Motorola A780
Coming to the U.S.? YES!
Having spent time with an A760 a year ago (the predecessor to this) and briefly with an E680 at CTIA, I can tell you this is a great platform. Very good at multimedia. Very capable Bluetooth implementation. Easy to use.
It's so great to see manufacturers finally combining high-speed data like EDGE with powerful devices like this. I think this is going to be a hit. Go Linux! 😉
J~
While not a necessary feature, I find the camera does come in handy from time to time... esp for making short video clips.
I totally disagree with your comment that "Most places" don't allow you to bring in a camera phone. I've been to malls, restaurants, movie theaters, sporting events, work, etc. and never once have I been told I couldn't bring a camera phone in. Granted, gyms and some other places are starting to crack down, but most of those places you'd just leave it in your car anyway.
tara said:
My friend, you're wrong about that. Most places aren't allowing camera phones.
Lionsfan is actually quite right in his observations. Camera phones are treated no differently then any other phone in most places. If you are in a location where they don't want you taking pictures, they will stop you from doing so when you try. Since you are are, most likely, on camera yourself they'll just catch up to you in need be.
Amazingly, I've never been bared entry to *any* location because of my phone.
Maybe you don't travel in the places that I do.
I'm sure we don't. The places you go aren't "most places", they are just a *few places* you go to in the *very large* and...
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Actually at the NYC Digital Life show, the Motorola reps were stating that the company screwed up to release such a bad phone.
Though their new line looks good and has excellent features. Saw this phone in person and was impressed.
MikeGDR said:
Actually at the NYC Digital Life show, the Motorola reps were stating that the company screwed up to release such a bad phone.
Sounds like that was their way of dealing with the burn. The phone's great; I use it personally. I believe the issue was that they had RF issues on the east coast, which big M was ready to fix, but somehow the news reached Stan Sigman's desk (Cingular CEO) and he got upset and demanded it to be pulled.