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hey guys who plan to get an expensive p800 you will only be able to use it for 3 years which is such a waste of $ for the US is waiting for 3G in 3 years instead of sticking to gsm permanently. i changed my mind now about getting the p800 so stick to your cheap t68's for now. this is old news but also just a reminder
http://www.techtv.com/freshgear/specialevents/story/0,23008,3011796,00.html[ This Message was edited by: d_a_r_k_n_e_z_z on 2003-02-08 05:02 ]
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Posted: 2003-02-08 06:00:00
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The average use of a cellphone in most european countries is around 11 months, so do you US users keep them for 3yrs, i can`t imagine the p800 being a current phone in 3yrs (or even 2yrs).
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Posted: 2003-02-08 06:16:00
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@pachy don't forget that the p800 is also a pda and not just a phone. will pda's be not current by then?
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Posted: 2003-02-08 06:25:00
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Yeah, techtv sucks. Really sucks. The carriers are not going to throw GSM out. EDGE, and infact WCDMA can work with GSM networks. According to the GSM working group (www.gsmworld.com) EDGE really stands for (E)nchanced (D)ata-rate for (G)SM (E)volution. Techtv got it wrong, taking the (G)lobal from GSM and using that instead of GSM. Certainly your P800 won't be edge or wcdma compatible, and its already known that 1xRTT is much faster than GPRS. Your title is misleading, making it sounds like GSM itself will be dated, when infact its GPRS that will (already is) dated. I'd bet on GSM - Cingular, ATTWS, and T-Mobile all are. Your P800 will last longer than three for making phone calls, and probbably low data rate transmissions over GSM. The question is wether or not GPRS will be around, or if the spectrum currently allocated for it will be recycled for EDGE/W-CDMA. You've got your facts wrong.
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Posted: 2003-02-08 06:27:00
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@D_a_r_k_n_e_z_z, well it`s difficult to forget it`s a PDA as i`ve been using it for a month, but i know i will only have it for maybe 1 to 1.5 years MAX.
But the link story you showed was dated 2001, so my selling my p800 after 1yr of use will fit in nicely with 3g here in europe.
But i understand europe & Asia are a little faster on phone turnaround.
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Posted: 2003-02-08 06:37:00
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GSM will be around for a long time!
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Posted: 2003-02-08 06:55:00
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Sounds that a cellphone has longer life in the America than it does in the Europe and Asia.
[ This Message was edited by: wapt on 2003-02-11 04:37 ]
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Posted: 2003-02-08 07:05:00
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GSM will be around for a while. Why would anyone want to keep a cell for 3yrs? I usually get a cell whenever I see one I like...which is usually every 10 months or so.
This message was posted from a P800
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Posted: 2003-02-08 07:19:00
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On another note, I don't really want a P800 for a few reasons (mainly the OS), but I saw a CF GSM/GPRS card on expansys today. It says it can be used for voice and data, but is pocketpc specific. To me thats as bad as going with any other closed OS. I hope there is Linux support for it soon, cause my next PDA is a Sharp Zaurus.
Making calls from a zaurus would just make me drool...........
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Posted: 2003-02-08 07:38:00
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It`s so good that there`s such a choice nowdays in cellphones, for example the amazing SE P800 for people in the know, & all other phones for.......well people who are`nt in the know.
NO OFFENCE !
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Posted: 2003-02-08 07:56:00
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