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P800 not a new phone? |
MartinR
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
Posts: 86
From: sweden
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Do you think the p800 will be old compared to the new mobiles that come soon with 3G etc?
Or will p800 still be one high quality, new phone for some time until a good 3G phone with a correctly working 3G network is in place ( im aiming mainly for sweden but global is intresting aswell )
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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p800 will be out in 1 week, 3g will have to pull an awfull lot of customers to be widespread within the year, add to that the fact that peoples contracts are for a year so the transition will be painfully slow at best. p800 has a good 1 year innings i think. |
MartinR
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
Posts: 86
From: sweden
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mmm
Well Iv grown pretty found of the p800 from all Iv read and heard.
The thing that makes me a bit scared is if I get this phone and within shortly I could have spent my cash on a more advanced phone.
Thought its always like that the phone always get outdated just maybe now with 3G and p800 being so much delayed the phone will get older faster? |
multipurpose workermonkey
Joined: Dec 11, 2002
Posts: 13
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I'm worried about this too, i've seen that some companies have started testing 3g in the US and if they are going to have 3g phones on the market here in a year or so then it may just not be worth it to spend the money on a p800. but of course its going to take much more then a year to start seeing 3g devises. i'm thinking its going to be a while before any one of us can actually touch them.
man, i can't wait for this stupid phone to come out already. i've gone from histraical anticipation to frustrated anger and now i'm thinking i want to kick SE's ass for not giveing this too me sooner. damn them, JUST GIVE US OUR DAMN PHONE!!! |
MartinR
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
Posts: 86
From: sweden
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I guess, if its over a year or so before 3G "hits it" and my p800 still will be a quality phone for some while than i would be satisfied i hope i will have everything ready to buy it on monday  |
pinolo77
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
Posts: 390
From: Lugaggia, Switzerland
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I think that P800 is not going to last...
Go on www.tre.it (it is in italian, but available also in english) and see for yourself.
3 is a company that is starting 3G RIGHT NOW, and already has a deal with Nec and some other manufacturer to deliever phones.
They might not be "pda-phones" as the P800 is, but they are capable of receiving and sending video, video-calls. Location Based services (roadmap, restaurants), download games, real time goals of a couple of major italian soccer teams, download and play music (I don't know exactly, but I think it is like on the internet "streaming").
The P800 was a good phone, and still is of course, but it is no longer worth the money you pay for it.
And to those who say that services for 3G will not be available immediately, I suggest to check the mentioned site. All I listed are features that will be available from the beginning.
Not bad
I don't think P800 will get a good market share because it is a product intended for people who can spend and also are interested in technology. Those people are called "innovators" or "early adopters" in marketing terms and they are exactly the ones that are likely to change to 3G as soon as it comes out even if it is not perfect yet.
What do you think? |
jamiescott
Joined: Nov 21, 2002
Posts: 51
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Can all you G3'd up peeps please be a little more concise with what you are saying, maybe if you test run the phone and connection for a few months and then start pestering us about it, so I guess your replies will be in 2...maybe 3 years? LOL |
meiwing
Joined: Jul 12, 2002
Posts: 35
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After testing the "3G" services from Sprint Vision and NTT DoCoMo, here are my thoughts. Sprint Vision is unreliable as a global communication device. While 1XRTT is great for current use, the speeds are comparable to GPRS networks. NTT DoCoMo faces the same issue. While their FOMA networks are state of the art, they are still missing key components to good communication. Battery life is horrible compared to standard GSM coupled with GPRS. With this major disadvantage, a once mobile device is less mobile. It's true that content may be streamed at a faster rate and such services such as video phone and high speed data are possible but the perception of value may be a bit skewed. As much as I love having faster speed and better content, I don't think I could sacrifice the battery life of my P800 to achieve such means. When EDGE is released, I'm sure we will all have this chat again. Hopefully 3GSM will be able to provide services without sapping the Lithium-Polymer battery life as drastically. |
multipurpose workermonkey
Joined: Dec 11, 2002
Posts: 13
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honestly, until i see it, i won't believe it. This whole 3g thing cou;d be wonderful but i'm going to guess we'll have to pay throught the @ss for it for about the first 2-3 years, much like using cable/dsl internet. new technology rocks but it always costs so damn much. |
sprinkles
Joined: Oct 24, 2002
Posts: 322
From: Bridgend
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i saw the 1st banner for 3 earlier - with a competition that closes at teh end of the minth to win a 3g phone and a years service
Phillips C12 - Nokia 3210 - Nokia 3330 - Panasonic GD65 - T68i - Sendo somethingorother - Nokia 7600 - SE K300i - SPV C550 |
Hardwarez
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 20
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the p800 was "supposed" to reach the shores on Q3 of 2002. now its been delayed close to 1/2 a year, the rate of expiry will be faster, and cuts off 1/2 a year, therefore i expect it not to last for more than 1 year anyway. save all ur moneys man! i used to be eagerly anticipating for this brick, but i think i still love my t68 it ain't that bad afterall. and furthermore... its so expensive!! |
MartinR
Joined: Dec 10, 2002
Posts: 86
From: sweden
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Are there any new phones that will come very shortly or already on the market that are possible to do what p800 does and a little more?
I want to get something like p800 around christmas på but if later a month or so a much better phone comes i will be pretty disapointed :/ |
brick
Joined: Nov 15, 2002
Posts: 162
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How come nobody mentions the fact that the Motorola Paragon II, which is an EXACT competitor of P800, was announced early this year but will only be available end of next? |
lmi
Joined: Sep 08, 2002
Posts: 71
From: Portugal
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@ brick
Paragon II from Moto was not announced. You can search all over moto site and you'll not find it!
Still... P800 has been annouced for long time ago. |
potok
Joined: Dec 04, 2002
Posts: 136
From: USA
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P8oo is not a phone it is pda with some phone functions can you put that thingy next to your ear? Well you have big ears then
This post was posted from a T300 |
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Posted: 2002-12-11 16:41
