Airis T482 GPS phone prepares for French release
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
thelittleleaguecoach.com @ Apr 14th 2008 12:08AM
anything comparable in the US?
rigg419 @ Apr 14th 2008 12:23AM
mogul w/latest rom has GPS built in (sirf III), EVDO rev.A and a Qwerty keypad. With a SERO plan, you can have it on a plan that's $30/month voice + data
Paul @ Apr 14th 2008 12:10AM
And people still complain that the iPhone's expensive. At least google doesn't charge extra for the maps.
Striker @ Apr 14th 2008 12:45AM
On the iPod touch, it does, lol, I still love my touch though. Sadly, it will be my last iPod, as my next PMP will definitely be a Zune.
Paul @ Apr 14th 2008 1:23AM
Google doesn't charge anything on the iPod touch either. And just out of curiosity, if you love your touch so much, why go to the Zune? Its not as if its any more open or useful than an iPod, especially a touch.
Surur @ Apr 14th 2008 2:46AM
The iPhone does not have a proper GPS receiver, so that adds cost right there. Also if you want to buy it without maps and just use Google Maps, you are free to do so, but you will miss out on turn by turn voice directions, just like on the iPhone.
If you want a full function device, unlocked, you have to pay for it. Isnt the unlocked iPhone €750 euros in France?
bachviet @ Apr 14th 2008 11:58AM
Yeah and I can use Google Maps Mobile with my free-with-2-year contract phone also.
How are you going to use GMM if you don't have cell signal?
happy_penguin @ Apr 14th 2008 12:45AM
For some reason, "French release" is funny to me. :D
Ethan @ Apr 14th 2008 12:53AM
Où est le Pont d'Avignon? On y danse.
Jackson L @ Apr 14th 2008 1:29AM
way way overpriced, here is a D990i GPS PDA phone which will workin the US - half that price tag - http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1559&HS=1
happy_penguin @ Apr 14th 2008 1:39AM
"Overpriced" is a relative term and a matter of opinion. If they can sell it for the price they're asking and make the profit that they are looking for, then it's not "overpriced".
But I'll agree that it is "overpriced" in my opinion and I would not buy it at the price they are asking.
kyle allen @ Apr 14th 2008 1:43AM
yikes! thats spensive! ill stick to my zire 21 thank you verry much!
jbspeyer @ Apr 14th 2008 1:44AM
AWWWWW (NOT) STILL, NOTHING COMPARES TO THE IPHONE!!!
JB
Jackson L @ Apr 14th 2008 1:44AM
@happy Penguin - good point... well it is well know it only takes around $100 usd in hardware to manufacture this phone or the iphone, through in R&D and advertising and you get such a high price tag?
happy_penguin @ Apr 14th 2008 1:52AM
Yes. They can ask whatever price they want and the consumer can pay it or not. That's the way it works. That doesn't make it "fair", it's just a matter of capitalism.
The value of anything is all in what people perceive it to be. Even diamonds would be worthless if the consumer didn't want them.
happy_penguin @ Apr 14th 2008 1:55AM
The only reason I bring it up is because there seems to be a tendency to throw the term "overpriced" around a bit too much. Like I said, it's a matter of opinion and again, I agree that in my opinion this product is overpriced. But if they can sell it at that price and make a profit, my opinion isn't really worth much.
Jackson L @ Apr 14th 2008 2:02AM
hehe, yea, well in France / Europe they may like to pay "above" market prices for gadgets like this... power to them if they can sell as many units as the other i-company...
happy_penguin @ Apr 14th 2008 2:15AM
Exactly. I mean, whatever they can get, they'll get. As long as the price supports the cost of manufacture and they can make a profit the product will do fine. Problems only come in when they can't get a price for the product to support the cost and profit margin. I hate to bring up... Apple, because I know what a can of worms that is on this forum but it's a perfect example. People love to say that Apple products are overpriced. But Apple seems to be doing well as a whole, so any opinion that their products are overpriced is of little consequence.
Johan S @ Apr 14th 2008 5:19AM
Nice that it has GPS, but web browsing on QVGA sucks.
No sale.
xXx @ Apr 14th 2008 8:51AM
http://www.roverpc.ru/site/rpc/homen.nsf/descriptions/RPC15
13000 roubles ~ 350 euro.
I have bought such in November 2007, work nice, very fast GPS initialization.
jerrry @ Apr 16th 2008 6:21AM
More live photos of this pocket pc here:
http://smartmania.cz/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=1013
Andrew59 @ Apr 23rd 2008 7:35AM
Seems,we have the same device in Russia under the title RoverPC N6.I've bought it in Moscow week ago.12990 RUR (near $ 450). Navitel Navigator software included.