Comments on: Review : HTC FUZE from AT&T

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:11:23 +0000

Useless piece of c**p. Worst phone I've ever had. Extremely slow and ends up non-responsive 2-3 times a week so I have to pull the battery. Message window sometimes suddenly revert to meny page w/o reason. It have more than once happened that the phone locks up during incoming call and I have to reboot the phone. Start-up time is about 5min so make sure you have a backup for emergency. Time to toss it in the bin.

By: not.impressed

not.impressed — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:36:59 +0000

i currently have the fuze. and i hate it. i was given this phone by my dad whom payed full price, no rebate or anything. i wasnt satisfied with it in the first month, and i assumed mine had a malfunction, so then i called the htc company and requested a new one. they sent me a new one and when i received the phone it was very slow and glitchy and would always mess up. and the keyboard will just randomly stop working and i have to turn the entire phone off and turn it on and let it sit there for three min before it starts working again. also, if im ever in a location where i dont receive service, it displays the exclamation point after the service bar, and it wont reconnect to the satellite until you move to a service location, and you also have to restart the phone. Buying this phone is like carrying around a massive 1948 computer in your pocket…its as heavy, and as slow. As a competitor in a world of fast technology, it fails. the only way i would ever recommend this product, is if you are currently trying to expand your patience. the phone does have many good features, and i believe that it was an amazing idea…but the problem is, they didnt supply it with speed. i had a standard phone before this for 4 years, Samsung A940, and from that phone, i learned that when you push a button, the phone is supposed to respond to that action…at least within 45 second..with the fuze, youll be looking at the clock for 5 minutes. i would look into other phones that have similar features. creating this phone was either a hit or miss……they missed the target by a long shot.

By: Chris Leckness

Chris Leckness — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:55:13 +0000

You should, it's pretty nice!

By: GANGSTA

GANGSTA — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:48:33 +0000

IM GETTING THIS PHONE

By: DrD

DrD — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:54:08 +0000

What am I doing wrong? I HATE my Fuze -- worst phone I've ever had :(

I wear my phone on a belt clip -- it lays screen in, and horizontal (PTT button pointing down). When I get a call I pick it up (it's now vertical) and try to push the answer button. About 60% of the time the screen then rotates 90 degrees to landscape mode (even though I'm holding the phone in portrait style -- ie vertically). As soon as it does that, all buttons (both on the screen, and the physical answer button) don't work. I just sit there and watch the call go to voice mail. Arrrggh!

I have a couple of reminder alarms. Normally they pop-up at the bottom of the screen and you push Dismiss with your thumb. Starting yesterday the alarm goes off, but the pop-up doesn't appear. It just rings and rings and rings. Arrgggh! I finally popped the battery out.

Wish I still had my $20 Samsung phone from 2002 :(

By: Timo2

Timo2 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:44:22 +0000

I just upgraded last week to a Fuze from my old Cingular 8525, which was starting to wear out. My wife has a Tilt which she loves and the Tilt always impressed me with it’s power and battery life compared to my 8525. So I got a Fuze, and it’s a little ‘klugy’: the screen seems much less sensitive than the 8525 or the Tilt, and it seizes up more than the 8525 did. My wife liked the looks and wanted to upgrade, but based on a week with the Fuze, I agree with the review: don’t dump your Tilt for a Fuze. Actually, the Tilt, IMHO, is one of the all-time great pda-phones ever.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:47:39 +0000

@tilt That’s definitely valuable insight! I have the Tilt and it’s a pretty reliable phone, although the update to Windows Mobile 6.1 was a mini-nightmare. Any one ever mention that you can’t create a restore file with SpriteBackup on one OS version and then restore it onto a newer version of an OS? I found that out the hard way.

Good to know that the HTC Fuze may not be my next smartphone. I’ll stick with my Tilt a little longer, at least until the Touch Pro 2.

~Marilyn

By: tilt

tilt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:54:37 +0000

I’m verrrry disappointed with the Fuze – My tilt was only OK and the improvement is worse.
-Slooowwwer than molasses
-weird type sizes that can’t be changed
-And what’s with this new screen key type pad !!!!

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:18:33 +0000

I got the Fuze as a “courtesy replacement” after three Tilts went toes-up after between 2 weeks and 2.5 months’ use. Loved the Tilt (other than the fact that I always had to carry the Treo it replaced as a back-up and was not able to remove my personal data from the totally dead Tilt before returning it to AT&T. Not so fond of the Fuze, and it’s too early to tell whether it’s as unreliable as the Tilt.
1. Screen goes black as soon as you connect on a phone call, which makes getting through a phone tree tedious (hit the power button, click on “keypad,” enter one digit, repeat sequence for each digit). HTC tech support says “that’s not a flaw, that’s a feature.” BUT, if you use it with an earpiece, it disables that problem — not something HTC will tell you.
2. TouchFlo “Today” screen is not editable. So, for example, you cannot rearrange the little icons to group together the ones you use most often. This guarantees that the icon for AT&T’s bloatware will be among the first group you see.
3. You can disable TouchFlo, but the Today screen customizations are much more limited than with the Tilt. The menu screen includes an “options” button that is totally inert; it would have been the place to have the things I would like on my Today screen. There are some hacks available to give more options, but HTC’s moderator on its user forum warns that will void the warranty.
4. Almost impossible to use one-handed, so forget checking your voicemail as you walk through the airport. You WILL have to put your bags down and find a place where you can work two-handed.
5. Shows fingerprints like crazy; it will look grungy at all times if you don’t get a silicone “skin” for it.
All in all, it has some “wow” features that will impress a teenager, but it’s not much of a business phone for anyone who does business away from a desk.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:31:25 +0000

All –

Upgraded from the 8125 to the Fuze, and couldn’t be happier! Much better looking, smaller, better screen and LOTS more memory. 8125 slowed WAY down when running. For those worried about price – got to Amazon. Got mine for $99 including shipping after $25 rebate. Much better than from AT&T. Battery life is fine, but I still have to get used to the touchflo (sometimes i move around and it flips resolution on me).

By: LOU

LOU — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:29:05 +0000

ALL:

I am pleased to review the input-info on the FUZE. I do hope all of you experience success with the FUZE. I did replace my FUZE with HTC Tilt and to be candid, I like the TILT. AS I mentioed earlier, as few sales people in the store did hint that it was a good idea to go to the TILT. I think when HTC reads all the comments, it will make some adjustments to the FUZE and it will be better.
Good luck to all the FUZE owners and I hope I was wrong. It will be good to hear your comments in a few months.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:03:53 +0000

Dwight N:

Awesome! I’m glad you finally settled on a phone. You definitely seem like you’ve put a lot of thought into your choice, so I’m really going to take a second look at the HTC Fuze when the price go down a bit.

Take care!

~Marilyn

By: Dwight N

Dwight N — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:37:23 +0000

After researching smartphones for months, I decided to go with the Fuze. Despite everyone else in my company going with the iphone 3G, I have not been dissapointed. This phone is awesome and I have not been able to put it down since I got it. I was used to charging my Treo 750 on a daily basis so the battery life is not an issues for me. Little pricey but worth every penny so far.

By: Joe Bennett

Joe Bennett — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:46:18 +0000

I have the 8925 tilt/ only complaint is the service (AT&T) not real sure if it is the tower service (tower 1/4 mile away) or the phone. Can not use the e-mail feature because I never have over 2 bars and it takes at least 3 to work with attachments which is the bulk of what I do. Happy with the k/b and other features could not justify upgrading unless the service was better. JB

By: LOU

LOU — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:17:24 +0000

DUT:

Thank you for your input. To be quite candid, I still think the FUZE is good, on-paper.
I did like the all the keyboards, vertical, horizontal on-screen, and the sliding one, as well.
The FUZE locked on me numerous times, the FUZE was slow to react after “touching,” and I did loose data. The battery was a bit short, but livable. I had mini-USBs thru-out, so I could constantly re-charge.

I will be quite interested in reviewing Marilyn’s and your input in 30-60 days. I do hope I am wrong and you have a great review. That will encourage me for a future purchase. Good luck, Dut.
LOU