Author Topic: wifi enabled phone on sprint network (Read 4480 times)

Yeki89 · « **on:** June 25, 2011, 02:58:10 PM »

i want to get a device that has wifi, and use it on a sprint network. the problem with getting a blackberry is you need to pay for blackberry service. Any ideas?

elikay · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:27:32 PM »

does the rumor touch have wifi?

Bh101 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:26:35 PM »

Quote from: elikay on June 25, 2011, 10:27:32 PM

does the rumor touch have wifi?

no

Q274 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2011, 02:01:33 AM »

The palm 880w (I think that's the model) and the windows operating htc both have wifi

Mordy · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2011, 02:51:31 AM »

Anything by HTC (other than the original Touch/Vogue) has WiFi.

Q274 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2011, 07:16:08 AM »

Those 2 phones were compatiable with the old sprint plans- not sure abt the htc one anymore

elikay · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2011, 08:44:10 AM »

palm treo pro

Mordy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2011, 07:14:08 PM »

Quote from: Y. Dinovitzer on June 26, 2011, 07:16:08 AM

Those 2 phones were compatiable with the old sprint plans- not sure abt the htc one anymore

Yes, I assumed we were talking about old grandfathered plans (original SERO, fair and flex, etc).
HTC had a ton of really solid Windows Mobile handsets (Touch Pro, TP2, PPC 6700, etc) that all have WiFi and don't require plan changes.

Yeki89 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2011, 07:56:55 AM »

Quote from: elikay on June 26, 2011, 08:44:10 AM

palm treo pro

can i get it from sprint

elikay · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2011, 08:21:48 AM »

Probably not.

Yeki89 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2011, 08:58:20 AM »

Quote from: elikay on July 01, 2011, 08:21:48 AM

Probably not.

not from them, or not on their network?

elikay · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2011, 12:01:57 PM »

from them

Mordy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2011, 02:36:30 AM »

These phones are all long since discontinued. Ebay?

Yeki89 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2011, 10:00:06 AM »

i just spoke with sprint, they said the touch pro 2 is the last smartphone they have that wouldnt require a data plan. They said that it has to do with the speed of the processer. I guess thats my best bet. Does anyone have an old one that i can try out? It looks quite bulky, and im not sure im willing to buy a new one (ebay) if its not my speed.

Dan · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2011, 12:48:23 PM »

Personally I'd go with a Centro over the TP2 any day, but others will disagree.

Q274 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2011, 01:03:02 PM »

Quote from: Dan on September 14, 2011, 12:48:23 PM

Personally I'd go with a Centro over the TP2 any day, but others will disagree.

does the centro have wifi?

Dan · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2011, 01:05:46 PM »

Quote from: Y. Dinovitzer on September 14, 2011, 01:03:02 PM

does the centro have wifi?

Nope, just EVDO.

jong · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2011, 02:18:54 PM »

Quote from: Dan on September 14, 2011, 12:48:23 PM

Personally I'd go with a Centro over the TP2 any day, but others will disagree.

i'd disagree... TP2 was one of my favorite phones i've owned. it was years ahead of it's time and is still a powerhouse and comparable to some android phones out there.

yes, its a bit bulky but its a price to pay for a physical keyboard.

Dan · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2011, 02:21:50 PM »

The Centro is slender, has a keyboard, and palm os performs as a phone much better than windows does IMHO. Easy and intuitive to use. Windows on a phone always felt bulky, clumsy, and non-intuitive to me, even if it does have more raw power.

Plus there are thousands of great palm apps that can be had for free, tons of great free jewish apps, and using it as a modem is a breeze.
The build quality of the 2nd generation Centro is top-notch. I do agree to avoid the 1st generation though. If you get a Green Centro then you know it is a 2nd generation device.

Am I biased? Perhaps. I've been using Palm OS phones for a decade now and the Centro for over 4 years now! Of course that'll end the day the Nexus Prime is released if not sooner...

Name Changed · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2011, 03:35:44 PM »

I also would go with the centro over the TP2 (I had it for a year or so)
But Im not sure about sprint - they might charge a $10 fee for adding the centro on a new phone