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Old 10-31-2006, 05:39 PM
Janak Parekh
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
It's funny, most people seem to view the lack of 3G as a bad thing, but in Canada where I am, GPRS/EDGE is the best I can get. So having a bigger, bulkier device, with worse battery life, isn't appealing to me.
Well, you can get EVDO. :P And, actually, my Treo gets very good battery life even when connected to EVDO all day for Direct Push. That said, I do think many consumers don't need 3G. That's part of the reason T-Mobile USA released the Dash (Excalibur Smartphone) with no 3G.

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