Comments on: Why I Dumped My HTC Fuze for an iPhone 3G

By: chann

chann — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:31:41 +0000

Thanks for this great article. I have the HTC Fuze and I would have to say it is only good for those who like to mess around with phones. The phone, with stock firmware, is a piece of crap until after you flash a customized ROM onto it. It can also run a ported version of android almost flawlessly with the exception of a camera. I like both phones but I chose the HTC Fuze because of its physical keyboard. I would not dis either Apple Iphone 3G(s) or HTC Fuze (Touch Pro) because both have their perks. the only thing I like about the Apple iphone is the enormous amount of games and apps available. Whether Apple fails at trying to control the phone or are maniacs, the iphone is an amazing piece of technology. The data problem could be fixed by downloading a simple “DataController.Cab” (somewhere on XDADevelopers) or a registry edit.

Anyways, I’m glad that you enjoy you are happy with your current phone

You should’ve just switched carriers…lol

By: dclaar

dclaar — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:10:08 +0000

I know that this is an old post, but I thought I’d point out that your statement “(I have used AIM on other AT&T phones before, and know that it wasn’t the cause of the problem even though it uses the internet. It counts as text messages according to my texting plan).” is not actually correct. On the fuze, AIM is charged twice: Once as a text message, and once as data. I know, because I went the other way: “Who needs text messages when you have AIM?” Then I got whacked with text message charges in addition to the data usage…

By: Windows Mobile Rocks

Windows Mobile Rocks — Sun, 23 May 2010 05:23:15 +0000

Stupid people always end up buying iphones. Apple attracts them like moths to a flame.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:26 +0000

Hey any1 know how to upgrade the fuze to 6.5?

By: MrMr

MrMr — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:10:39 +0000

You can make your Fuze even better with rom updates and new shell’s. Anyone with a Fuze should try SPB Shell, It a awsome program, the other cool programs the Fuze has is one note mobile and word mobile, and the GPS.. rather than paying a extra monthly fee to ATT you can buy (a one time fee of $99) Garmin Mobile XT. it is way better than ATT Navigator. Also.. like the other posts mentioned.. its all about choice. just like Apple computers you are limited to what apple makes for your computer (software and hardware), there are some third party vendors but with Windows you can have any program, any game, any piece of hardware work. Everything I own from my Fuze, my Jeep, my Computer is custom. I hate having what everyone else has I want something different. My Fuze is completly different than my girlfriends fuze, she likes a different shell, and she has apps like the tip calculator and simple text and pic editors, where my phone has more pro stuff, I have a program for editing photo’s that is as good as Paint, and I have a unit calculator, and I use outlook and sync my contacts, onenotes, tasks, photo’s, and webpages. the list goes on, but the point is.. I used to be a apple fan but the more I learned about how you can have more choices with Windows I switched and never looked back, and as for reliabilty, like I said, I have used Macs in the past and have had just as many complaints about that OS as I do about Windows. oh, also one other note, the Fuze can take a little more of a beating than Iphone, you should see my fuze.. lol I’m glad it has that metal frame because its got some nice dents in it but I take it camping and off roading so @#@$ happens lol

By: Leno

Leno — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:08:12 +0000

And btw, as far as I know most discounts DO NOT apply to iPhone data plans, but would apply to a regular data plan, like one used for the Fuze. Don’t know if that is for all discounts, but it applies to mine.

It basically seems to come down to this: if you have no clue what you are doing, go for the iPhone, if you are interested in messing around with it and making it YOUR phone, the Fuze is a better choice.

By: orphs

orphs — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:40:39 +0000

For the HTC Fuze someone in the above post said that you can completely disable the 3G plan to prevent it from connecting when the WiFi cuts out?

My question is do you just call AT&T and tell them that?

Do you have to buy the no commitment price or can you do it off the two year contract price?

I appreciate all the help thank you

By: Eli Blumenthal

Eli Blumenthal — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:58:30 +0000

Hey BenG,

Let me just explain somethings about the post. For one, the reason I didn’t get a data plan was because I didn’t plan on using 3G data, only WiFi, and therefore didn’t see the need for it. The fact was the WiFi only option didn’t work because even when I had perfect WiFi and was connected for one minute, it would “magically” disconnect me the next. I was in WiFi areas and connected to WiFi networks, not moving in and out of range as you claim in your comments. It could’ve been a faulty WiFi chip, but whatever it was, it was in no way my doing.

Next, I know 3G is used for voice, but that should have no effect at all on a data bill, and I don’t believe it did.

Now to the comments of me being a “Apple Fanboy.” Ok, here is where I find your completely wrong. For one, I will be the first to admit that what Apple is doing now with their App Store approval “system” is out right dumb and should for sure be taken to task for by the government (which is currently under way by way of the FCC) and general public. There is no common sense going on there about which apps should get approved and which apps shouldn’t, and that just isn’t fair to both the developers and us users. When I bought the iPhone– almost 1 YEAR ago– this obviously wasn’t the case as all this info just got out a few weeks ago.

And I’ll also be the first to admit that Apple products have major flaws too– and that the Apple Care is insanely clutch. My iPhone for example, broke or had major issues 5 (yes 5) times with things like dead pixels, some of the buttons, battery problems and headphone jack not working, as well as dust under the screen. I actually now call Apple Care directly with any new issues (thankfully the last one they sent back to me actually seems like it works and I hopefully won’t need to repair it again), as when I took it into my local Apple Store, they would sometimes give me back worse iPhones then before. One last point with regards to slowness– running 3.0 on a first gen iPhone will probably be a little slow as that is the latest software mainly designed for the more powerful 3G and 3GS, is being scaled down to work on older hardware. On my 3G, whether running 2.0 or 3.0, I still will admit it was much faster than when I ran Windows Mobile 6.1 on the Fuze.

Hope this clarifies a few things.

All the best,

–Eli

By: BenG

BenG — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:58:33 +0000

A friend linked me to this, and I just can’t explain the depravity of your idiotic responses Eli. You are not only wholly misleading the general public with your post, but stating things as fact, when in fact they are the opposite because of YOUR failed decision making.

Here is a point by point assessment of your issues.

1. Your bill, as you later admitted, was huge because of your malfeasance on thinking no data plan was necessary.

2. Data connections are wholly independent of each other, but if you leave a WiFi hotspot coverage, it automatically switches to the cellular data connection. This has NOTHING to do with being on 3g or not. If you weren’t aware, voice aka talking, goes over 3g also.

3. Slowness….as if the iPhone doesn’t have this. And I have used all but the 3GS. With all software updates from 1.1 to 3.0.

4. Don’t get a smartphone/pda phone without a data plan. It is like buying an F350 with a 4cylinder engine. You just don’t do that.

5. Freedom of apps on the iPhone. You fail far and wide here. Apps are deemed suitable or unsuitable by Apple. Many apps, that create competition with, or are better than, Apple apps, are rejected. So, this is patently false.

6. You yourself admitted that your bill was high because of your malfeasance. So, the iPhone had no effect. Not to mention, the $92 on top of the money you already spent.

Do I think the iPhone is a bad device? No, but you really failed with how much idiocy you have in this post. You sound like all those stupid Apple fanboys that think Apple can do no wrong and they are god. Just quit blogging about things you don’t know about.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:52:55 +0000

Times had changed.
Apple is forbidding iPhone users to install Google Voice app on the device.
This smart phone is essentially a computer with operating system and an ability to install third party software like any other computer. When I called Apple, tech support representative informed me that Apple does not have to explain why they are forbidding me to install Google apps after I purchased device planning to use it with Google Voice. She also informed me that App Store is like any other store has right to choose what they put on their shelves.
Well, I respect their choice, but the last time I checked in my neighborhood mall none of their stores are FORBIDING me to use products from anywhere else but from their store. Does Apple respect my choice? Communist China government did not dare to make Lenovo give me a list of software I can install on my laptop. Lenovo respects my choice because they know what will happen with their laptops if they would try to deny this choice to people in free world.
Just imagine what would happen if Microsoft make an agreement with Comcast and set up a list of software you are allowed to install. What if they allow you to connect to internet only through Comcast? What if Comcast decides they not like some software and a week later Microsoft would FORBIDS using it without any meaningful explanation? That would definitely be considered mafia-like behavior and nobody would tolerate it.
We are not tolerating this behavior neither from China, US government, Microsoft, nor from Comcast. For how long are we going to tolerate this behavior from Apple? I erased my iPhone, I smashed it with hammer and I will send it on Monday to Steve Jobs, c/o Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014