T-mobile Pulse - Android touch phone.

Dudes, I'm thinking of getting a Pulse to tide me over until the end of Summer. I'm on O2 Simplicity at the mo, but the Blackberry I'm using has borked a bit, so I'm on a very old Moto V3i!

Is it still a good buy, or has it been superseded by the newer Pulse Mini? What I really want is a Milestone, but it seems like the Shadow could be only a few months away...

Cheers,

Su
 
Sumanji said:
Dudes, I'm thinking of getting a Pulse to tide me over until the end of Summer. I'm on O2 Simplicity at the mo, but the Blackberry I'm using has borked a bit, so I'm on a very old Moto V3i!

Is it still a good buy, or has it been superseded by the newer Pulse Mini? What I really want is a Milestone, but it seems like the Shadow could be only a few months away...

Cheers,

Su
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It's still a very good phone and I'm sure you could get it for a decent price on ebay.
Definitely NOT superceded by the Pulse mini as that phone is a stripped down version of the Pulse and not an upgraded version (it doesn't have GPS for example).
 
Has anyone had a problem with the phone not charging? Sold my Mum's Pulse and apparently it won't charge properly!
 
There is a known issue with some Pulse's that the usb socket becomes loose and can cause problems with charging. I would return the phone to T-mobile as it will still be under guarantee.
 
Sumanji said:
Ok cool... how easy is it to unlock/debrand, and possibly get Android 2.0+ onto it?

Cheers,

Su
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As said in another reply unlock it by using that link to modaco.I also recommend downloading and installing one of the modaco custom roms.I'm not on t-mobile so I stuck the basic 1.7 vanilla rom on my phone.Works a treat.If you do that i'd also partition your memory card so you can save apps to it,there isn't much memory in the phone for apps.
The pulse mini is a bit rubbish as well.Resistive as opposed to capacitive screen,smaller screen,no gps.
And 2.1 is supposed to be coming out later this month for the pulse.
I advise bookmarking this forum http://android.modaco.com/category/413/t-mobile-pulse-pulse-modaco-com/ as it's very helpful for anything to do with the pulse.
In answer to your original question - the pulse is an excellent phone.The best phone i've ever owned.
 
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If anyone isn't sure about whether the Pulse Mini has GPS, it does. Cracking phone for £100, will be buying one this week to tide me over till my upgrade (a whole year!)

Just wish it had a resistive screen, still what can you expect on a budget as low as that.
 
Super Tigers said:
There is a known issue with some Pulse's that the usb socket becomes loose and can cause problems with charging. I would return the phone to T-mobile as it will still be under guarantee.
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So, we got the phone back today. The thing knows it's being charged, as it vibrates and then the face buttons all flash on and off every few seconds, with nothing on-screen. Any ideas, other than a faulty port?
 
Just a quick heads up, the T-mobile has now got official 2.1 support. T-Mobile Hungary have released the 2.1 upgrade. Head over to Modaco Pulse forum for more info.

Just installing now on my unlocked T-mobile pulse.
 
It is very nice!! Live wallpapers, exchange support, official twitter 2.1 client, improved googlemaps, improved virtual keypad. Overall the phone feels more responsive, apps open faster, so far I am very impressed.
 
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