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« on: September 27, 2005, 10:46:39 am »
Am I the only one hanging on wating for these?

Moto keeps promising, but I'm begining to think that they're not going to ship one for the US in '05.

Moto A780

They've released quite a few in Asia, but they don't have quad band GSM, so they can't used on the Cingular/T-Mobile GSM networks here in the US.


If you're lucky enough to live in Asia and you have one, please post a review.


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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2005, 12:25:11 pm »
Im off to China quite soon Iv had my eye on a Moto E680i... Il post a review when I get it.
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2005, 10:41:17 pm »
I keep drooling for one on ebay - and there are Quad Band GSM with EDGE handsets too available on Ebay - but the price puts me off got the time being.

Lets see, maybe one day I will jump for it, or just wait some more for a better and a US release soon.
I only wish there was a comparable smartphone (looks and design wise) with Qtopia Phone on it and not the closed Motorola Linux version on it.
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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2005, 12:04:56 am »
Qtopia phones are still on the horizon in US and EU markets. We are also waiting...
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2005, 07:21:50 am »
... and also waiting for Skype :-(
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2005, 08:24:43 am »
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Am I the only one hanging on wating for these?

Moto keeps promising, but I'm begining to think that they're not going to ship one for the US in '05.

Moto A780

They've released quite a few in Asia, but they don't have quad band GSM, so they can't used on the Cingular/T-Mobile GSM networks here in the US.


If you're lucky enough to live in Asia and you have one, please post a review.


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mobilebee.com carries the A780 and the E680i. They seem to provide for both cingular and T-Mobile contracts.
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2005, 08:43:34 am »
From informed channels, I gather that the ROAD S101 will hit the market in the next few months. Although it's using Qtopia 2.x I'm looking forward to buying that device and coding some applications for it.
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2005, 12:13:56 am »
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mobilebee.com carries the A780 and the E680i. They seem to provide for both cingular and T-Mobile contracts.
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Thanks. The E680i is down right affordable for 2 GB internal storage.

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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2005, 02:20:42 pm »
The thing with the E680i is that it has no dial-pad either. Its a pain to have to dial using the soft-dialpad all the time. I thing the A780 rectified this problem by including the flip cover with the keys on it.

I understand though that both do support voice dial - yeah, but what about those un-stored numbers. Maybe its just me - but a phone wihtout a dial-pad is not complete, just as a PDA without a keypad (like the Zaurus) is not complete.  ;-)
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2005, 11:22:02 am »
AFAIK, the A760 is (was) the only one where you could telnet into the device.

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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2005, 04:44:51 pm »
No, telnet access is possible also on the A780 and the E680.
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« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2005, 12:53:55 pm »
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The thing with the E680i is that it has no dial-pad either. Its a pain to have to dial using the soft-dialpad all the time. I thing the A780 rectified this problem by including the flip cover with the keys on it.I understand though that both do support voice dial - yeah, but what about those un-stored numbers. Maybe its just me - but a phone wihtout a dial-pad is not complete, just as a PDA without a keypad (like the Zaurus) is not complete.  ;-)
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I bought a E680i a few month ago. I don't think, that it's really a pain to work with the soft dial pad. The handwriting and the soft pads of the E680i are really good and you can quickly edit SMS, mails, small notes etc. I enjoy this phone, but for effective use I need more support. What's with new or alternative firmware and how can can I implement it from a linux host. What about a SDK, which runs on my Linux PC or even on the ZAURUS and supports J2ME and C++?
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« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2005, 02:43:27 pm »
Isn't that a rebranded version of the HTC tmobile doohickey that people here are complaining runs only windows?  Will the software for that work on the tmobile version?  I assume the road101 is not a us market phone.

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From informed channels, I gather that the ROAD S101 will hit the market in the next few months. Although it's using Qtopia 2.x I'm looking forward to buying that device and coding some applications for it.
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« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2005, 06:34:49 am »
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Isn't that a rebranded version of the HTC tmobile doohickey that people here are complaining runs only windows?  Will the software for that work on the tmobile version?  I assume the road101 is not a us market phone.
No. That one is sold as Qtec, or iMate. Or PPC 6700 in the US.
It's quite a brilliant machine, actually. Even nicer than the Treo.
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