Comments on: Sprint says ‘me too’; will include Wi-Fi on all future major devices

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:21:17 +0000

To those of you who say you dont need Wi-Fi, think about this one… Would you buy a netbook if it didn’t support wi-fi? Exactly. So I would like to have that amenity at my disposal whther i choose to use it or not.

By: Don Louie Cantone

Don Louie Cantone — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:10:40 +0000

Sprint’s announcement trumps vzw because they say it’s for all smartphones, not just RIM

By: dave

dave — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:09:45 +0000

Simple. It’s cheaper to add wifi then build out data capacity.

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By: fortunateson

fortunateson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:41:17 +0000

^Would you like some cheese with your whine?

CDMA-Sukaz

The _only_ time when a data plan is required on GSM smartphones is when there is a mail-in-rebate involved. Even then, if the data plan remains in service through generally the first 6 mos of the contract, it can then be discontinued without any penalty. It’s the real-world reality.

Back to the topic: Why would a carrier, ANY carrier, want to add WiFi to a handset that’s already been out for 6+ months? This is one truly stupid decision.

By: Don Louie Cantone

Don Louie Cantone — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:02:27 +0000

Quint, if it’s a smartphone it does (data plan that is) but some of you bypass it by activating a dumbphone and switching SIM’s

By: Quint

Quint — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:02:31 +0000

I think the CDMA carriers are including wifi in their handsets because they already have a guaranteed revenue stream via mandatory data plans; for the most part, GSM phones with wifi do not require a data plan.

By: celz

celz — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:57:00 +0000

i wonder why sprint axed wifi off the snap.. thats kind of big.. i kno people dont really use smartphone wm phones but the snap has some beefy specs to go head up with the tour.. and i think those gurus at xda have been getting wm pro on recent smartphone devices because of similar chipsets.. but wifi isnt somthin i use alot.. but it never killed anyone either im glad my tp has it

By: stayfly

stayfly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:21:50 +0000

roger a do you know how to read verizon has like 5 different phones with wifi sprint might have 6 maybe. Sprints is a totally joke. I’ll get cricket before i’ll ever have sprint. I brought a sprint curve I couldnt even send a pic message a god damn shame.

By: veks

veks — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:39:16 +0000

Is there a trade off for the the wifi? Will the tour still be rev a?

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:22:27 +0000

All I can say is,”It is about time.” Of course, after we get WiFi on our Blackberry devices from VZW we will then complain that it is only good for web surfing and downloading applications and that WiFi on TMO phones supports UMA. We all be clamoring for UMA from VZW and Sprint which they will be reluctant to do.

By: RetroAnndreas

RetroAnndreas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:43:54 +0000

Not that there is anything wrong with that

By: Nerdherder

Nerdherder — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:40:39 +0000

@RetroAndreas

I think they are lovers, who else could put up with each others crap?

By: Joe the Plumber

Joe the Plumber — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:37:19 +0000

i just noticed ever since verizon said they would get pre like devices within 6 months sprint has always jumped up to take verizon’s shine

verizon announces tour- so does sprint on same day.
wifi- verizon demands it so does sprint now.

looks like sprint is the physco hoe from down the street

By: VZWWHO?

VZWWHO? — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:34:15 +0000

an VZW still SUCKS!

By: RetroAndreas

RetroAndreas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:10:53 +0000

Maverick and Glansburg.

Two dumb dumbs that generate about 80% of the anti rim comments on these forums.

Don’t go away angry..just go away.

Mind you the way they feed off each others comments across all the rim news, I would be surprised if they were one and the same.

By: ~Phel

~Phel — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:37:26 +0000

tour? yawn…same phone att has had (8900) for a few months now…

By: Roger A

Roger A — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:36:02 +0000

AT&T and T-Mobile have a leg up because they have WiFi in their phones? Maybe AT&T does, but T-Mobile? If the phone has wifi its usually cause its on EDGE anyway and they NEED IT. Id hardly call that a “leg up” simply because their 3G network is tiny right now.

As for Sprint and Verizon, Sprint DOES have many Smartphones with wifi, where as Verizon does not. Id see Sprint just saying “we want more wifi cause if its going to be offered, why not make it mandated as well?” Where as Verizon is like.. “We arent getting new data customers, so maybe if we offer them wifi we can sell more phones” BOO YOU VERIZON Eww…

By: RetroAndreas

RetroAndreas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:35:02 +0000

i was playin with the tour today,

So very awesome..what a phone

I think I’ going into bestbuy next friday purchase the tour with the ipod touch as well to keep the kid in me happy.

By: Maverick

Maverick — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:33:16 +0000

Did RIM just shoot themselves in the foot because people may wait for one with wifi

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:06 +0000

Hey guess what? It’s July 10th 2009 and despite what may take place in the future your Tour still won’t have wifi and is still a repackaged version of the same crap RIM has been selling you for a couple years now. You can change the code name over and over but the OS still has the appeal of a graphing calulator.

By: Sprint4life

Sprint4life — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:21:16 +0000

Oh, and from the looks of it, hopefully this Sunday most of the wifi guys will hold off, and the rest of us will all bag a Tour lol.

By: Nerdherder

Nerdherder — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:21:08 +0000

It’s about time.

By: Sprint4life

Sprint4life — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:20:00 +0000

This is good news for people who like the Wifi.

Only one thing. I’m sure whichever carrier offers this is going to charge to use it–whether its a monthly charge, or whaterver.

Personally, the 3G rev A should be fine for me.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:15:34 +0000

Looks like all the carriers think that wifi is necessary to maintain their margins after all.

Do any of the anti-wifi people still want to post that it is stupid to want wifi on a smartphone? Or is it hard to talk around the crow that you’re eating?

By: coryB

coryB — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:06:47 +0000

Sweetness!

By: Helchacha

Helchacha — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:50:12 +0000

I’m all for wifi Tour…. I was thinking of getting the Tour this summer but I might as well wait for the wifi version.

By: JoeTour

JoeTour — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:43:03 +0000

hey,that pretty much closed down steven glansburg’s reason for existance.
well, whats more, that in the near future every carrier will have LTE (save sprints wimax) and i wonder what kind of competition will then be??

By: grrr

grrr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:42:08 +0000

whoaz!!! is that the TOUR?

By: yourtubed

yourtubed — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:34:15 +0000

six – six – six months too late to matter for the Duh – Duh – Duh – Tour

By: codemaker

codemaker — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:13:45 +0000

Oh, and…. wifi tuh tuh tuh TOUR!!!