Anyone interested in getting the HTC W8?

[slobydamn]

It looks really good with white background, sleek! However, I don't dig the on screen buttons at the bottom, a bit tacky and not as refined. But I'm sure some will prefer that, so good for them!

 

[cbreze]

I must be starting to lean in the direction of the ONE because I'm beginning to wonder what my icon might sell for. ��

 

[cbreze]

, I don't dig the on screen buttons at the bottom, a bit tacky and not as refined. But I'm sure some will prefer that, so good for them!

Don't know how I feel about them one way or the other. Probably be checking it out soon. Could most likely become accustomed to them anyway.

 

[Jnelson071]

Picked the ONE up today and slipped in my TMO sim card anyone want to Know what happened next?

 

[freestaterocker]

Picked the ONE up today and slipped in my TMO sim card anyone want to Know what happened next?

I want to know...

 

[Michael Tillman]

Me too. I assume it doesn't work even if unlocked.

 

[Adrynalyne]

Me too. I assume it doesn't work even if unlocked.

The phone is unlocked. No reason it won't work unless the bands arent there.

MMS won't work, tethering won't work, visual voice mail won't work.

 

[waazzupppp]

MMS is a no go... Tethering needs to be unlocked by VZW before it will work... VVM is a go...

Now even though it works, there are a few important things to note...

The LTE band 13 that the radio has is not fully compatible with T-Mobile - or T-Mobile is not completely compatible with it. They only have the top 10MHz of frequency in the band, so range is very limited with the M8.

The HSPA+ radio only pulls 14.4 speeds, not the 42 speeds that are near LTE speeds for T-Mobile. You will be much slower than you are used to if you had a T-Mo device.

It does not have an AT&T LTE band and same story on the HSPA+ speeds - much slower.

That said, the device has full functionality on both networks - sans picture messaging - due to the APN editor not allowing the change.

All things considered, the M8 is awesome and well worth the coin. If you were buying one outright, you can get VZW to get aggressive with their plans and save some money. I'm on a unlimited talk, text and 1GB data plan for $45 a month after taxes. Additional GB are $10 each. I'm around WiFi and usually use about 250-300MB a month, so I didn't need to get the unlimited plan, but I bet they would go up to 2GB for that price if I tried to leave.