Should the Storm2 have wireless N?

[Mh0user]

I think it would be a very smart move on rims part to include not only wifi but include the latest standard.

It would put it well above the Iphone as far as a wifi enable device. Longer range and data speeds.

[labphoto]

The problem is going to be battery life. It sucks now without WIFI, can't imagine the current setup with WIFI. Would probably only last 1/2 hour.

[patches152]

good idea, but we are still sort of theorizing what the phone "might" have, since there are no spec sheets or anything legit indicating the phone does/doesn't have this or that

[Mh0user]

i agree but it would just make the storm more future proofable until another device comes out

[kennyl10]

The issues above are good against doing it, as well as size and weight.......including the "latest standard" is a little out of reach anyway....have you ever seen a,b, or g in a phone? not saying hasnt happened...just saying i havent seen it. also, if you are at a place with an N router, why not just use a laptop or that desktop? I dont want to here the im by the pool and want to surf the net on my 4 inch screen excuse either

[Mh0user]

Originally Posted by labphoto

The problem is going to be battery life. It sucks now without WIFI, can't imagine the current setup with WIFI. Would probably only last 1/2 hour.

extended batteries could be an option or they could revamp an new battery

[Mh0user]

Originally Posted by kennyl10

The issues above are good against doing it, as well as size and weight.......including the "latest standard" is a little out of reach anyway....have you ever seen a,b, or g in a phone? not saying hasnt happened...just saying i havent seen it. also, if you are at a place with an N router, why not just use a laptop or that desktop? I dont want to here the im by the pool and want to surf the net on my 4 inch screen excuse either

some coffee shops are implementing wireless N service. and the university of akron is all wireless N now. as i think most colleges are also doing. while i know the N standard is backwards compatible with a, b, and g the extra distance and speed is something i personally wouldn't mind having.

[kennyl10]

That would be a seriously huge jump in battery technology

[kennyl10]

But your wifi connects to the Router so the distance isnt an issue.....the speed would be nice....but i dont think it can process data and get it on the sceen a whole lot faster anyway right now lol

[Mh0user]

Originally Posted by kennyl10

That would be a seriously huge jump in battery technology

not really. ive nvr used an iphone 3g so i dont know the battery life on it but the technology is present there just needs to be implement in a storm format

[Mh0user]

Originally Posted by kennyl10

But your wifi connects to the Router so the distance isnt an issue.....the speed would be nice....but i dont think it can process data and get it on the sceen a whole lot faster anyway right now lol

the university of akron has wireless n access points all over campus i live only a couple blocks from the university and i can still get a signal to their network. thats the kind of distance im talking about. it's true roaming wifi.

think about this what if you work in a hospital and you need service cant use the cell service but they use wifi all over the hospital to get pertinent info to do your job

[iprayforrain]

well N would be nice but BT3.0 and allowing to you route through your computer would be heaven.

[kennyl10]

Originally Posted by Mh0user

the university of akron has wireless n access points all over campus i live only a couple blocks from the university and i can still get a signal to their network. thats the kind of distance im talking about. it's true roaming wifi.

think about this what if you work in a hospital and you need service cant use the cell service but they use wifi all over the hospital to get pertinent info to do your job

I see that and thats what im saying...if you have the WIFI you can connect that way..or does WIFI not connect to N?

[kennyl10]

Originally Posted by Mh0user

not really. ive nvr used an iphone 3g so i dont know the battery life on it but the technology is present there just needs to be implement in a storm format

I had an IPHONE 3G (see sig) and ill tell you the battery on wifi was NOTHING...so asking it to do more than wifi with something like N would be very taxing on the battery

On another note i seen a Navy Scientist may have rediscovered cold-fusion...not that could be some battery life for sure

[Mh0user]

wifi connects to N but only in a, b, or g if N is not implement on the device

what im saying is having N would allow you to connect to all networks.

some places are N only, G only, and so on. my router allows me to set my network so that only N devices can connect to it.