WHAT STYLEZ THINKS ABOUT => Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS - Is it ready for primetime?!

So What Does STYLEZ Think?

Before anyone asks, I'm still using my T-Mobile HTC HD2. I recently modded my HD2 (again) and added the ability to run alternative mobile OS's from the phone's internal memory (NAND). This has given me the option to run everything from Windows Mobile (WM) 6, 6.1, 6.5; Android 2.1 (ECLAIR), 2.2 (FROYO), 2.3 (GINGERBREAD); Windows Phone 7 (WP7); UBUNTU Linux; and even Nokia's newest project MEEGO! Currently I am dual booting the phone with a custom GINGERBREAD installation (based on the popular Cyanogen Mod 7) running from the MicroSD card, and a custom release of the WP7 operating system built for HD2 running from the NAND memory.

So in this review, I want to talk specifically about Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and how it stacks up to expectations. This is written from a more consumer stand point, and if anyone wants a more technical overview of the ROM that I am using, then please feel free to contact me. Well let's get to it.

I have been running WP7 for over 3 weeks now. It works fairly well. Not any major issues, it's just that WP7 is really showing its "youth" as a Phone OS. I think that it will be great phone OS... eventually. It has its positives and its negatives. But doesn't every phone OS? Anyway, the following two lists really show why I love... and hate... WP7 as my newest phone OS acquisition!

WHAT STYLEZ THINKS ABOUT => Upgrading to Google's ANDROID OS!

I received a message from a friend today asking what I thought of Android OS and if I felt she should upgrade to a new Android phone or keep up with Windows Mobile. Here was her request:

Can you give me the pros and cons for a windows smartphone vs and android? Right now I can sync my phone to outlook and update my calendar (doc appointments, etc) I like that. Can I still do the same on an Android? Is it windows compatible or should I just stick with a smartphone?

This is my response:

Pandora Radio for MOST WinMo fones, FINALLY! Thanx to @NRGZ28

via forum.xda-developers.com

FINALLY the Pandora Radio website has a Windows Mobile FOR MOST WinMo phone, but NO THANKS to the folks at Pandora, who STILL only list a version for 5 or 6 (unpopular or semi-popular) WinMo phones. Come on Pandora, no HTC phones on the list, thats PREPOSTEROUS! Anyway, the great folks at XDA-Developers, and a great deal of work by NRGZ28 has come up with a great alternative. Its not 100% WinMo compatible, but its pretty darn close! It even worked on my TouchHD1, eventhough its probably best used on a phone with a physical keyboard! But I used MyMobileR (which is a FREE PDA control program that allows you to display the PDA's screen on your monitor and interact with the PDA from your computer/laptop keyboard & mouse. Get it FREE from http://www.mymobiler.com). Anyway, just go get the Pandora Radio app and see if it works for you! Oh, and make sure you have an unlimited 3G account, or Wi-Fi in order to make good use of this service! ;)

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