On Tuesday 06 February 2007 15:28:34 Mike Klein wrote: > 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. I'm in that area use a Nokia 6130, edge service (additional 29.99 a month t-mobile) it runs about isdn speed. Now as for going down 280 while surfing. Haven't tried. I'm too busy dodging the people who are trying *grin*. > > 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 > > > > michael.wiktowy at gmail.com wrote: > >> On 2/6/07, Zoran Kolic <zkolic at sbb.co.yu> 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 at maemo.org > >> https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > maemo-users mailing list > > maemo-users at maemo.org > > https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
