Comments on: HTC Touch Now Available At Verizon

By: Pony99CA

Pony99CA — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:53:15 +0000

No, I didn’t forget about EV-DO Rev. A (or B or C). The device didn’t seem to support it, so there wasn’t any reason to mention it.

I don’t know whether Verizon is including EV-DO Rev. A support in any of their Windows Mobile devices. Unless I’m mistaken, the only EV-DO Rev. A devices they sell are the air cards for laptops.

By: Doug Goldring

Doug Goldring — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:58:54 +0000

Thanks, Pony. You are correct. There is 1x RTT, 1x EVDO (also known as EVDO Rev 0), but I think you are forgetting about EVDO-RevA, which I thought Verizon had implemented in some of its phones (I know Sprint has). EVDO Rev-A is significantly faster than EVDO Rev 0, and I was surprised Verizon had not used it on the Touch (Sprint didn’t either, but the Sprint Touch came out before they upgraded their full network to make Rev A available.)

Doug

By: Pony99CA

Pony99CA — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:32:51 +0000

“EV–DO, 1X RTT Capable (can this possibly be correct, 1x is the extremely slow version of EV-DO”

I think that means it just supports 1xEV-DO where it’s available and will fall back to 1xRTT where it’s not.

Also, “1x” is not a slower version of EV-DO. As shown above, EV-DO is shorthand for 1xEV-DO. See Wikipedia, for example.

By: JNGold

JNGold — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:09:31 +0000

I prefer the soft touch paint that is on many devices today. The back of my Touch Cruise has it and it makes a device a pleasure to hold. I suppose that all-plastic case can be a bit slippery at times (at least from my past experiences with all plastic cases).

By: BarnOwl

BarnOwl — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:54:18 +0000

Well, about the white: If it is the same finish as my T-Mobile Touch (Enhanced) I had my doubts too: Does it look plastic/cheap? Is the gloss white not very prone to scratching?
I have been using it for months now and it is NONE of the above: The case, allthough glossy white, is very scratch resistant (Dropped it on the concrete a few times) and it looks beautiful, allthough that is a matter of personal taste, of course.