![]() AT&T Radio offers a subscription music service for $4.99 a month, AT&T Navigator offers turn-by-turn directions for $9.99 a month, and AT&T FamilyMap lets you locate family members with AT&T GPS-equipped phones for $9.99 a month or $14.99 a month, depending on the number of phones. The Surround also comes with a smattering of AT&T apps. Sadly, there is no way to use the Hub as a primary interface and there is no way to customize it further to make it more useful. ![]() App shortcuts include Flashlight, Photo Enhancer, Sound Enhancer, and Stocks. Most likely, after downloading the apps that HTC offers, a user would only want to use the Hub for checking the weather. When you open it, clouds whoosh by you slowly, which looks neat, but gets old after the second time. Once you launch an app, you can return the home screen at any time Windows button in the middle of the phone.Īside from the slide-out speaker, HTC tries to distinguish the Surround with the Hub, a sub-interface that shows the time, weather, and downloads of HTC apps. Then, just hold down on the app you want to add and you can pin it to the home screen. If you want to add a new tile, swipe right to left and you will see a list of every application on the phone. Even with many apps added to the home screen, it never feels cluttered and it is simple to launch everything. The home screen has interchangeable tiles that launch whatever you pin to them-be it an app, contact, or URL-and it can be as simple or complex as you want. When using a pair of good headphones with the 3.5mm jack on the Surround, music sounded full, clear, and generally excellent.Ĭlick to enlargeThe Surround is one of the first phones to run Windows Phone 7( read our full Windows Phone 7 review), the new Microsoft mobile OS, and its interface is beautiful and runs smoothly. While it doesn't have as much treble and bass, the speaker on the Samsung Focus got almost as loud for music and video. Oddly, games were much louder than music, but when the speaker is right in front of your face, it's not necessary to blast it. The overall volume of the speakers was enough to fill a small room, but not "take the party to another level," as HTC claims on its website. There's also an Equalizer which has presets (such as bass booster, treble booster, and more) but that's only available when using headphones or external speakers. In lieu of the button on the speaker, users can also select between the Dolby Mobile, SRS, and no effects audio profiles using the HTC Sound Enhancer app. With no sound "enhancements," the song came alive with pulsing bass and guitar licks. With Dolby Mobile or SRS WOW HD, the song sounded flat and it was hard to differentiate the subtle changes of the drum beats and key changes. The song "If I Ever Feel Better" by Phoenix is a danceable rock song with guitars, bass, keyboards, and drums. Both Dolby and SRS claim to offer audio enhancements, but we surprisingly found that the "no effects" option offered the most volume and clarity. When the button is pressed once, it enables SRS WOW HD and when pressed twice, it activates no effects at all. The default sound on the speaker is Dolby Mobile, but there are two other options that can be accessed by pushing a small square button on the speaker. When slid open, the Dolby-powered speaker on the Surround is activated.
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