Anyone have an HTC Titan?

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I'm getting one when the local Microsoft store gets them back in stock, I did the "Smoked by Windows Phone" promo and selected the Titan. It had the biggest screen, and was the most expensive phone for AT&T they offered.
 
No point when there's Lumia 900 available and with Nokia's software. That's just my opinion, though.
 
I had one, never liked it. Screen was semi decent for media (only due to size), but not good at anything else (fault of IE9m's poor rendering process, in my case). Too large to effectively use as a phone for me, and my hands are not remotely small, either.

As a first WP7 device, I'd recommend something with an OLED display. WP7's design language shares some roots with the ZuneHD, and it's OLED optimizations show, through and through.

In terms of software, there is fragmentation (and the user-side fix is similar to Android, lol), and it's plain, at stock: anything Nokia >>>>> all other WP7 devices.
 
I have one and love it. I came from a SAMOLED screen and have no issues with the Titan's screen whatsoever.

Also no issues with the size whatsoever. What kills me is how people say the Titan is too big, but claim <random 4.3" phone> is the perfect size. Put a Titan next to a Lumia 900, Focus S, or Galaxy S device. All are the same damn size. Yes Titan has a huge screen, but no one talks about its TINY bezel or how slim it is.

I'd say give it a whirl first before selling it. You obviously like big screens, or you wouldn't have picked it. Other than Nokia Drive, which I admit is pretty damn good, the Titan runs the same apps as the phones made by God, er I mean Nokia. And I'd give a plus one to the Titan on the camera as well.

Just my two cents...
 
In terms of software, there is fragmentation (and the user-side fix is similar to Android, lol), and it's plain, at stock: anything Nokia >>>>> all other WP7 devices.
Are you talking about the OEM-specific sections of the marketplace? Like the "Samsung Zone" that appears on my Samsung Focus?

How is that fragmentation? That's just the individual OEM being able to provide additional value by creating apps that are only available to users who picked their handsets. This marketplace functionality is also required if an OEM wants to include additional out-of-spec hardware and support it to the fullest extent in software; OEM apps that are released only to that OEM's handsets are allowed to do things that normal marketplace applications cannot (like access hardware directly and use native code).

Most of the popular OEM-specific apps get 3rd party copies pretty quickly anyway. The Mango update opened up the OS to developers to the point that native access wasn't required to do the same thing OEM's were doing in their "special" apps pre-mango.

I will agree that Nokia has the best OEM apps out of the bunch, with Samsung a close second. I'd say it's brand differentiation rather than fragmentation, though.
 
Have one on straight talk and absolutely love it. Screen is great, very fast, camera is better than expected, and build quality is one of the best I've used. Only issue with the phone is it is limited to 16gb which is on the small side if you're looking to use with your zune pass. I have yet to notice any detractions to the higher DPI. I tried out a Focus s for a while and strongly prefer the Titan. The size is very comparable to a Galaxy SII, a bit thinner in fact, so no worries there. One possibly insignificant advantage: the speaker is Freaking loud, you could actually use it as a portable player.

I am, however, having a couple serious issues with straight talk/at&t: I can't connect to marketplace on the network, just on WiFi, and "4g" speed is slooooow (1.2mb up/140kb down) from what I'm used to on Sprint. Also, the *86 voicemail dial in doesn't work, so I needed to program the external dial in. Also, no MMS, but that's a WP7 issue.
 
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I use straight talk as well.

I really don't care about 4G have you tried looking at Howard forums for any solutions?
 
"4g" speed is slooooow (1.2mb up/140kb down)
You said you were using an HTC Titan... the HTC Titan is a 3G handset, not a 4G handset.

The HTC Titan II added 4G capability, but it's not out yet.

Also, no MMS, but that's a WP7 issue.

Windows Phone 7 supports MMS messages. If you're unable to send an MMS message, make sure "Data connection" is set to "on" in your phone's cellular settings.
 
The Titan IS a "4G" handset, not to be confused with a 4G LTE handset (aka Titan II). It uses the HSPA+ network which both AT&T and T-Mobile refer to as 4G.

Is it technically 4G, no, but neither is AT&T's current LTE network...
 
The Titan IS a "4G" handset, not to be confused with a 4G LTE handset (aka Titan II). It uses the HSPA+ network which both AT&T and T-Mobile refer to as 4G.

Is it technically 4G, no, but neither is AT&T's current LTE network...

Not that simple, it's using cat8 HSDPA (and locked to it, so far, people have tried hard to get around that), so it's probably the slowest "4G" smartphone on AT&T currently sells.

@differentiation/fragmentation: IMO, at this state, same thing. Maybe on a platform with more features, like Android, it could be considered differentiation, however... :p
At any rate, Nokia Drive+Transport already, is already enough to consider it as fragmentation, due to the raw amount of functionality it gives over the stock bing maps.


Then it gets to the US carriers, where OS updates are handed out piecemeal based on which carrier/HW (yes, to the Samsung Focus 1.4 owners, though MS has promised to resolve aorund that.... while also stating carriers were only allowed to skip one update :rolleyes:) you have. Stupidly enough, the user-side fix is the same as Android: root, then flash another ROM onto it.


IMO, MS promised a better middle ground between iOS and Android, however, all we have gotten so far is the lockdown of iOS, without the freedom of Android. The polish on the OS is argueable, since Zune <<<< iTunes in functionality (on device). Yes, it has Zune pass, however, other sub services do exist (Spotify).

I still want WP to suceed, I still have a Samsung Focus hanging around, however, as it stands today, I actually cannot even technically use it as a daily driver at work.
 
I've got one. I love it. I have had all of the high profile Android devices over the past few years and recently made the move to WP7. Couldn't really ask for much more. Does everything I need it to.
 
The Titan IS a "4G" handset, not to be confused with a 4G LTE handset (aka Titan II). It uses the HSPA+ network which both AT&T and T-Mobile refer to as 4G.

Is it technically 4G, no, but neither is AT&T's current LTE network...
I don't care what AT&T and T-Mobile say, that's 3G+, not 4G. I have a serious gripe with the consumer confusion they're causing by labeling non-LTE phones as "4G"

@differentiation/fragmentation: IMO, at this state, same thing. Maybe on a platform with more features, like Android, it could be considered differentiation, however... :p
At any rate, Nokia Drive+Transport already, is already enough to consider it as fragmentation, due to the raw amount of functionality it gives over the stock bing maps.
I'm not seeing how pre-installing two Nokia-branded apps = fragmentation. Those serve as added value for Nokia handsets, that's pretty much it.

There are 3rd party alternatives already in the marketplace that can do the same thing as Nokia's exclusive apps, you're not really missing out on anything.
 
You said you were using an HTC Titan... the HTC Titan is a 3G handset, not a 4G handset.

The HTC Titan II added 4G capability, but it's not out yet.



Windows Phone 7 supports MMS messages. If you're unable to send an MMS message, make sure "Data connection" is set to "on" in your phone's cellular settings.

Says "4G" in my signal bar, but yes, I understand it's AT&T 3G+.

Windows Phone 7 mango removed the APN setting for MMS. If you're phone can't detect the settings automatically (which it can't with Straigh Talk), you can't use MMS.
 
I don't care what AT&T and T-Mobile say, that's 3G+, not 4G. I have a serious gripe with the consumer confusion they're causing by labeling non-LTE phones as "4G"

I agree with you, but I'll take it one step further, since the current LTE networks are using the same tactics. We won't have true 4g until the LTE-Advanced networks start rolling out.
 
I picked up the Titan 3 weekends ago during a $.01 sale at AT&T store.
just by luck b/c I think it was a mistake on the webpage LOL

that being said I absolutely love this phone.
 
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