Originally Posted by
nmenaker
Wow, that was fast shipping. Let us know what your data throughput on the device is (make sure WIFI is off, well duh, I feel stupid for even mentioning that to you DStu)
also it would be good to know how long the device will last when connected and simply paired? If it IS going to be a phone, the device should technically last a full day with some use.
Also, is the battery replaceable and what is the size/form factor or any numbers? We could try and find alternates.
Do you know the range of frequencies that are supported? I know it shows the standard GSM frequencies, but those are mostly the voice frequencies and not the data frequencies like 3G 2100, HSDPA or HSDAP+, like with a newer AT&T iphone sim or t-mobile 4g data sim.
thanks! quite the pioneer
It doesn't have 3g. Their support forum also says that. I'll pop for a day's worth of data from TMobile and see how bad it is on Edge. I think we all know it won't be set the world on fire, but I managed to do a VOIP call over EDGE using Fring last year and get acceptable results. It was good enough for the wife. I wouldn't try to do a million dollar deal over that connection. I'll try to get some comparisons up against another EDGE device, but I'm a little burried at work and that may take some time.
Here is a comparison picture of it and a Samsung Hotspot:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/imagehpa.jpg/
Here is a picture of it with the back off (not an overly easy job):
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/862/imagexwg.jpg/
Here is the battery on its own if that helps:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/403/imagekmx.jpg/
I bought mine from Amazon and was surprised that it actually showed up in an Amazon box. I'll give it a try with an Android as well and report back.