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#130
Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
I think, now, we come to the basis of our disagreement over mobile internet—semantics:

The N900 is probably coming around Q2 2008, too early for good WIMAX coverage. Because of this, I don't think it's appropriate to discuss WIMAX as a feature for the mainstream N900 model (a Sprint-branded specialty model might be something different). Perhaps "future NITs" should be substituted here.

As we've already established, WIMAX hasn't become the ubiquitous standard (and with recent shake-ups in Sprint, it might never), so "mobile internet" is a much better term.

The mobile date features you're discussing go beyond the N900's timeframe, this is where most of my disagreement with you arose.
Agreed. In hindsight, I should have paid more attention to my first post (namely: step 4 out of 5, and realistic) when speculating the N900's future "mobile internet" capabilities. Although I'd like to see it, I agree, that it's likely not realistic to expect it in late 2008.

In any case, I still love you, man!

There's a least one company manufacturing Wi-Fi radios in 2GB SD cards, so it would be nice if the N900 will have an upgrade slot (SD or other) and cards to provide additional connectivity options (GSM, WiMAX, WiBro, etc) for those that want more coverage and/or convergence!



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Last edited by Capt'n Corrupt; 2007-11-04 at 18:24.