Sunday, August 15, 2004
Verizon Finally Selling Bluetooth Phone
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 03:00 PM
In case you didn't notice, Verizon quietly released the Motorola V710, its first readily-available 1xRTT Bluetooth phone, last week.
I've been reading the boards for mini-reviews, and as far as I can tell, the biggest criticism is that it only supports a limited set of Bluetooth profiles -- primarily enabling headset and modem support -- and specifically not supporting OBEX. This is apparently to allow Verizon to maintain a monopoly on ringtones and other mini-addons (via their "Get It Now" service) for their phones. Nevertheless, if Bluetooth is what you've been waiting for on Verizon, now's the time to get it. 8)
I've been reading the boards for mini-reviews, and as far as I can tell, the biggest criticism is that it only supports a limited set of Bluetooth profiles -- primarily enabling headset and modem support -- and specifically not supporting OBEX. This is apparently to allow Verizon to maintain a monopoly on ringtones and other mini-addons (via their "Get It Now" service) for their phones. Nevertheless, if Bluetooth is what you've been waiting for on Verizon, now's the time to get it. 8)
