HTC Mogul Cell Phone Reviews

by Mike W -- May 11th 2008 -- Irvine, CA

I have owed a PPC-6700 and now own the PPC-6800. I waited for my two year contract to expire before purchasing the new phone (Not Really new at this point). I have owned the Mogul (PPC-6800) for about two months now! Here are my likes: GPS- This is an addition over the old PPC-6700. I think the GPS is a great feature and I really like the Voice Dial. You can call a number and it adds the location to your favorites Windows Mobile 6.0- Not too many changes from the previous version that I use to have on the ppc-6700. I do love Mobile 6; I have my screen looking like Vista. Looks clean and easy to use! I also love the addition of Windows Live. Syncing is a whole lot easier since it does not use active sync. It uses windows mobile center 2.0 Meg Camera- HTC definitely improved the camera capability from the old 1.3 Meg. I find the picture quality is far superior to the ppc-6700 Accessories- I love the fact that HTC finally realized to include a Screen protector. Such a cheap costing product for them in the bulk they buy it in. Such a small addition but happy they finally realized its importance. It also comes with a good quality wired headset. The USB adapter to accommodate using both the headset and charging it at the same time was also a welcomed feature! Battery- What can I say, you can’t ask for all these features and not sacrifice battery time. I strongly recommend buying an additional battery as they are so cheap now. I keep one in my brief case fully charged in case of an emergency. The battery is definitely better then the ppc6700. The battery is the full length of the back of the phone where the ppc6700 was half the size. I don’t really have issues with battery life unless I watch my sling box. I have the phone plugged in when I use GPS so no problems there. As far as people saying you cannot receive a call while you are using Data mode, well that must have been fixed since most of the posts on here. I receive calls while using data all of the time. One last feature I absolutely enjoy its new addition is the small Scroll wheel on the left top side of the phone. Exactly similar to a blackberry and has the same functions. Dislikes: Once in awhile freeze- I simply do a soft reset once in awhile to fix this. Sometimes slow to answer- This may be due to the Vista looking menus I installed. This happens every so often. Reception Coverage- this is all on sprint. I don’t get reception in certain areas that I should. For example my house. My girlfriend gets reception anywhere in my house on her Verizon phone. That is pretty much my summery of the phone. I am pretty technical and really utilize most of the phones features. I did allot of research on phones before purchasing this one. Although I am not a huge Sprint fan because of their support sucks, I went back because of this phone and the 99$ everything plans. -Mike

by Jason Bryan -- March 12th 2008 -- Columbus, OH

I agree with the IT guy! -- Yes, this phone has Battery Life issues... but you tell me a PDA that does not.... NONE! This is like a laptop & phone built into one! Laptops you get 4-6 hours battery life out of them before you have to recharge them... Same with this phone (If you use the internet on it all day long!) Microsoft Mobile Suite and PDF veiwer are awesome! Nothing beats reading emails and then printing them off, if you need to, right off your phone! I, personally never have a problem with clarity of the phone. Everyone hears me, and I hear them, everywhere I go! Even twenty minutes or more away from city life, the phone works like a dream!

by Nathan -- October 22nd 2008 -- Columbia, MO

I honestly have no complaints about this phone. I get emails from work while I'm on the run. I use the "Tasks" option daily. In general, it's just made organizing my life much easier.

by Richard Smith -- August 9th 2008 -- San Antonio, TX

The HTC Mogul works pretty well, I just have problems with the GPS at times. Sometimes it can not find a GPS satellite so I have to turn it off and back on again before it will find it. The volume is not loud enough both on the ear piece and the speaker. Most of the cool features on the Mogul require a monthly subscription, so unless you need the PDA portion, I would suggest a less costly device.

by Matty -- June 13th 2008 -- Archdale, NC

The best phone/PDA I have ever had. I've tried Blackberrys, which were okay. Treos which were garbaqe. This phone is by far the best I have had. And the new Diamond models coming out soon, looks even better. The low volume, and short battery life are the only down sides to this phone....

by Kenneth Fingerlos -- June 9th 2008 -- Moscow, ID

I bought the mogul as an upgrade from a PPC6700 I'd had for a while. The mogul is lighter, faster, and has better battery life than the 6700. Call quality is also improved. That said, I'm having far more prolems with device lock-ups than I had with the PPC; currently I'm having to reset the mogul about once/week - I almost never had to reset the PPC. That said, I'm keeping the mogul, it is overall an improvement.

by Amanda -- May 1st 2008 -- Pittsburgh, PA

I love this phone. Two down sides -with my solution advice: Occasional computer glitches. But there is a soft reset that has fixed whatever my problem has been. -just like with your computer. AND It is difficult sometimes (when driving) to just use the phone part and call someone... So I recommend to everyone to do voice tags for your frequently called numbers. Then it's one touch dialing and so easy! *Also recommend the extra battery pack. The camera/video camera does a great job too. I don't even take my regular camera with me anymore. I think it's got the second highest mega pixel rating available. And... I don't know what else to say. Everything else I have to say is positive. I use the infrared "beam" to sync with my computer so I don't have to find the cable. Can transfer files this way too. I have organized my life with this phone!! It's wonderful! It's a shame to get to this point, but I'd truly be lost without it.

by Crystal -- March 14th 2008 -- Bronx, NY

I hate this phone and sprint that provides. I have exchanged the phone over four times in less than six months. Yes, sprint replaced the phone but with the same exact make and model three times. The phone freezes constantly. It doesn't allow you pick up calls in the middle of data connections. Wireless capabilities is great but it drains the battery drastically. Sprint will not allow an exchange or an upgrade unless I buy another phone at regular price. I spent over $500 for this phone and now I have to spend another $500 to get something remotely close. Yeah right. I canceled my service and paid the cancellation fee, and got a free blackberry 8830 with Verizon.

by Rene Sartain -- January 3rd 2008 -- Spokane, WA

HTC Mogul is functional. Sprint support is gravely lacking, Received more help from a friends Verizon rep. Than from my own company that I pay to work for me. I guess I know were my money is going to start going.

by gadget_girl -- December 7th 2007 -- Brooklyn USA, NY

The only issue I have with the Mogul is the battery life. Ive had my phone for about a month and a half now and I have charged it overnight, which improves the battery life somewhat, but it depends on how much you use the phone. When I leave my phone alone the battery is fine. The one thing I hate is that even when you shut the phone down and then turn it back on, it doesn't give you added juice. My old cell phones used to do this. I am going to try Seidio's extended battery, that is said to give you an extra 10% of battery life and it's not a fat battery, it's slim. Just like every other PDA, the Mogul has some issues and gets stuck every now and then. Future updates should solve this problem. It also depends on what programs you put on there. I use only HTC programs and it solved most of the issues with it getting stuck. In the past few weeks, I had to reset maybe 3 times. Overall, I like the capabilities and look and feel of the phone, I just would like a better battery and more program compatibility.