If we do, i would hope they are better thought out than the 4020.
Nice exterior size/design though.
-Lots- of broken external LCDs...
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Yeah, but as far as i can remember it was limited to 10 txts in the inbox with no auto deletion of old messages. I remember it being terrible for texting full stop, but for reasons easily adjusted by software tweaks.
a company I worked with bought a pile(about 50) of these at $199 when they were end of life.
by the time i finished my contract with them 3 months later, 6 were still working. all the rest died from broken main LCD's or just died, most from software or flip "wear"
Someone told me GTRAN went broke, can anyone confirm ????
Flextronics is an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer). They are the guys behind the Xbox and Microsoft commisioned then to create the "cheap" version of Windows Mobile devices, one that can be used as a feature phone with the Windows Mobile OS but not necessarily to the level of a Smartphone - something to compete with the Sharp, Samsung, Gtran and Kyocera market.
As Jama said, GTran did not go broke. GTran Wireless was bought by Flextronics. It still exists, however the old websites have gone down.
With regard to the comments about high rates of LCD damage, all I can say is not really. There were approximately 18000 sold into the market (as far as I'm aware), and only a very small percentage of those have come back and been assessed as damaged lcd's.
For anyone that's pulled one of the LCD assembly's apart, you'll note that the LCD board was actually manufactured by Samsung. Which isn't surprising considering UFB (Ultra Fine & Bright) LCD's are a Samsung Technology.
As with any LCD if you're too rough with them, they break. On a sidenote, we sell replacement LCD's at about the cheapest price you'll find in the market ($188+GST). But because most phones now are sold with such large subsidies, peoples percieved value of the phone doesn't match it's 'real' value.
If you pay $199 for a phone (with subsidy), you're not as likely to take as much care as you are if you pay $699 for the same phone (without subsidy). Even if they both work out to the same cost without subsidies, people just dont' percieve what they would cost the same to replace. It also means most people can't comprehend "how an lcd can cost as much as they paid for their phone".
It's the same arguments that have been going backwards and forwards for years. If you break/damage something it won't be under warranty. If you say you 'never got your phone wet', but all the ink on the stickers inside has run, it won't be under warranty. If you paid $199 for the phone, yes, there's a good chance parts to repair it might cost more than the phone.
With that, it's time to go get some real work done.
Well it arrived in the mail. Not too shabby for an older phone and for the price I can't complain. It was the only Clamshell I could find with a colour screen and no camera.
cat-mince: Nah, I don't like the UI on Samsung Phones
A man (or tin of catfood???) after my own heart.
Nice physical design, unusable for me though.
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