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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many more people would have bought the original Touch if it had a better processor and more memory. They were holding off for this phone. Now I think they will look elsewhere. No wifi, no sale for most people I think.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marisa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 3:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[hsdpa kicks ass over trying to find open wifi.<br><br><br>but that depends largely on your local hsdpa pricing, here it wouldn't be a problem at all(flatfee is relatively cheap), though still, for going abroad wifi would be nice(data roaming prices are horrible).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lassi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 3:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't care at all for WiFi, it's not very much spread in germany anyway. What I do care for, is that I couldn't buy a smartphone since Nokia communicator 9300 without a camera... And as it seems, it will stay that way for the very long future.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 5:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am on vacation on the Oregon coast. Cell reception I'd spotty here. But every hotel I stay in has free, *fast* WIFI. Makes a ton of difference when I can use it. My phone flies when I get a good WIFI connect.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 10:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now HTC are saying it DOES come with WiFi !!<br><br><a href="http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/products/HTC_Touch_Dual_PF2_Eng_250907.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/products/HTC_Touch_Dual_PF2_Eng_250907.pdf</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 6:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Strike my last. Turns out you can't navigate directly to that pdf from www.europe.htc.com, it was just a link in my browser history from yesterday. Still, very strange.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 7:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was able to view that pdf from the link just fine. And, it states, "Wi-FiŽ: IEEE 802.11 b/g".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 9:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's 2007 (almost '08).  Any Smartphone should have Wifi.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 9:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wont buy another phone without wifi.  It is THE killer app in my opinion.  When travelling my E65 saves me so much in roaming data fees (And you know those are HUGE) that it has paid for itself several times over already.  <br><br>I don't need a wireless data plan even and wont buy one until they give me one that is REASONABLY priced. <br><br>Next trick is to try voip from Russia to home and save myself $2 a minute. :D]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ootpek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 9:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[to be honest i'd rather have the GPS. WiFi isnt as important with the 3g network becoming more and more abundant.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[robothero]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[A Windows Mobile device absolutely needs WiFi.  3G is not standard, everywhere.  And as a TMobile USA customer, there is NO 3G anywhere.  Even if I was with AT&T I wouldn't be able to use it in my home turf, Colorado.<br><br>I understand this device is meant for Europe right now, but the imported phone market is huge, and I would have purchased this one.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NutritionN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 10:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I live in a suburb outside of Denver, very remote with lots of old Ponderosa Pine trees.  The reception at my house is spotty and I use my home WIFI all the time to sync my 8525.  I use the WIFI every day, and it is a requirement for all future phones.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Gau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 10:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hell yeah it does! Traveling overseas wifi for Skype keeps my GSM and HSDPA roaming costs down someplace reasonable.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[msi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 10:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[@ Jeff B<br><br>What I meant was you can't go to www.europe.htc.com and then nagivate to that pdf by clicking the links on the site.<br><br>i.e. Products -> HTC Touch Dual -> Download Product Flyer<br><br>The pdf is on their site, it is just an old one dated a few days ago (which shows just how recently they decided to ditch the WiFi)<br><br>This is the current product flyer<br><br><a href="http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/products/HTC_Touch_Dual_CH_EN_300907.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/products/HTC_Touch_Dual_CH_EN_300907.pdf</a><br><br>No mention of WiFi]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 10:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't think it will have WiFi guys :(<br><br><a href="http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news3565.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news3565.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gears]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 11:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[quote:<br>"Furthermore HTC confirmed, that neither the original HTC Touch Dual nor any operator versions will sport WiFi as you might have seen rumored on the web. The explanation is simple: there was no space for WiFi or GPS so it's not an option which carriers can deselect but it's physically not built-in:"<br><br>Source<br><a href="http://www.theunwired.net/?item=photoview-hands-on-with-the-htc-touch-dual-windows-mobile-smartphone" rel="nofollow">http://www.theunwired.net/?item=photoview-hands-on-with-the-htc-touch-dual-windows-mobile-smartphone</a><br><br>Errr, I think the stated reason for sans WiFi + GPS is inaccurate<br><br>Thanks HerpezP @ MoDaCo]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 11:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[I always turn off wifi on the devices I use. It's overrated and overhyped. So long as I have evdo or hsdpa, I could give a rat's patootie about wifi. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[vc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 11:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Was so looking forward to this phone. Now no GPS or WiFi.<br>T-Mobile has no 3G for a while. WiFi would kind of make up for it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 12:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[No GPS and WiFi is a step backwards in todays devices IMO, but the real killer for me is the lack of Quad Band GSM.  Why cut off 25% of possible revenue?  Great you "Forgot" GPS and WiFi, but did you forget to make it a world phone at the same time?  I could live without GPS (I've got a bluetooth GPS anyway) and WiFi possibly if I had the opportunity to, but somebody "forgot" the 850mhz spectrum.  Is the cost that much greater for that one spectrum?  Come on HTC, I know you can do it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Jones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 1:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes I need Wi-Fi, in mi home city Buenos Aires, Argentina, every bar, coffeestore and restaurant has free wi-fi. Cause 3g is still in diapers here, we need Wi-Fi.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Sexton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 3:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[It NEEDS WiFi.  I also think that GPS at this point is a must in any new "smartphone," but I would probably take WiFi over GPS right now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 2nd 2007 4:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[First came the HTC Touch - with WiFI, but without 3G<br><br>Then came the HTC Touch Dual - without WiFi, but with 3G<br><br>What if you want both!!! Really thought this finally would be the perfect SmartPhone... Looks like I still have to wait...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hoogey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 4th 2007 4:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[Absolute deal breaker for me.  I could use the wi-fi for free at home, work, just about any public place in Toledo OH with more and more hot spots popping up, as well as my parents and my girls parents house.  Just about everywhere I go I have access to wifi.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[simon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 5th 2007 2:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Poll: does the HTC Touch Dual need WiFi?]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/02/poll-does-the-htc-touch-dual-need-wifi/</guid><description><![CDATA[No space for Wi-Fi? Well then MAKE space. It IS worth the extra couple of millimeters.<br><br>With Windows Mobile 6.1 coming with the new Touch interface, phones like the HTC Dual Touch will be every user's dream smartphone. It would be idiotic not to include Wi-fi.<br><br>Add in Wi-Fi, and this phone will replace my precious E65.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tarek El-Ghazaly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 31st 2007 8:12PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>