User: johnnycashak
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Except where price gouging is artificially setting prices instead of the market
Seriously, could you be any more of a shill for the teleco's?
Any word on which 75 markets it's coming to next?
I keep hearing rumors and innuendo that Alaska's major cities are on that list, but I can't get anyone to confirm beyond a wink wink nudge nudge.
Re: compare
It has bluetooth, and bluetooth gps modules can be found cheap on ebay. I use one with my w580 and have no problems, so don't let something that trivial be a deal breaker on any phone.
Re: Does anyone onow if this phone has GPS?
Not built in, but it is an option. Just need to purchase the HGE-100 wired handsfree with remote control and built in GPS. It plugs in like the stock headset, is about the same size as the remote for the iPod, and retails for a hundred bucks, although you can find it on ebay and Amazon for less.
If thats not your cup of tea, I use a wireless bluetooth gps module with my W580i. I picked it up ...
Re: NO, At&t will not be picking up this phone
Because they *are* releasing it. Soon, I would expect. They need to start releasing some quality phones to pick up the slack between now and the eventual roll out of the new iPhone, whenever that happens.
Re: NO, At&t will not be picking up this phone
Per the FCC website, AT&T *WILL* be getting this phone shortly. If you go to the main product info page, the second FCC filing by AT&T can be found there dated March 6th, as well as the instruction manual in PDF format with AT&T network and media now info throughout.
Like I said in a different post, just because they are employed by SE, that doesn't mean they are the final word. No info on pricing or availability, but ...
Re: Yes. At&t will not be picking up this phone
Yeah, I heard from an SE rep that Cellular One would be getting the K850 around Thanksgiving, and this was from the kind that travels with test models and slideshow presentations and not just some random employee on the customer service hotline.
Take it all with a grain of salt folks. If they get it, they'll get it. If not, oh well, buy an unlocked one online. Coincidentally though, Engadget had some leaked powerpoint slides from an AT&T meeting ...
Re: AT&T & CELLULAR ONE ACQUISITION (RATES)
Yeah, too bad their unlimited data + messaging plan is a GD joke compared to CellOne's.
Re: No fees...
Ouch.
Re: No fees...
And you have full access to all of AT&T's WAP sites too, or just wireless data? This is kinda important seeing how a lot of AT&T's advanced features can only be accessed through their WAP portal.
Re: No fees...
It can be done, but the problem is AT&T's network will do a quick sniff of your firmware and if it's not their version it will either completely lock out your phone from the data network, or at least block your access to AT&T WAP sites. This is mainly done to cripple unlocked phones on their network, but I haven't got a definate answer yet from anyone with the required know-how as to how the network will see Dobson ...
Re: No fees...
You do understand the way GSM works, right? They don't have to change didly squat network-wise, as if that were the case, roaming wouldn't exist and my cellone handset would go dead after the new year.
The only thing that seperates my w580 from an AT&T w580 is the firmware running it, theirs being locked down with proprietary nonsense. While it's true that not all stores have the equipment to reflash a handset, at least one in a ...
No fees...
... but according to their own website, if you switch over to an AT&T plan, you'll have to also buy a new AT&T branded phone for some reason. I contacted customer support, and they confirmed that even if your cellone handset is of a same make and model that AT&T currently sells, you're still required to purcahase a new phone. Why your current phone couldn't just be reflashed with AT&T firmware by a technician was explained to me as ...
Re: Any news?
Gizmodo and Engadget have both been tossing around a few slides from AT&T's powerpoint presentation for their various domestic and international partners, and in one of them the K850 is clearly listed as being available in March 2008. This jives with everything I've heard so far from other sources, which all pointed at a Q1 08 roll out. After all, they need something to fill in the void left by the apparent delay of the new 3G iPhone that ...
Re: Fix Cracked Keys?
I've never personally come across a cracked set of keys, and am more then a little dubious of these 'reports' running around regarding them seeing how I text more then a 16 year old girl and mine have held up like champs. If they are damaged though, it's covered under warranty in most cases unless said damage was caused by physical impact like a drop etc etc.
And no, if you flash the firmware and debrand the phone, consider ...
Re: w580i vs. w810i?
Having now owned both phones, I'm pretty sure I can give you the answers you're looking for.
In short: wait till March for the K850 if at all possible.
I like the 580, it's a good phone for what it is, and better then anything else currently available officially at it's price point. That being said, it's no 810i. The camera lacks autofocus, and the slider keypad blows something fierce if you do a lot of text messaging like ...
Re: Shoddy construction?
Corner of what is peeling? It's a solid plastic phone. You sure you didn't forget to remove the screen protector it's shipped with?
Re: Too Expensive?
It does everything the N95 does, and that's going for 600 bucks and up right now. It doesn't come with the 4gigs of built in mem, but you can pick up a 4gig SD card for under 50 bucks on ebay right now so that's no really an issue.
The real question you should be asking is "is it worth it to me?" If it is, then it's not too expensive, and if it isn't well then it is ...
Re: Will SE Sell This Phone?
or on Ebay, where at least 14 are listed right now.
Re: At&t will be picking up this phone
It's going for about 500-600 bucks on ebay right now so I'd say 299 with 2 year contract is a fair estimate for the 850, and possibly 199 with contract for thw W910 if they decide to pick that one up too. One for pix, one for music... sounds like a good plan to me but who knows what AT&T will wind up doing.
Re: what carrier
Tech support guy at CellOne call center in Iowa let slip that he got a chance to play with the new CyberShot phone when an SE rep came into the office last week. The rep said that they would be the first to be getting them, and they should be out around thanksgiving.
I didn't ask him for more details, but the next CyberShot phone isn't coming out until '08, and it would be really easy to confuse the ...
Re: I am excited I think?
As a fellow W810 owner, I'm extremely excited about this phone. I was very close to picking up a W580 before I heard the 850 was going to be released this year. Thanks to the high quality pics that my 810 takes with it's 2MP autofocus camera, I haven't taken my digital cam out of it's drawer in months. The 850 takes everything I love about my phone, and kicks it up to the next level.
As far as ...
Re: The day after Thanksgiving guys!!!
See, here is where the internet put's peoples' ignorance up for public display.
Not only are you completely wrong, but because you also got an attitude with me about it, I am going to enjoy educating you on just how wrong you are.
BeachSlapped said:
The first 5MP device has been the N95.
Flat out wrong. The world first 5 megapixel camera phone was the Samsung SCH-S250, released in Q4 2004. The Nokia N95 came out more then two years after this.
Oh ...
Re: Why??
What are you talking about? This phone is smoking and while the keypad is different at first, it's easy to master once you get used to the touch bar.
Everything about this phone is solid, and in contrast to other products from Samsung and Motorola, actually feels like it would survive a drop or too as my W810 has many times.
Re: The day after Thanksgiving guys!!!
That's not really highend considering Asia and Europe have both had phones at that resolution for over a year now.
Looking over AT&T's website and price lists, I'm gonna say this is probably gonna be 199 with 2 year contract like Snar said. Maybe less with rebate, as that is a busy shopping time and there are many other phones being released from other makers in late Q4 as well.
All in all, I know what's on my christmas ...
Re: Smart Move?
Keep in mind that is most likely due to being lucky enough to have dealt with a good person at AT&T, and not a good employee FOR AT&T. I've worked for two providers, and for both, established policy was to either get customers like you to upgrade, cancel, or if all else failed, let you twist in the wind and provide zero tech support if anything went wrong.
As each SIM card contains a unique SIMLOCK ID code when ...
Re: Smart Move?
That's the smartest thing you can do at this point, and what I've been telling my friends who've asked me for advice. (I used to work for CellOne until I left to go back to college full time)
I've heard of some customers who managed to keep their old rate plans when the change took place, but it took a lot of arguing and in the end, that plan is only good for the life of the phone, or ...
Re: Well...
True. Keep in mind though that some of these rural networks are very outdated, and will most likely cost a fortune to upgrade. It's one thing if the provider is local, but I have heard of class action lawsuits brought against companies that fail to offer the same level of service to one set of customers as they do others. As I'm sure the people crunching the numbers for both companies aren't idiots, I wonder how much of the ...
Re: This solves part of the EON problem
Got it. Sorry, I'm not hip to industry code-speak.
Re: Well...
While I agree with everything you said, keep in mind that maintaining a rural cell network is about three times as expensive as an urban one. What's more, rural customers are also per capita the most displeased overall with their service, as local factors make providing the same level of coverage there as they find in major cities next to impossible. The added number of angry callers, combined with the increased call time required to deal with said customers, ...
Re: Well...
Actually it's not the largest in AK, just the only national brand that offers service here natively. They do have the largest network (but not by much) but the local company, ACS, has a larger customer base in part to better call quality as well as their highspeed EV-DO network compared to Dobson's 2G GSM network.
Dobson's current network is actually leftover from the original AT&T wireless, which swapped customers in 2003 with Dobson only months before bringing the ...
Re: This solves part of the EON problem
Eon?
Re: What about the PHONES????
The what?
Re: 2 Questions!
Because being the largest company in the nation isn't the same as being the most profitable company in the nation maybe?
I was raised in Alaska, and I can tell you right now that cell companies do not make money in most rural parts of the nation. Towers are expensive to put up and then maintain, and even when the equipment works, the signal still has to be shunted through ancient land lines that weren't designed for the bandwidth that's ...
Re: Smart Move?
Sorry to break it to you, but you're going to lose this fight.
AT&T will only honor your contract until it expires, at which point you will either have to sign a new contract under their rate plans, or move to a different provider.
A couple thousand of us went through this when AT&T traded customers in Alaska for some of Dobson's customers in California 4 years ago. There is a lot of legalese involved, but the short and ...
Re: Full Circle
Except Western Wireless's "CellOne" brand isn't affiliated in any way with Dobson's "Cellular One" brand.
The two get confused all the time, but as I found out when I was transfered to Abilene TX, and thought I could keep my current Cellular One contract. At least both use GSM, so I didn't have to buy a new phone.
Re: Are Dobson customer's going to lose their rate plans when we go with AT&T
More then likely, the SOP is going to be the same as when Dobson switched customers with the previous AT&T wireless back in 2003. At that time, Dobson and AT&T both honored each others' contracts, but only until the contract period expired. At that point, customers were required to sign up for new contracts/rates with the new company, and previous rate plans were not honored.
I know how you feel because I went through the same thing back then, ...
Re: AT&T, T-Mobile, or private equity group?
The funny thing about this is if AT&T did wind up purchasing Dobson, everyone on the Cell One GSM network here is Alaska will wind up right back where we started.
AT&T wireless started offering cell coverage here in the early 90's, and I signed up with them shortly after because they were one of the first to offer a statewide/nationwide flat rate without roaming charges. (AK is a big state, and if your job keeps you on the ...
Re: Not the last...
Cell One in Texas isn't part of Dobson Communications. Same name, but the two aren't affiliated.
What about the Moto Q8/9, ROKR Z6, and SLDR Z8?
Not to nitpick or anything, but Moto announced 4 (four) phones yesterday, so why are you only showcasing one of them?
Don't get me wrong, the new RAZR is cool and all, but I'm also interested in the other three models they announced, especially the Z8. It comes fully loaded with a full length copy of The Borne Identity, and it's supposedly this multimedia powerhouse they have been hyping for the last two weeks, so where is all the ...
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