Review: Qwest HTC Mogul
Posted by warthog on 10/29/07 in HTC, Mobilitysite Reviews, Qwest wireless
Reviewer: Andy Mason (Warthog)
Product: HTC Mogul
Manufacturer: HTC
Price: MSRP, $499.00 (discount available with service plan)
My only previous experience with any type of a smartphone was using a Palm Treo 680. The Palm OS was okay, but after a few months I switched back to carrying a cell phone for calls and my Dell x51v with WM5 for everything else. I don’t like carrying cell phone and a PDA, but I haven’t found a converged device I like. It always seemed to me that I had to choose between having a good PDA and poor cell phone or good cell phone and poor PDA. Now, at this point, you may be screaming at your monitor, “Where have you been, lately, Mason? There have a number of really good converged devices released in the past 1-2 years!” Okay, I admit I don’t visit the local phone store very often. I have a good excuse, though - I am a Verizon customer. Although Verizon offers good service coverage in my area, they are notorious for being one of the last service providers to offer the newest phones. The good news is when I do go to the Verizon store there is little temptation to buy the latest and greatest phone so I can stay on the bleeding edge of technology. The bad news is that by the time Verizon offers the current models of Windows Mobile phones, they will be one or two generations old!!
Okay, enough bashing of my service provider. When I was offered the chance to review a current generation Windows Mobile device I jumped at the chance. I received the HTC Mogul, with the Qwest branding. It runs on the Alltel network in my area.
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Yeah, i liked your review AND i hated that all you said about Verizon is true. I get all excited about the new stuff coming out and then realize, what difference does it make while I’m still tethered to The Nickle and Dime Company. If I had any spine I would try AT&T or someone else, but the truth is Verizon has the best connectivity in my area and “the other guys” don’t. And ya know, it’s just a hassle to switch numbers and contracts and etc.
I’ve been very happy with my Moto Q as a phone, i’ve adjusted to the smartphone concept, but I think I am really a Touchscreen kinda guy and would love the Tilt or something like this, but as you say, Hell will have frozen over by the time Verizon catches up, and then we’ll all be behind AGAIN. Thanx for your turning-of-the-head though. Nicely done.