does verizon have an answer to the iphone?

[Al Neri]

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not sure u can tether with the iphone, but i threw it in anyway

 

[sygyzy]

Yes, they do. It's made by Motorola and it's called the Fonzr. It has 3G, GPS, full screen web browser, multi-point touch screen, can be tethered via bluetooth as well as an Express Card dongle. It can beam Google Maps results to your bluetooth compatible (car) gps. The only downside is it's a bit pricey at $249.99 and they require you to subscribe to an unlimited data plan of $12.99 PER MONTH!

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Yes, they do. It's made by Motorola and it's called the Fonzr. It has 3G, GPS, full screen web browser, multi-point touch screen, can be tethered via bluetooth as well as an Express Card dongle. It can beam Google Maps results to your bluetooth compatible (car) gps. The only downside is it's a bit pricey at $249.99 and they require you to subscribe to an unlimited data plan of $12.99 PER MONTH!

*taps sarcasm meter*


OP, pretty much all the various smartphones can do that. We don't yet have the VZNav program for smartphones, but I think it's on the way, and you can still use other software for GPS.

 

[Al Neri]

you can full screen browse with the ones out now?

 

[BooGiMaN]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Yes, they do. It's made by Motorola and it's called the Fonzr. It has 3G, GPS, full screen web browser, multi-point touch screen, can be tethered via bluetooth as well as an Express Card dongle. It can beam Google Maps results to your bluetooth compatible (car) gps. The only downside is it's a bit pricey at $249.99 and they require you to subscribe to an unlimited data plan of $12.99 PER MONTH!

fonrz? does it also make sammichs and automagically pimp slap telemarketers?

 

[Al Neri]

hmmm

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
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not sure u can tether with the iphone, but i threw it in anyway

Are carriers in a hurry to make phones that tether to laptops? I'd imagine they'd be reluctant to do so because of the potential for sucking up bandwidth.

Not that it isn't very easy to tether a laptop to most phones out there

 

[Goosemaster]

phone with a gps device can do nav.

now.

fullscreen web browsing has been possible for a while. not as slick as the iphone stetchy thingy though.

This lappy I am on right now uses EV-DO via a phone. Almost got it working in Linux too before I realzied the owner would never be able to use it. Works flawlessly in windows

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
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not sure u can tether with the iphone, but i threw it in anyway

Are carriers in a hurry to make phones that tether to laptops? I'd imagine they'd be reluctant to do so because of the potential for sucking up bandwidth.

Not that it isn't very easy to tether a laptop to most phones out there

Almost all VZW's EVDO/Vcast capable phones are tetherable. Don't forget VZW and other carriers also sell PCMCIA and USB wireless internet cards. More then happy to do so, as you need at a minimum, a 59.99 Unlimited* Tethering package for phones, or a 59.99 Unlimited* BBA package for wireless cards.





*Subject to possible suspension or termination if monthly transfer exceeds 5gb

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Yes, they do. It's made by Motorola and it's called the Fonzr. It has 3G, GPS, full screen web browser, multi-point touch screen, can be tethered via bluetooth as well as an Express Card dongle. It can beam Google Maps results to your bluetooth compatible (car) gps. The only downside is it's a bit pricey at $249.99 and they require you to subscribe to an unlimited data plan of $12.99 PER MONTH!

fonrz? does it also make sammichs and automagically pimp slap telemarketers?

I don't know what you are talking about. the "Fonzr" (not fonrz) cannot do those silly things. Let's be realistic here.