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I hate Windows Mobile

Regardless if I decide to carry one phone or two (see "Mobile Phone Madness"), I can guarantee that NONE of them will be my current phone – the HTC Wizard)

I'm not sure if it's my personal usage pattern, the hardware I'm using, just plain crappy software (Hi, Microsoft!), or a combination of all three, but I don't like the way this thing operates. I tend to lean towards it being Windows Mobile's fault. I know it doesn't suck for everyone, because there are quite a few people out there who claim to absolutely love this phone. Maybe it would be better if I used Outlook for email. Maybe if I only needed to sync with two computers (instead of four).  Maybe if we used Exchange at the office it would help. Whatever the reason, it just plain doesn't work well. At all.

So I'm selling it. It's unlocked and will work on any GSM network. If you're interested, make me an offer before I stick it on eBay.

Details:

HTC Wizard (T-Mobile MDA Version)
SIM UNLOCKED (will work on any GSM network)
CID UNLOCKED (will allow you to install any software revision you like)
Windows Mobile 6 (though, this can easily be changed)
Some cosmetic scratches
Screen and camera lens in perfect condition thanks to screen protectors

Let me know if you have any questions or are interested. They sell for $200ish brand new with a service contract. Unlocked and brand new they go for considerably more. Make me an offer that doesn't make me laugh and it's yours.

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  • You're probably right that you're underwhelmed because you don't use Exchange. Syncing mail, calendar, and contacts is really the killer feature of the Windows Mobile phones. Otherwise, the overall UI is so-so, applications not written by MS suck up so much power they're mostly unusable, and the browsers available all suck.
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