T-Mobile Dash
on 12.23.06, 07:26am in gadgets • Comments (11)
Well, I quickly decided after yesterday’s post that a new phone was now a priority. After I remembered that we did a handset upgrade on my wife’s phone a few months ago (thus locking me into a new contract with TMobile), I went ahead and picked up a Dash instead of getting a Blackjack, unlocking it, etc.
So far, I’m pretty happy with the device - setting up email for my home and work email was painless, and thanks to the HTC Wiki’s Dash FAQ, I was able to work around several small annoyances and missing functionality:
- Why on earth is there no Cut/Copy/Paste in any edit control? VITO CopyPaste to the rescue.
- Sirius WM5 is very cool. I now have a portable Sirius receiver.
- SSH for Smartphone. This way I can remotely access my service provider if needed.
- Fix the JOGGR control. SetJogBar changes the jogger control to be a scroll button.
- Windows Local Search. Install it. Must have app.
Still unresolved:
- No solution yet to tether the Dash via Bluetooth to the Macbook Pro.
- Where’s the remote desktop client for smartphone?
- Anyone know of a wifi scanner? It would be cool to just run an app to see all the networks around you.
- Why do all the replacement homepages on the net kinda stink? Does anyone know of a decent tool to make your own home screen?
Anyways - more observations as I play with it a bit more. Are there any ‘must-have’ apps or utilities out these days?
Frank McPherson (December 23, 2006 @ 9:02 am)
I’ve had a Dash for a month now, and I have mixed feelings towards it. It is physically elegant, but I am finding that it locks up more than any WM Pocket PC or Smartphone that I have ever used. I tried the Joggr app and found it too annoying to be useful, and I think the Joggr is poorly implemented. I would rather have a real joggr wheel like a Blackberry. I do agree that the Windows Local Search app is a definite must have.
David Ward (December 23, 2006 @ 1:17 pm)
When you speak to the personal homepages, are you referring to the homepage in Pocket Internet Explorer? There is the one from Dave Beauvais that I have been using since he released it to everyone. You can find it here http://www.beauvais1.com/archives/2004/04/10/pocket-internet-explorer-start-page/
Dave
Steve (December 23, 2006 @ 2:05 pm)
I was actually referring to the screen when you turn on the device, not ie. Thanks for the link though.
JeffMc (December 23, 2006 @ 3:55 pm)
I guess the T-Mobile people like not having BT connectivity. Too sad. It really is a nice device. The lack of DUN is not a big thing now that I have one of those Verizon Express/34 EVDO cards, so I do not care about connectivity for data.
Anonymous (December 24, 2006 @ 10:25 pm)
Have you tried Jajah service yet? I just found it!
Omar Shahine (December 25, 2006 @ 11:51 pm)
Dude, thanks for the pointer to VITO CopyPaste!!!
Steve (December 26, 2006 @ 5:15 am)
No problem - it’s been incredibly useful. Any other great utils or apps you know of?
Mike (January 11, 2007 @ 5:25 pm)
XBar (http://xetranet.free.fr/xbar2/) is another utility with Copy/Paste functionality. I use it on my SDA.
Mark (January 29, 2007 @ 1:34 pm)
Hey everyone,
Also have a Dash, and love it so far. With PocketPuTTY, I am unable to use the letter keys (WERSDFXCV) as actual letters. Only the numbers come through, no matter what entry mode I try to set. Anyone else have this problem, or know of a solution?
David Pallmann (April 21, 2007 @ 2:55 pm)
Thanks Steve. I just got a Dash myself and your blog entries helped me get functional on it sooner and saved me some grief. It sure is a neat device, even with its shortcomings.
Shinu Gupta (July 22, 2007 @ 4:52 pm)
I just bought T-Mobile Dash and downloaded pocketputty. I am able to bring up the application and navigate the tabs using the left and right key, but the up and down keys do not work and I am not able to type anything to enter the domain name or anything at all. Please help.