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I've been using my Sony Ericsson K790a for three years (bought it unlocked, runs on T-Mobile?contract expired two years ago!?and it's cool using the phone James Bond used in Casino Royale). It still works perfectly, great battery life, great call quality, and it still has one of the best cameras in a phone, even by today's standards.
That being said, I want a smart(er) phone, and I'm looking at picking up Google's Nexus One once it becomes available for Verizon, hopefully later this week. CDMA technology (Sprint, Verizon) generally gets better reception indoors compared to GSM (AT&T, T-Mobile). The main reason I don't already have an iPhone was because I don't like AT&T. I have an iPod touch for a lot of the iPhone's fun stuff, anyway.
Anyone using this phone already? I'd appreciate any feedback.
Oh, and I'm also going to get Verizon's new NFL Mobile package, when it becomes available.
Sprint is getting the Nexus One (3G CDMA), and will also be releasing a 4G Android this summer.
"Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"
I've been using my Sony Ericsson K790a for three years (bought it unlocked, runs on T-Mobile?contract expired two years ago!?and it's cool using the phone James Bond used in Casino Royale). It still works perfectly, great battery life, great call quality, and it still has one of the best cameras in a phone, even by today's standards.
That being said, I want a smart(er) phone, and I'm looking at picking up Google's Nexus One once it becomes available for Verizon, hopefully later this week. CDMA technology (Sprint, Verizon) generally gets better reception indoors compared to GSM (AT&T, T-Mobile). The main reason I don't already have an iPhone was because I don't like AT&T. I have an iPod touch for a lot of the iPhone's fun stuff, anyway.
Anyone using this phone already? I'd appreciate any feedback.
Oh, and I'm also going to get Verizon's new NFL Mobile package, when it becomes available.
Look at you just popping in after a long absence and acting like it's no big deal! Hmph!!!
As it turns out, they did a segment on smart phones today on the Today Show and the "expert" was asked which of the phones they were reviewing would HE pick if he needed one and the Nexus was the one he cited. But other than that, I know nothing about it.
Nice to have my absence noticed! Yeah, I usually did my Foruming (is that a word?) in the morning, but found that I was being consistently late to work as I was trying to craft that one......last......post..... So I cut it out. That, and last season was so bad that the local sports bar—which advertised that they "show all NFL games!"—stopped putting the Lions on, so I wasn't watching, and I got tired of reading about how sucky the team was.
But I'm getting excited about the upcoming season (like I do every year). That's why I'm going to get that NFL Mobile package, if I do in fact switch over to Verizon.
And, of course, I miss you guys!
So, Sweetpants [sic], do have Sprint now? And did you use the NFL Mobile package when they had it (which was up until this year)?
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So, Sweetpants [sic], do have Sprint now? And did you use the NFL Mobile package when they had it (which was up until this year)?
I do indeed work for Sprint. I did make a little use of NFL Mobile Live (which is still available until April 1st) but quite frankly, not much. Being a Lions fan, there wasn't much out there for me in terms of coverage and/or highlights. I'm sure the service was great for cowboys fans, though.
Verizon seems like they're adding a few things to the package Sprint delivered previously (The NFL Redzone thing seems like it's got potential to be awesome), but the big difference is that Verizon is going to charge extra for that service (no word on whether or not LIVE streaming games will require a V-Cast subscription yet), it was included with any data plan on Sprint.
To replace NFL Mobile Live, we now have an ESPN Mobile application that will cover ALL sports. This service will also provide ESPN streaming LIVE on Sprint TV (also included).
Since you're looking at getting a Nexus One, the mobile sports applications may not even be necessary...the Android Market has about 30,000 apps, many of them are free. (highest percentage of free apps of any smartphone)
Disclaimer: I tried to stay fair and balanced with both carriers in this post, do forgive me if I failed to do so.
"Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"
Can anyone help me out with the video editing term used to describe how a music video or even a movie jumps from scene to scene or camera angle to camera angle far too fast/often that it makes you feel like the director thinks everyone has ADD?
Earlier this evening I was using "jump cut" in my discussion that made me think about this question but for some reason I feel like there is yet another term that I can't recall.
We've been rumoring a WiMAX "HTC Supersonic" for a while now, and Sprint just dropped the hard news: the phone will be dubbed the HTC EVO 4G, will be released this Summer and it's easily the best specced phone we've ever witnessed. The hardware is of quite obvious HD2 descent, but with Android onboard and some nice aesthetic tweaks, the EVO 4G takes on a life of its own. The handset is centered around a 480 x 800 4.3-inch TFT LCD, with a Snapdragon QSD8650 1GHz processor under the hood (the CDMA version of the QSD8250 in the HD2 and Nexus One), and even a helpful 1GB of built-in memory and 512MB of RAM -- hello app storage! Even the battery is bigger than the HD2, and the camera is an 8 megapixel monstrosity with flash, that's capable of 720p video, and is augmented by a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for good measure. The phone features HDMI out (though you'll need an adapter for turning it into a TV-familiar HDMI plug), 802.11b/g WiFi, and an 8GB microSD card. There's that still-rare Android 2.1 underneath an updated version of HTC's Sense UI. But... despite all these wild features, what actually sets the EVO 4G apart is the fact that it's Sprint's first 4G phone. The handset runs a combo of EV-DO Rev. A and WiMAX, with calls still being made over CDMA and the EV-DO / WiMAX options for data. Interestingly, it sounds like concurrent data and voice use might be possible for the first time on CDMA carrier in this way (killing AT&T's well-advertised differentiator), though Sprint says that's still in the testing phase. One other new feature is the Sprint hotspot app, another MiFi-style connection sharing number, which is obviously aided greatly by the WiMAX on board and can support up to eight concurrent users. Follow after the break for our hands-on impressions and videos of the phone in action, including an up-close-and-personal test of the touchscreen keyboard. Below you'll find galleries of the phone by its lonesome and up against the Nexus One and iPhone 3G.
Update: We've got a graph comparing the Nexus One and Droid with the EVO spec for spec, and there's also a pictorial shootout with the Desire and HD2. Pick your comparo poison! %Gallery-88840% %Gallery-88836% %Gallery-88834%
terrible name, but a beast of a phone
"Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"
That's right, the Galaxy S is officially official, as are its 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1GHz processor, and "Smart Life" ecosystem integration, and more. It'll be available worldwide -- including the US -- this year, and as we type this our hard-working team on the ground is rushing off to get a hands-on with the device. In the meantime, check out the image gallery below and PR after the break.
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that 4" AMOLED screen is pretty bad ass though...I failed to see which carrier will have it, but I think it's GSM...ATT or T-mo
"Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"
T-Mobile's selected CTIA 2010 this week as the venue to launch its customized version of Dell's Mini 10 netbook that's been infused with -- you guessed it -- T-Mobile-compatible 3G service. It's got a 10.1-inch WSVGA display, 1.3 megapixel webcam, three USB ports, VGA port, Windows 7 Starter Edition, and an Atom N450 core humming along at 1.66GHz with a claimed battery life of "up to" eight hours using a six-cell 56WHr pack. In terms of frequencies, you've got quadband EDGE alongside quadband (yes, quadband) 3G with support for Bands I, II, IV, and V, which means you'll be able to roam in 850 / 1900MHz markets and internationally. It's available starting tomorrow in "select T-Mobile retail locations" in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and Los Angeles as well as through the carrier's site and sales hotline for $199.99 on a two-year deal.
Dell's vanilla Atom N450-based Mini 10 just started shipping a couple of months ago, and if you'll recall, we spotted one slip through the FCC's oh-so-vulnerable database with WiMAX built-in. Today at CTIA, Clearwire spilled the news that it'll be providing the service for a 4G-infused version of the netbook come April 1st. What's interesting is that Clearwire only mentions it being for sale "through select Clear retail locations, telesales and Clear.com," so it's still unknown if it'll be offered up through the Round Rock powerhouse itself (as the Studio 17, Studio XPS 1640 and Latitude E4300, etc. are). The machine will be sold for $249.99 after an instant rebate, though no specifics were mentioned concerning a per-month data plan price. If we were the betting type, we'd say it'll probably run you 40 bones for every 30 days based on existing rates.
"Low on the totem, till he showed 'em defiance, giant scrotum"
Speaking of netbooks, anyone try to connect to a citrix or remote desktop server through a wireless connection with one? Did it work as well ad a laptop?
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