<strong>I'm hungry for more on this phone!</strong><hr></blockquote>
My good friend Mr. Sabbah loves his T300. He points out, quite accurately, that it's an absolute design classic. And frankly he's right. I'm coming round to this design direction.
<strong>Finaly the t610 and the Z1010 will be the perfect mobile companions for the Mac. Which one to prefer depends technicaly from the available network coverage in the personal environment. And if money or time counts I would choose the T68i. For the time being there is no better phone regarding Mac connectivity available.</strong><hr></blockquote>
delfi: Oh my god! Is this really the Oracle of Delphi speaking? Kann das Orakel von Delphi nach langem Schweigen wieder die Zukunft voraussagen? Tell us more!
I hear that the Z1010 won't reach US shores for at least another year. That disappointing news makes me focus on the T610. If it's the anointed successor to the T68i, which is selling at bargain prices (free) right now, I imagine the T610 will hit the US before the Z1010.
I'm definitely going to wait until the March 4 announcement(s). But after that, how long will residents of the US have to wait to purchase these new goodies? I really want to buy a mobile asap. But I would rather not be stuck with the last-generation T68i.
New: Where will the March 4 announcement take place again? Where will we be able to read about it first (except for here)?
<strong>Even though I am amazed by the capabilities of phones like the P800 and Palm-based phones, I keep wanting something smaller, like the Sony Ericsson Z1010[/URL].
<strong>I'm sure a lot of that size could be eliminated if it didn't have TWO BLOODY CAMERAS.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I wholeheartedly agree with Jonathan here. Cameras in phones will continue to be useless gadgets in the near future. Addresss book and calendar synchronization via Bluetooth is far more useful. I guess the just balance between gadgetry and usefulness is difficult to find. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
<strong>I always buy my GSM phones from: <a href="http://www.gsmphonesource.com" target="_blank">GSM Phone Source</a> He's got the S55 in stock.</strong><hr></blockquote>
"He" also prices his phones quite a lot higher than I'm willing to pay. My geek-drive will only push me so far. And to top it all off, the Siemens S55 is still not compativle with iSync. Might as well go with a free T68i for now.
Yeah, i hear you on the 'pricing' ... the reason I buy from him is that I can get a fully unlocked world phone, without being tied to a plan. My travels take me from Canada to Europe quite often, so the ability to throw in a pre-paid SIM wherever I go, makes it a worthwhile amount to spend.
Of course, if you're only going to be using the phone in the US, then there's no point to buying an unlocked phone as you'll be tied to a plan anyway.
<strong>Yeah, i hear you on the 'pricing' ... the reason I buy from him is that I can get a fully unlocked world phone, without being tied to a plan. My travels take me from Canada to Europe quite often, so the ability to throw in a pre-paid SIM wherever I go, makes it a worthwhile amount to spend.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm still trying to figure out the whole locked/unlocked deal. I am based primarily in the US. But I travel to France and Switzerland to visit my family several times a year and would love to be able to use my phone when I'm over there. Since I wouldn't use it too much abroad, I was simply thinking about using the overseas plan of my US provider (presumably T-Mobile, which has good international coverage). Of course, getting a prepaid SIM card locally (or borrowing a relative's SIM card) would likely give me much cheaper rates, especially since I'd be making lots of local (French and Swiss) calls.
InfoSync.no has posted a full <a href="http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/3170.html" target="_blank">article on the T610</a>, complete with tons of pictures. As opposed to the T68i, the T610 comes in a series of nice colors.
It sounds like we won't have to wait too long to get a sibling of the T610 in the US market. From the infoSync article:
[quote]A GSM 850/1800/1900 model named T616 will be launched for the US market in Q2 2003.<hr></blockquote>
My wireless analyst brother-in-law confirmed the Q2 arrival of several Bluetooth GSM phones in the US market for AT&T wireless, Cingular and T-Mobile. I think think I'm going to wait for the T616.
One more thing: Sony Ericsson will also announced the <a href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?page=C2_1_58&B=ie" target="_blank">T608 CDMA version</a> of this Bluetooth phone for the US market. It's due to ship in Q2 like the other models.
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<strong>I'm hungry for more on this phone!</strong><hr></blockquote>
My good friend Mr. Sabbah loves his T300. He points out, quite accurately, that it's an absolute design classic. And frankly he's right. I'm coming round to this design direction.
<strong>I'm hungry for more on this phone!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Tomorrow is the day.
<strong>Finaly the t610 and the Z1010 will be the perfect mobile companions for the Mac. Which one to prefer depends technicaly from the available network coverage in the personal environment. And if money or time counts I would choose the T68i. For the time being there is no better phone regarding Mac connectivity available.</strong><hr></blockquote>
delfi: Oh my god! Is this really the Oracle of Delphi speaking? Kann das Orakel von Delphi nach langem Schweigen wieder die Zukunft voraussagen? Tell us more!
I hear that the Z1010 won't reach US shores for at least another year. That disappointing news makes me focus on the T610. If it's the anointed successor to the T68i, which is selling at bargain prices (free) right now, I imagine the T610 will hit the US before the Z1010.
I'm definitely going to wait until the March 4 announcement(s). But after that, how long will residents of the US have to wait to purchase these new goodies? I really want to buy a mobile asap. But I would rather not be stuck with the last-generation T68i.
New: Where will the March 4 announcement take place again? Where will we be able to read about it first (except for here)?
Escher
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<strong>Even though I am amazed by the capabilities of phones like the P800 and Palm-based phones, I keep wanting something smaller, like the Sony Ericsson Z1010[/URL].
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The Z1010 isn't exactly a *small* phone.
<a href="http://www.itavisen.no/images/pic9855.jpeg" target="_blank">Someone holding a Z1010.</a>
Looks to me like it's approximately the same size as a t68 when closed, but thicker. Unfortunately it's ridiculously big when open. (IMHO)
Which is why I hate clamshell phones.
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<strong>The Z1010 isn't exactly a *small* phone.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That is indeed pretty big. Maybe I'll have to live with the T68i or the T610 after all. If only the Siemens S55 would get to the US soon as well...
Escher
<a href="http://www.gsmphonesource.com" target="_blank">GSM Phone Source</a>
He's got the S55 in stock.
And, all the phones he sells are unlocked.
<strong>I'm sure a lot of that size could be eliminated if it didn't have TWO BLOODY CAMERAS.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I wholeheartedly agree with Jonathan here. Cameras in phones will continue to be useless gadgets in the near future. Addresss book and calendar synchronization via Bluetooth is far more useful. I guess the just balance between gadgetry and usefulness is difficult to find. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
Escher
<strong>I always buy my GSM phones from: <a href="http://www.gsmphonesource.com" target="_blank">GSM Phone Source</a> He's got the S55 in stock.</strong><hr></blockquote>
"He" also prices his phones quite a lot higher than I'm willing to pay. My geek-drive will only push me so far. And to top it all off, the Siemens S55 is still not compativle with iSync. Might as well go with a free T68i for now.
Escher
Of course, if you're only going to be using the phone in the US, then there's no point to buying an unlocked phone as you'll be tied to a plan anyway.
<strong>Yeah, i hear you on the 'pricing' ... the reason I buy from him is that I can get a fully unlocked world phone, without being tied to a plan. My travels take me from Canada to Europe quite often, so the ability to throw in a pre-paid SIM wherever I go, makes it a worthwhile amount to spend.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm still trying to figure out the whole locked/unlocked deal. I am based primarily in the US. But I travel to France and Switzerland to visit my family several times a year and would love to be able to use my phone when I'm over there. Since I wouldn't use it too much abroad, I was simply thinking about using the overseas plan of my US provider (presumably T-Mobile, which has good international coverage). Of course, getting a prepaid SIM card locally (or borrowing a relative's SIM card) would likely give me much cheaper rates, especially since I'd be making lots of local (French and Swiss) calls.
So much to learn about GSM technology...
Escher
<strong>
Definately non-hypothetical first impression:
Eeeeeew.</strong><hr></blockquote>
if that was eeeew... what about this?
(yes, we've seen it before, but not in green...)
Supposedly this is the 310...
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<strong>New: Where will the March 4 announcement take place again? Where will we be able to read about it first (except for here)?
Escher</strong><hr></blockquote>
I really don't know, probably at sonyericsson's press site. unless more leaks occur.
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I really don't know, probably at sonyericsson's press site. unless more leaks occur.</strong><hr></blockquote>
See the <a href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?page=C2_1&B=ie" target="_blank">SE PR site</a> for all the press releases: A1301S, T310, T610, T606, T608, plus a Handango software area for P800 apps! Wow!
Escher
If only we knew how long we're going to have to wait for those darn phones to hit the store shelves...
Escher
Escher
[quote]A GSM 850/1800/1900 model named T616 will be launched for the US market in Q2 2003.<hr></blockquote>
My wireless analyst brother-in-law confirmed the Q2 arrival of several Bluetooth GSM phones in the US market for AT&T wireless, Cingular and T-Mobile. I think think I'm going to wait for the T616.
Escher