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T-Mobile Dash 3G – First Impressions
17 Jul 2009UPDATED: Impressions after the first month can be found here. For the last 12-14 months, I have carried a Blackberry Pearl 8100 on my hip. And, as far as smartphones go, it served as a good, basic started phone. There were some issues though, including: No push email, due to limited corporate licenses for the [...]
Unwanted Windows Live Weather Alerts
In: GSM|RANTING|Software|Technology
31 Oct 2007We got Samantha a new T-Mobile cell a few weeks back. But it came with an unwanted and expensive feature: every morning at 11:00, she receives a weather update from Windows Live Alerts. Apparently the previous owner of the number had these alerts programmed. And of course, there is no way to shut them off [...]
Dear Sprint (PCS): You suck!
In: GSM
16 Oct 2007Samantha’s second Samsung A560 died last week, so I got mad and called Sprint to try and get out of the contract. No way — a kidney and my eldest child is the only way to get out of this deal with the devil. So, until March 2008, the phone will be powered down and [...]
Rizr Mod — Debranding and Speed
In: GSM
14 Oct 2007Got my T-Mobile Rizr Z3 unlocked yesterday and it is now running the stock Z3 Software…looks like for Malaysia! I hated all the extras that came with the T-Mobile Software. Now, I am happy. Spread the Love:
Modding My Moto: Things to do to your Razr V3
In: GSM|Technology
30 May 2006On my trip to Europe earlier this month, I picked up a Razr V3 that had been abandoned by one of my colleagues in the UK. Sitting in a drawer, it looked so lonely and abandoned. It probably wishes it had stayed there. Since I got it, I have been exploring all of the sites [...]
T-Mobile Dash 3G: Negative Final Impressions
In: Commentary|GSM|Mobile|RANTING
27 Aug 2009When it comes to the T-Mobile Dash 3G, I have some simple advice. Don’t. The longer I have this phone, the more of a clunker it becomes. My list of complaints include: In the last 24 hours, the battery has started to drain for no apparent reason – and yes, WiFi, Bluetooth, and background apps [...]