Sprint phones?

[Saulbadguy]

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

[pufizzle]

Switch to Verizon.

hth

[cireksu]

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.

[pissclams]

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.

[pissclams]

also i have google earth on my treo 700 but don't know how to use the gps

[Saulbadguy]

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.   

[waks]

Ask Kougs.

[steve dave]

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? 

[waks]

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.

[steve dave]

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.

[pissclams]

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.   

TeleNav works on the Katana that you're looking at. It's $9.99 a month and you sign up through their website- TeleNav
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.

[Saulbadguy]

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. 

[pissclams]

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.

[Saulbadguy]

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.

[pissclams]

did u get the metal looking one or the pink one?   

[Saulbadguy]

did u get the metal looking one or the pink one?   

Metal.

Got my wife the black Katana II

[waks]

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.

[pufizzle]

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.

[Saulbadguy]

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.   

[kougar24]

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.