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Ed Hansberry
08-27-2002, 01:24 PM
<a href="http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=191">http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=191</a><br /><br />Phonescoop.com has some pics and info on the latest Pocket PC Phone Edition, this one from Samsung. It is the SPH-i700 and comes with a digital camera. It is a CDMA2000 1xRTT phone and may be available on the Sprint PCS network soon. This comes on the heels of the <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2894">i600 Smartphone from Samsung shown a few weeks ago</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/hansberry/2002/20020827-i700front.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/hansberry/2002/20020827-i700back.jpg" /><br /><br />From the pictures above, it would appear to have a removable battery. Also notice on the back view it is easier to see the knob that allows you to swivel the camera. In addition to the camera, it has the full complement of Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition software. The <a href="https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/oet/forms/reports/Search_Form.hts?fetchfrom=0&form=Generic_Search&mode=edit&show_records=50&grantee_code=A3L&product_code=SPHI700">FCC filing is here</a>. If someone with a bit more knowledge of how those filings fit together could get more information like screen color depth, send us the info via the <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/contact.php">Contact page</a> and we'll update the information.<br /><br />For now though, just flipping through the owner's manual, it has IR but does not appear to have a CF or SD slot. Funny thing on the last page of the manual. "Licensed by Palm Computing." <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" /> Let's hope the manual is still in beta and will be fixed before being sent to the printers.

Boxster S
08-27-2002, 02:38 PM
Interesting...the design looks a bit "busy" though. Also, no expansion slots? BUMMER!!!!!


Personally, I don't get this whole mobile phone/pocketPC combo devices. They aren't the best PDAs and they aren't the best mobile phones. Seems like a huge layout of money + the extra cost of a proprietary phone service vs a regular plan like Altel, Verizon, or Cingular.

For now, I'll stick with my PocketPC + my small mobile phone. That way I have the best features of both along with a more manageable price tag :)

RDC
08-27-2002, 02:41 PM
And I like that another Pocket PC Phone Edition will soon be available. But I think it's pretty ugly. Maybe I'm biased (I have the T-Mobile).

I wonder if it has a some sort of side rocker switch....that would be helpful.

Chad

brent_anderson
08-27-2002, 03:43 PM
I saw this on the link page (see below).......

Does this have an integrated GPS , if not, it MUST have a CF slot ?

Brent



Features:

Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
E-Mail Client Yes
GPS / Location Yes &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;
Headset Jack Yes
High-Speed Data Technology: cdma2000 1xRTT
Infrared (IR) Yes
Integrated PDA OS: Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition
PC Sync Microsoft ActiveSync®
Side Keys up/down volume, record keys on left / power, display keys on right
Speaker Phone Yes
Text Messaging 2-Way: No
To-Do List Yes
Touch Screen includes stylus / supports handwriting recognition
Voice Memo Yes
Wireless Internet Browser Software: Internet Explorer

pradike
08-27-2002, 04:14 PM
BOXTER S DID A GREAT JOB OF SUMMING UP THE GENERAL CONSENSUS OF EVERYONE I'VE EVER TALKED TO ON THIS SUBJECT.

The gadget invention & marketing folks haven't figured out yet that this is a solution without a problem - everyone's sole point to make these is to have "only one device", rather than a phone AND a PDA.

In reality there are hundreds of reasons to keep them separate, and only 1-2 to combine them. All of the "merged" devices sacrifice fuctionality, expandability for other purposes, and also cost more for wireless phone service.

No benefits here! Good job of telling why!

Gremmie
08-27-2002, 04:19 PM
BOXTER S DID A GREAT JOB OF SUMMING UP THE GENERAL CONSENSUS OF EVERYONE I'VE EVER TALKED TO ON THIS SUBJECT.

The gadget invention &amp; marketing folks haven't figured out yet that this is a solution without a problem - everyone's sole point to make these is to have "only one device", rather than a phone AND a PDA.

In reality there are hundreds of reasons to keep them separate, and only 1-2 to combine them. All of the "merged" devices sacrifice fuctionality, expandability for other purposes, and also cost more for wireless phone service.

No benefits here! Good job of telling why!

In this senario I would have to agree it isn't beneficial yet, but remember sometimes the a larger aggregate number of con's may not be able to out justify one pro...compactness can mean everything to people

GPS / Location Yes &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;

Its possible it's not a client side GPS unit, its becoming popular that a 'server' is tied to a GPS unit, and when you request your location your phone does not contact a GPS satillite, but rather you contact GPS via server

Jason Dunn
08-27-2002, 04:31 PM
No benefits here! Good job of telling why!

The benefit is simple: one device. No further justification is needed.

It may not be for you, but please don't assume that everyone has the same needs you do. I'm a very light phone user (under 100 minutes a month) and the Pocket PC Phone Edition is *perfect* for my needs. My needs. Not your needs, but my needs. No one is forcing you to buy this device, but please don't dismiss it as being useless - there are those of us that have been waiting for a device like this for years. 8)

Ed Hansberry
08-27-2002, 04:33 PM
GPS / Location Yes &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;
Its possible it's not a client side GPS unit, its becoming popular that a 'server' is tied to a GPS unit, and when you request your location your phone does not contact a GPS satillite, but rather you contact GPS via server
Yes, I think that is a mandate for the new 911 requirements so that the emergency vehicles can pinpoint exactly where you are, not so you can figure out where you are.

ThomasC22
08-27-2002, 04:42 PM
I wouldn't get my hopes up for this...what bothers me has nothing to do with the specs, or the purpose, or anything of the sort. My problem is simply that this device is Samsung's first attempt at a PocketPC and those never seem to go well for companies. Be it dust, battery issues, whatever I would expect problems here.

Then again, I'm a pessimist...

brent_anderson
08-27-2002, 04:44 PM
GPS / Location Yes &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;
Its possible it's not a client side GPS unit, its becoming popular that a 'server' is tied to a GPS unit, and when you request your location your phone does not contact a GPS satillite, but rather you contact GPS via server
Yes, I think that is a mandate for the new 911 requirements so that the emergency vehicles can pinpoint exactly where you are, not so you can figure out where you are.


So you are saying we could not access this "GPS/location" data for use within Pocket Streets?

Brent

Ed Hansberry
08-27-2002, 04:53 PM
So you are saying we could not access this "GPS/location" data for use within Pocket Streets?

Not if there isn't some sort of interface built between the GPS chip and the PPC OS. Take a look at http://www.google.com/search?q=e911+gps

This really seems to be a one way use - for emergency workers to find you, not for use in Pocket Streets. Does't mean they can't create that interface, but I think this is to comply with the federal e911 mandate.

RDC
08-27-2002, 05:02 PM
No benefits here! Good job of telling why!

The benefit is simple: one device. No further justification is needed.

It may not be for you, but please don't assume that everyone has the same needs you do. I'm a very light phone user (under 100 minutes a month) and the Pocket PC Phone Edition is *perfect* for my needs. My needs. Not your needs, but my needs. No one is forcing you to buy this device, but please don't dismiss it as being useless - there are those of us that have been waiting for a device like this for years. 8)

Plus, these devices are just making it to the market for the first time. Like the very first PDA's and cell phones, Pocket PC Phones can only get better.

Chad

Boxster S
08-27-2002, 05:22 PM
No benefits here! Good job of telling why!

The benefit is simple: one device. No further justification is needed.

It may not be for you, but please don't assume that everyone has the same needs you do. I'm a very light phone user (under 100 minutes a month) and the Pocket PC Phone Edition is *perfect* for my needs. My needs. Not your needs, but my needs. No one is forcing you to buy this device, but please don't dismiss it as being useless - there are those of us that have been waiting for a device like this for years. 8)

Plus, these devices are just making it to the market for the first time. Like the very first PDA's and cell phones, Pocket PC Phones can only get better.

Chad

The problem is, the interface is not to the point where it is a logical replacement for BOTH types of devices. It will take at least another generation or two before these devices are in the prime position to be a true alternative to cell phones and traditional PDAs.

True, the devices will get better, but this is still too early in the game.

It is very true that some people like the idea of just one device and that's perfectly logical. But I myself prefer to have full functionality at both ends of the spectrum...not a first-gen compromise:)

Birdman
08-27-2002, 06:09 PM
True, these devices will continue to improve and innovate over time, but in and of itself, that does not make these combo devices any less "useful", "helpful", "essential" or "functional" (or whatever other description you care to use).

Similar to Jason's point, I too use my cell phone very little but my ipaq a lot. I virtually always have my ipaq with me and while I often take my phone along for the ride, the ratio of accessing my ipaq to accessing my phone on any given day is proably 10 to 1 in favour of the ipaq. Having a combo unit with ALL of my ipaq functionality (I am using a 3635 which has NO integrated memory slot) and a phone with all the functionality my limited use requires, makes this a great product for me (if it ever comes to Canada), notwithstanding that the next generation will likely be even better.

For example, prior to getting my 3635 about a year and a half ago, I used a Palm Pro which started off with 1 mg of memory. I then "upgraded" it to the 2mg version and used it for almost 5 years. While the ipaq, when I got it, was a quantum leap ahead of my Palm Pro (colour, ability to play MP3s, videos, excel, word, Pocket explorer, CF modem, CF memory, etc) none of that made my Palm Pro any less valuable while I was using it. It was revolutionary at the beginning, did everything I need for the next 5 years and the release of the ipaq did not change any of that. I bought the ipaq and enjoyed all of its added functionality and while I now could never go back to a Palm, it worked at the time.

By the same token, I am sure some would feel that the 39xx series is light years ahead of the 3635 (more memory, better screen, integrated sd slot etc) but until it came out (and perhaps even after it came out) that did not negate the usefulness and effectiveness of the 3635, to me.

True, early units often have teething problems and the ipaq has had its share (dust, screens, stylus holder, earphone jack etc.) but that goes along the same argument as not buying a car in its first year of production. Let the bugs be worked out on someone else. To some extent, I agree with this (the other side being that while I have to suffer some early problems with the unit, I at least have the benefit of using for that whole year, period, while I would otherwise be waiting for things to be fixed) I would, however, disagree with the premise that the interface is not at the point where it is a logical replacement for both. For some, it is a clearly logical replacement for both and it will improve and get better, but that doesn't necessarily make it any less useful now.

(If the PDA is just as good as my ipaq 3635 in terms of functionality, and with the built in SD and the same OS, by definition it is already better, than even basic phone functionality added on in a smaller form factor all make me pining for this device to show up in Canadian telecom carriers.)

Just my $.02

st63z
08-27-2002, 07:05 PM
I wish there are more in-depth discussions of cellphones' e911 location positioning technologies (used for emergencies and commercial location-based services from the carriers).

The ATTWS GSM network in my area already supports this on my T68i. But I'm guessing the GSM providers are using pure network-based technologies (cellular tower triangulation or whatnot). From what I recall reading a few months back, Qualcomm's gpsOne/SnapTrack technology is a hybrid GPS satellite and CDMA triangulation. It's integrated into most of their newer MSM chipsets (so I would guess this is the technology the CDMA carriers/handset manufacturers are using).

Regardless, I don't think any of these technologies can serve as the positioning receiver for those GPS mapping/navigation applications, but can someone more knowledgeable please verify? For example, I don't think they're meant to generate the repetitive signalling fast/constant enough. Then there's the accuracy/precision issue.

It'd be great if they can be made to work (though we'd need NMEA/SIRF interface from the cellphone, perhaps over Bluetooth?). It always helps to remove redundancies :) For example, both my car (with onboard OnStar GPS receiver) and my cellphone have built-in positioning, and it seems a real waste to get a separate CF GPS receiver for my PDA.

shinsetsuguy
08-27-2002, 07:40 PM
I think we will be able to use the GPS functionality in the phone. Sprint PCS in their description of their GPS-enabled phones writes: When available, supports position location services (not currently available in all markets).

The word "services" suggests more than just e911. In addition, there has been a ton of speculation in the press about how GPS phones will lead to location based advertisements and a host of other neat functions. Moreover, Cell-phone companies can already tri-angulate your position anyway within about 300-400 feet, so adding a one-way GPS to your phone is near useless, except for meeting the new regulations. It just doesn't make good business sense to design it that way. If you can make money off of meeting the FCC's regulations, why not?

Master O'Mayhem
08-27-2002, 09:40 PM
Yea!! I'm Back!!! the one thing that this does show and offer is not just GSM based service in a PocketPC Phone edition. I was at the J&R Tech show this past week and if this phone was available, PPC2K2PE would have flown off the shelf!!!! people were not very happy withvoicestream service

Gremmie
08-27-2002, 10:00 PM
I think we will be able to use the GPS functionality in the phone. Sprint PCS in their description of their GPS-enabled phones writes: When available, supports position location services (not currently available in all markets).

Well, if you look at South Korea which is really the only otther country supporting the CDMA standard. They don't really use PDA/Phones, and if so, they are usually are SymbianOS based. However, they use a GPS service much like our e911 service will and they do interface with it regularly, in fact, one popular feature is to send your location to another phone so someone can find you, and for a monthly fee, you can have it where you can always locate someone like your girlfriend (via cell phone). Notwithstanding that we may not be able to do advanced features like this...its likely we can interface with the GPS. Another good example is the new Kyocera PalmOS phone which uses the 'e911 GPS style' but we are aware that you can interface with it, and I suspect the same will be here.

shinsetsuguy
08-27-2002, 10:00 PM
That the phone in the picture is actually two different phones. Look at the antenna stubs.

danmanmayer
08-27-2002, 10:34 PM
Why isn't there a dang CF slot. So glose to what i want but still there isn't a pocket pc company that wants me to buy thier product. Wow a caera. that will be so usefull when you have no memeory to expand to, to hold all the extra pictures you end up taking. Die Samsung!

JMountford
08-27-2002, 11:18 PM
Oh Frag it!! I went to use the quote feature to quote someone who described the "GPS" function perfectly and can not find it in the postings.. Weird. Anyway. Almost all current CDMA Chips have built in GPS Sender Code Stacks.

This is not a true consumer GPS and will NEVER work as such. Come on people haven't you ever seen GPS devices they are fairly bulky.

This solution does just as the quote I was looking for says, it Sends a GPS type signal to the Towers allowing the CDMA network to more accurately pinpoint your location. There is still a fairly huge margin of error when compared to true GPS Systems.

This Feature is an FCC mandate and all phones should start having it implemented soon, it is just that for whatever reason Qualcom got there first.

Location Based Services are exactly that, "Services". Something like where is a nearby restaurant.

Also I am wondering if these pictures are of the same phone they seem to have lots of differences.[/quote]

MarcTGFG
08-27-2002, 11:27 PM
I also believe these are different devices.

Anyway, what strikes me are these holes on the back of the right unit. Might this be a second speaker?

I always believed that the Nokia 9210 had the better concept because you use it with the display not touching your greasy face.

Ed Hansberry
08-28-2002, 12:09 AM
Anyway, what strikes me are these holes on the back of the right unit. Might this be a second speaker?
I dunno. I wonder about that too. Could it be a speaker or maybe just a fancy looking SD slot? Nothing is said about it in their 17 page PDF manual. :?

Jason Lee
08-28-2002, 03:09 PM
The speaker on the back is for the speaker phone. No great mystery guys... :lol:

MarcTGFG
08-28-2002, 10:26 PM
Well, that would be pretty stupid.
Why would you put your PDA on a table with the screen downside when you are doing a phone call with speakerphoen activated.
The reason you would prefer to use the speakerphone obviously would be to use the PDA while talking. That would be pretty difficult without looking at the screen.

So it should be exactly the opposite way. Regular speaker on the back. Speaker for speakerphone mode on top, which also makes more sense for other PDA usage, like MP3, games...

There were some PDAs in the past, that had their primary speaker on the back. How stupid!

Jason Lee
08-28-2002, 10:42 PM
I thought that about other Samsung phones with speaker phone. Like the n400. Why the back? I guess that is just how Samsung does it.

HR
08-29-2002, 05:51 AM
The gadget invention & marketing folks haven't figured out yet that this is a solution without a problem - everyone's sole point to make these is to have "only one device", rather than a phone AND a PDA.

In reality there are hundreds of reasons to keep them separate, and only 1-2 to combine them. All of the "merged" devices sacrifice fuctionality, expandability for other purposes, and also cost more for wireless phone service.

No benefits here! Good job of telling why!
I have no need for a cellphone. I need a powerful PDA with a decent screen and wireless data functionality. I will be using the phone function once in a blue moon. This form factor is perfect for people like me.

I can write pages about the disadvantages of having 2 separate devices. Remember, it's not about good and bad. It's about personal preference.

tuckwell
09-01-2002, 03:40 AM
I happen to work for SprintPCS and thought I'd toss some things out here for you guys to help clear some things up. Since this Samsung is tentatively (read: definitely heh) going to be used with our service, I can fill in a few blanks.

First of all, the combination of phone and PDA is the next evolution of wireless data devices. The reason is that the carriers are now rolling out 3rd generation services, in Sprint's case our Vision service. This allows us to provide average data speeds just a bit higher than 56k home service, with peaks at 144kbps, on a mobile platform. With a full PocketPC, you can then take advantage of the pocket version of Internet Explorer and access the full Internet on your PDA, via the built-in data services with the phone. It's not terribly expensive, and it will get cheaper as we go (currently around $1.15/MB transfer overall, but it depends on your plan.) No extra services/providers to deal with. Within 5 years, we'll be looking at 4.8Mbps transfer rates, basically wireless broadband.

About the GPS, it's a cellular service as well. The FCC mandated all cellular services provide a way for 911 services to locate you. It's not true GPS, but more like a triangulation off the towers or something. They can find you within maybe 20 meters. It will be useful for location-based services, and for getting maps/driving directions... as for using it in PDA-based map software, I really don't have that answer.

Also would just like to point out that Samsung has produced one previous rather successful PDA in the i300, a Palm-based unit, and is also in production currently of a MS SmartPhone based unit for Verizon and a Palm-based unit for Sprint. This will be one of their first full PocketPC devices, but I don't see why that would be a mark against them, given Samsungs excellent track record with data devices.

(If you're interested in more PDA-type features, check out the Toshiba 2032 PocketPC... CF capable and very slick.)

Jason Lee
09-03-2002, 05:14 PM
(If you're interested in more PDA-type features, check out the Toshiba 2032 PocketPC... CF capable and very slick.)


The Toshiba 2032 does not have a CF slot. The CF slot was removed to allow for the phone hardware, only the SD slot remains and it is not SDIO.

humor
09-16-2002, 07:10 AM
This is pretty cool when it comes out (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3137)…the camera swivels too. This means all-in-one integrated high speed internet enabled platform with a camera…which using MS Portrait (http://research.microsoft.com/~jiangli/portrait/) or other video conferencing technologies, we can have easy video conferencing everywhere with our home, office, or mobile to mobile (with software like http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2002/07/23/pocket_pc.html). I really never thought of going the PPC/PE as the current devices are to big…but with this smaller version (the screen is smaller, but a condensed DPI screen that has the same resolution as the bigger ones) and the integrated camera really changed my mind. I may forgo my Smartphone 2002 (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2894) with a separate IPAQ (w/ wireless Bluetooth to the phone for high speed wireless internet) after all for my always connected email / IM / voice / intenet / intranet / video dream combination with this all-in-one unit (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3137).

I sure hope this will have Bluetooth add-on (I am assuming it does or will support SDIO) as it appears to have an SD slot up on the left side (looking at this internal photo https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=267138&native_or_pdf=pdf) …so that may use my laptop to connect to the high-speed (CDMA2000 1xRTT, 144Kbs burst/40-80Kbs average) unlimited internet Verizon (When it’s exclusive deal with Sprint is over) offers for $99 a month...without the bulky wires. Heck, I almost might switch to sprint!!! Plus those wireless Bluetooth headsets are pretty cool too (http://commerce.motorola.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=242495&prmenbr=126&accessories_cgrfnbr=22&zipcode=&phoneID=&search_string=238596&type=All).

Some cool uses with the camera:
• Checking on the kids and where they really are (they won’t love this :-)
• Medical personnel (such as EMS or rescue workers) can evaluate the patient’s condition with a doctor remotely via the camera to quicken response times.
• Viewing the computer screen of your friends PC for mobile tech support (assuming he/she has one too).
• Etc.

Humor

zoomer777
03-21-2003, 10:43 PM
From what I have heard through some basic research. This phone will have 64 MB RAM and 64 MB ROM built in with an SDIO capable slot. NO CF, probably because CF is on the way out anyways. But then again, once technology hits the retail mainstreet, it is "on the way out" :) Release is slated for Q3 this year, but that probably means more like Q1, or about Christmas time 03-04 (if I were to put money on it). I would call this a 2nd Generation PPC Phone, not a first, as there are already 1st Gen ones on the market. This phone has potential to really be a fantastic device.

As a response to a few other critiques here:
-Having the speaker on the back doesn't mean you have to face the speaker up when using the speakerphone. I have a Sanyo 4900 right now with the speaker on the back, and I almost always sit the unit with the LCD face up and use the speakerphone just fine. In Samsung's press releases, they point to the speakerphone as enabling the user to talk and access data at the same time through stylus entry! What a fantastic proposition that is! I cannot currently talk and access the wireless web simultaneously with my Sanyo, so I guess this must be software related thing?
-For all those that cling to the idea of seperate cell phones and PDA devices, you will find that the industry will be sliding towards integration of wireless devices, which will only get better and better. It's the obvious direction! I am already excited about a great PocketPC phone edition on the SprintPCS network, it will increase the power of my PPC tenfold, and I already find it amazingly useful.

Mithras61
04-24-2003, 05:40 PM
According to an article on http://www.infosync.no/news/2002/n/3070.html dated Monday, 17.02.03 09:41 GMT, the phone will have the following feature set:

"Although its specifications are not set in stone, the SPH-i700 will according to Samsung most likely include a 300 MHz XScale processor, 64 MB of RAM, an SD/MMC Card expansion slot and a 3.5" 16-bit reflective TFT display. Also, one of its most anticipated features is the integrated 16-bit digital camera with VGA resolution, making the SPH-i700 - and now the SGH-i700, created in its image - the first Pocket PC to be announced with such a feature."

I'm new here, but have been using cell phones and a Compaq iPaq h3635 for several years. I've found that it is amazingly handy to have for things like manuals and .pdf files, but lacks the cellular and data communications capabilities that I'd like to have on it. I used to connect through an older cell phone and a cable, but the new SPH-A500 doesn't have any such cable. Also, having a cell phone AND a Pocket PC fills my pockets with bulges. Having a single device that does phone, cell data/internet and organizer/data storage has many attractive things about it to me. Beyond that, I can also sync up all my outlook functions, and (if Pocket PC Phone supports it - I know Pocket PC 2002 does) I can check my email from my ISP directly without having to rely on getting home to my desktop to see if I got the reply I was looking for.

BTW, this is not Samsung's first foray into PDA phones, just their latest one. The others were mostly Palm OS based, but I find the Palm OS to be laking in some features I personally consider vital, so they aren't all that attractive to me. That is NOT intended as a slam on Palm. Just noting that they don't do some things I personally find important.

I dunno, maybe I'm just a long-haired-:hippy:-weirdo freak, but this looks like an incredible combo device to me, and I plan to get one as soon as it's available.

XLTisGroovy
05-02-2003, 07:20 PM
I've read Q2 for the i700 - please let me know where you read Q3. I've been waiting to replace my current phone for over 6 months, and I'm trying to hang on until this phone is released to do so.

I contacted 3 different Sprint stores today to see if they had heard anything about the release of this phone, and no one had any news.

Bladefree21
05-04-2003, 12:36 AM
More Pictures :jawdrop: of the i700! :armed:

http://www.bargainpda.com/assets/653.jpg


http://www.bargainpda.com/assets/654.jpg

disconnected
05-07-2003, 08:03 PM
Well, Verizon has a full-page ad in USA Today, so I guess this is here, or nearly here, for Verizon at least, and probably close for Sprint as well.

It's been coming for so long it seems out of date already. PPC 2003 will presumably be here in the next month or two and I suppose it will be another year before there's a Phone Edition for 2003.

The PDA is a lot more important to me than the phone, so although I'm willing to compromise on phone features, I want more from the PDA side. PPC 2003 is rumored to have a much improved PIE, and I really want that. Also, I've just ordered a bluetooth GPS receiver; even if I got a bluetooth SD card, I'd have nowhere to keep the maps while I had the bluetooth card inserted, not to mention that it's not terribly convenient to have to remove the card with most of my apps on it every time I needed the bluetooth, or an 802.11b card.

I really want a connected Pocket PC, but this doesn't seem to be it.

Or maybe I'm just feeling grumpy today. :(

ukexpat
06-03-2003, 07:45 PM
Now available for Verizon Wireless customers in the southern PA/northern DE area.

Sinister Dexter
06-09-2003, 06:59 AM
I just ordered one this weekend from Verizon. Apparently the stores only have the 1 demo and are not allowed to carry them in stock yet. I'm getting it on June 10th. Once I get it, I'll let you all know what I think of it.

Check out this month's PocketPC Magazine. They have a great review of the I700. http://www.ppcmag.com/sep03/default.asp They say they like it so much that they are placing it on the short list for pocket pc of the year contenders!

GPS: I called Samsung and they confirmed that the GPS feature is only for emergengy 911.

-Dexter

Dude
10-22-2003, 11:01 PM
Any thoughts about this?

http://www.teletype.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1285&Category_Code=100

Kinda good news isnt it?

Thinkingmandavid
10-23-2003, 02:34 AM
I love pda's, and i sell cell phones :wink:
I can see the use for both in one, and i can see not to have both in one. I agree with jason, it is a matter of needs and tastes, or as said in economics, tastes and preferences :!: :wink:
I would like to have the sony erricson p800/900 because to me it is the Symbian os which was good to me before it was stolen, very reliable.if i can put a keyboard with it and sync it to my laptop then all is well.
but price is a big factor for me right now. :(
So i bought my cell phone for 49.99 and my e355 a few days ago for 129.99... the cell phone i have had for a few months already, just wanted a different one, the pda needed. but all for less than 200 :beer:
so for me to add a keyboard and blue tooth card is not expensive at all. maybe some software but all is good. since i am in graduate school it is really going to be put throught the test in note taking and my life and work...
so for me, the combo would not be affordable, but i would like to see improvements and the prices come down for the normal perons, namely me :wink: