HTC Wildfire user reviews

Jay_abc 28 August 2010

Good: ok as a gadget

Bad: terrible as doing the "phone" bit

Comment: I've had this nearly 2 months & I've finally called it a day - if you want a device to listen to music, do facebook updates, send an e-mail or mobile internet then it's worth a look.

The problems I've had, unstable widgets, system crashes, system hanging, the UI locking up & not allowing me to answer incoming calls - this bugs me the most, as I've missed so many calls due to the screen telling me to drag down or up, presenting me with accept/reject but none work! sms messages seem to go to random people due to the over sensitive nature of the touch screen. If you can sit perfectly still & concentrate 100% on it then it can work, if you're walking, on a train or similar its very hit and miss.

I've reset it to factory defaults a number of times, removed 3rd party apps and widgets, tweaked the settings, tried other apps to solve problems but its no better. HTC customer support aren't any better, I needed the tethering software as mine was missing, no help at all, they said look out for it on the website - thanks a bunch! I was a satisfaction survey & they hassled me when I gave them a poor score.

The other really poor implementation is the contact manager, it imports your contacts from everywhere but does a really poor job of labeling them in a usable fashion - try to call someone quickly who has 6 contacts options & are not part of your favourites, I spent ages having to retag them and limiting the display sources.

i thought it was me at first but other people have said the same things, people who work in the technology industry & use mobile devices in the same manner, I'm not sure how much of this is HTC's implementation of Android or it being aimed at a very specific part of the market - ie the Facebook/twitter generation who don't actually talk to each other.

I wouldn't contemplate it as a business phone choice as battery life and usability are well below that standard.

I've not listed it on ebay yet as I might have another go with it once my blood stops boiling!

Jay

James Theblob Entwistle 14 August 2010

Good: EVERYTHING

Bad: sometimes can be a bit slow but nothing major

Comment: This phone is great, it has very fast internet, a lot of apps to chose from, its easy to use, definitely recommend this phone to people on a budget.
Overall a great phone :)

mobexpert 7 August 2010

Good: The build quality, smooth scrolling, user friendly, superb touch screen

Bad: Resolution - compared to the price of a desire or legend no complaint really

Comment: The HTC Wildfire is an amazing phone, build quality is superb, its not just a phone its smart phone and all the features work. Ok the screen res is not the best but good enough compared to a desire or legend but look at the price difference! The Wildfire is a great size phone, smooth scrolling, responsive and very well built, I am with t-mobile and I receive excellent signal reaching above 3g to H and also pick up my wireless router great, I fully recommend this phone! yeah its got a few issues but overall would recommend this user friendly smart mobile.

rajivdan 1 August 2010

Good: fantastic my first android, reasonable price

Comment: i was using htc touch 2 windows and find wildfire great expirience . extremely easy to use. both scenes and android. my iphone friends are envious

Tom Pearce 24 July 2010

Good: Value, general features.

Bad: not much but the battery life could be better

Comment: As my first android phone i found it incredibly easy to use. the lack of a keyboard i thought would be an issue, but in landscape view it was surprisingly easy.

The number of homescreens is good also as i can access facebook my messages and emails very easily.

The only downside is the battery life but i can just about get 2 days out of it

yen 4 July 2010

Good: Nearly anything other than A: Samsung MONTE !

Bad: How the hell can - Charles Kloet

Comment: Recommend a Samsung MONTE over the HTC WILDFIRE - I really don't know = maybe he can explain ????????????