Samsung SPH-i830 questions

[lord_runt]

Ok, I have looked for this phone on phonescoop and it isn't there. It also isn't on Sprint's site yet it is on Samsung's site as a Sprint phone. Does anyone have experience with it? I can't even find one on eBay to get a price for it. I am thinking of getting a PDA phone as my next phone, and I like the looks of the SPH-i830 a lot more than the Treo 700wx (the faster processor and more RAM helps a lot too).

[FloorMatt]

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118614

There's a comparison with the 700wx.....which was in this same forum.

If you have any questions, feel free to post it. Plus, please check our Trading Post (I have one for sale). Keep in mind, this phone retailed at $749, before being removed from Sprint's site.

[lord_runt]

i never even saw the phone on sprint's site. however i have seen it on ebay for $508.88 with free overnight shipping. i just need to drop one device when i travel for work.

[lord_runt]

does it support a bluetooth gps receiver?

[FloorMatt]

does it support a bluetooth gps receiver?

Yes, although I didn't have a Bluetooth GPS to connect to it. (I noticed the option in the menus)

[lord_runt]

Yes, although I didn't have a Bluetooth GPS to connect to it. (I noticed the option in the menus)

ok, i just need to find the money to buy one now since it does everything i want (including make phone calls;)).

[marxuach]

I have been searching for this phone (SPH-I830) for the last month and all I get is the runaround. Samsung has it listed as a Sprint phone which is a good thing because that is my carrier. Then Sprint tells me that only Best Buy will sell it exclusively, but Best Buy has no idea what I am talking about. I wrote to the Samsung people and the response made no sense. I have never had this much trouble begging a company to sell me something. Does anyone have any idea what is the deal?

[marxuach]

I have been searching for this phone (SPH-I830) for the last month and all I get is the runaround. Samsung has it listed as a Sprint phone which is a good thing because that is my carrier. Then Sprint tells me that only Best Buy will sell it exclusively, but Best Buy has no idea what I am talking about. I wrote to the Samsung people and the response made no sense. I have never had this much trouble begging a company to sell me something. Does anyone have any idea what is the deal? :frustrate :frustrate :

[BrettW]

i believe its because you are requesting the wrong model, under sprint its labeled as the IP-830W for verizon it will be known as the sch-i830

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=703



and also a direct link to the phone through sprint business (the only way to get it)

http://www.sprint.com/business/products/phones/IP830W_allPcsPhones.html

[Brooose]

It was on the Sprint website and then disappeared, apparently, because one company bought a ton of them (I wish I had a reference for you). It should be back on the Sprint website in early January.

[BrettW]

its on the website currently in the business section note the link in my previous post

[marxuach]

Thanks. I saw a report about the phone on CNET about a minute ago and they were not very complimentary about the phone. Would you happen to know which is the best pda on the market?

[Brooose]

Take CNET with a HUGE grain of salt. The reviewers generally only have the phones for a very short time and are often flat out wrong about features on a given device. Trust people on Treocentral or pdaphonehome before you trust CNET. These people are real world users, not tech reviewers who have no idea what they are doing.

[marxuach]

Thanks, I will keep researching