Comments on: The Bargain of a Lifetime?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:59:43 +0000

T-Mobile Too Little Too Late….

I would have gotten this last summer if it was this price… but now I have my G1.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:34:21 +0000

I have the Wing, but ONLY because 1) I used a WinMo promotion where I got it for free with a new contract, 2) I needed to switch to T-Mobile and it was the best option at the time, and 3) I knew I could load a cooked ROM on there from XDA-Developers. Most days it works alright for me, but I’m definitely looking forward to upgrading!

By: D

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:59:49 +0000

Yeah, there is absolutely ZERO reason why anyone should buy this phone. It is definitely one of the worst phones Tmo can offer, especially for that ridiculous price. Phone is crippled with the slowest processor and barely any RAM, Tthis phone should be $50. I agree though that this could point to Tmobile trying to get rid of this old junk and bring in the new goodies !

By: TmoRepInAl

TmoRepInAl — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:30:55 +0000

The Wing is the worst phone TMO has… As a rep, I actually feel sorry
for people that walk in the store with a Wing … We should be selling
it for $49.99 with no annual contract. For anyone who actually wastes
their time with this piece of garbage, congratulations… you just spent $200
on a door stopper

By: B

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:02:02 +0000

craig, even if the Wing had 3G, the device itself would still be trash. High data speed wouldn’t change the internals of the phone, including the very slow processor and the extremely limited RAM. Running Windows Mobile on a device with sub-standard components is like ice skating uphill. I have the Wing, simply because it was the best T-Mobile had to offer at the time, which isn’t saying much to begin with. I also have the G1, and now I’m crossing my fingers that the Touch Pro 2 comes in May, but I still cannot grasp how you can say the Wing is better than the G1. The G1 runs circles around the Wing in every performance category, and it has nothing to do with being 3G enabled.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:58:00 +0000

Im glad to see im the only one that isn’t exactly ga ga over this phone. Sure, its saved my life a bunch of times but I cant wait to throw the big blue brick over board. Hopefully hitting a WM developer in the process.

By: CallawayBomber

CallawayBomber — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:50:24 +0000

The Wing would have been great if it had come with a performance guarantee.

But why do they put a guarantee on the box?

Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of $#!T. That’s all it is, isn’t it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer’s sake, for your daughter’s sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.

Okay, I’ll buy from you.

Boy, did i get duped…

By: David Rosen

David Rosen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:39:58 +0000

geeez… alot of you people don’t get sarcasm do you? come on people. wake up!

By: Str8fromHellsKitchen

Str8fromHellsKitchen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:57:20 +0000

my 2 cents…

the wing was a fun phone as long as you knew how to work around the limitations by a) joining xda and b) joining ppcgeeks.

i don’t shy from windows mobile, an overhaul needs to take place (perhaps wm7?), but there is so much you can do on windows mobile. back in the day when i owned a wing (currently own a touch diamond), i was playing super nintendo games, had custom ROMS and apps, had it looking and acting like an iPhone, had SPB Mobile Shell on it, etc., etc. the processor was overclocked, yet, the phone was still too slow for me and not enough RAM.

the signs are there, lower the price point, get rid of the old stock, make way for the new stock… time will tell.

By: Rob J.

Rob J. — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:58:02 +0000

Me thinks the sarcasm detectors be a wee slow today.