Comments on: T-Mobile Dash 2 in black floating around?

By: jpro

jpro — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:59:47 +0000

i just got this same one yesterday it alot cooler than the first look wise. everyone i show it to is like WOW thats awsome. i love very very cool new look and feel. it got a rubber couating all around it no plastic or metal

By: Jdslim

Jdslim — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:19:26 +0000

King its the Dash and the Dash is on website.

By: Jdslim

Jdslim — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:16:14 +0000

Failed? Who failed, how I see it the only one that failed was BGR for releasing a story without verifying it first. This is not an upgrade or anything like that. So stop calling it anything else but what it and that’s a Dash. It’s not like the blackberry color upgrades that we all have seen. T-Mobile doesn’t consider this as anything other then the dash. Similar to when T-mobiles 8700G changed colors from a midnight blue to black or when the game monopoly put faces on the play money.

By: king julian

king julian — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:42:01 +0000

dash isnt on the t-mobile site!!!!!!!
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/
i checked the winmo section to be shure, it aint there

By: Technology1

Technology1 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:01:02 +0000

The only thing the Dash2 has is a new cosmetic make over without one technical update, not even T-Mobile’s new 3g. If you go over to Xda-Developers, Excalibur forum and install Rick’s new 6.1 Excalibur ROM on your current Dash, then you will have the new Dash2 without paying one dime. You would have to be a complete dummie to purchase this phone.

Thanks BG for your review on the Sprint HTC Touch Pro vs the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. I’m loving my TV OUT feature on my new Sprint HTC Touch Pro….

By: Cary

Cary — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:22:03 +0000

That sucks! I want the G1 but I had the dash and loved it.. it was a new version I’d totally be in…

By: Akoaypinoy

Akoaypinoy — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:01:46 +0000

This phone has a faster processor, better camera and 3G!

check it out.

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-cavalier-s630-unlocked/4505-6452_7-32555462.html

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:19:10 +0000

with the hardware that’s in the device now it can barely keep up and the memory it lacks is a joke…why on earth would you want 3G on it? it would need a complete hardware makeover otherwise there is no advantage to having 3G on that device…that’s probably why it’s not there in the first place.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:08:54 +0000

I really liked my Dash before I ponied up for the G1. But without some internal upgrades its not worth the hassle. Not enough memory or processing power led to poor memory management by WinMo and reboots 3+ times a day to keep it going. And it really should have 3G.

Too bad, I really liked the forma factor.

By: Pythagoras

Pythagoras — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:12:45 +0000

Please stop hating on 18th century devices. I use a manual typewriter together with an old b&w television and an oscilating fan, and have been able to dual boot UNIX and WM 6.1.

By: awp

awp — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:07:13 +0000

It might be the photo fooling me but that keyboard looks to have key separation. The original Dash had vertical key separation but not horizontal key separation.

This was a big flaw in my opinion on the Dash when I was using mine a year ago.

By: me

me — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:41:53 +0000

it aint no big news it has been floating around for a couple months now, all corporate stores have had them in stores for about a week, it is a color change and is supposed tobe made more sturdy as not to flex and crack like its predessesor…

By: robert B

robert B — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:34:28 +0000

This is a 18th century device compared to what is out there and what TMobile should have out there.

By: ray

ray — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:01:56 +0000

T-mo is all about color changes.. I bet the G2 will be just a blue G1..

By: gutta

gutta — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:56:09 +0000

lame

By: Young Veyron

Young Veyron — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:32:46 +0000

HTC is on a roll!

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:13:25 +0000

Yo BG you been quiet on this 8900 business, what’s going on?

By: JB

JB — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:47:45 +0000

The above post is correct, I met with my HTC rep, he had it in his pocket, it is only a new housing, no 3G, no new camera, same dash, new case

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:12:45 +0000

My dash was probably the most reliable phone I’ve had, would be nice with 3G & tethering in harmony. The primary reason I have the G1 now is 3G…waiting for a tethering app

By: Armo

Armo — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:11:48 +0000

this is NOT the Dash 2. this is more like a Dash refresh. the dash 2 will be out Q1 or early Q2 next year.
look at the post by BennyJ. click on picture to enlarge. http://forums.tmonews.com/index.php?topic=5776.80

notice how it says “Dash” on the papers in the back. not “Dash 2″.

By: benji

benji — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:06:25 +0000

The ‘Dash-2′ unfortunately will be a refresh, nothing substantial. WM 6.1; it will not have 3G or GPS; newer microSD card hardware; and will correct issues with the screen cracking so easily.

This, and the also non-3G 200ish mhz Shadow-2 are all we T-Mobile subscribers have to look forward to Windows Mobile-wise.

Personally, I wish T-Mobile was something other than the antique store of WM devices

By: H.N.I.C.

H.N.I.C. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:05:24 +0000

2 weeks after purchase, w/no droping, no over charging, no misuse of any kind; the damn thing just started f#$king up!
i’ll never buy it again but i hope this is an improvement over the lase model.

By: Jdslim

Jdslim — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:01:37 +0000

It is the same dash just a color change, nothing news worthy here. It was released about the same time T-Mobile updated their OS for the Dash. Yes BGR readers T-Mobile updated their OS on the Dash. Don’t get to excited guys it is not 6.1. It wasn’t news worthy either. Didn’t get any type of news coverage at all. It was a very minor update that didn’t add any new functions to the device. The updated ROM was released to fix known issues such as phantom alarms.

If you have the dash you can update your rom free of charge at http://www.t-mobile.com/wmupgrade.

By: cubs

cubs — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:53:36 +0000

I like my dash but it would be disappointing if this is the new version as they look exactly the same, except the color.

By: michaelct

michaelct — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:44:46 +0000

@ Steven..

so you would like to take the blackberry approach. repackage the device in a different form factor and jack the price up? pointless. the dash is a solid device.. change the color, add the 3G, bump up a few other things and you are good to go.

… why re do the entire thing to make it go from say a $200 price point to $349?

By: Rosegold

Rosegold — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:42:53 +0000

Please let it be an update with a better cam I always liked the design of the dash used to steal my gf’s all the time

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:42:34 +0000

This is just a Dash with a color refresh. The software is upgraded but it just fixes a couple bugs from the old dash, it is still windows mobile 6.0. All T-Mobile stores have these now they just aren’t selling them till they are out of the old ones.

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:36:13 +0000

I had the Dash, it was a tight phone even though I hate windows mobile. However this is not an update to the phone.. the difference is the color, same stuff inside as the old one… lame

By: David

David — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:34:37 +0000

Boygenius,

It’s just a cosmetic refresh…a few bug fixes but no 3G. Really, its just a “prettier” looking version IMO.

By: 1adonis1

1adonis1 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:30:39 +0000

Damn that’s pretty. I’ve always like the Dash, but no 3G killed the deal for me on getting one as a cheap 2nd phone.