05-27-2003, 06:48 PM
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Executive Editor
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Order a Tri-band Unlocked Tanager Smartphone for $549 US!
"The PPCW.Net i-Mate Smartphone is above all a great mobile phone based on Microsoft's Windows Powered Smartphone operating system and HTC's Tanager hardware design. You can expect to find all the basic and advanced phone functions on this Smartphone, but what makes it the smartest phone available on the market today is the Windows Powered software that lets you E-Mail, Instant Message, surf the Web, listen to music, play games, and much, much more. The PPCW.Net i-Mate is like no other GSM Smartphone available today."
� HTC Tanager with Microsoft Windows Powered Smartphone 2002 OS
� Tri-band GSM 900, 1800, 1900 MHz/GPRS Class 8
� Supported Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
� 32MB ROM
� 16MB RAM
� SDIO Memory Expansion Slot
� 16-bits Data Bus
� 64k Color Transflective LCD
� Integrated Antenna
� SIM Free
� Certification Free (install any application!)
This is great news! :mrgreen: The Tanager is a killer Smartphone - it's an improved version of the SPV some of us know about or have. The Tanager has a back-lit transflective screen which is light years better than the SPV screen, and the d-pad is greatly improved as well. It also looks cooler. 8) Arne Hess at PPCW.Net has managed to get these phones to sell directly from HTC, so they're usable on almost any GSM network in the world (I'd say "any network", but you never know...). Those of you waiting for a Smartphone, wait no longer: you can pre-order one today for $549 US, and as soon as Arne gets them, they'll start shipping. Pocket PC Thoughts is also an affiliate, so when you buy the phone through our link, you'll be supporting this site. [Affiliate]
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05-27-2003, 06:51 PM
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I'd be so there if it had Bluetooth!
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05-27-2003, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
I'd be so there if it had Bluetooth!
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Well, it has an SDIO slot, so if there's driver support, you could add a Bluetooth SDIO card. 
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05-27-2003, 07:08 PM
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Ponderer
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Will it work in the U.S.? If so, through which carriers, and how would I go about setting this up?
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05-27-2003, 07:09 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Microsoft Smartphone Developer kit
Now I wish I had not ordered the Smartphone Developer Kit!!!
Although I have enjoyed the phone. :lol:
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05-27-2003, 07:12 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD_
Will it work in the U.S.? If so, through which carriers, and how would I go about setting this up?
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It will work in the US, but you will have to find a carrier that uses the GSM network. The big ones I know of off the top of my head are , T-Mobile, ATT, and Cingular.
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05-27-2003, 07:18 PM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD_
Will it work in the U.S.? If so, through which carriers, and how would I go about setting this up?
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Yes, it certainly will! Any GSM carriers - Verizon, AT&T, etc.
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05-27-2003, 07:22 PM
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Philosopher
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
I'd be so there if it had Bluetooth!
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I agree, I made a vow long ago (after aquiring and using my first ever phone with integrated Bluetooth) that I would *never* purchase another phone without inegrated Bluetooth. It just seems assinine that anyone would develop a non-bluetooth phone these days (IMHO)....proprietary phone data cables and wired headsets are sooo twentieth century.
True, the phone has an SDIO slot (which is a great thing...I'm not knocking it), but honestly, who's going to have the tip of an SD Bluetooth card sticking out of the side of their phone? Even *if* someone made a flush Bluetooth SD card, I'd loose the ability for external storage on the phone.
I'm not trying to be negative, just stating my opinion that this phone would be THE killer phone......if it had integrated Bluetooth. Does anyone know, is there a planned MS Smartphone with integrated Bluetooth? If not, that seems like a major oversight on someones part :cry:
-Brian
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05-27-2003, 07:25 PM
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Pontificator
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD_
Will it work in the U.S.? If so, through which carriers, and how would I go about setting this up?
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Verizon doesn't use GSM.... last time I checked.
Just AT&T and T-Mobile ... maybe cinglar, but not sure.
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05-27-2003, 07:26 PM
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Thinker
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Verizon
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Around here Verizon is still CDMA, so be careful.
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