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8125 vs 8525 for a non 3G market
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Posted by: def4106

my area will not have 3G for at least a year. with the 8125 likely to really drop in price would the 8525 be overkill?

I really would nit use wifi and the main concern is the web browser and processor speed. I will primarily be surfing iming and using local apps games etc

Posted by: rosullivan04

The Hermes is significantly faster browsing-wise than the Wizard due to the processor... menus are much snappier as well - I would definitely hold out for that reason.

Posted by: cshehan

I would have to disagree. While the 8125 does not have as powerfull of a processor, I don't think that alone is enough to justify the purchase. Only the combination of 3G and processing speed would be enough for me to make the bigger investment. Personally I would buy the 8125 w/o contract, and wait a year for the 8525 killer. We all know it will happen, and probably sooner than a year from now everybody will be drooling for the latest greatest toy. Even if there is nothing better on the horizon (which I highly doubt), you would be able to get the 8525 much cheaper than you could when it comes out. Just my $.02.

Posted by: RF9

I hate to invest in yesterday's tech and I rarely point people to the product that is actively being replaced. However, the 8125 really isn't outdated by any means.
I say this, if you can get the 8125 for half the price of an 8525, you should get it. But if it's only like $100~$150 more, then I say get the 8525 because you won't be up for an upgrade for 18 months. It really matters how valuable the extra money is to you.
But you wouldn't regret getting the 8125. I have it now and I'd be totally happy with it if it had 3G. The faster processor in the 8525 is nice, but the 8125 is fast enough.

The other day I had MobiTV going, Sirius satellite radio streaming (both in the background) and I still managed to web browse in IE (albeit it was rendering pages slowly and audio was skipping occasionally on the other apps.) But I did for the sole puprose of seeing if it could be done.
I was more amazed that EDGE data kept up with it. I was awestruck.

My only complaints about the 8125:
The keyboard. I haven't used the 8525, but I imagine from what I've seen/read that the keyboard is a little nicer. 8125's is fine, but I think it could be better.
The number key placement on the keyboard (along the top row instead of in a dial pad position.) It makes entering numbers cumbersome to the point that I actaully swear at it (but that's just me and my "whos' bright idea was this!?" attitude.)
No "START" and "OK" keys. You have to use Smartskey to "hack" this functionality in ot the soft keys. This really bugs me having to hold the soft keys rather than just press an OK or start key. I also use OmapClock to overclock my 8125 to 240 and it's working well.
That's it. I just wand 3G which it doesn't have.

So get the 8125 and don't look back, unless you can affort the little extra (if it is) to get the 8525 and then you'll be in the new phone club.

For web surfing some sites, use http://mini.opera.com/ for some sites (it's a Java Midlet app.) It makes surfing on EDGE way faster with heavty sites. But text entry is awful. Use IE for the rest.