Wayne, thanks for reminding me of a word, "homologation", that I have not used for a long time. Having said that, and, given that there is a WIMAX version of the N810 I don't see an inherent technical or cost reason why there could not also be a version with a 2g/3g radio (GSM/HSDPA, or CDMA/EVDO) as well. I am disappointed that Clear (the Sprint/Clearwire/Others WIMAX venture) appears to be slowing down its US rollout strategy for its WIMAX based service offering. I was hoping that the Nokia N810 WIMAX edition could find a place in this market as a multiuse (voice + data device) before the arrival of LTE based 4g solutions from Verizon Wireless and others. Intel's write-down of its 1b+ investment in Clear. announced this week, driven by macroeconomic market conditions (everything is down), as opposed to diminished expectations of the Intel management team for future returns from Clear, does not help market perceptions of WIMAX and associated products and services. 1. http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=170164&f_src=unstrung_section_86 Best Regards, John Holmblad Acadia Secure Networks, LLC * * Wayne Fiori wrote: > It would make the device far too expensive for its market. The cogs on > the radio device would add to the base cost. There would be different > European and American model -- each market uses different frequencies > for GSM/EDGE. That homologation for manufacturing would add additional > costs. The repair depot logistics would change as well. There would be > real FCC (and the equivalents) regulatory requirements to be met. > Worse, you would need to purchase service from a mobile phone > provider. > > At that point the cost increases would push customers to an iPhone or > similar smart phone. > > IMO, the best advantage that the tablets have is being free of the > entanglement mobile phone service providers. > -- > =W > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:13 PM, fcassia <fcassia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I can't believe Nokia is so dumb. The software stack in the N800 / >> N810 is stable, proven, and time-tested. >> >> So why can't they release a N810 with embedded GSM/EDGE radio? All >> that is needed is a phone dialer applet. >> >> Of course, a "premium" version could add 3G, but for me to check GMail >> on the go, EDGE is just fine. >> >> Thoughts? Comments? Expletives? >> FC >> _______________________________________________ >> maemo-users mailing list >> maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx >> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users >> >> > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
