Here's what we know from CTIA: As Bonoriffic already posted, Moto has announced the A840, the first fully-interoperable CDMA 1X/GSM-GRPS world phone. Features include: Worldwide2 Voice: Quad-mode 800/1900 CDMA; 900/1800 GSM capable Worldwide2 Data: CDMA 1X / GPRS Integrated CDMA/GSM picture phonebook BREW™ support for both CDMA and GPRS Integrated 1.2 Megapixel camera with short-range flash and 4X zoom for high quality images Video capture and playback: MPEG4 & h.263 decoder Speaker-independent Name and Digit dialing Bluetooth® Wireless Technology support MP3, MIDI, and full music listening Removable TransFlash memory card for expandable memory options 64 instrument polyphonic speaker 2.2” diagonal active color display (176 x 220) PIM functionality with picture caller-ID1 Downloadable themes (ringers, images, sounds)1 WAP 2.0 Browser Messaging: SMS, EMS, IM and MMS support Email: POP3, SMTP, IMAP41 Available 2H 2004. The v710 was officially announced. Features: Integrated 1.2 Megapixel camera with short range flash and 4X zoom for high quality images Video capture and playback: MPEG4 & h.263 decoder Bluetooth® Wireless Technology support Removable TransFlash memory card 64 instrument polyphonic speaker supporting MP3, MIDI, and full music listening Large, active color display (176 x 220) PIM functionality with picture caller-ID* Downloadable themes (ringers, images, sounds)* WAP 2.0 Messaging: SMS, EMS, IM and MMS support Email: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4* BREW™ Available by "the end of the first half of 2004." The A845, a UMTS phone for ATTWS, made it's first appearance. (No feature list on info sheet) Expected to be available in the United States with the launch of AT&T Wireless’ UMTS/WCDMA network in 2H 2004. And here's an interesting one: the DC600, a Bluetooth adapter for existing Moto phones. Available Q2 2004. Compatible models: T720, T720i, T720c, T721, T722, T722i, T725e, T730, T731, T300p, V300, V400, V60p, V60i series, V60it Color, V60x, V66i, E310, V810, V120t, V120x, V120e, V60c, V60t, V60g, V120c, V66 and V70 (which means that even those of us with a lowly v60c can soon enjoy Bluetooth goodness!)
Mine too. And I don't use Verizon personally, although there is an account in my name. I am so happy to see these finally coming out.
mmm bluetooth ... I can't wait ... I have seen for so long what my friends have done with bluetooth (he has a 616) and he gets online with his palm, as well as controlls his media player on his computer as well as lots of other cool stuff. So I cannot wait for verizon to get a bluetooth handset! plus these are pretty nice looking also! go MOTOROLA. hopefully this helps them regain respect that they have lost of late.
BT would help me out a great bit. We have a very week signal at our use, so I plug my phone into an external antenna which helps. I don't know the range of those BT ear pieces, but it should at least let me walk to a different part of the room and still hold a converstation.
Where's the GIN button? I was so hoping for one... It's good to see that Motorola is finally taking some initiative to release quality handsets for 2004.
bluetooth is supposed to work up to 30 feet i believe, I personally havent really used it so I am not so sure if thats an exact nmber or more of an estimate. I remember I had a wireless keyboard once (not bluetooth) that was only supposed to work 6 feet away and I could be in another room (about 20 feet away and through 2 walls) and it would still work. I would definately say that the BT headset will at least let you be anywhere in the room and more likely you can even be a room or 2 away.
From what little reading I have done on bluetooth 30' is a maximum direct line of site connection. I have not been able to test that for real...yet.
I am guesssing its a GSM phone just because they compare its specs to the V600. Also they dont really make a big deal about the fact that it has bluetooth which i see as another sign that its GSM. I am not positive I am just trying to read between the lines of whats written on phonescoop
Frankly, I'm thrilled as hell that there ISN'T a GIN button. My friend has an Samsung a530s, and the placement of the GIN button (in the middle of the D-pad, where "OK" should be) drives me up a wall - when I was helping her set it up, I kept pressing GIN instead of the softkey for "OK", because instinctively that's where the OK button should be. I'm sure on the V710/A840, it'll be a directional option on the D-pad, like it was on the T720.
