phones like moto q9h and the jack would be alot better if cooked roms, hacks and mods were availible (just the usual registry mods was all i could find) but little tech support makes them a dud IMO.
btw the pre order date is said to be oct. 19th no price yet. im still debating on the mytouch promo or just wait on the moto clit, but i dont wanna cough up 200 on the touch since the promo is ending soon (23rd or the 24th i think) decisions decisions.

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i was just thinking although the cliq looks like a badass looks and tech wise, i realised it wont get much xda support being a motorola. who knows if it will be rootable and be able to put cooked roms on it (if i cant run cyanogen with apps2sd it might be a no go for me). i dont want to be stuck using a standard t-mo rom on it. phones like moto q9h and the jack would be alot better if cooked roms, hacks and mods were availible (just the usual registry mods was all i could find) but little tech support makes them a dud IMO.
btw the pre order date is said to be oct. 19th no price yet. im still debating on the mytouch promo or just wait on the moto clit, but i dont wanna cough up 200 on the touch since the promo is ending soon (23rd or the 24th i think) decisions decisions.
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please remember that you're talking about a motorola device. always have been shyt and always will be shyt phones. they made 1 good phone ever... the razr.. and that was.... 5 years ago.... they made the sidekick slide though.... nvmd that was shyt too.

yea your absolutely right about moto phones, i got the q9h with WM 6.1 thinking it would have been an upgrade from my dash since the tech specs said so, it was slower and froze up alot and just pissed me off all the time. i went back to the dash after about two weeks. my gf had the sk slide,it was a nice looking phone but i wasnt too impressed with it.
watch its probly gonna be all hype and end up discontinued in 6 months after the release.

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yea your absolutely right about moto phones, i got the q9h with WM 6.1 thinking it would have been an upgrade from my dash since the tech specs said so, it was slower and froze up alot and just pissed me off all the time. i went back to the dash after about two weeks. my gf had the sk slide,it was a nice looking phone but i wasnt too impressed with it.
watch its probly gonna be all hype and end up discontinued in 6 months after the release.
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i dont want to discourage you but i've had a g1 sitting in the box and just got mytouch. they run the exact same software. everything in the dream forums works well. tons of stable roms tons of free apps. battery life is fail but no more than the dash prior mods. 16-20 hours. i had to go to a store and play with it a while to make up my mind. if you dont like it and still want the moto cliq go for it

i agree about motorolas, they are pieces of ****. even the razor, it was only cool because of its size. the cliq is probably aimed for the "Hannah Montana" crowd. its tmobile's way of replacing the sidekick

Going back to my Blackberry!

I MIGHT be going back to my Blackberry! I miss it... The only feature that I'm really going to miss on my TP2 is the Youtube app. I wish Blackberry had an ultimate youtube app.
I know what you guys are thinking. TP2 can do so much more and yeah I know that, but I'm a blackberry fan. The only reason I got the TP2 was to try it and I liked it. It's a great phone and all, but in the back of my head I was thinking about my Blackberry. So once the Blackberry BOLD 9700 drops in Nov. for T-Mobile, I'm there.
If you guys are interested in buying a T-Mobile TP2 around when Nov. starts let me know, I will be selling it for $399 and everything comes with it except my beautiful EASECASE then. If not then I'll put it up on the XDA and craigslist for sale.
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I am thinking of going bk andriod, tmo is droping a moto clique, that is the same as verizons Driod, these have the fastest cpu on any phone, hihest screen reso also, and adriod is just starting to get sick. I only owned BB for the past 8yrs, BB is BB all the same, nothing really changes.

See ya! I have a Blackberry now and I hate it. I only have it as a spare since my Xperia died on me. I'm waiting for UPS to deliver my TP2 tomorrow. I won't miss Blackberry

30Glock said:
I am thinking of going bk andriod, tmo is droping a moto clique, that is the same as verizons Driod, these have the fastest cpu on any phone, hihest screen reso also, and adriod is just starting to get sick. I only owned BB for the past 8yrs, BB is BB all the same, nothing really changes.
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See ya! I have a Blackberry now and I hate it. I only have it as a spare since my Xperia died on me. I'm waiting for UPS to deliver my TP2 tomorrow. I won't miss Blackberry
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I was looking at my cousins 8900 which was the one I use to have before the TP2. I have a feeling I will regret it if I go back because the TP2 is so much better. So yeah I will just wait until RIM releases something crazy and NEW...If ever!

hehe ...
for me the same thing 2 weeks ago,
I bought the BB Bold 9700, I have the TP 2 & Diam 1 & the Nova (Touch) laid off, maybe i come back with the HTC Throphy when WM works better
Maybe I will rise again ...

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HeavyComponent said:
I MIGHT be going back to my Blackberry! I miss it... The only feature that I'm really going to miss on my TP2 is the Youtube app. I wish Blackberry had an ultimate youtube app.
I know what you guys are thinking. TP2 can do so much more and yeah I know that, but I'm a blackberry fan. The only reason I got the TP2 was to try it and I liked it. It's a great phone and all, but in the back of my head I was thinking about my Blackberry. So once the Blackberry BOLD 9700 drops in Nov. for T-Mobile, I'm there.
If you guys are interested in buying a T-Mobile TP2 around when Nov. starts let me know, I will be selling it for $399 and everything comes with it except my beautiful EASECASE then. If not then I'll put it up on the XDA and craigslist for sale.
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Shame to hear your case...
For me it is a great business device which fills all my needs
If you decide to sell ask a Mod to move this post to it´s proper section, so you´ll have more chances to sell your Rhodium.