Sounds good. I hope I get the chance to play with one sometime.
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:29:35 -0800 Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > I can tell you that from my POV the People Hub (instead of Contacts) is a > much nicer way to interact with people. I show my friends with Android or > iOS phones how you can post to someone's Facebook wall, post to Twitter > regarding them, IM them, text them, call any number of phones that they > might have and more all from one spot and they start drooling all over > themselves. The built in family room and other rooms is awesome for anyone > with kids. Yes, I know that you can setup shared calendars and such in > Google and then access them from your phone, but the way that Windows Phone > has it built in and configured makes it SO much nicer and easier to use. > Accessing apps is much easier with Windows Phone and the intelligence behind > typing on the Windows Phone keyboard is truly amazing. The WP intelligent > typing does not just suggest spelling corrections like Google or Apple > phones do, it actually looks at WHAT you are typing and suggests the next > work based on the entire sentence and thoughts being typed. I have sent > messages where I only had to type the first letter and then tap the words in > the "auto-correct" line. After using that feature going back to my Android > phone that I use for work is very much like picking up a chisel and piece of > slate. Try it, you will be amazed, and it improves with use as it gets to > know you. The speech typing is far superior to Android's also in my > experience. There is a lot more to it, but those are a few of the biggies. > Regards, > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:24 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > Agreed, on not missing Android. I've been using Android on phone and > > tablet for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win > > devices. I feel liberated. > > I'm curious: What's liberating? > > I don't have a Windows phone to play with, so I can't reference. I am still > using an old iPhone 3GS (which does me just fine) and I have an HP Touchpad > with Cyanogoenmod 8 on it, so I have experience with iOS 6 and ICS. > > What makes the Windows Phone 8 so much better? > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rod Trent > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 > 12:14:38 -0800 > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > > Agreed, on not missing Android. I've been using Android on phone and > > tablet for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win > > devices. I feel liberated. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:22 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > > I have the 8X while my wife has a Nokia 810 (doesn't have any of the > > issues mentioned about the 920) and they are both excellent phones. We > > went with different phones based on personal preference regarding size > > and feel and we are both very happy with our choices 2 almost 2 weeks > later. > > I certainly don't miss Android, Windows Phone 8 is far superior for > > everyday use and don't even get me going on battery life. > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:44 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > > I'm digging the 8x. Of course, it still has that new car smell, so > > give me a few days to see if the coolness wears off. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alan Davies [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:02 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > > Just had a look at the two together. Nokia is a lot thicker and > > heavier and less pleasant to hold in the hand IMHO. I prefer the 920 > > in spec to the 8X, but think as something to carry around all day > > every day I might go down the HTC route ... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 19 November 2012 19:18 > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > > Lots of folks complaining about it. Also complaining of reboots and > > hung screens. > > > > The HTC 8x seems to be the better of the two releases. Mine just > > showed up an hour or so ago. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 1:13 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: windows phone 8 > > > > Sure, you might be a lucky one... google - 920 battery life > > > > Regards, > > joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > > > > "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Subject: Re: windows phone 8 > > > From: Steven Peck <[email protected]> > > > Date: Mon, November 19, 2012 3:43 am > > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > It does? Mine's been lasting a day or two. I have turned off NFC > > > because well, I have no NFC devices. 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