I have been holding off on 3G data plan due to horrific costs and questions about availability/robustness.
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. 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. 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). 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. mike Acadia Secure Networks wrote: > Michael, > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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.: > > > http://www.utstar.com/pcd/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=PPC6700&sAct=0 > > 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. > > > Best Regards, > > > > John Holmblad > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> On 2/6/07, Zoran Kolic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Monday 05 February 2007 22:28, Mike Klein wrote: >>> > 3rd worst problem is no 3G/cellular capability built-in. >>> Also my wash machine lacks it. I cannot sleep for that reason. >> >> Sarcasm aside, Zoran has a very good point. Putting cellular >> capability on the IT would be as appropriate as putting it on a >> washing machine. While it would be great to be able to talk to someone >> while doing laundry, it is not really the purpose of the machine. >> >> I wouldn't have bought a 770 or a N800 if it had a GSM/3G/Super-duper >> next-gen phone built in. >> >> Reasons: >> - It would add $100 to the cost >> - It would be a purchase that keeps on costing a monthly fee and cost >> even more when using it traveling >> - I already have a bare-bones cell phone that makes calls just fine >> ... most people have >> - It would tie it to region/plan that would be difficult to transfer >> out of >> - It would tie it to some specific technology that doesn't have the >> longevity/compatibility of wifi/BT >> - It would consume a great deal more power >> >> I think these ITs make a good break from legacy tech like cellular and >> leave that crowded market to other models. >> _______________________________________________ >> maemo-users mailing list >> maemo-users@maemo.org >> https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@maemo.org > https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users >
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