WOW. I've been waiting a long time for a phone like this.
- Tri-Band GSM
- Built-in Camera
- Bluetooth
- No antennae sticking out
- Size of Ericsson T68i or smaller
I'll probably wait a while for the price to come down a bit, but this is almost certainly my next phone. I'll probably pay extra, and buy it "unlocked" (so I can use it with any GSM carrier, and prepaid SIM cards when overseas) from a vendor like digitalbynet.com, romeohifi.com, or mindlogic.com.
If AOL blocks Trillian, consumers lose !!!
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I've always had issues with AOL, but their recent attempts to block Trillian users from communicating with AIM users has gone too far. This is equivalent to AOL blocking their users from receiving email from non-AOL accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, Earthlink, etc). Sure AOL can do it since they own the servers, but it ends up hurting the consumer by limiting peoples' ability to communicate with each other.
IF AOL continues this short-sighted, restrictive practice, I will make it my lifelong mission to take a proactive effort in converting any AOL ISP subscribers to other ISPs (Earthlink.net, ATT.net, etc). Additionally, my new personal policy will be that I will not offer any computer help to people who pay money to AOL. If a friend/acquaintance is an AOL subscriber who insists on staying with AOL, I will not give them any technical help. However, if that person agrees to renounce AOL, cancel the service, and uninstall the AOL software, then I will give them all the computer help they need.
My suggestion to AOL: have two types of AIM acounts: AIM Free and AIM Pro. AIM Free accounts will have text advertisements attached to every 10 instant messages they send. AIM Pro accounts will not have these text ads. AOL ISP subscribers will automatically get AIM Pro accounts. Everyone else has the choice of an AIM Free account, or paying $2/month for an AIM Pro account.
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RE:"These combined devices are too big and the battery life typically sucks.. ..The phone should be as small as possible with awesome battery life.."
I don't know about the battery life, but in terms of size, the T610 is SMALLER than the T68/T68i.
Ericsson T68/T68i: 100mm x 48mm x 20mm = 96,000 cubic mm
Ericsson T610: 102mm x 44mm x 19mm = 85,272 cubic mm
RE:"I don't understand. Why would anyone want a thing that wasn't the P800?"
In fact, in terms of cubic space, the P800 is more than TWICE the size of the T610.
Ericsson T610: 102mm x 44mm x 19mm = 85,272 cubic mm.
Ericsson P800: 117mm x 59mm x 27mm = 186,381 cubic mm.
RE:"I don't understand. Why would anyone want a thing that wasn't the P800?"
Size. The P800 is a very wide brick. And since I carry my phone in my front left pocket along with my wallet, every cubic mm is important.
Ericsson T68/T68i: 100mm x 48mm x 20mm
Ericsson T610: 102mm x 44mm x 19mm
Ericsson P800: 117mm x 59mm x 27mm
RE:"I'd rather save the size and go small."
The reason the T610 is impressive is because it has a built-in camera AND is small (about the same size as T68/T68i)
Ericsson T610: 102mm x 44mm x 19mm
Ericsson T68/T68i: 100mm x 48mm x 20mm
WOW. I've been waiting a long time for a phone like this.
- Tri-Band GSM
- Built-in Camera
- Bluetooth
- No antennae sticking out
- Size of Ericsson T68i or smaller
I'll probably wait a while for the price to come down a bit, but this is almost certainly my next phone. I'll probably pay extra, and buy it "unlocked" (so I can use it with any GSM carrier, and prepaid SIM cards when overseas) from a vendor like digitalbynet.com, romeohifi.com, or mindlogic.com.
I've always had issues with AOL, but their recent attempts to block Trillian users from communicating with AIM users has gone too far. This is equivalent to AOL blocking their users from receiving email from non-AOL accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, Earthlink, etc). Sure AOL can do it since they own the servers, but it ends up hurting the consumer by limiting peoples' ability to communicate with each other.
IF AOL continues this short-sighted, restrictive practice, I will make it my lifelong mission to take a proactive effort in converting any AOL ISP subscribers to other ISPs (Earthlink.net, ATT.net, etc). Additionally, my new personal policy will be that I will not offer any computer help to people who pay money to AOL. If a friend/acquaintance is an AOL subscriber who insists on staying with AOL, I will not give them any technical help. However, if that person agrees to renounce AOL, cancel the service, and uninstall the AOL software, then I will give them all the computer help they need.
My suggestion to AOL: have two types of AIM acounts: AIM Free and AIM Pro. AIM Free accounts will have text advertisements attached to every 10 instant messages they send. AIM Pro accounts will not have these text ads. AOL ISP subscribers will automatically get AIM Pro accounts. Everyone else has the choice of an AIM Free account, or paying $2/month for an AIM Pro account.