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Title: Sprint phones?
Post by: Saulbadguy on August 30, 2007, 06:18:04 PM
Seeing as some of you classy bastages work at Sprint, i'd think maybe some of you had some knowledge of the products.  I'm thinking of a Sanyo Katana DLX.  My last couple of phones have been Sanyos and i've liked them. 

I want something that supports video/tv, high speed browsing (EVDO, I guess?) and GPS.  Side-note, has anyone used GPS w/ their phones? Does it work well?

TIA
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pufizzle on August 30, 2007, 08:21:09 PM
Switch to Verizon.

hth
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: cireksu on August 30, 2007, 08:38:24 PM
I've got a Katana and no complaints.  easy to use, and it's big enough that I feel like I'm talking into an actual telephone and not a tiny piece of plastic.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pissclams on August 30, 2007, 08:48:40 PM
Seeing as some of you classy bastages work at Sprint, i'd think maybe some of you had some knowledge of the products.  I'm thinking of a Sanyo Katana DLX.  My last couple of phones have been Sanyos and i've liked them. 

I want something that supports video/tv, high speed browsing (EVDO, I guess?) and GPS.  Side-note, has anyone used GPS w/ their phones? Does it work well?

TIA
that new Katana DLX is very cool, i was just talking to a coworker about it this afternoon. EVDO enabled (broadband) which will support your GPS.  Note that if you plan on using GPS you can use it with a free program like Google Earth or something similar but i dont know if G Earth is supported by the OS of the Katana, some people will bluetooth their evdo/gps to a gps receiver like a TomTom that they put on their car dash.  just google it and you  can find more info.  i can ask a chick i know in handset marketing how the Katana DLX is doing from a return standpoint tomorrow at the office and tell you if it's a piece of crap or not.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pissclams on August 30, 2007, 08:59:31 PM
also i have google earth on my treo 700 but don't know how to use the gps
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: Saulbadguy on August 30, 2007, 09:53:13 PM
Seeing as some of you classy bastages work at Sprint, i'd think maybe some of you had some knowledge of the products.  I'm thinking of a Sanyo Katana DLX.  My last couple of phones have been Sanyos and i've liked them. 

I want something that supports video/tv, high speed browsing (EVDO, I guess?) and GPS.  Side-note, has anyone used GPS w/ their phones? Does it work well?

TIA
that new Katana DLX is very cool, i was just talking to a coworker about it this afternoon. EVDO enabled (broadband) which will support your GPS.  Note that if you plan on using GPS you can use it with a free program like Google Earth or something similar but i dont know if G Earth is supported by the OS of the Katana, some people will bluetooth their evdo/gps to a gps receiver like a TomTom that they put on their car dash.  just google it and you  can find more info.  i can ask a chick i know in handset marketing how the Katana DLX is doing from a return standpoint tomorrow at the office and tell you if it's a piece of crap or not.
Find out about the GPS. I heard of something called "Tele-nav"?? I'll research more tomorrow.  Also get pics of this handset marketing chick. TIA.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: waks on August 30, 2007, 10:03:40 PM
Ask Kougs.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: steve dave on August 30, 2007, 10:48:29 PM
Sorry to leach off your thread, but, my Samsung crapped out and they tried to give me a Razr.  I yelled until they gave up (I was making a scene ala me in kindergarten!  I don't brag usually but I pretty much shut down the store) and gave me an LG Muziq.  Does it suck?  I want to put a micro SD card in and load a bunch of music.  It feels flimsy though.  Is it sucky?  I still get the full trade in value ($150) in 6 months and want something good.  Is it worth keeping this new thing they gave me or should I pay to upgrade? 
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: waks on August 30, 2007, 10:54:18 PM
Sorry to leach off your thread, but, my Samsung crapped out and they tried to give me a Razr.  I yelled until they gave up (I was making a scene ala me in kindergarten!  I don't brag usually but I pretty much shut down the store) and gave me an LG Muziq.  Does it suck?  I want to put a micro SD card in and load a bunch of music.  It feels flimsy though.  Is it sucky?  I still get the full trade in value ($150) in 6 months and want something good.  Is it worth keeping this new thing they gave me or should I pay to upgrade? 
I have a Krzr. Muy bueno, IMO. The MP3 player on it is pretty sweet.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: steve dave on August 30, 2007, 11:02:45 PM
Sorry to leach off your thread, but, my Samsung crapped out and they tried to give me a Razr.  I yelled until they gave up (I was making a scene ala me in kindergarten!  I don't brag usually but I pretty much shut down the store) and gave me an LG Muziq.  Does it suck?  I want to put a micro SD card in and load a bunch of music.  It feels flimsy though.  Is it sucky?  I still get the full trade in value ($150) in 6 months and want something good.  Is it worth keeping this new thing they gave me or should I pay to upgrade? 
I have a Krzr. Muy bueno, IMO. The MP3 player on it is pretty sweet.

Does it have a micro SD card slot?  I just got mine.  What do those cards cost and how much memory can you get?  Why the Spanish?  The only thing I know is:  Donde esta la cerveza?  It's gotten me through two spring breaks.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pissclams on August 31, 2007, 08:22:46 AM
Seeing as some of you classy bastages work at Sprint, i'd think maybe some of you had some knowledge of the products.  I'm thinking of a Sanyo Katana DLX.  My last couple of phones have been Sanyos and i've liked them. 

I want something that supports video/tv, high speed browsing (EVDO, I guess?) and GPS.  Side-note, has anyone used GPS w/ their phones? Does it work well?

TIA
that new Katana DLX is very cool, i was just talking to a coworker about it this afternoon. EVDO enabled (broadband) which will support your GPS.  Note that if you plan on using GPS you can use it with a free program like Google Earth or something similar but i dont know if G Earth is supported by the OS of the Katana, some people will bluetooth their evdo/gps to a gps receiver like a TomTom that they put on their car dash.  just google it and you  can find more info.  i can ask a chick i know in handset marketing how the Katana DLX is doing from a return standpoint tomorrow at the office and tell you if it's a piece of crap or not.
Find out about the GPS. I heard of something called "Tele-nav"?? I'll research more tomorrow.  Also get pics of this handset marketing chick. TIA.   :thumbsup:
TeleNav works on the Katana that you're looking at. It's $9.99 a month and you sign up through their website- TeleNav (http://www.telenav.com/products/tn/)
Talked to my friend - she said they are good phones, the best in terms of reliability.  Not sure where in T-Town you are but Sprint's EVDO service only really covers within the city limits, it's spotty outside of that, just something to keep in mind.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: Saulbadguy on August 31, 2007, 08:51:39 AM
It looks like sprint has their own navigation software (not telenav)

http://navigation.sprint.com/snweb/
Although it looks like the same thing. Maybe it is?  It says it's 9.99 a mo but I think that may be included if you get the power vision ultimate pack.  :confused:
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pissclams on August 31, 2007, 09:01:49 AM
i think it's the same software that TeleNav uses, and ya it's included in the Power Vision Navigation Pack ($19.99/mo) w/ unlimited data.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: Saulbadguy on August 31, 2007, 01:39:07 PM
Sanyo DLX = excellence.

Telenav is pretty slick.  Works pretty well w/ directions, i'll try it out tonight (driving to Wichita, LOL!)

TV quality is pretty good.  I like that you can watch live TV on alot of channels.  I'll probably watch alot of TV at work now. I'll try the music portion of it later.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pissclams on August 31, 2007, 01:59:24 PM
did u get the metal looking one or the pink one?   :peek:
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: Saulbadguy on August 31, 2007, 04:10:20 PM
did u get the metal looking one or the pink one?   :peek:
Metal.

Got my wife the black Katana II
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: waks on August 31, 2007, 06:26:10 PM
Sorry to leach off your thread, but, my Samsung crapped out and they tried to give me a Razr.  I yelled until they gave up (I was making a scene ala me in kindergarten!  I don't brag usually but I pretty much shut down the store) and gave me an LG Muziq.  Does it suck?  I want to put a micro SD card in and load a bunch of music.  It feels flimsy though.  Is it sucky?  I still get the full trade in value ($150) in 6 months and want something good.  Is it worth keeping this new thing they gave me or should I pay to upgrade? 
I have a Krzr. Muy bueno, IMO. The MP3 player on it is pretty sweet.

Does it have a micro SD card slot?  I just got mine.  What do those cards cost and how much memory can you get?  Why the Spanish?  The only thing I know is:  Donde esta la cerveza?  It's gotten me through two spring breaks.
Yes, it has a micro slot. They cost about 30 bucks. I believe mine is a 2mb.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: pufizzle on August 31, 2007, 08:30:02 PM
Big time lol's at people who use Sprint.  Any company that cancels over a thousand customer's lines because they called into customer support too much can lick my balls.
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: Saulbadguy on September 03, 2007, 04:04:49 PM
Big time lol's at people who use Sprint.  Any company that cancels over a thousand customer's lines because they called into customer support too much can lick my balls.
LOL@YOU!

I never call customer support, so I don't have to worry about them canceling my service.   :fatty:
Title: Re: Sprint phones?
Post by: kougar24 on September 05, 2007, 04:34:06 PM
Sorry I didn't see this thread earlier, but you made a good call. The DLX is the phone I recommended to my family when they hopped on my F&F plan. Solid design and specs.

The Muziq is...okay.

And yes, Sprint Navigation is powered by TeleNav.