helix139
join:2002-05-11
Lake Wales, FL
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Re: 500 kbps here now...
Nope they won't. I have the audiovox XV6600 PocketPC with EVDO and with the $45 a month plan you can tether it to your laptop with USB or use bluetooth and end up with EVDO speeds using a free utility called wmodem. I haven't heard of anyone being cut off, aside from people attempting to run a server or DLing many many gigs of data. In that case they were just told to pay the $80, in leiu of the $45, not on top of the $45. Many people are using their XV6600's to access streaming video and music broadcasted from their home computer, and some I have heard of even using VoIP. Trust me, once you have EVDO you won't want to go back. |
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B
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-28
| Thanks, helix. I got a different impression from reading the forums, but I'll take your word for it on those corrections. (By the way, $80 is still completely insane.  )
I'm interested in seeing how the new Samsung compares to your Audiovox, which has been the only real game in town. There have been substantial rumors that they may NOT cripple away the Samsung's built in 802.11.
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helix139
join:2002-05-11
Lake Wales, FL
| Well I can tell you now that the Samsung i730 is closer in size to a Treo, with an external antenna. The screen is smaller, though both are 320x240. The Samsung will have a consumer grade IR transmitter. It has 64MB of RAM and 128MB ROM, where with the 6600 the reverse is true. Supposedly there will be an upgrade path to WM2005 but given Samsung's history with the i700 we'll have to wait and see. The i730 will have WiFi and EVDO. The nice thing about the 6600 is it is an HTC and much of the support available by Blue Angel owners applies to us Harrier owners as well. |
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