AT&T says 'new devices and updates to existing models' will be HSUPA-ready

Allenfx said:

AT&T says 'new devices and updates to existing models' will be HSUPA-ready -- Engadget

And yes LOSIELLE, THIS specifically DOES relate to the inspire (read the article).

Its funny how it took 2 weeks for them to put out info that we discussed here.

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That's cool. But, I returned my HTC Inspire 4G yesterday in favor for Windows Phone 7, Samsung Focus. Say what you will about it, but I'm happier with this device.

Allenfx...

to be flat honest, it was a few things that pushed me away from the Android.

I bought the device the day it went on sale, and it was my first Android phone. Coming from the iPhone 3GS, it was nice to have that level of optimization and customization at every corner with that phone.

I'll start with what I loved about the phone... cause what I loved, I REALLY loved.
-Form Factor- 4.3", nice weight, good pocket feel... one of the physical phone's I've ever held.
-Social Integration- The way that Facebook and Twitter were seamlessly woven throughout Android and HTC Sense. Awesome.

But outside of those 2 things... there really wasn't a whole lot there.

Now, what I hated... because what I hated, I REALLY hated.
-Battery Life- Worst battery I have ever used on any mobile device ever. Including a laptop. My Toshiba Satellite laptop running a Core i3 with 8GB of memory lasted longer on a full charge to zero than the Inspire. Could it have been a faulty battery? Sure. Anything is possible. I did all I could to optimize the OS to run as efficient as possible while using as little resource as possible. All to no avail.
-TOO MUCH CUSTOMIZATION!- I do believe that there is such thing as too much. And if anything, it would make for a cluttered display. I was able to balance form with function, but found it was a little cumbersome to do simple things.

Now, yeah, WP7 is as restrictive as the iOS. But I tell ya... this is the fastest OS I've ever used on a smartphone. It's quick, snappy, responsive.

But I still think it's too early into the WP7 life cycle to speak anything beyond that. Much like the original iPhone, there isn't much support. Now, I understand it's because Apple had the original iPhone pretty locked down.

Microsoft has embraced the "Homebrew Community" so far on WP7. Opening up a dialog with those to put the tools into the hands of the people, while still keeping it under security.

And to quickly answer your question, no Flash is supported, but Silverlight is on the way in the upcoming update for the OS.

I'll report back to you in a while after I've had a good time to really root (no pun intended!) around the WP7 OS.

One of the other things that killed Android... was a web browser.

The stock one sucked, Dolphin HD sucked, Opera, Firefox... they all sucked.

IE on WP7... smooth, slick, fast, responsive...

and I forgot to mention... there also isn't a decent music player anywhere to be found.

Zune on WP7 is absolutely perfect. Only thing you can compare it to is the iPod on iOS... and it even blows that away.

The 4" Super AMOLED screen is amazing. While I can tell it's smaller than the 4.3" on the Inspire, it's still plenty of real estate.

And Zune is wayyyy better than iTunes. I just wish that Zune synced everything like iTunes does. Contacts [read below***], calenders, bookmarks, yadda yadda yadda. Maybe in a future update.

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***I say contacts because personally, I hate keeping my contacts in the cloud. I don't want them linked to an email account online. I have all of my contacts kept on my PC in the *.contact format. I have pictures associated and what not. I wish that the Zune would sync those as well. iTunes did it perfectly in that aspect. Especially in the first sync. Some people prefer the cloud method of things... I personally don't.

I'm not gonna lie, I was very tempted when I was messing with a Samsung Focus in the AT&T store. The UI is just so attractive looking and felt great to interact with, the screen animations were especially impressive and the keyboard was a cinch to type on.

I may pick up a WP7 phone in the future after I've where it's taken off to, but for now. Android.

Loiselle said:

One of the other things that killed Android... was a web browser.

The stock one sucked, Dolphin HD sucked, Opera, Firefox... they all sucked.

IE on WP7... smooth, slick, fast, responsive...

and I forgot to mention... there also isn't a decent music player anywhere to be found.

Zune on WP7 is absolutely perfect. Only thing you can compare it to is the iPod on iOS... and it even blows that away.

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I started computers when was DOS OS. Than I swithed to OS/2 and than to FreeBSD and ar work I use Unix (IBM). Why? Because all MS OSes are SUCKS!!
And it is the same with 7.

lumiwa said:

I started computers when was DOS OS. Than I swithed to OS/2 and than to FreeBSD and ar work I use Unix (IBM). Why? Because all MS OSes are SUCKS!!
And it is the same with 7.

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Sorry you feel that way.

i owned the focus..yes it was a nice phone..fast, great screen, good battery, good camera and awesome call and speaker quality....BUT the os is too new..doesnt have cut and paste(i now its coming)..and the list of apps suck.hardly anything..i would consider buying another w7 device in future only when the os has been updated few times and the app store has grown.

Loiselle said:

That's cool. But, I returned my HTC Inspire 4G yesterday in favor for Windows Phone 7, Samsung Focus. Say what you will about it, but I'm happier with this device.

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Samsung support sucks. If I were you, I'd buy a W7 phone from another vendor...

My problem with WM7 is I have a MAC and no windowslive address so I was worried at the syncing and integration with my MAC. With Android everything is in the cloud with my gmail its easy. Would WM7 be that easy?

...after having so many issues with doing a sync, back-in-the-day, with Windows phones. I just can't bring myself to even try one again. Sad really.

I remember, watching the green sync button on my computer go round and round, to only then give me an error message!

naviculture said:

...after having so many issues with doing a sync, back-in-the-day, with Windows phones. I just can't bring myself to even try one again. Sad really.

I remember, watching the green sync button on my computer go round and round, to only then give me an error message!

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The Zune software used to sync the media this time is light years ahead of old Windows Phone syncing utilities.

AndreaCristiano said:

My problem with WM7 is I have a MAC and no windowslive address so I was worried at the syncing and integration with my MAC. With Android everything is in the cloud with my gmail its easy. Would WM7 be that easy?

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Yes it is, Andrea. It syncs your contacts and mail the exact same way it does on Android, via the cloud. So, you can use your gmail account and bam, you're up and running. You can use your Gmail account to be your Windows Live ID. Simple and easy, and painless. And as far as your media goes, there is a Windows Phone 7 client for Apple.

Give it a shot, the phone is awesome, so far. Only around 5 months, and the app store is already over 10,000. It further ahead than the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace was at the same point in time.

Loiselle said:

The Zune software used to sync the media this time is light years ahead of old Windows Phone syncing utilities.



Yes it is, Andrea. It syncs your contacts and mail the exact same way it does on Android, via the cloud. So, you can use your gmail account and bam, you're up and running. You can use your Gmail account to be your Windows Live ID. Simple and easy, and painless. And as far as your media goes, there is a Windows Phone 7 client for Apple.

Give it a shot, the phone is awesome, so far. Only around 5 months, and the app store is already over 10,000. It further ahead than the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace was at the same point in time.

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I might check it

I have had a Focus since the day it was released. It is a great OS and the device is nice overall, but a bit cheap feeling. The screen is the best feature. I should admit now that I do change devices very frequently. Having said that, I have had every smartphone OS available (unless you include Bada, which I don't).

WP7 is outstanding but immature. I need a device that allows me to wireless tether. This just isn't possible with WP7. Also, I prefer HTC devices over all others. AT&T's HTC WP7 device just plain sucks IMO. The only real choice for WP7 on AT&T is the Focus. The problem is, Samsung is terrible with software. Why is it that the only WP7 devices that had issues with the update are Samsung? Also, the Galaxy S devices have the worst Android builds I have ever used. I had a Captivate for 29 days. I tried to love the device, mostly because of the screen, but it just plain failed me several times.

I switched to the Inspire 4G two weeks ago. I couldn't be happier. I do miss some of the features from WP7, especially the Zune stuff. However, at the end of the day, I need certain things (like wifi tethering) and WP7 just doesn't have them yet. I will most likely get another WP7 (or WP8, or whatever it's called) when the platform matures a bit, and better devices come out.

Now, back to the thread topic, the Focus is capable of HSUPA. You can enable it using the diagnosis tool that self installs when entering a specific code into the dialer.

You can also enable it on the Inspire by editing the build.prop in the /system folder.