Samsung SCH-i730

You pay extra money to get exceptional cellular service. With that comes jealousy from every other providers phones. Why can't Verizon put their brain into effect? Most Verizon customers have money. I don't think that putting a phone out that costs a couple hundred extra dollars but has the megapixel camera built-in would shun away thousands of customers. After all, the people who are shopping for an i730 are obviously not money conscious. For that matter, does anyone have any idea what this almost perfect phone is going to cost? 😡 😡

Check this out, the phone is selling on ebay:

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Whether it is legitimate or not, I don't know.

When will this Bad Boy be released? I am dreaming about this

why cant this phone be on the GSM network. i have been looking for a good PDA for the GSM network

I find it hard to believe they couldn't modify the headphone jack to accommodate a tri-wire headset so that the big long wire going to your headset couldn't act as a good antenna for additional boost - same thing with the car adapter. I would imagine they could make the internal antenna adequate otherwise.

Anyone have a sense of the possibility or likelihood that an unlocked version of the i730 might ever be available? (or is that only done with GSM's?)

Will this work on a mac or should i get the treo 650? Is verizon coming out with any more pda phones that work with macs?

😎 I can't wait another five minutes. I want this damn phone NOW!!!!

Did anyone else notice this? -->

Infrared (IR) can control home entertainment equipment

Does it mean that they have a higher powered IR transmitter than required for the usual "sync" to a PC?

No camera? who cares? Sure, it would be nice to have one for my OCD gadget conscious, and in agreement with someone else that posted: I have my own 5MP camera on the side, and don't need one on the phone. Besides, the quality of phone pics are hardly worth looking at anyway (with the exception of Paris Hilton 😉 ).

Regardless: surely you will be able to turn up the volume to non-phone PPC's right? I mean, I use every bit of my 1200 min/mo and then some. I run a business on this phone. I hold on this phone. I neeeeeeeed speaker-phone. I pray to the Samsung Gods that they write the needed code to allow this functionality, or that the no speaker phone option listed on this site is inaccurate. Am I the only one thinking this, or am...
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Enough said in the title....won't expect anything less from Verizon.

I am sure a lot of you have seen the picture of the i730 next to the Magician (if not just do a google search for i730 and Magician), but that was total crap. I was looking forward to this phone because of its size, but now I am having reservations....

With Verizon wanting to sell their EV-DO service, do you think the wi-fi will actually work on this phone. Verizon wouldn't actually let one of their customers use a service that they didn't have to pay them for... That's why I'm happy I don't sell their phones. Did you know that when you try to use Mobile Phone Tools 3.0 with the V710, the software doesn't display any of the multimedia features. What a bunch of jerks.

The original stories on this predicted a 1.3 MP camera. Sad to not see that as one of the features, if that is really the case.

Any word as to a camera version of this coming out?

Just bought the audiovox 6600 w/ camera a few days ago and now I see THIS phone! Looks like I'll be spending more money when it comes out! Hopefully, it'll be a while so I don't feel so bad about getting rid of the 6600 after using it for such a short time. This phone just looks too good to pass up!

I work for Cingular but I have to admit Verizonhas a nice phone on thier hands with this. Even without the camera its still a great phone and its does show to have the OBEX profile which many verizon users have complained about. As long as the phone makes it to the mkt it will sell regardless of carrier.