Does any one want one?

Seen one yet?

I know they come out June 1st... I am with Sprint... might get one to replace my BRICK: Treo 650... Tarzan Phone

...seems like since the iPhone... the whole world has slowed down on phone tech... or is it just my LAME world? LOL at myself....

LINK:

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13960

 

i've been waiting on this phone for awhile.

my contract with sprint ends 5/1. and i have a $150 credit for upgrade.

most likely, i'll use it on this phone.

 

Coincidence or providence? LOL... I have the same $150 upgrade credit too... I wonder how much the phone will cost? Have you heard?

 

supposedly, they're not going to be over $250.

i thought it seemed too good to true. but they're pushing hard to get it priced much cheaper than the iphone.

and providence! always, providence.

 

Sprint will sell it for dirt cheap, anything to get customers to come to them...

 

I bought my wife a centro for Valentines day.... so I would like to buy a phone that does not cost as much... but is getting my work done too.... I do some heavy text at work and email downloads so I need a phone that can get that done... my palm does some, but not all of it... but I know my wife's centro would... LOL

 

I am already "jacked in" with them... I just want a cool phone for less...

 

Wow that thing isnt the best looking but has some great features especially stereo bluetooth, which my iphone had that. oh the camera being used a scrolling device is pretty cool too even if it is a bit gimicy

 

acelerometer?

 

meh, doesnt make me want to get rid of my 700p.

 

My contract comes up in June too with Sprint. What a crazy coincidence...

 

After getting rev a and GPS on my touch, i would give up the cool interface and touch options to be able to run whatever software i want on my windows mobile 6.1 device. Sprint tv is ok, but nowhere near as good as the sling player. And i love having full flash support with the skyfire browser. Not to mention all the different browsers i can use for different circumstances. But this is good for the iphone crowd that have sprint.

 

I'm done with Verizon and their cockiness... 3 buttons on my Treo 700wx aren't working... and their stores aren't going to replace it anymore... (I pay the monthly insurance), said they don't do that with PDA phon anymore (in the store), so I have to deal with tech support, and assured me that it'll be a refurblished phone... I've had refurblished phones before, they were crap... as if they took the phone off the hands of someone else and then pass it along to the next guy... The store told me if I want a new NEW phone, I might as well just buy one since I'm eligible for out of contract discount...so, I figure I'll just go (back) to Sprint... especially for this phone

 

Its a cool device, but I need my Blackberry Curve! Love this phone, and I've done the no physical keyboard thing and it is cool fo awhile but gets old..............

 

there are tons of vids on Youtube with this phone... here's one, but you gotta turn the volume up...

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Looks like an Iphone ripoff...

 

it's better than the iPhone IMO.... using iPhone's web browser (not thru wifi) is like surfing the net on dial up on your PC it's slow as fvck.

 

the instinct doesn't have wifi though, right?

i'm not too big on the looks of the internet browser too.

however, i'm leaning more towards this phone because of price.

 

Speaking of price... why in the world can't I find a price quote on this rig? I really don't understand why they wait until its about to come out (or comes out) to release the price... I guess I'm not a marketing guy!!!

 

the buzz is $300 or less + contract, keep in mind it's up against the 2nd gen iPhone... they need to keep it reasonable

 

Supposedly they are waiting for apple + att to release pricing on the new iphone.

 

makes sense.

 

when is the next iphone due?

the htc diamond seems more like a iphone competitor than the instinct... or am I wrong on this?

 

.... and ur rite, it does make sense...

 

The problem for Sprint is that they spend about 100 million on advertising on this phone. On their website, they do nothing but bash the iphone in comparos, so they have no choice now but to wait for the Apple to release pricing on the next iphone. Sprint is pretty scared right now. Just when they thought they released something somewhat comparable with the iphone, Apple set the bar higher by developing a 3g iphone. Even if apple rereleased the current model with 3g and that's it, people will eat it up.

And as far as the diamond goes, the current iphone cant shine it's shoes. The iphone does what it does very flashy and very well. But, As of right now, until the SDK kicks off, Windows mobile phones have far more capabilities than the iphone. They may not look as nice and may not have the easy user interface, but mobile's felxibility and endless amounts of software make it top the Iphones OSX.

I have both the Iphone and a Sprint touch. My touch absolutely runs circles around my iphone except for video, music. Web browsing is a toss up. My Touch has 3g and full flash, and with skyfire, i can play flash games and view embedded movies. On the other hand, my iphone's screen and safari is much better on wifi for general browsing. Best part about the Diamond is that it's hardware makes it ready for Windows mobile 7 which will take it even further up the ranks.

 

but does/will AT&T even have anything like the speed of Sprint's/Verizon's EVDO? that's all I'm concern with since I'm on the browser so much... (like I am right now, and I'd say 70% of my posts are done with my cell)

 

Att's 3g coverage wont be as good as Sprint's but where the coverage is good, it should be about the same as sprints 3g. Don't know about the rev a.

 

if anyone cares, Sprint announced the price for the Instinct after rebate/2 year contract will be $200 (no surprise), link? it's all over the net.... just google "sprint, instinct, price announced"

 

How is Sprint's service?

 

Picked Up An Instinct For My Brother. $129 After $100 Rebate.

 

What??!! Where? At a Sprint store? So, it was actually $229 at the store with the mail in $100 rebate?

 

AWARD-WINNING SAMSUNG INSTINCT™ AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM SPRINT ON JUNE 20 FOR JUST $129.99

Revolutionary device offers industry-leading combination
of full touch-screen functionality and fast network speeds
with live TV, stereo Bluetooth, GPS with turn-by-turn navigation
and one-touch access to favorites

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – June 18, 2008 – Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced pricing for Instinct, a new wireless device that offers consumers an industry-leading user experience by combining full touch-screen functionality with the fast speeds available on the largest national mobile broadband network. When the device launches on June 20, it will cost just $129.99 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Customers will be able to purchase Instinct through Sprint retail stores, Web (www.sprint.com) and telesales (1-800-SPRINT1.) Best Buy is Sprint’s exclusive retail partner for Instinct from June 20 – August 28....

http://gizmodo.com/5017524/sprint-dr...9-after-rebate

 

I won't consider this phone unless I can get it with the SERO plan when my current contract expires this December (assuming SERO is still around).

 

thanx!

 

One note, you can only get this if you sign up for their unlimited data plan (starting at $69.99).

 

that's still about $30 cheaper than what I'm paying with Verizon right now. Buying this phone and not gettin' the unlimited plan would be a waste anyway

 

I've heard it sucks

 

see, that's where I think it's all relative... While Verizon was the one and ONLY service that came in clear at the gym I worked at (still there, but only a few days/week), it sucked at my ol' condo, which was ONE mile away. At my mom's house? 2 bars at best-upstairs, downstairs? I'm lucky with one bar. So, sure you "heard" Sprint sucks... but from who? I have clients that swear by T-Mobile... but yet, I've also heard that they suck too from other people...

 

+1

 

That is how it will be initially. Not sure how long Sprint will require this. Members from the sprint pcs forum are saying that on July 13 this phone may be open to the SERO plan.