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It was love at first sight. Or first google, whichever you prefer. As most of you know I work in the wireless industry, and I normally do some research on up and coming phones when I find out we’ll be stocking them.

Naturally it was really exciting for Virgin Mobile to be launching its first Android phone, but to also be the first company in Canada launching the HTC Legend. I have to say I’ve always wondered what all the hype was behind these android and google phones.

Except it isn’t hype folks, this little phone really does pack a punch. As soon as i started doing my research, my little purple Blackberry Curve 8530 began to lose its appeal. Sure, Blackberries are the “it” phone right now. It was limited edition, i could multitask, facebook, im, text and tweet all at once from my phone.

But it also froze, had the battery life of a 95 year old woman, and isnt’ terribly user friendly for those who aren’t tech savvy (75% of my customer base really). So, within a few hours of learning we’d be launching the Legend, I put an ad up on kijiji to sell my beloved Blackberry so i could upgrade.

And what an upgrade it is folks. This isnt’ just a phone, this is a digital camera and pda all in one. You can’t find many phones with a 5.0 MP camera, flash and photo editing all in one. Combine that with a near bullet proof touch screen and sassy aluminum casing and you’ve got a phone to be reckoned with.

The new Android platform is amazing. 75% of the apps are free (in your face iphone), easily downloadable right from the android market on the phone, the OS is extremely customizable, and htc sense is just plain fucking cool. The pages are seamless and I’ve made several “Scenes” (profiles) for work, play and just for the hell of it. All the scenes have different backgrounds, widgits, icons and apps.

The phone was super easy to get use to. After a few hours I was texting with the touchscreen keypad with ease, the auto spell correcter helps at all. I do have to say though, when it changed shit to shot, or fuck to duck I wanted to hurt someone. You can easily turn this function off, or simply save words to the dictionary as you type.

I won’t talk specifics with the HTC sense, but i will say its tons of fun, the friend stream gave me wet panties, and this is the most fun I’ve ever had with a phone.

Things I dig about this phone:

• the 5.0Mp camera
• customizing the background options (I have hello kitty, Sailor Moon and Care bears, just to name a few)
• hello! free apps?!
• friend stream means I can update twitter, myspace and facebook all at once
• weather animations make me giggle like a little girl
• great sound quality, ringer, earpiece and music
• sturdy casing and screen (mine has been dropped several times so far)
• wifi at home means less data usage and tethering
• The ringer stops when I pick up the phone off a table, etc
• The ringer automatically is louder if in a pocket or purse
• Flash is supported, making web browsing amazing
• Automatically integrates my contacts from google, google calendar and reader
  

Things that could be improved:

• If you don’t kill all your apps in the background you use a ton of data
• Needed to turn off static ip to use the wifi browser
• Ringtones can be custom, notification sounds cannot.
• The stock headset that comes with it doesn’t fit well in my little ears

Awesome Apps:

• firefox
• tunee music (free music downloads)
• pandabear (OS for themes)
• shazaam
• google sky map (point to the sky and see constellations where you are)
• fml
• wordpress
• wifi switch
• hi msn
• peep

If you’re looking for a cool phone that does it all, this phone is for you. The cute as hell android logo doesn’t hurt either.