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Get down to business and stay close to all your most important contacts and documents while on the go with the HTC FUZE Smartphone for AT&T, which combines a slide-out QWERTY keyboard paired with HTC’s intuitive, graphic-rich TouchFLO 3D touchscreen user interface. The Fuze’s TouchFLO 3D user interface responds perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media–all vividly displayed as photos and artwork on the 2.8-inch screen powered by the 3D graphics processor. And with the power of the updated Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, you’ll stay easily connected to your business and personal data on the go with support for a wide variety of email accounts as well as the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents.
The HTC Fuze features a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen, Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth stereo music, and GPS navigation capabilities. |
You’ll be able to quickly download video, music and more over AT&T’s lightning quick HSPDA 3G network. In addition to access to AT&T Mobile Music (compatible with Napster and eMusic subscriptions), this GPS-enabled phone is compatible with the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions as well as its Video Share service, which enables you to send video of yourself to another compatible phone while making a voice call. This phone also features Bluetooth connectivity for both communication headsets and stereo music streaming, Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), 3.2-megapixel camera, multi-format digital audio player, MicroSd memory expansion up to 32 GB, and up to 7.4 hours of talk time.
AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the dual-band UMTS 850/1900 MHz network, and this phone is also compatible with 2100 MHz 3G networks (found in international territories). The AT&T 3G network provides download speeds ranging from 700 Kbps to 1.7 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 500 Kbps to 1.2 Mbps. This makes it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. (For use outside the United States, an AT&T international data plan is recommended.)
In areas where the 3G network is not available, you’ll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it’s fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You’ll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.
With 3G connectivity, you’ll be able to access AT&T’s Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company’s 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.) A majority of users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries rated the ability to share live video through Video Share highly, according to research commissioned by AT&T. Video Share lets you see progress on a job site or review the day’s work without having to drive from an office or other site to do so.
You can take advantage of the AT&T Navigator GPS software and service, a full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search.
With the TouchFLO 3D interface, album artwork, calendar items and snapshots are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips. |
With 3G connectivity, you’ll be able to access AT&T’s Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what’s playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what’s hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T’s Internet, video, and music services.)
Instantly contact any other AT&T user with this phone’s Push-to-Talk (PTT) functionality, which works across the entire network to make sure you have a clear signal so you can get things done. Easy-to-read icons let you know when members of your contact list are available, not available, or have their status set to Do Not Disturb. You can also set your own status to let others know that you’re busy. When a quick PTT call needs to be a longer discussion convert the call easily to a regular voice call–works for one-to-one calls as well as group calls. Save time on group calling by pulling up your contacts and simply marking those you wish to include on a call–no need to set up and save groups before calling, unless you want to.
The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T’s MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.
Phone Features
With the TouchFLO 3D interface, HTC has taken a great leap forward in touchscreen innovation. It’s designed for one-hand operation using simple, gesture-based navigation, allowing you to simply touch, hold and slide along the screen tabs. A quick slide on the home screen quickly activates the most used features such as e-mail, text messaging, music player and camera. This instinctive interface extends to the powerful Web browser, where a useful zoom in, zoom out feature makes it especially easy to access the Web via the included Opera browser, which provides for desktop-like Web page renderings and user interactions. An integrated accelerometer senses when you change the position of the phone from portrait to landscape viewing, and it auto-rotates the screen’s orientation.
The HTC Fuze features a sharp, 262K-color 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen (480 x 640 pixels) for touch-sensitive navigation control, complete with three-dimensional animated transitions. For email, messaging and other data input, the HTC Fuze also comes equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the smartphone’s side.
It comes equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard, which was designed specifically for AT&T and slides out from the smartphone’s side. |
Business users can choose from several popular platforms to access your corporate e-mail. The Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform offers seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook information including email, contacts, calendar and to-do lists. Additionally, Good Mobile Messaging and BlackBerry Connect compatibility will be offered late in 2008, while personal email can easily be taken mobile using AT&T’s popular Xpress Mail service. You can access and edit email attachments using mobile versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint.
In addition, the HTC Fuze supports scores of industry-specific applications as well as Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM), an enterprise-grade mobile device management solution that also provides security, mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) and software distribution for Windows Mobile devices enabled for Windows Mobile 6.1.
This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You’ll also be able to access open Wi-Fi networks in offices and hotspots via the integrated 802.11b/g wireless connectivity.
Other features include:
- 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus on the back of the phone, additional VGA camera on the front of the phone for video conferencing
- Video capture up to CIF resolution (352 x 288 pixels)
- Windows Media Player compatible with MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV file formats
- 512 MB of ROM, 288 MB of RAM
- Support for polyphonic ringtones as well as real-music ringers
- Speaker-Independent Voice Dialing: Say the name of any entry in your phone book and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad. This feature is speaker-independent, so there is no need to train the phone to respond to any one person’s voice. Receive an audible status report of your phone/s coverage, signal strength, and battery strength.
- MicroSD memory card expansion (up to 32 GB capacities)
- USB 2.0 connectivity with mass storage capabilities
- Bluetooth version 2.0+EDR with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking), PBA (transfer contacts)
Vital Statistics
The HTC Fuze weighs 5.82 ounces and measures 4.02 x 2.01 x 0.71 inches. Its 1340 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7.4 hours of talk time, and up to 460 hours (19.3 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 offers a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.
With Windows Mobile 6.1, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC’s Microsoft Office suite. You’ll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting–without affecting tables, images or text–as well as view PowerPoint presentations.
- Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
- With Excel Mobile, you’re not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
- PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
- After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.
All Windows Mobile 6.1 powered devices include Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. It also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, helping ensure that confidential information remains that way.
Refurbished Phones and Devices
Refurbished phones are previously owned devices that have been unused or lightly used and returned to AT&T during the 30-day trial period. Each refurbished phone is independently quality tested and loaded with the latest software to meet current factory standards. Device includes a 90-day warranty.
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Good phone and computer
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Got this phone for 1 month and have the following to share:
1. WiFi is a lot faster than the 3G (HSDPA) network. However, it drains battery fast. A tip, set the WiFi setting to maximize battery usage helps.
2. Hotmail sync. I have 3 MS exchage accounts. I actively sync one and have the other two forward emails to my Hotmail account (setting up new rule in the outlook app). This way, I can use window live to log in and got the message delivered to my phone.
3. Remote desk top works good but the screen is too small to work with.
4. Internet sharing is great. Users can change the registry to allowing connection to ATT Media Net. I tried my laptop working with the phone as a modem. The surfing speed is fine.
5. Camera takes really good quality pictures. The vedio camera works great
6. Google map works great, only user has to get the latest fix from HTC so that it pinpoints user’s position. Otherwise, it is way off.
7. FM radio works great. It only works with the adapter that comes with it.
8. It is highly recommended to have an SD expansion card to increase the storage.
I will share more when I find out more about the phone.
James Huang
HTC
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
hi !!!
i wanna buy this phone, and i have several questions:
can i write in this phone games for real comp.-s like GTA SAN ANDREAS?
can i use the internet for comps.?
does it has blutooth?
what is its memory?
does it has big oice?
thank you !!!
HTC Fuze – new ROM
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
There is a new ROM available from HTC / ATT. I have noticed that it greatly improved the TouchFLO interface as well as improved the stability.
Solid Device
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The HTC Fuze is a good phone.
Pros. Wi-Fi capability over shadows the slow browsing speeds on EDGE.
Office suite you can actually make a document.
64GB of storage!
Add your own software.
PTT button can be switched with a ROM upgrade.
I can hook it up to my TV and browse on a 40in screen:)
Very customizable contacts. You can add tons of detail.
The phone can send a text if a call is missed apologizing! Then it records the number as a contact.
Android compliant. So if windows mobile cant do it Linux will.
Con. Does not have the best reception on EDGE network and gets about dial up speeds on the internet. Tends to drop signal on 2 or less bars.
and you may have to pay for it.
A 64Gb solid state micro SD does not exist yet…
Attracts fingerprints like crazy
Still no Pandora
No auto disconnect for the data network.
I would say this phone is designed more for a Techie. If you understand windows, for any version than this is the phone for you. The best thing about this phone hands down is that i got it for FREE! I did have to agree to a new 2 year contract but they gave me a refubished HTC Fuze $499 for free.
overall awesome phone
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’m not gonna list exact details of it’s capabilities cuz they have numerous other reviews of that nature. But i will say this, the battery can be your friend or it will be like Ms. Karma and play your [...]. You need a charger and a mini generator at the ready at all times, for if you surf non-stop on the internet and love Twitter; either purchase a second battery or make sure you have a charger and you are near an outlet. I’m not saying get a better phone based on the battery *cuz all smartphones phones drain quickly when on the net*. Also it kept freezing every other 2 or 3 hours and I had to restart all the time, if anyone gets this please phone download its updates and trust me things would be a lot smoother *except battery*.
Feature-Rich, Tweakable Smartphone, With Some Multimedia Drawbacks
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Much of what the Fuze is capable of/not capable of has already been written in previous reviews, so I’ll just pass along my observations after owning the Fuze for just over a month now:
Pros:
Beautiful screen and resolution. Web pages and games look amazing.
Slide-out keyboard is arguably the best in the smartphone market. A joy to use, especially if you can’t stand to type with your fingers on a touchscreen.
Combination touch screen, scroll wheel, directional pad, keyboard, and stylus covers every navigation base imaginable.
TouchFlo is very cool once you get the hang of it. You can do everything with one thumb.
Scroll wheel is great for enlarging Opera-browser web pages, and directional pad makes browsing menus simple if you don’t want to use the touchscreen.
Bluetooth support is fantastic. I’m using two stereo Bluetooth headsets (Sony and Motorola.)
Call quality is excellent, phone interface is simple to use.
Upgradable Micro SD slot. I have a 16gb card in the Fuze now, and it will handle up to 32gb.
Mobile Windows Media Player integrates nicely with my laptop and PC, so I can create playlists and drag them to the Fuze. I’m also a subscriber to Napster, and the Fuze works perfectly with my “all you can eat” subscription.
Hundreds of modifications, 3rd party programs, and tweaks are available for the Fuze, so you’re never “stuck” with an out-of-the-box phone. You can upgrade and customize forever. Type “HTC Fuze” into a search engine, and you’ll see what I mean.
If you’re a business traveler (like me) Windows Mobile integration with Microsoft Office is a must, and the slide-out keyboard makes it easy to work on documents in the airport, etc., without having to open my laptop.
Cons:
Video playback is atrocious. Even though the screen has a resolution of 480 x 640, it will really only play 320 x 240 video without any lag or stutter. Forget Amazon Unbox or any other video that doesn’t need to be converted first.
No 3.5mm headphone jack. Seriously, who at HTC decided this wasn’t a crucial feature? You can plug in a wired headphone through a charger/headphone jack cord that is incredibly inconvenient. Luckily, there are some excellent Bluetooth stereo headsets available to offset this.
Equalizer only works when a wired headset is plugged in. Perhaps this will be fixed for Bluetooth in a future Fuze update.
Weak battery life. Less than a day’s juice with full use, especially if you’re using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. I had a Blackberry Curve before the Fuze, and it could go more than a day without a charge.
A bit thick, especially with a protective case. Not as wide as an iPhone though, and still fits in my pocket.
Camera could be better (it’s 3.2 megapixels.) Video recording is simply OK as well. However, if you’re serious about photography, your phone shouldn’t be your primary device.
Overall:
I would suggest loading Kinoma Play software on the Fuze for streaming audio and other multimedia features. I use that more than anything else when it comes to Shoutcast and RSS podcasts right now. It fills in the multimedia cracks nicely.
If video is a “must have” feature on your phone, then don’t think twice about buying an iPhone. If a high-quality camera is a “must have” feature, then check out the latest Sony phones.
For everything else though, especially the keyboard, I’d recommend the Fuze in a heartbeat, and with Windows Mobile 6.5 (and 7 too?) on the way, it should really maximize the Fuze’s potential. I plan to keep this phone for a long time.
So far, so good. Features all working, nice unit.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Hi All:
My choice of the phone is based on HTCs’ good reputation and the win 6.1 operating system. The unit works well and AT&T support had me up and running very quickly.
Have found some of the others reviews confusing, for example the lack of a “clip” for the stylus? My unit came with a spare stylus and a stylus that was already in place in the right bottom stylus slot. The stylus slot is also “smart” in that when the stylus is removed it triggers events on the phone.
Suspect that many do not need the features of Win6.1 and they are the likely ones to be disappointed/confused and better served by an Apple like solution.
Compatibility in browser mode: Some of my needed web sites work well on Opera, other are better viewed on(also included) IE. The zoom features work well, but require one to RTFM. Any browser issues appear to be just that, a browser issue and not an OS or Hardware (HTC) issue.
This is a phone/PDA that has depth, you can start in simple phone Mode and then drill down to the many included features when/if you require them.
My use is general communications and for stocks and banking. Wanted to have a smaller footprint than the blackberrys’ (Really the standard for such transactions). FYI: Sites like [...] do not yet have a good Win6.1 mobile solution and this might impact your decision. I am retired so the trade for Office compatibility and other features weighed my decision to the Fuze.
The Amazon price on AT&T was the best deal I could find, I have had very good service from AT&T and this is my third phone purchased with Amazon with no problems and excellent service.
Best..
Poor performer, poor value
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I am very disappointed withe the Fuze, especially given the big promo I received from the AT&T store. Basic things like the way if you answer a call and move the phone too quickly to your ear it will end the call. And the fact you have to re-boot the phone so often; more than half the time when trying to use the browser it errors and requires a re-start. The touch screen is quirky sometimes requiring several “clicks” to function, other times firing off seemingly by itself. Hugely inferior to the iPhone touch screen system. In summary, a lot of money for something that can’t even do the basics reliably.
Avoid this phone
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this phone for my wife. It seemed great. I’ve had many WM smart phones in the past (including the Treo 700Wx, PPC-6700) so I know what WM is, and isn’t, capable of.
From the beginning, we’ve had problems with dropped calls. Dropping out FREQUENTLY in locations where the other 3 AT&T phones in our house have no problems at all.
There are problems with the phone losing internet connectivity. It will go a period of time without receiving any email. So she tries to check her email through IE and “403 Access Forbidden”. Restart the phone and it starts working again (for a while). We’ve gone through Tech Support and did a master reset on the phone which did not resolve the problems. Last week, the phone started deleting contacts at random. On one day, it deleted 30 of her 40 contacts. 40. That’s it. It’s not like she is trying to hold hundreds of contacts like I have on my iPhone. The following day it deleted all but 3. I know we could save them on the SIM card, but SIM contacts do not allow you to store the detail that the contact list on the phone does.
Anyway. Around and around I have gone with AT&T. Since they won’t give me the upgrade price on a new phone, I will be canceling service with them and going back to Verizon where at least they treat their customers like customers and not servants who have no option but to pay their outrageous prices.
In closing, I would say AVOID THIS PHONE. If you can get it for free, AVOID THIS PHONE. The money you will save is not worth the pain you will suffer from it.
Great computer, not so great phone
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This phone rocks as a tiny little computer for email or web browsing. It’s not so great as an actual *phone*. In fact, it’s a little dangerous if you use it while driving (let’s face it, most of us still do). The problem with its phone function is twofold:
1. The virtual keypad hides as soon as the phone dials, so if you need punch a few numbers, you have to press a menu at the bottom of the screen to bring the virtual keypad back up (like when calling the office voice mail system or for that matter, calling AT&T customer service [why don't they have a voice-activated menu on their system?]).
2. The phone senses when you put it up to your face, and it will blank out the screen (I assume to avoid the touchscreen getting pressed by your cheekbone). So, if you’ve had the phone up to your head (and you’re driving!), you have to now look at the phone, find the power button to turn the screen back on, look back at the road, then look at the phone again to find the “keypad” command, then look at the road, then look at the phone again to find the keys to punch some keys, then try not to put it back up against your face again or you’ll have do this all over again if you need to punch in anything else.
It’s a serious accident waiting to happen.
On another note, many of us have had a problem with sending email on the phone, because WinMo 6.1 had a bug that screws up outgoing mail intermittently. I just found the fix (after a little search) at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d9d71b2e-d2dd-44f2-86e5-1e53aad7fb7a&displaylang=en&tm
What’s hard to understand is why AT&T, HTC, or Microsoft didn’t include this hotfix in the preinstalled operating system on the phone, since the fix was released in November 2008 and I just got my phone in February 2009. They expect you to have to experience the problem, get angry at your phone, go searching for a solution, get LUCKY in finding the solution, then install it yourself. Not very proactive customer service, wouldn’t you say?
In the end, I’m hopeful this phone will be great. But I think to make it great I’m going to have to use one of those “cooked ROMs” that people have posted about to wipe out the installed system and start with something more user friendly.
Questions before I buy …
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am hoping to buy this phone soon but I have several questions first
-I know it has WiFi, but can I use the WiFi if I don’t have a data plan through AT&T?
-Can I buy this phone and use it to start a Family Plan through AT&T, or do I have to buy it from their website to start a new plan through them? If I can just buy the phone and then use it to start a plan, how do I go about that?
Thanks in advance
iphone or Windows? Easy Answer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Yes, I have both devices. The Windows phone is by far the best for high end business use. This phone is identical to a typical XP machine running Office. All the same documents can be edited and viewed and, of course, the whole thing centers on Outlook, the most common e-mail software globally. If you’re running Windows at work, then trust me, you should also run it on your phone too. It makes the whole world a better place.
Likely the biggest advantage to a windows phone when compare with the i-devices is the expandable (removeable) memory card which allows the phone to double as a portable harddrive. (not available from iphones:( You can quickly play your mp3′s on the windows device just by dragging and dropping them onto the phone, then easily asign one to an Outlook contact to get a ‘Bad to the Bone’ ringtone every time that bike lovin’ boss calls you up. Speaking of a great phone, this will sync all your contacts to, or from, Outlook quickly so you can be ready to travel in just a few minutes out of the box. (usb cable included)
Important!
I must confess that I originally gave this device VERY poor reviews before upgrading the firmware at the HTC website. DO NOT buy this device and use it until you’ve loaded the latest firmware from HTC! Unfortunantely ATT would NOT help me with this task (which led to the iphone purchase) but it was not difficult to figure out and solved a great multitude of quirks. (This is very important and should not be overlooked.)
The Windows device also acts as my modem when I’m traveling so that I can download e-mails to my laptop even while driving. This requires extra money to ATT every month:( Both the touchscreen and the slide out keyboard work great for sending e-mails on the device. The slide out HTC keyboard is WAY better than the touchscreen counter parts on the iphone (yes even better than the 3.0 version). Another big advantage over the i-phone is that you will not need to download itunes software. I’ll admit that itunes is a great place to buy music and apps, but when I’m simply trying to put mp3′s or business related files onto my phone for travel, I can’t stand the program being required. Instead, the HTC makes this simple, when plugged in via usb, the phone looks like an external ‘usb style’ flash drive. All you do is drag and drop files over to the phone. This is great for transferring files to and from another man’s machine who is not running iTunes.
Another i-device problem, is that you cannot change out the battery. Anyone like me, traveling for 12 hours a day, will run clean out of battery power on ANY MOBLE Device no matter which one it is, and plugging it into the wall is not always an option (flights or meetings). For the iphone I’m simply out of luck, but for the Fuze I simply have an extra battery and pop it in as-needed.
Application flexibility is another great advantage. With the iphone, I have trouble doing two things at once, like talking on the (speaker) phone and writting an e-mail both at once, but the Windows phone this is veryy simple, just like havin two apps open on your PC.
Overall a great and very small device that I strongly recommend for anyone needing a business related PDA & phone in their hip pocket.
Love/Hate Relationship (more hate than love)
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Update 5/7: I’ve now owned the phone for 90 days and I’m fighting with AT&T to try and return it. Its too much form over function and I can not longer handle the locks ups, battery running out in less than 8 hours, call hang ups (due to phone not AT&T), trying to connect to internet but cannot until I reboot, etc. Honestly I don’t know how much is the fault of the phone or Window’s mobile but I can’t take it anymore. If you want to look cool and have a cool phone go for it but if you want a functioning phone and PDA look elsewhere. Unfortunately I cannot change my rating but I would rate is 2 stars if I could.
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I bought the ATT/HTC Fuze about 45 days ago. It is truly a love/hate relationship but in the end I rated it 4 stars. Here are the pros/cons to help you with your understanding.
Pros:
– Touch Screen is cool
– Micro SD card slot (up to 32GB card) for storage of songs
– slide out qwerty keyboard for easier texting that touch screen and I do like the numbers being organized as a number pad with symbols above
– good call quality
– good apps (web access, google maps, weather)
– syncs with web email accounts (comcast in my case) as well as corporate exchange servers with the ability to look up any contact from the exchange server
– lots of apps and tweaks available for download
– world capable phone
Cons:
– phone freezes about once every 3 days, requires reboot which only take about 30 seconds.
– battery life is bad (must recharge at least each day based on 3 hours of phone use, syncing every 15 minutes). My biggest issue with the phone.
– bluetooth quirky – can’t turn on bluetooth after phone rings and connect via bluetooth
– can hang up phone call via touch screen accidentally which happens alot
– phone is heavy
No Big Deal:
– people will comment on the finger prints but a quick wipe on the shirt and they are gone
Hope this helps.
Terrible AT&T customer service and bad cell phone
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
“You tap a button and nothing happens. So you hit it again. After the third or fourth press, all of the commands register, taking you someplace you didn’t want to go. You have just met the HTC Fuze.”
The above description from WIRE is SSSOOOO true. I wish I had read it prior to getting this phone.
The touch screen does not work well.
Very poor receptions.
Drop calls, drop calls and drop calls.
Poor voice quality.
AT&T is a pain to deal with. Your first payment to them is the first & last month’s bill, plus the activation fee. Their customer service people reading directly off a computer script. No solutions to the phone problems I have, but except asking for more money from me. After dealing with AT&T every week for the past 2 months, I gave up. Went back to my four years old sony ericsson.
After the purchase agreement ends with Amazon in 4 more months, I will end my contract with AT&T, pay the early termination fees and be done with the headache.
Good if you’re a computer junkie…
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I received the Fuze a few weeks ago, and have been playing with it constantly- Out of the box it isn’t worth much…sluggish and slow, filled with demos and att garbage, so I flashed it and added a custom cooked ROM (NATF). After the flash and loading on the new rom it simply flies- the battery life is wonderful, the camera is great, you can remap any button you want, and everything is 100% customizable.
There are a lot of tweaks here and there… like increasing the touchflo memory really improves performance ten folds, and there’s a lot of custom cabs out there for any purpose…from divx movies, IM clients, (free) GPS, unlocking full HSDPA support- it surfs the web at around 1.8 Mbps.
To be frank, if you are afraid of messing with registries, flashing, customizing…etc, then you should probably go towards a simpler phone such as the iPhone, but if you want a powerhouse in your hand… get the Fuze. It’s also one of the only phones on the market right now that allow true multi-tasking (watching divx movie while IMing and surfing the web without hiccups). All in all, don’t get this for JUST a phone, get this for a geek’s toy, and you won’t regret it if that sounds like you.