Yay Unions!!!!!!!

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Some people like flip design phones. They aren't comfortable holding a brick to their head. It's a matter of taste. If RIM can offer these people the option of a flip, I don't see that as a bad thing.

You get the functionality of a Blackberry in the familiar form factor of a flip.

Win - Win.

Look like JayBirds...

I think most people realize the trade off between landline and wireless.

Sure, landline is quite reliable and mature. But in today's world, people are willing to trade that reliability for mobility. Factor in cost and it's a no brainer to ditch the landline.

I haven't had a landline for over 9 years. The last time I did, it cost me over $45 per month just for local access with no long distance. For that price I can get 450 mintues, free long distance, voicemail, caller ID, texting, and 24/7 mobile access.

It's actually not 64kbs...

Depending on the codec it's 13kb/s or 8kb/s.

And the sending is still a real-time resource. Has it ever taken more time than usual to "send" a message? That's more than likely due to latency or congestion on the control channel. The sending and receipt of the sent confirmation utilizes that path.

What it boils down to is, people want something for nothing. Fine...

Want free text? Pay more for voice access.
Want free voice access? Pay more for wireless data.
Want free data? Pay more for text.

It costs money to build and maintain a network. Where do you think the carriers get their money to do that?

Because networks are not cheap to deploy and maintain.

Want coverage? Takes money.
Want reliability? Take money.
Want higher speed? Takes money.
Want more features? Takes money.

Every carrier makes trade offs for those areas. So it's up to the consumer to choose what's important to them.

Why is Sprint hemorrhaging customers if their prices/performance are supposedly so good?

What took T-Mobile so long to deploy 3G?

Where was the phone?!?!?!

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They may wanna rethink the non-user replaceable battery. Or does Apple expect people to simply upgrade to the next phone when it stops holding a charge?

Did they make the battery user replaceable yet?

Biggest knock on a phone. Are there any others out there like that?? Not that I can think of.

Just received my JB-200's today. After charging them for about an hour, I gave them a whirl.

The changes from the JB-100's are VERY noticeable. The fit is much better with the smaller driver and longer ear tip. The bass response and overall volume are also greatly improved. I was able to go into a room with 4 30 ton HVAC units running and could barely make out the noise.

The AVRCP controls work great, although a little hard to press at first. I'm sure they will loosen up with use.

The call quality was improved as well. Not "perfect", but that's not why I got these. That's a side benefit as far as I'm concerned. It paired very easily with my XV6800 and I was able to use both hands free and BT stereo no problem.

BT range and performance were great also. I was able to move about 35-40 ft. away without dropping.

I have both BT adapters (iPod and mp3). Both were very easy to pair. The iPod one only requires you to plug it into your iPod and start playing. The headset will automatically pair. The mp3 one you just turn on. When the headset sees it, they pair together. Couldn't be simpler!!!!

All in all, the changes from the JB-100 makes these a keeper for me!!! If you're looking for a set of compact BT headphone give them a shot. Their return policy is great, plus they've started selling them at Target!