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Has anyone any experience with Archos Android tablets?

Hello everyone,
I just lost my HTC Desire to my sister, since her Nokia 6630 lost its live just about a day ago.
She just grab my Desire and leaving my SIM-card behind. (Stupid is, she knows my all of my password and pin numbers on that phone...I guess she was spying on me for quite some time)...well...she did play the games inside my Desire...a LOT!!
I am really stupid!
Well...She talks more than I do on the phone...so...I guess I have to accept that..I am busy writing my master work at this moment...and I don't wanna have a fight with her ...not at his point of time...(I assume she knew that too).
The problem is, I don't have enough money to get a good smartphone which can match my "previous" Desire. Legend, Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab, etc. are way too expensive for me right now,
and HTC Wildfire can not meet my expectation.
Well...I can still make phone calls with my ..stupid Nokia 1800...It is juts...something big is obviously missing on that pile of plastic..
Now, I am thinking of getting an Archos 70 8GB Internet tablet, which will be there soon enough.
It will cost about the same price as Wildfire, but with more capabilities (at least according to the spesification).
So..I think...perhaps, I can use that along with my (stupid) Nokia 1800 Phone.
but, the thing is...I have never used anything from Archos before.
Can anyone post your experience using Archos previous Android tablets?
Is the company any good by the customer service?
Anything?
Pleaseeeeeee......

Hmmm...still no replies for days in this forum and several others, which I have posted...
Even my closest friends don't even have a single experience on Archos...
Perhaps I should rethink about getting a tablet PC from Archos.

Check out archosfans.com if you want to talk to people who are familiar with the brand. I had portable archos mp3/media players back before ipods became the standard, but I haven't used their products in quite a few years. The newest android tablets are interesting, especially since they're considerably less expensive than ipads and gtabs, but until I get a chance to hold one I'll refrain from any judgments.

Considering that the newer tablets coming out by Archos are Android, I would love to see xda development for them and eventually a section for Android tablets.
TS

Get a orange san francisco, 512mb ram, 800x480 oled screen, 2.1 pre loaded and a custom 2.2 rom available, also its unlockable for less than £5.

Archos's new Android tablet line is coming out as we speak. I just received word that mine was shipped today, so it should be here tomorrow ... I pre-ordered a 101 tablet.
I hope that xda development will come on this as it takes off (apparently there were too many pre-orders made that many sites shut down the possibility)
I am a first-time buyer of their products, so i can't comment on their customer service level .. and actually not on their product quality either.
but I'll be happy to report back once I get my hands on it tomorrow

Well...finally I have a cheap Android with vodafone branding on it...
Hehehehe...I bought it and flashed it with LeeDroid 2.2e.
Hehehehe...

aaa said:
Well...finally I have a cheap Android with vodafone branding on it...
Hehehehe...I bought it and flashed it with LeeDroid 2.2e.
Hehehehe...
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Dont forget to share your experience

Hmm...experience...LeeDroid you mean?
My impression until now :
Somehow faster than stock ROM, apps are installable to SDCard (most important), Desire proc become OC-able (not doing it), stable, slight improvement in battery live, still has Sense (third important), DSP manager become available (second important), performance gain for 3D games (fourth important) .
I like also the Desire HD rom (RCMixHD), but too bad that the camera is not working and I went back to LeeDroid.
I wanna try several other roms but I will play with LeeDroid for the time being first.

I can only speak on Archos as a brand.
They are fantastic. THEY not Apple are the leaders in multimedia portables and have been for a decade. Mp3,Portable vide,tablets etc. Archos always has a product in the top 3 in each category the last decade.
I cant speak on tablets though. But Ive owned and purchased for others numerous Archos products. Love them.

xManMythLegend said:
I can only speak on Archos as a brand.
They are fantastic. THEY not Apple are the leaders in multimedia portables and have been for a decade. Mp3,Portable vide,tablets etc. Archos always has a product in the top 3 in each category the last decade.
I cant speak on tablets though. But Ive owned and purchased for others numerous Archos products. Love them.
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Too Late!
I already got myself an HTC Desire

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Too Late!
I already got myself an HTC Desire
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well a phone is not a tablet and vice versa. in fact, a good android phone and an archos tab pair very well together, with wireless/Bt tether.
I have an HTC evo, and an Archos 70it (new Gen8).... froyo should be on the archos within days which will then give me exactly what i want in terms of portability and technology.
smart phone -> tablet -> laptop -> desktop ... a tool for every job, and a home server that serves media and files to all of them, wired and wireless, anywhere in the house.
sry... bit OT, but simply loving my tablet and it is a great addition. froyo will perfect it.

Considering that you have the EVO and the Archos, are you using the built in hotspot or wifi teetering or pdanet?

actually neither yet - i'm blanketed with wifi so it's not a necessity. i will be testing for fun tonight but have had some other things take priority.
planning to just do the wireless tether. rooted the evo here and used wireless tether with my laptop about a month ago, figured the same would be fine for the AIT...
i also read about BT tether available, may try that but idk the pros/cons yet...
edit: I'm in NY as well, not the city though - in the Adirondacks.

havnet played with it yet :/

digibucc said:
actually neither yet - i'm blanketed with wifi so it's not a necessity. i will be testing for fun tonight but have had some other things take priority.
planning to just do the wireless tether. rooted the evo here and used wireless tether with my laptop about a month ago, figured the same would be fine for the AIT...
i also read about BT tether available, may try that but idk the pros/cons yet...
edit: I'm in NY as well, not the city though - in the Adirondacks.
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The archos doesn't support ad-hoc wifi networks, so just make sure if your device creates an "ad-hoc" network, then it can't connect
However bluetooth tether works (I still have a g1 and I'm bluetooth tethering to my A70)

I have an HTC EVO also and I got an Archos 10.1. I had a previous Archos MP3/Video player from way back. Can you tell me since my phone is not rooted is there anyway I can tether. Goling to Vegas in a couple weeks and room doesn't have wifi. They have free internet but no wifi. I need to tether with Archos off EVO and Vegas has 4G which I don't have yet. Thanks,
digibucc said:
well a phone is not a tablet and vice versa. in fact, a good android phone and an archos tab pair very well together, with wireless/Bt tether.
I have an HTC evo, and an Archos 70it (new Gen8).... froyo should be on the archos within days which will then give me exactly what i want in terms of portability and technology.
smart phone -> tablet -> laptop -> desktop ... a tool for every job, and a home server that serves media and files to all of them, wired and wireless, anywhere in the house.
sry... bit OT, but simply loving my tablet and it is a great addition. froyo will perfect it.
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I was told PDA Net didn't do Android to Android but I heard there is some free wireless tether for non rooted phones but I don't know if it will work Archos to EVO. I replied to a post above and didn't finish reading where someone kind of asked the same thing. Sorry!
twospirits said:
Considering that you have the EVO and the Archos, are you using the built in hotspot or wifi teetering or pdanet?
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[Q] Slightly OT, which cellphone do you use?

So I chose the G Tablet in large part due to the community. My Verizon phone contract is about to end in 2 months and I'm looking at an Android phone (of course). Looking for tethering most importantly for my gtab but I guess I might find that Verizon has locked down the devices too much. I'm open to custom ROMs assuming they are as polished as the ones we have here. Anyone have suggestions?

I've got an EVO and have been quite happy with it. Large modding community, multiple good and polished roms with very active devs, both AOSP and Sense. WifiTether comes with most of the custom ROMS and is free, and speeds are actually pretty good if you happen to be in a 4G area. Phone is good, though battery life is a bit poor (but then again, most Android phones are that way).
All in all I'm pretty pleased with it, though there are plenty of good options out there.

Thanks, I'll have to look into as many as I can. I have a Blackberry now and have done diddly squat for customization of it. Originally planned to flex my development skills a bit but just never got around to it.

Sprint HTC Hero rooted w/ Froyo.

Lg Optimus S (Rooted w/ froyo)

Nexus One on AT&T.
Have been tethering my gtablet since the day I took it home.

Att Samsung captivate great phone except for lousy GPS Samsung should stick to tvs... rooted 2.2

I'm Tethering using Samsung Fascinate. Sucks cuz of no 2.2, still 2.1. In 2 Months many Good Phones will be out So you could try those but Ive had This phone and Droid Incredible for Verizon and both tether fine. Just need Root.

Im using the good ol Droid Eris that is rooted.

I'm Rocking a Droid (Original) with Cyanogen as of now... a few weeks ago it was another flavor.. I love the android phone dev. scene.. Changing Mods is like changing socks.. ;-)
Looking forward to the HTC Thunderbolt Upgrade in FEB

Stuck on the Moment with 2.1. Rooted, customized kernel with Froyo-like JIT enhancements, wifi tethering, and other good stuff. It's reasonable, but so far, no one has made much progress with getting true 2.2 working on it. They released the source for two phones (Acclaim and Intercept) that are very similar to the Moment, but the only community that develops for the phone (SDX) hasn't gotten anything working. It's beyond my skill level, sadly, or I'd try my hand at it.
I'm able to change my phone in April, so I'll probably see what options are available then or coming shortly thereafter.

The droid 2 is a nice phone when it is rooted and you can use it as a mobile hotspot for free if it is rooted, although the droid bionic looks very promissing when it comes out and it has the same tegra 2 processor as the gtablet but it an actually fit in a pocket.

Nexus One running stock 2.2 on t-Mobile with the famous grandfathered 6.99 data plan. Tethering works great. But I've been having issues with the power button not working, so I might finally root it when the warranty runs out so I can assign the power button to the trackball or something.

yellowdragon said:
Nexus One on AT&T.
Have been tethering my gtablet since the day I took it home.
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+1 It was simple to tether a connection between the two (2) devices and it works well.

Google Nexus One on Bell Mobility (i'm a canuckia resident), modded as per my sig. Bestest phone I ever had. I'm planning on getting a Tegra2-based or a Nexus S as soon as those hit Vidéotron in Quebec though.

Is captivate worth it ?

Hey guys I have xperia x10 and interested in this phone. How is this phone? Or should I wait a few weeks to get Motorola atrix or nexus s.
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I'd wait for the next round of phones that are coming out. I'd actually pass on the Atrix, simply because Motorola insists on giving it to us with an encrypted bootloader.

I would definitely not get a Captivate. given that new phones are coming out.
I would even tell myself back in September not to get a Captivate and wait for the phones that are coming out now, it's that bad.
Samsung basically stuck us with 2.1 (unless you do a custom ROM) and more or less once they sell you a phone kiss you goodbye for support for it etc.
Oh yeah, and if a phone has been known to have GPS issues, and you read an official Samsung tweet that their new update fixed GPS, don't believe it.
Stay away from anything Samsung.

Ya, I love this phone, its bad ass. But if you're looking to trade up, give it a little time and wait, this one age hardware wise pretty soon with the new ones coming out.

X10 is not a bad phone to hold on to until something you really like is released. Fyi - I love my captivate. Just disappointed in samsung. With custom roms this phone is great, imo.
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Given the state of [smart]mobile devices today, what can you really say "I'm gonna wait for ____ phone to come out and be content"?
Sure, if you're in the market for a new device you can ALWAYS say "wait for the next round", but the truth of the matter is that there aren't a lot of devices that will be relevant for 10 months. This was one of the things I sat on for months prior to actually buying the Captivate.......mobile providers don't expect you to keep your device for the full 2 years.
I would definitely NOT get a Captivate unless you plan on rooting. That being said, if you don't want to root your phone, if you just plan on living an a stock environment, why don't you just get an iPhone? I mean, what is the point of having an open-source device if you never take advantage of it?
When I was running the stock Captivate it was horrible and I would've killed someone by now if I was waiting on the carrier or manufacturer to feed me (updates). Unfortunately, that is the world we live in. I must say that (I rooted the device within a week of my purchase), I wouldn't trade my Cap in for anything else right now, not even the Atrix. It is more than capable and this is my first Android device, so its not like I'm an experienced ROM loader. I don't have any issues with GPS, calls are fine, I can clock at over 1500 running Firebird2 and Cognition 2.3 (running FroYo). The only "issue" I have is some legacy mp3's won't play (that apparently no one else has this issue) and I'm rather disappointed in the quality of the speaker (after running a few sound amplifier apps).

Skip the Captivate. If you like the sony ericsson phones, wait for the x12's. They're supposed to be out in late March/early April and they look pretty nice.

Thanks guys . You guys are the best.
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When getting an Atrix, it's cheaper to get the phone + computer combo. But why get it if you already have a laptop or tablet? great specs but I would wait a little longer for the next wave of phones.
Avoid the Captivate

WillyWonka23 said:
When getting an Atrix, it's cheaper to get the phone + computer combo. But why get it if you already have a laptop or tablet? great specs but I would wait a little longer for the next wave of phones.
Avoid the Captivate
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From what I have seen in researching the Atrix is that if you want the "laptop" dock you MUST pay for the Data Pro with Tether add-on. Otherwise you can pay the $499 just for the dock later on and will not be required to add tethering.
My problem with this setup and fee structure is that the dock is not a separate PC that uses the Atrix as an AP or external modem. You cannot use it without the Atrix docked because what you see on the screen is being generated by the phone. So what are you really tethering? Not the laptop since you are still browsing with the phone, just with an external monitor and keyboard... WTF? Do they think we are that stupid?
Don

the_ahmadzais said:
Hey guys I have xperia x10 and interested in this phone. How is this phone? Or should I wait a few weeks to get Motorola atrix or nexus s.
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I'd pass on the captivate.....the atrix comes out tomorrow and the inspire is available now.....I'd get one of those before I'd get the captivate....the inspire is insanely fast and smooth and offers the Sense experience, which is great.....and the atrix is insanely powerful.

I have a love/hate relationship with my phone.
Stock ROM is "ancient" now - and AT&T has delayed any software updates for over 6 mos. now.
Plagued with hardware issues - random shutdowns, sleeping death, charge death, corrupt internal SD Cards, and of course a non-working GPS/Compass.
To make this phone work as intended you will "HAVE" to run a custom ROM to get all of the features - that should have worked out of the box mind you - to work properly.
And.. just a personal peeve - the plastic is slick - so I would suggest getting a case. Otherwise it's like holding a greased pig.
But on the positive - the screen is gorgeous, battery life is decent, and once you get it up and running its a great device.
So... uh no I wouldn't suggest getting a Captivate.

The stock Cap is not good at all. But those haven't rooted and flashed custom Roms are missing the boat. The custom ROMS are easy to flash and open up a whole new side to the Captivate!
Mine with the kick butt Paragon rom will run rings around an iphone any day. I've had them side by side.

Johnnie5000 said:
Skip the Captivate. If you like the sony ericsson phones, wait for the x12's. They're supposed to be out in late March/early April and they look pretty nice.
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The new Sonys will be even slower than the old Samsungs, and with less nice screens to boot.
Better camera, but who cares?
Get the Atrix (out tomorrow) or wait for the SGS2 -- Super AMOLED+ dual-core with (likely) unencrypted bootloader. Hopefully the US will get Tegra2 versions for better custom kernel development.

dlwoodjr said:
From what I have seen in researching the Atrix is that if you want the "laptop" dock you MUST pay for the Data Pro with Tether add-on. Otherwise you can pay the $499 just for the dock later on and will not be required to add tethering.
My problem with this setup and fee structure is that the dock is not a separate PC that uses the Atrix as an AP or external modem. You cannot use it without the Atrix docked because what you see on the screen is being generated by the phone. So what are you really tethering? Not the laptop since you are still browsing with the phone, just with an external monitor and keyboard... WTF? Do they think we are that stupid?
Don
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Yeah I think it's all backwards. The laptop dock can't be used without the Atrix which already makes it useless most of the time. That's why I was saying you might as well get a tablet. Why use a "laptop" running off a device that is suppose to be portable. That is what a real laptop is for.

Haha yeah just get a tablet / netbook / laptop instead of that atrix laptop dock.
Anyway, I think you should just wait 'till better phones are released. But if you can't, then yeah get the captivate but be prepared to void your warranty.

Honestly, like every one has said, it depends of if you plan to run stock or not. This is my first time to root a phone and I will never go back to stock again. My cappy is super fast and does everything I could ever want. My old 3g is comparable to a pager now.
But if you want to run stock, the captivate is DEFINATELY not for you. It took me about three days to decide that 2.1 just wouldn't cut it and start doing the research about rooting and flashing.
It is a very capable phone if you're willing to put some time into it.

Internet Connection Sharing

Has anyone seen which WiFi chip is in the Arrive? Is it the one that support ICS? Will this be a feature that's available later or is it a case of needing to get updated hardware in order to get the feature?

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-arrive-7-pro/144512-htc-arrive-disassembly.html This is all I've seen and the FCC filing has nothing as well....

Anyone have any luck with these leads? http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-arrive-7-pro/142197-tethering-arrive-11.html

It contains the proper chipset
Have you seen this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279989
this is now the 3rd thread or 4th thread on the subject within the htc 7 pro forums

Hopefully the next DFT ROM with wifi tethering enabled will support the 7 Pro Fingers crossed.

HTC Drivers
Has anyone heard anything further on official HTC supported wifi drivers coming out to support the Wifi Hotspot on the HTC 7 Pro?
I've read on multiple websites that HTC is going to release these for all their current win phone devices. But of course, it's all hearsay until one actually comes out.
If it's up to the cell carrier, I find it hard to believe that US Cell will say "no" as they've never really removed this feature in the past.

Iowa_State_Cyclone said:
Has anyone heard anything further on official HTC supported wifi drivers coming out to support the Wifi Hotspot on the HTC 7 Pro?
I've read on multiple websites that HTC is going to release these for all their current win phone devices. But of course, it's all hearsay until one actually comes out.
If it's up to the cell carrier, I find it hard to believe that US Cell will say "no" as they've never really removed this feature in the past.
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I haven't heard anything

Iowa_State_Cyclone said:
Has anyone heard anything further on official HTC supported wifi drivers coming out to support the Wifi Hotspot on the HTC 7 Pro?
I've read on multiple websites that HTC is going to release these for all their current win phone devices. But of course, it's all hearsay until one actually comes out.
If it's up to the cell carrier, I find it hard to believe that US Cell will say "no" as they've never really removed this feature in the past.
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i'm using the 7 pro in singapore
if the us/uk carriers really says NO, then i'm afraid i'll be affected
maybe i should just email htc uk and make some noise

I emailed HTC to ask about if an update would be made available to enable the wifi hotspot feature. I just got a reply stating the WP7.5 (mango) does support it but the support guy said HTC were NOT making a driver/update to enable on the 7 Pro. Not to much of a problem since I can use USBmodeswitch to USB tether and hope the DFT version 2 ROM will support the hotspot feature.

From today already exist update for HTC Mozart and HD7 with Internet Sharing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19413277
Anybody (of course with original ROM) got this update on HTC 7 Pro ?
PS
Now I have customROM by Ansar and I can't check that.

No update for HTC 7 Pro, yet (unbranded, Poland).

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I emailed HTC to ask about if an update would be made available to enable the wifi hotspot feature. I just got a reply stating the WP7.5 (mango) does support it but the support guy said HTC were NOT making a driver/update to enable on the 7 Pro. Not to much of a problem since I can use USBmodeswitch to USB tether and hope the DFT version 2 ROM will support the hotspot feature.
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I tried my luck with the German HTC Support to no avail. They claim only devices shipped with Mango have ICS enabled, and there are no plans for older devices. The latter one is particularly funny as I basically prompted them that they are currentlc rolling out this update for a few devices like Mozart and HD7. I even read on another forum that the Trophy got the ICS update... So why not the 7 Pro??

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I tried my luck with the German HTC Support to no avail. They claim only devices shipped with Mango have ICS enabled, and there are no plans for older devices. The latter one is particularly funny as I basically prompted them that they are currentlc rolling out this update for a few devices like Mozart and HD7. I even read on another forum that the Trophy got the ICS update... So why not the 7 Pro??
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Yeah this is driving me crazy, if I could get ICS and the damn compass to work I would be happy.

Anyone with the other htc devices able to pick it apart for those of us with the 7pro/arrive?

Received a "HTC Update" last night and ICS is now integrated into system.
HTC Pro sim lock free, branded to O2 Germany.
Regards

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Received a "HTC Update" last night and ICS is now integrated into system.
HTC Pro sim lock free, branded to O2 Germany.
Regards
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Great news!
Would you mind getting in touch with Heathcliff74 and see if we can pull this update for his library? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1306415

I can confirm the ICS update is being rolled out. My girlfriend's 7 Pro can now tether...
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Question to people who have done this update: what you have SPL number now ?

Sweet to hear, hope we get it for the Sprint Arrive (7Pro) as well.

Hopefully this update will come to all users. My 7Pro (not branded) has it not yet. If Nokia will release a phone with hardware keyboard, I will switch. HTC does not really seem to be interested in its 7Pro Users
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[Q] Looking for phone to work with Transformer

Hi,
I have been here for a while now and am at the point where I have a great relationship with my transformer and my phone (although fussy at times).
I have a stock TF101 32GB with latest updates.
My phone is Omni2 with WM6.5 and I run WMwifiRouter using Bluetooth to tether for internet when I'm out (a little cumbersome, but once setup it works well).
Question: I am at my upgrade date (Verizon) and am thinking about upgrading my phone.
I'd like to be able to do the same tethering (obviously without paying the $30/mo. tether fee as I don't now) or better and I need a phone that can sync with my Outlook (just calendar, contacts, notes, etc) as I'll get my emails either on the phone or through the TF.
I have never rooted anything although I'm curious to give it a try after reading so many posts here.
Any thoughts are appreciated - the input is always great!

Well with a custom ROM you usually automatically get portable hotspots unlocked without the plan.
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Last week I talked the guy that takes care of our cell phone plan at our company to switch me from a HTC Touch Pro II running WM6.5 (that I rooted so I could tether my Transformer) to a HTC EVO running Android 2.3.
I am SO greatfull to finally be on an Android phone!!!! Of course out of the box it is $30 a month for HotSpot support but tethering with a cable works well. I haven't tried a bluetooth tether yet. I will be rooting the EVO soon to get free hotspot support.
I really miss the slide out keyboard of the Touch Pro II but love the extra screen realestate on the EVO! I have very fat big fingers and have problems with touch screen typing. The big EVO was not as bad as I was expecting for texting because of its big screen but it is not nearly as good as a physical keyboard. I ordered a pocketable blue tooth keyboard for under $20 which I will try. Another caveat of the EVO is pretty dismal battery life... so I ordered a $65 3500ma battery to improve that although it will make the sleek phone quite a bit more clunky. My first choice over an EVO would have been the ASUS Padphone... http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/11/01/asus-padfone-gets-a-launch-date-the-long-rumored-asus-padfone-part-tablet-part-smartphone-looks-to-make-an-appearance-in-stores-early-next-year/ but it is not even available yet!
I can't express how happy I am to finally be rid of Windows Mobile!!!! Our cell phone guy showed me the super new and cool WM7... and showed me how much better it is!!!! But that is what they said when they upgraded me from from a HTC Touch with WM6.0 to the Touch Pro II... I will be giving up support for Microsoft Lync but the HTC Microsoft exchange connector works well.
I really love the UI on the Android... SO MUCH better than the awful WM interface. The best part is being able to install most (android 2.3 vs 3.2) all my favorite android apps on my phone!
...and I am a .Net developer which kind of means Microsoft is crucial for putting food on my table!

I have used both wifi and BT tether with my Droid X and TF101. Both work well. However I have given up on tethering as the carriers are now tracking "free users" and there are rumors of some people getting either terminated, or $1k data usage bills. Verizon has never charged me for tethering, but to me it's not worth the risk anymore.
So just be aware.

gottahavit said:
I have used both wifi and BT tether with my Droid X and TF101. Both work well. However I have given up on tethering as the carriers are now tracking "free users" and there are rumors of some people getting either terminated, or $1k data usage bills. Verizon has never charged me for tethering, but to me it's not worth the risk anymore.
So just be aware.
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I always love these "BEWARE" post... I think it would be better to say, "USE Common Sense"!
If I am reading XDA post on my HTC Incredible or on my ASUS Transformer via WiFi Tether.. it is using the same amount of Bandwidth and Verizon is non-the-wiser.
It is folks that tether a PC and download Terra-bytes of Data from Peer-to-Peer sites like Piratebay that stand out like a Hore in church on Sunday.

justjayhere said:
I always love these "BEWARE" post... I think it would be better to say, "USE Common Sense"!
If I am reading XDA post on my HTC Incredible or on my ASUS Transformer via WiFi Tether.. it is using the same amount of Bandwidth and Verizon is non-the-wiser.
It is folks that tether a PC and download Terra-bytes of Data from Peer-to-Peer sites like Piratebay that stand out like a Hore in church on Sunday.
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I agree wholeheartedly!

I have my Transformer setup to sync with my works exchange. I have a G2x on Tmobile.
I use the built-in WiFi Tether, that Verizon loves to remove... but like was said, any custom rom will have that back in.
Just do your homework first on the tethering capabilities. Google's Galaxy Nexus is releasing on Verizon this month which will have straight Android and WiFi Tether should be intact regardless of Verizon's policies (it isn't straight android if Verizon screws with it). Plus the software and updates come from Google directly so you should be good. Being a developer phone, it'll get plenty of attention and updates are guaranteed.
Once it releases and I can read some hands on reviews, I'll probably trade up my work blackberry for it.

all android phones from I think 2.2 on came with hotspot so long as your phone isnt locked by the carrier. Most carriers remove it unless you pay for it so you either buy a sim free phone or flash a rom.

I struggled with my tablets tethering to my HTC Tilt2 running WinMo 6.5. Once I went with an Android HTC Inspire 4G things have always just worked fine. Go with the Android phone.