T608 no longer available? No Bluetooth at all?

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Dave K. - 06 Jul 2004 19:26 GMT

Hey gang-

My wife and I are ready to retire our old SCH8500s in favor of new
phones. I really want a Bluetooth phone, but I've poured all over the
Sprint Website- Business and Personal sites- and can't find any mention
of the Sony Ericsson T608 or any other Bluetooth phone. Does anyone
know of a link to order it?

Thanks!

Dave

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Steven J Sobol - 06 Jul 2004 19:42 GMT

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> of the Sony Ericsson T608 or any other Bluetooth phone. Does anyone
> know of a link to order it?

Sony pulled out of the CDMA market after agreeing to sell the 608 through
Sprint and I believe Sprint only ended up getting about 10,000. Try eBay...

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Bob Smith - 06 Jul 2004 21:23 GMT

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Following up on Steve's comments, you might try checking on eBay to see if
anyone is selling them.

Bob

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.com - 07 Jul 2004 12:50 GMT

Search on T608 cell phone at ebay.com

Going for around $240.
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On the otherhand a SonyT637 is $99.99 after rebate if you switch to Cingular.

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Jim - 27 Aug 2004 20:46 GMT

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Dave,

I have a T608, and I should have listened to the old advice on this
newsgroup: I hate it. While I originally thought I could put up with the
'slow menus' everyone was talking about (I'm patient), it is much worse than
I gathered from reading the posts. The responses to keypresses are just
molasses-like, even if you 'think' you will be able to stand it. Plus
battery life is really horrendous.

The main reason I really wanted Bluetooth was to use my 2005 Chrysler Town &
Country's U-Connect speakerphone system. U-Connect works exceedingly well,
connecting to your phone via bluetooth to turn the car audio system into a
speakerphone. The voice recognition, feature set, and full-duplex sound
quality are all excellent.

Too bad SprintPCS thinks everyone with a bluetooth phone is a criminal that
wants to use the internet use via their laptop and bluetooth (a no-no
according to SPCS). This is no more likely than users of any other phone
with a cable, so why they are so against bluetooth is beyond me. Using
U-Connect is so much safer than trying to handhold/hand dial this tiny
phone. Automakers recognize the value of bluetooth in a phone; why can't
SPCS.

Oh, and for the record, I'm just about to dump my T608 for a different
phone - you're welcome to buy my 608 if you want it.

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R?? Vargas - 29 Aug 2004 22:26 GMT

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An LG phone is in the pipeline that will have BT. I think it's the
325.

According to several sites, it's a due out by the 4th quarter. Of
course, any phone not yet released could be delayed. I personally
qualify for my "New For You" upgrade rebate, and I'm waiting for it.

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