User: theyellowdart
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just one more example
of carriers trying to stick their grubby fingers into everyone else's business, literally.
i would rather have my carrier focus on making their network rock than having them focus on all this stupid proprietary crap. this is like comcast or att trying to compete with google, just because they control the internet connection. dumb.
this is SWEET!
what more could one want? bluetooth, wifi, and FM receive and transmit!??
I can't wait until this comes out, expecially if it is reasonably priced. any phone that includes it will be an instant connectivity/multimedia powerhouse.
Re: $$$
muchdrama said:
They've had a decade to get their act together, and all they have to show for it is, uh, nothing.
It's not like the world's crying out for open source operating systems anyway.
1. The world doesn't KNOW that there is anything to cry out for, because of the aforementioned lack of $$$ and advertising.
2. Linux already has a significant market share in the server market and other corporate environments, and is becoming increasingly popular in mobile devices and ...
Exciting news!
This is good to hear for both the phone community and the Linux community. Linux is an undeniably appealing option for small electronics because of its flexibility and non-existent cost.
This will hopefully get more manufacturers on the boat with providing linux support for hardware.
For phones, this is a step towards having some really cool new devices with lower costs, possible hackability, and uber-stable operation.
good to see some big names behind it too.
Re: I Thought...
I was under the same impression. Did palm sell the rights to Palm OS to access again? or did the original deal where palm purchased their software from access fall through?
I really like palm, but they seem to consistently fall short of their potential as a company...
Nice to see some innovation
Samsung has been behind the times with innovation lately - nice to see this happening. Pics?
Re: Strange Business
i dunno, it seems like maybe access bought the software division of palm just so they could take a look at the source and use ideas and features from it - not the least of which is palm software compatibility - and integrated it into their Linux OS(which sounds awesome).
However, when they finished with the code, palm obviously still wanted the software to remain in development for them to put on their devices. So I'm not sure who ...
Re: Who cares???
babydoc said:
Guys guys let's make sure we are talking facts here. ... I just hate it when folks toot their networks horns too loudly while bashing others.blockquote>
I agree 100%.
Re: Verizon TV?!?!?!
i think it is stupid to ask for "free" stuff from wireless carriers. your car analogy is imperfect, because car dealers make a profit on the sale of the car.
carriers don't make a profit on the sale of cell phones, and in fact usually sell them at a loss. all their profit comes from subscription fees.
you are already getting "free" stuff and improved technology in the sense that your free phone now has a color ...
Re: what more can you ask for?
this phone is teh hawt. that is all. it makes me want to have helio.
Re: i don't like this
of all the possible features to have on a music phone, why whine about stereo speakers!?! as other posters said, it will be fine without them. of all the music phones out there, less and less of them are having stereo speakers, cuz the truth is it doesn't really make a noticeable difference and is actually just a marketing gimmick to make ppl think the sound is better.
i would rather have them use 1 speaker so that ...
it's about time
This is the first original, decent looking phone I have seen from sanyo. All previous ones have just looked like slight variations on their single, outdated design.
With the exception of the Katana, which is too expensive for its lackluster features, besides being an obvious clone.
Hopefully this phone marks a turnaround, so that Sanyos exclusive agreement with Sprint can actually start to HELP sprint.
i don't like this
I got to mess with a dummy phone - it just came in. I have to say I am unimpressed. The keypad annoys me because you can't "feel" where the buttons are, and no, it isn't thick on the bottom. I think this will be a difficult to use phone.
price gouging
verizon is just trying to recoup some lost profits from people who won't have to replace broken phones.
:twisted:
the only noteworthy technological feature of this phone is the 2 megapixel camera, but they would've done worlds better if they kept bluetooth. That was a bad decision.
They already have the 2nd Gen. of this phone in Japan, though, so if this one does well, maybe we will get lucky with that one.
Re: First to REV. A
ok, to clarify my points, with news briefs taken from this very site.
In October, Cingular announced that they would launch 3G by Nov. 1, 2005.
Cingular launched with a laptop card reaching 1.8mpbs burst speeds on download and they announced "an upload speed of only 40-60 Kbps at launch, which is well below expectations".
This was in fact on Dec. 6, 2005.
Cingular announced it would have 3G handsets out by Jan. 1, 2006.
It actually launched with these ...
Re: First to REV. A
Man, I have run out of energy even trying to talk sense to you.
Anybody in their right mind knows that Cingular has had some problems implementing their high-speed data. And anybody who follows the announcements sees that Sprint is ahead of everyone else and even their own deadlines on rolling out next-generation high speed.
Also, while other carriers offer clips, Sprint offers full episodes. And while MobileESPN didn't succeed, Sprint is the only carrier with enough ...
Mmmm.
This phone looks awesome. Too bad Nokia pulled out of CDMA. :cry:
Re: First to REV. A
if Sprint wasn't the industry leader in data, wouldn't you think MobileESPN (a data-centric MVNO) would've gone with a different carrier?
Re: First to REV. A
You are a doofus my friend. And a Cingular fanboi who blindly denies that any other carrier could be better in any way. 8O Sprint isn't even my carrier of choice, I'm just asking people to be honest here.
EVDO Rev. A will do 3.1 mpbs!!! How do you deny that! It came from the mouth(keyboard) of Mr. Brome himself, in this very forum.
Sprint has a TV service out now that trumps Verizon, and no ...
Re: The "bumper" ... can it be removed?
davidwells said:
I found an older story on Engadget showing different bumpers, err.. "heads". I have to admit, this phone does look rather cool. ;)
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/26/casi o-gzone-type-r-a-cellphone-for-the-great-outd oors/
ya, those are the ones i was talking about. I think it would've been a better decision for verizon to have the phone in black, probably with that specific top, too.
the gray one we have doesn't look as cool as any of those three, unfortunately.
Re: First to REV. A
muchdrama said:
MattFoleyJr said:
I heard "blah, blah, blah" and was rudely distrubed from my sleeping in the ol' van.
Alright, Sprextel18...
Please tell me why Sprextel is the best with data before, now, and will be in the future. Please use complete sentences, and please do not simply regurgitate the worm you've been fed from your "channel checks" or press releases. Be "intellectual" with your reply.
Ready...
Go!
You're asking a lot.
i think there are definately some grounds for saying that sprint has the best ...
Re: Verizon eff's it up again...NOT
maybe yes, maybe no on using an alltel phone. however, I have heard success stories of people having a verizon phone flashed with an alltel OS.
Re: The "bumper" ... can it be removed?
i would provide links, but I am at work, and phonescoop is one of the only sites I can access, so I can't dig them up. :x
I would try looking for the "Casio" gzone rather than the UTStarcom. It is actually a casio phone, and has sold in at least japan and australia before coming here, so searching as a casio should give you more luck. :wink:
Re: I actually like the way it looks
i have heard something from a semi-reputable source on this - the Gee Zee One. who knows for sure tho.
Re: Verizon eff's it up again...NOT
or, just move to japan. there, this phone had cooler colors, bluetooth(i think) probably an mp3 player, and a sweet looking UI.
unfortunately, we americans get none of it. and for that particular phone, there is actually no way in existence to get one of those phones here, because their CDMA basically operates "backwards" to ours.
i just wish this phone had the 8500's or 8300's UI options. if verizon did that on every phone, I would like ...
Re: The "bumper" ... can it be removed?
actually, it can be removed, but in addition, they make some pretty cool replacements that are different shapes and whatnot. there is one called the hammerhead i think that looks pretty sweet. :-)...
Re: STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT UNIFORM UI
the problem with UI is that like 5% of the population cares, and of that bunch, most of them will either just deal with it or get an uninhibited phone - PDA, unlocked, whatever.
For 95% of people, it makes life easier.
no bluetooth
another major bummer. i have a friend in construction who would LOVE this phone for its durability, but he has to have bluetooth so he can talk handsfree. too bad.
the color sucks
I am really disappointed that this phone is neither red, green, or black. The original one looked so cool, and I was so stoked when I heard it was coming to verizon.
However, the gray takes away all the cool factor, and now it just looks like a bland, massive, dorky phone.
Re: The Verizon debates
the presence of this bill doesn't negate the presence of other, more important ones. on top of that, the reason congress fails to act on some of these matters has nothing to do with an excess of bills to talk about.
congress could do something about all these problems, but they don't.
i see what you are trying to say, but just because there are big problems elsewhere does not mean we should ignore smaller ones. if we thought ...
Re: hrm
Phantom1359 said: It will definitly sell well because 1. it's thin, 2. it's "cute" 3. it does a lot and 4. It's LG. it's the next "chocolate push" besides the chocolate flip that's incoming. But as the wireless market has proven...people will buy anything (i give you the pantech 215)
i agree about the fact that it will sell well, but I don't see the kind of design innovation in this one that we have elsewhere. The biggest ...
Re: how can that help people who are already infected
i agree that Americans/the world is largely ignorant of the AIDS situation, and many other crises in Africa. While the obvious scapegoat is the media, still, the media plays what sells.
I am not saying this is right, but I am saying that the media is more or less indicative of what people want to see, it is not that the media is just doing its thing without regards to ratings.
think about it - the first time you see ...
hrm
This doesn't seem that revolutionary. At least not when you look at the RAZR and Chocolate. It is a slider, made of metal. The only real difference I see between this and the chocolate is the material.
Features are a moot point because they can change before the phone gets here.
I think it will sell well, but I don't think it will be as impacting as other phones.
Re: The Verizon debates
i really hope this bill passes, but I don't know what the chances are. Seems to me that relatively few people are really that concerned about what they don't have on their phones, because most subscribers still don't even understand bluetooth or java or UI or whatever.
Re: verizon is going to be number one - then who will cingular merge with???
of course there were technical reasons too, but you can't tell me that they haven't loved being "number one", and thrown that around all over the place. :roll:
the thing is, hp did the same thing to try to stop dell, by buying compaq. however, now hp+compaq is smaller than dell, because regardless of what people say, dell is obviously doing something right in customer service/marketing/pricing or something.
whether we are talking spectrum or subscribers, cingular bought att to ...
verizon is going to be number one - then who will cingular merge with???
Seriously. Verizon has awesome marketing, awesome coverage, awesome phones now. Sure, there are some nice things about cingular, t-mobile, sprint, but I think Verizon is going to be #1 again if they keep this up.
once that happens, cingular will probably try to find someone else to buy so they can keep saying their number one. :lol:
Re: Verizon will hate this
if that passes America will be in a whole new realm of delicious cell phoneage. too bad we still won't be able to use japanese phones. :cry:
Re: Old Hat, "QR CODES" are much better and simpler
well, i personally think that both technologies could have their uses. the obvious advantage of having a bar code is that it could be displayed non-electronically, and it could be really inexpensive to operate.
the problem, though, is that we are talking about things like ringtones, games, pictures, songs, and other stuff that will take up WAY more room than a small visual barcode could carry.
Re: It's the least you can do! (Literally)
well, the way I see it, if you are going to buy a phone anyways, you might as well buy this one and help someone out. People in general won't send money just to help places out, but people will buy something over another thing if it goes to a good cause.
i agree it would be better to just send your money over there, but then again Americans aren't the best at being generous. this is a ...
Re:
don't slap a label on someone because they have a certain view, or assume that all people of a group have the same view. :roll: i know plenty of evangelicals who care a ton about the condition of africa, and donate their time, money and prayers to try to help out. probably more than you can say.
there are stupid evangelicals, stupid atheists, and stupid muslims. don's ASSume stuff about people and insult everyone of that ...
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