Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Cingular Launches Nokia's 9300 Communicator in US
Posted by Janak Parekh in "THE COMPETITION" @ 09:00 AM
"Cingular has officially launched the Nokia 9300 Communicator for direct consumer sales. The carrier has been selling the phone to its business customers since November. The 9300 is one of Nokia's Series-80 devices and has an extensive feature set."
Try as I might, I can't get excited about this device. After having used several WM5 Pocket PCs, including the JasJar and the Treo 700w, and having played with my colleague's XV6700, I don't see what's interesting about this device anymore. Phone Scoop has a good feature list, and the Cingular version doesn't have WiFi, Symbian is not known for its syncing prowess (from what I've heard, even ActiveSync is better), and the form factor seems awkward to me. On the other hand, it is reasonably cheap, has a decent screen and is bundled with Blackberry Connect. Does anyone have one and/or is planning to get one, and why?
Try as I might, I can't get excited about this device. After having used several WM5 Pocket PCs, including the JasJar and the Treo 700w, and having played with my colleague's XV6700, I don't see what's interesting about this device anymore. Phone Scoop has a good feature list, and the Cingular version doesn't have WiFi, Symbian is not known for its syncing prowess (from what I've heard, even ActiveSync is better), and the form factor seems awkward to me. On the other hand, it is reasonably cheap, has a decent screen and is bundled with Blackberry Connect. Does anyone have one and/or is planning to get one, and why?
