Don't recall where I heard it, but what I meant to say was that Wi-Fi is a requirement for new/upcoming smartphones. My guess is that this is unique to T-Mobile because of their huge investment in Wi-Fi Hotspots (largest network in the country).
And yes, this certainly wouldn't be the first stupid/ignorant/foolhardy decision a cellular provider has made. ;-) On 02 Sep 2005 11:17:00 -0400, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Um, but the Sidekick doesn't have Wifi and neither do any Blackberries. > Where did you hear this? It sounds incredibly dumb or just an excuse, since > we still have very few smartphones that have wifi. Consumers may want that > feature but look at how well the 650 has sold without it! Tmobile could > still sell a ton. They may want people to subscribe to their hotspot > service, but what they have done is encourage a lot of gadget heads to just > go to another carrier. Seems pretty silly to me... > > --------------------- > Sent with ChatterEmail > True push email for the Treo Smartphone > www.chatteremail.com <http://www.chatteremail.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Froehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, Sep 2, 2005 10:55 am > Subject: Re: [Treo] Would you upgrade to a Treo 650 now? > > I fully expect the next high-end PalmOS Treo to come out will have Wi-Fi > (g). If it doesn't, Palm's sorely misguided. Even ol' T-Mobile is > requiring > its 'smartphones' to have Wi-Fi (one of the reasons they haven't adopted > the > 650). > > On 02 Sep 2005 10:32:00 -0400, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A better camera and bluetooth is not what makes the difference between the > 600 and 650. For my money, it was the four times better screen res and the > much faster processor and the ability to transfer at EDGE speeds. But > there's also the better keyboard, bluetooth, and better camera (although > the > camera is the same res as the 650, just better exposure and color). Its of > course a personal decision and future Treos will be better. Whether wifi > will be a feature any time soon is a big question mark. We may just see > EVDO > and HSDPA Treos before we see wifi ones... > > --------------------- > Sent with ChatterEmail > True push email for the Treo Smartphone > www.chatteremail.com <http://www.chatteremail.com> < > http://www.chatteremail.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Train they call the City of New Orleans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, Sep 2, 2005 10:21 am > Subject: Re: [Treo] Would you upgrade to a Treo 650 now? > > when will the 670 and the 700 come out - any news? I'm wondering if it's > not > worth it to just wait - especially if it has to be an unlocked version. > I have a Treo 300 and a Treo 600 and I don't see a compelling enough > reason > to junk my investment there for Bluetooth and a better camera. For what I > need - making phone calls, playing and streaming MP3s, putzing around with > SSH/VNC/FTP, SMS, occasional email, time-wasting games (for waiting in > line), and occasional notetaking and reminders. > One thing that would have swayed me was wifi access and the ability to > play > and stream good quality video. I realize you can do this now somewhat, but > from what I've seen, the quality leaves a lot to be desired. > I would like to see what killer-app features the new phones have in store. > On 9/2/05, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep, what Craig said, except for the part about being happy with things > before the ROM upgrade. I was never able to satisfactorily install my > applications to the SD card; now I don't have to (except D2T, which has > its > own way of doing that) because the memory block size was reduced. I have > experienced many fewer resets since > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/y2FxlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
