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cliffling · 03-09-2008, 10:59 PM

I just upgraded to the Sprint Mogul and came back to my Q. The Mogul is the same as the XV6800, and very similar to the AT&T Tilt. Let me tell you why I've decided to stick with the Q:

Windows 6.0 Professional was very nice, but it just had some ease of use features that just make the Q easier to use. Don't get me wrong, some things were easier because of the touchscreen, but things like Profiles is missing (which doesn't seem like a big deal at first, but it sure becomes a big deal, especially if you've got a few different ones set up like I do).

The battery was also a big issue. To put an extended battery on the Mogul would have made the phone WAY too thick. (Sprints Q9c comes standard with the extended battery, I should note). A Q with extended battery is still thinner than a Mogul, XV6800, or Tilt, and gets quite a bit longer batter life (a must for someone like me who works in a building with terrible signal strength which saps battery horribly. My Mogul was dead by early afternoon with little or no use).

Also, the need to slide out the keyboard became VERY frustrating. It was cool at first, and then became a headache. I longed to just have my keyboard there the way it was on my Q.

As far as BlackBerrys go, the Curve (which is about the hit Verizons stores) and the 8830 (both Spring and Verizon have it) are very nice. But they do not have all the cool 3rd party software out there that Windows Mobile devices have. I also have found that my Q running my email programs is FASTER than a Blackberry in getting and sending emails (Me and my girlfriend, who has the Blackberry 8830, have done side by side comparisons).

I got my son the Q9c (Verizons version is the Q9m), and it is super nice. It feels WAY better in the hand than my Q does (feels more "solid"), and I really do like the new keyboard. It runs WM6.0, but still functions almost exactly like the 5.0 on the original Q.

So, from someone who just upgraded to Sprints top of the line and went back to his Q, I would just tell you to think long and hard before having to go through the hastle of having to return a phone you found out wasn't all it was cracked up to be...

Just recounting my experience over the past 2 weeks. I will tell you that I probably would have LOVED my Mogul if I hadn't been using a Q for the past year and gotten used to it.

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cliffling Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I just upgraded to the Sprint Mogul and came back to my Q. The Mogul is the same as the XV6800, and very similar to the AT&T Tilt. Let me tell you why I've decided to stick with the Q: Windows 6.0 Professional was very nice, but it just had some ease of use features that just make the Q easier to use. Don't get me wrong, some things were easier because of the touchscreen, but things like Profiles is missing (which doesn't seem like a big deal at first, but it sure becomes a big deal, especially if you've got a few different ones set up like I do). The battery was also a big issue. To put an extended battery on the Mogul would have made the phone WAY too thick. (Sprints Q9c comes standard with the extended battery, I should note). A Q with extended battery is still thinner than a Mogul, XV6800, or Tilt, and gets quite a bit longer batter life (a must for someone like me who works in a building with terrible signal strength which saps battery horribly. My Mogul was dead by early afternoon with little or no use). Also, the need to slide out the keyboard became VERY frustrating. It was cool at first, and then became a headache. I longed to just have my keyboard there the way it was on my Q. As far as BlackBerrys go, the Curve (which is about the hit Verizons stores) and the 8830 (both Spring and Verizon have it) are very nice. But they do not have all the cool 3rd party software out there that Windows Mobile devices have. I also have found that my Q running my email programs is FASTER than a Blackberry in getting and sending emails (Me and my girlfriend, who has the Blackberry 8830, have done side by side comparisons). I got my son the Q9c (Verizons version is the Q9m), and it is super nice. It feels WAY better in the hand than my Q does (feels more "solid"), and I really do like the new keyboard. It runs WM6.0, but still functions almost exactly like the 5.0 on the original Q. So, from someone who just upgraded to Sprints top of the line and went back to his Q, I would just tell you to think long and hard before having to go through the hastle of having to return a phone you found out wasn't all it was cracked up to be... Just recounting my experience over the past 2 weeks. I will tell you that I probably would have LOVED my Mogul if I hadn't been using a Q for the past year and gotten used to it. Last edited by cliffling; 03-09-2008 at 11:02 PM.