samsung's matrix phone.

[attgig]

remember a few years ago when nokia had the matrix phone and there was all this hype around it?


well, seems like samsung got the new one....

http://www.samsungusa.com/matrix/



http://img.www.thelastfreecity.com/gallery/archive/matrix_phone.jpg
http://img.www.thelastfreecity.com/gallery/archive/acf357e.jpg
http://img.www.thelastfreecity.com/gallery/archive/phone2.jpg
http://img.www.thelastfreecity.com/gallery/archive/phone3.jpg
http://img.www.thelastfreecity.com/gallery/archive/phone6.jpg


looks butt imo.
kinda impractical too.

[ArkiStan]

It's just a concept phone. It's not gonna be sold. But I must agree. That thing is F-U-G-L-Y !!!

[Joshua]

WOW! It's hideous!

I had the original Matrix phone (or as close as you could get) the Nokia 8860.

I recently fleabayed it and got Nextel. The phone was fine but had *NO* modern features other than the plain vanilla ones on all phones.

[mcs328]

You guys haven't seen the Golem phone? It was at phonescoop.com on April 1st.

[brain]

Originally posted by ArkiStan
It's just a concept phone. It's not gonna be sold. But I must agree. That thing is F-U-G-L-Y !!!

No, it's not a concept phone. It will be sold with Sprint PCS.
http://www.samsung.com/Products/MobilePhone/PCS/MobilePhone_PCS_SPH_N270.htm

[brain]

Originally posted by SnotRocket
WOW! It's hideous!

I had the original Matrix phone (or as close as you could get) the Nokia 8860.

I recently fleabayed it and got Nextel. The phone was fine but had *NO* modern features other than the plain vanilla ones on all phones.

The Nokia 8860 was nowhere near the "Matrix" phone. I would say the Nokia 7160/7190 was the closest that we could buy here in the states. But the phone was really a Nokia 8110 which we could not buy here.

[gear02]

fugly??? bah..that's pugfugly...nasty...

I remember when the first movie came out, the model of phones they used were selling for $800...ain't that nuts?

[mcs328]

Originally posted by brain


No, it's not a concept phone. It will be sold with Sprint PCS.
http://www.samsung.com/Products/MobilePhone/PCS/MobilePhone_PCS_SPH_N270.htm

I think you can only buy it through Best Buy. And you have to activate it through Samsung. Sprint PCS won't sell it in their store and won't activate it online. So I've heard.

[xsiled2]

i want one of the classic nokia ones, anyone know any place that sells em?

[Speedfreak]

This side view looks like someone flattened a lightsaber.

[brain]

Originally posted by xsiled2
i want one of the classic nokia ones, anyone know any place that sells em?

eBay. But you won't be able to use them here since they only work on 900Mhz GSM and all the US GSM carriers utilize 1900Mhz.

[Joshua]

So brain's a phone geek. When I get the urge to unlock my phone, I'll swap my NT/PC geektime for your phone time!

[jonEwantsM3]

Originally posted by Speedfreak
This side view looks like someone flattened a lightsaber.

yes. i agree

what a friggin ugly phone. if any of my friends got that. i'd either laugh at them or ask myself why i have such a dumb friend

[brain]

Originally posted by SnotRocket
So brain's a phone geek. When I get the urge to unlock my phone, I'll swap my NT/PC geektime for your phone time!

I'm in the business. I've been in it for 7-8 years now.

[revil]

Originally posted by brain


I'm in the business. I've been in it for 7-8 years now.
you're not by chance the hank hill of cell phone sales, are you? "cell phones and cell phone accessories."

[irwin]

Originally posted by revil

you're not by chance the hank hill of cell phone sales, are you? "cell phones and cell phone accessories."

lol dude you're so random. :heh:

[kimchicowboy]

brain just has his own little cell phone mafia ring.

[brain]

Originally posted by revil

you're not by chance the hank hill of cell phone sales, are you? "cell phones and cell phone accessories."

:heh: That's actually pretty funny.

[psycho-]

Originally posted by brain


The Nokia 8860 was nowhere near the "Matrix" phone. I would say the Nokia 7160/7190 was the closest that we could buy here in the states. But the phone was really a Nokia 8110 which we could not buy here.


Finally! Someone who knows the difference! Yay!


the 8860/8890 is what everyone called the matrix phone, but it was obviously not. My friend in HK had the 8110, it was a piece of crap.

[brain]

Originally posted by psycho-



Finally! Someone who knows the difference! Yay!


the 8860/8890 is what everyone called the matrix phone, but it was obviously not. My friend in HK had the 8110, it was a piece of crap.

Although, my salesforce made a killing telling people that the 8860 was the Matrix phone at launch. We had 100 units one week prior to the official release and were selling them for $1200 a pop for the people that didn't want to wait. Once they hit the streets a week later, they were down to the suggested retail price of $799.99.

[xsiled2]

Originally posted by psycho-
My friend in HK had the 8110, it was a piece of crap.

still that thing looks awesome... :D

[Momma Kitty]

Originally posted by brain


Although, my salesforce made a killing telling people that the 8860 was the Matrix phone at launch. We had 100 units one week prior to the official release and were selling them for $1200 a pop for the people that didn't want to wait. Once they hit the streets a week later, they were down to the suggested retail price of $799.99.

I'm sorry, but who in their right mind would pay $800 for a phone!!???!! I paid $40 for mine, and the only reason I did that was because I got a second one for free!!!

[revil]

Originally posted by passwird
lol dude you're so random. :heh:
:shrug: I speak my mind. It's not my fault my brain can be replaced by a random number generator.

[brain]

Originally posted by Momma Kitty


I'm sorry, but who in their right mind would pay $800 for a phone!!???!! I paid $40 for mine, and the only reason I did that was because I got a second one for free!!!

Before digital service was around, I had clients paying $3000 to become a Motorola VIP customer. This VIP status entitled the customer to a 5 year warranty on their phones, a black phone w/ a red LED display, and their initials put on their phone in gold. And now they have the Vertu series of phones which are made of precious metals and really have no limit on how expensive they can be.

[Burzhui]

Originally posted by Momma Kitty


I'm sorry, but who in their right mind would pay $800 for a phone!!???!! I paid $40 for mine, and the only reason I did that was because I got a second one for free!!!

if it's a good phone then i would, i bought a 300 dollar phone, a friend of mine came from russia and he had an 800 dollar phone, if they had the same model here i would buy it without thinking twice about it

[attgig]

Originally posted by Burzhui


if it's a good phone then i would, i bought a 300 dollar phone, a friend of mine came from russia and he had an 800 dollar phone, if they had the same model here i would buy it without thinking twice about it

better get insurance on it. ;)

[brain]

Originally posted by attgig


better get insurance on it. ;)

It's unfortunate that insurance is not an option with some carriers. T-Mobile does not offer it and AT&T does not offer it for their GSM customers.