Got a New Phone

I was getting close to my contract ending with tmo and decided to get a new phone.  I was looking at the android phones and the windows mobile phones and one thing that I wanted to get was the hot spot capabilities of the phones.  So I went with the HTC HD2, a Windows Mobile 6.5 OS.  I have to tell you, the 4.3" screen is Beautiful!  The colors, the look, the feel, it just fits wonderfully in my hand.  My wallet on the other hand refused to give up the funds for it, but I convinced it to allow me to buy this phone.  Not to worry, I came out unscathed.

Since I have owned the phone, I have been looking at the android phones and, well, I've been missing it.  Windows Mobile does not feel good any more, it seems to be lacking in so many areas:

• The Windows Mobile Market is severely limited.  Not much to choose from.  Sure there are alternative websites to download from, but those apps were made for older model phones on winmo and the screen sizes were small.  Now that I have owned the G1 and used the market on it, they have lots and lots of apps. Try before you buy, love that concept!
• The Sense UI feels good, but not much in the way of configuration.  Sure you can disable some of the screens, but what about allowing a more custom interface.  Allow the user to pick and choose what is on the screens.  Instead you have preconfigured screens. I know, the Sense UI is not Windows Mobile, but HTC did try to make it look good and they did, it's just lacking features. Important ones.
• Outlook Email - You have got to be kidding! They still have you tap twice to view pictures in your emails, then you have to tap again to be able to scroll right to left.  It's annoying!
• Outlook Calendar - Another let down.  You cannot view multiple calendars.  In this day and age, multiple calendars are the norm and ms has not caught on.  Almost everyone utilizes multi-calendars.

So, here is what I did.  I researched and came across xda developers.  Look them up, they have done wonders to the windows mobile phones.  I am now running Android 2.2 on my HD2.  I installed it on Oct 2, mind you, it is running off the micro sdhc card, good thing I got an 8gig Class 6 card.  This little card runs fast, super fast.  The Android OS is beautiful and fast.  On this 4.3" screen it has made my phone even more desirable.  Everything on this phone works: Wifi, Bluetooth Stereo, Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Data, Wifi HotSpot, FM Radio, GPS, Market, Voice Input.

There you have it.  The HD2 is a super nice phone, now that I have Android 2.2 running on it.

-L-