P1i Thoughts, Reviews, Questions and Answers

[Kricket]

I can't imagine paying that for a smart phone with no 850. Email and internet will be basically useless.

...if youre on a network that relies heavily on 850...

EDIT - i feel bad for you people in cali - i think even tmo roams on 850 out there - that just seems so counterintuitive - why start developing a system whereby only people in certain areas HAVE to worry about 850?

here in chicago - ive only had 2 phones with 850 total - and those werent even my main phones - i have no problems whatsoever using 1900

[mrochester]

Same proc as p990, w950 & m600.

Yeah that's such a shame really. This could have been a great device!

[randomtask77]

...if youre on a network that relies heavily on 850...

EDIT - i feel bad for you people in cali -

Why? I've been using unbranded SE phones since 2001 and almost all of them were tri-band 900/1800/1900 and I haven't had problems with them in Cali. Cali is still one of the few places where you could use a 1900 only phone with no problems.

[terrien]

A recent review states it s quite faster that those previous models:
» review here «

[Paul in SoCal]

Why? I've been using unbranded SE phones since 2001 and almost all of them were tri-band 900/1800/1900 and I haven't had problems with them in Cali. Cali is still one of the few places where you could use a 1900 only phone with no problems.

Not with internet. Non 850 phones work fine out here. But I don't enjoy surfing the web on grps. Waste-o-time.

[Guest 221]

It's not the lack of 850 that kills it, it's the lack of EDGE for crying out loud!

[bachviet]

...if youre on a network that relies heavily on 850...

EDIT - i feel bad for you people in cali - i think even tmo roams on 850 out there - that just seems so counterintuitive - why start developing a system whereby only people in certain areas HAVE to worry about 850?
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T-Mo doesn't have any roaming with 850 out here in SoCal. I know plenty of pple with T-Mobile using 900/1800/1900 or 900/1900 phones.

[Kricket]

Why? I've been using unbranded SE phones since 2001 and almost all of them were tri-band 900/1800/1900 and I haven't had problems with them in Cali. Cali is still one of the few places where you could use a 1900 only phone with no problems.

ive never actually been to cali - i was under the impression that 850 is crucial out there due to posts ive read here - maybe thats not the case

there is a LOT of misconception about people "needing" 850 on these boards - sure, there are places where it is pretty essential - but i would think that those places would consist of VERY small sections of metro areas and then the boonies

im in your boat - here in chicago - i just dont need 850 - even when i road trip up to toronto (which is supposedly COVERED with 850), ive never had any issues

and addressing boston_errol - yeah - no edge is an absolute deal breaker for me

[randomtask77]

ive never actually been to cali - i was under the impression that 850 is crucial out there due to posts ive read here - maybe thats not the case

there is a LOT of misconception about people "needing" 850 on these boards - sure, there are places where it is pretty essential - but i would think that those places would consist of VERY small sections of metro areas and then the boonies

im in your boat - here in chicago - i just dont need 850 - even when i road trip up to toronto (which is supposedly COVERED with 850), ive never had any issues

and addressing boston_errol - yeah - no edge is an absolute deal breaker for me

I think that there are sections of Cali (northern cali) that are starting to use 850 and 1900, thus why you see some threads about some people needing it.

[SplndidHorror]

I'm in southern California and i was always under the impression that 850 was crucial for me, or anybody in the US, and I have been basing my next phone purchase on that little fact. How can I find out of 850 is used in my area? That would be such a relief if it wasn't.

[mrochester]

A recent review states it s quite faster that those previous models:
» review here «

I'd have to try it out for myself in a shop. I want something that's at least as fast as the N95.

[Da_G]

you can get away with 1900 outdoors in so cal, but once you start trekking inside buildings, places with high density foliage, etc, that 1900 signal has a real hard time punching through whereas the 850 signal will make it iwth room to spare.

[feverfive]

ive never actually been to cali - i was under the impression that 850 is crucial out there due to posts ive read here - maybe thats not the case

there is a LOT of misconception about people "needing" 850 on these boards - sure, there are places where it is pretty essential - but i would think that those places would consist of VERY small sections of metro areas and then the boonies

im in your boat - here in chicago - i just dont need 850 - even when i road trip up to toronto (which is supposedly COVERED with 850), ive never had any issues

and addressing boston_errol - yeah - no edge is an absolute deal breaker for me

I agree... I'm in Omaha, NE, so I don't technically NEED 850, but I travel a lot into areas w/ mostly 850 coverage. It's bad enough that AT&T doesn't have coverage in rural parts of Iowa where I grew up (so when I go back home for the holidays, I have no coverage whatsoever), but I just can't be left w/out a phone when I travel for work...

[junkiejoe]

I'm in southern California and i was always under the impression that 850 was crucial for me, or anybody in the US, and I have been basing my next phone purchase on that little fact. How can I find out of 850 is used in my area? That would be such a relief if it wasn't.

http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_us.shtml

[wampl3r]

Woah! Import gsm isn't messing around... I just got a notification from them and its only $600!

http://www.importgsm.com/product.php?productid=421