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Making Unlimited Wi-Fi Calls with T-Mobile Shadow II

Manufactured by HTC, the T-Mobile Shadow II is an upgraded version of the original T-Mobile Shadow, boasting a fresher look and some newly-added features such as UMA support for Wi-Fi calling, while keeping the slide design with a SureType style keyboard, Windows Mobile Standard Edition OS and a QVGA display.

With the addition of UMA technology, you can make and receive nationwide voice calls via wireless network using its integrated Wi-Fi. Switching seamlessly to GSM calls is possible as well if you live or travel outside of T-Mobile's strongest reception zones.

Another highlight is the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition (Smartphone) operating system, which is equipped with Microsoft Mobile Office suite with viewers for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote documents, Internet Explorer, and Outlook. You can also access your POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts, and like its predecessor, Shadow II includes a set-up wizard for each of the popular e-mail clients, including AOL, Gmail, Windows Live, and Yahoo. However, there is no GPS navigation system or 3G for fast Internet access.

As for the multimedia features, Shadow II is equipped with a 2.0-megapixel camera with fixed-focus lens, capable of taking photos in five resolutions (maximum 1600 x 1200) and four quality settings. Video is recorded at 450kbps with two resolutions: 176 x 144 and 128 x 96. The handset also includes a music player (the standard Windows Media Player Mobile) and basic video playback of locally stored content. Multimedia files can be stored in the built-in 100MB memory, which can be expanded up to 8GB with a micro SD card.

Judging by the measurements of 2.1"(W) x 4.1"(H) x 0.6"(D) and the weight of 5.3 ounces, Shadow II is slightly thicker comparing to those QWERTY-keyboard phones like T-Mobile Dash and BlackBerry 8900. Other than a SureType-style slide-down keyboard with 20 keys, it also has a 2.6" 64K-color TFT display with resolutions of 240 x 320, which is less bright and vivid than the touchscreen phone T-Mobile G1. It is currently available in two color schemes: white mint and black burgundy.

Another concern should be raised out is that the handset only has a HTC ExtUSB stereo headphone jack instead of a 3.5mm jack or a standard USB port, meaning you will need another pair of stereo headphones exclusively for T-Mobile Shadow II. It also supports the Bluetooth A2DP and AVRC profiles for stereo Bluetooth music.

Featuring unlimited HotSpot calling with good calling quality, T-Mobile Shadow II is a modern handset superior to its predecessor. It is quite a good choice for anyone who wants to jump from a regular phone to a smartphone.

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