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[HTC Aria General] ShinerDraft:
I've never paid for a data plan on my Windows phones, I've always turned off pictures in my browser and rarely checked anything. I'd spend like $2-$3 per month on data..

But on this upgrade, it looks like I have to add a data plan, which is ok with me because of the new $15 option. Other than general web browsing, I might download or email small files (word/excel etc) here & there.. I run some websites that I might edit from time to time (if I can get used to the touchscreen keyboard).. I can't see myself doing any streaming.. The most data-intensive thing I can see myself doing is Google Maps/Navigation. Think I'd be ok with the 200MB plan? Is tethering possible on the new plans? I'd definitely do that if it was possible (but again, just for general use, no streaming or large files or anything..)
[HTC Aria General] lorcharlie:
I was going to say that even though I have unlimited data, I realize that almost everywhere I'm at, I have Wi-Fi. That's something else to consider if they won't let you have unlimited data. You could probably do most of your steaming/downloading on Wi-Fi and only do 3g when necessary.

I just checked when I had my iPhone 3gs and I only used 300MB of 3g on average, which means most of my internet interactions were on wifi.

Just a thought. And yes, I can't wait for this phone to be rooted.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
The "option" to teather is listed @ $45 per month. So $15 for 200Mb, $25 for 2Gb or $45 for 2Gb + Teather which is decribed as... "2 GB of data to share between your phone and your laptop or Netbook"

I'm sorry... but that is a TOTAL ripoff!!! $20 more to SHARE the same amount of data between my phone and laptop???
[HTC Aria General] HDCS:
I just got my Aria yesterday and am so far happy with it. I still need to figure out how to push apps to it with the side step procedure linked elsewhere here in the forum, so the AT&T restriction really doesn't seem to be that big of a problem to me.

I concur on the insanity on the data plans with AT&T. I've got it doubly complicated as I have a Family plan shared with my husband's iPhone which has the grandfathered in unlimited data and we have unlimited text. The online upgrade system was still giving me the option last week of adding on to my phone for data unlimited for $10 more as we have the text option. But of course I got the same song and dance from the store monkeys on the 'well that's not for smartphones' dodge. Nicely done as far as SNAFU'd corporate communications goes. Though I wouldn't expect anything less from AT&T:( .

My only complaint with my phone so far is that it is unable to refind my unadvertised home wifi net after a reboot or extended sleep. There's probably a fix, I haven't looked yet for it.
[HTC Aria General] Preferido:
I REALLY hate how ATT neuters their phones!!! And hate it even more that i have an UNLIMITED data plan now...BUT.... ATT wants to charge me more a month for a new data plan for "smart phones". $5 more for 200megs $15 more for 2GBs, and I for get how much more if I want to teather... WTF??? I can teather NOW (and do often)... such a rip off... data is data and unlimited is unlimited in my mind!!! Sprint would be the exact same price I pay now for unlimited everything and and i could get an EVO.

Chris,

I just went through the data question w/ AT&T (I know I can barely stand them) I was told that my 'unlimited' data plan was grandfathered and I didn't have to change anything, however, I did have to talk with customer service to have them set it up.
[HTC Aria General] damn pixie:
I just went from an N1 to an Aria and like the change. Even though the N1 has a faster processor, the Aria is just as fast because it doesn't have as much to power. There are some articles out there which show it's comparable to the Evo and N1 in terms of speed (despite lower specs) (try http://forum.dailymobile.se/index.php?topic=24656.0). I was saying in another post that the Aria can actually juggle 7 or so apps at a time while the N1 will start seriously lagging at just 3 or 4. This is before I had upgraded the N1 to 2.2, but a lot of Market apps were not available or compatible with that build (and some of the stuff I'd already purchased didn't show up!). Of course, the 2.2 build on N1 is 450% faster than the 2.1 build and could easily be considered the fastest android build out there.

I also had a lot of trouble holding onto the N1. It was sleek, but just a little *too* sleek, if you can imagine! I'd also had a negative buying experience with Google where their checkout software screwed up and then the manager-less customer service reps didn't have any idea about what to do (even though that was just my own personal experience).

The N1 did have a gorgeous, big screen and it was sweet on 2.2. The Live Wallpapers can be a thrill, if you are as easily amused as myself. But the Sense ui on the Aria is amazing and seems more interactive than what was on the N1.

Plus, if you root the N1, you void your manufacturer's warranty - your boot screen will display a message to that effect. With the G1, I was able to reload a stock rom and it was accepted under the original warranty. I'm hoping the Aria will be the same way. I was thinking I could root it (if/when that happens) and overclock, but it just doesn't seem to need it now....

Btw... anyone want to buy an N1? :)
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
Ah just keep them both! Lol...I am and I'm still enjoying the hell out of my Aria. This thing doesn't skip a beat! Its easily the fastest 600mhz phone I've ever used. I'm guessing the smaller screen size needs less processing power or something because this little guy flys. I can't even imagine what it would do with a snap dragon! If we can get a root and maybe a 800-850mhz over clock on this bad boy it will be crazy fast.

On a side note my Aria is easily kicking my Nexus Ones ass in battery life. Im extremely surprised.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
Can anyone who has an Aria comment on call sound quality, speaker phone quality & volume, and how the phone performs in general in reguards to having a signal vs. not having a signal on the network???
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
The mixed info from ATT is KILLING me!!!! <groan>
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
Call quality has been good so far and its been holding on to a 3g signal steady all day. As far as the speaker phone goes it seems to be louder than my nexus one which makes me a happy camper but I don't know what you consider loud so....
[HTC Aria General] engunneer:
I have to agree with Clienterror on all counts. I also am coming from a 3Gs. It takes a little while to get used to, but it's a great phone. I wish i could turn it on from the optical trackpad button (like an iphone), but besides that, I am impressed.

@sentinel_cm, the speakers are ok. A cool thing I like is the FM radio, which is good for music without using up your data plan. You can even pipe the FM to the external speaker, but you have to leave the headset in.

Also, I noticed that the back cover has a set of contacts on it. I suspect this is actually some sort of antenna connection. It's a very clever phone design in general.
[HTC Aria General] redapex:
Ok, im coming off of a jailbroken 3GS that I worked to the bone to get it the way I wanted and this is my first time really sitting down with an Andriod phone. . Im still trying to decide if I want to keep the Aria or return it before my 30 days are up and pick up the iPhone4. But, so far im absolutely loving Andriod over iOS. Couple of quick questions though:

1.) Is there no way to disable or remove redundant apps? Or at least turn off their notifications. Eg I use handcent sms over the HTC messages app and they both pick up my text messages. Right now I have Handcent set to default from the notifications screen but that doesnt stop both of them from producing notifications.

2.) Does this thing really only rotate one way? :(

3.) I have a bunch of apps that keep popping up in my task manager that im not using and they keep coming back when I kill them.

Im assuming the answer to #1 and #3 will require rooting? Other than that the screen could be a little bigger but im getting used to it. Andriod ftw.
[HTC Aria General] struff:
Really? My Best Buy is charging $199 with and upgrade and $499 without an upgrade.
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
I too have converted to android from iOS. I've had every iPhone that's ever come to market but as soon as I got my Nexus One that all changed. Now I have both the Nexus one and Aria and love them both!
[HTC Aria General] PersonOfKnownOrigin:
Pretty sure #2 comes with froyo
[HTC Aria General] redapex:
I also work at BestBuy... Not in BBY Mobile, but another department. I also paid $129 out of pocket yesterday.
[HTC Aria General] Clienterror:
I'm coming from a iphone 3Gs jail broken as well, and after getting this I'm not looking back.

#1 I turned off handcent notifications and let the stock tell me, but my default is set to Handcent so it just loads to that. I'm sure there's other ways to mess with it, but for now that's my solution.

#2 It does indeed only go into landscape one way, but in reality I've never even noticed till you asked the question and I turned my phone on. I guess I have always turned my iphone and this to the left and never thought about it.

#3 I really wouldn't worry about it, Android will kill apps if it needs memory I believe. When I got the phone I tried to make it slow down and lag by loading everything I could and I couldn't make it lag at all then I loaded a high bit rate movie and I was sure it would stutter at least in the beginning, but I failed....I can't make it not....fast..lol
[HTC Aria General] attn1:
1. You can turn off default messaging notifications if you are using Handcent. I use AOSP Android, but I suspect its a similar process. Open the default text messenger app, hit the menu button and drill down to settings. it should be there. You can't remove stock apps without root.

2. 270 degree rotation comes in FroYo, or custom roms once it's rooted.

3. Check the sync settings of each application that might use it. If you don't need them synced constantly, turn it off or toward minimum frequencies. This will conserve batteries by using radios less. Lots of services start because of sync settings, and others are dependencies you wouldn't think are related to what's necessary, and what you use.
[HTC Aria General] Cronis:
love it so far... I would describe it as incredibly quick and responsive all around. battery lasts a day so far :D
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
My Nexus is on the charger now but Aria is still going strong! Lol
[HTC Aria General] HDCS:
It would appear that Live Wallpapers no worky. Can anyone confirm this or am I doing something wrong?
[HTC Aria General] Cronis:
yea not working... hopefully if we get root we can get em working
[HTC Aria General] chopsxtix:
I'm liking the phone so far. Really like the Android os so far. I just wished there was a way to turn on the screen by pressing the trackpoint button instead of the top right power button.
[HTC Aria General] lorcharlie:
swype makes this phone awsome. it's an awesome switch.
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
Which version of swype are you guys using? I'm pretty sure the version I'm using on my Nexus One right now isn't going to do the trick. Lol
[HTC Aria General] lorcharlie:
1.56. I've been texting for a bit now and I'm completely sold. It works perfectly for the Aria.
[HTC Aria General] waltah!:
I'm feeling pretty lame in that I haven't actually figured out how to add non market apps yet. I did put Shapewriter on it and it's pretty cool. Never used Swype.
[HTC Aria General] lorcharlie:
There is a thread here on how to install side apps. It's a very useful guide until we can get the thing rooted.
[HTC Aria General] PzykoSkillz:
I really am thinking about getting this phone, never had Android before though...
[HTC Aria General] Cronis:
give it a shot... this is my first android to, loving it so far :D
[HTC Aria General] saint168:
Pickup the Aria from AT&T store yesterday. The salesman was familiar with the new data plan and didn't give me any problem with staying with the unlimited plan. So far I'm liking the Aria a lot especially after figuring out how to install my own apps. My biggest problem is battery life. I used it for half a day yesterday before the battery went out but the phone was half way charged. Today with moderate use, it was died at dinner time. Hopefully the battery life will be better after a few recharges.

As far is the phone itself I have no complain other than the usual, bloatware, no side load......
[HTC Aria General] robonoob:
first thoughts

i have had the phone for 24 hours now and cant believe how awesome it is, i have already sideloaded xmsirius onto the phone, listening to xm, facebooking, browsing, checking mail, i can't slow this phone down. the only problem I have encountered so far was with dolphin hd, it crashed a couple times, but I am assuming this is due to the resolution on the screen no being hd, but dolphin runs great, i am slightly concerned about battery life but i haven't killed the battery and wall charged yet. Now i came from a jailbroken 3g, what a piece of crap, everyone complains about having to sideload apps on att, but no one say anything about apple's lockdown and potentially bricking your iphone to gain freedom. If i have to sideload apps, eh, not a big deal, no live wallpaper, eh, they definately look cool, but are you really gonna stare at your phone for hours on end? Probably not...that being said, the sense ui is FANTASTIC!!! Apple just know that you may make phones that "everyone can use" but you will never make a ui that is this beautiful and intuitive. So basically what i am saying is that the Aria not only outperformed my co-workers 3gs' running ios 4.0 but looks better, feels better and seriously converted 7 iphone owners to android and the Aria!:D
[HTC Aria General] fluffyarmada:
Oh.

I absolutely adore this phone. I'm coming from an iPhone 3G, and I've been waiting for ages for AT&T to have an Android phone. They Backflip was decent, but I prefer the design of the Aria. (Less moving parts!) As soon as this thing gets rooted, I will likely think that I have died and gone to heaven, insofar as such things are possible and are caused by awesome phones.

I have no experience with any other Android phones, so I can't say much about how it compares to those... but it's certainly better than that god-awful iPhone. [I'm probably fairly biased... I'd been stuck on an iPhone wanting Android for a very long time before I could buy this phone.]

So yeah... this phone, to me, is awesome. And I will be extremely excited when a root process becomes available. :)
[HTC Aria General] carlos3k:
I touched one today, and after reading this forum I am sold. Lost hope on a functional android port for my Kaiser. I will pick up an Aria tomorrow.
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
Are you talking about porting Aria's ROM to an HD mini? I figured that would probably be doable
[HTC Aria General] Shad0wguy:
I picked up my Aria on Sunday and aside from an idiotic bestbuy employee who was arguing whether he could sell it yet or not and him goofing up by giving my data to my fathers phone instead of mine lol, I love this phone.

Unlike everyone here I came off a Pantech Matrix, not another android device or iPhone, so this is my first real smartphone experience (aside from a moto q and t-mo SDA that I had no data plan for).

This phone is quite fast and the size of the phone is perfect for me. I told myself I would never buy a phone without a physical keyboard, but I am not having as much difficulty adjusting to a virtual keyboard as I had expected.

I am looking forward to this being rooted to I can remove AT&T's bloatware and hopefully re-enable sideloading of apps from the microsd card.
[HTC Aria General] discord2k:
I just got my Aria yesterday. Man I tell you guys its awesome! My buddy has an EGO 4g and it was just to big for me. This screen is nice and clear and I have no problem typing on it.

I had a Fuse before this and I can type faster with this phone believe it or not. I have not been able fully get a feeling for the battery life but so far so good.

And if your worried about the third party apps, its easy to install them with the dross explorer and HTC sync.

Overall I am really liking this phone.

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[HTC Aria General] jaex:
thank for the information. i don't even know there is a limit in unlimited data plan. i have 2 iphone on my line and i dont even know how much the data use. I just renew my plan with 2gb data for Aria. Just want to be on the safe side since i gonna do a whole bunch of streaming.
[HTC Aria General] fade2black:
Went and looked at this today and played around with it. Currently a CrackBerry user wondering if I can move away from the physical keyboard to a touchscreen without hating it. Seems easy to use, but the lack of physical keyboard kept me from getting the iPhone a couple of years ago. I'm sure I can learn to use the touchscreen keyboard, but not sure I will like it. The phone itself is friggin nice, much clearer and faster than my BB. Still on the fence with this or waiting for the Captivate to show up.
[HTC Aria General] waltah!:
Honestly I use the mic feature while texting and it works great. It's amazing how good the voice recognition for text is. I wish more companies would implement this feature natively. It works everywhere the keyboard can be used.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
Well.... took the plunge on an Aria today. Got my hands on an EVO for about an hour last night and the thing is just too HUGE. The Aria performs just as good, if not better than the EVO from everything I can throw at both of them in the stroes.

Aria from At&T site... $29 :)

200Mb Data plan for $5 more a month than I'm paying now. (will up it if needed) :/

$120 credit from AT&T cause I *****ed about the unlimited data plan I had going away :)

Sold my soul to ATT for another 2 year contract :(

Free 2 day shipping on my Arai :)
[HTC Aria General] redapex:
Going on day 3 now, enjoying it very much. I've ditched HTC Sense for launcher pro and im still figuring out Andriod. So far though I must say that I love Andriods flexibility compared to iOS (even jailbroken) there are so many options and we havent even gotten into the root thing yet. Only gripes so far (they just happen to be big ones) the screen is terrible in this bright summer sun, I cant see a damn thing and the screen is a little small as well. Im trying to get used to the size as my hands arent really that big but I guess they're just used to typing on the iPhone... And the screen really isnt that much bigger.
[HTC Aria General] waltah!:
I was looking at launcher pro. I really like Sense so far, though. Are you liking Launcher Pro more?
[HTC Aria General] redapex:
I am. I installed it once and ditched it for sense again, but I came back to it. I overlooked a lot of settings the first time, its pretty nice. Only downside is you lose the sense widgets but I wasnt using them anyway and most of the apps im using have their own widgets as well. That and there are a ton in the market.
[HTC Aria General] _Opiate_:
Me being used to my Nexus One's screen I still find my aria quite comfortable to type on and navigate web pages or just about anything really. I LOVE the size of this little guy.
[HTC Aria General] ko0ky:
after a few days....

well I am absolutely loving this phone. It's a heck of a device. My MAJOR complaint is the damn SPEAKER, IT SUCKS!!!!!!!! it's terrible.. It's really REALLY bothering me. I can barely hear phone calls coming in.. or any other alerts.. the handset speaker for normal conversation is fine, but loud speaker is what I'm talking about.

anyways, if that's important to you, take my words into consideration. THE SPeAKER ON THE ARIA SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! it's a shame too, as mentioned above, other than the speaker I really do love this phone.
[HTC Aria General] fade2black:
good point. don't have that on my BB so didn't even think of it. Thanks :D
[HTC Aria General] cactusbek:
$29 for Aria??

How did you get the Aria for $29 from AT&T?? I've seen several references to this price, but the best I can find there is $129. I even checked with my Premier plan, but they said no discounts on phones.
[HTC Aria General] Cronis:
you can get it free from wirefly and near free from amazon.come i think
[HTC Aria General] cactusbek:
free arias

you can get them free from wirefly, amazon, dell and newegg, but you cannot keep your same contract. I want to keep my 450 minute plan and my unlimited data plan.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
I THINK it may be because I was going to be out of contract on July 4th. It was $29 all day yesterday from my account doing an upgrade to extend my contract another 2 years. I went to buy it last night about midnight and it was $129 again. I checked this morning and it was $29 once more, so I snatched it up, called ATT and claimed my $120 credit the manager hooked me up with. OH... and free 2 day shipping!!!! Should be here Thursday!!! :)

Hopefully it is rooted soon, it seems like a GREAT phone and a great size. All I want is root access, remove ATT bloat ware, and to be able to load apps from any source I choose, OH.. and to teather without ATT saying it's "ok".
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
Good luck with that!!! Some have said they were able to do it, but I couldn't pull it off.
[HTC Aria General] lorcharlie:
Good timing. The phone just got rooted.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel_cm:
The guys in the store could do no better than $129. The ATT manager said the web site cuts out the middle man and you can get good deals from time to time that way.... IDk.... but for $29... hell ya!!!
[HTC Aria General] :
So I went and gave the aria some attention in the store today and I actually like it better than my nexus. Spec wise no but size and build quality are where it's at. It's fast and will definitely replace my 3GS.
[HTC Aria General] sentinel79:
I'm so mad I could scream. ATT says my contract isn't up until October 2011 ... and early upgrade un-available until June 2011 ...

I understand the EFT and monthly charges are used to subsidize the phone I got last October 2009 but it seems unfair for whatever reason.

Hopefully the Xandroid project gets better so my AT&T Pure can have 2.1 running smooth with all hardware supported.

The grandfather unlimited data plan keeps Material Changes from occurring on my contract (otherwise I would have grounds to terminate early without incurring an EFT). Does anyone know how else I can get my contract terminated early without incurring an EFT (early termination fee)?
[HTC Aria General] ko0ky:
How this article/thread turned into 'getting a aria/where to buy/contact info/etc' I dunno. I originally posted this message to help others who are interested in what people who already own an aria have to say about the device.
[HTC Aria General] jbizz:
I am new to this site, and have never owned an Android based phone. All of my friends around me do, and I have followed Android since the beginning. I was at the AT&T store that my friend works at on Saturday before the device came out, and got to handle it for about 45 mins. My thoughts about the device were that it is an amazing piece of machinery. Compared to my friends N1, the device seems to be a lot snappier. I plan on getting this phone on Saturday. I will be upgrading from a Samsung Eternity, so it will be a glorious upgrade! Will post my review after I get it.
[HTC Aria General] asiancuta:
i have a tilt 2 i'm ready to chuck out the window. so many reboots and hardresets. winMo was a huge mistake. and i want this phone BAD. i played with it for 15 mins at the ATT store and love it. even my iphone 4 luving/wanting girlfriend likes the feel and lightness of the phone. and i gotta say..the touchscreen is just as responsive as the iphone's. snappy as hell.

only prob is my upgrade option isn't available till 19th of next month. but i'm ready to throw down the full $380 no contract price for this phone lol. that way i can get out of my contract in another year if i want to with no ETF.

i do have another plan of paying my $150 ETF fee and going through Dell or wifefly for the phone??

i dunno. :\