Cingular 8525

[eeter]

Audio jack eliminated and replaced by mini USB
No front camera
leftside wheel

[DeniaL]

Audio jack eliminated and replaced by mini USB
No front camera
leftside wheelI still prefer my 8125. Removing the audio jack seems kind of stupid. Adding the wheel is kinda nice. Doesn't look any smaller or sleeker to me. How much more than the 8125 do you guys think they are going to charge for this?

[wixostrix]

if this thing is faster not clocked than the 8125 i already bought it.

[sk0t]

Interesting.. Looks like it's going to support Cingular's Push To Talk..

[[[ Cold ]]]

when is it coming??
i'd definately buy this HTC HERMES!!!!
U know it's not only
"Audio jack eliminated and replaced by mini USB
No front camera
leftside wheel"

It's 3G! 2mpix! 400mhz!!

[6680abhi]

Is this real? The "PTT" button looks poorly photoshopped...

[eeter]

Yes PTT is real and it works. Not as fast as Nextel

[madmatt079]

eeter, thank you for keeping us up-to-date. The new device looks very nice.

[zakdeutsch]

actually, the initial ptt connection takes 7 seconds. Once the channel is open, the latency is much less than nextel. PTT calls can then be converted to a dynamic call, etc. And you can see who's available, before getting the notorious *dong* "user unavailable"

i'm looking forward to this device for sure.

[goestoeleven]

I'm amazed that Cingular would want to take this phone to market without video calling. It would seem to me that it would be the next big thing for selling more services...

Very glad I pulled the trigger and bought a TyTN!!!!

[eeter]

video calling requires perfect UMTS/HS continuous coverage. Networks are relying on GSM to fill UMTS voice holes but they cannot Handover to EDGE for video calling. Hopefully in the future. It will cost xxx billions to get UMTS and HS everywhere. Do not forget the T1/E1's backhaul

[btate0121]

You all should know that this photo is shopped up... look where the camera should be (right hand side right above the screen)... you can see where someone tried to use the "clone" function in photoshop to cover it up.. also.. the PTT button where the "voice memo/voice dial" button is might be photoshopped as well.. had me fooled! but i'm still hopefull!!!

[eeter]

You might be right. HTC provided these pict to Cingular before the PDA production maybe. The actual phone is with no camera (hermes100) and the PTT button doesnot have the word PTT on it

[taliesen]

Well despite the photoshop work over the missing camera. 3g has yet to roll out i have heard "Hopefully in the next month" her in the st. louis region. The video conference relies only on the utms/hsdpa data channel. So I may purchase it anyways...Like my SX66 it came without a camera and now it has one. These phones do come apart, they do use the same mainboards, so later on one could purchase a dead unit froma repair shop online or surplus inventory, and scalp the camera from a hermes200. Its not difficult.

[btate0121]

then i'll mail you mine so you can mod it as well (with a modest Labor fee of ... say $25 plus parts? *wide grin*)

[pittaman]

I gotta call bull shit....

That pic is totaly photoshopped. The part with the keyboard showing doesnt even have the screen in landscape mode, let alone the front cam being
"cloned" out like an earlier post said.

Why wouldnt C just leave it be and disable the cam with the firmware, and update it when the network can handle it.

I for one, am pissed about this, and will probably buy a TyTN now because of it, but I will wait till the official launch before deciding...

[zakdeutsch]

there is no frontside camera in the 8525. it is not bs. ptt won't be available on the unit until early '07 via rom flash....the button however will be ready for it.

mid month, mid month.

[shogunmark]

the pic may be a bad photoshop job... however that is the expected 8525.. no front cam, etc.. im not sure about the missing audio jack though

[Coldmaxin']

Any further news on a release date? I've heard Monday or Tuesday this week is a possibility and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks in advance...

[eeter]

pushed slightly because a last minute bug and a new ROM release (1.31)

[txschafers]

So is there a date? :?:

[eeter]

Between now and Thanksgiving. The problem is the HSDPA network is still being optimized and Lucent and Ericsson are adding few patches to the network. 8525 launch will coincide with an aggessive marketting to launch the 3Gservices ( Thanksgiving maximum)

[danik]

$399 with 2-year contract: http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?q_list=true&q_phoneName=Cingular+8525&q_sku=sku310005