Sprint Bluetooth phones

Besides the Treo 650 and the LG "Slider" does Sprint carry any other Bluetooth phones?

I need a phone for my wife. The Treo is overkill for her, but she needs bluetooth (to integrate with the car).

T608 Sony Ericsson

Sprint does not carry Sony Ericsson phones!

Here are the phones that Sprint currently offers with Bluetooth:
Treo 650
PPC6600
PM-325 by LG*

*The LG is the only non-PDA bluetooth phone. If you want reviews on it you should be able to find something at [url]www.phonescoop.com[/url]. I understand your wife saying the 650 is overkill, but if she doesn't want the LG the only other option is the PPC6600 and if the 650 was overkill then the 6600 won't be any better.

Thanks for the responses.
You are correct that the PPC6600 would be even worse than than Treo 650.

The T608 that admon347 mentioned ... is that available from Sprint directly?

[QUOTE=Big Tone]Sprint does not carry Sony Ericsson phones![/QUOTE]

Wrong! :eek:

SE t608 is available in limited quantities:

[url]http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=304[/url]

and can be easily found on eBay by searching for "t608 phone":

[url]http://search.ebay.com/t608-phone_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40[/url] :D

I had a T608 prior to my 650. It can most kindly be described as "quirky". I only got it because at the time it was the only bluetooth phone available. I don't recommend it now, there are better options.

[QUOTE=pda_jedi]Wrong! :eek:

SE t608 is available in limited quantities:

[url]http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=304[/url]

and can be easily found on eBay by searching for "t608 phone":

[url]http://search.ebay.com/t608-phone_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40[/url] :D[/QUOTE]
Is this phone a current model that's still being offered? Your link is from 2003.

my wife currently has an LG VX6000 from VZW.

She would like the the Sprint LG Bluetooth phone better if it were a flip phone and not a slide job.

Has anyone here used it? Opinions?

I feel that CDMA still has a way to go with Bluetooth.

[QUOTE=Big Tone]Is this phone a current model that's still being offered? Your link is from 2003.[/QUOTE]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=Navy]Tone I was going to ask the same thing. pda_jedi responded like this info just came out today. :confused:

Sprint announced today that it will begin selling a limited quantity of the PCS Phone T608 by Sony Ericsson in limited distribution beginning the week of [b]Dec. 22, 2003.[/b][/FONT]
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[QUOTE=Big Tone]Is this phone a current model that's still being offered? Your link is from 2003.[/QUOTE]

It was first offered in Dec. of 2003, and got a lot of attention at that time because it was the first Bluetooth phone that Sprint allowed on its network. This was especially important because unlike Verizon, who will allow any CDMA phone on their network, Sprint restricts their network access. Prior to its release, Sprint flip floped as to whether they would allow it. The decision even sparked a petition:

[url]http://www.petitiononline.com/sellt608/petition.html[/url]

Although the t608 was offered in limited quantity, you can still get a hold of one today (ie eBay) and Sprint will allow it on its network.

I believe that Sprint's fear of a Bluetooth enabled phone on their network comes from the fact that it would take away from their wireless PC card business. Why get a wireless PC card modem when you can just link your phone via bluetooth to your laptop/PPC and use it as your wireless modem? Both Verizon and Sprint have been guilty of cripling the Bt functionality of their Bt phone, probably for this reason. And it's stired some debate:

[url]http://www.brighthand.com/article/Carriers_Must_Stop_Crippling_Bluetooth?site=SmartPhone[/url]

Verizon and Motorola have a class action lawsuit against them with regard to the Moto v710:

[url]http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000187026597/[/url]

The prerelease of the T650 with Bluetooth on Sprint also got a lot of attention. But alas, it was a cripled Bt phone at release.

And that's when my boy SHADOWMITE :cool: comes along and hacks the Bt Manager to allow Bt DUN. I think you know the story from here on...

Ah........................Yeah :D

Here are all the Sprint Bluetooth phones:

[url]http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/finder_results.php?m=e&car=r&ca_1=y&f38r=r[/url]

I hear the t608 is full of too many bugs ----- and the LG has crippled BT - only headsets work on it - no computer/calendar/contacts syncing

Soooo, the T608 has been discontinued, making my statement "Sprint does not carry Sony Ericcson phones" correct. They [I]used to[/I], but not anymore.

At any rate, I really wish Sprint would stop screwing around and offer Bluetooth phones that aren't crippled to the extent that they have been.

...you are correct, but honestly, the way you responded made you seem a tad like a newbie who thinks they know everything. The original question was what BT phones are available from Sprint, and the t608 is still a viable BT phone. No you can't get it from Sprint, but it is still an option. As for the original poster, I was going to respond with a recommendation for the LG as well, I think its a GREAT phone, but you seem to have shot it out of the water. What are you looking for in a phone?

My wife just switched to the LG pm-325...

It is a great phone. quality and features rock. BT Audio asounds great, voice dial works.

DUN is enable and works great with her iBook

[QUOTE=DrDoom]...you are correct, but honestly, the way you responded made you seem a tad like a newbie who thinks they know everything. The original question was what BT phones are available from Sprint, and the t608 is still a viable BT phone. No you can't get it from Sprint, but it is still an option. As for the original poster, I was going to respond with a recommendation for the LG as well, I think its a GREAT phone, but you seem to have shot it out of the water. What are you looking for in a phone?[/QUOTE]
I simply answered the question " Besides the Treo 650 and the LG "Slider" does Sprint carry any other Bluetooth phones?" The answer is no. They may support other phones, but they don't [I]carry[/I] any other bluetooth phones. Oh, and so you don't think that I'm a newbie who thinks he knows everything, I went to the SPCS site before I answered the question to make sure my response was an informed one ;) If I can't answer a question I'll either say 'I don't know' or won't say anything at all.

I don't know anything about the LG Slider. driven01 said his wife wasn't interested in it.

This thread makes me wonder if Sprint is going to finally start offering a wider variety of Bluetooth phones.

[QUOTE=dutchtrumpet]My wife just switched to the LG pm-325...

It is a great phone. quality and features rock. BT Audio asounds great, voice dial works.

DUN is enable and works great with her iBook[/QUOTE]
Does voice dial work through BT?

yep

I'll restraint from trolling and continue on with the discussion:

To dutchtrumpet,

I assume the LG has Bt 1.2 since your activating voicedial thru the headset and not the handset? Can you also stream audio (ie mp3) to the headset?

Bluetooth + Sprint Pcs Ready Link = Epiphany!

[QUOTE=blockburner2700]Bluetooth + Sprint Pcs Ready Link = Epiphany![/QUOTE]
What does SprintPCS ReadyLink do, and what does it do for you in particular? :confused:

i may be out of it, but what is sprint pcs readylink? all i want to do is use Bluetooth to bridge my laptop to my 650 modem. is there a complete description of how to make this work on sprint 650??
thanks

[QUOTE=ZinFan]i may be out of it, but what is sprint pcs readylink? all i want to do is use Bluetooth to bridge my laptop to my 650 modem. is there a complete description of how to make this work on sprint 650??
thanks[/QUOTE]
[url]http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=89351[/url]

I, as a Sprint reseller, LONG for more options as far as BT handsets go, but the newer LG's seem to have dropped it (i.e. VI125, VI225, MM535, etc.). In fact. Sprint seems even MORE in bed with Sanyo than in the past. (Which is fine, they make good phones. 7400 is STILL one of my favs). Does anyone know if Sanyo has licensed BT at all? I can't seem to find ANY indication online that they have, nor Samsung for that matted, which leads me to the conclusion that a wide assortment (re:five or six) of Sprint handsets with BT functionality is highly unlikely this year. Anyone have info to the contrary? HAS Sanyo licensed BT, and I just don't see it? Thanks.

hey dudes

I had to get a 2nd line, and I went ahead and got the LG 325

despite no OBEX, this phone is pretty awesome

very durable and very good sound

the DUN on this phone is MUCH better than the Treo --- easier to set up and more stable --- the speed is the exact same

anyhoo - I highly recommend it

otherwise, the folks at my Sprint store don't expect to see any new BT phones until January of 2006, or December 2005, at the earliest

What's your impressions of the camera on the LG 325?

[QUOTE=DrDoom]I, as a Sprint reseller, LONG for more options as far as BT handsets go, but the newer LG's seem to have dropped it (i.e. VI125, VI225, MM535, etc.). In fact. Sprint seems even MORE in bed with Sanyo than in the past. (Which is fine, they make good phones. 7400 is STILL one of my favs). Does anyone know if Sanyo has licensed BT at all? I can't seem to find ANY indication online that they have, nor Samsung for that matted, which leads me to the conclusion that a wide assortment (re:five or six) of Sprint handsets with BT functionality is highly unlikely this year. Anyone have info to the contrary? HAS Sanyo licensed BT, and I just don't see it? Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Like I have previously said, Sprint has a quiet conspiracy going to keep Bluetooth off of their phones.

Well, ok. I suppose it COULD seem like a conspiracy, but I'm not sure that's the case. If you look at it from a historical standpoint, Sprint has always been a leader in "innovative" phones. Their phones consistently have the "wow" factor others often lacked. They did this by going with handset manufacturers no one else was using at the time. Samsung at first, along with Sanyo, then LG (yes, there was a time no one else carried them), but then Samsung started making phones for Verizon (the N150, T300, A530) as well as models for T-mobile (then Voicestream). Sprint took the focus off of them. I can remember when the Samsung 8500 and 3500 were so hot all we had to do was say we had them in stock, and BOOM! Sales. When that happened Sprint's focus really shifted to Sanyo, and they stepped up! The 5000, 5150, 6200, 6400, 4900, 5500, all the way to this current batch. Now, Sprint may be telling handset manufacturers to keep BT off handsets, but I doubt it. Thus my question. Has Sanyo licensed BT in any way, shape, or form. If they HAVE, and we still haven't seen a Sprint branded BT-enabled Sanyo, then you're right. Someone at Sprint is pushing to keep it out. If they haven't then it may simply be out of Sprint's hands. Can't include a technology you don't have a license for, right? So back to my original question. Does anyone know for certain whether Sanyo has or hasn't licensed it. Can people in Asian markets (NTTDocomo) get BT enabled Sanyo handsets? Thanks.

OK, maybe it's not a conspiracy. Maybe it's my paranoia.