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Posted by chucm on 08-02-2001 04:46 PM:

Sprint Springboard Phone Module in September

Thought this might be of interest.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/200...ntpcs_dc_1.html

Announces a new Sprint phone Springboard module for $250 to begin shipping in September. Guess we now know why the VisorPhone went to $49.

Posted by chungmike on 08-02-2001 05:20 PM:

Smart move by Handspring. How low can it go?

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Posted by reeseman on 08-02-2001 05:50 PM:

The question is, how long will it take for the Sprint module to go to $49?

Posted by Warkari on 08-02-2001 05:52 PM:

I was right. I had predicted this when HS made that $49 offer.
Although, I am disappointed that the cdma module is $249. I thought Sprint might have learned something from HS visorphone debacle that the price is too high. Now if it was $100-$150, I would be on it right away..

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Posted by jhappel on 08-02-2001 09:07 PM:

I'm confused about something

Why would I want to spend $250 to turn my VPR into a cell phone:
a) So I can have a cell phone to use
b) So I can get email and surf the web

Can't I already do that with a cell phone and a data cable - Yes!

I got my Star Tac for $99 and my data cable for $15, that totals $114 vs. $250 for the Sprint module. I pay nothing extra for email/web surfing so I save another $10-20/month. Why in 1 year I've saved over $300. I can buy some new toys.

(Excuse the sarcasm)

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Posted by Distrachi on 08-02-2001 09:29 PM:

jhappel,

The benefits of having a visorphone/pda vs. cellphone + pda:

1. One device to carry around and look for when leaving the house. Better then looking for the PDA, cellphone, and the data cable if you want wireless internet.

2. Keep your address book in one place. No hassle of transfering your phone numbers to the cell phone.

3. Ability to use keyboard and be online at the same time.

These were all i could think of. To some (most?) people it's not worth $250. I personally think it makes a lot of sense.

Posted by septimus on 08-02-2001 09:42 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by jhappel
I'm confused about something

What's confusing you is that you think anybody is trying to convince you that you should buy it. If you have no use for it, cool, se la vie. But if you're trying to say that nobody has a legitimate use for it instead of a typical cell phone, well, ... many do.

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Posted by ThirdMan on 08-02-2001 10:36 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Distrachi
The benefits of having a visorphone/pda vs. cellphone + pda:
1. One device
2. address book
3. keyboard

Don't forget 3G... you're paying a premium so that you can surf at 144k.

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Posted by Felipe on 08-02-2001 11:29 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Distrachi
jhappel,

The benefits of having a visorphone/pda vs. cellphone + pda:

1. One device to carry around and look for when leaving the house. Better then looking for the PDA, cellphone, and the data cable if you want wireless internet.

2. Keep your address book in one place. No hassle of transfering your phone numbers to the cell phone.

3. Ability to use keyboard and be online at the same time.

These were all i could think of. To some (most?) people it's not worth $250. I personally think it makes a lot of sense.

Is is still considered "wireless" if you have to use a cable to connect the two devices?

:-)

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Posted by MarkEagle on 08-03-2001 01:21 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Distrachi
The benefits of having a visorphone/pda vs. cellphone + pda

Another one is the ability to use an external keyboard at the same time. This is not possible with a cell phone and cable setup.

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Posted by Euxx on 08-03-2001 02:22 AM:

Right. But...

quote:
Originally posted by Distrachi
jhappel,

The benefits of having a visorphone/pda vs. cellphone + pda:

1. One device to carry around and look for when leaving the house. Better then looking for the PDA, cellphone, and the data cable if you want wireless internet.

2. Keep your address book in one place. No hassle of transfering your phone numbers to the cell phone.

3. Ability to use keyboard and be online at the same time.

These were all i could think of. To some (most?) people it's not worth $250. I personally think it makes a lot of sense.

But at the same time you will loose possibility to use any other modules like memplug or eyecam (i.e. to store or send data from them).

Posted by Warkari on 08-03-2001 05:15 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by ThirdMan

Don't forget 3G... you're paying a premium so that you can surf at 144k.

Not just that, its a packet based service. So you don't have to go through 15seconds of dial-up before you can get anywhere. Ask anyone who has upgraded to cable modem from a regular dial-up of how

That's why the Blackberry and Palm VII are attractive to people instead of a "dongle"-setup.

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