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2006-03-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
>Cingular has the EDGE network which is based on 3G. It claims 400-700k >and I've been getting about that on by Blackberry. EDGE is 473.6 kbps max: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution Jochem ~| Me

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2006-03-15 Thread Gruss Gott
> tBone wrote: > 12 k/sec > > Wow. That sucks. I wish I hadn't spent so much getting this thing all > hooked up and with apps and stuff. I really want that damned 700W. > I get whatever the EV-DO speed is which has been plenty fast for me, but I don't know. I've heard it's 400-700 kbps capable

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2006-03-15 Thread Jochem van Dieten
> Each provider seems to have a different name for it. > > 1x for verizon EDGE for Cingular 1x is probably CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. EDGE is not 3G: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G Jochem ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.

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2006-03-15 Thread Nick McClure
The speeds you get seem normal for GSM > -Original Message- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:39 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: new Cell Phone > > I have an unlocked GSM Treo 600. I know, it's the old one, but i

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2006-03-15 Thread Loathe
006 9:39 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone I have an unlocked GSM Treo 600. I know, it's the old one, but it was cheap, and it does what I needed it to do. I haven't really followed what's going on in cell or telecom, what kind of speeds should I be getting? I

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2006-03-15 Thread Loathe
t it says. Not sure if that is an applet based one or not, or if I have a jvm on here. Jeez. -- Tim Heald [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-300-3911 -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:35 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Pho

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2006-03-15 Thread Nick McClure
Dunno, only some phones can connect to it. Right now I think the Blackberry 8700 is the only cingular phone that runs on it. > -Original Message- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:24 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: new Ce

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2006-03-15 Thread Loathe
06 7:51 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone Cingular has the EDGE network which is based on 3G. It claims 400-700k and I've been getting about that on by Blackberry. > -Original Message- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, Marc

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2006-03-15 Thread Nick McClure
Each provider seems to have a different name for it. 1x for verizon, EDGE for Cingular I don't know what sprint/Nextel call theres > -Original Message- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:15 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject

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2006-03-15 Thread Tony
1x is *supposed* to be our 3g network. tw On 3/15/06, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >1x here in Verizon Land. > >I'm smack dab in the middle of the wireless industry with my company > >(Navtrak, Inc.) > >and we haven't even heard of UMTS. I did some reading up on > >it yesterday

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2006-03-15 Thread Nick McClure
Cingular has the EDGE network which is based on 3G. It claims 400-700k and I've been getting about that on by Blackberry. > -Original Message- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 12:44 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject

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2006-03-14 Thread Jochem van Dieten
>1x here in Verizon Land. >I'm smack dab in the middle of the wireless industry with my company >(Navtrak, Inc.) >and we haven't even heard of UMTS. I did some reading up on >it yesterday, but still do not get what the heck it is :) > >What is it? 3G in Europe/Asia: up to 2 Mbps on your cell phon

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2006-03-14 Thread Wayne Putterill
day, March 14, 2006 9:52 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > > > 1x here in Verizon Land. > > I'm smack dab in the middle of the wireless industry with my company > > (Navtrak, Inc.) > > and we haven't even heard of

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2006-03-14 Thread Adkins, Randy
I agree. I never heard of UMTS and was searching for information about It as well. Wondered if I was missing out on something. -Original Message- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:52 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: new Cell Phone 1x here in Verizon

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2006-03-14 Thread Nick McClure
Does the EDGE network run on UMTS? > -Original Message- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:52 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > 1x here in Verizon Land. > I'm smack dab in the middle of the wire

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2006-03-14 Thread Tony
1x here in Verizon Land. I'm smack dab in the middle of the wireless industry with my company (Navtrak, Inc.) and we haven't even heard of UMTS. I did some reading up on it yesterday, but still do not get what the heck it is :) What is it? Tony On 3/14/06, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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2006-03-14 Thread Jochem van Dieten
> do you search for the most off the wall reason not to buy something? > for real dog. dont you ever just use something to just use it? Any unlimited mobile internet package in the Netherlands uses UMTS with roaming to hotspots where available and a fallback to GSM when necessary. > does UMTS

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
I won't buy another Motorola phone, I've had three and had problems with each one. > -Original Message- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > > Gel wrote

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
Makes sense, I tend to browse sites that have something designed for mobile devices. > -Original Message- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:58 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: new Cell Phone > > I have a Treo 650. I was so

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: new Cell Phone > > What are the average prices of having a Treo service > for email and web? > > I know some are limi

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
I pay 120 a month for two Blackberries with 650 shared minutes and both on unlimited data, I pay per SMS message, but I don't use SMS. > -Original Message- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject

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2006-03-13 Thread Gruss Gott
> CF wrote: > CON: > Poor speakerphone. Poor Wi-Fi/EV-DO integration. > The speakerphone isn't the loudest in the world but it's easily loud enough for a car on the highway - I use it that way all of the time. As for the EV-DO/WiFi, what?? The EV-DO works flawlessly as does the WiFi. I connecte

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
ty > Subject: RE: new Cell Phone > > Well I am considering the wireless sync. I run a wireless network at > home > Off my DSL and would like to have it sync via email and such but then > again > Would that tie me to a leash as some say? > > I should be able

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2006-03-13 Thread Gruss Gott
> Nick wrote: > Hmm, I don't like that one, it seems too clunky to me. Also I'm a big > fan of one handed operation. How do you dial a number? Do you have to > pull the keyboard out and dial? Or is it touch screen? > It has a touch screen, but I use voice dial all of the time. I just say a contac

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2006-03-13 Thread Coldfusion
CON: Poor speakerphone. Poor Wi-Fi/EV-DO integration. -Original Message- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:28 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > Randy wrote: > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone&

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2006-03-13 Thread Loathe
That should have read 600 :( -- Tim Heald [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-300-3911 -Original Message- From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone I have a Treo 650. I was sometimes downloading a meg of images per page

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
t: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > > Randy wrote: > > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take > > on > > either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? > > > > Neither

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2006-03-13 Thread Loathe
up all the images and the html file sizes for the pages I was hitting. -- Tim Heald [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-300-3911 -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:00 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone What kind of device do you have

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2006-03-13 Thread Gruss Gott
> Gel wrote: > Look at this beautiful b***h > http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C6878/?www.dailytech.com > > Lovely...just lovely. > That's fugly IMO, but then I don't like the Razr either - the buttons look like sh*t; like some kids toy. I'm waiting for Apple to come out with a PDA phone

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2006-03-13 Thread Vivec
Look at this beautiful b***h http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C6878/?www.dailytech.com Lovely...just lovely. ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199932 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lis

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2006-03-13 Thread Gruss Gott
> Randy wrote: > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take > on > either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? > Neither! I just got the Verizon XV6700 and it's awesome. Best thing I've gotten in a long time. Further a friend got

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
> To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: new Cell Phone > > A lot of the new digital plans are unlimited, so it's not so bad. I only > have 10 megs per month, so it's a bit of a pain, not to much web browsing > if > I can help it :) > > It's amazing how quickly y

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2006-03-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ave it sync via email and such but then > again > Would that tie me to a leash as some say? > > I should be able top use it off WiFi Hot Spots? Correct? > > > -Original Message- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:36

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:36 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone I've heard of battery issues with the treo, are you looking at the windows one or the palm one? Are you going to be using the wireless sync stuff? I went with the Blackberry

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2006-03-13 Thread Loathe
I pay about 60 dollars a month, unlimited sms, 10 megs internet. That's with Cingular. -- Tim Heald [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-300-3911 -Original Message- From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:39 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone

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2006-03-13 Thread Loathe
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:18 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: new Cell Phone >I've heard of battery issues with the treo, are you looking at the >windows one or the palm one? Battery issue? I think not. I watch movies on mine, talk all day, and then don'

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
What are the average prices of having a Treo service for email and web? I know some are limited on transfer rates and such -Original Message- From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:36 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone A lot of the new

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
13, 2006 3:27 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: new Cell Phone > > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take > on > either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? > > I do not really need the PDA version since I have a Sony Clie but it is &

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2006-03-13 Thread Loathe
riginal Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:49 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone The one thing I don't like about the new windows treo is the way it does the mail sync. It maintains an active HTTP connection at all times, whi

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2006-03-13 Thread Loathe
Cell Phone I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take on either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? I do not really need the PDA version since I have a Sony Clie but it is probably 6 years old now and think it is time to upgrade sort of speak. Pros and Co

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2006-03-13 Thread Tony
jochem do you search for the most off the wall reason not to buy something? for real dog. dont you ever just use something to just use it? does UMTS matter to ANYONE in the USA? tony On 3/13/06, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am getting a new cell phone tomo

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:23 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: new Cell Phone > > It has POP capability or just exchange? > > -Original Message- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:2

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take on either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? I do not really need the PDA version since I have a Sony Clie but it is probably 6 years old now and think it is time to upgrade sort of speak. Pros and Cons on thos

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2006-03-13 Thread Vivec
y cut back on the screen resolution and size, which sucks terribly) and the P990 (Should be better than either) in mind. On 3/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take > on > either getting a R

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
It has POP capability or just exchange? -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:20 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone Are you using the exchange mobile stuff? > -Original Message- > From: Robert Everla

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2006-03-13 Thread Jochem van Dieten
> I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take > on either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? The Treo doesn't even do UMTS. Jochem ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/li

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
Are you using the exchange mobile stuff? > -Original Message- > From: Robert Everland III [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:18 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > >I've heard of battery issues with the treo, are

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2006-03-13 Thread Robert Everland III
>I've heard of battery issues with the treo, are you looking at the windows >one or the palm one? Battery issue? I think not. I watch movies on mine, talk all day, and then don't charge it. There is hardly a batter issue. I have a Treo 650. Bob ~

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
: CF-Community Subject: RE: new Cell Phone Completely different story here, I've loved Cingular, I haven't had Verizon, but I have had sprint and t-mobile and will NEVER go back with them. ~| Message: http://www.houseof

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
ommunity > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > Same here. For this area it seems to work quite well. Now if I were > not so far from a colo. > > As for Cingular - when I had a cell phone it was from Cingular and I > did not like the service whatsoever - it was unreliable, an

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
-Community Subject: Re: new Cell Phone Same here. For this area it seems to work quite well. Now if I were not so far from a colo. As for Cingular - when I had a cell phone it was from Cingular and I did not like the service whatsoever - it was unreliable, and the coverage area was lousy. larry

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2006-03-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Monday, March 13, 2006 3:56 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > Hey Randy, > > Who's your DSL provider? > > I'm trying to decide whether I should stay with my current one. > > larry > > On 3/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTEC

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2006-03-13 Thread Adkins, Randy
: new Cell Phone Hey Randy, Who's your DSL provider? I'm trying to decide whether I should stay with my current one. larry On 3/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I am considering the wireless sync. I run a wireless network at > home Off my DSL and woul

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
Might look at this before buying the razr http://www.technewsworld.com/story/49327.html > -Original Message- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > the razor i

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2006-03-13 Thread Nick McClure
then you get charged per message. > -Original Message- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:44 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: new Cell Phone > > the razor is all sleek and shiny...but i like to consolidate. > > i

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2006-03-13 Thread Charlie Griefer
t carrying a phone and a PDA. If i could afford the new Treo (the new Windows Mobile version), I'd go after that in a heartbeat (I prefer Windows Mobile over Palm OS...just my preference). On 3/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow an

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2006-03-13 Thread Tony
tree-oh 700w dope On 3/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am getting a new cell phone tomorrow and was curious everyone's take > on > either getting a Razor or a Treo (PDA style)? > > I do not really need the PDA version since I have a Sony Cli