Thread: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?
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2008-08-30 , 18:40
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Originally Posted by dbec10 View Post
By far the best solution is to use the Bluetooth connection to the phone for your data link.
I disagree. The best solution is, if you have a phone with wifi sharing, or a cradlepoint type device, to use that. Better than Bluetooth.

If I am on a ship in the middle of the sea. I can surf.
You've got cellular service on the middle of the sea? really... I wasn't ware of any cell towers out in the deep blue Pacific Ocean.

If I move to another area and change providers, I can get myself setup with the new plan or get a new phone and not have to buy a new tablet as well, or tablet data card.
Your statement is that, with the "many specialized devices model", you'll only have to replace the phone (or gateway device), and not the tablet/MID/PDA. 1 purchase. And you're saying that's better than with the convergence device model.

Yet, the MIDs that have 3G radios are almost all using modules. And since we're comparing to the "convergence device" model, we'll extrapolate that to "has voice/txt service built in to that module" as well. So, if I switch carriers/protocols, I don't have to swap tablets/MIDs/smartphones, I just have to replace the module. 1 purchase... and it will probably be no more expensive, and maybe a lot less expensive, than you having to buy a new phone for your "many devices" model.

Remind me how the many specialized devices model better than the convergence device model in this context?
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