I Get Tilted
I felt like the
13th was a lucky day for me, as I finally pulled the trigger and went
for the AT&T Tilt. It was a tough call, as the new BJ2 is very
capable, but it would have been too hard for me to give up the large touch
screen I had on my Samsung i-730. So, I braved the snow and ice to trek to an AT&T store, and close the deal prior to my trip abroad. Now I have a mini-laptop, 3G compatible even in Europe, to take along.
When I saw the phone on display, I couldn’t believe it. It’s smaller and sleeker than I imagined, has a brushed metal finish on the front and a grippy coating on the back. Nice. I had been put off by the glossy button cluster on the face, but in person it was no issue. (I guess the Internet photos all use a flash, which exaggerate the gloss)
As reported all over the 'net, the build quality is excellent. You have to slide open and tilt and tap on the nice keyboard a bit to know what I mean. When I saw some of the improvements in the OS, I felt confident in my decision (more on that later).
But the big test was if I had 3G coverage at home, and.....
I do not.
So, I am not sure what I am going to do (I did warn the sales gal about this; there is a 30-day trial period)
I can’t really see paying for unlimited 3G data if I can only get Edge, so maybe I can downgrade my data plan; let’s see.
The second disappointment came because of Microsoft. To sync my Tilt, I need Active Sync 4.5, which is not compatible with my Outlook 2000. They suggest I upgrade. I resist. I need a solution for this problem, too (maybe switch to Thunderbird?).
More later.
The upgrade issue is hitting many people now, as WM6 rolls out on all the handsets.
MS can probably push users into theupgrade for the top-end devices like this one, but for other, they are gonna piss some people off!
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