HTC Dream to go on sale Sept 17th?
0. phoneArena posted on 12 Aug 2008, 11:04
We're skeptical, but reports have the Dream being available in a little over a month from T-Mobile...
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33. JoeyStyles posted on 13 Aug 2008, 12:41 0 0
no date yes, after the auction that just happened this spring att and verizon perdicted 4g around 2010 which isnt that far away so please spare us the rumor thing its reality,
36. (unregistered) posted on 13 Aug 2008, 12:48 0 0
evan so 2 years in the tech world is a logng ass time, plus ill have another upgrade by then. if its more than 3 months out it dont mean a thing. cause in 6 months will be talkin about 5g! LOL
38. JoeyStyles posted on 13 Aug 2008, 17:36 0 0
good one lol but I will take 2.5G EDGE&Wifi until they launch nation wide and be very happy
9. (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 12:30 0 0
Just an fyi I have verizon and have no problems in Portland
12. (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 14:16 0 0
Ha ha, vzw is a joke! I tested the vzw network coverage and T-Mo's for a year while I was considering switching to T-Mo just to see if everyone that says there coverage sucks really does suck. Needless to say they're WRONG! My vzw phone was an LG pos, only had 2 bars where I live and I live a a big city where vzw is dominant. I then bought an unlocked phone and to use with T-mo. Man I had reception everywhere. Took them on vacation to Florida both had same reception. Most of these vzw fan boys have no idea what there talking about. If you want to find out how reception will be with a certain carrier, take it for a test drive! Another thing to consider is the phone you choose, make sure it gets good reception! All phones are different! Maybe if I didn't have the pos LG phone I would have had better reception. Who knows and who cares! VZW is a rip off, go T-mo, more bang for your buck! T-mo also has excellent customer service, would not even think of going back to over priced, commi, bott phones of vzw! Would rather go ATT then go back price gouging vzw!
22. JoeyStyles posted on 12 Aug 2008, 16:31 0 0
Dude you had an LG (a cheap POS phone unless you had a Voyager or a Dare), Pick a good phone like a pearl at the least and you would be way more happier. My personal advice never get a regular phone because you just get regular service, if you get a more advanced phone you usally get more advanced service because of the money that is put into the phone.
30. (unregistered) posted on 13 Aug 2008, 12:35 0 0
i dont understand how diff phones get diff reception. dont they all have the same transmitters?
39. JoeyStyles posted on 13 Aug 2008, 17:38 0 0
no the quailty of the transmitters are different because the new phones have the more up to date transmitters, the free phones are usally phones over stock that are 6 to 9 months old that no one wants to buy or they are trying to flush out the old phones to sell the new model of phones
13. (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 14:24 0 0
^^It's probably the cheap POS phone you had, but remember that signal bar isn't always correct or even that accurate. As long as many of the phones have 1 bar it will just as good as it does with 4 or 5. Still the bar meter is very inaccurate and a estimation at best. Verizon dominates everyone in coverage these days, thats why they get rated the highest in all markets for everything including coverage.
15. (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 14:36 0 0
I have an unlocked Nokia N95 8GB on T-Mobile and couldn't be happier with the service. Unless you need to tether to a laptop, who needs 3G speeds on just a phone screen, even with full HTML browser or Opera Mini EDGE data is acceptable. I have always had great call quality. My friend has the Instinct on Sprint, but his phone sounds like it's always choppy when he calls. What a waste. Your phone's signal strength is not always important, it's really how your phone can maintain its connection through other wireless traffic that's important.
17. ralph559 (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 14:59 0 0
I have worked for VZW. Yes it is great cuse they spend the money where it counts in their network and their phones are very strong. But at the end of the day vzw is not for everyone, all of their phone come with training wheels. they hold down the potential of the phones with their horrible UI. Service is great customer care is o.k but who wants phones that come with limits. i.e. bluetruth transfer, mobile web restrictments that is why they dont have the i phone in the first place they will not sell a phone they cannot put their stupid v-cast store. I was a data specialist for them so I know the low down.
20. JoeyStyles posted on 12 Aug 2008, 16:14 0 0
I agree and I also used to work for Verizon Customer Care, look phones with disabilites don't work for the people that understand the inter workings of a phone, I have never owned a regular phone thru Verizon it was always PDA/Blackberry or bust and then they locked down the GPS to VZ Navigator so they can make money (which was smart). Verizon Dumb phones are for people who only want a phone as a phone and maybe a little bit more (which is most of the nation not me). but to us phone geeks we need phones with no limits. No Verizon PDA/Smartphone/Blackberry is locked down except the GPS on the BB's so anybony saying Verizon Sucks because they lock down there phones has and LG 8300 (or worse) and they are on the wrong site to hate on what a company has. and if you are hating on any device and you dont own a PDA, Smartphone, BlackBerry, Palm, N-95 and up, and E series Nokia, should be banned from the site because there phone knowledge is limited to my Grandmothers ( and she is 80)
45. (unregistered) posted on 13 Aug 2008, 23:46 0 0
UI sucks, but it's practically almost the same for all their regular phones. simple. Verizon is still better than TMO. OTA music, video, TV. TMO don't have that, at least for now.
47. JoeyStyles posted on 14 Aug 2008, 09:00 0 0
I agree but I cant throw T-Mobile under the bus because they are GSM so you can have any unlocked phone and it will work and also No Contract makes a hell of a lot of difference
18. Mjgio10494 (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 15:29 0 0
I personally like AT&T. I get amazing coverage everywhere wehre I live (about a half hour from Detroit) I have nothing against T mobile. They seem to be a good carrier, and are even propsing to put up a cell tower in my city to expand their coverage area. At least they are trying to improve what is already good.
19. (unregistered) posted on 12 Aug 2008, 15:59 0 0
I have had t-mobile for about 4 years, am currently using a Nokia E71 and used to have reception problems in certain areas, however those problems have disappeared in the last couple years. I get good signal everywhere and T-mobiles prices are the best in the industry. I get 1,000 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited messaging, and unlimited internet for about $75 a month. I can't wait for the dream to come out. T-mobile is moving in the right direction.
25. (unregistered) posted on 13 Aug 2008, 09:21 0 0
Is it me or dose the HTC Dream look like a sidekick
32. (unregistered) posted on 13 Aug 2008, 12:41 0 0
there is no pics of the dream. theres not even specs. if any one has either of these please post. ps im in cubical world and this is the only site i can access so copy and paste would be gretly apriciated! thanx
26. tgijosh (unregistered) posted on 13 Aug 2008, 10:06 0 0
I am on the phone constantly for my job. I'm in New York City and everytime I get a caller with crappy signal and a staticy line I ask them which service they have out of curiosity. The answer is always T-Mobile. I've had Verizon and AT&T and over the last 5 years i've never lost a call. T-Mobile has by far the worst signal.
