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22 is coming just in time

Posted on June 29, 2007.

Enjoy your iGroans, people. I know what I want for my birthday: the Ocean.

Update 7-01: Nevermind. It turns out the Ocean lacks some key features I really need, like syncing with my PC and support for Opera Mini. It looks like I will have to pass on Helio service entirely. Now I have no idea what cellular provider or cellphone to get :(

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5 Comments

  1. Matt Herzberger on June 29, 2007

    Hey read your post and took a look at the Ocean. I am currently with Cingular but they have horrible service. I haven't really heard alot about Helio's how are they? Why did you decide on this model?

  2. Christian Montoya on June 29, 2007

    Helio says they have the largest 3G network in the U.S. They only have 3 phones, the Drift, the Heat, and the Ocean, all made by Samsung. The Ocean is their top of the line phone, and the only one with a QWERTY keyboard.

    But what really sealed the deal for me is that a friend I met last weekend had an Ocean. I asked her about her phone service and she said it was great. She was able to access Google Maps on her phone anywhere. I had a look at the Ocean and I wanted one of my own. I'm just hoping that Helio has good service in Virginia.

  3. Matt Herzberger on July 1, 2007

    I am still looking for me. I have been looking at the [Blackberry Curve] (http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/06/12/review-blackberry-curve/). But the Cingular/AT&T data plans suck. They have good data plans for the iphone but that is it. Sprint has great data plans but their phones suck. They are releasing a new phone the Blackberry 8703 that sounds promising.

  4. Mr. Mojo on July 4, 2007

    I've been happy as a clam since I got my treo:

    Live updating googlemaps (with Traffic!), gmail, mp3 player, and Opera Mini if that's your thing … It is also an ugly beige brick, but I consider that a statement.

  5. Christian Montoya on July 4, 2007

    One question Mr…. does it sync with Windows? I had a PDA a few years ago with a very good version of Outlook Mobile and I'm going to try to keep a unified calendar between my laptop and my smartphone when I start living on my own.

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