05-25-2005, 03:00 AM
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Samsung i730 Inching Closer To Release
Verizon's just put up a page on the i730, saying that it's "coming soon" and allowing people to register their email address to be notified when it hits the market.
A feature list is also up. The bad news: Bluetooth profiles are limited (in particular, OBEX; no mention of DUN as being supported or limited), and no mention of Wi-Fi. :| I'm still hoping that DUN and Wi-Fi appear on release (after all, the list doesn't mention 1xEV-DO either, and the linked engadget article has some interesting posts suggesting Wi-Fi), but I wouldn't be surprised either way.
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05-25-2005, 03:04 AM
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Unfortunate, knowing Verizon I'm sure they striped everything out of Bluetooth except the headset profile.
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05-25-2005, 03:09 AM
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Well I heard....that verizon will also be launching another harrier but with a keyboard that's landscape and it includes wifi. Kind of sounds like the universal doesn't it.......
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05-25-2005, 03:29 AM
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AFAIK, this model will not have WiFi - I was showing it at CES and I think Verizon is relying on the speed of EVDO to be a replacement for WiFi...which isn't really all that unrealistic if you have a flat-rate package for data.
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05-25-2005, 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
AFAIK, this model will not have WiFi - I was showing it at CES and I think Verizon is relying on the speed of EVDO to be a replacement for WiFi...which isn't really all that unrealistic if you have a flat-rate package for data.
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I use the audiovox xv6601 on their EVDO network. It is really wonderful, and, yes, has made me forget about wifi. No more hotspot searches. No more connection hunting. And it is fast. It is a bit pricey at $44.95 if you have a calling plan of over $39.99. It will come down or universal use won't happen. Heck calling plans themselves were outrageous only 10 years ago!
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05-25-2005, 04:04 AM
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I understand WiFi won't be as necessary for surfing the web, email, etc. because of EVDO.
However, what about using it with your home network to communicate with your other networked devices? It seems a shame and more complicated then necessary to use VPN over EVDO just to use your PDA as a remote control for your Media PC, etc.
This device should work with Bluetooth GPS, right? Please? 
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05-25-2005, 06:30 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Verizon - Utter Stupidity...
I am just amazed at how they continue to nutur the devices we have all waited for, for years now. Finally, a device is created by a manufacturer with everything that we want and what does Verizon do? They cripple BT again and remove WiFi. A 2.4 and a 11 meg per second are not equal. There will be numerous times I may not want to have data traversing Verizon's network, specifically when I am at home and I am looking at my WiFi router. Market to businesses, sure I'll by that, but people do tend to go FREAKING home.
I guess this leads me to another rant, finally we get Wifi widespread to the masses and what does Microsoft do, kill Wifi sync in Windows Mobile 5.
I just don't get it...
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05-25-2005, 01:15 PM
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EVDO does not replace WiFi. One, WiFi doesn't cost me $60 a month to use at home. Since I'm already paying for internet access at home and it's free at work (at least for us employees), that's $60 extra going into yet another phone service. Second, most places do not even have EVDO yet and won't get it for a while. Third, while EVDO is fast, its still not nearly as fast as WiFi.
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05-25-2005, 01:24 PM
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Here's hoping that Wi-Fi will be available on the i730: http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,40354&/the_samsung_i730_has_wi-fi_(maybe)!.htm
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05-25-2005, 04:06 PM
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Sage
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
Here's hoping that Wi-Fi will be available on the i730: http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,40354&/the_samsung_i730_has_wi-fi_(maybe)!.htm
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Unfortunately (and is usually the case with most of this stuff), we won't know for sure until someone walks into a store (or has one dropped off by FedEx from the web store) and sees for themselves. I love my Loox 720/Verizon V710 combo, but if the i730 has WiFi, then its a whole new ballgame. But then there's the V710 replacement coming, the E815. What to do, what to do... 
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