buying i-mate sp3i any comments?

[lukas70]

hi, just found this phone on ebay, they go for about $150 unlocked
why so cheap for a smartphone? i know they are maybe 2 years old, but they have all the features of a nokia 6670 and more and my brother paid over 400 for that one

i know imate has terrible support, but other then that cant find anything on this phone, just a few good user reviews

any comments will help, thx

Technical Details:

Additional Technical Details:

• Operating System : Windows Mobile Second Edition for Smartphones
• Dimensions : 107.5mm x 44.5mm x 18mm
• Weight : 102g
• Processor : TI OMAP 730 Tri-Band GSM/GPRS
• ROM : 64MB
• RAM : 32MB
• Standard Battery : 1050mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion
• Battery Life :
- Talk time : 3.5 hours
- GPRS : 2 hours
- Standby : 140 hours
• AC Adaptor : 100~240 VAC 50/60Hz
• Fully Integrated GSM/GPRS Module :
- GSM 850
- GSM 1800
- GSM 1900
• Auto Band Switching
• Generic GSM service :
- Call holding, waiting, forwarding
- CLI
- Display own number
- SMS
- Network selection
- Cell broadcast
- Multi-party conference call
- Phase 2 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
- EFR/FR/HR
- Network lock
• GPRS :
- GPRS Class B
- Multi-slot standard Class 10
- MO/MT SMS over GPRS
- PBCCH
• SIM functions :
- 3.0v SIM operation
- SIM application toolkit
- Over the air provisioning
- Security
- FDN (Fixed dialler number)
- SDN (Service dialling number)
- ADN (Abbreviated dialling number)
• Keyboard/Buttons :
- Power button
- Numerical dialling keypad
- Soft-key buttons
- Home/Connection button
- Back button
- Send Phone button
- End Phone button
- One 5-way navigation joypad
- Camera capture button
- Volume buttons
• Camera : VGA-standard CMOS camera
• Interfaces :
- 3.0v SIM card slot
- Mini-USB connector
- MiniSD memory card slot
- External antenna connector
- 2.5mm earphone/microphone jack with stereo sound
• Display : 2.2", 176x220 pixel TFT transflective LCD, 64k colours
• Connectivity :
- Bluetooth v1.1 - Class 2 transmit power
- Infrared IrDA SIR
• Bluetooth Profiles :
- Generic Access Profile
- Serial Port Profile
- Dial-Up Networking Profile
- Headset Profile
- Generic Object Exchange Profile
- Hands-free Profile
• Applications :
- Microsoft Pocket Outlook
- Microsoft Windows Media Player
- MSN Messenger
- Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer
- Microsoft ActiveSync
- Wireless Modem
- Games
- Calculator
- Camera Capture Utility - H.263, MPEG4
- Java Virtual Machine (J2ME)
- File Manager/ Task Manager
- T9 Predictive text input
- Voice Command software
- SIM Manager
• Languages Supported : English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguës, Türkçe


In the box:

SP3i Handset
AC Adaptor (Includes adapter for use in USA)
USB Sync Cable
Stereo Wired Headset with Microphone
Standard Battery
User Manual
Quick Start Guide
ActiveSync Software CD

[fiv3 0]

I have tried the MDA, HP 6510, and many others. I love this phone. It does everything I need and is small. Well worth the money.

[lukas70]

cool,
thx,
the only complaint i have found about this phone are the buttons/jostick suck, and paint chips off. just wondered if there was anything else but i guess not,

thx,

[nakadm]

I've had my sp3i for 6 months. The smartPhone suits all my needs and even more. The only draw back is the sd card. You'll need to power off the unit everytime you take the card out. They could have place the socket of the sd card anywhere else other then under the battery.....other then that, no complaints at all. They go for 150$Cdn plus shipping(brand new in box with all the gadget and the unit is unlock).