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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
The technologies in Kin are interesting, but not unique, and only someone who doesn't know any better is going to pay $70 per month for a Kin voice and data plan.
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Well, as someone who doesn't know any better, I have begun playing with my new Kin today. I would love to pay less for something, but I am not paying any more for the Kin on Verizon than I was on ATT. So, we'll see.
This is an experiment in more ways than one. First, with Verizon which I had as my carrier many years ago but dumped when no phone they offered could pick up a signal in the first floor of my house, only on the second. After many months of phone exchanges and resetting the phone did no good, I dumped them for ATT. So far, the Kin actually works throughout the house.
Second, I wanted to get an early test with Windows Phone 7. I don't get invited to tech expos to try out phones, so this was a way to give it a try. And before someone tells me the Kin isn't really a WP7 device, I say, yeah, sure. But it is as similar as anything you can get your hands on. I guess it is a proof of concept test for me to see if the basic layout of the UI is as good in practice as it appears in print and You Tube video demos. Early verdict: yes, it is.
Third, I confess to liking the whole social network thing. This from a guy who does not play multi-player games. I am definately not in the target market for the Kin, but I do enjoy exchanging stuff on Facebook and Twitter. I was able to do that on my HTC TD2, and on my Zune HD for that matter, but on the Kin it is even easier.
Who knows, I may be the only person who will buy a Kin. But the plan wasn't that big a deal (when coming from another carrier) and I have a one year contract. First impressions are good, but I've only just begun to check it out.
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