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No Bluetooth for a reason.....

ConceptVBS

Mar 21, 2005, 9:09 PM
It's not the phone manufacturers who dictate what goes on inside the phone, but the CARRIERS.

The carriers (mostly CDMA) dont want Bluetooth enabled phones to be on their shelves because it eats away their profit margins from using the "extra services" they provide. (ie music downloads, software downloads etc)
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wintersky95

Mar 21, 2005, 11:27 PM
Yep, when the bluetooth comes you'll probably just be able to use it for a headset and that's about it, no obex. Hell, VZW even crippled their model with the sd card so you can't download photos with it. I just left cdma never to go back. I'm tired of paying more for less.
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IIskooterII

Mar 22, 2005, 3:22 PM
I disagree, the Sanyo 5600 lets you save Pictures, Videos, Voice Records all to the miniSD card, you can get them all off simply by connecting the phone to your computer with the INCLUDED USB cable, or take out the card and put in a SD card reader with the INCLUDED adapter. You can also transfer images, video, or anything you want to the phone via the USB cable. Technically you don't have to upload anything you do on the phone through their pay service.

Bluetooth in my opinion is a hassle, i think it is a ridiculous to carry around another piece of hardware so you can talk on the phone while it is in your pocket. I am sure it is cool for transferring files without a cord but seriously with the few other devices that actually use blue...
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