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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: thatguy on July 05, 2007, 01:43:00 pm

Title: helio info?
Post by: thatguy on July 05, 2007, 01:43:00 pm

i'm considering jumping ship from verizon to helio.  i'd be switching to an ocean.  anyone have any experience with the company or the phone?

Title: Re: helio info?
Post by: Darth Ed on July 05, 2007, 02:04:00 pm

Not personally, but I hear the Ocean crashes/slows down a lot. Maybe that can be fixed with updates. The form factor is cool though. Are you anti-iPhone? From what I've read, I'd go with an iPhone or maybe a Blackberry Pearl or Curve or a Samsung Blackjack or Nokia N95 if you insist on a physical keyboard. Check out  http://anandtech.com/ (http://anandtech.com/)  for a comparison of all three.

Title: Re: helio info?
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on July 05, 2007, 02:24:00 pm

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Originally posted by thatguy:
  anyone have any experience with the company or the phone?

don't call it a phone!!!!
 
 (i've heard great things about the ocean)

Title: Re: helio info?
Post by: vansmack on July 05, 2007, 02:49:00 pm

CNET had great things to say about the Ocean (http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/helio-ocean/4505-6454_7-32390958.html?tag=prod.txt.1).
 
 One thing that concerns me though is that if you're leaving Verizon because of spotty coverage, Helio might not be the solution.  I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure they lease coverage from Verizon in DC.  Given their data speeds, it's either them or Sprint in the DC area.
 
 EDIT:  Check that.  They lease from the Sprint Network so if you like Sprint's coverage, it should be the same for Helio.  Only cheaper.