HTC FUZE Phone, Black (AT&T)

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Get down to business and stay close to all your most important contacts and documents while on the go with the HTC FUZE Smartphone for AT&T, which combines a slide-out QWERTY keyboard paired with HTC's intuitive, graphic-rich TouchFLO 3D touchscreen user interface. The Fuze's TouchFLO 3D user interface responds perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media--all vividly displayed as photos and artwork on the 2.8-inch screen powered by the 3D graphics processor. And with the power of the updated Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, you'll stay easily connected to your business and personal data on the go with support for a wide variety of email accounts as well as the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents.

The HTC Fuze features a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen, Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth stereo music, and GPS navigation capabilities.

You'll be able to quickly download video, music and more over AT&T's lightning quick HSPDA 3G network. In addition to access to AT&T Mobile Music (compatible with Napster and eMusic subscriptions), this GPS-enabled phone is compatible with the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions as well as its Video Share service, which enables you to send video of yourself to another compatible phone while making a voice call. This phone also features Bluetooth connectivity for both communication headsets and stereo music streaming, Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), 3.2-megapixel camera, multi-format digital audio player, MicroSd memory expansion up to 32 GB, and up to 7.4 hours of talk time.

AT&T Service
This AT&T phone 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 dual-band UMTS 850/1900 MHz network, and this phone is also compatible with 2100 MHz 3G networks (found in international territories). The AT&T 3G network provides download speeds ranging from 700 Kbps to 1.7 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 500 Kbps to 1.2 Mbps. This makes it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. (For use outside the United States, an AT&T international data plan is recommended.)

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. You'll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.

With 3G connectivity, you'll be able to access AT&T's Video Share service, which enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.) A majority of users in the architecture, engineering and construction industries rated the ability to share live video through Video Share highly, according to research commissioned by AT&T. Video Share lets you see progress on a job site or review the day's work without having to drive from an office or other site to do so.

You can take advantage of the AT&T Navigator GPS software and service, a full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search.

With the TouchFLO 3D interface, album artwork, calendar items and snapshots are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips.

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. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

Instantly contact any other AT&T user with this phone's Push-to-Talk (PTT) functionality, which works across the entire network to make sure you have a clear signal so you can get things done. Easy-to-read icons let you know when members of your contact list are available, not available, or have their status set to "Do Not Disturb." You can also set your own status to let others know that you're busy. When a quick PTT call needs to be a longer discussion convert the call easily to a regular voice call--works for one-to-one calls as well as group calls. Save time on group calling by pulling up your contacts and simply "marking" those you wish to include on a call--no need to set up and save groups before calling, unless you want to.

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.

Phone Features
With the TouchFLO 3D interface, HTC has taken a great leap forward in touchscreen innovation. It's designed for one-hand operation using simple, gesture-based navigation, allowing you to simply touch, hold and slide along the screen tabs. A quick slide on the home screen quickly activates the most used features such as e-mail, text messaging, music player and camera. This instinctive interface extends to the powerful Web browser, where a useful "zoom in, zoom out" feature makes it especially easy to access the Web via the included Opera browser, which provides for desktop-like Web page renderings and user interactions. An integrated accelerometer senses when you change the position of the phone from portrait to landscape viewing, and it auto-rotates the screen's orientation.

The HTC Fuze features a sharp, 262K-color 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen (480 x 640 pixels) for touch-sensitive navigation control, complete with three-dimensional animated transitions. For email, messaging and other data input, the HTC Fuze also comes equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the smartphone's side.

It comes equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard, which was designed specifically for AT&T and slides out from the smartphone's side.

Business users can choose from several popular platforms to access your corporate e-mail. The Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform offers seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook information including email, contacts, calendar and to-do lists. Additionally, Good Mobile Messaging and BlackBerry Connect compatibility will be offered late in 2008, while personal email can easily be taken mobile using AT&T's popular Xpress Mail service. You can access and edit email attachments using mobile versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint.

In addition, the HTC Fuze supports scores of industry-specific applications as well as Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM), an enterprise-grade mobile device management solution that also provides security, mobile Virtual Private Network (VPN) and software distribution for Windows Mobile devices enabled for Windows Mobile 6.1.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You'll also be able to access open Wi-Fi networks in offices and hotspots via the integrated 802.11b/g wireless connectivity.

Other features include:

3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus on the back of the phone, additional VGA camera on the front of the phone for video conferencing
Video capture up to CIF resolution (352 x 288 pixels)
Windows Media Player compatible with MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV file formats
512 MB of ROM, 288 MB of RAM
Support for polyphonic ringtones as well as real-music ringers
Speaker-Independent Voice Dialing: Say the name of any entry in your phone book and the number is dialed automatically without using the keypad. This feature is speaker-independent, so there is no need to train the phone to respond to any one person's voice. Receive an audible status report of your phone/s coverage, signal strength, and battery strength.
MicroSD memory card expansion (up to 32 GB capacities)
USB 2.0 connectivity with mass storage capabilities
Bluetooth version 2.0+EDR with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking), PBA (transfer contacts)

Vital Statistics
The HTC Fuze weighs 5.82 ounces and measures 4.02 x 2.01 x 0.71 inches. Its 1340 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7.4 hours of talk time, and up to 460 hours (19.3 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1
Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 offers 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 6.1, 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 6.1 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.

Refurbished Phones and Devices
Refurbished phones are previously owned devices that have been unused or lightly used and returned to AT&T during the 30-day trial period. Each refurbished phone is independently quality tested and loaded with the latest software to meet current factory standards. Device includes a 90-day warranty.

Product Details

Windows Mobile 6.1 with TouchFLO 3D interface responds perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media
3G-enabled smartphone compatible with AT&T Navigator GPS turn-by-turn directions, AT&T Mobile Music, Video Share service, and Push-to-Talk communication
Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), Bluetooth stereo music, 3.2-megapixel camera, MicroSD expansion up to 32 GB
Up to 7.4 hours of talk time, up to 460 hours (19.3 days) of standby time
What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, USB cable, mini-USB-to-3.5mm adapter, quick start guide, getting started guide

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Amazing tool and toy!!

Review Date: December 5, 2008

Reviewer: Dr. Jim Taylor,

I bought a Fuze a few weeks, upgrading from a Treo 680. I must say that they are totally different animals. The Treo was an effective, rather basic tool for work and communication. The Fuze is a highly sophisticated pocket computer that has an incredible range of uses from business to play. Here are more specific thoughts:

1. Choices: I looked at the Treo Pro, Samsung Epix, and the Blackberry Bold. The Fuze sold me on all of the issues I will discuss below.

2. Form factor: I'm not one of those business guys you see in airports with their phones in their belt holsters (not a good look in my view). I always keep my phone in my pants or shirt pocket, so the Treo (and just about every other smartphone) is just too big for that. The smaller size is great for me. Admittedly, the Fuze is a bit heavy and thicker than most, but the smaller over-all size makes up for that.

3. Keyboard: I might have been tempted to get an iPhone, but I use my phone a great deal for emailing while traveling and I just couldn't get the hang of typing on a virtual keyboard. The Fuze's slide-out keyboard is expansive compared to the Treo's and other smartphones of that style. I love the top row of punctuation because I use punctuation much more than numbers and it's nice not to have to press the Fn key for such a necessity while writing.

4. Tweakability: In researching the Fuze I found some amazing web sites devoted to it, including fuzemobility.com and xda-developers.com. Though I love technology, I'm no technophile, so I was really stumped when I began to install apps and tweak the Fuze. But thanks to some great people in helpful forums at xda-developers.com, I was able to install many great programs (e.g., FM radio, free GPS, more attractive theme, even convert the camera flash into a flashlight) and tweak its functioning and appearance so it can do so much more than just out of the box. I was also able to remove that annoying bloatware that AT&T puts on the phone.

5. Windows Mobile: Though Windows Mobile is often criticized, once I got the hang of it, and learned where everything was located (not at all intuitive), I'm able to move around the Fuze easily. I've also set up my menus and tabs so those apps I use most often are readily available. It is a bit slow periodically.

6. Syncing: The integration with my PC, primarily my Outlook calendar and contacts, is a breeze. I was concerned about transferring my Palm data to Outlook, but after researching different options, I found the easiest is to simply reinstall the Palm software and designate Outlook as the program I would be using.

7. Screen: It is incredibly sharp and detailed. I find the TouchFlo screen generally easy to use. Coming from a Palm, I usually use the stylus. I must admit that the screen often confuses swiping with opening, which can be annoying. But over all, I find it beats a scroll wheel.

8. Camera: No smartphone I found had a 3.2 camera that can take real, useable pics. Nice to have when I forget my camera.
9. Voice Command: Amazingly enough, the Voice Command actually works for calling and opening programs.

10. Annoyances: no 3.5 headphone jack, two different Programs pages, can't move around icons on the various screens. All very minor.

Over all: A powerful business tool and a great toy.

A stylish, fully-featured successor to the Tilt.

Review Date: January 26, 2009

Reviewer: The Greg,

AT&T replaced my Tilt with a Fuze after my Tilt broke for the third time in eight months. I must say I'm impressed by the Fuze, but it will take some tweaking to capitalize on its enormous potential.

First, from a design standpoint:
1. The Fuze is a downright beautiful phone. All my previous PDA phones looked... well... ugly. I never complained because the features were what I cared about most, but the Fuze is a reminder that a PDA phone can be funcitonal and stylish.
2. The addition of a fifth row of keys is a nice improvement, though as a previous Tilt (and before that, 8125) user I wish there was a Tab key on the Fuze. Instead, four keys are wasted on shortcuts to Calendar, Contacts, Messages, and Internet, all of which are easily accessible through menus.
3. The phone is a fingerprint magnet. Be prepared to constantly wipe the screen to keep it clear. Get a good screen protector, not like the cheap one included in the box.
4. The battery door on the back is faceted, not smooth. As a result, the phone can wobble when it is laid on a flat surface. This seems downright stupid, as style clearly won out over practicality on this one.

Features:
1. Wide range of connectivity options. In addition to cellular, there are still wi-fi and bluetooth. Supports the A2DP profile, so it can be paired eastily with bluetooth headphones.
2. GPS. A built-in radio means you can load GPS software and maps and navigate without having to use AT&T's subscription-based offering.
3. Powerful hardware. 528MHz processor and 512MB of built-in memory.
4. High resolution screen. 640x480 full VGA is quite impressive given the screen's size. The touchscreen is not quite as responsive as the one on the iPhone, but it's still quite nice.
5. Battery life. As with any PDA phone, the Fuze cannot rival traditional handsets, but its battery life is much improved over previous models (the Tilt being my reference point). If you don't use data, you can disable 3G using third-party utilities and this will enhance your battery life.

All of this considered, it will take some considerable tweaking to get your Fuze running at top speed. AT&T's bloatware really slows down the Fuze, and on top of it all the custom AT&T interface is ugly. I guess according to the user guidelines, I'm prohibited from linking to third party websites, but if you do a Google search for "ATT Fuze NOOBs only" the first result is the easiest, most straightforward guide I have come across for a speedy, bloat-free Fuze. I'm much happier having spent about an hour customizing my Fuze - it's faster and prettier, I get better battery life, and best of all I avoided all the dangers of flashing a cooked ROM (which voids your warranty - do not recommend).

All in all, a worthy successor to the Tilt.

Versatile phone for windows mobile lovers

Review Date: February 19, 2009

Reviewer: Mohan S. Nayak, West Chester, PA USA

I had to choose between the HTC fuze and the iphone and in many ways I am glad I bought this. Let me just list what I feel are the good and bad things about the phone.
1. If you have worked on a windows platform OS all your life, you will really appreciate the HTC fuze. It has a drop down start menu where you can list whatever you use frequently. The touchflo 3d is the jazzed up app on the phone where you can use touch to access all the features on the phone.
2. I love using the touch feature to access everything, but I tend to leave some nice oily marks on the phone. Thank god they have a stylus as a backup for a picky person like me.The full keyboard is great for text messaging/chatting.
3. This phone can be tweaked a LOT. if there is some feature you find ridiculous (like the dedicated push to talk button on the side), you can go to some HTC fuze websites like fuzemobility etc. and change it to camera/internet explorer/whatever you want! There are tons of changes you can do to the phone (interface, features, etc.). You can even flash the phone to get rid of the AT&T bloatware, but that could be dangerous and your phone could get trashed.
4. The camera/video camera are pretty good. You can share videos which iphone cant do.
5. Now you wont get all those "fun" apps that you see for the iphone, but if you need a phone for practical purposes, it's good enough. Being a windows mobile phone, there are still TONS of stuff that you can put on your phone.
6. You can get a 32 gb microsd card if you think you'll be running out of space!!!
7. I just wish this phone had a normal headphone jack so that i could plug in my regular headphones and also use it in my car as an audio device (connect to aux jack), but it's a phone and i guess i'm really pushing it.

well hope this helps you out in choosing the right phone.

Very Powerful Smartphone

Review Date: November 23, 2008

Reviewer: Zane Ross, Parker, CO

This is an amazing device. TouchFlo 3D is a great addition to this phone and makes is very easy to access the features you want to get to quickly. The keyboard is the best I have ever used and is far superior to software (on-screen) keyboards found on other devices. Media features are excellent. Great music and video playbackand the devices supports stereo bluetooth. the camera is great for a camera phone and takes great pictures in daylight, and even does ok in low light. The MP4 video recording is also of decent quality. The screen on the Fuze is amazing with the 480x640 resolution. Pictures and movies look great and text even when viewed very small is astoundingly crisp and clear. One of the best features about bout this phone is its excellent way in which it handles your emails. Extremely easy to view, access, and manage 3-4 email accounts. I use my Outlook Exchange, Gmail, and Yahoo on the phone and love the email management. The phone is very easy to cutomize to make it work and look the way you want it to. Thousands off applications available on websites like [...] to outfit your phone with useful apps, games, etc. Overall this is an excellent phone and I highly reccomend it to anyone who wants the most powerful smartphone currently on the market.

Superior blend of a touch screen and keyboard

Review Date: February 20, 2009

Reviewer: James Chiappetta,

This phone is a solid piece of technology. The possibilities are endless to what you can do with it. Takes only a few days to get used. Perfect for business and personal use. Love it!

With that being said:

Pros-
1) Beautiful VGA display.
2) TouchFlo3d is a pleasure.
3) Email and SMS are made easy with the 5 row keyboard.
4) Camera is great.
5) Under the hood this little phone is packing a punch. When you finally realize what the phone can do, then you will be able to appreciate it in full.
6) Mobile browsing is awesome with AT&T 3G network.
7) Built well.

Cons-
1) The zooming of photos is a bit awkward.
2) With the landscape mode was TouchFlo3D.
3) Music player took a while to customize.
4) Hope they release the updated version of TouchFlo3D.
5) Wish I didn't have to install the MP3 trimmer, Youtube App, FM Radio, and Google maps on my own.

admin on September 18, 2009 | Filed Under HTC

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