Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Color: Silver
• Brand: HTC
• Model: 8925
• Released on: 2007-10-05

Features

• Quad-band Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
• 3G data speeds from AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network
• Full QWERTY keypad, touchscreen can tilt up to 40 degrees for optimal viewing in any situation
• Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 10 days of standby time
• Includes: Li-Ion Battery, AC Wall Charger, Mini USB Sync Cable, Stylus and an Extra Stylus

Amazon.com Product Description
The slim, pocket-sized AT&T Tilt smartphone is bursting at the seams with a full-menu of wireless capabilities to keep you connected wherever you roam on this globe--quad-band GSM for global roaming, Wi-Fi, EDGE, and 3G data connectivity via AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network. Practical and versatile, the phone's face slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard while the screen tilts for optimal viewing of email, spreadsheets, and web videos. It also adds the power of the Windows Mobile 6 operating system (Professional Edition), which provides push email for immediate send and receive as well as editing of Microsoft Office documents. (See more details about Windows Mobile 6 below.)

With its high-speed 3G network capability, you'll be able to access AT&T's Mobile Music and Cellular Video services, and the phone includes the latest version of Telenav GPS Navigator for turn-by-turn directions while on the go. One of the most powerful, feature-packed smartphones on the market, the AT&T Tilt also includes a 3-megapixel camera (with video capabilities), Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming and multiple connection capability, MicroSD memory card expansion up to 4 GB, and a variety of games for when you need a break (including Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 and Ms. Pac-Man).

The AT&T Tilt is a veritable wireless Swiss Army Knife, with quad-band GSM, tri-band 3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity as well as a GPS receiver.

AT&T Service
The AT&T Tilt can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the UMTS 850/1900/2100 network (also known as WCDMA), making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services with speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. It also gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. You'll also enjoy 3G broadband speed connectivity across the globe with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA capabilities, which allows the Tilt to operate in Japan and Korea, in addition to the more than 135 countries in which AT&T offers international data roaming.

In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. It also features AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to Napster and eMusic subscription services as well as Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal. The handset is XM Radio Mobile-capable, so you can enjoy streaming live digital radio as well. (An AT&T MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

Like a micro laptop, the AT&T Tilt features a full QWERTY keyboard and a face/touchscreen that tilts up to 40 degrees.

Phone Features
Akin to a micro laptop, the AT&T Tilt's face/touchscreen tilts up to a maximum of 40 degrees, and the variable screen angle can be positioned to suit your needs, whether you're catching up on email, browsing the Web, or playing a game. The QWERTY keypad offers roomy, rectangular buttons that are tactile and backlit, making it easy to type with both thumbs while on the go. The large 2.8-inch touchscreen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for up to 65K colors. It sports a 256 MB memory (not all user available) and a MicroSD memory card slot, which is compatible with the latest 4 GB capacity.

This smartphone has an integrated Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), enabling seamless connectivity with wireless networks at work, at home, and on the roam via Wi-Fi hotspots at airports and coffee shops. For an additional charge, you can connect to any of the 10,000 AT&T hotspot locations in the U.S. and tens of thousands more abroad. The AT&T Tilt supports Bluetooth 2.0, which allows up to six Bluetooth devices to be wirelessly connected simultaneously to the device--one of which can be a Bluetooth stereo headset for listening to music.

Featuring the latest version of Telenav GPS Navigator, you'll enjoyGPS-enabled turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving direction, colorful 3D moving maps and traffic delay alerts with re-routing for use in vehicles or while walking. New features debuting on the Tilt include address sharing--allowing you to share your location with friends and associates--and reading, rating and sharing business listings like restaurants and more. Business users also can utilize TeleNav Track a fully hosted, on-demand and comprehensive GPS-based workforce-management solution.

In addition to Microsoft Direct Push, the AT&T Tilt will be the first Windows Mobile device in North America to include the Blackberry Connect email service, which also enables familiar wireless synchronization of calendar, contacts and tasks for users. BlackBerry Connect 4.0 supports push email for Microsoft Exchange Server, Lotus Notes/Domino and Novell Groupwise through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and personal email through the BlackBerry Internet Service. You can also use the AT&T Tilt to access your personal email through AT&T's Xpress Mail service, enabling you to receive email from most major POP3/IMAP personal email services pushed to the AT&T Tilt at pre-set intervals. AT&T Xpress Mail can perform two-way wireless synchronization of their calendars, access contact lists and view attachments.

Beyond business functionality, the AT&T Tilt is made for fun and games as well. The device is preloaded with free and premium games and applications including Ms. PAC-MAN, Brain Challenge, Bubble breaker, Midnight Pool, Solitaire, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, MobiTV, and MyCast. Other features include:

• Instant messaging via AOL, Yahoo!, and Microsoft Live
• Music format support: AAC, AAC+, eAAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG4, AMR
• Record videos and voice memos as long as you have available space on an optional memory card
• Full duplex speakerphone
• Flight mode turns off cellular network and Wi-Fi for enjoying stored music and video
• USB 2.0 wired connectivity
• Push-to-talk capability

Vital Statistics
The AT&T Tilt weighs 6.7 ounces and measures 4.41 x 2.32 x 0.75 inches. Its 1350 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 10 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, as well as the 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA 3G frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6

Windows Mobile 6 adds power to your mobile office with up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars.

Edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on your phone, just as you would on your desktop/laptop PC.

Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 updates the Windows Mobile 5 platform with a number of handy features that make searching through email, editing Microsoft Office documents, and staying on top of your most important communications even easier. Emails can now be viewed in their original rich HTML format and now offer the ability to visit embedded links. It also includes Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which provides a full set of Windows Live services, such as the Windows Live Messenger IM application, which now enables you to chat with more than one person at one time or send a file.

With Windows Mobile 6, your phone will finally be able to emulate the power and features of your PC's Microsoft Office suite. You'll be able to neatly view, navigate and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets in their original formatting--without affecting tables, images or text--as well as view PowerPoint presentations.

• Microsoft Office Word Mobile features include spell-check, Find and Replace commands, bulleted lists, text formatting, and support for tables for the first time.
• With Excel Mobile, you're not just confined to editing charts: with the new Chart Wizard you can create charts quickly and easily.
• PowerPoint Mobile allows you to view the full presentation, rehearse timings, check the order and any live links you may have in your presentation. You can then email comments back to the team or communicate via MSN Messenger for an immediate response.
• After creating or editing a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, you can synchronize it with your PC and it will automatically be converted to the PC version.

All Windows Mobile 6 powered devices include Direct Push Technology for up-to-date e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server. It also offers a set of important device security and management features that include the capability to remotely wipe all data from a device should it be lost or stolen, helping ensure that confidential information remains that way.

Customer Reviews

Horrorible Phone...Don't Buy!
This phone's motto should be, "Promise them everything, give them nothing!"

First, I got the phone for several reasons:

1) CELL PHONE. Okay, it's a good cell phone. It's loud and can be switched to vibrate.

2) SPEAKERPHONE. And the speakerphone is fine. No complaints, but it sucks batteries dry.

3) WI-FI. Forget it! This thing doesn't work. It's supposed to work without AT&T's MediaNET service, but some AT&T tech people say the Wi-Fi won't work without the monthly MediaNET service. This is untrue according to the manufacturer. With or without the MediaNET, Wi-Fi just doesn't work with this phone. I can get maybe one or two screens, then it craps out. Same with my sister's phone. I've had two phones myself. I don't know of any phone that works.

4) CAMERA. As a photographer, I wanted a backup. Alas, this is one of the worst in-phone cameras I've ever seen. Even in bright sunlight, pictures are muddy and indistinct. Unbelievably bad. My wife's Nokia is far, far better.

5) MULTI-MEDIA. A total waste. Volume is terrible and picture quality of movies is only so-so. No standard headphone jack.

6) E-BOOK. Not bad, not great. Eats up a lot of resources and takes forever to come up if you have a sizable library. Has to be shut down before using other resource hungry aps.

This is the kind of phone you can't wait to break or lose so you can buy another. It has so many problems one could write a small book. I got it primarily for Wi-Fi and it's been a miserable failure. I even upgraded it to the latest Windows.

The screen does switch from portrait to landscape, and the keyboard is fairly decent, though no "$" sign is provided, so you have to go to the characters key and then select the dollar sign from a bunch of other symbols. How can ATT do this when it's primarily a business phone?

In short, avoid. I'm so mad at AT&T over this that I'm probably going to switch companies. Oh, and if you use MediaNET, it's slow, like using a 9600 baud telephone modem.

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE
I purchased the AT&T Tilt a few months ago. It is incredibly unreliable. I paid $350 for it with a 2 year contract. Within two weeks of purchase all of the hard keys on the device stopped working. I took it back and got a replacement. Two months later the same thing happened. The main reason I got this phone was for the keyboard. None of the keys worked at all. I had to do everything through the touch screen on the device and if you know Windows Mobile you know it isn't exactly the most user (and touch) friendly. It was past the 30 day mark so I couldn't get the phone replaced or returned. How can they justify charging $350, or, in this case, $500, for a phone that only works two months? It's ridiculous.

It has a lot of features but as I said it's very unreliable. Not just as far as the hard keys are concerned, the device itself is pretty glitchy and runs rather slowly. I'm assuming a lot of the positive reviews of this device are from people who only had the phone a short period of time, as I enjoyed it when I first got it. It didn't take long for it to become a burden.

Luckily for me the phone got stolen a few weeks after the keys stopped working the second time. No, I didn't have insurance, but it took the hassle of this piece of crap off my hands and gave me an excuse to buy an iPhone 3G. I'm certainly no Apple fanboy, that's why I bought this in the first place, but there is truly no comparison. Don't be stupid and go with this phone just because you don't like Apple. It is NOT an iPhone and is certainly NOT an iPhone killer. I'm not telling the Apple haters to go buy an iPhone, but don't expect this to be near as powerful (and you must admit, the iPhone is very powerful).

Not recommended at all. I don't see how they can sell this thing with a straight face.

ATT TILT PHONE IS AWFUL
This phone is cumbersome and tedious, the touch screen has a way of being too sensitive at times and I drop a lot of calls this way. At other times some interfaces become a total burden such as setting the alarm clock when tired and trying to hit the snooze button. Do yourself a favor and don't buy this.