http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/ Engadget Comments for Virgin Mobile Helio Ocean 2 unboxed, scheduled for launch with Britney Spears http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/]]>Jan 29th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Feb 1st 2009 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
No thanks.

Maybe someday someone will port android to ocean 1 so its useful... or better yet Rockbox.]]>Jan 29th 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
1. The cool whuuuuuuuu - whooooop sounds when I open and closed it.

2. The really stupid tones preinstalled "You got phonecall!"

Uh... thats really it.]]>Jan 29th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
So I am curious to see if helios changed with the new phone their staff, I am still enjoying my expensive 3g iphone but still looking for a deal. ]]>Jan 29th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
Ah well, it was fun to be an early adopter, but I got burned. Plus, I'm such a smartphone whore that I need to upgrade every 14 months or so. I now know to pay a little more up front and get a one-year contract. ]]>Jan 29th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
I bought the Pantech Duo, which if you're reading this you know it's the upscale version of the Ocean. I had to exchange/return the Duo 3 times because of the following:

1st phone - infamous faulty screen seal made it look like a lint and dust trap, delay in orientation from portrait to landscape, vise versa
2nd phone - the screen/slide would not stay locked in position, screen looked like a lint and dust trap
3rd phone - just stopped sending/receiving calls/texts, screen/slide was loose, screen looked like a lint a dust trap

FYI, I learned through this process that At&t has a not commonly disclosed policy that they will only replace a certain phone 3 times, then you have to go with something else. Actually, that's very reasonable because how often do you need to exchange a product?? However, a product SHOULD work, should it not??

So, you've been warned!! Purchase at your own risk!!]]>Jan 29th 2009 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
Before we ended the call, I asked if he knew anything about the new Ocean 2, and aside from the general sales pitch about how it was better, he made it sound like it would be out by mid-Feb. I assured him I'd consider it... My Drift has been great, and considering the stellar service I've received as a non-contract customer, I'm sticking around. Maybe not the Ocean 2, but whatever else might be coming...

I also love my ringtone. The Police radio call for a drug sale in the alley needing back-up never fails to get everybody's attention. LOL]]>Jan 29th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
I adopted my Helio back when Helio looked bright and promising, but man, they made some stupid business decisions along the way. All I can say is I hope Apple brings out a 32gb iphone before summer, because that's what I'm getting once my contract runs out.]]>Jan 29th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 29th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Feb 1st 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Any Brit's fan here?

It's ok--just let us know.]]>Jan 29th 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
You couldn't update the firmware and it just had a lot of features missing. My blackberry solved all that and wouldn't trade my blackberry ever!!]]>Jan 30th 2009 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/Jan 30th 2009 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/virgin-mobile-helio-ocean-2-unboxed-scheduled-for-launch-with-b/
oh well, i love my G1.....it actually feels less bulky in my pocket than the ocean, lol]]>Jan 30th 2009 7:37PM