desreversti
join:2002-09-03
San Antonio, TX
| I've been waiting..
I've been waiting for Sprint to launch their Ev-DO network and phones... Unfortunately if I were to upgrade to an Ev-DO handset then I will probably loose my grandfathered goods... mainly my free unlimited text what I get for free now... I'd be charged $15/mo!  |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX | WTF in their right mind is going to buy a song for 2.50 that's 1/4 the price of the average cd. Just get a iTunes account.
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Dryvlyne
Far Beyond Driven
Premium
join:2004-08-30
Newark, OH | The music service will flop...
Who do they think they're kidding with songs at $2.50! What a joke. I guess now we know which company the music industry will show love to the most  . |
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Brigrat
join:2003-09-01
Lovington, NM
| You can still get grandfatherd goodies. I got unlimited Text accros four lines for $7.50 total. That is half the price that it normally is on one line.
As for the music store, the price is ridiculous, but I guarantee you people will pay for it. Most cell phone useres have no idea how to do these types of things on their own. |
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HerbK
@Dial1.LosA | reply to Dryvlyne
Sweet! For $2.50 I get:
A digital copy of a song is some shitty sounding compression format that is probably proprietary. Even if it's MP3 it's still a joke for $2.50. |
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs:
| People will pay
The thing the Sprint and the other carriers have proven is that people will pay this much for a download - look at their current prices for wallpapers, ringtones, games and more. While someone that is heavily into downloading MP3s will know where to go to get low cost content, there are some people that are all about ease of use and might only want to download a few songs into their phone to use as ringtones. As long as there are people that are willing to pay, I have a feeling these prices are here to stay.
I personally can't wait for EVDO for other reasons. I replaced my PPC 6600 with the 6700 because of the higher speeds that EVDO offers. I have used Verizon's EVDO network and the data speeds are very impressive. Hopefully I will see that 'E' replace the 1x on my display soon. |
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LooseCannon
join:2001-05-14
San Luis Obispo, CA
| reply to NOCMan
Re: I've been waiting..
said by NOCMan  :WTF in their right mind is going to buy a song for 2.50 that's 1/4 the price of the average cd. Just get a iTunes account. 2.50 is NOT 1/4 the price of a cd! lol average cd last time I checked is like 14-18 dollars or about 16 dollars. thats over 6 2.50 dollar songs. Plus on one cd you get a bunch of songs you might not even listen to. |
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shaner
Premium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB | reply to johnt
Re: People will pay
Anyone on Sprint know if the Treo 650 is EVDO compatible? |
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs: | Shaner - I regret to tell you the the Treo 650 is not EVDO compatible. The Treo 700 will be, but Sprint will not get that for a little while and if you are partial to the Palm OS you might not like it since it uses WM 5.0 |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX
| reply to Dryvlyne
Re: The music service will flop...
said by Dryvlyne :Who do they think they're kidding with songs at $2.50! What a joke. I guess now we know which company the music industry will show love to the most . People are paying $2 right now for mere RINGERS. There will certainly be many people paying $2.50 for full songs. Furthermore, all accounts with Vision get a free $5 credit toward downloads, so people are free to try out 2 a month without any additional costs.
Since I sell Sprint phones, I fortunately get unlimited downloads. Mwahahaha.  |
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reDICulous
| People WILL NOT pay
If you people would pay $2.50 for music on the ev-do network, then I've got a gasoline station I want to sell you gas at!!!
Sprint is beginning to SUCK BIGTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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AmeritecTech
Change we can believe in, 1922
Premium
join:2002-09-06
Houston, TX | They're already buying $2 ringers. And each customer who has Vision gets a $5 credit monthly toward downloads. Build your collection 2 songs at a time.  |
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AirGig
join:1999-11-21
New York, NY | reply to johnt
Re: People will pay
Hmmm, what do you think of the 6700? Is it too thick, screen too small and is the keyboard easy to use? Is it definately an improvement over the 6600? I do like that it includes Win Mobile 2005!
Thanks!! |
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs:
| reply to AmeritecTech
Re: People WILL NOT pay
Thank you. As I stated - the carriers (not just Sprint) are already pricing ringtones at $ 2.00 and people ARE buying them. People will pay $ 2.50 for MP3s. Just because people like us know better - there are MANY more people out there that do not, and like anything they will pay for the ease of use. |
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs:
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Re: People will pay
I have enjoyed my 6700 for the last 2 weeks I have had it. There are some sync glitches with ActiveSync 4.0 - but then again there have been glitches with Activesync for as long as I can remember. I like the WiFi, bluetooth is more stable then it was with my 6600, the 1.3 MP camera is a nice toy to play with. The 6700 is about the same size and thickness as the Treoo 600/650. I have placed them side by side and see very little difference. The screen, while smaller then the 6600 is functional and easy to use/read. The keyboard is excellent. All in all it is one of the better PDA phones I have owned. Hope that helps you. |
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taar
join:2000-11-21 | reply to reDICulous
Re: People WILL NOT pay
Of couse people will pay. There are too many people out there who dont want to go through the hassle of hacking their phones to load whatever they want on it. $2.50 is a small price to pay to have your fav song on your phone. |
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AirGig
join:1999-11-21
New York, NY | reply to johnt
Re: People will pay
Wow, I didn't realize it was that small! I'm buying one!!!
Thanks! |
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs: | I hope you like it as much as I have liked mine. |
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trox1971
join:2004-10-27 | reply to johnt
The 6600 and 6601 are both ev-do capable. All U have to do is be a business customer and request the ev-do service be added. An over-the-air software update will be done and bam U're set to go |
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shaner
Premium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB
| reply to johnt
said by johnt :Shaner - I regret to tell you the the Treo 650 is not EVDO compatible. The Treo 700 will be, but Sprint will not get that for a little while and if you are partial to the Palm OS you might not like it since it uses WM 5.0 The reason I asked is because we just started to sell the 650 for Bell Mobility here in Canada last week and the Treo rep told me that there was a ROM upgrade coming to make it EVDO compatible in January. I don't know how true that is since the chipset in it is 1x only not EVDO.
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