[murph]

how does the Samsung phone compare to the Mitac?

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=278

as I am a current Tmobile (PPC:PE) user, I find myself waiting for the GPRS Mitac to make it's way overseas. so the longer the I-600 is delayed, the better for me (so i don't run out and buy it instead!)

[murph]

how does the Samsung phone compare to the Mitac?

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=278

as I am a current Tmobile (PPC:PE) user, I find myself waiting for the GPRS Mitac to make it's way overseas. so the longer the I-600 is delayed, the better for me (so i don't run out and buy it instead!)

[dlipetz]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I've emailed my PR contact at Samsung so hopefully I can dig up something new on it.

Jason - any new info from Samsung or Verizon? If you can't say because of NDA, I'd appreciate it if you would indicate that rather than simply replying negatively.

My fear about the i600 is that every day that goes by, there may be more pressure to postpone the launch so that it is initially released with Windows Mobile 2003 rather than Smartphone 2002. I've no idea if the phone would be upgradeable from one OS to the next, but for what it's worth, I'd buy the i600 with Smartphone 2002 today even knowing that Windows Mobile may be available by year end.

Why the delay? Is it a Samsung issue? A Verizon issue? A Microsoft issue? An issue issue? It's been nearly a year since FCC approval. Who is the roadblock here?

Isn't Microsoft chomping at the bit to get a Smartphone launched in North America? I know I am.

[HailStorm]

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2003 11:08 pm Post subject:

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FWIW...I stopped by a local VZW store near work this afternoon. I asked the Owner for an update on the i600 from Samsung. He said late August.



We shall see. That is the first time he gave me a date range...he always kept saying that it has been delayed.