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This is not a phone.

justfinethanku

Aug 24, 2010, 12:20 PM
I remember asking why the iPad was never mentioned the day it was announced, or ever for that matter and the response was "it isn't a phone, we cover phones on Phonescoop"

This is just another Android product literally immitating Apple and it's news.

I love you guys here at Phonescoop, but you're not seriously talking about the Android Tablet Samsung is making are you??
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Vrystaat

Aug 24, 2010, 1:41 PM
Since this device makes video calls, I think that qualifies it as a phone to some extent.
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Eric M. Zeman

Aug 24, 2010, 1:44 PM
We did too cover the iPad...but only because it has a cellular radio in it. I don't know who told you we didn't.

https://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=5426 »

We don't know if the Tab has a cell radio or not. It might. That would make it more interesting to us. It all depends on how Samsung positions it.

Second, we've covered plenty of devices that fall into the gray zone of not-quite-cellphones to not-quite-laptops, etc.

We cover the Nokia Maemo stuff, and those devices are clearly not phones.

We're covering the Nokia-Intel MeeGo stuff, and that platform's future as a cell phone is mostly unknown.

We covered the Samsung Mondi, a WinMo MID because it had WiMax on board.

These devices play a role in the greater mob...
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japhy

Aug 24, 2010, 2:06 PM
I believe I've seen explicit mention of the tab having a 3G radio, it's only a question of whether it can make voice calls over a GSM/HSPA network that's unknown.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/samsung-galaxy-ta ... »

Hmm... well, it's still only "confirmed", not confirmed, but still - it's a pretty solid bet that it will be voice enabled, if only via 3G/VOIP apps.

Also: WANT!
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island-guy

Aug 24, 2010, 2:15 PM
Phones, relevant hardware/accessories, and accompanying technologies is all good to me! 🙂
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justfinethanku

Aug 24, 2010, 3:01 PM
damn it, I could have sworn... 🤭


well, now I just don't know what to say. I remember saying something about the iPad and getting the "it's not a phone" response.

Oh well, I've never been good at choosing my battles wisely. Sorry Eric.
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Jayshmay

Aug 24, 2010, 7:34 PM
I remember the post your referring to. I believe it was Rich that responded to you.
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bluecoyote

Aug 24, 2010, 5:17 PM
The future may very well be devices that aren't phones literally, thanks to faster 3G networks. At this point I've cut down on my voice usage to under 100 minutes a month thanks to Skype on the iPhone.

Someone with an iPad could very well accomplish the same with a headset. It's not unreasonable to see this morph into tablets.
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Jayshmay

Aug 24, 2010, 7:36 PM
Can Skype call to regular cellphones? Cause I thought it's only Skype-to-Skype?
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Menno

Aug 25, 2010, 10:00 AM
It can call regular cellphones, but there is a cost associated with it (few cents a minute)
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