08-29-2003, 08:00 PM
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More Details On Upcoming MDA; Price Cut On Old One
Some very cool news on the converged device front: T-Mobile Germany has disclosed that the new, upcoming MDA will have a 400MHz XScale processor, 128MB of RAM, and Bluetooth along with a new display and an integrated VGA camera. The device is slated to be released this October in the UK and Germany. More information and really high-res photos are in their press release, if you read German (or if you like translator-speak).
Honestly, these are fantastic specs for a phone/PDA combo. I can't wait to see this hit the US. As to when that's happening, though, I have no clue; what I do know that T-Mobile USA has cut the price of the existing Pocket PC Phone here to $399, and Amazon's price with a new subscription is only $279. That's a pretty good deal if you're willing to go for a reflective unit. [Affiliate link]
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08-29-2003, 09:11 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Does anybody know if we can get with no Sim Lock? I live in Greece and no provider here seems to support it... :evil:
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08-29-2003, 09:27 PM
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Philosopher
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Absolutely drooling. Haven't been able to touch PPC Phone Editions due to lack of Bluetooth (specifically Bluetooth headsets and ability to use phone as a modem for laptops, etc.), but this...... :drool:
Only problem now is, I've grown quite accustom to the integrated 802.11b in my iPaq 5455....can I live without that? There always is SDIO for that 
-Brian
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08-29-2003, 09:53 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I'm on vodaphone, and this phone will be making me change networks (which I think must be the intention all along)
Surur
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08-29-2003, 09:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I am really, really, really looking forward to this device. Right now, I'm using an iPAQ 1910 in conjunction with my MDA (I had the iPAQ first), because the current generation MDA just wasn't quite up to snuff feature-wise to become my main PDA. My main problem was the 4096-color reflective screen (no match for the gorgeous 1910) and 32MB RAM.
The specs on the MDA II are a dream come true to me. When I found out a couple days ago that it will have 128MB RAM (instead of the 64MB in O2's XDA II specs), that was just icing on the cake. I can't wait for this to become available in the U.S.
Hurry up, T-Mobile! 
JoshB
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08-29-2003, 10:25 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Originally Posted by brianchris
Absolutely drooling. Haven't been able to touch PPC Phone Editions due to lack of Bluetooth (specifically Bluetooth headsets and ability to use phone as a modem for laptops, etc.), but this...... :drool:
Only problem now is, I've grown quite accustom to the integrated 802.11b in my iPaq 5455....can I live without that? There always is SDIO for that
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I have just read in a German Forum ( http://www.ppc-welt-community.info/C...threadid=31786 ) that there will be a WiFi version also!!!
This would make more sense since Bluetooth is mostly needed in order to connect via a GPRS enabled Mobile to the Internet...
Let's hope the WiFi model is true!!!
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08-29-2003, 10:48 PM
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Philosopher
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*sigh* Nothing for Nextel users.
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08-29-2003, 11:16 PM
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Philosopher
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Originally Posted by petvas
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Originally Posted by brianchris
Only problem now is, I've grown quite accustom to the integrated 802.11b in my iPaq 5455....can I live without that? There always is SDIO for that |
I have just read in a German Forum ( http://www.ppc-welt-community.info/C...threadid=31786 ) that there will be a WiFi version also!!!
This would make more sense since Bluetooth is mostly needed in order to connect via a GPRS enabled Mobile to the Internet...
Let's hope the WiFi model is true!!! |
Great news!.....wait, do you mean we may have a choice between a Bluetooth or WiFi integrated unit, or there will be a model with both? Hopefully the later, but if not (and I had to choose), I'd actually pick the Bluetooth unit....as I said, Bluetooth headsets and the ability to connect my laptop to it via Bluetooth for GPRS access....I would use those more than I would WiFi, and since (soon) there will be an 802.11b SDIO card, that's how I'd do it. Can't stress enough though, both would be a dream come true in this unit. :werenotworthy:
-Brian
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08-29-2003, 11:23 PM
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Ponderer
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Originally Posted by petvas
Does anybody know if we can get with no Sim Lock?
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If this is possible, how do you get the Sim out of your old phone? I'm currently using Sprint (but that just might have to change :lol: ). Thanks.
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08-29-2003, 11:25 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Nov 2003
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According to the PPC Welt Forum posting, there will be two modells: One with Bluetooth and one WiFi.
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