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Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 1:34PM Are you sure that was not Version.
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 5:45AM Jesse S
What you are calling stronger signal equals more radiation at the cost of more power and larger batteries
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Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 5:31AM Josh,
Q: #1 - You can use any carrier that uses GSM.
A: How many GSM carriers are there in the US, to my knowledge two, T-Mobile or AT&T, or some one using their network, or will soon be bought by them. US monopoly baby!
Q: #2 - You DON'T have a contract for 2 years.
A: The combo of Cingular and AT&T equals the best coverage. T-Mobile sucks when it comes to coverage. Locked in to what, are who, T-Mobile or AT&T, or some one using their network, or will soon be bought by them.
Q: #3 - You have the highest speed available for GSM carriers on this phone (Iphone doesn't - Opting for the slower network speeds).
A: What cities have 3G ( are what you call "highest speed available for GSM ") . 3G unlike EVDO will not be a true reality in the US for at least 2 years at which time the chip set may change. 3G is limited in the US why add, something that most people can not use.
Q: #4 - It has expandable memory via micro SD (Iphone doesn't)
A: The iPhone has a 8 Gigs, seems like a lot to me
Q: #5 - a 5mp Camera vs 2mp on the Iphone
A: I have a real camera with a real flash, a Canon 20D with fast glass. All my lenses have a minimum aperture of at least 2.8 so camera phones do not appeal to me all that much.
Q: #6 - This phone has a user replaceable battery - Iphone does not (they've already said so - do a google search if you don't believe me).
A: My first iPod has been working for many years now with no battery issues. If you need extra batteries I am sure there will be a 3rd party solution for you if you are in the habit of forgetting to charge your iPhone, and you will get one. You can do your Google search on it to find a battery solution. While you are at it please find a grocer that does not sale sour grapes.
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 4:54AM Jorge,
You make a good point. What is the average price of a phone in Asia. In the US it is nearly free. In the US we are concerned with perceived value. If all I want my phone to do is make phone calls, and text messaging why would I be concerned with replacing it so often. If I were to replace my phone that often I would make the phone manufactures rich and not the local phone companies rich. What I am trying to say is you pay one way or the other, pick your poison
Roaming does not present that much of a problem for us either the USA is very large. I am able to take my phone anywhere in the US a not pay any roaming charges. European an Asian countries tend to be very small so you are forced to roam. I am also not sure you could take all Asian phones to Europe because not all the systems in Asia are GSM, the worlds standard. I have taken my phone to Europe and received calls on my US phone number in France, Germany, Ireland and Prague. All at the price of Roaming.
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 4:52AM Matt,
You are more correct than you know. For a chance to get a phone that does what I have wished for for years. YEP!
Matt,
Think about your current phone, does what you like about it outweigh what you dislike and/or wish it could do. If the likes outweigh the latter you have the perfect phone for Matt. But I Demand More.
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 4:41AM Jorge,
You make a good point. What is the average price of a phone in Asia. In the US it is nearly free. In the US we are concerned with perceived value. If all I want my phone to do is make phone calls, and text messaging why would I be concerned with replacing it so often. If I were to replace my phone that often I would make the phone manufactures rich and not the local phone companies rich. What I am trying to say is you pay one way or the other, pick your poison
Roaming does not present that much of a problem for us either the USA is very large. I am able to take my phone anywhere in the US a not pay any roaming charges. European an Asian countries tend to be very small so you are forced to roam. I am also not sure you could take all Asian phones to Europe because not all the systems in Asia are GSM, the worlds standard. I have taken my phone to Europe and received calls on my US phone number in France, Germany, Ireland and Prague. All at the price of Roaming.
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 4:15AM fitinferno,
When ever I pull out the phone it is a show stopper. When I first got it (the Black one) I was very happy to show people all the cool features. Over time I became frustrated with it's speed and poor UI. I tell people isn't it so cool... glad you like it, when I get my iPhone you can have it. I too am a Mac user and a systems analyst so I know a thing or too about what makes an application usable.
My favorite phone of all time is the Ericsson T28 World Phone. The T28 was just a phone that did what a phone is supposed to do, make phone calls. The problem I have with all the so called smart phones is that in their myriad features that seemingly have been thrown into a box and shaken up, they are not straightforward an simple to use. Then comes along the iPhone, Wow it just seams to make sense.
Currently I carry the M600i and a BlackBerry 8700, the leash provided by my employer. The BlackBerry while not having as many features as the Sony Ericsson M600i, is a more usable and effective device for me. Keep in mind that I currently carry both phones, sorry communication devices.
Camera phones? Like you I have a decent camera, a Canon 20D with fast glass. All my lenses have a minimum aperture of at least 2.8 so camera phones do not appeal to me all that much.
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 18th 2007 12:12AM I have a Sony M600i that I had to buy unlocked from Amazon. It was and is still not available in the US. The phone does every thing the iPhone does and more. The only problem with the device is how unintuitive it is. It uses the Symbian OS which has the worlds widest distribution of any smart phone. Would I recommend it to a friend, no unfortunately. Why? There isn't one feature that it does well, even as a phone it is too hard to use. On the surface the iPhone should do well because of how well it's limited feature-set works (at least in the demos).
I would love to hear what others think.
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&pid=10385&zone=pp
www.symbian.com
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Dell selling unlocked high-end Nokia phones online {Engadget}
Jun 17th 2007 11:39PM Or you could get an iPhone.
Looking at this the iPhone is not so expensive, now is it.
Zune fire sale sees reductions of up to sixty bucks {Engadget}
Jun 10th 2007 9:54PM It will Zune be over
