The Advantage comes with a detachable QWERTY keyboard. a quad band 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM world phone that works anywhere in the world GSM service is available. It has EDGE for data as well as 3G, and the faster HSDPA flavor at that. It's sold unlocked, which means you can use it with any carrier's SIM. HTC's network settings wizard detected our two SIM cards (T-Mobile and AT&T) and offered to create the correct settings for each. No need to find APN, MMS server and other settings and enter them yourself-- nice. You will have to remember to turn off HSPDA if your carrier doesn't offer it or if you're not in an HSDPA coverage area. This is a somewhat odd device to use for voice calls given the distinctly non-phone ergonomics. That said, voice quality is excellent and signal strength on the 850 and 1900MHz bands is quite good. If you make or receive a call with no wired or Bluetooth headset connected, the Advantage uses speakerphone mode, which is both louder and clearer than most phones. Note that there is no vibrate mode on the Advantage, though you do have the usual selection of ringtones and can use your own MP3s as ringtones.
Summary:Attractive and innovative design, very good VGA display, fast processor, lots of RAM, flash ROM and microdrive space. Windows Mobile 6 is powerful and has enough to offer to make this a reasonable notebook substitute if you don't need specific Windows-only applications on the go. WiFi, bluetooth and especially HSPDA keep you connected just about anywhere in the world. Unlocked for use with any GSM carrier's SIM. Fast by Windows Mobile standards. We love that HTC included the excellent Opera web browser. The keyboard is large enough for touch-typing (if you're coordinated and slim-fingered at least) but is also two-thumb friendly. GPS is a big plus, and it's fast and accurate. Good battery life.
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