yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] nim_ayyan:
Just wondering why you chose Fuze/Touch-pro over Iphone.

For me 3 major reasons in order of importance:

Size: I just cannot accept the size of an Iphone. I believe in a small device with great capabilities that will nicely fit in my pocket.

Bluetooth Stereo: Bluetooth A2DP support was NOT native to Iphone at that time. Did not want to add and an UGLY connector to get bluetooth music streaming either

Not an Iphone fan boy: Never carried an Ipod nor had a Mac. Its too overrated and is more of a fashion statement. I just cant see the cool factor in Apple products.

Whats your reason? :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] shadow#:
#1: this forum :)

#2: can't type texts without a hardware keyboard when i'm drunk

#3: tp is my 3rd htc phone
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Rudegar:
price would also be a factor

iphones without a tariff is a lot more expensive then a touch pro without a tariff
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] akpe:
Welll, in random order

#: xda-devs support

#: custom roms

#: HTC user since 2005

#: size and h/w keyboard

and most of all

#: never was a fan of (maybe powerful but) overrated trendy devices over powerful business ones, end of story.

iPhone may be a "powerful" device, which can provide a similar experience to WM (or even better, that's a subjective matter). However the fact that the device itself is locked, and does not allow you to experience it fully (and I mean things which are supposed to be standard in smartphones, like multitasking) without jailbreaking it, tells me one thing and one thing only: that Apple does not respect it's customers.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] coder12:
For me it was a matter of carrier, and the 5-way navigator, because aside from those factors my Touch Pro is almost the same as an iPhone anyways with all the skins and mods :D
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] VibrantRedGT:
1. iPhone is 44% higher than my Touch Pro discounted Sprint monthly Everything Plan.

2. iPhone doesn't have a physical keyboard vs. huge Touch Pro keys.

3. iPhone has zero customability. "There's an app for that" means nothing to me. Energy 6.5 with Sense2.5 ROM means a whole lot more.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] nagle3092:
Sadly I feel the opposite way. I'm thinking of selling my Fuze just because support for it sucks lets face it. Theres no where near the amount of developers for windows mobile as there is for the iphone. I find myself using my ipod touch way more than my fuze and the only thing I cant do on my ipod is make calls. Sure theres no hardware keyboard and its nice to have one but I could live without. One thing that kills me the most is the screen, its almost unbearable using my phone after I use my ipod but thats to be expected since they're different tech. But over all I find myself not liking my phone more and more everyday and I dont think its going to change. I think Im going to submit to apple with the next refresh of the iphone simply because Apple is the juggernaut of smart phones at this time. Until they find a way to standardize android its not going to shine, I truly think fragmentation is going to kill it and if it doesn't kill it, it will always be that other OS. And WP7 is a mess. For one I dont have a Facebook or any other social networking crap, nor do I have an xbox so all that integration is useless to me. Not to mention that the UI looks terrible. But thats my look on things and unfortunately the way things keep going I dont think its going to change.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] FIT4C:
^^^^THIS^^^^

I'm sorry.....but April fools was on the 1st. :D

For myself it's all of what this guy says (from 3:40-4:00) in this iphone review "The Gadget Show" on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bumP10hUaVs, and more.

When I think of iphone...I can't help of think of the Will Smith movie iRobot. I have thoughts of Apple trying to brain wash me into thinking that it's the only phone I need and I don't need to think for myself because "there's an app for that". It want's me to drop my guard and completely trust that it can run my life with only finger swipes across the screen yet.....it will not let me have a close relationship with by shutting me out of it's inner workings (battery replacement, removable storage). It try's to keep me hanging by a thread just strong enough to stay attached for a new version with "innovative" abilities like "copy and paste". It's true colors are hard to see through it's colorful ads and apps.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] cybernavigator:
1: size

2: its need to always be on the net

3: can't sync calendar, contacts w/out using iTunes, which I cannot stand

4: can't multitask apps

I have both a fuze and an iPhone 3G (from my son when he moved to 3Gs.) Both phones are jail broken, so I decided to use the iPhone with an international SIM while traveling. I was really (&**&(*^( t'd off when I noticed that it always connects, thus incurring international data roaming charges. There's no way to make it not "call home" for one reason or another (checking if there's something new in app store, etc.) unless you tweak connectivity, block almost every app, or install some "firewall" to block all traffic. That just sucks if you travel a lot. ATT warned me, but I didn't think it was that bad.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Farmer Ted:
International roaming data charges are nothing to mess with. I've never used an iphone, but I've heard that many of the apps are web-based widgets. One of the problems with not having things like a native file explorer is that if you download an app, you can't look in program files to see what the hell you just downloaded. You'd know if it was just a web app on winmo pretty easily, but I'm sure it's hard to keep track of everything loaded on an iphone.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ragingclue:
I went from an iphone 3G to a Fuze to a 3GS to a Tilt2 back to a Fuze with a Bold 9000 in there at some point as well.

I can't do without the physical keypad. I email on the go a lot with my phone, and I just can't get used to virtual keyboards. Just can't do it. I'm also a sports nut, so browser navigating ability needs to be on point, meaning I need a touch screen. Now, I'll admit the iPhone's capacative touch screen beats the hell out of the pressure sensitive ones, although they'll get a lot better with some of the tweaks and ROMs available. There's no lag when you use the iphone's screen (although the newest ROMs for the Fuze have done a great job closing that gap, but it's still very much present). I miss that and the myriad of apps.

I really do hate Apple, what they did with the priority bandwidth with AT&T, and the fact they can't and absolutely won't support flash, along with that internal battery and no storage card. They could easily provide these features, but they don't simply because they don't HAVE to in order to sell the product. But, the iphone does what it does incredibly well. I'll concede to that.

I went back to the Fuze from my Tilt2 because I was pretty pissed that the hardware wasn't really upgraded much between those models. That was an unpleasant surprise. Also, the Fuze is SOLID. It's a beast, the tracks don't have tight tolerances, and the case is thick with robust corners. Plus, the Android development for the Fuze seemed to be further along than for the Tilt2. Also, when typing on the hardware keyboard for the Raphael, your thumbs do all the moving, and your hands don't. The Rhodium's bigger layout is nicer in that you hit the wrong key much less; however, you're moving your hands a lot too. I didn't like that. ROMs are also getting ridiculously good for WinMo devices.

Let's be honest; what the iPhone does, it does incredibly well, and if I didn't have needs (HW keypad) that it didn't meet, I would still have it, even though the Apple logo itself makes me want to kill a hippie every time I see it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] TesseractE:
1. I'm used to Windows Mobile, having used it on a PDA for several years

2. Getting a refurbished Fuze through AT&T with an Employee Purchase and a 2 year contract brought the price of the Fuze down to a rather attractive $0.

Fate was kind to me. I'm glad to have stumbled upon the Fuze. :D
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Agent Zach:
Mainly the Hardware Keyboard, but all-in-all, I simply love HTC devices.

Oh, and the Hardware Specs were actually pretty good for the Fuze, not the best, but for a device with a hardware keyboard, not bad. :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] ajvester:
I originally bought my Fuze because of the hardware keyboard. 6 months later, I bought an iPhone 3GS. I liked the Fuze for the most part, I just couldn't take WM anymore. With the stock firmware, my battery would not last a day. Timlol's stock like firmware made the battery life bearable and the device much more usable. But in the end, it was the limitations of WM that made me switch. It is nice having a browser that works, a mail client that can display messages and not move to the next message when you accidently move your finger sideways, a well stocked app store and a touchscreen that actually responds properly to touch.

I still have my Fuze and will use it to play around with the current Android project, but for day to day use as a phone and data device, the iPhone is it.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] qtipextra:
On your poll it was a hard toss-up between "Hate Apple products" and the "Other options (cooked ROMs, Android etc)".

My biggest factor was that it was more open to open source and cracked (aka free) software, and more moddifications that could be done to the firmware. The reason this could be done is because its not an Apple product.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Tumdace:
So I bought a really cheap Bluetooth USB dongle for my PC, about 5 bucks. It installs a program call Bluesoleil.

It wouldnt work from the CD, so I downloaded it from their website. Its just an evaluation copy so it only lets transfers of 2mb.

All I really needed the download for was for the driver.

How do I pair my Tilt 2 with my PC? My Tilt 2 is set to discoverable, but still wont find it (its like 2 feet from my PC).

I want to be able to transfer songs and such in the Windows Mobile Device Centre through bluetooth so I dont have to keep plugging it in.

Any suggestions?

PS: Neither my phone can find my PC nor my PC can find my phone. I can find it through a different menu on my phone somehow (forgot how now) but it asked me for a password, and I have no password on my PC.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dressanderc:
Sounds like a driver issue with your dongle
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] iridium21:
I'd remove all software that came with the Bluetooth adaptor and let W7 sort out it's own drivers for it - that's what I did and my cheap (£2!) Bluetooth adaptor works fine.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
Hi all

one of xda user sleepymonk had a car accident and presently is in COMA.i came to know through his bro only today.this is utterly shocking and unbelieviable that somebody who talked to u yesterday is not keeping that well,where he cant do ANYTHING....

plz pray for his early recovery...he is blessed with two kids and a loving wife.our prayers shall reach to him and give him the strength to fight back and come healthy at the earliset....

plz pray....A family needs it....

ur writing even a single line for his recovery will be enough ppl

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Residentmonk:
On behalf of Sleepymonk

hi Im sleepymonk brother.

Thanks for the thread i know he will be pleased when i tell him after easter,

His kids and partner say a big THANKYOU

He was in coma for about a week but he came out of it a few days ago.

He has broken his back and will need a operation later this week. We will know more after that

the first thing he ask me when he woke up was where is his phone and are there any updates out but if you know him you know why.

I will keep you all updated with his progress in this thread and Thank you all for the support
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx mate for telling us that he is out off COMA now...plz take the pain to update his recovery daily....i hope i am not asking much from u.

he will be ok soon.isnt it?

tell him that i miss him..:(

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
That was a shock, I hope he can fully recover and wish him and the rest of the family much strength in this difficult time.

Rataplan and wife and kids.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] ILoveTouch:
i'm a buddist and i'll pray for him too.

hope he'll be back to our community soon.

cheers.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] gacon1000:
God bless him

sleepymonk, i'll pray for you
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
I knew that u will be the first to offer ur prayers for him,buddy.lets hope he iwill be back to his normal life soon

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx ILOVE for being so thoughtfull... plz pray

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx gacon

ur prayers surely will lead him towards a quick recovery

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] bossihab:
I pray from my heart deeply to recover ur health (SLEEPYMONK) and be well and stay alive and return back

we all can be in ur situation (god help him and help us )

and deepankerjha stay with ur friend he need you now ...
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx a lot bossi

ur prayers r needed for his quick recovery and u r doing just that man.thx a lot again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] oguh:
I hope he recovers 100% and as quickly as possible

cumps

hugo
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Residentmonk:
Sleepymonk maynot walk again but he said hes going to prove all them wrong.

Hi just a update.

The doctor told him today that he may not walk again. He laughed and said yeah right you dont know me ill prove you wrong ill walk out of this place if that the last thing i do,

He was very happy to hear that you opened a thread for him, and said "thank you all for your support he will back as soon as he can and keep the updates coming"

He in alot of pain at the moment and is due to have a operation on his back on monday to refilef the pain and some pressure.

Thanks again for your support . ill keep you updated will any news.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
yes he is right,he surely is going to prove that **** dr wrong.the prayers for his quick recovery will not go into vain.

take him to some other nursing home AWAY FROM THAT ASS DR

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] leemoss84:
my prayers go out to my fellow xda brother, hope for a quick recovery!! god bless
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Hi Residentmonk, I'm very happy you keep us informed about the health of sleepymonk, it will be a hard fight for him to be back, but I'm for sure he is a real fighter and he will be back.

Send him my regards and take care of yourself.

Regards,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
hi lee

thx for dropping by and praying for sleepymonk.our prayers will make me much strong to fight back and recover faster.

thx again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
hi buddy

I won't thank u,as I respect/like/love u a lot.I always know u r there for ppl who need anything.be the way u r,buddy.

just love u man !

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Thanks for your friendly comment, I had a bad day today since I've heard of the accident, couldn't believe it, but you bring back a smile on my face.

Thanks for opening this thread.

Greetz,
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] GatuRatz:
Hi sleepymonk ,

I have no religion so I cannot pray for you...

But I give you my best wishes for you fast recovery :)

I hope that you will be fine soon and leave the hospital walking by yourself!

Sincerly,

GatuRatz
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx a lot gatu

ur good wishes doesnt need any religion....we all are human only....thx again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
hi andy

hey andy...sleeping???:mad: come back and test my new rom...this is the best rom i have cooked till date.

c'on man now leave that bed and come home and come to xda...:)

all the best for ur surgery buddy

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] witch1:
Thats indeed very sad news. All of my prayers go out to him and his family.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] coolme:
hey sleepymonk,dont u worry man,u r going to rock soon.my prayers r always with u.i will ask my mom also to pray for u man
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] sxrsxrsx:
China got an explaination for this.

大难不死必有厚福(There must be something great will happen to you, if you survive an accident.)

That means he may get sth great these days.

Hope he's lucky.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] d_train:
I have just stumbled onto this thread and am in shock as to what happened to sleepymonk, but also in awe at how you guys have rallied around.

I am praying for the doctors to have the skills necessary to correct the damage and also for sleepymonk for the hard yards that are ahead for his recovery. I also am praying for the emotional, physical and spiritual support base that he has and will need throughout this journey.

My thoughts and prayers are with you, your wife and your children sleepymonk.

DT
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx a lot witch for all ur prayers for sleepymonk...

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx coolme for ur being so thoughtful and prayers too...our prayers will lead him to a quick recovery

thx again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx sxr for ur comments...didnt get much of it but u surely wished his well being....thx again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
hi dt

thx for dropping by and praying for him and his family.he's supposed to go under surgery today.his bro didnt inform anything yesterday.hope he comes today and give some good news abt sleepymonk.

i know he will be back soon and we all will feel good...

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] insomia:
sleepymonk,

never been bumped into your posts, but realizing what happened to you made me feel so sad that our brother here needs our support..i know our prayers here will be heard. we will wait for you here.

get well soon.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx insomia..thx a lot for praying for sleepymonk...yes our prayers will be heared...and he WILL come back to his normal life soon...

thx again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] oguh:
any news about the sleepymonk surgery?

I hope everything has gone well

cumps

hugo
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
hugo this is the 3rd day when his bro didn't inform anything. now I am getting anxious abt him.lets hope he is all well .keep praying for him till he comes back mate

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] [★]:
I hope he recovers soon :)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx mate for hoping the best for sleepymonk
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] IzaacJ:
I don't know this guy, but I sure hope he'll be okey :O

No one should experience somthing like that.

I surley will pray for his recovery and hope he'll be back soon.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx a lot mate for ur good wishes.this is sheer huminity which u showed by dropping by on hus thread and wishing his well being,and thhank you so much for that.this is what is expected from a xda user where everything is abt sharing and caring...

thx again

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] cpuguy:
This is very unfortunate news which affects us all wheter we know the person or not.

I would like to wish sleepymonk a very fast recovery in hopes of seeing him back on xda soon!!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] mblaster:
I don't know him either, but I wish him all the best. I hope he will be well soon.

mblaster
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Residentmonk:
5 hour operation went ok

HI guys sorry but ive been very bsuy trying to sort stuff out for sleepymonk (andy) and his family aswell as my own stuff and work.

Anyway he had a 5 hour operation yesterday morning and everything went well.

He isnt in a much pain now. We will now more about his back when the swelling goes down and stuff. He hasnt no movemnet in his legs yet and cant wiggle his toes but the doctor say thats might just be because his swelling only time will tell.

He been told to its going to be a slow recover as that the nature of the injure. He being moved to his own private room next week and ive been told to get his laptop up there as he is major bored and laying around his doing his bloody head in.

Anyway that it from me for today ...im at the hopital tomorrow so i let you know more when i know more.

Laters All and thanks you alll for the kind word.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] DaveShaw:
Just came across this thread.

Andy,

I'm very sorry to hear what's happened to you; my thoughts go out to you, and your Family wishing them strength though this difficult time. I cannot begin to think of the devastation this will have done to all of you, but it was inspiring to read you brother posting your determination to walk again.

And remember, if you get bored, there's always plenty to do on here still :D.

All the best,

Dave
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx mblaster for ur good wishes to andy

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx a lot for the updation and the good news that the operation was successful.just convey one msg to andy that he has to be back on his feet soon and we all will wait for that day

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx a lot dev for all ur words and concern for andy.u r right,his determination will bring him back to normalcy soon.

thx for dropping by

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] cobra_21ca:
Thoughts and prayers are with Sleepymonk and his family, hope for a quick and full recovery!!
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] randy1012:
I wish him will be better eailier.
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx cobra for ur thoughts

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] deepankerjha:
thx randy for ur good wishes for sleppymonk

regards
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Residentmonk:
Hi ive borrewed davids account to write this to you all and keep you up to date.

First Thanks you all for the support over the last week or so it amazing that there are so many people supporting us and noone really knows andrew,

anyway ive just got back from the hospital with some new for you.

Andy is getting tranfered to his private room on next friday and wants to come on here to say thakns himself. He cant do alot but things are being setup so he can lay still and use his laptop.

He going to be in hospital for the next 8 weeks at least then if things are started to heal they will send him home.

Other news he felt pain in his feet this morning if the nurse pricked his feet with a needle (some test they done everyday for the last week). the doctors are amazed and its early days yet and the road going to be long but the outcome is looking better.

Thanks for all your support.

Maria (andys partner)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Thanks Maria, I know it sounds stupid but I'm happy Andy feels pain, I'm sure the whole family has a long way to go but the first steps are made.

Wish you all the best in this difficult period.

Regards Walter
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] d_train:
Maria

That sounds like great news that he is starting to feel something - I mentioned Andy and the accident to my church on Wednesday night and they are praying for him and you and the kids. Hopefully Andy is home soon and on the road to a full recovery. My thoughts and prayers are with you both.

DT