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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Don Ferguson
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 1:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Treo] Review: Treo 'p' smart phone winner
>
> OK, I want an unlocked GSM Treo 700p. Why, oh why, can't I
> have one????!!!???
>
> (BTW, I know the answer: Palm makes more money selling
> proprietary ones to Sprint and Verizon, and then Cingular;
> T-Mobile doesn't sell Treos, so the market for the unlocked
> GSM device is relatively small and relatively unprofitable.
> Any other reasons?).
>
> I still want one NOW!!
>
> Cheers,
> Don
Yes, Verizon paid palm to have an exclusive for the 700W when it came
out, and they might still have that exclusive today. Not sure if this
would work with both Sprint and Verizon coming out with the phone, so
I'm not sure if they had to pay Palm, but part of this might also be due
to the fact that the high-speed EvDO network that Sprint and Verizon use
is much more mature and widespread than the HSDPA network than Cingular
uses. Tmobile doesn't have an HSDPA network yet (at least not one
publicly accessible). So why bring the 700P out for carriers who have a
high-speed network that only exists in a handful of markets? Probably
better to wait until that feature can actually be used by a majority of
the subscribers who buy the phone, right?
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