Comments on: HTC Juno is the T-Mobile Shadow? Full specs below!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:55:49 +0000

I’m confused, does it have a touch screen or not

By: c-morr

c-morr — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:46:22 +0000

about the Hot spot at home. The phone is a Wi-Fi phone but is not capable to have VOIP

By: Mike Benton

Mike Benton — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:55:56 +0000

Hey Everyone, we have a dedicated website for the T-Mobile Shadow http://www.allshadow.com

We have tips and tricks as well as videos about how to accomplish certain tasks. New material is posted everyday. If you have questions feel free to ask.

@Andy, the input method takes about a day to get used to. If you continue pressing the keys with the letters you want on it, it will autocomplete words for you. If you want to switch the input method, hold down the * key and menu will pop up allowing you to choose the input method

About Hotspot@home. I have not seen it on the device but I am looking into it to find a solution. Everyone wants to save bucks on calling. T-Mobile would be wise to push this heavily as it gives them an edge. Would be great for secluded areas with no cell phone coverage but do have internet.

See you!

By: Zach Friend

Zach Friend — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:55:43 +0000

Andy,

I just picked one(brown) up the day after they came out. I’m pretty satisfied with it as far as WM goes. The WiFi is easy to the set up and you can change the settings for the slider to hang up or pick up the phone. The keyboard is stupid but I’m getting used to it and if you’re still using multitap and not any sort of T9 variant you need to get with the program or get a full keyboard for that matter. The “smart type” wasn’t that hard of a migration from regular T9 except for the fact that all of the buttons are in a different place and its also very difficult to hold the phone in one hand and type like I was able to do with everyo other phone I have ever had. I really like the predictive word feature also. Like you said the port covers are garbage and I’m waiting for them to fall off. This is just an interim phone for the next two years until Apple actually comes out with real unlocked iPhones

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:23:39 +0000

I’ve got one and am considering returning it. The keyboard stinks. It’s extremely difficult to use. Chinese logic is not my logic or, I feel, that of most Western minds.It looks neat and that’s about all. Unlike clamshell phones like the Razr it doesn’t hang up the call when you close the sliding keyboard, you must press the end call button. The half querty keyboard keys are very small – perhaps OK for those with tiny fingers but not for normal men. Each key has 2 lettewrs on it so when you’re entering contacts you have to select which letter you want from the display after you’ve pressed the key. It is not all intuitive. The plastic covers over the USB connector and the micro SD slot are held by a very thin rubber/plastic material that can be far too easily broken. The screen looks large but 2/3 of it is not really the screen it’s just a frame. The actual size of the display is the same as a Razr. I think it was designed as a competitor to the iPhone, it looks sort of similar and it’s promoted heavily as a media player. It has wi-fi connectivity which is good but it’s not that easy to set up. Also T-Mo pushes it’s own hotspots network very heavily to point where you have to read the fine print to figure out how to connect to other wi-fi networks, like your own. It may only take a very short time before T-Mo customers start returning these clunkers.

By: TN JED

TN JED — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:49:25 +0000

I just got mine today and I have to say it is much better than my old blackberry. Would be the ultimate phone if it had GPS though.

By: c-morr

c-morr — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:57:30 +0000

I just got my phone today and it keeps on surprising me every time I open it. i love this phone. I will most likely buy something else that tmo comes with when this one craps out on me

By: Annonymous

Annonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:30:27 +0000

Let’s just say, now that I have read through ALL of the comments that this product was put out just in time for the holidays and you can look forward to seeing touch screen versions and hotspot at home versions though that hasn’t been complete verified.

By: Annonymous

Annonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:28:12 +0000

The colors are actually quite nice the sage green is very soft. Look for launch the 31st. Pricing is going to be in the $150 market with new acts or available upgrade (2 year of course). T9 and smart type, I’m not a fan of both. The HTC rep I talked to said there is a way to turn it off, like i have on my BB Pearl, but tried to really sell me on the T9 – NOT A FAN HERE! But I will tell you that I played with the phone the other day and it is H-O-T! Let’s just hope it performs better than the DASH

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:21:34 +0000

tmobile was suppose to get the touch flo dual which is better then what sprint got because it has a kick out keyboard on top of all the other great features, and feel your pain because i was hoping for it too but they dropped the shadow instead

By: brian y

brian y — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:12:02 +0000

JUST 1 THING I WAS SO MAD WHEN I HEARED THE HTC TOUCH FLO WAS FOR SPRINT . I WATCHED SO MANY VIDEO REVIEWS FOR THE PHONE AND IT IS THE BEST ON THE MARKET . I WILL AND I THINK YOU SHOULD TO JUST WAIT AND BUY THE THE HTC TOUCH FLO UNLOCKED . AND USE IT ON T-MOBILE . YOU WONT HAVE THE MY FAVES BUT I AM WILLING TO GIVE THAT UP FOR THE BEST PHONE OUT THERE .YOU CAN BY IT NOW . ITS PRICEY BUT WORTH IT . THE TOUCH SCREEN IS BETTER THEN THE I-PHONE

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:36:00 +0000

It does have hot spot at home and also supports up to a 4gb microsd, has a 2.6 QVGA screen, has windows live search on it… It does come in brown in green but its more of a olive/silver green… And it is going to drop on Halloween (Oct. 31st)

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:56:18 +0000

This is a very cool device! Both colors are very nice! Does not look like a typical phone at all.
The center wheel is nice navigation and easy to use.
Desperately waiting for this to launch – can’t wait to grab 1 for myself!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:25:18 +0000

Well if you dont want it mr.t, ill be more than happy to take it off your hands

On Oct 23, 2007 @ 1:31 am, mr. t Said:

I’m glad I got mine for free and its still sitting there unopened. Your in depth review is making me curious enough to find out how much it sucks that I might actually open it. Too bad I’m not a T-Mobile customer so my experience will probably be extremely limited…

By: mr. t

mr. t — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:31:36 +0000

By: rage2k5

rage2k5 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:43:37 +0000

the shadow sucks the scoll wheel is crap along with how long it takes to do a master reset, anyone who buys this is stupid, this is by far the worst phone htc has made

By: James

James — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:01:59 +0000

Someone mentioned the processor speed not being enough to support 3G. Since your a PDA tech, do you have any insight into this? Is this phone going to have 3G support? That’s going to be difference in whether I buy this phone or not. Thanks

By: BadBrad4X4

BadBrad4X4 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:21:45 +0000

Hi guys and gals, I am a tmobile PDA tech and I just got some up training on the Shadow. The phone is sweet, best WM I have seen but still WM LOL. The color sounds bad but it actually is really nice. The O.S. is really smooth and the scroller helps navigate pretty well. I like it better than the track ball of the Curve or Pearl. Sim card is in a weird spot, has a little pull door to remove it so if the door breaks the sim card is in the phone permanatly because it slides in flush. Didnt get to really play with many of the features because HTC only sent 5 phones so the class had to share the phones and some folks cant share, lol. The phone is balanced real nice for a slider and hope this post answer some questions for ya. Later

By: tmrpro

tmrpro — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:20:47 +0000

This phone is awsome dont knock it just yet guys. This is the best WM device I have seen so far. You may think you dont want it but wait till you see it. Both colors are not as bad as they sound. your gonna want to see it when it does come out. and when you see it you will want it. one of the only phones I want before it gets put on the self. I will be waiting for this one.

By: t-Mobile Employee

t-Mobile Employee — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:05:06 +0000

Update: this article is 100% confirmed

As of today the T-mobile Shadow was anounced and Info Kits were received by stores.

By: Azrael1

Azrael1 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:54:18 +0000

Question. Is tmobile going to get the Kaiser or not? If so is there anywhere I can find out? Thank you

By: Azrael1

Azrael1 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:50:21 +0000

Question. Is tmobile going to get the Kaiser or not? If so is there anywhere I can find out? Thank you

By: Big Homie

Big Homie — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:51:22 +0000

I saw them both and its not touchscreen and the brown actually looks black depending on the lighting. The green isn’t great but not as bad in person. Very user friendly and doesn’t have the standard today screen thats associated with HTC and Windows Mobile devices, its more of a phone interface instead of PDA

By: Dash User

Dash User — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:26:58 +0000

Are there more pictures of it somewhere?

By: Mog

Mog — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:40:51 +0000

I KNEW the name “Kii” sounded like it fit the Juno (er, Shadow)!

“Shadow” sounds like a much more marketable name than “Juno,” but it also sounds like it’s trying too hard. I vote for “Kii,” even if it is a ripoff of a certain gaming apparatus.

As someone who’s struggling between the desire for a small device and the desire for a full keyboard, SureType devices like the Blast and the Juno/Shadow/Kii sound like they could fit the bill.

I’m not sure why T-Mobile is going for brown devices all of a sudden (for a while it sounded like they wanted deep blue to be their new trademark color), but I’m looking forward to seeing it in green.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:16:54 +0000

Touch screen? (?) Everything done via buttons instead? (?)

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:25:08 +0000

I’m excited for the green Shadow! I have a green SK3, and quite honestly, I was waiting for a messaging-centric device to come out. I saw the LX and was very disappointed with the lack of WiFi. Now that the Shadow’s coming with WiFi and a green color scheme, I might consider! I’m not the biggest fan of SureType. If they do a stellar job with the keyboard though, I might consider. My only experience with SureType has been with the gummy, cramped keys on the Pearl. Here’s to hoping!!

By: iLLmatic

iLLmatic — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:02:57 +0000

Very big surprise with the memory. Those are Kaiser settings. I thought it had a VGA screen though? And brown & green? Eh, I was gonna wait for the Kaiser anyway. Very nice phone still. I hope T-Mobile continues down this road.

By: Brad Mirly

Brad Mirly — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:11:59 +0000

I’ve heard reports that if the processor is 201 mhz then it won’t be able to support a 3g connection, does that mean we’ll have to wait till the kaiser (hopefully) is released?

By: Jordan Brown

Jordan Brown — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:04:07 +0000

It’s a nice phone. hotspot@home could use something like this to spice things up.