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Not a bad phone at all, and would recommend to anyone. I bought this phone because I was looking for a cheaper smartphone that still had alot of bells and whistles (4G, slideout, etc). My original phone didn't even have a camera. Likes: The camers and HD video recording is great. I can take good quality pictures and record video when a camcorder is not handy or just not available. The phone is clear on calls and haven't had any dropped calls yet. The slideout is smooth, and works great. Movie watching quality is surprisingly good and the phone's browser is fast. Graphics are surprisingly good as well. Dislikes: The battery life is mediocre. I pretty much have to charge it every day, even if it is on standby. It would be nice if you could put it into a low-power state like at night or when not in use. I knew this was a google phone but still somewhat irritated how much I have to subscribe to the google lifestyle just to get certain things to work (Android market, contacts, etc.)Read full review
Phone arrived a day before expected and well packaged. It was in such great condition I had to look long and closely for any cosmetic imperfections. This phone is better than I remembered it in 2010. It is compact but sturdy, the QWERTY keyboard will take some getting used to but that is the primary reason I bought this phone. For the price the camera isn't horrible and the screen is suprisingly clear. Not as amazing as a more modern screen but definitely better than I remember for a six year old phone. Phone calls and texts worked as soon as I put my SIM card in but I had to manually set the APN to get data to work. I haven't figured out how to configure HSPA+ yet so it's on EDGE. As soon as I opened up the web browser I realized the phone is on Chine firmware after it took me immediately to Hong Kong's Google. This may be the reason for my data settings not working right out of the package. Nothing a call to T-Mobile customer service won't most likely fix and if not it's still a great deal. I plan on using it mostly for business calls and text, I have another more modern phone for data and recreational use. I might root it and install a more up to date custom ROM and if successful I can see myself using this phone quite often.Read full review
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The only phone from any carrier any better then this phone is this phone's successor, the T-Mobile HTC MyTouch 4G Slide. It has the additional 1900 data band that AT&T uses. Not in use by T-Mobile at this time, but by next year it will be and it will give T-Mobile users greater 4G data coverage. It also has an 8 megapixel camera vs a 5 megapixel for the G2. That's really about it. The G2 comes with Android 2.2 and the 4G Slide with 2.3. The only important feature difference is that 2.3 has wifi calling in addition to wifi data connection. But the phone has FOTA updates, firmware over the air. So with your SIM card in the G2 T-Mobile will update it to Android 2.3, the latest version until about 2 weeks ago when 4.0 came out. But with the wifi calling you'll have everything you need. I was with AT&T since 1999 and never had a smart phone. All 3 other carriers are too expensive. For a smartphone with unlimited talk, text & web, plus the G2 has the wifi mobile hotspot feature for a tablet to connect through so that you don't need a separate plan for your tablet, AT&T, Sprint & Verizon are all $140.00/month. That's insane. T-Mobile made it possible for me to have a smart phone. The wifi calling that only they offer is the solution to poor reception in your home. My brother lives in a building that blocks almost all of the reception. It's not the location because in the parking lot it has full signal. So when I walk into my brother's apt. my phone automatically switches to his wifi connection and my calls go through his cable internet. To do this with any other carrier is much more complicated. T-Mobile gives you exclusive features like this and is half the price of the other carriers. They're the only ones to offer 3 different types of plans. All 4 companies have regular and pre-paid plans. But the prepaid plans don't offer the wifi features or even 411 service. T-Mobile offers value plans. The other 3 carriers will give you a free phone with a 2 year contract. So will T-Mobile, and what is $140.00/month elsewhere is $89.99 at T-Mobile. But with the other 3 carriers if you use your own phone, like 1 you bought on eBay, you aren't getting any discount at all. T-Mobile's value plans give you the discount on the monthly service rather then the classic plans that give you the discount on the phone. $20.00/month less. That's $480.00 over a 2 year contract. So obviously it's much better to buy the phone on eBay & save the $20.00/month. Only T-Mobile & Sprint offer the unlimited data. Sprint is $109.99 plus $29.99 for the wifi mobile hotspot(you need a phone with the feature like the G2). T-Mobile's value plans give you unlimited data, they offer different levels of 4G data, but you never have an overage charge, It slows down to 2G if you use up your 3G/4G. I've never even come close to my 4G limit. For $59.99 you can get unlimited everything with 2 GB of 4G plus $9.99, not $29.99 for the mobile hotspot,also called wifi tethering. So $70.00 vs 140. But right now T-Mobile is offering the 5 GB 4G plan for $74.99. It includes the mobile hotspot and 10 GB of cloud service on your T-Mobile account which stores your data on their server so you can access it from any phone or computer. More then twice the data for 5 bucks more. Literally half the price of the others. I hate the iPhone. I can't dial without the slideout keypad, can't access battery, no memory card. HTC, Android & T-Mobile.Read full review
Yes, I was hooked on Android from the beginning and since I owned T-mobile G1 in the past, I was more than ready to test T-Mobile HTC G2. I wasn't so exited about the new 4G thing, I like the speed - don't get me wrong, but I was more curious about improvements on camera aspect, how display behaves on the sun, how QWERTY keyboard works and how fast this phone really is. I was nicely surprised about everything that I mentioned except the one thing... Design of the phone is great, I still love it. For me, HTC has best designed phones on the market, but this is my taste you have probably different opinion on design, after Google Nexus one this was my 2nd good looking phone so far. It's elegant, minimal, futuristic and simple. LCD screen is big enough for physical keyboard phone, it's bright and responding well on touch. I didn't have big complains when I used it outside on strong sun, I was able to see screen and I didn't even use the brightest option. I can't remember that I saw this phone in any other color, but this metal/silver plastic combination is always good and neutral, for me phone looks like Nexus one with physical keyboard. After all, you can change the look of the housing with colored cover every day. HTC G2Multimedia. Equipped with a big screen and nice snappy CPU, G2 is strong enough to play your all FLASH content, videos, games and other apps that you may want on your phone. I was somehow satisfied with installed music player but I would recommend Win Amp for better comfort and usability. Sound-speaker is very loud, maybe even to loud for the phone speakerphone and I have had to reduce it or speaker may get busted. I was satisfied with the video and audio quality, video is sharp and audio sounds good even on included OEM headset, but if you want to great some bass, get some better ear-buds. QWERTY keyboard was my only disappointment. I'm not taking about how easy or hard is to slide the keyboard, you'll learn that, I'm talking about how you need to press ALT before you can type any number. Numbers are not included as separate keys, and that was one of the greatest things on G1 model. I was really able to use G1 to write some long texts and emails, with G2 it's not easy as I would wish. But, HTC G2 QWERTY keyboardthere is one little helper called Swype. With Swype, typing on screen touch keyboard becomes very easy, all you need to do is to learn basics and you're ready to go. Also, if you don't type numbers often, physical keyboard could be prefect for you. Software: To be honest, this was probably my first phone where I didn't mind installed T-mobile software and original stock ROM, phone is fast enough and battery is strong enough for one full day of regular use and abuse, all good straight from the box. If you like to type, this could be one perfect phone for you and it was for me, but I wanted to try Cyanogenmod so I rooted my G2. I did it just because I wanted to test Android 2.3. It was worth it, since all T-Mobile software was eliminated, phone became even faster and I enjoyed latest version of Android through Cyanogenmod. The only thing that I missed was Swype, but I heard that there is a workaround to get Swype back on Cyanogenmod. HTC G2 back viewCamera is sold good, I don't think that it's better than Nexus One's camera, but it will do the job correctly and efficiently. Read the rest at www.phonesgadgets.comRead full review
I am such a novice with cell phones that I had to go to the Tmobile store to ask them to remove the SIM card from my old bottom of the line phone and place it in this new very upscale phone. They were surprised to learn that the phone was not new. It looked so nice. It was sent in original packaging that even had the original sealing tape on the sides of the box. Tmobile was very impressed. They got me up and running and I am in awe of what this phone can do. Coming home from Tmobile I put the Navigation feature on. Wow. And I used the Maps to locate a restaurant and used the phone number shown to call about the menu. Fabulous. The QWERTY keyboard is large and easy to use. This was the very first time I had ever made a purchase from eBay, and I looked at a number of phones at other places before deciding to buy. So glad I purchased what I did and from eBay.Read full review
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