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Is the stylus too damned thin? Both mine fall out instantly!

Anyone else have this issue?
Minor I know, but I know I'm gonna lose both stylii at some stage...

I have my 6th stylus now in 2 months, So I think they come out by everyone very fast.

I have had my Qtek for 3 weeks now and just recently i noticed that the stylus is a getting easier to pull out than the first week or so... I wasn't sure about it though, because i am a bit overprotective for my precious. But looks like i'm right if others experience the same thing.

emmerman said:
I have had my Qtek for 3 weeks now and just recently i noticed that the stylus is a getting easier to pull out than the first week or so... I wasn't sure about it though, because i am a bit overprotective for my precious. But looks like i'm right if others experience the same thing.
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Both my stylii fel out instantly from the start....

same hier, it started about a week after I got my Qtek.
I use the stylus a lot, mind you.
My partner has one as wel but doesn't seem to have this problem so far, and he bought it at the same time as mine.

The part of the stylus that holds it in place is made from plastic, and it will shrink a bit if the temperature is low enough. It might also wear down with constant use...
I dont have this problem with my stylus (either of them). Possible workaround might be to put a tiny bit of prestick or something similar on the side of the stylus which should hold it in place..

I trtied both my styli. The first one was fine but not loose. My spare stylus is excellent, very snug!

I did lose both of mine. I order the 2in1 Stylus pack of three from expansys and they are very snug. I have had them for almost two months and no issues at all.

Never had any problems with mine, though someone at work has an MDA Pro and within 2 months his fell out just by turning it upside down.
Ant

the standard ones are like a prick in a bucket
brought some 3-in-1 stylus from a guy in Hong Kong - these were too tight and would leave the pen part of the stylus inside the phone (which could only be removed with needle nosed pliers)

HTC Universal vs TyTn???Would you switch??

Iwan to switch to the T Mobile MDA VArio II, T-mbile offer no cost calls to Europe and the USA on a business 1 Tarrif. It's killer...
But
I love the Universal, though I find it BIG....would you switch??
Is the screen less good on the Tytn than the Univ.??

Yes I would.... Infact I did
Vario II is smaller n sweeter.
It fits in my pocket without weighing me down.
Keyboard although not as good as universal is great!
Screen well its small but no universal...
calls, wow I actually get to pick them up rather than waiting for the universal to realise I had pressed the green buton
GO FOR IT!!!

well.... I still have my trusty and big Dopod 900 !!!
It's one of a kind...
also got o2 trion... as regular..
My uni supposed to be my backup .. but my trion is on repair for screen alignmnet..

I prefer the clamshell design, even though it definitely is bigger. So, I prefer to wait for the second version of the Universal.

I would have shifted for its smaller size and almost the same functions as the Uni except the VGA screen. But with the current screen allignment issue would never even think of. With so many units being returned to HTC for repairs I am sure they would not be destroying / discard them. Rather most likely the faulty units will be repaired refurbished and recycled to the market as new units. I would not like to spend my hard earned cash on a refurbished repaired unit.
I think the allignment issue has destroyed an otherwise excellent phone.
Regards

I actually....
Well in my opinion, Nothings beats the Universal. Best keyboard, 3.6" VGA screen and NORMAL SD card slot. Weight and size doesnt bother me at all. Rather I think it is great coz I get stares when taking out my Universal(s). It truly is the epitome of class and technology. I have 2 Universals and 1 TyTn. TyTn definitely needs improvements in the ROM department to address bugs and issues. I love the TyTn's Bluetooth and macro lens though!!!

I changed from my old faithful universal to current tytn. The good thing abt the tytn is being light and small.. Handsome good looks too. But og course the tytn is pretty advanced in features than the universal other than VGA screen but having a VGA screen slows down the universal and hurts it badly, now the tytn performs anything in a breeze in stock settings with a number of programs installed.. No regrets at all since but miss the universal unique design..

I did the switch as well and I am not looing back. The Universal is a great device, but the lack of Quad Band GSM and Tri Band UMTS made me switch. I do miss the the Big VGA screen.
The TyTN is faster, longer battery, smaller, easy to carry, good camera, much better reception compare to the Universal, and Tri Band UMTS. Surfing the web has never been so sweet in the US with a Pocket PC.
I am sure the next version of the Unviersal will have all this plus more and I am certain most of us (including myself) will jump on the it then. I believe that might be a good 18 months away and I could not way that long.

A Short Review from a newbie

Got my Vario II at the weekend. It's my first Windows phone, so I thought I'd give my first opinions for any fellow newbies that are thinking of buying the same handset.
I've always liked the idea of having a decent smartphone, but the size has always put me off. I finally took the plunge two years ago with a Nokia 7610, a Series 60 phone running Symbian OS. However, surprisingly, perhaps, for a Nokia, the user interface was unintuitive, the phone crashed on a regular basis, and some of the keys stopped working intermittently. I might have been able to put up with some of this if the phone lived up to its promise as a PDA/phone combination, but I found that it had little more to offer than any other phone, apart from a few third-party apps. I ended up using it as just a normal handset and couldn't wait to replace it with a SE K750i, which apart from some problems with the built-in joystick, was a much better all-rounder.
Anyway. On to the Vario II. It was T-Mobile's 'unlimited' Web'n'Walk package that got me interested in getting a smartphone again, but I must admit that based on my experience of iPAQs running PPC2003, I was worried about how stable a Windows-powered phone might be. Nevertheless, I ordered one online with the knowledge that I can send it back within 14 days if I had problems.
My first impressions of the handset were that it's bigger and heavier than I was expecting. Comparing it to My old 7610, it's only a couple of mm thicker, and slightly wider, but it still feels pretty big in comparison for some reason. Still, it fits in my pocket okay, so I guess I'll get used to it. It's probably just about small enough not to look too odd when held up to your ear, but I wouldn't want one much bigger.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that they'd included a stereo headset, spare stylus, screen protector and a leather case in the box. I can't see me using the case, though, as it adds a lot of thickness to the phone.
The user interface is very similar to my iPAQ. It's most certainly a PDA foremost and a phone second. There are also lots of buttons on the outside of the handset (well, five) and a wheel. It's too early to tell whether these will prove useful yet. The keyboard is easy to use and you can type emails at a reasonable speed with some practice. I'm also pleased that (so far) I've had no problems with the stability of the OS, but based on the reports on this forum, I'm praying that the screen alignment, stylus and keyboard issues don't affect me.
Although I've read the enclosed manual, and I've only had the Vario for a couple of days, I'm still finding it a little unintuitive to use for making calls and I still have no idea how to force the unit to connect to the internet other than starting Outlook or Pocket IE, so I have to start one of those two first before I used any other network-based applications. I'm pretty sure I'll get used to it given time, but I'd definitely not recommend it for anyone who doesn't have some degree of technical knowledge.
However, I guess a lot of this is missing the point. This handset has a full QWERTY keyboard, web browser, email, Word, Powerpoint and Excel in a (relatively) tiny package, along with Wi-Fi and a 3G connection which rivals broadband speeds. Even a year ago, it would be almost unthinkable to have that kind of functionality in a mobile phone. For the first time, I'd be confident not taking a laptop computer away with me when I go away, and that's really the point of this device.
I'll report back again with my thoughts once I've got used to the handset for a couple of weeks (and, presumably, some of the novelty has worn off), but my initial impressions are good.

Any other clamshell devices???

Does anyone have any news as to any clamshell device that can replace our Universal?
What happened to the IMate Ultimate 7150 or the HTC OMNI?
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Hope you are enjoying your Fujitsu U810
imate 7150 was cancelled long ago. Also, I m not sure about this news but I guess Omni too is cancelled.
On the brigther side, if you are interested in VGA, Athena II will be lauching this year. It has been confirmed by HTC

how big is it?the athena 2?

kdskamal said:
Hope you are enjoying your Fujitsu U810
imate 7150 was cancelled long ago. Also, I m not sure about this news but I guess Omni too is cancelled.
On the brigther side, if you are interested in VGA, Athena II will be lauching this year. It has been confirmed by HTC
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Thanks for the response. Sad to hear that. I'll do some searching about the Athena II.
YES, I am enjoying my Fujitsu U810. I even ordered the 2 cell battery to make it even smaller. The 4 cell battery is just too big and ugly as it sticks out on the back.
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Im hoping to replace my uni too.... it's been 3 years now... I'm thinking of the HTC Advantage. What do you think? It's not your typical clamshell but I think it's the nearest to our uni, right?

I was very close to purchasing the advantage from compusa (cc declined - ouch!). I'm glad I didn't.
Spec/feature wise the advantage is amazing. The screen is huge and operating it is a breeze. I just don't think htc got their market right. It's just too big and difficult to carry around. I would think that the max size for a device like this is to fit in your front pants pocket - GOOD LUCK! I'd think women might be the only market for this device as they can fit it in their purse (but what woman that actually wants a device like this owns a purse? ).
I think the uni is fine for my needs, but there's only 4 things that I'd really like out of it:
- Better battery life. This shouldn't be difficult with updates in battery tech from the last 3 years. It's not very reasonable to expect people to carry around extra 1800mah batteries when they're just going out for a 9-5er.
- Soft key buttons + shortcut keys in tablet view. It's just too inconvenient using tablet mode without these keys, hence the fact that I don't ever use this mode on the uni.
- Larger memory. Preferably a microdrive included. What were they thinking only including 64mb of space for us? This is very limiting.
- A way of operating when closed. That imate had it right: putting a display on the outer clamshell. I can imagine looking at that screen and accepting a call on my bt headset without having to open the clamshell up.

http://www.mikenchell.com/handheldpcs/
I dont think this does phone duties though, but it is cool.
http://www.mobilecowboys.nl/mobilerumours/3423
this appears to be a less functional clone of the Universal. Seems kinda bakkerds huh?

axebox, i own a purse (a lot, actually). Im still thinking hard before getting the advantage. Ive been reading the reviews and the comments from the athena thread and seems like it's not a perfect device as well. The speaker's a bit buggy too. I dont really mind the size as long as it meets my needs. I like the screen because I read a lot of ebooks. Im doing that now with my dopod900 and I dropped it a couple of times because I fell asleep while reading. haha. Plus it's using micro sd (not as affordable as sd). And then the magnetic case. I currently use the piel frama case and I use it as a wallet too, i have all my credit cards and other important cards too, plus some cash. Yup, my case is really bulky, especially since I have the thick battery. I managed to stretch the leather to fit the thick battery in. Anyway, Im happy with my dopod now but Im just thinking, if there's anything out there that's gonna be better, faster and maybe even smaller (but not really a priority feature), then I'll get it.
AllanonMage, I'll stick to my dopod.

Not quite what you meant I'm sure but I'm still lusting over it:
http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htcshift.html

toshiba g920 seems quite good replacement...negatives will be, probably:
battery life (ahhh...I will really miss 3200+4800mah!)
graphic performance, with wvga you can't expect too much...
smaller display
no rom fun/cooking, superslow updates and patch,no xda support (sigh)
I'm still undecided, though, and even samsung i780 is a pretty good device...but I fear the 320x320 resol., after being accustomed to 640x480....

Compared to the Blue Angel

Anyone transfer from the BA to this phone like I am thinking about doing.
Are the colors on the screen that much duller?
Anything else that is a major change over normal use of the BA?
Thanks.

Hi.
I worked my way thru 4 BAs over 3-4 years. Loved that big screen so much that I didn't upgrade until I could replace it with another phone with the big screen.
The P6500 is a big step. Mine has WM 6.1 and is an unlocked unit from Orange. It is orders of magnitude better that a BA. No more battery issues that caused me to need to restore. No more earphone issues. I'm not bumping up against memory limits, etc.
I put a screen protector on it, and that helps a lot with the matte screen.
It's a beast, but built like a tank.
My son has an HTC Touch HD, and that's about the only thing I'd consider as a replacement for my P6500.