ecsk2 said: "

WM6 is an OS though not a browser like Safari, so are you refering to IE perhaps? We all know(?) that MS on PDA/Phones is one of the worst when it comes to userfriendlyness, as for browsers if you DO use a WM device try OPERA MOBILE! Now as for userfriendlyness in general see Sidekick and Symbian setups, nothing is as horrible as MS.

If they now would actually get the screen to be REAL VGA 640x480 (which the Dell PDA has back in 2004) then we could consider it as something well up to date of 2004, now we would expect WVGA like 800x480, and a FULL QWERTY keyboard and full compatibility to add ANY compatible 3rd party software."

educationk12 said: "[quote=ecsk2][quote=educationk12]Yes, I agree about high resolution. Sanyo currently has a 2.6" 800x480 display which is marketed towards phones, therfore giving full 480p on the phone...so long as the scaling is in place then the text should be readable. However, your comparison to the current 640x480 screens...well, they would make the iphone thicker and slightly bigger. And I have to say going from the VERY common 240x320 to 480x320 is a huge leap forward. The fact that you can turn the phone sideways to surf the internet and watch videos is great as most smartphones are vertical with poor scaling software thus tons of scrolling and too narrow of resolution to display anything."

tnkgrl said: "
Not only is the iPhone locked to the network (AT&T), it is also locked to the SIM used during activation. And yes, my iPhone SIM works with all my devices, including my OQO (at full HSDPA speeds, of course)."

ecsk2 said: "
Yes naturally the phone should work on any GSM network (if unlocked) but the internet, emails and/or google map functions could very well be through a server backend specific to Cingular or Apple in conjunction with Cingular, just like Danger and Tmobile does with the Sidekick, every single email goes through a server at Danger Palo Alto Ca. "

tnkgrl said: "
As I said, from all accounts so far, there is no indication that the iPhone will force you into any non-standard server/network-side services other than "visual voice mail"... That's the consensus amongst most tech bloggers! Don't forget that the iPhone will eventually be sold for other carriers than Cingular and in other countries than the US - it's not in Apple's best interest to force carriers to adopt new (costly) server/network-side features.

All GSM phones can be unlocked - it's just a matter of time and resources."

tnkgrl said: "
Did you even read the post on my blog?."

ecsk2 said: "

VGA would make it wider yes like the Dell v51v but they are the same thickness! Better would be 800x480, but yes you beed to be in the 3.5-4 at least with that kind of resolution to have any real "use" of it. QVGA I consider as pure crap and being cheated when you buy the several hundred dollar devices out there some with decent SIZE screens but still QVGA. I jusy don't like that they only went to HVGA on the iPhone, but I also am a realist and believe Apple will followup (all too quickly for those with an iPhone now) with a new iPhone like they did with the iPods a few years back.

I am not at all disliking that someone did something revolutionary with the UI and browser like the iPhone, it is ABOUT TIME, my comments are merly to help/assist to get the best out of an MS device for anyone who indeed uses one."

tnkgrl said: "*educationk12*, read the post on my blog again. I mentioned that I purposely created a completely new AT&T account with a new phone number... So my existing AT&T SIM still works just fine with its original phone number in all my devices (except my iPhone)!

Not only is the iPhone locked to the network (AT&T), it is also locked to the SIM used during activation. And yes, my iPhone SIM works with all my devices, including my OQO (at full HSDPA speeds, of course).

Did you even read the post on my blog?

I temporarily have 2 AT&T accounts, but my existing AT&T account is contract free, so I can cancel it soon without penalty. As for the different phone number on my iPhone, I don't really care since my main phone number is with T-Mobile "

tnkgrl said: "*ecsk2*, my question ("Did you even read the post on my blog?") was not addressed at you...

Well, the big difference between the iPhone and the Sidekick/BlackBerry from a network perspective is that iPhone uses standard EDGE and WiFi for data, whereas the Sidekick requires special servers to cache and compress data and BlackBerry requires special servers to push some data!

The iPhone data plans are essentially the same as the existing AT&T Media Max data plans and are cheaper than similar Sidekick and Blackberry plans. So, should the iPhone be unlocked someday (even just within the AT&T network), any regular Media Max data plans should work "

educationk12 said: "
An 800x480 2.6" display would be perfectly readable IF the software scaled for it. It's the poor scaling software that makes high resolution displays difficult to read. Yes, it is ABOUT TIME someone finally got it right! The reason I say it would be thicker is the Dell is not a cell phone, so you have to incorporate all of the cell phone chips and possibly a cell phone graphics chip such as the mobile nvidias as you'd need more graphics power to power a high res display otherwise you'd slow the speed of the phone down and it would affect battery life negatively. I think people are more concerned about battery life than they are resolution, so I don't know but definitely 480x320 is useable whereas QVGA is not."

educationk12 said: "
As for QVGA being more or less the same as HVGA on the iPhone. My only advice is to use an iPhone. It's not about it being just double the resolution,"

educationk12 said: "
it is how the operating system and applications for the phone were designed. The scaling is incredible. If you still can make that statement after using an iPhone, then point me to a QVGA device that is similar.. It's apples and oranges...no comparison."

educationk12 said: "
High resolution is very important to me as well. I have many 22" monitors with 3840x2400 resolution (204ppi), yet I would take a very functional iPhone over alll the dysfunctional higher resolution phones. All that coming from someone who the only Apple product they have ever bought before was the first generation iPod. ."

educationk12 said: "
Plus most phones view webpages with 240 pixels wide.The iPhone allows you to flip the phone horizontally to view it at 480 wide, but it's more about the OS and Apps than just resolution.The iPhone allows you to flip the phone horizontally to view it at 480 wide, but it's more about the OS and Apps than just resolution."

educationk12 said: "
But I do agree with you, it would be nice to have a VGA or WVGA resolution...but that's just not going to happen with a functional OS/apps until years later. "

educationk12 said: "
Apple hardware has historically (up until the past month)."