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Today I went to Best Buy to pick up a new phone. I've had the HTC Apache (aka the PPC6700 or VX6700) for nearly three years now.  I have kept the Apache up to date by putting WM6 on it, otherwise I probably would have switched sooner.  I was going to get the HTC Touch Diamond, then I learned of the HTC Touch Pro (HTC 6850).  This isn't an iPhone, but it's close enough for me.

http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchpro/overview.html

Print | posted @ Monday, October 27, 2008 11:23 PM

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by Lee Brandt at 10/27/2008 11:45 PM
man... so jealous...
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by Chris Sutton at 10/28/2008 1:39 PM
I just picked up the Samsung Instinct through my Sprint plan, but they are going to have the HTC Diamond available in a couple of weeks.

What makes the HTC a great phone? I'm just trying to decide if I go to something like the HTC instead.

Chris
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by Robz at 10/28/2008 2:19 PM
@Chris: First of all, it's a windows mobile phone. That means I can install whatever I want on the phone. It also means I can write apps for the phone.

Second, I have a keyboard.

Third, I can use my phone as a modem.

There are more reasons, such as the full VGA screen on this phone and the accelerometer (like the iPhone, turn the phone sideways), exchange integration, email integration on the whole, etc.

Another great reason is that I am answering this post from my phone.
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by Frank at 11/8/2008 6:22 PM
does anyone know how to use the htc touch pro as a modem without subscribing to a phone plan, just use as a modem???
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by Robz at 11/9/2008 12:47 PM
@Frank: I think you'll have to ask someone else about that. From what I can tell, you have to have phone service or WiFi available for the phone to be used as a modem. But if you have WiFi available, you probably don't need the phone.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you do need phone service.
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by RayitaP16 at 1/1/2009 12:35 PM
did you find out how to use the phone as modem? any file to download?
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by Alan at 1/3/2009 1:29 AM
Go to junefabrics.com, and download the software (PDAnet) for the HTC. It works, perfectly.
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by RayitaP16 at 1/3/2009 1:24 PM
thanks. It worked.
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by Robz at 1/3/2009 9:23 PM
Glad someone answered that. Another tool you can use is WMWiFiRouter: http://global.wmwifirouter.com/

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