T-Mobile Dash Montana

This supersleek Windows Mobile hybrid is optimized for messaging, e-mail, and multimedia.

Local Companies

Bitterroot Wireless
406-883-1900
2 South Bayshore Drive
Polson, MT
DeVoe Electronics
406-883-1900
2 South Bayshore Drive
Polson, MT
Polson Electronics/Radio Shack,
406-883-1900
2 South Bayshore Drive
Polson, MT
Electronics/Wireless Dealer: Polson Electronics
406-883-4747
316 Main Street
Polson, MT
Cts Complete Technical Solutions
(406) 756-6100
43 Woodland Park Dr Ste 4
Kalispell, MT
Computer Place the
(406) 758-6800
28 Village Loop Rd
Kalispell, MT
Hi Tech Electronics
(406) 538-2951
112 Marcella Ave
Lewistown, MT
Starlite Tv Radio Shack
(406) 293-9451
2062 US Highway 2 W
Libby, MT
Bear Paw Technologies
(406) 265-6900
615 1st St W Ste B
Havre, MT
Nivindel Computer Service
(406) 844-2550
Lakeside, MT

Focused more on fun than on work, the sleek T-Mobile Dash is a device designed to appeal to the Sidekick set. Though it resembles the Motorola Q, the candy bar-style phone is rubberized, rounded, and otherwise made friendlier for riding along in a pocket.

Unfortunately, the Dash lacks some key software components. The handset includes Wi-Fi and its e-mail works well, but it has little in the way of office applications, bundling only the ClearVue suite for viewing-but not editing-documents. In addition, typing on the cramped keyboard is tricky, as little horizontal space separates the keys, and the tiny buttons feel all mashed together. And because I had trouble getting the Wi-Fi connection to work, I often had to resort to T-Mobile's poky EDGE network.

As an entertainment-oriented gadget, the Dash is a hit, offering a standout media player and a microSD expansion slot so you can add music to the device. But regrettably, someone at T-Mobile forgot that this device needs to work well as a phone, too. Though the Dash lasted a stellar 10 hours in our battery tests, it didn't fare well on other measures. Calls are loud and clear, but dialing them is difficult: Unlike every other smart phone, the Dash fails to supply an on-screen dialpad mode to let you dial digits by their letter alternatives. Whoops!

Still, overall, this capable and extremely svelte handset is a strong contender in the PDA phone sweepstakes.

Christopher Null

Featured Local Company

Bitterroot Wireless

406-883-1900
2 South Bayshore Drive
Polson, MT
http://www.bittwireless.com/


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