As of today, Brits have access to one of the hottest
Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphones on the market, thanks to o2's much-anticipated release of the
Xda IQ. Better known as the
HTC Tornado (or the
Cingular
2125 /
T-Mobile SDA /
Qtek 8310 /
Orange SPV C600), this quad-band GSM worldphone sports
both Bluetooth and WiFi, a 200MHz processor, 2.2-inch QVGA screen, 1.3 megapixel cam, miniSD slot, and EDGE data
capabilities. The best part is that AKU2, with its sweet, sweet MSFP, will be available for download at launch, so
customers can get their push email-on right away -- and even their A2DP, thanks to the godsend of a
.cab assembled by the good
folks over at the xda-developers forum. Even though this handset is already available, our best efforts have been
for naught when it comes to finding a price -- a little help, UK readers?
posted May 4th 2006 1:51PM
The Cingular 2125 is not a Tornado, it's an HTC Faraday variant. In the US, only the T-Mobile SDA is a Tornado variant. The basic difference is the slight change in form factor, and the presence of wi-fi in the Tornado but not the Faraday.
o2 havent said anything about the handset yet, well the staff in the store i went to didnt know anything, and the website has no information on it, will just have to wait a few days before they release a price. Im guessing it will be under £0-£100 for the handset on pay monthly depending on your monthly spend, and about £250-£300 on pay as you go
Mobiles 4 Everyone has this phone as the "Orion". Though no companies are selling it yet. http://www.mobiles4everyone.com/display.asp?hs=orion&network=none&tariff=none&gift=
Can’t find the pricing for this device on their site just yet.
http://xda.o2.co.uk/alreadyHaveIQ.aspx
As far as I can make out from the O2 shop website this is only available to business customers who can pick it up for FREE as long as they sign up to a GBP16.50/month tariff (presumably 1 year contract). Not currently available to us Oiks.
I like! It's about time I replace my i-mate SP3i!
Had mine from Vodafone for a couple of months, says for business but I'm an ordinary person with one :)
Big lnk alert - http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatch/Portal/appmanager/vodafone/wrp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=Page_BOS_BusinessStore2A&pageID=BS_0513&sku=058274&from=SearchFlow&wt_oss=v1240
I have a Qtek 8310, same phone exactly, and I've never been so happy with a phone in all my life!
It looks good, it performs brilliantly. Hell, even the wifi is more powerful than a PDA had up until recently :D