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[HTC Aria General] waltah!:
You could always sell your Pure to put toward buying one at full retail. It still won't be cheap cause the Pure doesn't have great resale value.

If you bought your Pure in October you should actually be eligible for an exception upgrade. It's the 2yr pricing plus $75 and you still get your rebate. You're eligible after 6 months in.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel79:
That's literally what I just got :)!!!!! Gonna put my Pure up on eBay this week and by friday I should have my Aria! So excited! Crossing my fingers for a root and foryo XD

I explained I was ready to accept the EFT in order to get a new number and get the free phone with 2 year contract from the dell/wirefly website deals ... then she was like ... well let me see what I can do. So I was accepted for an early upgrade of 229 plus activation then got a mail-in rebate of 100 and an additional 100 off my wireless account (200 off total) ... so I'm stoked!
[HTC Aria General] cigaro5676:
i have heard that was happening in some locations, i was told that it was an error from corporate and it would be fixed to the correct price. not the first time it has happened on a phone launch unfortunately

the 499 outright tag is correct, even though it is 379 at att.com, we charge more outright for some reason :(

ive also heard it may be dropped down to $99
[HTC Aria General] BLiTzNicK:
FYI, Bestbuy price matched ATT for me @ $379.
[HTC Aria General] vactor:
is there a SIM lock on this phone? any wasy way to sim unlock it so i can use my old ATT blue unlimited sim card on it?
[HTC Aria General] rrevenge:
My first smartphone was an Acer beTouch 101, somehow it doesn't charge, i have an LG Eve. it has the korean rom so no 3G. I like my Aria seriously. i've had it for a few hours already and so far i love it.
[HTC Aria General] fluffyarmada:
There is an SIM-lock on the Aria, but I got mine unlocked for like 8 bucks online. And it worked really well. I have a site I could suggest, but I don't want to spam the forum, so I won't post it here. I suppose someone might come up with an unlock method by modifying some firmware bits, but I was impatient.

So, in short, it's locked. But it's easy to unlock it.

Shame AT&T won't just unlock it for you like they used to... but if you buy from them at the discounted price, they'll try to make you wait two years. :(
[HTC Aria General] vactor:
i will be paying the full price (non discounted for it) so i can keep my old att blue unlimited plan. i wonder if they will unlock it in store for me if i do it that way ... or ... should i wait for the Samsung Captivate??
[HTC Aria General] sentinel79:
My Aria just came! Unboxing now :)
[HTC Aria General] Cronis:
if you upgrade at an ATT store or best buy mobile you can keep the unlimited data plan
[HTC Aria General] vactor:
you mean buy it for the $379 price? any idea if they will SIM unlock it as well? my old sim card will not work unless the phone is SIM unlocked ...
[HTC Aria General] tpbklake:
My first full day with my Aria and I don't regret my decision to ditch my Samsung Jack at all.

My corp email is on Exchange, so I have ActiveSync running in 'As Arrived' sync mode and used Wifi for about 4 hours. After 14 hours, the battery gauge still shows 50%, so the battery life for my daily use is more than adequate.

Regards,

Tom
[HTC Aria General] asiancuta:
just ditched the bulky and buggy HTC Tilt 2 paid..new contract price plus $75 early upgrade fee. been playing with it nonstop to drain the battery and leave it on the charger for full charge.

LOVING it :D
[HTC Aria General] cropythy:
I was wondering if the Captivate was the way to go then I remembered what happened with the Behold II and the Epix and even if it takes a while due to Sense I have more faith in HTC coming out with updates in the future than Samsung...
[HTC Aria General] thrasherduck:
OK long smartphone history here. Started with the Audiovox SMT5600 from at&t (the first ever smartphone per MS) and unlocked it to use on Cingular before the mereger (moons ago). Pretty much a WinMo guy for years (started browsing here in 2006). Imported a Qtek 9100 and have been "customizing" and taking advantage of all the serious GENIUSES that make xda great ever since.:D Went to Sprint with my company about a year ago and got a Palm Pre. I have to say WebOS has some GREAT features, unfortunately the app market and availabilty still stink after a year. I was installing HomeBrew apps from the start, and there is a LOT of potential there, IF HP has the guts to throw $$$$ at the smartphone market.

So this is my first Android phone. Picked it up non committment for $379, since we had just switched back to at&t a month ago. Sent my Pre Plus back, because it SUCKED on at&t. Reception was HORRIBLE. So I'll be getting a $149 credit, so all in all to have a NEW phone 1 month in for an additional $230, I am stoked.

All right enough about me. This phone is BLAZING fast. I am chewing through the battery pretty quick however. After learning more about Android the last couple of days, I have some apps dialed back, and I made through a whole 12 hours unplugged (very few voice calls) today. I agree with others, the speaker/speakerphone on this phone does not sound good. I have always had a physical keyboard, so I was hesitant to not have one, but I have gotten pretty good on the virtual one the last few days. I agree with an earlier poster, the voice input is awesome for text messages and e-mails while driving...good stuff!

I plan to "root" my Aria this weekend. I want the sirius xm app, and also the Sonos app. It does stink that at&t hamstrings devices, but it seems someone here at xda ALWAYS finds away around it.

Love the size, I think the EVO is just too damn big. I have not been able to slow this phone down, but i have had quite a few apps do the "force shut down" thing.

Things I miss about WebOS that maybe Android can add in the future:

I hate that you cant just "swipe" an e-mail off the screen to delete it. WHY 2 button taps to delete a message?

And it was so much easier to just swipe back to go back a web page, or swipe forward to go forward one. Again 2 taps.

Also miss the cards...love just being able to easily go back and forth between apps, without having to go into a launcher or click a shortcut. At least there is the 6 recent app screen on double tap with android.

I think I am going to like Android, I KNOW I like this phone alot. It rocks!
[HTC Aria General] jjensen0331:
I haven't received mine yet from Letstalk, so I really can't comment yet on how I like it. But, I've noticed alot of people, just about everyone, comment on how bad the speaker/s is/are... Is it really that bad? Is it on par with say the Pure? I'm coming from a Tilt2, which really has good sound, so I've been spoiled... If it's on par with the Pure(which I've heard somewhere it was pretty much a redesigned Pure with Android), I can deal with that. I may end up returning it if it's worse than that though, I need a loud phone.
[HTC Aria General] Corporate Dog:
I just got mine last night. And I would like to thank FedEx for using the THINNEST possible plastic bag, and DUMBEST possible location to leave my package, when we were forecast to receive monsoon-level winds and rain. :mad:

Fortunately, the Aria made it through intact. And after a half-hour of separating soggy pages, and blowing them with a hair dryer, so did the manual.

AT&T hasn't activated my phone yet (as the included documentation suggests they will) so I only managed to play around with Wi-Fi this morning.

Coming over from an LG Shine, and having never owned a smartphone before, I'm impressed. Unlike many others, I don't think the speaker volume is weak at all (but then, the Shine had an INCREDIBLY weak speaker, so take it with grain of salt).

The software and touch features are nicely intuitive, with no lagginess that I could detect. It's a dumb, simple thing, but I was clapping my hands over the idea that I could bring up my Hotmail account, read an e-mail from a friend about Wesley Johnson getting picked fourth in the NBA draft, click on the link he sent, and open up the online version of SU's Daily Orange to read more about it. Mungo like this smartphone thing.

Tonight? I attempt the root process.

Regards,

Corporate Dog
[HTC Aria General] bogatyr:
If you had an old non-smartphone with MediaNet and bought your phones outright (not through your account), you still get MediaNet access on the smartphone. I've been using it for $15/mo since my old razr, used it on my: MotoQ9, Verizon HTC Imagio (worldphone with unlocked SIM), Moto Backflip and soon to be my Aria. I'll never cancel that service, or buy a phone from ATT.
[HTC Aria General] sl8125:
Hey i thought i was the only one who does this. My haven't Tsigned a new contract since 2009. at that time i signed up for unlimited media net and still using the connection. everytime i need a new phone, i just upgrade my mothers phone. she never needs a new phone. so instead i just upgrade her line and buy the phone i need and use it on my line. The thing is i don't have internet service at home. i been using my tethering service to get online. the connection is very good. its not blazing fast but good enough to download movies, music and even play poker online. LOL.

However, now ATT offer to give me credit $100 towards new phone on my number. i am wondering if i upgrade and sign a contract, if they'll make me buy one of those smartphone data plans. it would suck big time if i do. i really want to get the aria. and mom's account isn't due to end of next month. according to data usage i been using 50GB and up. LOL. I love ATT. LOL. I don't know what to do....
[HTC Aria General] :
50gb?? wow you need to just keep your plan and buy the aria for $350 unsubsidized form amazon.
[HTC Aria General] :
How to get 4 Htc Aria's for 49.99

What ever... :(
[HTC Aria General] fogtarga:
Aria and MediaNet

Sorry for the off-topic post, but since it has been brought up in the last few replies...

I want to purchase a no-contract Aria from someone other than directly from AT&T and use my existing MediaNet (unlimited data) plan. Via a HoFo post, it was mentioned that AT&T would recognize the Aria (from the IMEI?) since it "knows" about the Aria (since they sell it themselves) and therefore I would be bumped off the MediaNet plan. But it sounds like other folks have the same original idea. Thoughts?
[HTC Aria General] no driver:
You realize that's fraud, right?
[HTC Aria General] dochood:
Got mine today. Android, like Ubuntu Linux, is an adjustment from Windows and Mac OS X. I'll have more to report after a couple of days. So far, I like the phone, but I haven't had near enough time to get used to the differences. So far, I don't think it's as easy to use as the iPhone, but I wanted more power, not ease of use.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
My only concern would be something I heard a 3 ATT stores and from a manager when I called the main number. They claim that they are auditing data usage and automaticlly upgrading users data plans to the smart phone plans if they find you with one on the old media net plan. Users get a text message telling them what happened and why. I tried like hell to keep my unlimited data plan but couldn't. If I bought the phone outright I would have just swapped out my SIM and been done with it, but I didn't have the $$$ :(
[HTC Aria General] sl8125:
wow this is new to me. this gonna suck. if so. i been on the unlimited media plan for years and have been using it past years or so. i had smarts ever since and was on this plan. if they make the changes on my account i will go other carrier who provides unlimited data plan. this is not so good news.

But my cousin got a new iphone 4 and still kept the $30 unlimited smartphone data plan she had when she had the 3g. i don't see why u couldn't when you were upgrading?
[HTC Aria General] :
Muuuuahahahahaha
[HTC Aria General] ryan92084:
so i still don't have mine yet ( due to a FAN fiasco) my wife and i were demoing the store model and she noticed that while all the other touchscreen phones allowed her to use her nail the aria didn't. whats up with that?
[HTC Aria General] ryusen:
The ones you can use your nails are resistive touch screen. They detect physical pressure. Wimo, PalmOS etal. has/had them. More and more phones have been going to capacitive touch screens. They work based on your skin being a conductor.
[HTC Aria General] ryan92084:
i see, it was kind of a deal breaker for her.
[HTC Aria General] Cronis:
generaly speaking the "resistive screens" aka the ones you can use your finger nail on are a lot worse then capacitive screens when it comes to using them as touch devices... just not as responsive in general. Resistive screens where designed to be used with a stylus.
[HTC Aria General] ryusen:
Yeah, i have long nails myself i have found capacitive screens are nicer for swiping and scrolling, but if you want precise pecking, using nails on a resistive screen is MUCH better.
[HTC Aria General] zxschultz:
First Impressions

I have owned several HTC devices over the years, and I have to say that the Aria is the best one yet.

Up until yesterday, I had an iphone, and was waiting until I saw the right Android for me ... after long consideration, and some thought I decided to give the Aria a shot ... boy am I happy. The phone is snappy to respond, and is easy enough to figure out, ATT did not kill the android experience too much. Once the phone is rooted and open for third party apps, it's a true pleasure to use.

Once again, I am very pleased with HTC, I chose to go with this phone for several reasons:

1) Size .. although its larger brethren have higher resolutions, and are a bit faster, for me, the smaller size was key.

2) Hand feel ... Many of the Android phones have bump outs and curved bases, this unit is a rectangle, and has a rubberized back making for a great grip.

3) Weight ... not too heavy, not too flimsy feeling, just right.

4) Quality ... HTC typically puts together a nice package, this phone is not exception to their norm ...

Overall, day 2 with my Aria, and absolutely no regrets ...
[HTC Aria General] Symmetric:
This device is GREAT, possibly my favorite phone to date. Still working out some of the how-to's (ringtones on SD anyone?) but so far a brilliant device. HTC does it again.
[HTC Aria General] thinkhope:
Open the music folder and whatever mp3's you have on your SD card should be there. Play a song, hit the menu button and the option to set as a ringtone should come up.
[HTC Aria General] tycon:
Or just make a ringtone folder on your SD card. That's what the OS is looking for to list it's contents under ringtones.
[HTC Aria General] tycon:
So I just got mine on Friday. Pleased as hell with it's quickness. I was also complaining about the speaker volume but then I found an option in the sound menu that says "Quiet ring on pickup" and un-check it. I have not had a problem with the ringing volume since. I will track down the side-load workaround and try this swype keyboard everyone's talking about.

This is my first android phone. I started windows phones back with the HP23 something, then mda, and so on. I then got the iphone 3g and was not pleased with apple and their control model. I got my iphone damp in a rain storm a few weeks ago and it never worked just ringht after. I am sooo glad. I walked in to the at&t store and played with this phone and walked out with a box. I did not loose my unlimited data, the sales guy said that I would never as long as I did not try to change my data plan. I just bought the phone outright (to keep my upgrade) and stuck the sim from my iphone in it. No problems.

Back to the poin... I love the Aria! It's size and shape are perfect for my hand as well as my pocket. I have not had the best battery experience but I also have not put it down and have been playing with BT, GPS and WiFi. We'll see next week with normal use. I am also excited to see how it works in europe. In my company WinMo phones are no longer purchased for INT travelers as they just don't work. No trouble with BB or iPhone devices.
[HTC Aria General] Chr0nicDreamz:
For those that do not know

You can get the ARIA 100% free from HTC. They even let you keep your current unlimited data plan. I have included a direct link in my post for those that are interested. Due to being a new user, it will not allow me to post a direct link. just copy and paste it.

->>>>>>shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=37295<<<<<<-
[HTC Aria General] rabbivj:
yeah but how can I keep my current family plan?
[HTC Aria General] dochood:
When I do this, I get a message that only songs of less than 300Kb can be set as ringtones. :confused:
[HTC Aria General] ryan92084:
att has been known to put that restriction on phones before... so maybe thats it?
[HTC Aria General] dochood:
Things I like:

* Multi-tasking

* Response Time

* Small Size / Thin

* Widgets

* Multiple Home Screens

* Google Voice Free Texting

* SWIFtp Server... can send files wirelessly for free!

* More freedom.

* Don't need iTunes!!! Can use Ogg/Vorbis.

* Easier to turn off WiFi, GPS, BlueTooth

Things I'm not crazy about:

* Small size makes for difficult typing with my fat fingers

* Screen smudges easily... waiting for Ghost Armor for this.

* Interface not quite as polished or intuitive as iPhone's

* Skype on Verizon phones only! :mad:

* Skinny little status bar across the top... really hard to grab it and drag it down

* Need a better way than Advance Task Killer to see what is running and switch rather than pulling up the app again. This may just be my ignorance, but I keep seeing a window appear with my running apps... I just don't know how I brought it up!

* Multi-tasking is great, but I'd like to select apps that will just die when I move away from them, and some to stay running.

* Facebook and Music apps seem less powerful than iPhone's.

* Lots of crap in the app store... filtering through it is harder than it should be... need a better web-based app for browsing / filtering.

* No Memengo! That's the iPhone app I use every single day! (Password keeper).

* Quiet speaker.

I'm still fumbling my way around. I don't think the Aria is as easy to use as the iPhone, just as Linux isn't as easy to use as Mac OS X. But I switched because I was getting tired of being locked into iTunes and Steve's Way(tm). I'm enjoying the experience... plus, since I didn't pay anything for the phone, my wife let me buy a Samsung BluRay for our anniversary! :p
[HTC Aria General] ShinerDraft:
My wife & I love ours and they're our first Android phones.

I wouldn't mind it being a little bit larger, but some people may love the small size.

The biggest drawback of the small size is when you're texting, but swype makes that much, much better even with my kludgy clumsy fingers.
[HTC Aria General] froggyarts:
Sorry, just to help you out. I find it best if you "press" well ABOVE the Status Bar, where the touchscreen ends at the top and between the htc logo and the at&t logo. then drag down and voila, your notifications window magically appears :]

and ShinerDraft already pointed it out, but Swype has become my newest favorite technology of all time :D I also have chubby fingers, but Swype has been a godsend!

otherwise, all your other points are pretty much spot on to my first assessment of the Aria :D
[HTC Aria General] cropythy:
I actually prefer the built in keyboard over swype, it is faster for me since it gets the right word more often with the autocorrect, maybe I'm just bad at swyping but sending coherent messages makes typing the words worthwhile.
[HTC Aria General] ShinerDraft:
I've found that the swype keyboard seems to be more accurate when you're using it conventionally (one character at a time, for entering passwords & such..)

The hardest thing about swype to me is getting my brain to operate fast enough to know where the next letter is. i'll get to the middle of a word and have this brief "oh crap!" moment where i'm not sure where to go next.. it's funny though, not frustrating or difficult. And I can see myself improving on it quickly.
[HTC Aria General] ShinerDraft:
A few more questions..

1) Does the phone automatically use WiFi for data when a good connection is there, or do I have to specifically tell it not to use 3G?

2) What is APN? I installed an app called "Juice Defender" which turns stuff on/off to prolong battery life, and the help file refers to APN a lot. Sounds like it's the 3G data connection?

3) There is a "settings" widget called "Mobile". Is this just a way to turn on/off the data connection, or does it turn off the phone too? The icon looks similar to the "Internet" icon, and the 3G icon in the status bar up top changes..

4) How do I check my data usage?
[HTC Aria General] cegna09:
I believe it is automatic. My speeds are faster with wifi on at home at least, since my coverage there isn't great

Don't know this one, sorry

Yes, turns off the data connection

go to the app store, go to AT&T apps, download myWireless. this lets you check minutes, data, messages, etc at any time on the phone. Otherwise just sign into your AT&T account on your computer and look.
[HTC Aria General] no driver:
I assume you're going to call up the insurer and tell them that you gave your phone to your girlfriend and you're ready for them to send you a replacement, right? No? You'll lie about losing/dropping/whatevering it? Hmm, sounds like fraud.

If the deal was four phones for $50, they'd give you four phones with your "PAID IN FULL" contract. But it's not. Buying a phone and insuring it against possible loss and damage is not the same thing, especially if you are planning to make fraudulent claims on the insurance.
[HTC Aria General] jbizz:
i have had the phone since Saturday. i am really impressed with it so far. a few things im trying to get used to is going from a resistive touch screen to capacitive. thats been a small curve. i accidently hit the home button every time i try to launch the sense menu. all in all, the phone has been great, still trying to figure out all the little things about android.
[HTC Aria General] Call_er_Roxie:
Great

I came from the fuze, but...

this is a great phone. I wouldn't call it mid range, I'd call it low high end. This phone would've and does totally compete with the iPhone 3GS.

Great size. No a personal fan of phones getting bigger and bigger. I loved how pocketable my fuze was. This is so sleek that I'm actually looking forward to putting a case on it to make it a bit bigger.

speed is great...function is great. The touchscreen does well visually and tactically.

I do wish they made it VGA and put an LED flash on it. Other than that...if you want a small yet powerful android phone, especially if it's your first one, I absolutely recommend the Aria! You won't be recording 720p video but all the apps will work smoothly as well as the Google functions.

Now I'm just waiting for Swype and it will be even better!
[HTC Aria General] stickbo:
Yeah new phones= joy

I am super impressed with this new phone. I am coming from a fuze which was marginal at best. I have flashed every rom under the sun for the fuze and cant wait to start messing around with the new toy.

I will say that being an AT&T employee(landline side of house), I was embarrassed that they chose to launch an andriod phone without the snapdraggon like everone else under the sun. But I have to admit the 600mhz does quite nicely. My bro has the evo 4g and I can see very little discernable differance in app launching and normal operations. In my area ATT's signal reigns supreme and I can promise you that I am NOT touting the company line, I am their biggest critic. Everything other than the iphone and uverse is an afterthought with AT&T.

The touch screen will take some getting used to like many have mentioned, but I think I will def prefer the cap over res. I am so excited to see what the xda geniuses come up with on this bad boy. You guys turned my sub par fuze into an actually nice usable phone so I cant imagine what you guys can do with a good phone. :)

off to play now. Keep up the good work with the community