Comments on: Garmin might finally launch the Nuvifone this month http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/06/05/garmin-might-finally-launch-the-nuvifone-this-month/ All About Mobile 2.0 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:14:14 -0600 hourly 1 By: Travis at LocationStore http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/06/05/garmin-might-finally-launch-the-nuvifone-this-month/comment-page-1/#comment-443040 Travis at LocationStore Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:07:58 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=14025#comment-443040 The only issue I can see with Garmin putting out a phone is consumers misunderstanding how it works. If it will work on the standard national carriers, people will need to understand that it will still lose its phone signal if no towers are around. Sure, the GPS will still work, but just because that's still working doesn't mean the phone portion still will. Hopefully Garmin will not misrepresent the phone and make this point clear. The only issue I can see with Garmin putting out a phone is consumers misunderstanding how it works. If it will work on the standard national carriers, people will need to understand that it will still lose its phone signal if no towers are around. Sure, the GPS will still work, but just because that’s still working doesn’t mean the phone portion still will.

Hopefully Garmin will not misrepresent the phone and make this point clear.

]]> By: RU http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/06/05/garmin-might-finally-launch-the-nuvifone-this-month/comment-page-1/#comment-442466 RU Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:46:13 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=14025#comment-442466 It might make a good secondary 'sports' phone for the skier, cyclist, or hiker. Having a robust and fully featured GPS without having to carry a second device could come in handy sometimes. As long as I could move my SIM card (my carrier supports the phone) I might buy one. I wouldn't use this as my primary phone, however. People spend hundreds for speciality shoes, why not specialty phones? It might make a good secondary ’sports’ phone for the skier, cyclist, or hiker. Having a robust and fully featured GPS without having to carry a second device could come in handy sometimes. As long as I could move my SIM card (my carrier supports the phone) I might buy one. I wouldn’t use this as my primary phone, however. People spend hundreds for speciality shoes, why not specialty phones?

]]> By: thebonafortuna http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/06/05/garmin-might-finally-launch-the-nuvifone-this-month/comment-page-1/#comment-442450 thebonafortuna Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:21:07 +0000 http://www.mobilecrunch.com/?p=14025#comment-442450 Is it a sat phone? Because if it was, and it offered comparable reception to the other US carriers, at a better price, I would certainly be interested. But I really don't know anything about this thing. What else can you tell us? Is it a sat phone? Because if it was, and it offered comparable reception to the other US carriers, at a better price, I would certainly be interested.

But I really don’t know anything about this thing. What else can you tell us?

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