johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs: | reply to trox1971
Re: People will pay
The account is a corporate account. It is established using my company federal tax id and DUNS number. There is no personal liability for it - and the account the an NVP account. |
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trox1971
join:2004-10-27 | reply to johnt
The key is being Business or "Corporate Sponsored" customer |
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shaner
Premium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB
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Yeah, that is strange. We carry the 6600 too, and we've been told that we're not going to upgrade it EVDO, but bring out the 6700 instead.
I agree, wouldn't it be cheaper overall for a software upgrade rather than upgrade entire units?
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs:
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See that is the strange thing. Yes, the units have the EVDO chipset/radio in them. Verizon's versions of these phones already have the software support the handle EVDO - however getting Sprint to upgrade the 6600 has been a strange thing. I spoke to a few different level 2 vision reps and I was informed that while they can upgarde the software of the 6600 they could not upgrade my 6601. Go figure. After going around and around, they replaced my 6601 with the 6700. I am not the only person they have done thise with. If there was a software upgrade - why would they have replaced the entire unit at no cost? And yes I am a business customer. |
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shaner
Premium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB
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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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laying pipe,
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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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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs: | reply to AirGig
I hope you like it as much as I have liked mine. |
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AirGig
join:1999-11-21
New York, NY | reply to johnt
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:
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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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AirGig
join:1999-11-21
New York, NY | reply to johnt
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 shaner
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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shaner
Premium
join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB | reply to johnt
Anyone on Sprint know if the Treo 650 is EVDO compatible? |
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johnt
join:2002-09-13
Richmond, VA
clubs:
| 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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