I went to this site/forum “http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_snap-reviews-2770.php” and read some user comments. Many of them complain about; Not being able to see what time they received an sms, not being able to receive sms when it says the in-box is full even tough they only have one sms, not being able to use the memory card, the phone freezes all the time, the trackball keeps jamming, they can’t open mms, they can’t update to WM 6.5 and so on. There is a lot of complains in there :/

I was hoping you could say if you’ve had any of these problems or if they are just unlucky. I really want this phone though.

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Thank you for your comment. I’m not really sure how many sms-messages the phone can store, but I can tell you from my own experience: it are more than 100 for sure ! I would advise you to use Microsoft MyPhone, via which you can back-up and archive your SMS messages (and other PIM information) into the cloud at no cost. So you don’t lose the messages.

Below you will find some Microsoft MyPhone articles that give you an impression of how this service can help you !

- My Phone gets an update to version 1.6;
- My Phone Premium Service and New Features reviewed;
- MWC 2009: Microsoft MyPhone – A new backup restore service for Windows Phones;

Finally the look and feel of the device is good, the weight is well balanced in your hand (and the device is certainly not to heavy nor to lightweight).

// Remo Knops

I really want to buy this phone and I probably will this week. But I just want to ask if you know how many sms the phone can store? My phone can only store about 100 so I have to empty it everyday. I know it probably is a stupid question but thats one of the most important functions for me.

And does it feel too light in your hand? I need to feel a little weight in my palms to get that solid feel.

Thanks

Thanks so much for your reply. Will download the application and try it out.

Unfortunately is Yahoo Messenger not pre-installed on the HTC Snap. After having a look on the Yahoo! Mobile website it seems like there is no specific Yahoo Messenger client available for Windows Mobile.

However Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger are interoperable, since the announcement back in 2005. So you won’t really have a problem adding your fiance to Windows Live Messenger account.

If you use Yahoo Messenger as your primary IM client, you might want to try Agile Messenger for Windows Mobile (non-touchscreen).

// Remo Knops

Great to hear that you really enjoy the HTC Snap. It is my everyday workhorse as well, mainly due to the awesome physical QWERTY keyboard !

I think you might be referring to the nice little application LEDAlerts from Qorefunctions. However you can read in the requirements: “LED features require LED equipped device like BlackJack II / i617 / Jack / i637, HTC S730, Verizon SMT5800, T-Mo Dash/S620, I-Mate 201” !

I hope this is the application you are looking for, and it would be nice if you could share your experiences of LEDAlerts on the HTC Snap here on MobilityMinded !
Have a wonderful day !

// Remo Knops

There does not appear to be an option to set periodic reminds (as I did have on my last Samsung phone) and the green light that flashes when there are new notification on phone only seems to do so for 5 minutes or so.

If I was able to set the LED to flash until i read my messages or notifcations I would be 100% happy with this phone. I have emailed HTC about this but they have not come back to me on this.

Any advice?

Thank you!

At first thank you for the compliment and taking some time to read it.

When I check: settings –> about
27.32 MB available STORAGE from the total 98.80 MB
59.11 MB available MEMORY from the total 111.66 MB

I have about 16 applications installed. If you have messages about the running out of storage you might check out if you have Windows Marketplace for Mobile installed (together with a lot of applications from it).

Theoretically it is possible to map those buttons to other application, but that requires some knowledge about the registry.

// Remo Knops

A question about the memory though: how much free RAM and ROM memory do you have after a soft reset?

Is it possible to reassign the Inner circle and messanger buttons to other apps?

Thanks

Thank you for your comment. Could you provide a little more information about your “message” problem?? I will put forward some thoughts:

1. Is your connection properly configured, and are you sure your carrier supports sending e-mail messages over IMAP / POP. Remark you need to configure an SMTP server.

2. Backing-up you data is really important, and I could advise you to install Microsoft MyPhone, which let’s you store your most important information for free in the cloud.

3. In addition you can think of back-up software like Sprite Backup or SPB Backup, to backup your device in total to your storage card or cloud !

4. My experiences so far is that the HTC Snap has one of the better batteries, which lasts about 2 days (compared to the average 1 day of other devices).

Please let me know if this helps you a little in the right direction.

// Remo Knops