Starting to hear Rumors for New Sanyo

[Jonny4]

ok i have talked to a few sprint reps who are prolly yanking my chain they keep hinting at a new thin sanyo phone from sanyo before summer so i am wondering if anyone else is heart these rumors.

[New91]

Sprint Reps are usually saying non-sense, but you never know.

[Ovaltine224]

yea they usually know crap. i used to work for sprint and most of the people ive met didnt know nothing about phones

[5.4]

That would rock!! I just sold my 900 and went to the 7500, really miss the thinness, but sanyo is just a better phone.

[Scrumptious]

Didn't someone posted a Thread about this in the general area last week... They caught HELL from other SU members it was kinda funny though :hee:

[LikeHumansDo]

8400.

[jaytv]

Tuo's back! AGAIN! What a shock...

Hmmm...thin Sanyo ala 6000 series...sounds like a great idea!;)

[ssaifull]

I'll probably end up getting the 8400, whether it's thin or not, just to see how Sanyo is progressing and to gauge what to expect for the 9100.

[KAT]

I'll probably end up getting the 8400, whether it's thin or not, just to see how Sanyo is progressing and to gauge what to expect for the 9100.
So you figure we won't see the 9000's successor, until after another phone is released? That could be a way's off eh? Unless they release them kinda close together, don't know if they would do that.

[CoreyTheGent]

As long as it's a clamshell or a swivel/slider, I'm all for it. Just not another candybar. Miniaturization, in which Sanyo was one of the very few successful with it during the first round, would be an excellent way for them to get back in the game.

[KAT]

As long as it's a clamshell or a swivel/slider, I'm all for it. Just not another candybar. Miniaturization, in which Sanyo was one of the very few successful with it during the first round, would be an excellent way for them to get back in the game.
But smaller phones mean dinky screens. I'm just about ready to crack, and pick up the 9000 at Fry's that is 15 minutes from me, for $242.00 before rebate. God help me, what do I do.........

[CoreyTheGent]

If I absolutely had to have Sprint at this moment, I wouldn't hesitate to snatch that 9000 up.

[james2K]

But smaller phones mean dinky screens. I'm just about ready to crack, and pick up the 9000 at Fry's that is 15 minutes from me, for $242.00 before rebate. God help me, what do I do.........

Dude, just grab the 9000...don't wait any longer they may be gone soon. Plus, ebaying your 7400 will probably get you 1/2 that amount back.

I was a few days out of the 14 days when I saw that Fry's had that price on the phone, so now I'm stuck with $400 of MM-9000.

Take my advice, you won't be sorry :D

[ssaifull]

So you figure we won't see the 9000's successor, until after another phone is released? That could be a way's off eh? Unless they release them kinda close together, don't know if they would do that.

Yup, 8400 is due before any high-end Sanyo successor, the 5700 or 9100 or whatever they decided to name it. I think we're due some new designs from Sanyo. The 7500 is kind of odd, but the only real knock on it is the small screen size.

[CoreyTheGent]

... I think we're due some new designs from Sanyo. ...We were due some new designs in 2004.

[reemusk]

we've been through this... :)

[SmplyD]

I think Sprint has needed to do a redesign of its high-end 5000 (and now 9000) series for awhile now. It's basically the same design, going back at least four years. Yeah, they spruce it up with a freakin' racing stripe here and there, but it's basically the same basic brick.

Sure, the features have gotten better, but let's work on miniaturization people, come on! If Samsung and Motorola can do it, Sanyo should be able to do it better! They need to give it the ol' college try!

[reemusk]

I think Sprint has needed to do a redesign of its high-end 5000 (and now 9000) series for awhile now. It's basically the same design, going back at least four years. Yeah, they spruce it up with a freakin' racing stripe here and there, but it's basically the same basic brick.

Sure, the features have gotten better, but let's work on miniaturization people, come on! If Samsung and Motorola can do it, Sanyo should be able to do it better! They need to give it the ol' college try!
i agree, but the 5600 was a disgrace, the 5400, 5500 were the best sprint phones minus their little issues that all sprint phones have


i still get the 5500 up and running..i love the screen, the keys.

[KAT]

I went back to the Sprint Store, to play with the 9000, and I must say, at least in the looks/design dept, this phone is pretty bland, blah. Everything seemed to work well on it though. I asked this kid that worked there why there isn't any more 9000's. This guy told me it was because it was full of bug/firmware problems, and it wasn't selling. I asked him about a900 problems, he said "Oh, all that is fixed, there are no more issues with it, it works perfect now." Obviously, these statements don't seem to coincide very well with alot of threads on this forum. Anyway, I wanted to check out the 900, I had to wait for this girl to stop playing with it, then I picked it up and checked it out. I must say, I was more impressed with this phone than I thought I'd be. Nice menu's, just as fast if not faster than the 9000, real nice vivid screen. IMHO it just out classes the 9000, (I'm talkin style, not nessesarily funtion) I love the thin phone thing. It's no surprise more people look at this phone more than many others.

I'm just not getting Sanyo's strategy at this point, (if you could call it that) here I am looking at the 920, the 940, the Blade, and for Sanyo people you got the 7500, which did seem nice, but has a screen way to small for a MM phone imo, and the only higher end phone Sanyo has, is on display, but you can't get it, at the Sprint Store anyway. According to another poster here, the next top Sanyo won't arrive until after the 8400, which I'm assuming is a more mid-range phone. Well when in the hell will that be. I totally agree with the idea that Sanyo MUST get with the program as far as eye appeal/design of their handsets. I'm still function over style kinda guy, but Sanyo must be getting slaughterd by Samsung now in sales, and for good reason. It's easy to see why some Sanyo fans would jump ship, there's just not enough offerings out there to keep them happy, if you're not into the 8300, 7500, or a discontinued 9000, you're out of luck..... If Sanyo would come out with a sweet thin phone, with card slot, QVGA, and the rest of the goodies, I'd be all over it like white on rice, as I'm sure many others, but I'm not holding my breath, they show no indication of really changing their designs, at this point anyway. So Sanyo..... ***?

[5.4]

If Sanyo would come out with a sweet thin phone, with card slot, QVGA, and the rest of the goodies, I'd be all over it like white on rice
Yup, I just got rid of my 900, it just wasn't a sanyo, can't explain it. Awesome phone, had no problems after the firmware update, but I just liked my wifes 7500 so much better, and its not half as "cool." Sanyo needs to step up and make something like that.

[s2000gtx]

being an sanyo fan i too wish that they would come out with an razor thin phone. i have had all the 8000 series so far and to tell the truth with each series that passed by MAJOR improvement has been made not just in features but in size and weight. If sanyo would make a whole new thin phone that had bluetooth, minisd card and evdo it would be great hopefully it would be in the 8000 series but it seem like all the high tec good phones are in 5000 series, the 8000 series phone are nice and afford that has the up-to-date features. look at the 8300 its not even have an mega pix camera just basic QVG camera compare to the 5600 which came out before the 8300 that has an 1.3 with SD slot

[Printing]

Reading all of these Sanyo threads makes 3 things very clear:

1.Most people were somewhat disapointed with the 5600/9000 Sanyos. They have been solid performers, but have fallen a little short of what had been expected given the extraordinary long wait between releases of these high end models.

2.There is a tremendous built up demand for something innovative from Sanyo. It is almost a given that a Sanyo with the features/reliability of the 9000 with at least a little attention given to the design/style would sell very well.

3.By not consistently having a high end phone in Sprint's lineup, Sanyo has forced many loyalists to switch, probably permanently, to other manufactures, greatly reducing their market share.

Cell phones are now as mush about image as performance. Sanyo needs to improve its image without sacrificing their established performance.

Since I have so far been frustated in my attempts to purchase a Sanyo 9000, maybe I can hold out a little longer, but if after all this waiting they roll out another thinly disguised version of the 5600/9000, I will probably give up on them.

[Jonathanlc2005]

honestly i dont think any 8000 series phone will have all the feature the 9000/5600 features have. i bet the 8400 will have maybe 70-100mb built in, bluetooth, no QVGA, but maybe a 1 megapixel camera. much smaller then the 9000 and ev-do. so if your planning on another 8400 to come your way then fine, but i sell alot of these phones and guess what, everyone loves my 9000 and wants to buy one if they were available. the 900 feels to light to break and 920 and 940 just look like old fashions gloves. to me the 9000 feels very durable, big screen tv( me likey) and everything. bluetooth isnt really needed and if i needed it then it would be an adaptor for the car.

i can tell you all that maybe the only improvement with the 9100 if any would be bluetooth and maybe iden.
the 8400 will have everything 8300 but bluetooth and no XGA camera.
9000 maybe be ugly to you guys, its me perfectly. everything you need in a phone is with the 9000 and although its heavy and big, well it feels just like and is big as a nextel i710. but cooler

heres a list of different types of sanyos
0 - 4000 basic phones
4000 series - Basic bar phones
5000 series - High end flip phones
6000 series - Thin bar phone series
7000 series - Ruggedized Series
8000 series - Mid-range flip camera phones
9000 series - continued 5600 with ev-do

oh by the way its the 6000 series release in march

[reemusk]

I just want a freaking 5550....or a 5510...a 55 something...what an excellent phone

[james2K]

The Blade is a great phone for Sprint, because it draws attention. That's great, I'm glad there is a phone that getting them the attention they deserve.

But...

Where would we be without the blade today?? Would people be pised that verizon has the razr and we have nothing? I honestly think that the whole 'boring sanyo' thing is solely due to the blade, and nothing else. Sure the 9000 isn't paper thin with all the features imaginable, but it holds it's weight in the high-end phone class perfectly fine. There is still no other phone in the lineup that combines PV, miniSD, QVGA, and RL. It's truly in a league of it's own right now, no matter what it looks like.

If everybody is so concerned about the style of you phone, go get an a900. It's a nice phone, and that's why it's there. If you are truly that loyal to sanyo, than the 9000 should be a no-brainer. The thing that gets me is all the 'loyal' sanyo fans trashing on the 9000 in favor of something like the blade. They aren't even in the same category.

If Samsung gets a phone with all the features of the 9000 in a body like the blade before sanyo does, then there's a problem with sanyo. Unfortunately, the future is unknown. I have high expectations of sanyo like most others, but they are realistic at the same time. Sanyo has always been the more conservative manufacturer. I expect tradition to follow through and we'll see nice updates to the current selection in the next 12 months. If there's something incredible, even better.

I can't rule out the other manufacturers either. A phone should not be about the brand label on the case, but the features inside (or outside). With me, personally, I did not find any of the current samsungs appealing for various reasons. The feature set of the 9000 won me over, and it could be bigger. Put a QVGA on the a920, and I'm sold. Expandable memory on the blade, hello samsung. It's about which features are important to you, and nothing else.

Nobody is begging anyone to stay with any manufacturer. There are different phones for different folks. Find what works best and go...have fun with it!!!

[SingSongBird]

But we WANT sanyo to step up to the plate, I don't want to go to a sammy to get a slim flip. It's not like the technology isn't there, they know how reliable they are to us. You know you'd walk on glass to get a thin flip sanyo. I would... with shoes on! :hee:

[james2K]

I don't want sammy to have the high-end beast of all phones, I'd rather it be a sanyo for sure. Does that make me brand loyal? Perhaps a little. I still stand by my post tho. I won't be holding my breath for sanyo...

[KAT]

I don't want sammy to have the high-end beast of all phones, I'd rather it be a sanyo for sure. Does that make me brand loyal? Perhaps a little. I still stand by my post tho. I won't be holding my breath for sanyo...
I stand by your post to, and don't think I'm knocking the 9000, I'm not. I know it's a great phone. But people wondering what's up with Sanyo in the design dept. is nothing new. It's also easy to forget that the vast majority of people in the market for a new cell phone aren't the kind of people that post on this forum. A fashionable, hot looking phone will attract the average Joe before all the features and do-dads do, and that's if they care about bells and whistles at all. I just showed a friend last night who's had a candy bar Nokia for years how to go to CNN and read all the latest news. He was flabbergasted that his phone could do this, he never knew!

In the Glendale, Ca Sprint Store, the 9000 and the a900 are both on display, activated, and about 3 feet from each other. I've seen people pick up the 9000, open it up, and put it down, they see the a900, open it up, and usually end up playing with it for some time, and many asking employee's all kinds of questions about it. Of course this doesn't mean it's the better phone necessarily to guys like us, but it's gonna be the one that the person walks out the door with. Sure, it's great for Sprint, but I'm wondering how this can be any good for Sanyo. There seems to be many that just wish Sanyo would step it up a notch or two, that's all, you could think it would be even better for Sprint, it's customers, and the manufacturer.

[Printing]

I don't want sammy to have the high-end beast of all phones, I'd rather it be a sanyo for sure. Does that make me brand loyal? Perhaps a little. I still stand by my post tho. I won't be holding my breath for sanyo...


James, I agree with you about the great feature set of the 9000, but it has been discontinued after only about 90 days with no comparable replacement in sight. I saw no advertising at all for the 9000 versus a ton for the Blade. Sanyo has shot itself in the foot by not having a high end phone available. I have personally tried to purchase the phone several times. On Saturday I went to pick one up that NY Mobile had ordered for me. When they looked up my account, they said they couldn't sell it to me because I was a business account. I offered to pay the full $379.99 price but they said they could not sell to me under any circumstances because their contract with Sprint does not allow them to sell to existing business accounts!

[CoreyTheGent]

What exactly is going on with Sanyo, Chris? Is the restructuring effort behind their lack of killer phones these past couple years? The 9000 is gone. The 7500 is far from being worthy of their most high-end handset. Hell, even if the 9000 returns its not all that great.

Yet I still see hotness coming out of their Japanese camp. Is Sprint holding them back? Does Sanyo only want to be "durable & mid-range"? I mean there's gotta be some story behind this.

And do you know when (even if) Sanyo will come back to deliver something as revolutionary as the SCP-5300?

Any thoughts, or link to some article you did on PCSIntel (as I couldn't find anything related to this), would be greatly appreciated. I'm just tired of wondering, I want to know if I'm blindly waiting for that "MM-5700" with a 2mp camera and Bluetooth that's never coming.
Sanyo is in a sunk cost recovery mode. While that was their outlook to the American market, tough times have made Sanyo stick to it even more.In all honesty, we haven't seen anything breathtaking from Sanyo since the 5300 and its budget minded, equally revolutionary offspring the 8100. Everything which proceeds these handsets from Sanyo has been reworked versions of either phone. This had absolutely nothing to do with money and resources for Sanyo was and still is doing major things in Japan, both functionally and design-wise.

Look at Chris Price's words, "While that was their outlook to the American market." His sentence is in the past tense. Before the earthquake, before the restructuring. It seems Sanyo's plan all along has been exactly what they're doing now: provide reliable mid-range handsets, nothing too fancy, while doing just enough at the higher segment. It's as if the 5300 was a failure and they gave up afterward or felt it wasn't fitting for their long term American plans. The 8000 series became their hit, the phone which built their reputation and subsequently their bread & butter.

Maybe Sanyo just doesn't give a f*ck about giving Americans high-end, whizbang phones. Maybe their only concern at this moment is sales of the 8300, which I'm told remain high as always, and that's the gauge for how they're performing in America. They're still at the top of JD & Power, afterall (though joined with LG due to their strong performance with Verizon). Maybe as far as Sanyo's concerned, all is fine with Sprint if the 5000 series never meant anything to them.

I will say one thing: the times of taking as many features as you could and wrapping it up in a dull, huge package with style being an afterthought is almost over. Phones such as the Sanyo 9000, Motorola E815 and Samsung A940/A970 are not getting it done anymore. The RAZR has completely flipped the game upside down. It and miniaturization as a whole have shown that the world, Americans included, care about how their phone looks as well as its size. Samsung is the first to recognize this and put some serious money behind the theory; the result is them having Sprint's flagship Power Vision phone instead of Sanyo.

Perhaps we need to recognize the possibility that everything "good" in the future from Sanyo will begin with the number 8. Now, on the brighter side of things..

"... Sanyo Electric Co. reported a group net profit of 6.22 billion yen ($53 million) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, a dramatic reversal from the 17.62 billion net loss during the same period the previous year.

The Osaka-based electronics maker said the better results came on the back of cost-cutting efforts and the absence of special losses from plant damage caused by an earthquake.

Sales dropped 1.5 percent to 611.54 billion yen ($5.2 billion) for the quarter from 620.65 billion yen ($5.3 billion) a year earlier. Sanyo kept its projection for a 233 billion yen ($2 billion) loss for the full year through March. ..."

Forbes (http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2006/01/31/ap2489010.html)

Nobody in the financial world was expecting Sanyo to turn a profit so quickly. Their plan is working, so perhaps the darkest times are behind.

[james2K]

I stand by your post to, and don't think I'm knocking the 9000, I'm not. I know it's a great phone. But people wondering what's up with Sanyo in the design dept. is nothing new. It's also easy to forget that the vast majority of people in the market for a new cell phone aren't the kind of people that post on this forum.

*snip*

There seems to be many that just wish Sanyo would step it up a notch or two, that's all, you could think it would be even better for Sprint, it's customers, and the manufacturer.

I agree that it would be awesome for sanyo to step up and totally knock one out of the park, and they may still do so. But, as of right now, we have no solid info on what the replacement will be. Anything else is pure speculation.

The 9K is not for everyone. It's bigger, priced more, and more capable than most other phones in the lineup. You know, I work as a dealer and have never sold a 9K, for what it's worth, so I know about avg schmo not wanting it. This (IMO) is the reason why it had such a short shelf life.

I'm sorry for everyone who cannot get the phone for whichever reason. We have known that it was going disco for quite some time tho.

[Mayimbe87]

I guess it depends on the buyer, And what everyone thinks should be packed in a *High End* phone. For me , (and im only stating my opinion based on what i think is a highend phone) i found all the features i would ever need for a phone in my Sanyo MM 9000. Number 1 , bluetooth isnt for me, and to me that is the only feature that the Sanyo 9000 doesnt have. I am a person who likes to show his phones off to the simpletons to make them go "OHHH and AHHHH". To me, loud azz ringtones is a must. Expandable memory is a must. A megapixel camera is a must. So is an mp3 player. and allot of internal memory is great. Number 2 is that i think V3's are kool , but to say that the 9000 is just a fone that lacks things is kind've pushing it. I mean face it, before the V3 came out blade was like a pretty blond, nice looks but dumb on the inside with no features. dont get me wrong now, the blade went to college got smart and got a V3 doctrine. The V3 is great for some people. I guess i just like Sanyos who are pretty in the face. So what if my phone isnt skinny, but you can bet ur azz shes smart

[Mayimbe87]

sorry i meant razr wen i said blade lol

[Deval]

yeah i wouldnt always hold 100% to account what some so-called industry experts say...perhaps each manufactoure has choosen a battle to fight, and they are winning them in their own way

[jaytv]

Good post Dev. Don't count Sanyo out yet folks. Take it from me they are not out of the game...

[CoreyTheGent]

Good post Dev. Don't count Sanyo out yet folks. Take it from me they are not out of the game...I'll count them out if their next high end phone is the 9000 with Bluetooth. Until then, I'll keep hope alive.

But if I start hearing about a 9000 with Bluetooth..... *Shakes fist*

[Ovaltine224]

i hope the next one is a sidekick style phone. which i highly doubt. wutever happened to the 3100???

if the next phone is a 9000 with bluetooth, i bet alot of people are gonna be complaining lol. id buy it though depending on its looks

[SmplyD]

I hope the next phone is the 9000 w/ Bluetooth... that will save me from being bummed when the new phone came out (making mine obsolete). I don't really care about BT because I've never had it.

[ssaifull]

Good post Dev. Don't count Sanyo out yet folks. Take it from me they are not out of the game...


No offense, but you've been making that same statement for 6 months, and the only truly new phone that we know of is the 7500. Crap or get off the pot already!

[Printing]

I have it on good authority that the next Sanyo out will be called the 3100. I don't have any specs other than it is not a high end phone.

[james2K]

Nope, that phone is like a 2300 w/camera...our next high end phone is a ways off people, they just released two within the last 3 months

[CoreyTheGent]

Nope, that phone is like a 2300 w/camera...our next high end phone is a ways off people, they just released two within the last 3 monthsShouldn't be too far off. If the argument for the 9000's early cancellation was it being an interim EV-DO phone, then Sanyo was likely working on its replacement before the 9000 was even released.

Unless of course that argument is wrong and/or the level of incompetence at Sanyo has reached an all time high.

[james2K]

Shouldn't be too far off. If the argument for the 9000's early cancellation was it being an interim EV-DO phone, then Sanyo was likely working on its replacement before the 9000 was even released.

Unless of course that argument is wrong and/or the level of incompetence at Sanyo has reached an all time high.

Maybe if they follow the 5600>9000 cycle of 5600 coming in 3/05 being replaced with the 9000 in 10/05, that would put the next phone somewhere around May~June. No, not too far off, but I wouldn't be surprised if it went until Q3.

[CoreyTheGent]

Maybe if they follow the 5600>9000 cycle of 5600 coming in 3/05 being replaced with the 9000 in 10/05, that would put the next phone somewhere around May~June. No, not too far off, but I wouldn't be surprised if it went until Q3.Not bad at all. Hell, Q4 is even fine so long as the outcome is that much better.

Until then we may as well focus on the 8400 which should be a good indicator of where Sanyo's headed. I'm hoping it will be an affordable Power Vision phone with a 1.3mp camera; a good amount of internal memory should quell the need for external storage. A 9000 minus the QVGA screen & miniSD in a much smaller package could be enough to drag me from Verizon.

[Printing]

Shouldn't be too far off. If the argument for the 9000's early cancellation was it being an interim EV-DO phone, then Sanyo was likely working on its replacement before the 9000 was even released.

Unless of course that argument is wrong and/or the level of incompetence at Sanyo has reached an all time high.

My internal Sprint info states that the 9000 was discontinued because of a function or feature that Sprint did not like. That function/feature is not specified.

[Deval]

like I mentioned before...every company offers products which they know will be successful, as long as they are functional...I personally am just waiting

[CoreyTheGent]

My internal Sprint info states that the 9000 was discontinued because of a function or feature that Sprint did not like. That function/feature is not specified.Does poor sales possibly count as a function or feature Sprint didn't like? Can't imagine what else it would be.

You know anything about the MM-8400, Deval? Will it be a budgetary Power Vision handset, upgraded camera, etc? Those are the only next steps in its evolution that I can think of.

[Deval]

Does poor sales possibly count as a function or feature Sprint didn't like? Can't imagine what else it would be.

You know anything about the MM-8400, Deval? Will it be a budgetary Power Vision handset, upgraded camera, etc? Those are the only next steps in its evolution that I can think of.

the model number leads anyone to believe that it will probably be a basic PV phone. the whole point I'm trying to make is that the phones are made for a certain market in which they will sell good

[james2K]

I'd be willing to bet that the feature is media player functionality with the memory card. They aren't making a dime on 9000 users for data services compared to users of the 7500, a900, etc. Best to not let too many customers get their hands on such a device, right?

[Printing]

I'd be willing to bet that the feature is media player functionality with the memory card. They aren't making a dime on 9000 users for data services compared to users of the 7500, a900, etc. Best to not let too many customers get their hands on such a device, right?

I think we have a winner! ;)

[CoreyTheGent]

So this means Sprint is getting rid of phones with external storage altogether? I guess that would explain why the a960 doesn't have microSD.

[CoreyTheGent]

I can barely breathe as I type this..


Interesting info that was released by the vendors at our brandfest meetings.

Couple of things that I found [interesting]

4 new Sanyo phones (2 EVDO with bluetooth). One will be the Katana - Sanyo version of the blade with 2.5 - 3 hours talk time (guaranteed). This phone looked AMAZING!!!! Can't give anymore details then that. Then there is the Sanyo 8600 (can't give details on this). ...http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=841944

Oh my, it's for real. I'm returning the V3c. Sanyo Katana.

[james2K]

Hmm, the sanyo 8600?? This Katana sounds very cool. C'mon Sanyo bring them to us!!

[ssaifull]

I can barely breathe as I type this..

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=841944

Oh my, it's for real. I'm returning the V3c. Sanyo Katana.

AMAZING! And all this info from a source with an impeccable reputation, cruznis300!

[AzTater]

i knew there was a reason I was holding out for something better

[CoreyTheGent]

No there was no explanation. We had about 25 minutes with each vendor and the Sanyo presentations took the longest. Ohh.. forgot to mention that the Katana will come in 3 colors as well.. There was no mention to the model number.. just a 20 second video showing us the phone (this was a real phone with a real person in the video). It truly was an amazing phone from what we saw and the way Sanyo is incorporating there new color designs are exceptional IMO. The Katana and the 8600 are the next 2 bluetooth phones out. Sanyo will also have a low end camera phone as they stated "we missed the market because we didn't have one" as in.. LG had the 225 and Samsung had the A840.

With the katana coming out, I can say without a doubt that I will be back to the Sanyo family (bought the A920 in December). Price point is around $350 regular price.Oh yes. Oh sweet merciful..

[He123321]

Sanyo I am coming home. :tu:

[ssaifull]

ok i have talked to a few sprint reps who are prolly yanking my chain they keep hinting at a new thin sanyo phone from sanyo before summer so i am wondering if anyone else is heart these rumors.

guess they weren't kidding, huh? I can't wait to see pictures of the Katana (and to a lesser extent, the 8600)... even if they're just mock-ups... now we wait!

[skierpage]

I'd be willing to bet that the feature is media player functionality with the memory card. They aren't making a dime on 9000 users for data services compared to users of the 7500, a900, etc. Best to not let too many customers get their hands on such a device, right?
Yeah, probably. I don't understand the OnDemand, Games, Applications, and Music store stuff in the 9000 UI, but it seems to cost money, the phone does a terrible job of explaining the benefits, so I ignore them. Every time the phone displays "Sprint. Accessing/Loading..." i press the End button. Meanwhile dragging CD tracks from iTunes onto my 1GB memory card works great.

Sprint, give me a clear explanation of the benefits and costs of your added-cost features, otherwise live with just the monthly $$$ I'm paying to access your network, get the hell out of my way, and don't dare cripple your phones!

In the Glendale, Ca Sprint Store, the 9000 and the a900 are both on display, activated, and about 3 feet from each other. I've seen people pick up the 9000, open it up, and put it down...
I thought the in-store Point-Of-Sale marketing of the 9000 is (was) awful at Sprint and Radio Shack stores. Clicking the Media Player and Music buttons led to an application error (the demo phones weren't configured to talk to data services?) and the only way to continue was to push the End button to exit application, so the phone appeared broken. There were no songs, pictures, or videos in the phone. If I hadn't researched the phone here and elsewhere on the Web, I would never have bought it!

[Jonny4]

we are still getting off topic but good stuff pirst off sprint has said that all power vision phone must have a 9 first number ala 9000 900 920 940 so the next 8000 series will not be power vision also the reason i think the 9000 problem through sprint was probably a non teather feature from what i understand this phone does not have teathering trace so people can use it as a laptop modem

[CoreyTheGent]

... I can't wait to see pictures of the Katana (and to a lesser extent, the 8600)... even if they're just mock-ups... now we wait!I already found a mockup through Google:

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2396/katana8ki.jpg

[james2K]

Yeah, probably. I don't understand the OnDemand, Games, Applications, and Music store stuff in the 9000 UI, but it seems to cost money, the phone does a terrible job of explaining the benefits, so I ignore them. Every time the phone displays "Sprint. Accessing/Loading..." i press the End button. Meanwhile dragging CD tracks from iTunes onto my 1GB memory card works great.

Sprint, give me a clear explanation of the benefits and costs of your added-cost features, otherwise live with just the monthly $$$ I'm paying to access your network, get the hell out of my way, and don't dare cripple your phones!

I think the maps and directory features of on-demand are worth the money, but the streaming media is not worth it when the availability of your own content is right there. They need to charge a flat rate for content, like a cable company does. If you subscribe to such package you get such channels, and please don't make us hit 'buy' to access it when it's included.


I thought the in-store Point-Of-Sale marketing of the 9000 is (was) awful at Sprint and Radio Shack stores. Clicking the Media Player and Music buttons led to an application error (the demo phones weren't configured to talk to data services?) and the only way to continue was to push the End button to exit application, so the phone appeared broken. There were no songs, pictures, or videos in the phone. If I hadn't researched the phone here and elsewhere on the Web, I would never have bought it!

This is a lot of the reason why I ended up with the 9000 in the first place. I really thought I needed a working PV phone in my store (3rd party employee) so everyone who was interested in the phones could see everything the phones can do. Turns out it helps, but I still can't move a 9000 when a920's, a900's, and 7500's go out the door every week, for other various reasons (price, the look of it). Point is, there's no excuse for a store to have one not working to some extent. And I haven't dropped a thing out of my pocket since I've had it :D

[KAT]

I can barely breathe as I type this..

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=841944

Oh my, it's for real. I'm returning the V3c. Sanyo Katana.
I think I just soiled myself.... this is exactly what I was hoping for, a a900ish high end Sanyo, and how many of us thought the word "Futuristic" would be used to describe the design/looks of a Sanyo! I'm totally beside myself, oh thank you Lord, thank you. Man, I'm starving for more details.....

[CoreyTheGent]

... sprint has said that all power vision phone must have a 9 first number ala 9000 900 920 940 so the next 8000 series will not be power vision... I don't believe we ever got official word from Sprint that every Power Vision phone must begin with 9. It was speculation based on an observation. The same person who confirms the Katana also confirms that the MM-8600 will have both EV-DO and Bluetooth.

I think I just soiled myself....Yeah, I had a shower and changed about four hours ago, myself.

[skierpage]

{Katana phone mockup}
I think a silk tsuka-ito (handle wrapping cord) around a Sanyo Katana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana)-phone would be way cool, much better than those ill-fitting made-in-China leather cases!

Seriously, the Japanese have 600 years of experience in ensuring a valuable personal device doesn't slip out of your blood-drenched fingers.

[Deval]

its gonna be an interesting year in 2006 huh?

[KevC84]

its gonna be an interesting year in 2006 huh?
I guess so. Let's let the rumors start flying. It's about that time.

But in all seriousness a thin Sanyo clamshell would be awesome and if this Katana is ture then the carriers are going to have some major competition. I was just thinking to myself today you know Cingular got the RAZR V3 in Silver and Black and then T-Mobile got the RAZR in Magenta, Silver and Black and then Verizon got the the V3c in Black, Light Pink and Blue and now Cingular has the RAZR in Pink. Not to mention the SLVR for Cingular and the PEBL for T-Mobile that are other cool looking phones but in regards to the RAZR, not only are they thin but they are now available in colors. We just got the A900 and just in black. Granted at Sprint we were kinda the first to start offering color choices I mean the 2300 is available in 6 colors and they sell extremely well. Samsung would have came out even better if they offered a 2nd or 3rd color for the A900. We never know though, it's still not too late to offer some colors. I mean remember the 8100. That just came in silver at first then we got the other 2 colors later and the 5500 released a silver version a few months later. We need colors and especially on a hot phone like the A900. The phone sells like hotcakes. We get them in and they are gone within a couple of days. If the phone came in Pink it would do that much better. If this Katana comes in Pink it would kill in sales.

I know this thread was talking about Sanyo and how dissapointed people are with it but like some other people said, don't count them out. Have a little faith. If Sanyo is good at anything its at suprising us from different angles. Their phones are super reliable, durable and easy to use. This is the manufacturer that brought Sprint the first camera phone, the first thin phone, the first phone with color choices, the first rugged phone for Sprint, the first phone with a Camera, Camcorder and Walkie-Talkie and later on the first phone with camera, camcorder, walkie-talkie and TV.

I just got the A900 and I truly miss Sanyo. I mean I switched from the 5600 to the Treo 650 and absolutely loved the Treo 650 but wanted to get Power Vision so went with the A900 and I miss the Sanyo and the Treo. I guess I will have to wait and see whats ahead in store before getting my next phone. Either the next Treo or wait to see what Sanyo has in store. Don't get me wrong, I like my A900. It turns heads and has great features. My only dissapointments are battery life, T9 and no external memory, 50MB is just not enough for me. Other than that, great phone and I never experienced any of the bugs people were complaining about. Thankfully.

[toidi]

OMFG!!! i was gonna buy a blade in 2 weeks, but with confirmation of the Katana from Cruznis300 on HoFo i think i'm gonna hold off.... how about this Sanyo Bluetooth phones!!!!! i cant remember the last time i was this excited

[CoreyTheGent]

... If this Katana comes in Pink it would kill in sales. ...I guess Sanyo had those same thoughts in mind. Cruz says the Katana will come in "Black, Silver and Pink."

[jaytv]

AMAZING! And all this info from a source with an impeccable reputation, cruznis300!

OH Sure, but when I tell you that Sanyo has some things up their sleeve, you tell me to crap or get off the pot...wonder how Cruz got permission to post that info, I know I sure couldn't!

Did any of you guys really think Sanyo was out of the game for good? Come on!

I fell like Yoda at the end of "The Empire Strikes Back" when I post the following:

"No, there is another."

Then again, it depends on how you define the word "mobile phone". ;)

I am so going to enjoy watching the doubters on this board eat their words this year.

[SmplyD]

I'm not holding my breaf

[KAT]

OMFG!!! i was gonna buy a blade in 2 weeks, but with confirmation of the Katana from Cruznis300 on HoFo i think i'm gonna hold off.... how about this Sanyo Bluetooth phones!!!!! i cant remember the last time i was this excited
Yeah, I'm going to Mexico on vacation for about a week, since there just wasn't any new top Sanyo in sight, I was gonna go ahead and pick up the 9000 before I left, so they wouldn't be gone when I got back. I'm not blowing my rebate on that now, I'm holding out, glad this news came out when it did. Just praying there's no glitches in this story, or set back after set back on it's release. :fingers:

[KAT]

And I smell a new thread(s) starting soon...........

[Redhed]

Eek! How exciting... I will die happy if Sanyo comes out with a slim clamshell phone.

Even if it the only difference is functional T9 (Sanyo can't mess that up), it will be leaps and bounds better than the A900. If it fixes the rest... I think I'll have an "O."

:clap:

[Gourd]

Here's more information regarding the new Sanyo phones coming in '06...
http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=6694639&postcount=56

[CoreyTheGent]

OH Sure, but when I tell you that Sanyo has some things up their sleeve, you tell me to crap or get off the pot...wonder how Cruz got permission to post that info, I know I sure couldn't!

Did any of you guys really think Sanyo was out of the game for good? Come on!There was reason to remain doubtful. We've been hearing that Sanyo was going to "Wow" us for the past couple years just to end up with sad 5300 hack jobs. While Sanyo going back to its miniaturization days seemed plausible, there was no way one could've predicted them bringing it to America before their home country. Sanyo is redeemed if what I'm hearing is true but how can you not expect us to fall asleep when they've been feeding us horse tranquilizers for two years?

Sanyo has taken quite a few incompetent steps leading people from its fanbase astray. While they look to be coming hard in 2006, there's no reason they couldn't have been coming hard in 2005. You can't hate on anybody with a Samsung a920 and a900 because they really had no choice.

[psychojoe3354]

Sanyo's just trying to compete with Helios, wait'll you see those phones.

BUT! I still want a Katana! I will probably be first in line to get one! 7400+BT+RAZR thiness = my new phone :D

[mjnov]

Has anyone seen this? If so where. I am lovin this, some good stuff is coming our way.

[james2K]

So from the link on page 5 the 8400 (not 8600) sounds phenominal. BT, EVDO, QVGA, and 1.3 megapixel. Prolly won't have external storage but the phone sounds hot for sure.

I can't wait for more info on the 6600 (katana). It's cool sanyo is sticking with the 6K series for slim phones.

[xman910]

the new katana phone is going to be thin like the razr but its not going to be evdo and it will only have a vga camera not 1.3mp which is sad but this phone is not supposed to compete with the A900 its supposed to be an affordable thin phone and should start around 100$ so not too bad. A sanyo rep also whispered that that he has tried every phone sanyo has come out with he had the 4930 more than a year ago and he says there is one coming that is the best phone he has laid hands on..... so we'll see how sanyo does while thier at the plate!

[psychojoe3354]

...whatever you say xman :huh: :whois:

[RyanM]

The Katana phone seems awesome but the name sounds WAY too much like Katrina! :irked: :cool: . Anywho, can't wait to see some pictures of this phone.

[HunKaiYo]

hmmm...and here I am stuck with a buggy samsung. :\

[Printing]

I glad that this info is finally leaking out. Now maybe some of the other insiders will feel more comfortable "sharing".

The good news comes a little too late for me though. I ordered 2 9000's from Sprint today. I will still have the 14 days to re-evaluate my decision. If the word is that the 6600 really blows the 9000 away, I may return them and wait a few months. :rolleyes:

[VibrantRedGT]

Thin phones are soooo played out. I was in my local sprint store today and asked about the A900. I'm not a Sambug fan at all but was just curious. They laughed and said stick with the 9000. I wasn't looking to purchase it just wondering where the external memory slot was. No dice.....

If Sanyo does come to market with a slim phone they are a few years behind the time. We want more memory, better graphics, more customization, better speakers, better earpieces. I won't spend $400 on a phone just because its slim.

[Deval]

gonna be interesting year

[thingnblah]

gonna be interesting year


omg deval has been usurped by a bot that has been programmed to repeat what is essentially the same phrase over and over again while the wording differs slightly with each cycle!!!!!!!!!

[Deval]

omg deval has been usurped by a bot that has been programmed to repeat what is essentially the same phrase over and over again while the wording differs slightly with each cycle!!!!!!!!!

exactly...that, and its fun watching everyone go crazy over upcoming phones

[josh33_unc]

lol yeah we all know he knows details that could make us drool, but hes keepin it all in, just like knowin about a suprise birthday party for someone, just waiting, and watching all the suspense build. he knows exactly whats coming out

[Scrumptious]

we are still getting off topic but good stuff pirst off sprint has said that all power vision phone must have a 9 first number ala 9000 900 920 940 so the next 8000 series will not be power vision also the reason i think the 9000 problem through sprint was probably a non teather feature from what i understand this phone does not have teathering trace so people can use it as a laptop modem

Am I reading wrong? Wouldn't the 7500 make this statement false? Or is it not a PV phone???

[hploco]

Am I reading wrong? Wouldn't the 7500 make this statement false? Or is it not a PV phone???

There is an exception to every rule in this case it seems to be the mm-7500, witch it is enfact a PV phone, been using it for a while actually nice.

But I really don't belive that sprint would catalog there PV phones with a 9 in front.

[jaytv]

exactly...that, and its fun watching everyone go crazy over upcoming phones

You said it Dev...this is great...

[tstoner]

Sasnyo is coming out with a thin phone but its not the 8400. I forget the exact number but it is a 6000 something. When I find out more I will let you know.

[KAT]

It seems the 'Kantana' will be the 6600, and it also seems that this phone will NOT be EVDO........ :frustrate

[psychojoe3354]

It seems the 'Kantana' will be the 6600, and it also seems that this phone will NOT be EVDO........ :frustrate

The RAZR isnt EDGE, doesnt make it less cool.

[Redhed]

It seems the 'Kantana' will be the 6600, and it also seems that this phone will NOT be EVDO........ :frustrate

Besides that Xman person, who says it won't be EVDO? I can't believe Sanyo would be *that* stupid.

[james2K]

Cruz's info on HOFO apparently states that the 6600 is EVDO.

4 new Sanyo phones (2 EVDO with bluetooth). One will be the Katana - Sanyo version of the blade with 2.5 - 3 hours talk time (guaranteed). This phone looked AMAZING!!!! Can't give anymore details then that. Then there is the Sanyo 8600 (can't give details on this).

XMAN just jumped in here with his 5 posts and told us whats up? Who is this guy anyway. I'll believe the Katana will be EV-DO until something a little more "official" proves it to be wrong.

[ssaifull]

Unfortunately, cruznis300 has just confirmed on Hofo that the Sanyo Katana will not be an EV-DO phone... which makes Xman's comments seem more credible about the supposed true heir to the Sanyo throne being something other than the Katana... which will most likely be the 5700/9100 (?).

[james2K]

dammit, that was going to be the second horse in my stable next to the 9K. Thanks ssaifull. Any word on what teh 2nd evdo phone will be besides the 8400?

Edit: The scenerio regarding the 5700/9100 does seem plausable as the 2nd evdo phone. I for whatever reason didn't see that.

My bad xman.

[Lord Bricks]

i heard there was a sanyo 11002 dual mode coming out!

[Redhed]

Grrr... why would Sanyo make a slim non-EVDO phone? That's just nonsensical. It'll sell like hotcakes, no doubt, but still.... can't they at least make an EVDO version?

I bet the new high-end phone will be another rehash of old designs. Lame.

On another note, I wonder what the feature was on the 9000 that made them discontinue it?! Any speculation?

[tstoner]

They are gonna bring it out with out evdo at first just to see how it does, due to the razrs out there they think it wont sell as good. But if it does good then Sanyo will bring out another one with evdo and possibly more features on it.

[merc]

Well, like I said overthere, There are alot of us in non-EVDO areas that would like a slim phone, without having to pay for an EVDO phone, and having the chance that CS may activate us on PV anyway.

[Redhed]

Well, there are those of us who would still like a high-end fully functional slim phone, too... I don't see why they don't just make two versions and satisfy everyone.

[Joeykun]

Look for the "Katana" a razr looking phone, internal ant and BLUETOOTH! Still a VGA camera/video, 2 colors Black and Silver and just 2 hrs of talk time. Also, the 8400. Basically, an upgraded 8300 with 4 new colors including jet black and white! Also has bluetooth and snap on accent plates. The 2400. Yup, you guessed it an updated 2300 with a bigger outside caller id screen and a camera. All these phones are slated for a spring (June-ish) shipping date.

[Maximous]

:snore: You said it Dev...this is great...

I can't tell if you are looking for attention or you just enjoy kissing up to Deval...Perhaps a combination of both?

What happened to the Sanyo PDA you confirmed? All I ever hear you say is "keep waiting, Sanyo will blow you away". Well golly, that sure does a lot for everybody here :snore:

[SmplyD]

...and just 2 hrs of talk timeTWO HOURS???!

I was questioning the judgement of releasing a new high-end phone without EV-DO, but I guess the majority of the target consumers will not want to get hit by the price premium twice - when they buy the phone and again when they get their bill every month after the first.

This would mean the robot losers who drive the cellular industry get the new metro phones, and us techies have to wait until Sprint sees if the model sells well before we get an upgrade with all the features. Plus that ruins the whole "WoW" factor of a new phone (think RAZR when it debuted). I want the people who are willing to pay more for something like that be able to, rather than having to play catch-up with someone who layed down less than 100 bones.

[Jonny4]

good point the 7500 is power vision i stand corrected

[CoreyTheGent]

I'm the one who brought this non-sense here. Even though someone else would've likely posted the info in my place, I apologize for getting everyone's hopes up.

[Maximous]

We all appreciate that Corey.

You surely are the true definition of a "Gent":tu:

[KAT]

So now I'm wondering, (like another certain poster on HoFo) if we can still expect a 2.2 QVGA, and trans flash on the Kantara, if it did, I guess I would still consider it, since it apparently will have BT as well.

[jaytv]

:snore:

I can't tell if you are looking for attention or you just enjoy kissing up to Deval...Perhaps a combination of both?

What happened to the Sanyo PDA you confirmed? All I ever hear you say is "keep waiting, Sanyo will blow you away". Well golly, that sure does a lot for everybody here :snore:

Me, wanting attention? How many fake aliases are you up to, Tuo? Why do you keep coming back, if not for attention?

I know good Sanyo news is a big blow for you, but take it like a man and stay away from where you're not wanted.

Who said I confirmed a Sanyo PDA? Funny how people hear what they want to believe...

[toidi]

here are my thoughts on the Katana since its still early. There may very well be one with EVDO and one without it for testing reasons. i say we wait and see, to be honest i believe that it will have EVDO, actually its more of a wish than anything

[pacman9900]

Man I have been with sanyo for 4 years since the pm8100 and that had a decent camera I been thru so many phones I went from PM8100 VM5500 MM7400 MM5600 and now the MM9000 which is far the best sanyo phone every created no matter what anyone says everyone knows thats true just get Opera Mini and you will see and thats just the beginning Ok I have been workign for sprint for 5 months now And if this Katana is real I am garunteed it will have EVDO Sprint wants to promote EVDO as much as possible what makes you think sanyo will make a thin phone which obviously they are competing with Samsung and not make it EVDO I mean its not rocket science its common since there not dumb and for discountinued phones for dummies that dont know which is half the cell phone community Phones get discountinued because the factory is only allowed to make a curtain amount approved by the FCC discountinued means that there is no more in the factory to make and they arent allowed to make anymore so when you hear that word that mean that phone made alot of money! not the mention the recent report I read that sanyo made 50,000 MM9000 and sold 48,000 US wide in two months which set a record in cell phone sells! NOw I have faith and I am a SANYO FAN TILL I DIE!!! there phones are so user friendly its crazy they will be on top this year and be teamed up with Motorola and make that SPRINT/NEXTEL triband phone PHONE WHOOPS dids I say to much just remeber pacman said it

[Dave B.]

Man I have been with sanyo (#) for 4 years since the pm8100 and that had a decent camera (#) I been thru so many phones (#) I went from PM8100 VM5500 MM7400 MM5600 and now the MM9000 which is far the best sanyo phone (#) every created no matter what anyone says everyone knows thats true just get Opera Mini and you will see and thats just the beginning Ok I have been workign for sprint (#) for 5 months now And if this Katana is real I am garunteed it will have EVDO Sprint wants to promote EVDO as much as possible what makes you think sanyo will make a thin phone which obviously they are competing with Samsung and not make it EVDO I mean its not rocket science its common since there not dumb and for discountinued phones for dummies that dont know which is half the cell phone community Phones get discountinued because the factory is only allowed to make a curtain amount approved by the FCC discountinued means that there is no more in the factory to make and they arent allowed to make anymore so when you hear that word that mean that phone made alot of money! not the mention the recent report I read that sanyo made 50,000 MM9000 and sold 48,000 US wide in two months which set a record in cell phone sells! NOw I have faith and I am a SANYO FAN TILL I DIE!!! there phones are so user friendly its crazy they will be on top this year and be teamed up with Motorola and make that SPRINT/NEXTEL triband phone PHONE WHOOPS dids I say to much just remeber pacman said it

that might be the LONGEST run-on sentence EVVVVER! :frustrate
do you have ADD sir? because my GOD do you know how to kill someone's attention span!

[CoreyTheGent]

... actually its more of a wish than anythingPrecisely. Which means we should disregard the thought altogether. As far as I can see, the Katana is an entry-level slim phone (basically the original RAZR two years after Motorola released it) and the 8400 is an 8300 with slight upgrades that might include Bluetooth. No "two Katanas," no "8400 will have EV-DO and a QVGA screen" until we see some evidence.

The "Sanyo is Back" party has been cancelled until further notice. Now we're back to good ol' Sanslow doing things ass backwards.

[james2K]

Yeah this sucks....there was so much potential too. Back to square one like corey said. :irked:

[SmplyD]

I don't think so... Sprint has to generate interest in EV-DO. They aren't going to roll out this hugely expensive new protocol and not push it on every customer. Releasing a slick new phone that doesn't take advantage of it doesn't make any marketing sense whatsoever. Remember guys, Sprint only has three models of phone in their Power Vision line-up. I would expect the choices to grow considerably in the next year, and this sounds like the perfect phone to generate some additional buzz.

[SmplyD]

that might be the LONGEST run-on sentence EVVVVER! :frustrate
do you have ADD sir? because my GOD do you know how to kill someone's attention span!Was thinking the exact same thing

[merc]

I don't think so... Sprint has to generate interest in EV-DO. They aren't going to roll out this hugely expensive new protocol and not push it on every customer. Releasing a slick new phone that doesn't take advantage of it doesn't make any marketing sense whatsoever. Remember guys, Sprint only has three models of phone in their Power Vision line-up. I would expect the choices to grow considerably in the next year, and this sounds like the perfect phone to generate some additional buzz.

First Sprint needs to get EVDO available to more than just big cities. Until they get it across more than 75% of their network, they still need to pay attention to non-EVDO phones and markets. They'll still need a couple/few mid to high end non-EVDO phones for these markets. Let me tell you, with what's available currently in my market for network (A840 and MM-8300 are top of the line on Sprint's site, ugh), and the fact SERO wasn't available here (affiliate market), Sprint doesn't have much hope to push for masses of $300-$400 EVDO phones, that have no EVDO Towers within 200 miles.

[KAT]

I think both of you guys make good points, but I'll have to side with Derek on this one. I don't have EVDO in my area either, and I live 30 min from downtown LA. But I don't expect Sprint to make big orders on semi high end non-EVDO handsets for people like me, when EVDO and V-Cast will eventually be a thing of the norm. There's still quite a few people in rural America that are out of the game simply because everything is going digital, and wish analog phones were more available. But I don't think Sprint, or any other carrier is worrying to much about them. They will just have to wait for digital service, just like I will have to wait for EVDO coverage in my area. I just like higher end phones, so I figure whatever my next phone will be, it will be a EVDO phone, whether I get that service or not. It does seem that this 'Slim' thing is the trend now, which is fine with me, and this is obvious in the popularity with the RAZR and the Blade, so why Sanyo would try to enter in this game with a VGA, no EVDO Slim is beyond hard to understand. Who can guess what kind of strategy this is. Slim is in, whether it's a clam shell, or not. But there's no doubt Sanyo will hit us with the real good stuff, but who knows what style/design, or when.

[Ovaltine224]

BREAKTHROUGH PICS of the KATANA!
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/ovaltine224/mm-9000-1.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/ovaltine224/MM-7500.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/ovaltine224/MM-8300.jpg

Boy Sanyo loves to reuse their designs =P
obvs. i made these but oh well

[SmplyD]

Nice photoshop... you should work for Playboy to airbrush their models.

Seriously though... I think when they refer to slim phones, they are talking about the width, from front to back. Your phones don't look like they have any room for a QVGA.

[SmplyD]

First Sprint needs to get EVDO available to more than just big cities. Until they get it across more than 75% of their network, they still need to pay attention to non-EVDO phones and markets. They'll still need a couple/few mid to high end non-EVDO phones for these markets. Let me tell you, with what's available currently in my market for network (A840 and MM-8300 are top of the line on Sprint's site, ugh), and the fact SERO wasn't available here (affiliate market), Sprint doesn't have much hope to push for masses of $300-$400 EVDO phones, that have no EVDO Towers within 200 miles.Sure, they do not have EV-DO deployed over their whole network yet. But where they do have it deployed, is where they are making the most money. It's obviously more cost effective for Sprint to build the capability in dense population area like big cities, where there are more people who will be willing to pay the price premium. In rural and less dense areas, sure Sprint would like to expand there, but right now they would not be able to recoup the money as effectively. These areas are probably not hot phone selling markets either.

They should be releasing Katana as EV-DO, because remember in late 2007 they will be releasing rev.A which will not neccessarily make every phone before it obsolete, but certainly out-dated.

[pacman9900]

With all the hype about sprint merging with nextel there is still alot of incompletes they we here at the office is really tryna work on. I Have been hearing about this nextel sprint phone since 2005 summer and everyone in the world wants one if it every does come out! any time soon. but the big question is if they are making a phone with both capabilities of direct connecting and ready linking which carrier will make the phone?? wow this is the big question!

For those of you that didnt already know sprint is planning on canning the Nextel Iden 800 (which really sucks and using CDMA 850 CDMA 1900 GSM 900
GSM 1800 in all nextel phones how do they plan on doing this?? god only know plus this is going to take so long.... now for the facts I do know about the cridically acclaimed "Nextel Sprint phone" is sprint promises to revolutionize the way we walkie talkie people giving you an option on which service you want to use. 2)Will be a Dual-band Speaker Will have a large front screen display and will be CDMA from what im hearing in the office is there will be a gateway switch in side the phone that allows you to navigate thru which walkie talkie service you want to use! Buckle yoru saftey belts its going to be a bumpy ride. just image launch date of this phone the commercials and how many people will leave there carriers just to get this phone OHH MY.... so lets here some opinions and if anyone gets any news post here everyone will be waiting cause I will

[SmplyD]

:needpict:

[james2K]

I kinda like the 8300 photo-chop...i mean for a stale 3 year old sanyo design that one looks best

[ready4URlink]

I KNOW Sanyo isn't out of the game... they're the Refs'... so, they ARE calling the shots. Sure, they've "let" Samsung get a lil running distance ahead of them,... but they will come back by surprise and run right over Samsung again. Sure, Samsung was the "second" to offer ReadyLink Phones... but remember...who was first??? S.A.N.Y.O. "Promising Innovative Inventions" haha, I made that one up... that should be their motto!

[Ovaltine224]

the gateway technology is coming out in 07/08

[Dubspoon]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone MM-9000/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)

a bumpy ride that's at least a year away

[sanyoda]

http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc267/th_98230_katana_6600.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc267&image=98230_katana_6600.jpg)

[phil2cool]

I KNOW Sanyo isn't out of the game... they're the Refs'... so, they ARE calling the shots. Sure, they've "let" Samsung get a lil running distance ahead of them,... but they will come back by surprise and run right over Samsung again. Sure, Samsung was the "second" to offer ReadyLink Phones... but remember...who was first??? S.A.N.Y.O. "Promising Innovative Inventions" haha, I made that one up... that should be their motto!


Samsung I believe was first to the Vision market with the a500! Give it time, I think Sanyo might give us what we are dreaming for and take over number 1. Though, they might still use a stale design on some of the phones. As people have said Sanyos have a friendly/stable gui over Samsung. In the interm my a920 will hold me over till something better comes out that has all the features that I need.

[sanyoda]

http://img143.imagevenue.com/loc3/th_05fde_katana_6600_side.jpg (http://img143.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc3&image=05fde_katana_6600_side.jpg)

[Msdav16]

whateva comes out in may I will be buying because that is wen my contract with verizon ends.

[Ovaltine224]

http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc267/th_98230_katana_6600.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc267&image=98230_katana_6600.jpg)


thats obvs fake. the phone is out of focus but the screen is completely clear?? TOTALLY FAKE

[lgmayka]

Samsung I believe was first to the Vision market with the a500!
My own recollection is that the Samsung A500, LG 5350, and Sanyo 4900 were all released within the space of a few weeks (August 2002). The A500 was the first phone to support Picture Mail, I think, because Sprint sold a plug-in accessory camera for it. But the first Sprint phone with a built-in camera was the wonderful Sanyo 5300--a gem, with a CCD camera (if I recall correctly) significantly superior to later models (until the advent of megapixel cameras on phones). I still have a couple of working 5300 phones in my archives. :)

[Deval]

My own recollection is that the Samsung A500, LG 5350, and Sanyo 4900 were all released within the space of a few weeks (August 2002). The A500 was the first phone to support Picture Mail, I think, because Sprint sold a plug-in accessory camera for it. But the first Sprint phone with a built-in camera was the wonderful Sanyo 5300--a gem, with a CCD camera (if I recall correctly) significantly superior to later models (until the advent of megapixel cameras on phones). I still have a couple of working 5300 phones in my archives. :)
well the 4900 came 1st...followed by A500/N400, then the LG

[Jaggrey]

man i had that stupid camera too with the A500... then I got the 5300. Ahh memories....

[lgmayka]

well the 4900 came 1st...followed by A500/N400, then the LG
Perhaps the order was slightly different in different stores. At our local Best Buy, I purchased an A500 at Best Buy within days of Vision's announcement. But I think you are right that the first three Vision phones were the A500, N400, and 4900. The 5350 was a little later.

[aatm]

http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc267/th_98230_katana_6600.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc267&image=98230_katana_6600.jpg)


Please stop posting these fake pix. First off, if you zoom in on the picture on the LCD, you can see that it's pasted on AND the right side of the picture goes off the LCD and onto the phone itself, just slightly. Secondly, if you look at the top right of the phone, you can see where the antenna is supposed to be. Thirdly, you did a really bad job of rounding the bottom of the phone. It's all bumpy. If you're going to photoshop, at least put some real effort into it. Geez...

[specv]

well regardless before this phone gets released there would be some info about it first. Phonescoop always has anything new and 100% of all phones need to get FCC approval and can always be found on their site long before they ever go on sale

[lgmayka]

Phonescoop always has anything new and 100% of all phones need to get FCC approval and can always be found on their site long before they ever go on sale
Actually, Phonescoop is a rather slack source of information. The Samsung A960 was submitted for FCC approval on November 16, and its user manual and photos were made available to the public on December 31, yet Phonescoop does not have a regular phone entry for it. Phonescoop's only mention of the A960 was in a brief news article that says almost nothing:

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=1523
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The A960 features a circular OLED external display, Bluetooth, and a camera with LED flash and sliding cover.
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[losplatanos]

i been hearing about this phone since 2004

i switch to sprint when they started to offer free incoming and i thought this phone would come out in late 2005.........it seems like the phone will never come out, what a big dissapointment

this phone should have been out already

since sprint new PTT system should be in place by 2008 for the year 2006 and 2007 this phone and the gateway would have given people more flexibility on the PTT thingy

but it seems like everyone will just have to wait until then,
it would have been much much, if sprint would have never mention the dual mode phone and the gateway in the first place

cell phones are very small, they should have just glue two phone together and it would have been easier

[Peruano_Loco]

lmao

[Ovaltine224]

:lol: its a good idea

[Gourd]

More interesting articles for discussion... :ohcrap:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_SANYO_NOKIA?SITE=NJBRU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060214/bs_nm/sanyo_nokia_dc;_ylt=Ar58SpgDy0we4CO5HuSxfmkjtBAF;_ ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

[lgmayka]

Those two articles are absolutely devastating to Sanyo fans like myself. In these two articles Sanyo is described as 'cash-strapped', 'weak', 'dwindling', 'struggled', '$2 billion loss', etc. Analysts appear to be positively rooting for Sanyo to get out of the CDMA phone business and focus on batteries instead. Ugh.

The bottom line for us Sprint customers is that, IMHO, we will be very lucky even to see the EVDO-less Katana and the slot-less 8400 this year. Any hope of the 5700 or 9100 just went up in smoke.

We have to face the fact that Samsung will be the clear King of CDMA.

[Gourd]

Might have to buy that MM-9000 from the local Sprint store and call it a day after all... :frustrate

...although Sanyo and Nokia together have the potential to make a pretty damn good phone when they do arrive.

[aschlect]

Those two articles are absolutely devastating to Sanyo fans like myself. In these two articles Sanyo is described as 'cash-strapped', 'weak', 'dwindling', 'struggled', '$2 billion loss', etc. Analysts appear to be positively rooting for Sanyo to get out of the CDMA phone business and focus on batteries instead. Ugh.

The bottom line for us Sprint customers is that, IMHO, we will be very lucky even to see the EVDO-less Katana and the slot-less 8400 this year. Any hope of the 5700 or 9100 just went up in smoke.

We have to face the fact that Samsung will be the clear King of CDMA.

Yeah, I don't know how to respond to this. I never really cared much for Nokia, always prefered Sanyo. Using an A920 right now b/c of the features that the 9000 does not have (BT/size), but was patiently waiting for Sanyo to come out w/ their "A920".

[EliteSoja]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-5300/1.0) NetFront/3.0 MMP/2.0)

I Still Have Faith N Sanyo! Im N Desperate Need Of A New Phone And I Only Like Sanyos. So Lets Pray That The 5700 Comes Out! !LONG LIVE SANYO MOBILE PHONES!

[KevC84]

Might have to buy that MM-9000 from the local Sprint store and call it a day after all... :frustrate

...although Sanyo and Nokia together have the potential to make a pretty damn good phone when they do arrive.
I agree. Nokia is the #1 mobile phone producer in the world for a reason. Besides it doesn't mean that the Sanyo name is going to dissaper if this indeed does happen. They may keep the Sanyo for the US where it is very popular. Plus with each others information and what not us Sanyo fans may benefit after all. Nokia phones are very reliable and stable, no bugs. Granted I have never actually held or played with any high-end Nokias but a lot of them look cool. Maybe we can get some S60 phones coming our way. It may not be bad afterwards and if its gonna get us more high-end phones than the better. I look forward to seeing how this turns out.

[lgmayka]

Might have to buy that MM-9000 from the local Sprint store and call it a day after all... :frustrate

...although Sanyo and Nokia together have the potential to make a pretty damn good phone when they do arrive.
My local Fry's is still selling the MM-9000 for $247 before rebate/discount.

I agree that eventually, a Sanyo-Nokia combination might bring a new stable of even better phones. But in the short term, such combinations typically cause confusion and redirection--i.e., a temporary lack of new products during the merging of efforts.

[Ovaltine224]

My local Fry's is still selling the MM-9000 for $247 before rebate/discount.

I agree that eventually, a Sanyo-Nokia combination might bring a new stable of even better phones. But in the short term, such combinations typically cause confusion and redirection--i.e., a temporary lack of new products during the merging of efforts.


$247!!!!!!!!!!!! where is this place???

[lgmayka]

$247!!!!!!!!!!!! where is this place???
http://www.frys.com/downersgrove.html

[Gourd]

Now that this news is public, I can imagine seeing new Sanyo phones with some technological advancements, but the same ol' Sanyo rehashed design. I doubt they can spend much money on R&D since they are about to lose a TON of money...

[james2K]

Those articles are very sad indeed. I'd heard all the rumors across all the boards but to see it on paper is disturbing. I never thought it was that bad for Sanyo.

Makes sense why the 9000 is based so closely on the 5600, they really don't have the cash to invest in R&D. Sad, sad, indeed (where's Printing :lol: )

Seriously, though...I'm gonna keep my phone for as long as I can...the future of Sanyo is in question...I'm hoping I don't have one of the last good ones. I'll take the Nokia deal with a grain of salt until there's something concrete. Man...

[Chicago]

My local Fry's is still selling the MM-9000 for $247 before rebate/discount.

Wow. They still have some left? Go there alot? Do you know how much thier 1 gb miniSD are?

Oh, to keep my post on-topic:

I hope these new phones, including the Katana, aren't their last. That would suck.

[lgmayka]

Wow. They still have some left? Go there alot? Do you know how much thier 1 gb miniSD are?
The Downers Grove Fry's had 4 9000's left yesterday (2/13).

For a 1GB miniSD, you could order from this unknown reseller, apparently headquartered in Switzerland:

http://nnmtechnics.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F390276&rnd=8314641&rrc=N&affl=&cip=70.224.173.76&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=im0007&cat=digmmcs&catstr=HOME:digmmcs

(I am half-joking. I don't know if I would trust a totally unknown Swiss reseller.)

[Printing]

Those articles are very sad indeed. I'd heard all the rumors across all the boards but to see it on paper is disturbing. I never thought it was that bad for Sanyo.

Makes sense why the 9000 is based so closely on the 5600, they really don't have the cash to invest in R&D. Sad, sad, indeed (where's Printing :lol: )

Seriously, though...I'm gonna keep my phone for as long as I can...the future of Sanyo is in question...I'm hoping I don't have one of the last good ones. I'll take the Nokia deal with a grain of salt until there's something concrete. Man...

I too was really hoping for Sanyo to get back in the game by themselves. This info is a real downer coming after the high we felt when it looked like the Super Katana was going to come and save the day. I still hope this can be a good joint venture that will leave Sanyo Wireless intact.

I am getting worried about the 2 9000's that my business rep. ordered for me last Wednesday. I called Sprint last night and they have no record of the order. I know that sometimes one department doesn't know what the other is doing so .i am keeping my fingers crossed.

[Deval]

My local Fry's is still selling the MM-9000 for $247 before rebate/discount.

I agree that eventually, a Sanyo-Nokia combination might bring a new stable of even better phones. But in the short term, such combinations typically cause confusion and redirection--i.e., a temporary lack of new products during the merging of efforts.

hey is that sale still in effect?

[lgmayka]

hey is that sale still in effect?
Yesterday (2/13), the Fry's in Downers Grove, IL, was still selling the Sanyo MM-9000 for $247 before rebate/discount. The store had at least 4 left.

[Deval]

damn at that price, I want 1...do you do paypal :hee:

[aschlect]

I hate to say this, but could the "Sprint Only" contract be whats hurting Sanyo ? Could it be that Sanyo just isn't producing enough revenue in the USA, and to do further R&D, they need additional Revenue/profits ? Perhaps they should start producing CDMA handsets for Verzion, or maybe that is going to happen GSM carriers now that Nokia is involved.

[james2K]

I hate to say this, but could the "Sprint Only" contract be whats hurting Sanyo ? Could it be that Sanyo just isn't producing enough revenue in the USA, and to do further R&D, they need additional Revenue/profits ? Perhaps they should start producing CDMA handsets for Verzion, or maybe that is going to happen GSM carriers now that Nokia is involved.

That's a good thought. It's very possible because by being sprint exclusive they are missing out on potential revenue from at least 4 other major wireless carriers in the USA.

As much as I've loved being able to get sanyo handsets when my friends on other carriers cannot, it wouldn't be a bad thing for sanyo to sell other carriers handsets. Guess they have some contract with sprint though??

This is going to be an interesting year for sanyo no matter what.

[pacman9900]

How much do you think sprint will launch this new nextel sprint phone and who will make it which manufacturer??? I dont give a damn its its 600 im buying because of the technology by the time it comes out mega pixels in phones will be standard and EVDO I cant wait ohh my god just waiting for the first pic and who will post it will be intreging

[pacman9900]

the gateway technology is coming out in 07/08

common man be a firm believer hopefully next summer or a sneaky surprise for new years!! whenever it comes out sprints revenue will BLAST TO THE TOP AND SO MANY COMPANIES ARE GOING TO LOOSE MONEY this is the best idea since the cell phone was created!! I hope they have more than one model if they do come with this phone because we all know its gonna sell out the very first day within 1 hour people dont care about the price they want the phone

CSR=sir this requires a new 2year agreement
Pacman9900 "DAMMIT A DONT CARE GIMMIE THE PHONE WERE DO I SIGN>>:deal:

[Mayimbe87]

Motorola will be the first

[pacman9900]

Motorola will be the first

I think sanyo will be first then the second phone will be motorola at thier gonna launch the same day just to give people a feel of which one they really want I see im not the only one with a 9000 Man I love this phone there is no Comp with it!

[losplatanos]

it should be a moto phone, because sanyo makes RL phone not IDEN phone
and doesn't Moto own all that IDEN thing?

have there been talks where moto have given Sanyo the right to make iden phones?

moto been working on that many years ago, trying to make a phone compatible with Sprint RL and Verizon ptt....they just never spend money on it or not much intrest, who knows

not much talk but they have talked about it years years ago

Iden is exclusive to Motorola.....just seems more logical that it would be a moto

[CoreyTheGent]

Well N/M. I thought that's what I read but I'm not so sure.

[Ovaltine224]

i think there will be multiple launch phones, just like the 2 evdo launch phones. they both will prolly be sanyo and motorola.

[pacman9900]

i think there will be multiple launch phones, just like the 2 evdo launch phones. they both will prolly be sanyo and motorola.

and the most intelligant man award goes to (drum roll please.. . . . . ) :deal: :clap:


I feel the same way Son! I hope our prediction is right just gotta wait and see :Popcorn2:

[Peruano_Loco]

it is going to be motorola for sure

[sugaman]

It would just be kool with me if they just put the chips in the phones for Sprint so that we dont have to loose or download all our information again everytime we change phones!!! My $.02....

[losplatanos]

Sprint does business with Sanyo and Motorola

but does Sanyo do business with Motorola?

[Jonathanlc2005]

it will be sanyo and motorola cause there the two best but this it the best idea, motoryo. gotz the motor in the yo. lol cheesy i know. lol but this is what they should do, give it to me now i dont care how much it is and they should make it roam on digital roam, iden, and sprint 1900. all said and done, that would make me give my 9000. and ofcourse everyone wants a 9000 so ill sell it in 2 years for 200 dollars with alot of mp3's. incase anyone is interested

[breakthesilenc2]

Since sanyo is basically going down hill and alot of their phones are short runned, If i were to have a sanyo 9000 and insurance and some months down the line it breaks or something happens.Since the 9000 is discontinued if sanyo and sprint somehow happen to run out of the phone what would you get when you filed the report about the broken phone. Would they just repair it?would you get one of the new nokia/sanyo phones?

[josh33_unc]

you'd get the red headed stepchild of sprint phones. the sanyo 8300 :lol:

[VibrantRedGT]

Since sanyo is basically going down hill and alot of their phones are short runned, If i were to have a sanyo 9000 and insurance and some months down the line it breaks or something happens.Since the 9000 is discontinued if sanyo and sprint somehow happen to run out of the phone what would you get when you filed the report about the broken phone. Would they just repair it?would you get one of the new nokia/sanyo phones?

They won't do any repairs. Mine is broken right now and I've been waiting for the replacement for 11 days now. They informed me another 9000 should be here by Monday.

You would get an equally matched phone. Like the above post mentioned they love to give out 8300's like crazy. They have a billion of those in stock.

[SaMsUnG MaN]

Speculation is great! I mean just thinking of the possibilities it just makes a HARD CORE SPRINT guy wanna cry! From reading around this forum it seems like late fall 2006 we should expect something from the dual-mode department. Sanyo and Moto may seem to be the logical duo...but Sanyo and Nokia are merging their efforts on CDMA so Nokia could be in the mix (WHO KOWS) its an idea i wanted to throw out there. Another possibility would be Samsung...common lets all face it Samsung has been on the front end of technology for cellular phones from god knows when....so if we're gonna say who and who is goin to release- lets just say everyone might! It not too far fetched and its ONE SPRINT WITH MANY POSSIBILITIES! :haha: There's some food for thought!

Fall is only an eye shot away~ :ohcrap:

[Stalker1]

It will only be Motorola by Q4 of this year they will have a CDMA handset with a CDMA voice board and an IDEN board for DC. No one else will have it because Motorola wants too much for the liscense of iDEN technology so until 2010 when the full network swap is done and iden is gone it will only be that bridge phone unless other manufactures see Moto selling huge numbers and pay there fees.

[pacman9900]

What is this guy talking about :haha: man dont listen to the hype you make it seem like its not possible to make a dualmode phone Sprint/Nextel has so much money it'll make a grown man cry! its really insane! there starting to offer employee's free MRC on there phone bills wiyth sprint and Nextel EDRP and super discounts on phones you think that came form low budgets?? NAW :scare: Trust sprint is so F'n smart its ridiculous I garunteed its gonna be just like this


Motorla> making CDMA Voice phones with Direct Connect only 2007-2010

Sanyo/Nokia >making 2 different phones Dual mode phone CDMA/GSM with readylink and DC and one with only cdma and readylink/DC 2007-2010(Sprint will pay motorola whateva they need because motorola its gonna benifit from it)

Motorola>Dualmode phone CDMA RL/DC>2007-2010

Trust me Sprint is in to win it! they know what the competition is doing and they gotta do something nobody else can and thats it :thought:

[Stalker1]

OK first off do some research before you flame someone.

I have been in meetings directly with the manufactures and according to Sanyo they will not use DC because of the royalties to Moto.

Second does not matter how much money Sprint has the manufacture liscenses the tech NOT the carrier. Motorola owns iDEN not Sprint/Nextel.

Sanyo does not have a bluetooth phone because Sprint requested them not to and would not purchase it.

[losplatanos]

OK first off do some research before you flame someone.

I have been in meetings directly with the manufactures and according to Sanyo they will not use DC because of the royalties to Moto.

Second does not matter how much money Sprint has the manufacture liscenses the tech NOT the carrier. Motorola owns iDEN not Sprint/Nextel.

Sanyo does not have a bluetooth phone because Sprint requested them not to and would not purchase it.


thats what i been saying

recently i saw news about Sanyo and Nokia, but i never seen anything about Moto and Sanyo

Ready link is gonna go away which is exclusive to sanyo
so maybe in the future sanyo will be making, iden or whatever walkie talkie solution they will have, but not now

[losplatanos]

since know one really knows and people just say whatever,
i will say that its Sony Ericsson :hee: whos gonna be the first to make the dual mode phone :laughing:

but i would like to see the news, or factual info about sanyo and iden

[Mayimbe87]

The new dualmode is hear guys the Sanrola i82710, kinda looks like an i730 and a 8200 put together but dont let it fool you its the new dual mode fone!!! it comes with features like "Doesnt fit in your pocket" and "it flips from both sides" and the exclusive feature "2 modes in one" where u can have one turned on while the other one is shut off!!! call me now to receive them , im only sellin them for 379.99 !!! 150.00 dollar rebate if u sign a contract with sprint AND nextel, cuz u need both plans to run this 2 in 1 fone!

[losplatanos]

cool

does it have a QVGA screen? lol

sprint should have just given those 300K Ready link user that phone

and didn't need to spend all that money on research and trying to make a dual mode phone that should only be around for a couple of years

and everyone would have been happy

[Jonathanlc2005]

whos to say it wont be fat and be called CELLULAR TELEPHONE by generics inc.

[Jonny4]

I agree. Nokia is the #1 mobile phone producer in the world for a reason. Besides it doesn't mean that the Sanyo name is going to dissaper if this indeed does happen. They may keep the Sanyo for the US where it is very popular. Plus with each others information and what not us Sanyo fans may benefit after all. Nokia phones are very reliable and stable, no bugs. Granted I have never actually held or played with any high-end Nokias but a lot of them look cool. Maybe we can get some S60 phones coming our way. It may not be bad afterwards and if its gonna get us more high-end phones than the better. I look forward to seeing how this turns out.
but nokia has been the worst cdma phone maker in history

[Sprint_Insider]

but nokia has been the worst cdma phone maker in history

Wow, apparently jonny has never heard the names Kyocera or Audiovox before.

[KevC84]

Wow, apparently jonny has never heard the names Kyocera or Audiovox before.
Agreed :clap:

Maybe Nokia needs Sanyo as much as Sanyo needs Nokia. We'll have to wait and see how things go.

[Bklyn295]

^agree

[A800A640]

Nokia's market share in North America is behind Motorola (1), LG (2), and Samsung (3). Nokia has close to no market share in the worldwide CDMA market. Do the math.

[jaytv]

Wow, hey everybody, this is a record! Two Tuo phony usernames in one thread!

[A800A640]

...And he can't help but stay away from me.

How cute jtv.

[vodeneal]

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.......Our 9000's don't have to look great, but we love the heck out of them.

[ready4URlink]

haha, here's a thought. What if Samsung is the first one to come out with an IDEN/DC & VoIP/RL compatible handset before Sanyo or Moto. hahaha, Then I guess Samsung will have a new ringtone... "Bye Bye MotoSan"

[Jonathanlc2005]

motosan. hahaa i like that. lol your racist... j/k

[theChosen1G]

Back in early 2005 pre-merger, they kept talking about a motorola phone in 2006 that would have both PTT and RL compatibility. *shrugs* Just adding my two cents.

[Dubspoon]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone MM-9000/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0)

This dual-mode won't combine both PTT's it'll probably just have CDMA for voice and IDEN for PTT

[NASCAR14FAN]

The new dualmode is hear guys the Sanrola i82710, kinda looks like an i730 and a 8200 put together but dont let it fool you its the new dual mode fone!!! it comes with features like "Doesnt fit in your pocket" and "it flips from both sides" and the exclusive feature "2 modes in one" where u can have one turned on while the other one is shut off!!! call me now to receive them , im only sellin them for 379.99 !!! 150.00 dollar rebate if u sign a contract with sprint AND nextel, cuz u need both plans to run this 2 in 1 fone!

Thats pretty funny :lol:

[Jonny4]

Wow, apparently jonny has never heard the names Kyocera or Audiovox before.

um i worked for sprint back when they had the 5000 and 6000 phones sprint ended up dropping the maker because the phones were so bad signal wise and overall quality they only in the last year and half picked nokia back with stipulations do you know why the phones sucked because nokia insisted on using there own cdma chips instead of the cookie cutter qualcomm chips that had proven the worth, this time around they have to use cookie cutter cdma chips and dont get me started i have been sold and kept track of sprint since they premiered in the houston market back in 1998 my first phone was a samsung 1900 then a 2000 then dualband denso touchpoint one of the best phones ever signal wise i can keep going, nokia is the worst company that sprint has used i am not saything they arent a great company just saying theyarent good sprint phones however samsung keeps getting closer to there horrible record.

[KAT]

um i worked for sprint back when they had the 5000 and 6000 phones sprint ended up dropping the maker because the phones were so bad signal wise and overall quality they only in the last year and half picked nokia back with stipulations do you know why the phones sucked because nokia insisted on using there own cdma chips instead of the cookie cutter qualcomm chips that had proven the worth, this time around they have to use cookie cutter cdma chips and dont get me started i have been sold and kept track of sprint since they premiered in the houston market back in 1998 my first phone was a samsung 1900 then a 2000 then dualband denso touchpoint one of the best phones ever signal wise i can keep going, nokia is the worst company that sprint has used i am not saything they arent a great company just saying theyarent good sprint phones however samsung keeps getting closer to there horrible record.
This has to be the longest sentence I have ever read.

[SmplyD]

Hey, at least he threw a couple commas in there for ya!

[hookedonitunes]

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OK first off do some research before you flame someone.

I have been in meetings directly with the manufactures and according to Sanyo they will not use DC because of the royalties to Moto.

Second does not matter how much money Sprint has the manufacture liscenses the tech NOT the carrier. Motorola owns iDEN not Sprint/Nextel.

Sanyo does not have a bluetooth phone because Sprint requested them not to and would not purchase it.


thats what i been saying

recently i saw news about Sanyo and Nokia, but i never seen anything about Moto and Sanyo

Ready link is gonna go away which is exclusive to sanyo
so maybe in the future sanyo will be making, iden or whatever walkie talkie solution they will have, but not now

actually, samsung also makes Ready Link phones.

[Dubspoon]

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^^^ They made one, is it still in production

[pacman9900]

Samsung A-760 and A-820 were both RL phone but samsung has never made a RL phone with a camera on it why?? who knows :haha:

[CoreyTheGent]

His statement may be missing a few periods but Jonny's right on the money, which is why Sanyo needs to take the lead in this partnership.

[Ovaltine224]

um i worked for sprint back when they had the 5000 and 6000 phones sprint ended up dropping the maker because the phones were so bad signal wise and overall quality they only in the last year and half picked nokia back with stipulations do you know why the phones sucked because nokia insisted on using there own cdma chips instead of the cookie cutter qualcomm chips that had proven the worth, this time around they have to use cookie cutter cdma chips and dont get me started i have been sold and kept track of sprint since they premiered in the houston market back in 1998 my first phone was a samsung 1900 then a 2000 then dualband denso touchpoint one of the best phones ever signal wise i can keep going, nokia is the worst company that sprint has used i am not saything they arent a great company just saying theyarent good sprint phones however samsung keeps getting closer to there horrible record.


soo true. the audiovox 8920 for example - POS!!!

[KAT]

His statement may be missing a few periods but Jonny's right on the money, which is why Sanyo needs to take the lead in this partnership.
Well, since each manufacturer seems to have something the other doesn't have, maybe this could be a good thing as long as Sanyo doesn't inherit any of Nokia's negatives. The thought of a Sanyo N90ish handset kinda makes me grin... don't know if it would ever happen tho.

[Scimitar]

:) Was just talking with Sprint Rep and he said a new Sanyo phone is due in Fall that will rival the 5600 and 9000.
Supposed to have WiFi capabilities and bluetooth (finally!)
He said look for numbers like 9100 or 5700
Should be a 9000 with tonsa more goodies...
I'll be at my trade-up time...I'll be in line for this one! :)

[BigLime62]

Wow, bluetooth for Sanyo a full year later.

[birdman]

99.9999999999% of the reps at sprint don't know *** they are talking about. :)

[Scrumptious]

:welcome1: :wavey: Scimitar but there are a couple of threads on this and Mayimbe87 is right if the thread is not closed prepare to be flamed! No one around here seems to take anyones word on new phones and things of that nature.

[CoreyTheGent]

:) Was just talking with Sprint Rep and he said a new Sanyo phone is due in Fall that will rival the 5600 and 9000.
Supposed to have WiFi capabilities and bluetooth (finally!)
He said look for numbers like 9100 or 5700
Should be a 9000 with tonsa more goodies...
I'll be at my trade-up time...I'll be in line for this one! :)This is a rumor that's been going around for a few months now, right here at SU. I can't tell whether the rep actually knows something new or if they're just repeating the stuff they heard from this website.

Wow, bluetooth for Sanyo a full year later.The MM-8400 (8300's replacement obviously) has a good chance of at least having Bluetooth, though a bunch of other rumors connected to it are a ways off (stuff like the 9000's QVGA screen, EV-DO, etc.). We might see Bluetooth from Sanyo right before summer.

[Ovaltine224]

i hope theres a new sanyo high end comin out soon

[djmaher]

any ETA rumors on this model??

Any juicy rumoured specs, as well??

X

[Sanyo77]

any ETA rumors on this model??

Any juicy rumoured specs, as well??

X

Yeah:
a 9 megapixel camera,
true VGA screen (640x480)
WiMax,
Nextel iDen/Sanyo Readylink bridgable
Garage Door opener
Defibulator
Ginsu knife attachment
Radar Detector
But still only 2 megabytes of internal memory

[Deval]

:lmao: I'm dying :lol:

[djmaher]

So, are you saying that it's not actually a cell phone, except in appearance??

Do you know if it will fit in my shirt pocket?

I need an extra remote for my radio remote car....

Can I pay extra and have it outfitted to see through brick walls?

You see, there is this girl who lives next door.......

:lol:

[djmaher]

And, lightsaber... I need the Bluetooth lightsaber attachment...

[pjsolis]

Ok I had to call sprint today for them to fix my rebate status so I could buy the Sanyo 9000 from Radioshack. I had the Samsung 900 but was not happy with it. I asked the rep and she told me there was a Sanyo 3100 coming out to replace the 9000??? She said that this would be the new top of the line from Sanyo but that she had no more info on it...does anyone know anything about it ????

[Brother_nelson]

Ok I had to call sprint today for them to fix my rebate status so I could buy the Sanyo 9000 from Radioshack. I had the Samsung 900 but was not happy with it. I asked the rep and she told me there was a Sanyo 3100 coming out to replace the 9000??? She said that this would be the new top of the line from Sanyo but that she had no more info on it...does anyone know anything about it ????


Lies! Lies!

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80119&highlight=PM-3100

[pjsolis]

Thank you brother Nelson, now that I know that I am just going to get the 9000 I know I will be missing the bluetooth but it's the closest thing to my 5300 size with more advance features. Thanks again.

[IAmMissJackie]

I cant wait to upgrade my phone. i bought it when it first came out, for about $500... than the 9000 came out a few months later...im spoiled with that removable memory feature! anyways. Im new also, just signed up on the site. ... i also work at radioshack and my sprint rep came in today and told me about some new sanyos comming out soon. defintily cant wait to see what sanyo has in store for us next.

[Simple_Man]

I thought about a 9000 but am wanting a 9000 with bluetooth so I will wait for the new ones now.

[Jonny4]

the gateway technology is coming out in 07/08

Ok what is gateway technology, must have missed this.

[Ovaltine224]

gateway is a pathway to connect sprints readylink with nextels direct connect

[dereck996]

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Don't Know About Thin But The New Sanyo Mvp Is Supposed To Replace The Mm 9000

[Dave B.]

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Don't Know About Thin But The New Sanyo (#) Mvp Is Supposed To Replace The Mm 9000

So I REALLY dont know youre credibility around here, and while you MAY know something that everyone else doesnt.... I HIGHLY doubt it. So i'll be the first to tell you that the MVP is ONLY for the espn carrier. NOT Sprint!

oh how so VERY stupid for them to not have this phone tho. I'll tell you one thing I would have been all over it, instead of going for the A900!

[Glenny7467]

MVP = discontinued 9000. Besides being black and branded with a little espn logo, the phone is the same thing as the 9000. Actually, the interface is not that great and the 9000 is more versatile in capabilities. With the 9000 having espn as well as a plethora of other streaming content. But if anyone is still bitter about sprint not actually carrying this phone check out the rate plans... Outrageous!

[italiangspot]

how come there are no pics of the upcoming phones?

[Deval]

they arent real?

[james2K]

there's no pics because nobody who has access is willing to do so, possibly due to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or the like. somebody could lose their job by posting pics of the new ones at this point. I'd like to see some too, esp the new thin phone.

The ESPN service should not exist. Why not just have sprint sell that b**chin' black 9000 and charge normal sprint users $15 a month or so for all that sports content? ESPN would make more money going that route IMO. Who wants to change carriers and buy a new phone for a few sports apps? Not many I would presume, and by 12/06 (my prediction) the ESPN service will be history. :fingers:

[Simple_Man]

Well I took the plunge after all. Was visiting family in Indianapolis, IN over the weekend and at Frys they had 10 of the MM-9000. After my 150 rebate it cost me $97 plus tax. Now I am looking for the Software for the phone book. Sprint wants 15 bucks to take my phone book off of my SCP-7200 and put it on the 9000.

[pacman9900]

Well I took the plunge after all. Was visiting family in Indianapolis, IN over the weekend and at Frys they had 10 of the MM-9000. After my 150 rebate it cost me $97 plus tax. Now I am looking for the Software for the phone book. Sprint wants 15 bucks to take my phone book off of my SCP-7200 and put it on the 9000.

Yo without ERP OR ESRP you gotta cough up 15 bucks homie How could you buy a MM9000 which is extremly scarse IN THE U.S and not have insurance Is your motor in your head running right?? you might loose it and cant get it again how would dat feel? maybe like homeboy >>>:frustrate the person who finds it will be :clap: and Imma be in the sprint store when your yelling at me and my manager like :laughing: Trust bro you got 30days please add ESRP its worth every penny!

[precission]

just got word at a manager meeting that 3 new sanyos are coming out soon!

1-thin phone, camera, and bluetooth around $50.00 for new customers
2-8400, 8300 with bluetooth
3-2400, 2300 with a bigger speaker grill

no pics though :td:

[Jaggrey]

They're not giving the 8400 evdo?

[pacman9900]

They're not giving the 8400 evdo?

Sanyo and sprint isnt stupid Of course the MM-8400 will have EVDO they dont have a choice remember sanyo only has 1 availible EVDO phone MM-7500(MM9000 IS TO HARD TO FIND) and since the launch of the music store 2 million songs has been sold SPRINT is about money trust me it will have EVDO

[zabiyah]

do anyone know when is the release dates for these phones. I've been holdin out on buy the 9000 just 2 c if any new sanyos was cumin out. I really like sanyo phones. I've had 1 Lg, 2 samsungs, and 2 sanyos and my sanyos has been da best.

[lgmayka]

1-thin phone, camera, and bluetooth around $50.00 for new customers
2-8400, 8300 with bluetooth
3-2400, 2300 with a bigger speaker grill
I presume that either none or one (8400) of these has EVDO?

[AzTater]

I wouldn't presume anything. My guess would be that the thin and the 8400 will be EVDO. But that's just a guess and hearsay at this point.

[Lanthanide]

When they looked up my account, they said they couldn't sell it to me because I was a business account. I offered to pay the full $379.99 price but they said they could not sell to me under any circumstances because their contract with Sprint does not allow them to sell to existing business accounts!

Does this mean I will have trouble buying a new phone from anywhere except a actual Sprint Store? What does this mean. If I finally decide on a phone and discover I cant buy it because of my account type, I will be enraged! Not that me being enraged is anything dangerous, but still I might resort to looking angry.

[Printing]

Does this mean I will have trouble buying a new phone from anywhere except a actual Sprint Store? What does this mean. If I finally decide on a phone and discover I cant buy it because of my account type, I will be enraged! Not that me being enraged is anything dangerous, but still I might resort to looking angry.

The store I tried to buy the 9000 from was an affiliate store and part of their agreement with Sprint prohibits them from selling to business accounts.
It all worked out for me in the end though. See my thread below: Sanyo 9000 vs Qualcomm 2700.

[dravonix]

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I can barely breathe as I type this..

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=841944

Oh my, it's for real. I'm returning the V3c. Sanyo Katana.

AMAZING! And all this info from a source with an impeccable reputation, cruznis300!

!!! I got my azz of myspace just in time! ****! back to killing my phone's battery on SU!

[pacman9900]

how wierd I know about the MM-8400 but MM-8600 wow thats wierd to skip a model in one year term if thats true what is these models gonna lok like?? by the way I seen the 3100 for some reason it looks sweet for a small phone I like it it just dosnt have any High end feautures

[Deval]

Like it was mentioned before...none of the specs are final...who knows what the phones will finally come out with.

Remember the over-hype on the A960? Everyone thought it was gonna be the craziest phone to ever launch for Sprint, and now its not even out, and is a basic evdo phone

[Jaggrey]

ahhhh the voice of reason

[skierpage]

Simple_man,

Enjoy the phone.

1. Watch for a "Handset Upgrade Fee $36" on your Sprint bill in the next few months. If Fry's didn't tell you about this, call Sprint billing and get it removed.

2. BitPim can transfer phone book entries, read threads like Sanyo 9000 Phonebook Save/Write Success (http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86427).

[reemusk]

Like it was mentioned before...none of the specs are final...who knows what the phones will finally come out with.

Remember the over-hype on the A960? Everyone thought it was gonna be the craziest phone to ever launch for Sprint, and now its not even out, and is a basic evdo phone



and the 5500...the treo 600....the 6600....the 4050....the A900...A940....

they all fell into that same thing...it will be the greatest thing to grace the pindrop! :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: