Bold-2 AT&T Release Date

[mattglobal]

Originally Posted by gbsn

That concept of yours... is really weird. Being a global phone has nothing to do with your phone number. Global phone means it can be used with the different GSM frequencies across the globe, so therefore it doesnt negate the point of being a global phone.

The post I was replying to suggested buying a prepaid SIM card for international travel. I replied that doing that would render the whole point of having a global phone, a phone that works in every populated area on the planet, pointless given that I could no longer be reached on my normal number.

Originally Posted by gbsn

Being able to call for free internationally using UMA "is not that "great". Most of the time i never spend time around sites that have wifi, also by personal experience wifi at most hotels that i've stayed is pretty expensive. Its only been a few that had free wifi and some were horribly slow.
Most of the international calls have short duration, there are quite a few number of international calling companies that offer low international rates that can do the job. Therefore i'd rather call using these companies than having to go to a place that has wifi to make a call. I would give up free calls + being stuck at a place that has wifi for mobility and being able to call anywhere i want that has reception for just a few bucks or cents.

UMA is great, but its not a deal breaker for me. I have great reception with AT&T with great data speed. So locally there is no need for me to use UMA. Internationally, i dont need it. I always use calling companies, which are great, because they give you a fixed number to which you can dial from a cell phone or landline phone. Therefore, if i run out of battery i can make a call using that number from a landline.

I don't use UMA, simply because my phone doesn't support it. If I had the option at a given place while I was out of the country, great. But I would guess that most of the time I wouldn't, so I just end up with a massive bill if I've needed to talk on the phone a lot.

[AnthonyInTexas]

Originally Posted by mattglobal

Looking incompetent/incapable/unreliable when that announced date gets pushed back.

Yeah, and with them pullling updates and having support techs who only know what is on their cue cards already has them looking oike that... no need to throw gasoline on the fire by announcing dates that they probably will not make.

On the plus side, once they set a date perhaps they will take pre-orders as they did with the 3GS. That way you KNOW there will be a phone waiting for you when they finally pull the trigger.

[walds11]

That would be sweet if AT&T would take pre-orders. Doubt it as AT&T never did this with a BB.

Originally Posted by AnthonyInTexas

Yeah, and with them pullling updates and having support techs who only know what is on their cue cards already has them looking oike that... no need to throw gasoline on the fire by announcing dates that they probably will not make.

On the plus side, once they set a date perhaps they will take pre-orders as they did with the 3GS. That way you KNOW there will be a phone waiting for you when they finally pull the trigger.