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I have been holding off on 3G data plan due to horrific costs and
questions about availability/robustness.<br>
<br>
Cingular's plan is like $80/mo for all you can eat. Given there are
comments regarding voice calls dropping when data is incoming and vice
versa...I'll be a late adopter thanks.<br>
<br>
In S.F. there are supposedly multiple forms of 3g....but none of them
work any significant length down 280 freeway...another deal-breaker for
me.<br>
<br>
Additionally there is no coverage where my 2nd home is. The thought of
going to cellular <possibly> for voice and data (no dsl/cable for
isp) is somewhat appealing. I have even considered a 3g/cellular
repeater/antenna installed on my house (>$500 generally).<br>
<br>
I recently dropped newspaper subscriptions due to owning PepperPad3 and
being quite pleased with streaming/reading capabilities...and am
looking to drop cable tv ($70/mo) when Netflix's streaming service
comes of age.<br>
<br>
<br>
mike<br>
<br>
Acadia Secure Networks wrote:
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<font face="Arial">Michael,<br>
<br>
in the U.S. all three of Cingular (HSDPA), Verizon (EVDO), and Sprint
(EVDO) have deployed broadband mobile wireless services with a national
footprint that, if Sprint's vision is correct will become, in Sprint's
case, a stepping stone to full WIMAX deployment a few years down the
road. <br>
<br>
Nokia is, in fact working with Sprint in the area of WIMAX and and I
would be very surprised if Nokia are not considering to put WIMAX into
a future version of the N800 or something close to it. <br>
<br>
I happen to use Verizon's EVDO service and it is very good in terms of
bandwidth and U.S. geographic footprint. It supports VOIP
satisfactorily and it is being upgraded to higher (Rev. A) performance,
as is Sprints EVDO network.<br>
<br>
I have managed to test out how the wireless "tethering" of the N800 to
the Verizon EVDO service via a Verizon handset using bluetooth works
but it would be much nicer if I could "lose" the handset and use a
future version of the N800 with EVDO and eventually WIMAX in its place.
<br>
<br>
I actually think that the biggest impediment to such a scenario is not
so much the need to jam another radio into the N800 form factor as it
is the fact that Windows Mobile proves to be much more useful in the
corporate world (which is where most of the money to purchase these
high end handsets comes from) than a N800. If the Nokia product cannot
meet the same application needs then it will not be competitive in this
market segment.<br>
<br>
Although they are expensive, several handset manufacturers, and, in
particular, HTC and its reseller UTStarcom, have produced multi radio
handsets (EVDO/802.11/CDMA/Bluetooth/IR) that are quite compact, albeit
power-hungry, especially with 802.11 turned on. Here is the url to one
such product available for both the Sprint and the Verizon Networks in
the U.S.:<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.utstar.com/pcd/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=PPC6700&sAct=0">http://www.utstar.com/pcd/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=PPC6700&sAct=0</a><br>
<br>
Most of these high end handsets run Windows Mobile 5.0 but it would be
nice for Nokia to provide some competition in this segment by adding,
for the US market, a CDMA/EVDO radio or GSM/HSDPA chipset to a future
version of the N800 product.<br>
<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
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wrote:
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cite="mid3e4ec4600702061257m648bfba3tb27cc44c5cfc935c@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On 2/6/07, Zoran Kolic <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:zkolic@sbb.co.yu"><zkolic@sbb.co.yu></a> wrote: <br>
<blockquote type="cite">On Monday 05 February 2007 22:28, Mike
Klein
wrote: <br>
> 3rd worst problem is no 3G/cellular capability built-in. <br>
Also my wash machine lacks it. I cannot sleep for that reason. <br>
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<br>
Sarcasm aside, Zoran has a very good point. Putting cellular <br>
capability on the IT would be as appropriate as putting it on a <br>
washing machine. While it would be great to be able to talk to someone <br>
while doing laundry, it is not really the purpose of the machine. <br>
<br>
I wouldn't have bought a 770 or a N800 if it had a GSM/3G/Super-duper <br>
next-gen phone built in. <br>
<br>
Reasons: <br>
- It would add $100 to the cost <br>
- It would be a purchase that keeps on costing a monthly fee and cost <br>
even more when using it traveling <br>
- I already have a bare-bones cell phone that makes calls just fine <br>
... most people have <br>
- It would tie it to region/plan that would be difficult to transfer
out of <br>
- It would tie it to some specific technology that doesn't have the <br>
longevity/compatibility of wifi/BT <br>
- It would consume a great deal more power <br>
<br>
I think these ITs make a good break from legacy tech like cellular and <br>
leave that crowded market to other models. <br>
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