<strong>Harald, I may be replacing my wife's Nokia whone soon. Is there a nice entry level SE in the pipeline comparable to the T300? Sorry to add to the bombardment of questions, but I figured you would like the attention anyway. </strong><hr></blockquote>
There's always something new in the pipeline
The emphasis is going to be on gaming in that segment. If she's not interested in gaming, that T300 is actually a really cool device IMHO. If I find out anything useful about this line I'll let ya know ... not much use I know ...
Hassan, I find it effective to boil the saltfish AT LEAST twice and throw the water away each time. You'll then need to boil it again for a good 10 minutes. There's no substitute for a good soak though.
<strong>To be clear there are two phones...</strong><hr></blockquote>
That makes sense since the T68i, and presumably its successors, is GSM, while Sprint uses whatever other acronym it uses (was it CDMA?).
[quote]<strong>Personally I am Mr. GSM all the bloody way, but that's because I like to be able to get off the plane in China / Madagascar / Sweden / France / South Africa / Australia / Taiwan / everywhere else and make a phone call! GSM phones tend to be cooler too. FWIW.</strong><hr></blockquote>
How often do you actually step off the plane in those countries? On an ideological level, I would never buy anything but a GSM phone. I hate the hodgepodge of non-standardized American networks. That's what you'll get with a weak government. But the reality of US coverage requires more pragmatism than idealism. Bottom line: I have to balance the advantage of coverage while visiting friends in the American countryside (non-GSM) against coverage while visiting my family in Switzerland and France (GSM).
[quote]<strong>'Fraid I know little at this point about the PIM functionality -- but I can find out.</strong><hr></blockquote>
If you could find out, I'd be very interested. In an ideal case, I'm trying to replace my Palm's PIM functionality with something roughly equivalent. I don't want to add a new device to my arsenal (mobile phone) without removing another one (Palm). The T68i's PIM functionality is obviously severely limited compared to a Palm. I'm hoping that its successor will come close enough to a Palm for my purposes. E.g. I'd like to have addresses, not just phone numbers. I hate calling people a block away from their house just because I can't remember their appartment number.
This looks like a (CDMA) phone in the T300 and T600 line. I just don't like the keyboard this far down. Makes it look top-heavy, as Jonathan pointed out above. It's good to see Bluetooth come to the Sprint/CDMA network though.
Harald: Thanks for the link. What about that successor to the T68i? This isn't it (the GSM version, of course), right?
Regarding calls in various countries, did you need to make those calls when you stepped off the plane? Was it convenient to make those calls? Or did you make them just because you could, but didn't actually need to? Who paid the inflated foreign roaming charges? You or your employer? All I'm trying to say is that for me personally, using my phone while skiing in Switzerland would be more fun than an actual need. Nonetheless, I'd still rather have a GSM phone.
Of course, playing the waiting game with phones makes just as little sense as playing the waiting game with new Macs. Thank goodness I don't actually need a mobile right now.
This looks like a (CDMA) phone in the T300 and T600 line.
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What about that successor to the T68i? This isn't it (the GSM version, of course), right?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yup, this is definately in the Txxx line, no doubt. This is certainly not the "next T68" as I thought <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
Got the specs and the network though ... <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />
I saw the T608 weeks ago at <a href="http://www.phonescoop.com"; target="_blank">www.phonescoop.com</a> , and I still think it's ugly compared to the real (GSM) T600! Those cheapie plastic gem-like keys and the molded plastic-looking enclosure make the aesthetics unappealing to me. Why would they ruin the beautiful T600 with the nice buttons and everything?
<strong>Why would they ruin the beautiful T600 with the nice buttons and everything?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I have to admit the T600 looks quite nice in the picture above, bradbower. As for the ugly look of the T608, remember that pictures in FCC documents are of month-old prototypes, not final production models.
After more thought, I really don't care much about the looks of a mobile, if it can replace my Palm PDA's PIM functionality (calendar and address book) and sync with Mac OS X. The one concern beyond PIM and sync functionality is data entry. In that respect, the P800 looks to beat the pants off any other SE phone.
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<strong>Harald, I may be replacing my wife's Nokia whone soon. Is there a nice entry level SE in the pipeline comparable to the T300? Sorry to add to the bombardment of questions, but I figured you would like the attention anyway.
There's always something new in the pipeline
The emphasis is going to be on gaming in that segment. If she's not interested in gaming, that T300 is actually a really cool device IMHO. If I find out anything useful about this line I'll let ya know ... not much use I know ...
Hassan, I find it effective to boil the saltfish AT LEAST twice and throw the water away each time. You'll then need to boil it again for a good 10 minutes. There's no substitute for a good soak though.
[quote]Originally posted by Harald:
<strong>To be clear there are two phones...</strong><hr></blockquote>
That makes sense since the T68i, and presumably its successors, is GSM, while Sprint uses whatever other acronym it uses (was it CDMA?).
[quote]<strong>Personally I am Mr. GSM all the bloody way, but that's because I like to be able to get off the plane in China / Madagascar / Sweden / France / South Africa / Australia / Taiwan / everywhere else and make a phone call! GSM phones tend to be cooler too. FWIW.</strong><hr></blockquote>
How often do you actually step off the plane in those countries? On an ideological level, I would never buy anything but a GSM phone. I hate the hodgepodge of non-standardized American networks. That's what you'll get with a weak government. But the reality of US coverage requires more pragmatism than idealism. Bottom line: I have to balance the advantage of coverage while visiting friends in the American countryside (non-GSM) against coverage while visiting my family in Switzerland and France (GSM).
[quote]<strong>'Fraid I know little at this point about the PIM functionality -- but I can find out.</strong><hr></blockquote>
If you could find out, I'd be very interested. In an ideal case, I'm trying to replace my Palm's PIM functionality with something roughly equivalent. I don't want to add a new device to my arsenal (mobile phone) without removing another one (Palm). The T68i's PIM functionality is obviously severely limited compared to a Palm. I'm hoping that its successor will come close enough to a Palm for my purposes. E.g. I'd like to have addresses, not just phone numbers. I hate calling people a block away from their house just because I can't remember their appartment number.
Escher
A CDMA phone for Sprint with BT, Java games and not a whole heap of new interesting stuff ...
<strong><a href="http://mobile.burn.com/news.jsp?Id=187"; target="_blank">The new T608 </a>from Sony Ericsson.
A CDMA phone for Sprint with BT, Java games and not a whole heap of new interesting stuff ...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Didn't the T600 have a monochrome screen? This one has color. Wish i had waited just a LITTLE bit longer. Oh well.
<strong><a href="http://mobile.burn.com/news.jsp?Id=187"; target="_blank">The new T608 </a>from Sony Ericsson.</strong><hr></blockquote>
This looks like a (CDMA) phone in the T300 and T600 line. I just don't like the keyboard this far down. Makes it look top-heavy, as Jonathan pointed out above. It's good to see Bluetooth come to the Sprint/CDMA network though.
Harald: Thanks for the link. What about that successor to the T68i? This isn't it (the GSM version, of course), right?
Regarding calls in various countries, did you need to make those calls when you stepped off the plane? Was it convenient to make those calls? Or did you make them just because you could, but didn't actually need to? Who paid the inflated foreign roaming charges? You or your employer?
Of course, playing the waiting game with phones makes just as little sense as playing the waiting game with new Macs. Thank goodness I don't actually need a mobile right now.
Escher
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This looks like a (CDMA) phone in the T300 and T600 line.
<snip>
What about that successor to the T68i? This isn't it (the GSM version, of course), right?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yup, this is definately in the Txxx line, no doubt. This is certainly not the "next T68" as I thought <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
Got the specs and the network though ... <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />
<strong>Why would they ruin the beautiful T600 with the nice buttons and everything?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I have to admit the T600 looks quite nice in the picture above, bradbower. As for the ugly look of the T608, remember that pictures in FCC documents are of month-old prototypes, not final production models.
After more thought, I really don't care much about the looks of a mobile, if it can replace my Palm PDA's PIM functionality (calendar and address book) and sync with Mac OS X. The one concern beyond PIM and sync functionality is data entry. In that respect, the P800 looks to beat the pants off any other SE phone.
Escher
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