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To: Swordmaker

I did also want make an additional comment on the speed of the internet connection. From the Cnet review on the phone,”The real news here is the wireless trifecta: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and EV-DO. You should check Sprint’s Web site to see if EV-DO coverage is available in your area. If it is, you can count on peak download speeds of up to 2Mbps, though real-world usage will most likely be in the area of 400Kbps to 700Kbps.”

http://www.cnet.com/products/audiovox-ppc-6700-sprint/2/

Dspite you calling me a “liar” on this as well... this would be consistent with my experience with the phone.


61 posted on 05/20/2015 9:24:26 PM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15; Star Traveler; dayglored; Loud Mime; itsahoot; amigatec; PA Engineer; House Atreides; ...
I did also want make an additional comment on the speed of the internet connection. From the Cnet review on the phone,”The real news here is the wireless trifecta: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and EV-DO. You should check Sprint’s Web site to see if EV-DO coverage is available in your area. If it is, you can count on peak download speeds of up to 2Mbps, though real-world usage will most likely be in the area of 400Kbps to 700Kbps.”

OK. . . good catch. Sprint's original implementation of EVDO was revision 0 which only went to 967Mbs. . . and that was the speed when all those reviews that I read were done. They did later upgrade their EVDO to Revision A, which would hit 1.4Mbs. My apologies. C-Net and you have it right. . . but at the time of their review, even they were speaking theoretically because Sprint had yet to upgrade to revision A.

I note, however, the next sentence: "In the meantime, you can link to Bluetooth headsets or GPS receivers, or you can hop on to any nearby Wi-Fi hot spots." Or another sentence: "Even something as simple as switching screen orientation, which happens automatically when you open or close the keyboard was slow." Both of these sentences prove points I've made above and rebut yours. Again, not one mention of any motion sensors or internal GPS capability.

66 posted on 05/20/2015 10:48:29 PM PDT by Swordmaker ( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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