Open Comment Friday

By August 14, 2009 12:33 pm EST Comments (48)

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It is finally Friday and the weekend is right around the corner, and you know what that means, don’t you? PARTY Open comment Friday!  In case you live under a rock are new to this idea, this is when we open the comments to discuss anything and everything.  On the T-Mobile front you could discuss the Touch Pro 2 launch (how is it working for you?), the launch dates of the Samsung Scarlet or the Nokia 5130, you could talk up the Gravity 2, discuss Tmobile’s customer care, rant about the Driftwood, give your rooting experience, or even just tell David that you miss him (I know I do).  If you are so inclined, you could even discuss the beginnings of football season or the last few months of baseball.  Go forth and comment!

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  • Teko

    TP2….T-Mobile for FTL, WireFly, WalMart.com & NewEgg FTMFW!!!

  • GlockBuster

    T-Mobile employee here. Rumor I heard is T-Mobile is delaying the launch of the Samsung i7500 Android phone until Q1 2010 because they want the myTouch to be their flagship Android device for the holidays. If this is true, I am a little irritated. T-Mobile is willing to launch a Motorola Android deivce that looks like it belongs to the blue Power Ranger but wants to delay the best looking one yet? No dice.

  • LEGENDARY STATUS

    Is there an app on the market that will let me change the trackball l.e.d. color on my MT3G wen i get different notifications ei.txts,missed calls,voicemail ala sidekick????Help me out

    & 1 more thing wats d point of having bluetooth on the MT3G if it doesnt even support OBEX PUSH,the 2 only apps on d market are GARBAGE!!!My Moto ROKR did it with no prob.wat a dissapointment!

  • Godbolt

    349.00 for a TP2? i guess i will stick to my unlocked iphone 3G. MT3G is just a G1 with a little more spice and a little (i mean very little) more under the hood. Samsung galaxy would be great in the line-up, as would the sony ericsson rachael, and the moto sholes. C’mon, give the people what they want!!!!!

  • TouchPro2Lover

    I am so in love with the Touch Pro 2 played with one yesterday. I cant wait till payday next week I will be dropping the money to buy this phone with no problem !!!! Althoug I am ver dissappointed in the advertising for this device, T Monile acted like the Touch Pro 2 was another nokia music phone, actually less than one of those, they gave it no advertising except for twitter!!! WTF T-Mobile?????!!!!

  • Behold Kinda sux

    If your are close to your upgrade you can call tmobile and they just might allow you to get a full upgrade before you are due. I did it and then was able to get a full upgrade a few months later also. I guess they didnt log it in the system correctly and I got two upgrades in a 3 month span. The only down side is I purchsed the not so smart samsung behold.

  • Behold Kinda sux

    I would much rather have anything HTC puts out. They make nice phones, like the original dash which was ahead of its time with stereo bluetooth. One of the best phones I have had to date. After it every thing seams like a downgrade.

  • Matthew

    I have got 2 questions… Why did T-Mobile cap the conference calling on the Touch Pro2 to 3 and how come no one has a phone that will work on all the carriers 3g networks??? That way if I like a phone somewhere else then I can just buy it and unlock it like back in the day, but now if I want 3g, I have to go with T-Mobile’s limited selection…

  • sdnegus

    To be honest, from what I’ve seen of the moto morrison, it is exactly what I would like in a phone (withing reason of course). I just hope that they realease it in another couple colors. *praying for a green for my lady and a black or grey for me

  • James

    I’m loving my TP2.

  • e 90 guy

    Any more info on the N900 from anyone out there?

  • xnifex

    Picked up the TP2 for $434 on 1 year extension with 1 month free service (-$40) & also dropped my text plan from $15 to $10 per month, so a savings of $60 over the year. so technically I got the phone for $334. That’s what i tell myself anyway. yay!

  • Maryam

    Motorola courts Android developers: http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10309725-251.html

  • Abe

    No offense to the cat in the picture that you have for “open comment Fridays” but seriously the picture itself is very old looking and unattractive. Makes the site feel very old and ragedy. If that’s your cat, all power to you but have a nicer colorful background that looks techy in a way since this is a mobile phone site. This isn’t an old used vacuum cleaner website lol. Again no offense to the cat…I’m just starting to hate visiting this site on Fridays because of this picture lol.

  • Tony

    T-Mobile needs to drop the additional charge for billing. I’m glad I only get charged for a phone bill and not my cameo bill.

  • SGT. Cell

    TGIF everyone. Enjoy the weekend. And oh yeah, any news on the Pluto/magnum? Dying for any kind on new info.

  • http://Tmonews Marina

    I just want to know one thing when will a USA cellphone carrier introduce video calling? I been To London. Few times and they also have t-mobile overthere and all of their phones have a front facing camera for video calling. I used it a couple of times and it was awesome. Does anyone know when we will see this on the USA ?????

  • d8witdes10e

    New logo coming anytime soon for tmonews.com?

  • cory jay

    do any know know how to add programs to the tp2 r where u can download them from

  • P

    TP2…and xda-dev, here I come. I picked it up on Wednesday…was one of the first in El Paso, but I have this thing called work and school which has given me no time to play/hack/mess with it. Now I can. I love this device so far. I upgraded from a HTC Kaiser and it still seemed like a significant upgrade. Beautiful screen. Perfect clarity. Video quality is impressive. Games are great. Browsing is awesome. Music player is perfect. So far, the only thing bothering me is that I’m still kinda slow on it. Once I get it hacked and tweaked just the way I want, I’m sure I’ll get faster at navigating with it. Then I’ll use Sprite Backup to copy an image backup and I’ll be set. Unless you are way too picky, this phone is awesome.

  • http://www.urbanhomeworks.com hUnTiE

    Anyone hear anything more about the Behold.2 (Samsung 939). I think the addition of wifi and android in that device would be about perfect. There was one little blurb about it a month or so ago and now…nothing.

  • http://js-1.com js-1.com

    the hinge on TP2 is ugly looks like it was a last minute diy from home depot.

    but awaits XDA folks to drop android onto this…

  • Blackberryman

    does anyone know/hear anything more about the Blackberry driftwood for tmo?? i was just about to get the new curve when i checked on here and saw the pic of device and now thats the blackberry im waiting for. but has anyone hear about the possible release for this? last i heard it was sept but im sure itll be different than that.

  • 4ty-phive

    Rooting my G2 has open the phone up to lots of new features like viewing the home screen in landscape mode. The rom I have is custom, so things are not quite as snappy. But, I’m happy with it. The nice thing is if I want to return to the Tmo rom, I can do that too. This is sweet.

  • http://js-1.com js-1.com

    G2? you mean mytouch? or the hero which is named G2touch in UK.

  • kitty

    does anyone know anything in regards to the release date or pricing of the gravity 2?

  • FILA

    myTouch 3g, is anyone experiencing lag. I got widgets, or I shall say HAD widgets and crap on my screen, a bunch of apps already downloaded. Been one week, but now when I try to attempt to write a message the keyboard lags and you can imagine how frustrating that can be. Does anybody has have that problem, with lag on the myTouch? Way its sounding people have that problem on the TP2. Really its just time for these companies to step up and upgrade to a new processor. All these apps and shit and multi-tasking is killing these little 500 some mhz processors, it just cant keep up. They need to move to like a tegra based chip now, and it needs to be fast.
    I love Android but Im noticing some pretty big drawbacks.
    -no bluetooth file transfer (without a root)
    -no support for animated gif’s (the ones you get through MMS)
    -no multi select for contacts
    -cant access Address book while writing a new text
    -major lag in keyboard (maybe this is due to widgets running in background or to many apps? I dont know, I deleted the widgets but wheres the fun, keyboard frees up a little more but still not 100. They should give all power to the keyboard when using it, I mean its a major app you kno. most people text, you need a phone to keep up.)

    I really hope Donut solves these problems

  • Kasey

    If T-Mo doesn’t launch at least one impressive Android device by years end (ie. not a plastic toy like the MyTouch), I’m dropping them as a carrier.

  • Vap1d

    While I find this completely retarded, I do not find it surprising in the least..

    Even more glad I pulled the trigger and ordered one from Europe now that I have heard this. (Now the damn thing just needs to get through customs and get here!)

  • xnifex

    lmao @ Blue Power Ranger comment

  • JOEL

    It is because the frequency bands that the FCC allowed each carrier to purcahse.. they are all different frequencies and require different devices to read it. Its not the carriers fault, but the FCC’s

  • JOEL

    I love mine too! whoooo TP2

  • Joe

    I got my TP2 yesterday. Frankly, I’m disappointed.

    I *REALLY* wanted to like this phone, but I’m running into a few deal killers:

    1. Battery life sucks. I’ve been using it for just over 8 hours now and the battery is at 50%. WiFi is off, Bluetooth is off. My Wing with it’s original, 2yo battery breezed through a full day on a full charge.

    2. It’s slow. I was really expecting something snappier. Exchange Sync is slow, slower than the Wing. Flipping between messages takes longer than it did on the Wing. It takes a full 40 seconds to load my GPS app (iGuidance). The Wing loaded it up within 20 seconds. I’m not sure if this has to do with the GPS in the TP2 or the fact that it’s loading from an external memory card.

    3. This might be more T-mobile’s fault than the phone’s, but 3G access is really spotty. I live in St Paul and traveled throughout the metro today. I got great coverage on the highway and virtually none when inside buildings around the metro.

    Am I alone here? It seems like most people really like the device. The keyboard is awesome, the screen is beautiful and 3g is nice when it’s available. I feel like, for the price, I should be love, love, loving this phone. I’m going to hang onto this puppy for a few more days and see if my impression improves. If not, I’m likely going to dump it for something else.

  • Teko

    Why are you guys still paying so much when WireFly & NewEgg has it for $229.99 w/ 2 yr contract? :/

  • hownowbrowncow

    with wirefly and other 3rd party dealers like them, if they change your plan and you change it to something else without telling them first they could charge you 200.

  • xnifex

    who do they actually go through though? wirefly? letstalk?

  • Broke

    I’ve found that when I’ve tried to go through these kinds of companies I would lose my grandfathered plans. Not sure its worth it. But the pricing is nice though.

  • AlexW

    I didn’t buy it, but after about a half hour playing with it in the store I came away with the same basic impression. It’s nice, but for 349.99 I expect a snappy, high-power device that makes it impossible for me to walk away without it. Easy to walk away from this one.

  • MG

    I did mine as an upgrade so it shouldn’t mess anything up? Customer care always fixes everything anyway. I paid $229 and it shipped today! $120 is a HUGE difference!

  • David

    The cat picture bothers you so much that you hate visiting the site on Fridays? Really?

  • kitty

    You obviously don’t understand the reference to the site LOLcats… It’s a funny graphic genius, it isn’t supposed to be tech-y.

  • P
  • Joel

    here is what i have noticed.. the battery and performance on this phone is spectacular if you manage your memory correctly you have to remember this is windows mobile still .. so multi tasking is gonna be difficult
    The gps loads fast for me when using google maps usually 10 to 15 seconds.. i love 3g on this phone.. i mean did you ever try to answer a call from your my faves on the wing? this is far superior

  • FILA

    Read my list of complaints down below on Android, this is a big one of mine. Well they all are. The only way without a crappy app is to root your myTouch. I have a myTouch but the rooting process as Im sure you saw is ridiculous, one false move and you can brick your phone, I wont attempt it till its simpler. It irritates me cuz I usually bluetooth’ed my pictures from my Nokia over to my PC and vice versa with music, but cant do that on Android. I love Android, but it has some seriously problems I had no idea before I said “I Do”. I just hope there fixed in Donut.

  • http://twitter.com/brendonjbutler Butler

    I also experienced much lag with the mt3g. I would get it when using the keyboard, among other things. I do think that it has something to do with the amount of widgets, because once I removed them, things sped up (but not by much). I am going to be returning the mytouch on monday, and going back to my tried and true g1. I have the JACxHero 1.2 ROM, and it runs flawlessly, with no lag at all.

  • FILA

    do you have a rooted G1? Hey also, I thought about, and I have till this friday coming up to return my magic, I really hate to do it, I like it, but if im gonna have a lag whats the point. But Im also thinking if the rooting on the magic becomes easier, then it might just be worth it to wait. The biggest dread on the G1 is just that damn battery. What do you do? Do any of them aftermarket batteries work, and not im taking bout that fat batter where you need a new back cover, but the small ones that are ranked up, have you or know about anybody have success with them. If the G1 is rooted, you can store apps on the SD card correct? Then I wouldnt worry about space issues on the G1 due to the lesser memory then the magic. Also how easy is it to root the G1? Help ME!!!! LOL

  • hownowbrowncow

    it’s because they don’t want the tp2 to take any of the mt3g’s thunder i bet. sigh. why does t-mobile WANT to fail?

  • hownowbrowncow

    have you seen the gravity and gravity 2? oh and the comeback. the chances you’ll get a color that looks normal are probably slim to none.