Dec

17

T-Mobile Dash: Show and Tell

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T-mobile Dash

Okay, I couldn’t wait for my T-Mobile Dash to arrive. I actually had it shipped “next-day” to my hotel at SES Chicago. I have used the Dash for about a week and still haven’t fully dived into all the neat features. I am not going to do a review of the Dash, because you can find plenty of reviews just by searching www.live.com or going to CNET. However, I highly recommend it. It is faster than my previous T-Mobile MDA in terms of general usage and powering on. The battery lasted two days with average usage. The direct push technology allows me to receive emails without having to manually sync the device. The speakerphone is loud and clear, a major improvement from my previous MDA. The only issue is the volume control. Occasionally, my ears will accidently hit the volume control slider thus placing it in volume control mode. However, I primarily use a Bluetooth headset so that takes care of that issue.

This smart phone keeps me connected to all my emails, work, personal, hotmail, and other. Instant messaging and text messaging are fast with the exposed keyboard. And finally the number keys are group together like a calculator. T-mobiles hotspot service allows me to have unlimited data access to my phone and high speed wireless access to my laptop at Starbucks.

For T-Mobile Dash users below are a few “must have” shortcuts:

  • Holding down the End key places the phone in lock position.
  • Holding down the # key quickly places the phone in “meeting” or vibrate mode (This prevents those embarrassing incoming calls during the movies, meetings or at a conference)
  • Turn on CAP lock by pressing cap/shift key twice
  • Switch between speaker and earpiece - Press and hold Send key during call

    • If anyone knows of some portable, device powered speakers for this smart phone please leave a comment. I want to be able to jam without headphones once in a while.

    Talk to you later,

    Bernard Ablola

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