HTC "Tanager" Smartphone

[Andy Sjostrom]

HTC has a new Smartphone cooking. Code name is "Tanager" and the below links all lead to FCC:<br /><a href="https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/oet/forms/reports/Search_Form.hts?mode=Edit&form=Exhibits&application_id=385467&fcc_id=NM8TANAGER">General "Tanager" Information</a><br /><a href="https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=289089&native_or_pdf=pdf">"Tanager" User's Guide</a><br /><a href="https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=289074&native_or_pdf=pdf">"Tanager" Photos</a><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=236">Phone Scoop's summary</a>, as well!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/tanager_01.jpg" />

[Daniel]

No SDIO and no BT! Bummer.

Pictures look cool though.

This one looks a little more interesting (SDIO at least):

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=235

And here's the samsung one that looks pretty good to me:

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=186

Daniel

[Steven Cedrone]

Source: Andrew Farkas


Ha, let's place bets on how long it takes before the "Master" has one of these...

My bet: he already does... :wink:

Steve

[Perry Reed]

I'm still holding out for a SmartPhone that works on Sprint VisionPCS and has Bluetooth. I guess I'll be waiting for quite awhile yet.

[ThomasC22]

I'm still holding out for a SmartPhone that works on Sprint VisionPCS and has Bluetooth. I guess I'll be waiting for quite awhile yet.

I was with you up until this, because I've been with Sprint for 6 years and have maintained the same number throughout that time, but now I'm thinking...

How much would it really cost to keep my Sprint Account and use it just for the voicemail (e.g. people could still get ahold of me) and just use another company as my primary cell. phone carrier? Probably not much and certainly a price I'd be willing to pay for a decent smartphone.

As for this phone, it seems to look and act enough like the Orange SPV (Which I'm more than a little obsessed with) so I think I've got a winner!

Oh and Daniel, your post was the best proof I've gotten yet that people find VASTLY different things attractive :)

[Perry Reed]

I was with you up until this, because I've been with Sprint for 6 years and have maintained the same number throughout that time, but now I'm thinking...

I hear ya. If I hadn't just bought a new Sanyo 4900 (two of them, actually; one for me and one for the wife) I might be tempted to switch to another carrier.

I originally went with Sprint because I travelled a lot and liked their national no-roaming feature. But I rarely travel anymore and that's just not as big a draw as it used to.

And it certainly seems that all the really cool phones are now being done for GSM/GPRS.

So how does GPRS compare to Vision anyway? So far I've been generally unimpressed with Vision's speed.

[David C]

How much would it really cost to keep my Sprint Account and use it just for the voicemail (e.g. people could still get ahold of me) and just use another company as my primary cell. phone carrier?

You don't have to do that soon. Wireless Number Portability is comming sometime at the end of next year, and Sprint will probally be the first carrier to be compliant. Of course, that just mean that Sprint will be able to take other people's numbers, the other carrier has to be compliant to take Sprint's number too, but anyways...

As far as Vision with smartphone and bluetooth. Well, the Samsung I600 is a CDMA phone running Smartphone and 1900, but I don't know if Sprint will have it. On the other hand, the Sony/Ericsson T608 should be comming to Sprint, and it will be the first CDMA with bluetooth, but it has no Smartphone.

[Daniel]

I'm still holding out for a SmartPhone that works on Sprint VisionPCS and has Bluetooth. I guess I'll be waiting for quite awhile yet.
Unfortunately, this is the closest I've seen to your desired phone:
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=228
I read somewhere (probably here) that the reason there is no CDMA+BT phones is because Qualcomm is draging their feet on the whole BT thing. Maybe Sprint is the same?

Oh and Daniel, your post was the best proof I've gotten yet that people find VASTLY different things attractive :)
I have to say that it's more of a functional thing for me. I don't like non-flip phones because of personal preference. I actually don't really like the look of the phone on the outside but it's not about that. This is a CDMA smartphone with SDIO support, if only it had BT.

Daniel

[JMountford]

First off, love the looks of the HTC phones. I also Like the Way Siemens Phones Look. But, there are no CDMA choices from either company. Someone oughta get these companies on the phone and give em hell. I wish I had seen this Phone Scoop Site earlier. It is GREAT!!! I spent a couple of hours going through almost every phone. I for got to look at the Audiovox Phones. Anyway Qualcom has BT support in thier 5000 series chips. BT is not coming fast from any OEM especially CDMA OEMS who are focusing on other features and not concerned with a secondary wireless protocol. Sprint especially is worried because they offer very cheap 1XRTT, coverage. What happens when people get BT phones and link to PDAs and Computers?

The Samung i700 is beautiful. The i600 is ugly. the 600 will be through Verizon innitially and the 700 through Sprint.

[Perry Reed]

Unfortunately, this is the closest I've seen to your desired phone:
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=228
I read somewhere (probably here) that the reason there is no CDMA+BT phones is because Qualcomm is draging their feet on the whole BT thing. Maybe Sprint is the same?

Actually, that's not bad looking at all! Everything I need except SmartPhone...

[ThomasC22]

So how does GPRS compare to Vision anyway? So far I've been generally unimpressed with Vision's speed.

I wonder this too. Technically PCS Vision is supposed to blow it away but I've noticed lackluster speeds on my notebook. It doesn't seem to scale well I guess.

So, although GRPS is supposed to be slower, I would be curious to hear so real life numbers.


You don't have to do that soon. Wireless Number Portability is comming sometime at the end of next year, and Sprint will probally be the first carrier to be compliant. Of course, that just mean that Sprint will be able to take other people's numbers, the other carrier has to be compliant to take Sprint's number too, but anyways...


Well, I hope you're right because I think this is a fantastic idea and one that is long overdue in the wireless space. But, being that Verizon Wireless to this day still can't seem to get thier entire internal network to work that well together (as far as billing and such) I don't have all that much faith in it happening next year (FCC deadline or not)

[Janak Parekh]

So how does GPRS compare to Vision anyway? So far I've been generally unimpressed with Vision's speed.

I wonder this too. Technically PCS Vision is supposed to blow it away but I've noticed lackluster speeds on my notebook. It doesn't seem to scale well I guess.

So, although GRPS is supposed to be slower, I would be curious to hear so real life numbers.
I can't give you anecdotal data on Vision, but I can give you data on the other 1xRTT network (Verizon's Express Network)--

For what it's worth, a number of people in my research group were in Baltimore for a conference. While I was puttering along at about 30kbps, my friend was downloading stuff at around ~ 128kbps at peak times. Seriously. We saw something like 9-10KB/sec in IE.

So the tech is certainly capable... of course, this was Baltimore and not NYC or LA. My friend has repeatedly pointed out that the number of bars, receptionwise, does seem to make a difference as to how fast it goes (we were in a hotel in downtown Baltimore with basically 5 bars all the time).

--janak