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RE: First Post
That said, I've been holding out hopes that someone would bring a decent PDA phone out that uses Palm OS 5.x. After using a Tungsten for about a year, I'm hooked on this OS and don't want to go backwards. Why should I pay nearly $400 and commit a 2 year contract for an outdated OS? Samsung is dangling the carrot of a Palm 5.x phone now for almost 6 months, with a new one now in the mix, and still nothing on the market????? This is ridiculous in business terms.
The Handspring Treo 600 seems to be the way to go unless you gotta have the flip. I'm leaning heavily that way as soon as local number portability is a reality next month.
RE: First Post
RE: First Post
Brent R Borreson
RE: First Post
WOW!! Sorta looks like SGH-D700
However, what ever happenned to the SGH-i500? Samsung should have released that phone by now. Too bad they had to delay it until next year...
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RE: WOW!! Sorta looks like SGH-D700
Personally, I hope they kill the 500 and dedicate their resources to getting the 505 out the door sooner. This is a sweet looking smartphone!
RE: WOW!! Sorta looks like SGH-D700
Sorry if i missed it, but will it be GSM? or CDMA?
Also, i like it as it has v-graffiti too. (though i suppose a keyboard could be good (treo600) but i've been disapointed w/ most keyboards.. except the Tungsten C/W (guess thats why RIM has the pattern patented))
-painted dog
RE: WOW!! Sorta looks like SGH-D700
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RE: I like it - No need to waste space on Graffiti or Keyboard
Where do you talk?
Vaporware, product announcements and the media
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RE: Vaporware, product announcements and the media
Just bring the Treo 600 to Mexico, I'm sold with it, don't need a plasma on my phone =)
By the way, can I just insert my current SIM card on a Treo 600 and get SMS, MMS and Mail that my current provider offer even if they dont carry Treo 600??
Thank you
Technology moves faster than you can afford... at least for me.
Are you kidding?!
This is kind of rediculous considreing the SGH-500 was announced months ago and there is still no sign of it, not even a possible release date. I like this design but why dont they focus on getting thier first palm 5 phone to market before out dating it with a new version. I mean even Sony has the decency to let you believe watever product you bought will be top of the line for at least 3 months before showing off a new handheld. I actualy wanted the SGH-500 but bought a Treo 300 as a stop gap measure and have now upgraded to a Treo 600 and will never go back to a palm/phone/whatever without a thumb board (I always sucked at graph). Even though I would consider this device if they let you use the number keys for T-9 text input, but as far as I know in the one model they have released they don which is a shame, considering its almost a keyboard. You can def get pretty good at T-9 if you use it alot, I was in london and all people do there is txt msg and I got damn fast with T-9. In any case mabey by the time Im ready to upgrade form my T600 in a year and a half or so this will be hitting the market....
-B
treo 300 was just a stop gap, now that i have my 600 life is good :o)
not exactly "showing"
> Samsung is showing a new
> Palm Powered smartphone
this is not exactly correct - this phone is not presented by Samsung - so that everybody can see it.
this phone was presented to me during intereview with :
RE: not exactly
you have written:
> Samsung is showing a new
> Palm Powered smartphone
this is not exactly correct - this phone is not presented by Samsung - so that everybody can see it.
this phone was presented to me during intereview with :
Gabi Schindler, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Palmsource
Albert B. Chu, Vice President, Business Development, PalmSource
Chris Dunphy, Director - Competitive Analysis, PalmSource
... and there were no Samsung people in the room, just PalmSource people.
I have more information and more photos about this phone, but I will post them later on (in 1-2 days).
Please note: although I hate Nokia and Symbian, I have nothing against Palm platform. The fact of the matter however is that I am fan of Microsoft cell phones and I went to this interview with PalmSource people because they invited me and because they are nice people. Also I wanted to know their view on putting .Net into Palm platform (as addition like Java).
Anyway: it is a nice phone, that SGH-i505 but please note that I was playing with and touching also the i500 - it is also ready and also to be released beginning of next year. I personally however liked i505 more because of the rotating display. Rotating display simply rocks.
RE: not exactly
Anyway, why would I want to buy a OS5 phone in 2004, when OS6 will be released in December?
Please, please, please tell me that you asked the people who invited you if there would be an upgrade to OS 6 made availible for customers of these phones to purchase?
(I know I will not buy one of these without one. I want proper SD card support, amongst other things... but I do want one of these phones...)
RE: not exactly
Still, has there been any confirmation of upgrades to OS 6 on current OS 5 devices/hardware?
RE: not exactly
...tough decision...
...unless they won't offer any OS 6 upgrades, that is... then they won't get my money.
RE: not exactly
> Please, please, please tell me that you
> asked the people who invited you if there would
> be an upgrade to OS 6 made availible for
> customers of these phones to purchase?
...
> Still, has there been any confirmation of
> upgrades to OS 6 on current OS 5 devices/hardware?
Sorry I am not a Palm specialist, I was too stupid to ask such intelligent question. I didn't ask.
> i505 didn't have a 2nd display, which means
> that I have to flip it open to see who is calling...
well, as far as I am concerned the rotable display makes up for the lack of 2nd display. Rotable display is totally cool and, since i505 has touchscreen, you can rotate it and use it as a PDA, but also you can make photos at many strange angles... I wish some Microsoft cell phones would have rotable display... I envy you so much this i505 model!!
RE: not exactly
In europe smartphones are cheap - I just paid eq of $170 (£99) for my treo 600, the same price as a zire 21.
Edward Green
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Treo 600 pricing (clever Brits vs. dull Yanks?)
Is that with a 50 year contract? (Please say yes, even if it was with just a one year contract.) How much is the phone without contract?
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i500 end of the line?
Now, we hear Sammy is going all four ways with MSSmartphone, Symbian, Palm OS, and Linux phones. So much for standards!
RE: i500 end of the line?
They *are* adhering to a standard: Making money any way with any thing.
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