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  1. Three words by ChrisCampbell47 · · Score: 1 · on Treo 600 Photos And Comparison To Treo 300
    Three words:

    Palm, small, flip.

    Everything on the market meets only two of those requirements. Kyocera 7135? Jesus, it's huge. Treo 600? Not a flip.

    ... until about two months ago, when the Samsung i500 was launched (also on Sprint). I have mine and I looooove it. Can't play mp3's (yet), got no expansion slots, no Bluetooth, no speakerphone, no keyboard ...

    But I don't care, because it's got Palm (so I can load and run all my Palm apps, which do nearly everything possible), it's a flip phone so the screen is protected and it strikes a low profile on my belt, and IT'S REALLY FREAKING SMALL. Size matters.

    Palm, small, flip.

  2. Re:Read the specs by b96miata · · Score: 3, Interesting · on The t68i Replacement is Here

    Or you could get any phone from sprint that supports pcs vision. Qualcomm makes a free tool to convert wav's into ringers you can download right to your phone (they're bigger than midi ringers of course) Anyone who's into cool new phones and wants a service that won't charge you an arm and several legs for data use should check out the above. I don't wanna count the hundreds of dollars I'd owe if I'd used the same amount of data on at&t's network that I have on my $10 unlimited data plan.

  3. Re:Possible? by b96miata · · Score: 1 · on CDMA 2000 1x Comes to India

    Latency, and in fact bandwidth, is very very similar to dialup. Granted it's been a while since I had dialup for me to remember and compare, but I'll put it like this. With so-so signal, 1x is like semi-crappy dialup (which I was cursed with for sooo long), i.e. a bad phone line that forever connects at 26.4. With good signal, it is on a level with and will surpass a good 56k connection. That's my experience using my phone & data cable with Vision, hooked up to my laptop. The line speed is 144kbps. It's not as solid or low latency as a 144k idsl line, but its better than any dialup I've ever had. Sub 300ms latencies are normal, but you can't really count on 100ms. This may improve when they come out with 1x rev. A, but that remains to be seen. No wireless connection can really ever hope to compete with wired latencies.

  4. They are screwing themselves... by weave · · Score: 4, Insightful · on Hello Kitty May Be Key to 3G Survival
    Verizon has come up with a 144Kbps wireless network but charges $99/month for unlimited access. Sprint has cheaper unlimited data access -- from the phone only. Using it to hook your computer up is prohibited by their terms of service. Other plans charge per kilobyte. Is $0.008 per kilobyte reasonable to anyone. Talk about paying for your own spam...

    I think many many people dream of just using a laptop of PDA for true wireless internet access -- if the costs are reasonable.

    Right now the wireless telcos are pricing themselves out of the market.

  5. Re:Yes it does. by _xeno_ · · Score: 1 · on Internet Access via Cell Phone HOWTO
    And after I submit this I finally find the link to the agreement which does not require you to actually be signing up for a plan. Keep in mind they expect it to be popped up as a JavaScript popup, and the text really is that small, but:

    PCS Vision Advantage Agreement

    View the plans themselves here: PCS Plans

  6. Re:Yes it does. by _xeno_ · · Score: 1 · on Internet Access via Cell Phone HOWTO
    And after I submit this I finally find the link to the agreement which does not require you to actually be signing up for a plan. Keep in mind they expect it to be popped up as a JavaScript popup, and the text really is that small, but:

    PCS Vision Advantage Agreement

    View the plans themselves here: PCS Plans

  7. Other Methods/Offtopic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Net Access Using an iBook, Bluetooth Adaptor and a Mac?
    For the record, I would left it alone if not for the lack of participation from the rest of the crowd. =P

    If you're going to be using this as your only internet service and you're going to use it alot Sprint has a good option right now. Yeah, you have to buy a cable. Yeah, you have to configure modem scripts. Yeah, you have to use *Sprint*. But 40 bucks a month for unlimited internet service @ 144kbps?

  8. CDPD - Slow and outdated by Kerosene · · Score: 3, Informative · on Wireless Net on the Zaurus

    CDPD is one of the slowest wireless data technologies still in use. It's only 19.2kbps (max speed, you really only get 9600 and that only if you're lucky and in the middle of a cornfield next to a cell tower) and is overpriced for what you get. GSM/GPRS is a more viable option at 60kbps, or sprint's new 3G "PCS vision" service. (70kbps at the moment, has potetial for 1mbps+)

  9. NOT 3G wireless == useless in 6 months? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Danger Device Reviewed

    It's not 3G wirless if they're with T-mobile.

    Also, dollars to doughnuts that the cellular aspect is T-mobile and EVERYTHING else (web, email, spyware...oops!) is their proprietary network.

    How useful and cool is that going to be if I can't run my webserver from my hip?

    I think getting a device compatible with Sprint's Vision (their 3G wireless solution) would be a much better deal.