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Who else is waiting P800? |
Hobbes
Joined: Mar 28, 2002
Posts: 249
From: Oslo, Norway
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I don't think it's smart to preorder it @ mphone.co.uk. I think the price wil be lower than that. They say £650 Sim free. I say $650 when it comes.
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josch
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 133
From: germany
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I'm also but what do i do with my t68i.
i have paid for 770€ inclusive of the camera. this is in germany a lot of money.
for me it is 1 rent for a month.
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racingboy
Joined: Apr 26, 2002
Posts: 255
From: belgium uit limburg
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i'm not waiting for the p800, i think it's more pda than a cell phone, i think i will wait for 3G phones.
but maeby i change my mind
greetings
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josch
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 133
From: germany
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i can you understand i must wait a little bit because my t68i is only 4 month old.
and i had promised my wife that t68i is the last phone for this year .
josch
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kevin81
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
Posts: 390
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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I am also quite split on my decision for this. I am on the one hand, really really like the P800 as a phone. But as you say, we've just spent money on buying T68 and 3G phones are coming too early next year. I really don't know..
P800 is really an excellent phone.. oh.. this is driving me crazy 
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SilveR.
Joined: May 03, 2002
Posts: > 500
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P800 is more for busines people, It's to big for me..
T68 is still strong  |
kevin81
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
Posts: 390
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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Hehe.. maybe P800 is targeted for business people, but they are not the only ones allowed to play with the latest tech-toys, right? P800 has so many features, and is a perfect phone+PDA combined!
Okay, if I buy P800 or not comes down to this one funtionality that I want. When P800 is released, if it has a powerful enough IR and proper software to make a remote-control for TV, stereo and DVD too then I will definitely buy it!! Btw, the new Ipaqs have improved IrDA and is released with bundles remote-control software.. Cool huh?  Read more about them here (sorry, Swedish only): http://www.mobil.se/nyheter/visa.asp?id=5285&sid=1
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cadcad
Joined: Mar 01, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Lebanon
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It would be cool if someone can translate |
Fingers
Joined: Jan 29, 2002
Posts: 468
From: New Zealand
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That's a good point actually, 3G phones aren't far off, I think I'll save a bit of cash so I can get a nice one of those. But I do really like all the features of the P800. |
andrew99
Joined: Nov 29, 2001
Posts: 254
From: london
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3G... hmm. Well I think I'm going to wait a while before I make the leap to 3G.
What are the chances of it working as advertised as soon as it is implemented?
What are the charges going to be?
What is the coverage going to be like (hint, not very good)?
What will the roaming be like?
I'm sure once 3G gets going we will look back and wonder how we coped without it, but in the meantime, a nice toy like the P800 is going to keep me very happy.
My contract is up in October, so I'll go for a P800 then, and then maybe same time next year (2003) think about the 3G options. |
kevin81
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
Posts: 390
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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andrew99: If I had that kind of money, I would've done the same. But I am a student, T68 and Sony DV-cam PC-120 have already dug a deep, deep hole in my wallet
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jess_strawberry
Joined: Dec 29, 2001
Posts: 103
From: Singapore
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Can some one give me some info on 3G?
What is the use?
Is it just the speed of the GPRS? |
andrew99
Joined: Nov 29, 2001
Posts: 254
From: london
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3G is high speed, on a different frequency so totally different handsets to GSM and GPRS. Should be fast enough to broadcast live video (amongst many other things).
Already late on being rolled out, different issues arise.
I understand in some respects the marketing department got in on the job before the techies had sorted things out. Someone I knew got treated to a sample of 3G, small problem was that the signal dropped out if you were moving faster than a walking pace! Let me just say, I'll believe it when I see it, not when some marketing department tells me...
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jess_strawberry
Joined: Dec 29, 2001
Posts: 103
From: Singapore
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On 2002-06-24 18:36, andrew99 wrote:
3G is high speed, on a different frequency so totally different handsets to GSM and GPRS. Should be fast enough to broadcast live video (amongst many other things).
Already late on being rolled out, different issues arise.
I understand in some respects the marketing department got in on the job before the techies had sorted things out. Someone I knew got treated to a sample of 3G, small problem was that the signal dropped out if you were moving faster than a walking pace! Let me just say, I'll believe it when I see it, not when some marketing department tells me...
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Actually for normal user, is it necessary? I want the p800 but after reading the previous few, I start to have second thoughts |
andrew99
Joined: Nov 29, 2001
Posts: 254
From: london
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Jess
Are you talking about 3G or the P800?
Neither are _necessary_, but they could both be a lot of fun.
My view is that when the P800 comes out later this year it will do lots of fun things, and provide PDA and phone functionality.
When 3G comes out, it'll do some cool stuff too, but it will probably be a lot flakier to start with.
Put it another way, I intend to get a P800 when I can, I am going to wait and see on 3G |
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Posted: 2002-06-23 16:03
