HTC Titan - Who's the daddy?

[drupad2drupad]

I have been following the forum since I got this beast.

Personally I have had a very pleasant Windows Phone experience using Titan. However in last few days the negative feedback threads have increased in number. Presuming that number of end users is increasing, the amount of threads/feedback would have increased anyway. But then does it mean that majority of users are regretting buying this beast? - I am not.

However after looking at few threads, I've noticed that majority of issues with Titan are to those owners who are on AT&T. Could it be carrier modifications in the USA? Is Titan available on any other network in the US? Anyone have feedback?

Most Europe based users have not give much input in those problem threads, so am assuming it's just AT&T handsets that go weird.

But it will help if we guessed a rough number of Titans and their providers/sellers.

 

[N!njaDuck]

Not sure what a poll of owners will show you without correlating it to how happy they are. I am on AT&T and am quite happy - other than WIFI being a little over sensative. If I did not turn off the sound enhancements, I think I would be very unhappy.

 

[uncled1023]

I am on at&t with the titan and have no issue with it. Its been an amazing phone, best i have ever had.

 

[link68759]

AT&T here, other than my disappointment at "4G", everything is fine. Most notably, I don't have any signal issues while holding the phone, I ran several tests with the app Bandwidth

 

[drokkon]

Astute observation. As another poster said on another thread, we drooled over the Titan so much that there had to be a little bit of let down.

I tried to balance my likes and dislikes in another thread, but my bottom line is that the good still outweighs the bad, and much of the bad is software, not hardware, so might be fixed in the future.

I would agree that, yes, the Titan is the best phone I've ever owned, period.

All that said, I just picked up my wife's Focus not ten minutes ago, and I really miss its form factor, weight and saturation.

 

[drupad2drupad]

Thanks for voting guys!

The only reason I din't correlate it to happy or not happy was because it will be too relative an idea of happiness. e.g. I might be happy even with those wifi issues, purely because I am with a network provider that gives me unlimited internet and never use wifi!

However, it is definitely a good idea to have a poll correlating experiences with geographical purchases.

By the looks of just initial 9 votes it looks like either way the views are from AT&T users majorly - happy or unhappy ones. I am just a little inclined to believe AT&T modifications could be at the root of all these(?)

Can someone let us know if on WP AT&T puts it's own bloatware like on Android? Or is bloatware additions just restricted to manufacturers and not network providers?

I know here in the UK Orange is nasty and very notorious in terms of modifying any OS to an extent by their useless bloatware. But am not very sure about AT&T, however would be good to add to my knowledge

 

[uncled1023]

Thanks for voting guys!

The only reason I din't correlate it to happy or not happy was because it will be too relative an idea of happiness. e.g. I might be happy even with those wifi issues, purely because I am with a network provider that gives me unlimited internet and never use wifi!

However, it is definitely a good idea to have a poll correlating experiences with geographical purchases.

By the looks of just initial 9 votes it looks like either way the views are from AT&T users majorly - happy or unhappy ones. I am just a little inclined to believe AT&T modifications could be at the root of all these(?)

Can someone let us know if on WP AT&T puts it's own bloatware like on Android? Or is bloatware additions just restricted to manufacturers and not network providers?

I know here in the UK Orange is nasty and very notorious in terms of modifying any OS to an extent by their useless bloatware. But am not very sure about AT&T, however would be good to add to my knowledge

They install a couple AT&T specific apps, but you can uninstall them. Other than that, it is as stock of a rom as you can get. No bloatware.

 

[Dragon Queen]

I had all the att stuff off ,except for the Myatt app, within an hour of getting and activating my Titan. Love it, only hiccups so far are getting my old word,excel docs off my old Fuze- not all of them are docx format. Hope the next update includes the ability to mms with gif and audio files. I have fun just turning it on and flipping screens smooth and bright.

Edit to the office docs: had to reset the office hub on the phone, no problems now reading earlier versions of office and can edit newer versions.

 

[drupad2drupad]

I had all the att stuff off ,except for the Myatt app, within an hour of getting and activating my Titan. Love it, only hiccups so far are getting my old word,excel docs off my old Fuze- not all of them are docx format. Hope the next update includes the ability to mms with gif and audio files. I have fun just turning it on and flipping screens smooth and bright.

Haha exactly my feeling! turning on and flipping screens gives me so much of satisfaction!

Now that we know ATT bloatware is nearly zero, I am struggling to figure out how come so many ATT users have dodgy titans that need to be replaced within one week. Again not 'so many' probably 5-6 that might be reported out here in the forum.

My Titan after 7740 update has worked so much flawlessly and everyday I keep discovering new apps that never imagined to exist on my old Android phone! This WP Titan is a treat to my eyes!

 

[O_G]

Thank you for your replies, they have defiantly given me something to think about.

I think your correct, a Android to Titan? thread might be useful, especially with these great answers. Will sort it now.

Thanks again for your responses.

Edit, its sorted. Thread created titled Android to Titan? I have moved the responses there. Hope its useful

 

[drupad2drupad]

Thank you for your replies, they have defiantly given me something to think about.

I think your correct, a Android to Titan? thread might be useful, especially with these great answers. Will sort it now.

Thanks again for your responses.

Edit, its sorted. Thread created titled Android to Titan? I have moved the responses there. Hope its useful

That was quick! Thanks

 

[drupad2drupad]

That was quick! Thanks

Only a BUMP!

 

[stevov]

my 2 cents worth,unbranded sim free europe with zero issues from day one. love this phone

 

[kamran1987]

my 2 cents worth,unbranded sim free europe with zero issues from day one. love this phone

me too,the phone is just great.No problem so far.

 

[gtg465x]

Well for one thing us AT&T users are running older software on our Titans than the rest of the world because AT&T sucks.

 

[AndyFZ1S]

Unbranded Titan UK, No issues, Perfectly happy and hope it stays that way.

 

[markthomson1404]

UK

Unbranded UK on orange no problems so far, battery lasting much better than i hoped slight issues with the radio and wifi , not had any screen lack of response as metioned in other forums, last phone was HD2 running 'everything'.
This phone is the only upgrade i could go for after the HD2. Sadly just lurking in hope of the 'custom ROM' i know the geniuses here will eventualy produce

 

[rpalmer68]

After putting WP7 on my HD2 I decided to get myself a Titan until something better comes along here is Australia.

So I got myself a AT&T branded unit off ebay, SIM unlocked it using htcimeiunlock.com (which took all of a couple of minutes) after AT&T customer serice told me I couldn't unluock it and I'm now a happy camper on the Telstra NextG network here in Oz wiht my Titan.

I am seeing 3G/WiFi issues like others but other than that the unit is going well.

Oh I also got the Mugen Power 1950mAh battery, which I can run my Titan for almost 2 days, with bluetooth and often WiFi on as well.

Now if only we can get a custom unlocked ROM the world would be perfect